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2025 Spring Team Preview: Archbishop Moeller Crusaders

March 6, 2025
Dylan Hefflinger
Prep Baseball Ohio Editor in Chief/Advanced Scout

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With 2024 now in the past, Prep Baseball Ohio is eagerly anticipating bringing the Buckeye state the best high school coverage that can be found anywhere in 2025. 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.

To view the full list of 2025 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2025 Team Preview, click here.

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2025 Spring Team Preview: Archbishop Moeller Crusaders

Team Name: Archbishop Moeller Crusaders
Head Coach: Tim Held
Division: I
2024 Record: 29-3
2024 Tourney Finish: Regional Finals loss to Mason
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/4

Coach Outlook: "The 2025 season will be another strong year. We return 7 starters and 4 pitchers from our regional runner-up team. That experience will allow the offense to hit the ground running. The pitching that is back is top of the line and should pitch deep in to games."

2025 Team Strengths:

  • Experience
  • Offense
  • Pitching
  • Speed

Top Returning Players:

  • Matt Ponatoski, SS, '26, L/R, .391 AVG, 3 2b, 1 3b, 3 HR, 34 R, 33 RBI, 13 SB
  • Conner Cuozzo, INF, '26, R/R, .444 AVG, 9 2b, 1 3b, 6 HR, 26 R, 37 RBI, 7 SB
  • Jovan Love, OF, '25, R/R, .Ashland signee, 457 AVG, 5 2b, 1 3b, 2 HR, 17 R, 19 RBI, 10 SB
  • Luke Pappano, OF/LHP, '25, L/L, .370 AVG, 1 2b, 23 R, 17 RBI, 10 SB
  • Carter Christenson, INF/OF, '25, Ohio State signee, .346 AVG, 2 2b, 3 3b, 1 HR, 29 R, 18 RBI, 22 SB
  • Cooper Ridley, OF, '25, L/L, Iowa Southeastern signee, .273 AVG, 4 2b, 11 R, 11 RBI, 7 SB
  • Charlie Valencic, INF, '25, R/R, Radford signee, .255 AVG, 2 2b, 3 3b, 26 R, 15 RBI, 17 SB
  • Zion Theophilus, RHP, '25, LSU signee, 1.15 ERA, 10-1, 55 IP, 36 H, 86 K
  • Connor Fuhrer, RHP, '25, 1.88 ERA, 4-0, 18 IP, 18 K, 16 H

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Zion Theophilus
  • Connor Fuhrer
  • Jovan Love
  • Luke Pappano
  • Carter Christenson
  • Cooper Ridley
  • Charlie Valencic
  • Jake Bell--Bellarmine signee
  • Griffin Booth--LaSalle signee
  • Jackson Porta--Marietta signee
  • Finn O'Keefe--Thomas More signee
  • Joey Watts--Wabash Valley signee
  • Will Schirmer--Ohio Dominican signee
  • Connor Scoggins--NYU signee
  • Logan Rosenberger--Defiance College signee

Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Matt Ponatoski
  • Conner Cuozzo
  • Jake Gaerke
  • Adam Maybury

Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Noah Goettke
  • Donovan Glosser
  • Nathan McDowell--recent transfer
  • Reggie Watson, Connor Maupin
  • Zac Wittenauer
  • Ronnie Allen
  • Carson Fuhrer
  • Ricky Maschinot

A Look Back At The 2024 Season:

To view the 2024 Team Previews, click here.

To view the 2024 Ohio Spring HS Report, click here.

To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

To View the 2024 PBR All-State Teams, click here.

    To view the 2024 Preseason All-State Teams, click here.

    To view the Weekly Team Rankings, click below:

      To view the 2024 Ohio Spring Scout Blog, click here.

      A Look Back At The 2023 Season:

      To view the 2023 Team Previews, click here.

      To view the 2023 Ohio Spring HS Report, click here.

      To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

      To View the 2023 PBR All-State Teams click below:

        To view the 2023 Preseason All-State Teams, click below:

        To view the Weekly Team Rankings, click below:

          To view the 2023 Ohio Spring Scout Blog, click here.

          A Look Back At The 2022 Season:

          To view the 2022 Team Previews, click here.

          To view the 2022 Ohio Spring HS Report, click here.

          To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

          To View the 2022 PBR All-State Teams click below:

            To view the 2022 Preseason All-State Teams, click below:

            To view the Weekly Team Rankings, click below:

              To view the 2022 Ohio Spring Scout Blog, click here.

              A Look Back At The 2021 Season:

              To view the 2021 Team Previews, click here.

              To view the 2021 Ohio Spring HS Report, click here.

              To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

              To View the 2021 PBR All-State Teams click below:

              To view the 2021 Preseason All-State Teams, click below:

              To view the Weekly Team Rankings, click below:

              To view the 2021 Ohio Spring Scout Blog, click below:

                        A Look Back At What Would've Been The 2020 Season:

                        To view each of the parts to the No 'Last Dance' Series, click below:

                        To view the 2020 Team Previews, click here.

                        To view the 2020 Preseason All-State Teams, click here.

                        To view the 2020 Virtual Ohio High School State Tournament/Preseason Team Rankings, click here.

                        A Look Back At The Last Decade:

                        To view the Ohio High School All-Decade Team 2010-2019, click here.

                        A Look Back At The 2019 Season:

                        To view the 2019 Team Previews, click here.

                        To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

                        To view the 2019 All-State Teams, click below.

                        To view the 2019 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

                        A Look Back At The 2018 Season:

                        To view the 2018 Team Previews, click here.

                        To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

                        To view the 2018 All-State Teams, click below.

                        To view the 2018 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

                        A Look Back At The 2017 Season:

                        To view the 2017 Team Previews, click here.

                        To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

                        To view the 2017 All-State Teams, click below.

                        To view the 2017 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

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