2024 Spring Team Preview: St. Xavier Bombers

January 30, 2024
Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Ohio Staff
PBR Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout

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2024 Spring Team Preview: St. Xavier Bombers

Team Name: St. Xavier Bombers
Head Coach: Don DiGiacomo
Division: I
2023 Record: 14-14
2023 Tourney Finish: Sectional Finals loss to West Clermont
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/7

Coach Outlook: "St. X will build on the returning arms of Brady Fitzpatrick, Marty Geppert, Jackson Campbell, Dylan Thompson and All-League/All-City, two-way player, Sophomore Jack Ryan. A core of talented young players will add depth to a solid senior class including returning starters Jack O'Malley and Andrew Weber."

2024 Team Strengths:

Starting Pitching
Team Speed
Aggressive Play Style

Top Returning Players:

Jack Ryan, 1B/INF/OF/RHP, 2026, 6-2/185 lbs, L/R. 1-year starter, team captain, All District/All League. 2023 Season stats .354, .914 OPS, 5 2B, 2 3B, 12 RBI, 16 R, 7 SB. 5-3, 3.05 ERA, 45 K, 14 BB, 39.0 IP.
Jack O'Malley, LF, 2024, 6-1/190 lbs, L/R. 1-year starter. Played 2B and OF last season and will move to OF full time this year. 2023 Season stats .243, .706 OPS, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 14 R, 2 SB.
Marty Geppert, RHP, 2024, 6-6/195 lbs, R/R. 2-year varsity player. Battled injuries last season, expected to be mainstay in rotation. Former George Mason commit. 2023 stats 2-0, 5.83 ERA, 15 K, 18 BB, 12.0 IP.
Brady Fitzpatrick, LHP, 2024, 6-2/190 lbs, L/L. 2-year varsity player. Experienced a freak injury last year that sidelined him for most of the season, expects to be one of the arms we lean on. Ball State Commit. 2023 stats 0-2, 11.45 ERA, 6 K, 10 BB, 7.1 IP.
Jackson Campbell, RHP, 2024, 5-11/170 lbs, R/R. 1-year varsity player. Carried a large workload last season out of the bullpen, expected to be a guy we lean on in high leverage situations. 2023 season stats 0-0, 1 SV, 1.75 ERA, 14 K, 9 BB, 20.0 IP.
Matthew Hoerst, 3B/RHP, 2025, 6-2/210 lbs, R/R. Started at 3B for last 5 games, will be our everyday 3B this season. 2023 season stats .385, .962 OPS, 1 2B. 0-0, 5.25 ERA, 1.1 IP. Andrew Weber, CF, 2024, 6-0/175 lbs, R/R. 1-year starter. 3-sport athlete, provides elite CF defense, profiles as everyday CF this season. 2023 season stats .127, .383 OPS, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R, 2 SB.
Dylan Thompson, RHP, 2024, 6-2/180, R/R. Made 1 varsity appearance last season, 1.0 IP, 1 ER.
Tommy Jewell, C/INF/OF/RHP, 2025, 6-1/180, R/R. 1-year varsity player, battled injuries most of last season, only allowed him to play in a few games. 2023 stats 0 H, 6 AB, 8 R. 0-0, 3.50 ERA, 4 K, 4 BB, 2.0 IP.

Class of 2024 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

Jack O'Malley
Marty Geppert
Brady Fitzpatrick
Jackson Campbell
Andrew Weber
Dylan Thompson
Will Lutmer, OF/RHP, 2024, 6-2/180, R/R. First year varsity player.
Michael Zipperer, 1B/OF/RHP, 2024, 6-3/190, R/R. First year varsity player.
Ted Hammond, 1B/DH/RHP, 2024, 6-5/277, R/R. First year varsity player, committed to Michigan for football.
Ben McDonald, LHP, 2024, 6-0/170 lbs, L/L. First year varsity player.

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On: