Welcome back, senior high school baseball. Richland County is definitely packed with baseball skills as well as most of us really hope that means championships will follow in the 2023 season.

Allow's to have a look at the top 20 returning Richland Area senior high school baseball players as well as get the juices moving for the beginning of the year.

20. Brayden Spitler, Lucas

Spitler transformed himself in between football as well as baseball in 2014 and delighted in a breakout period where he made honorable mention All-Mid-Buckeye Meeting honors for the league champion Lucas Cubs. He brings back experience that the Cubs are going to frantically require if they wish to three-peat.

19. Colton Ramion

Ramion is among the most effective catchers in Richland County and has been for rather time. A junior varsity All-Mid-Ohio Athletic Meeting player a year back, he headlines an Ontario team that is filled with ability and also the possible to do some wonderful points. All they require is a leader and also Ramion is that man.

18. Matthew Volz, Crestview

There might be no team with higher expectations of themselves than the Crestview Cougars and it has a great deal to do with Volz. A second team All-Firelands Conference player a year back, Volz has an incredibly high ceiling and would enjoy absolutely nothing more than to bring an organization champion to Oliveburg.

17. Mason Ringler, Crestview

Ringler is coming off of knee surgery after tearing his ACL in football and also still playing almost the whole period on it. He missed out on the whole basketball period, but is on the depth graph for baseball. Anyone who can play almost a whole football season with no ACL must be just great when it involves baseball. He was a second team All-FC player in 2014 as well as is in line for bigger points this springtime.

16. Zian Rhodes, Lexington

The Minutemen were young in 2014, however they had some gifted guys around the field. Rhodes was an honorable mention All-District 9 as well as junior varsity All-Ohio Cardinal Meeting choice a year earlier and also has what it requires to assist Lex take the following step in returning to competing for organization as well as area championships.

15. Caleb Gregory, Mansfield Christian

The Flames are on the up as well as up and also it is because of players like Gregory who made honorable mention All-District 9 and honorable mention All-MBC honors a year ago. With an additional year of experience, expect Gregory to take the following action and the Flames to do the same.

14. Isaac Hillman, Mansfield Christian

A returning honorable mention All-District 9 and first team All-Mid-Buckeye Meeting player, Hillman is mosting likely to be the engine that makes the Flames go. Who understands, with his management, an MBC champion isn't entirely out of the question. It will certainly all depend upon who he brings along with him.

13. Gavin Cates, Madison

Cates earned junior varsity All-District 9 and honorable mention All-Ohio Cardinal Seminar honors a year ago as a young person that was just playing his role well. Currently, he is mosting likely to have to play multiple functions as well as will be crucial when it pertains to the Rams' success in 2023. He is up for the obstacle.

12. Cameron Kuhn, Madison

Kuhn revives some uniformity behind home plate for the Rams as well as secures among one of the most vital settings on the area at catcher. He gained junior varsity All-District 9 and honorable mention All-OCC as a freshman in 2014 and also if he enhances at the plate, he could be eligible even more.

11. Zach Hamman, Plymouth

Hamman has been a centerpiece for the Big Red for the last three period and currently, it is up to him to lead a young group of gifted players. He was an honorable mention All-District 9 and junior varsity All-Firelands Meeting player a year earlier as well as if Plymouth wishes to return to the district title game, it will certainly be Hamman that leads them there.

10. Jarek Ringler, Crestview

The Cougars are trying to find an ace pitcher that can bring them a win whenever they take the field against a Firelands Meeting challenger and also they have one with Ringler. He is a pocket knife that made honorable mention All-District 9 in 2014 and also will play a crucial role as the Cougars try to find an FC title in 2023.

9. Bobby Grover, Lucas

Perhaps the very best handwear cover in Richland Region. Making the move to shortstop, Grover had a breakout fresher year last season earning honorable mention All-District 9 as well as second team All-Mid-Buckeye Conference as the beginning second baseman for the league champs. If the Cubs 3-peat in 2023, Grover will certainly play a significant role in making that take place.

8. Hunter Church, Lucas

The Cubs will have one of the very best 1-2 pitching combinations in Richland County with Seeker Church as their No. 2. A second team All-District 9 and also first team All-Mid-Buckeye Seminar gamer in 2015, Church can play virtually anywhere on the area and will certainly see time at catcher, centerfield, third base, bottle and practically anywhere the Cubs need him. He will be key in that mission for a third straight MBC championship.

7. Braden Mumaw, Lexington

Lexington could be the shock group of the Ohio Cardinal Meeting depending upon how the young gamers develop and just how much Mumaw can offer management. As an honorable mention All-District 9 and first string All-OCC gamer from 2022, Mumaw has the credentials under him to make the respect of his colleagues. Lex can actually turn things around quick with Mumaw at the front of the pack.

6. Landon Kennard, Shelby

Kennard is currently the ace and needs to be having fun with a ton of fire after a football season that didn't go exactly how he desired. Now, it is his time to beam on the baseball ruby and also he has a lively right arm that can make the Whippets really challenging to beat throughout seminar days when Kennard will certainly be the go-to individual to bring home a league win. As an honorable mention All-District 9 and also honorable mention All-Mid-Ohio Athletic Meeting gamer a year ago, he will certainly be positioned for larger and also far better points in 2023.

5. Luke Schlosser, Clear Fork

Maybe one of the most full baseball player in Richland Region. Schlosser is a 5-tool guy who plays great defense in centerfield, is a stud on the mound, and also a hazard to win any type of game he pitches and also hits the ball throughout the yard with power. He was an honorable mention All-District 9 and junior varsity All-MOAC player in 2015, however during his junior year, he will take a big jump in the best direction specifically coming off of All-Ohio years in both football and fumbling.

4. Gage Weaver, Ontario

An Ashland University commit, Weaver is as smooth as they begin the diamond. Nothing gets by him at shortstop and also he is among the most effective hit-for-average people in Richland County. He has an intense future in the sporting activity and would certainly like absolutely nothing more than to complete his elderly year off with an MOAC championship as well as a perform at a Department II district championship.

3. Andrew Fanello, Lucas

Richland County baseball followers will not see Fanello on the diamond this period after he had offseason knee as well as shoulder surgery, but he still would have been one of the very best gamers in the region if he might have worn. A junior varsity All-District 9 as well as first team All-MBC player in 2015, Fanello leaves a gaping hole in centerfield for the Cubs and it will be difficult to be replaced.

2. Owen Barker, Crestview

What a senior year for Barker that belonged to the Firelands Meeting champion football as well as basketball team. What better method to close out your job than with a baseball title and finishing that sweep? With Barker blazing a trail as a returning first string All-District 9 and first string All-FC gamer from last year, the Cougars have to be thought about the faves to take home the 2023 baseball crown. Possibly the most effective player in Richland Area.

1. Andrew Smollen, Lucas

Smollen is the ruling Mansfield News Journal Player of the Year as well as likewise gained first string All-District 9, first team All-MBC and MBC Player of the Year honors as a junior last period. The most effective two-way player in Richland Region, Smollen leads the Cubs at home plate as well as on the mound as he is as leading of a pitcher as they come. Yet what he offers that is irreplaceable is his leadership and positivity. The kid is just very easy to root for.