Waterloo Vikings 2022 Baseball Preview

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Waterloo Vikings

Head Coach: Joe Perretta
Years Head Coach (current school): 4th
Record (current school): 17-20
Years Head Coach (overall): 4th
Record (overall): 17-20

Assistant Coaches:
Tony Guerriero
Matt Flanagan
Bill Huber

Record last season: 9-7 overall / 6-5 MVAC
League Affiliation: Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
Last year's playoff results: First Round Loss to Newton Falls

Top players returning:
Luke Simons - Senior - Shortstop
- 1st team All - MVAC infielder
- Div. 3 All District Honorable Mention
- .370 BA, 1 HR

Noah Hughes - Junior - Pitcher / 1B
- 1st team All MVAC pitcher
- Div. 3 All District Second Team Pitcher
- 1.97 ERA, 4-0 Record

Bobby Makin - Senior - RF
- 1st team ALL MVAC - outfielder
- .370 BA

Mason Duncan - Senior Catcher
- All MVAC honorable mention
- .318 batting average

Top players lost:
Devon Beans - pitcher / 1B
- 4 year varsity starter
- Div. 3 All District 2nd team
- All MVAC 2nd team pitcher

Tucker Brown - infielder / pitcher
- 3 year starter for the Vikings

New impact players:
Kyle Werbeck - Soph
- Kyle looks to continue to help the Vikings on offense and defense after working his way into the starting lineup as a freshman

Brekin Brode - Senior
Brekin is a transfer but will make an immediate impact for the Vikings as a corner infielder.

Evan Kugler- Junior
Evan is a transfer but will have an important roll on both the mound and in the outfield for the Vikings.

Aric May - Freshman
Aric will make an immediate impact as an everyday player for the Vikings as an infielder

Final Comments:
Strengths -
We are going to be a very well rounded team on both offense and defense. We will use our speed to catch the baseball at a high level on defense and put pressure on the opposing team on offense. We have a solid group of pitchers who will throw strikes and compete to give us a chance to be in every ball game.

We have a handful of players who are four year varsity starters who bring stability and experience to our ball club.

Outlook -
Our goal for this year is to compete for a conference title. We have made the steps as a program to become a well rounded ball club that can win it's first MVAC title.

Twitter:
@baseball_whs
 
 
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