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2025 Spring Team Preview: Wooster Generals

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: Wooster Generals

Team Name: Wooster Generals
Head Coach: Steve Young
Division: III
2024 Record: 21-7
2024 Tourney Finish: Regional Semifinals loss to Twinsburg
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/8

Coach Outlook: "We're motivated and excited to build off the experience we've gained the last two seasons by making it to Regionals. We have 5 Seniors who have started on Varsity since they were Freshmen and plenty of other returning Varsity experience, as well. Our focus is on competing every day in practice and building towards our team goals by getting a little better every single day. There is no carryover from season to season and we understand we have to earn everything to try and attain our goals."

2025 Team Strengths:

  • Starting Pitching
  • Defense
  • Experience
  • Chemistry

Top Returning Players:

  • Hayden Meese, CF, 2025, 5'11/170, R/R. 3-year starter, Davidson Football recruit. 2024 Stats: .458 AVG, .541 OBP, 38 1B, 4 2B, 2 3B, 17 RBI, 28 R, 31 SB, 13 BB. 1st Team All OCC. NE D1 1st Team All District. D1 1st Team All State.
  • Brady Bowen, RHP/3B, 2025, 6'1/180, R/R. 4-year starter. Akron Commit. 2024 Stats: 57.1 IP, 7-2-1 Record, 9 ER, 64 K, 1.09 ERA, .942 WHIP, .185 BAA. .322 AVG, 29 H, 23 1B, 5 2B, 1 3B, 16 RBI, 20 R, 10 SB. 1st Team All OCC. NE D1 1st Team All District.
  • Sam Nielsen, LHP/1B, 2025, 6'3"/205. L/L. 4-year starter. Akron Commit. 2024 Stats: 22 IP, 3-0-2 Record, 12 ER, 33 K, 1.90 ERA, .989 WHIP, .193 BAA. .417 AVG, .563 OBP, 30 H, 23 1B, 4 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 21 R, 19 BB, 6 SB. 2nd Team All OCC.
  • Ben Winge, SS/2B, 2025, 5'11" 180. R/L. 4-year starter. Akron Commit. Lost majority of the 2024 season to injury.
  • AJ Likowski, RHP/LF, 2025, 5'11/165. R/R. 4-year starter. John Carroll Commit. 2024 Stats: 25.1 IP, 3-2-1 Record, 10 ER, 20 K, 2.76 ERA, .947 WHIP, .165 BAA.
  • Aidan McMillan, RF/RHP, 2027, 6'0" 190. R/R. 2024 Stats: .357 AVG, 24 H, 19 RBI, 20 R, 12 BB, 10 SB.
  • Brian Lapp, RHP/C, 2026, 6'1" 185. R/R. 2024 Stats: .321 AVG, 20 H, 16 RBI, 10 R, 7 BB.

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Hayden Meese
  • Brady Bowen
  • Sam Nielsen
  • Ben Winge
  • AJ Likowski

Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Brian Lapp

Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Aidan McMillan
  • Brock Bowen

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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