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2025 Spring Team Preview: Lakewood Rangers

March 3, 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: Lakewood Rangers

Team Name: Lakewood Rangers
Head Coach: Grant Graves
Division: II
2024 Record: 19-5
2024 Tourney Finish: Sectional Finals loss to Saint Ignatius
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/6

Coach Outlook: "Incredibly excited about our team in 2025 after the growth and success in 2024. We return the core of our 2024 team with exciting additions to the Varsity roster. The program has been working incredibly hard in the off-season and the team is excited to test itself each game against a competitive schedule in 2025."

2025 Team Strengths:

  • Pitching
  • Offense
  • Leadership/Experience 

Top Returning Players:

  • Logan Ellis: RHP/C/CIF, 2025, 6'3/190lbs, R/R. 3-year Starter, Mount Union RHP Commit. Last Year Stats: 41.0 Innings Pitched, 5-0 Record, 1.36 ERA, 34 K, 13 BB. GLC Conference Pitcher of the Year 2024. Catcher: 11 CS, 47.83 CS%, 2 PB.
  • Leo Soneson: CIF/Catcher/RHP, 2025, 6'0 205lbs, R/R, 4 year Starter, Mount Union CIF Commit. Last Year Stats: .321 AVG, .436 OBP, .889 OPS, 9 2B, 1 3B, 14 RBI, 18 R. 34.2 Innings Pitched, 5-0 Record, .808 (School ERA Record), 41 K, 23 BB. 8.4 K/7
  • Nick Hart: CIF/OF/RHP, 2026, 6'1 210lbs, R/R, 2 year Starter. Last year Stats: .310 Avg, .438 OBP, .889 OPS. 10 2B, 17 RBI, 17 Runs. 15.0 Innings Pitched. 3 saves, 2.80 ERA, 24 K's, 11.2 K/7.
  • Cooper Russell: SS, 2026, 5'9 175lbs, R/R, 2 year Starter. Last Year Stats: .405 AVG, .551 OBP, 1.078 OPS. 30 Hits, 7 2B, 1 3B, 14 RBI, 29 Runs, 19:11 BB:K, 14 SB. .953 FPCT 107 TC, 9 Double Plays.
  • Riley Verderber: RHP/CIF, 6'3 215lbs, L/R, 1 year starter. 354 AVG, .488 OBP, .965 OPS. 23 Hits, 6 2B, 1 3B, 11 RBI, 12 Runs, 16:13 BB:KK. 17.2 Innings Pitched, 3-1 Record, 2 Saves, .396 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 20 K's, 8.1 K/7

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Logan Ellis
  • Leo Soneson

Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Nick Hart
  • Drew Jones (St. Edward Transfer)
  • Cooper Russell

Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Jackson Comer
  • Luke Legato
  • Riley Verderber

Class of 2028 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Charlie Rogalski
  • Jake Jablonowski
  • Parker Miller

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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