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2025 Spring Team Preview: Hilliard Davidson Wildcats

March 18, 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: Hilliard Davidson Wildcats

Team Name: Hilliard Davidson Wildcats
Head Coach: Justin Swallie
Division: I
2024 Record: 12-17
2024 Tourney Finish: District Semifinals loss to Dublin Coffman
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/3

Coach Outlook: "We have been led in the off-season by a motivated group of Seniors eager to see their hard work pay off. We have experience coming back in the lineup and on the mound. We have some solid players from our Junior class that will be able to contribute in many roles throughout the season. Overall, we have a group of players that are looking forward to the many opportunities ahead of them, and competing in one of the most challenging divisions in Ohio in the OCC Central."

2025 Team Strengths:

  • Experience
  • Leadership
  • Starting Pitching
  • Defense

Top Returning Players:

  • Mitchell Davis, MINF, 2025, R/R, 3 year Varsity player, Lincoln Trail commit, 2024 2nd Team All District, 2nd Team All OCC
  • Johnny DiBlasio, OF, 2025, L/R, 3 year Varsity player, football commit to Valpo, 2024 2nd Team All State, 1st Team All District, 1st Team All OCC Central
  • Luke Emery, INF/OF, 2025, L/R, 2 year Varsity player, Special Mention All OCC, Uncommitted player
  • Andrew Endres, RHP/1B, 2025, R/R, 3 year Varsity player, Ohio Univ. commit for pitching
  • Roman Himes, P/OF, L/L, 2025, 3 year Varsity player
  • Cole Leopold, P/OF, R/R, 2025, 2 year Varsity player
  • Reynaldo Pelaez, INF, R/R, 2025, 2 year Varsity player, Ohio Wesleyan commit
  • Andrew Sherman, P, 2025, R/R, 2 year Varsity player, John Carroll commit as pitcher 
  • Connor McHenry, P/OF, R/R, 2026, 2 year Varsity player, 2024 pitching stats as Soph: 4-3, 1.70 ERA, 32 K, Uncommitted player

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Mitchell Davis
  • Johnny DiBlasio
  • Luke Emery
  • Andrew Endres
  • Roman Himes
  • Reynaldo Pelaez
  • Andrew Sherman
  • Will Ragland (transfer from Reynoldsburg) committed to Lincoln Memorial, TN, MINF, R/R, 
  • Julio Goyo (from Venezuela) uncommitted, C, R/R

Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Josh DiBlasio, L/R, P/OF, Uncommitted
  • Connor McHenry, Uncommitted
  • Andrew Kocher, L/L, 1B/P, Uncommitted
  • Owen Printz, L/L, P/OF, Uncommitted

Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Tyler Benner, R/R, INF/P
  • Luke Bradley, R/R, INF/P
  • Gallagher Jordan, R/R, OF/P

Class of 2028 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Keston Peters, R/R, C

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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