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M Is for Mr Baseball Breakdown Sports Media TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF Sports Media BREAKDOWN SPORTS MEDIA 1509 Johnson Drive Moorhead, MN 56560 Phone: 763-258-3116 CONTENTS Fax: 612-454-1440 FEATURES Printing: Walters’ Publishing, Mankato, MN Class AAAA — Maple Grove Class AA — Proctor Copyright 2017 After getting to the state tournament last Developing young men has helped coach year, the Crimson and longtime coach Darby Kyle Wojtysiak bring success to the Proctor STAFF Carlson are ready to use that experience to baseball program. The Rails are coming off contend for a title. Maple Grove is led by another state tournament berth. Minnesota recruit Charlie "Bubba" Horton. PAGE 120 TIM KOLEHMAINEN PAGE 16 President/Executive Editor Class A — Springfield Breakdown Sports Media Class AAA — Henry Sibley Fun is the name of the game for Springfield [email protected] After an admittedly dreadful regular season, under coach Bob Fink. He wants the team to Henry Sibley caught fire in the playoffs, winning enjoy themselves on the diamond, which has 11 of 12 games en route to the Class AA state led to wins by the bundle — and last year's JUSTIN HEGNA championship. state championship. Founder/President PAGE 76 PAGE 166 Breakdown Sports USA [email protected] SEASON PREVIEW TONY CAULEY 2 A-B-C’s of boys' baseball 7 Top players From A to Z, we lay out the upcoming Our listing of the Super 100 seniors, Top 50 Office Administration/Accounts Breakdown Sports USA season in boys' high school baseball. juniors and Elite 25 underclassmen. [email protected] 4 In the Crystal Ball... 8 Record book A first look at the 2017 season. Coaches of the year, all-time coaching DEAN KESLER victories, MHSBCA Hall of Fame members, 6 Mr. Baseball watch list single-season and career records, and past Events Director champions. Breakdown Sports USA [email protected] SECTION PREVIEWS FROM THE EDITOR 14 Class AAAA 74 Class AAA 118 Class AA 164 Class A The BREAKDOWN staff would like to wish 20 AAAA teams 80 AAA teams 124 AA teams 170 A teams everyone good luck in the 2017 boys' high 20 Sec 1AAAA 80 Sec 1AAA 124 Sec 1AA 170 Sec 1A school baseball season as we look forward 26 Sec 2AAAA 84 Sec 2AAA 130 Sec 2AA 175 Sec 2A to our second year of providing statewide 38 Sec 3AAAA 88 Sec 3AAA 135 Sec 3AA 181 Sec 3A coverage. Make sure you stay informed at www. 44 Sec 4AAAA 92 Sec 4AAA 140 Sec 4AA 185 Sec 4A BreakdownSportsUSA.com throughout the 50 Sec 5AAAA 96 Sec 5AAA 146 Sec 5AA 190 Sec 5A season. 56 Sec 6AAAA 102 Sec 6AAA 151 Sec 6AA 194 Sec 6A The BREAKDOWN publications are 62 Sec 7AAAA 106 Sec 7AAA 156 Sec 7AA 199 Sec 7A Minnesota’s No. 1 resource for players, 68 Sec 8AAAA 110 Sec 8AAA 161 Sec 8AA 203 Sec 8A coaches, fans and sports enthusiasts. The BREAKDOWN is a full-service Minnesota high school sports company, offering season preview 114 College camp directory publications, in-season and youth tournaments, off-season leagues, newsletters, photography 207 Team index and an extensive website. We’re starting our 15th year covering boys’ and girls’ basketball, THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS our 10th year in boys’ hockey and girls’ Minnesota Blizzard volleyball, and our 3rd year in boys' baseball. SportsEngine In short, The BREAKDOWN is the Hit Dawg Academy “Minnesota high school sports encyclopedia.” Rock Maple Batting Cages Pine Tar Academy AIM Electronics Hilton Minneapolis Bloomington Note: All of the information provided in the Breakdown's annual guidebook to high school boys' baseball is believed to be accurate as of our submission date of March 3, 2017, but is not guaranteed. 2017 BREAKDOWN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ENCYCLOPEDIA 1 2017 baseball.indb 1 3/13/17 12:18 PM THE SEASON... A TO Z STUDENT-ATHLETES REJOICE, WHAT BETTER WAY TO PREPARE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASEBALL SEASON THAN TO TEST YOURSELF ON YOUR A-B-C'S? WE HAVE 26 DIFFERENT ANGLES ON THE SEASON. Tim Kolehmainen / Breakdown.zenfolio.com BY TIM KOLEHMAINEN | BREAKDOWN SPORTS MEDIA 2 2017 BREAKDOWN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ENCYCLOPEDIA 2017 baseball.indb 2 3/13/17 12:18 PM Breakdown Sports Media 2017 SEASON PREVIEW IS FOR ALEXANDRIA. The Cardinals are one IS FOR LEWIS, JEFF. A starter since of our preseason top-10 teams in Class AAA, even his freshman year at Maple River, Lewis is thoughA finishing under .500 last spring. We think they Lan aggressive leader who stole 22 bases and won improve significantly, thanks to a crew of talented players five games on the mound as a junior. Expect him such as seniors Jacob Drew, Conner Hammerback, and to continue to power the Eagles in the Gopher Hunter Schoenrock, and junior Brock Anderson. Conference and Section 2AA races. IS FOR BONK, JORDAN. The Chanhassen IS FOR MR BASEBALL. Last year, senior was a big part of the Storm's first state title Forest Lake’s Matt Wallner earned the Btwo years ago as a sophomore pitcher. Due to elbow Mprestigious award with a massive senior season surgery, he won't be on the mound for the Storm and at the plate and on the mound. Who’s the next coach AJ Pettersen, but his big bat will be in the lineup. man up? Our experts are split on the decision, but that’s because there is a deep field that should IS FOR CRETIN-DERHAM HALL. The include Burnsville’s Sam Carlson, Jimmy Ramsey Raiders are Minnesota baseball royalty, with their of Minnetonka, Max Meyer of Woodbury, Bubba Chistory and excellence over the years, including 11 state Horton of Maple Grove, South St. Paul’s Ryan championships. It's been 10 years since their last state Duffy, and many more. We’ve made our prediction appearance, though. This could be the year the Raiders of the final 12 on our Mr. Baseball page. break through, even after graduating All-Staters Jordan Ammons and Justin Weinberg. IS FOR NORTHFIELD. After back-to- back state tournament appearances, we've IS FOR DIETL, ALEC. How many eighth- Nslotted the Raiders into the favorite's role in Class S outh St. graders make a big impact at the varsity level in AAA. The Raiders should have strong depth of Paul's Dbaseball? Not many at all. And yet that's what the Foley pitching, anchored by seniors Hunter Koep, Ross left-hander did for the Falcons last spring, winning six Ryan Beumer, Nic Zabel, and Cole Quiram. That could Duffy games with a 2.98 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 42 innings, be important with the new pitch-count rules. mainly against the top teams in the conference. That's precocious stuff. IS FOR OKLAHOMA. A couple of Minnesota's top seniors are headed to Our fourth-ranked team in IS FOR EASTVIEW. OSooner country to play college baseball next classes in 2000, although Cretin-Derham Hall did post Class AAAA graduated All-Stater Riley Johnson, spring. Holy Family Catholic ace pitcher Michael Jensen a 29-0 record in winning the 1998 Class AA title. Again, Ebut otherwise returns a host of players expected to lead and Marshall's athletic Dylan Criquet-Danielson both that’s the only perfect mark in the two-class era from the Lightning to success. Super senior Danny Kapala has committed to the University of Oklahoma and are 1976 to 1999. In the single-class days, Chisholm (1948), committed to the University of Minnesota, while junior considered preseason Mr. Baseball candidates. Halstad (1952), Austin (1954), Little Falls (1957), and Tommy Springer has already verballed to Missouri. Richfield (1965) went unbeaten. IS FOR PRESEASON RANKINGS. We’ve For the second IS FOR FOUR CLASSES. tabbed four programs as our favorites this The son of year, baseball will have a four-class state IS FOR VEGA, RAMON JR. Ppreseason, and two look awfully familiar. In Class AAAA, longtime Buffalo town ball star Ramon Vega, Sr., Ftournament. That opens up more playoff berths and more Burnsville’s outstanding pitching and depth of talent the younger is also a gifted baseball player. A four-year opportunities for the players in Minnesota. The previous V earned the No. 1 ranking, as did Northfield in Class starter for the Bison, Vega hit better than .340 in each of expansion of the tournament field came in 2000 when AAA. In the smaller two classes, we went with defending his freshman and sophomore seasons before slumping three classes were approved, which followed the two- champions. Minnehaha Academy is our top club in Class last spring. Expect him to rebound in a big way. class era from 1976 to 1999. AA and Springfield got the nod in Class A. IS FOR WEATHER. Yes, Old Man Winter has IS FOR GLENVILLE-EMMONS/ALDEN- IS FOR QUESTIONS. Every year has been kind to Minnesota baseball players and The two programs will co-op this CONGER. questions that will be answered by the time we Wfans the past three years now. Last spring, teams hit the Gspring, hoping that increased numbers will lead to Qreach Target Field in mid-June. Some of the big ones this fields right on schedule for an early April opening day and victories on the diamond. They won a combined five year? Well, one will be what the pitch count rule change it looks like this spring will bring the same. Lack of big games last spring, but coach Lucas Knutson feels some means for pitching depth (see below). Also, we'll continue winter snows means teams can plan a normal slate of talented multi-sport athletes will lead the way.
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