Buckeye Local Panthers 2023 Baseball Preview

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Buckeye Local Panthers

Head Coach: Jeffery Patrick
Years Head Coach (current school): 3
Record (current school): 15-29
Years Head Coach (overall): 3
Record (overall): 15-29

Assistant Coaches:
TJ Jacob
Alan Burkett
Matt Scott
Luke Vinci
JD Barath
Luke Fabry

Record last season: MOVL- 4-5, OVAC 11-11, Overall 11-12
League Affiliation: Mid-Ohio Valley League - Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
Last year's playoff results: Frist Round Sectional Loss to Coshocton, 3-2.

Top players returning:
Jacob Berry (Junior)- 1st Team All-East District, 1st Team All-MOVL. BA-.347, SLG-.493 .OPS- .839, 10 XBHs, 1.4 ERA in 6 games, 19ks.

Jesse Meddles (Junior) - 2nd Team All East District.
21/64. .328 BA. .434 OBP. 3 2Bs. 18 Runs. 5 RBIs. 12 SBs.

Kaleb Stang (Freshman)
12 games. 1-0 (WL) 21 IP. 1.67 ERA. 27 Ks.

Top players lost:
Ethan McHugh- 1st Team All OVAC, 1st Team All-East District, 1st Team All-MOVL OVAC All-Star, East District All-Star.
24/63 .381 BA. .475 OBP. .667 SLG. 1.142 OPS. 7 2Bs, 4 3Bs, 2 HRs. 22 RBIs. 18 Runs. 9 SBs.
41.2 IP. 3.86 ERA. 31 Ks.


Matt Scott- 31 IP. 2.71 ERA. 18 Ks; 12 earned runs all season

New impact players:
Alex McDiffit (sophomore)- Started in the OF during the 2nd half of last season, expected to catch and play OF and be a top of the order hitter.

Wyatt Luyster- expected to catch and DH. Missed majority of freshmen season due to torn ACL.

Gavyn Romanyak (junior) will be back after being a starting pitcher and 1st base.

Skylar Ebright (Junior) and Dylan Palmer will start in the OF for a 3rd season.

Twitter:
@PanthersBSBL

Final Comments:
Junior and Sophomore heavy. Good experienced upperclassmen will have to mix in with new faces. Pitching by committee 7-8 different guys throughout the season.

Hope to grind out wins and continue our growth. 4-17 in year 1, 11-12 in year 2, and hoping to make a bigger leap in year 3.
 
 
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