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2025 Spring Team Preview - Spring Lake Lakers


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With 2024 now in the past, Prep Baseball Michigan is eagerly anticipating bringing the state the best high school coverage that can be found anywhere in 2024. Starting in February, we began releasing team previews for squads across the state. Ahead, we will have Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings coming your way.

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2025 Spring Team Preview: Spring Lake Lakers

Team Name: Spring Lake Lakers
Head Coach: Bill Core
Division: 2
2024 Record: 32-10
2024 Tourney Finish: State Finals loss to Flint Powers Catholic
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/3

Coach Outlook: "We made a nice tournament run last year to the Division 2 State Championship game. Though we only lost three players from that team, this years team will have an unfair target on their backs because of last years success. This is years team is very experienced and talented, but will have to forge their own blueprint for success in 2025."

2025 Team Strengths:

  • Experience
  • Depth
  • Pitching

Top Returning Players:

Jaden Core, 2B, 2025

Gabe Trask, OF, 2025

Alex Batka, INF/OF, 2025

Ryan Grimm, LHP, 2025

Dayton Clark, OF, 2025

Maddux Kipling, RHP, 2026

Owen Smies, C, 2026

Oliver Smies, OF/LHP, 2026

Class of 2025 Prospects:

Mason Roll, OF

Colin Nielson, OF

Class of 2026 Prospects:

Ryan Fine, RHP/OF

Alex Strauss, UT/RHP

Max Feltner, 1B/RHP

Rian Bates, 3B/OF

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