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2025 Spring Team Preview: Elder Panthers

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: Elder Panthers

Team Name: Elder Panthers
Head Coach: Mark Thompson
Division: I
2024 Record: 22-9
2024 Tourney Finish: Regional Semifinals loss to Mason
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5

Coach Outlook: "Excellent nucleus of position players returning. Pitching experience/depth is a big question mark"

2025 Team Strengths:

  • Speed
  • Defense 

Top Returning Players:

  • Jaden Walpole, SS, 2025, 2 year starter, Univ of Indianapolis recruit. Last year: .356 BA, 18 RBI, 18 R, 16 SB
  • Mason Schneider, CF, 2025, 2 year starter, Wabash Valley recruit. Last year: .280 BA, 19 RBI, 15 R, 15 BB
  • Eli Roden, OF/LHP, 2025, 2 year starter. Last year: .310 BA, 16 R, 16 RBI. 
  • Corbin Shondel, RHP, 2025, 1-1, 3.85 ERA
  • Zach Barnes, RHP, 2025, 4-0, 1.02 ERA

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Jaden Walpole
  • Mason Schneider
  • Eli Roden
  • Corbin Shondel
  • Zach Barnes
  • Cooper Sandhas, C/Inf, 2025

Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Carson Smith, C/RHP/Inf, 2026
  • Jared Lammers, Inf, 2026

Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Caleb McComas, RHP/Inf/C, 2027
  • Jack Rosenacker, Of, 2027

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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