Tualatin has best pair of pitchers in school history. Also watch out for North Medford, Sheldon, Westview and West Linn.
Jacob Bennett and Tualatin are Oregon's top team in the preseason.
Photo by Brian Murphy
MaxPreps 2015 Oregon Baseball Fab 5 presented by the Army National Guard
1. Tualatin2014 finish: 25-6-1
Head coach: Adam Strachan
Tualatin returns two of the best pitchers in school history in
Jacob Bennett and
Karter Cook. Both earned first team all-state honors last year, with Bennett going 9-1 with 101 strikeouts and Cook posting a 10-3 record with 77 strikeouts. Bennett has signed to play at Oregon while Cook will play next year at Air Force. A third pitcher,
Nathan Senger, went 5-1, giving Tualatin plenty of depth on the mound.
View last season's Oregon baseball rankings, presented by the Army National Guard2. North Medford (Medford)2014 finish: 28-4
Head coach: Brett Wolfe
The Black Tornado knocked off Tualatin in the semifinals last year and Sheldon in the Class 6A championship game to win the state title.
Colton Westfall, who picked up the win in the finals against Sheldon, returns after making the all-state team last year. He's joined by infielder
Josh Berman, who earned all-state honorable mention.
View last season's Oregon baseball playoff brackets3. Sheldon (Eugene)2014 finish: 23-9
Head coach: Stan Manley
The Irish return five of the team's top nine hitters from last season, including sophomore
Matt Land, who batted .354. Also back is
Kellen Strahm, a .404 hitter.
Taylor Frost, meanwhile, was the team's top power hitter with six home runs. Strahm earned all-state honors last year in the outfield.
View last season's Oregon baseball stat leaders4. Westview (Portland)2014 finish: 16-12
Head coach: Steve Antich
The Wildcats struggled to maintain consistency last year and fell to Hillsboro in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs. However, 11 players are expected to return from that squad, including highly regarded
Parker Kelly, who is the top-rated recruit in the state of Oregon by Perfect Game. The Wildcats also return
Kenyon Yovan, a junior pitcher who earned second team all-state honors as a sophomore.
View the MaxPreps Oregon baseball pro photo galleries5. West Linn2014 finish: 17-12
Head coach: Joe Monahan
West Linn returns 13 lettermen from last year, including two who earned all-state honors.
Karsen Lindell, a senior pitcher, earned all-state honorable mention recognition, as did sophomore outfielder
Tim Tawa. Lindell is ranked as the second-best player in the state by Perfect Game while Tawa is ranked as the state's top sophomore.
