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2025 Spring Team Preview: Lutheran West Longhorns

February 28, 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: Lutheran West Longhorns

Team Name: Lutheran West Longhorns
Head Coach: Thomas Balla
Division: III
2024 Record: 14-8
2024 Tourney Finish: Sectional Finals loss to Woodridge
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/3

Coach Outlook: "After graduating a group of seniors with a lot of games played and innings pitched, we will need to blend our returning experience on the mound with a handful of newcomers. I am confident that our new pieces can step in and be key contributors early on and complement our returning core. Our attention to detail and ability to get timely hits will be crucial to our success in close games this season."

2025 Team Strengths:

  • Starting Pitching
  • Speed
  • Lineup Depth
  • Defense

Top Returning Players:

  • Steven Alferink, RHP/INF, Junior, 5'10/185lbs, R/R, .394 avg, .481 OBP, 26 hits, 27 RBI, 22 R, 11 SB, 27 IP, 3 W, 33 Ks (1st Team All Conference)
  • Jacob Montagu, RHP/1B/3B, Senior, 6'3/200lbs, R/R, .339 avg, .440 OBP, 21 hits, 20 RBI, 11 BB, 17 IP, 17 Ks, 1 W, 1 SV (2nd Team All Conference)
  • Brandon Schneider, C/INF/RHP, Senior, 5'9/165lbs, R/R, .264 avg, .464 OBP, 14 hits, 6 2B, 11 RBI, 23 R (Honorable Mention All Conference)
  • AJ Biascochea, C/INF/RHP, Senior, 6'0/170lbs, R/R, .297 avg, .430 OBP, 19 hits, 14 RBI, 22 R (1st Team All Conference)
  • Jansen Gross, LHP/OF, Senior, 5'8/165lbs, R/L, Hiram Commit, 9 IP, 14 Ks

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Jacob Montagu
  • AJ Biascochea
  • Jansen Gross
  • Brandon Schneider
  • Jackson Lundenberger
  • Vincent Lopez
  • Derek Petrigac

Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Steven Alferink
  • Nathan Berghaus
  • Omar Biascochea

Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Jeansiel Vargas Ortiz

Class of 2028 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Keniel Laguer

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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