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HEADED HOME: CAMPBELL MEMORIAL RED DEVILS BASEBALL PREVIEW

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CAMPBELL, OH – The Campbell Memorial Red Devils are led by head coach, Jeff Jackson, and he’s looking to lean on his seniors to lead his team this year as most of the upperclassmen played summer ball at the famous Bob Cene Park. Coach Jackson expects those players to take that experience to grow and help his team early. Coach is looking to do a lot of teaching this year with the year off due to COVID, as the most important thing is teach them the “Red Devil way.” Coach Jeff Jackson wants his team to be coachable and pay attention to the details, it will go a long way to the Red Devils growth and development.

Stay here for all your Red Devils news and updates at YSNLive.com!

 

HEADED HOME: CARDINAL MOONEY CARDINALS BASEBALL PREVIEW

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH – The Cardinal Mooney Cardinals are led by head coach Al Franceschelli. Key returning starter for Mooney is Ethan Shaw and standout short stop headed to play at the next level to Gardner Webb after this season. Coach Al talked a little about the  struggle covid and how he is holding practices is very interesting. He calls it POD practices where he splits his team up into outfielders, infielders and pitchers. Mooney has held different times for these POD’s. Coach Al is doing everything he can to keep his players safe and to make sure they get the opportunity to play this year. He also thanked his players, parents and coaches for this stressful time with practices. Hopefully it will pay off for Cardinal Mooney as they have high hopes in winning the steel valley and a long push into the postseason.

Mooney is always followed by YSNLive.com!

 

HEADED HOME: CHANEY COWBOYS BASEBALL PREVIEW

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH – The Chaney Cowboys are led by head coach, Eric Gruber. Coach Gruber lost a lot from last year as this year the Cowboys are very young. Coach talked about having a great offseason a year ago and is looking to roll that energy into this season.Eric spoke about going back to basics pitch by pitch mentally. Taking one game at a time with the Cowboys and let his boys grow as the season progressed. Teaching the game of baseball is the most important thing this year for the Chaney Cowboys in Coach Eric Gruber eyes.

Catch the Cowboys all season long on YSNLive.com!

 

HEADED HOME: UNITED GOLDEN EAGLES BASEBALL PREVIEW

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HANOVERTON, OH – The United Golden Eagles are led by head coach Bob Manfull. He expects his kids to compete and play hard day in and day out. He also told us that it has been 12 years since the Golden Eagles have won a league championship outright. Although some teams have changed, come and gone, Coach Manfull wants to bring his team to another winning season and compete for a league title. Coach Manfull also talked to us about how difficult it is to win day in and day out. It’s a mentality and it’s his job to get the best out of his players.

YSNLive.com has all your Golden Eagles baseball covered all season long!

 

HEADED HOME: WESTERN RESERVE BLUE DEVILS BASEBALL PREVIEW

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BERLIN CENTER, OH – Head coach Ed Anthony is entering his 13th season in charge of the Western Reserve Blue Devils and he couldn’t be more excited about this year group. Nine seniors join his team and that’s the most in the valley returning to any team this year. Coach Anthony is one of those coaches that have the experience and enthusiasm day in and day out which creates a great atmosphere for his players who love to play hard for him. Almost all of the Western Reserve varsity team was able to play summer ball this past year. Coach insists on playing up for non conference games to prepare his team for the state tournament. Key pitchers this year for the Blue Devils will be seniors Nick Niemi and Jake Pappagallo.

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HEADED HOME: NEWTON FALLS TIGERS BASEBALL PREVIEW

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CNEWTON FALLS, OH – Head coach Chad Rankin and his offense look forward to the upcoming season, which is expected to come with success. Backed with players such as seniors Josh Honeycutt (CF, P) and Christian McCabe (SS), Newton Falls is expected to have a deep lineup. 

Of course, Coach Rankin knows the talent level his conference brings. Teams such as Champion and LaBrae will be what stands in Newton Falls way this year.

Underclassmen stepping up is a key Coach Rankin is looking at to unlock the district championship this year. As coach knows this year is different for everybody “Nobody knows what’s going on, and we’re kind of just going out there and playing ball.” Rankin said. 

As the MVAC looks to be a gauntlet, Newton Falls looks to be in the thick of it.

*Contributed by Ty Bartell

 

HEADED HOME: LABRAE VIKINGS BASEBALL PREVIEW

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LEAVITTSBURG, OH – Head coach, Jim Bailey and his Labrae Vikings are gearing up for the return of baseball, in what he is calling a feeling out process. As players such as 4-year letter winner Connor Meyer will hold down the fort for the Vikings. 

As Coach Bailey expects stiff competition from conference rivals Champion and Newton Falls, players such as Lucas Lancaster and Jordan McCartney will be expected to have good seasons to contend in the MVAC. 

As the cancelled 2020 season has left a lot of teams with questions this year. Coach Bailey considers it a feeling out process as “you don’t know who’s progressed talent wise” Bailey said. 

One thing is for certain, Coach Bailey and The Vikings look to be a premier team a top of the MVAC this year.

*Contributed by Ty Bartell

 

HEADED HOME: CANFIELD CARDINALS BASEBALL PREVIEW

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CANFIELD, OH – Head coach Gary Knittle took some time with us and spoke about the talent around Canfield this year. Coach expects good things, but reminded us that theres plenty of competing inside their own dugout. Players are still earning positions and starting roles. Speaking of starting roles the Cardinals have a really good pitching staff. Leading the way is Landon Beidelschies and Nate Shaw as a great 1-2 punch. Two guys committed to Division 1 programs. Nate Shaw is committed to Wright State and Landon Beidelschies is committed to Westpoint. With arms like these they are a coach’s dream. Younger players of note are Ben Slanker and A.J Havrilla.

Catch all your Canfield Baseball right here on YSNLIVE.com!

*Contributed by Billy McCartney

 

HEADED HOME: SALEM QUAKERS BASEBALL PREVIEW

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SALEM, OH – We had the oppportunity to talk to head coach Mike DeBarr this week and he spoke about younger guys stepping up and contributing early. Leaning on Lane Rhodes on the mound this year for the upcoming season. Lane recently committed to our very own Youngstown State University. Coach DeBarr is looking to get better with time and develop his younger players as they gain experience. Salem had an chance to play together in the Valley as a summer team, so coach was around to see his younger players.

YSN is excited to cover the Salem Quakers this year, be on the look out for more coverage!

*Contributed by Billy McCartney

 

HEADED HOME: URSULINE FIGHTING IRISH BASEBALL PREVIEW

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH – The Ursuline Irish are coming off a heavy senior driven class a year ago as head coach, Matt Weymer looks to lead this year’s squad onto the diamond at the end of the month!

Coach Weymer is looking to “re-stack the deck” after losing six starters from a year ago. One key starter returning is Brady Shannon, who recently committed to the University of Central Florida. Coach Weymer will look to lean on Brady in multiple ways this year, whether its playing multiple positions, multiple spots in the batting order, or for leadership throughout the season. Jonah Kirchner is another returner that Coach Weymer is excited about as he will handle a lot of pitching opportunities this season. Two new faces to look out for on the diamond this year will be middle infielder, Luca Ricchiuti, and the first baseman/pitcher Drew Kirila.

The standard at Ursuline is always high and Coach Matt Weymer always expects the most from his team as he is known to set the bar pretty high. For Ursuline, it is all about the tournament, Coach Weymer scheduled certain teams to push these young men, so they can be ready for anything that might be thrown their way during the OHSAA state baseball tournament at the end of the season!

*Contributed by Billy McCartney