@KyleHuesmann - Would be curious to get your "take" based upon what you may have been privy this year. What does the starting lineup look like next year?
My very "rough" take:
C - Huge battle with Snep, Tallman, Moss and Christensen. Hard to predict who will rise to the top and be the main catcher.
1B - Williams is nearly a lock to go pro. Westen Fulk is listed on the roster as a 1Bman; Incoming Freshman Blake Guerin is a 1Bman. Wouldn't be surprised if Iowa scours the portal. I am aware of a situation where a current 1Bman (batting 4th in the lineup) at a good D1 baseball program would give Iowa a very long look and I'm fairly certain that his name will be in the portal very soon. I'd bet that Iowa will give him a look.
2B - Fullard is out of eligibility. Does Ben Wilmes land here? Heller seems to like what he brings to the table. Wilmes isn't, IMO, a "regular" B1G 3Bman. He's a middle infielder. However, if Michael Seegers is set at SS; Wilmes at 2B may be the logical move. Sam Hojnar is another candidate who not only saw playing time but achieved some success.
SS - Michael Seegers seems to be fairly locked in at this point.
3B - Sher is graduating and @KyleHuesmann 's tweet last night suggests that Sher is done playing ball at Iowa - even though he is a RJr. Would like to see Heller get a decent bat at 3B for next year. Need some pop out of this position. Sam Peterson is listed on roster as "IF." Maybe he can play 3B if there is a different candidate for LF.
OF - Keaton Anthony, Kyle Hucksdorf and Sam Petersen would seem to be the leading candidates for RF, CF and LF.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday starters: Ty Langenberg would seem to be set as one of the three. After that, with Mazur going pro and Schultz and Nedved being done, it is hard to tell. I'd like to think that Brody Brecht and Marcus Morgan can "up" their games and fill those roles but, to be frank, they have a lot of work to do. Neither can find the strike zone. If he sticks around for one more year, Duncan Davitt will likely be given a long look. This may very well be another area where Heller explores the CC ranks and the transfer portal.
Potential batting order:
SS - Seegers
RF - Anthony
1B - ???
DH - Guerin
C - Snep
LF - Petersen
3B - ???
2B - Wilmes
CF - Hucksdorf
Nice foundation upon which to build but there are definitely some key areas that need to be addressed.
My very "rough" take:
C - Huge battle with Snep, Tallman, Moss and Christensen. Hard to predict who will rise to the top and be the main catcher.
1B - Williams is nearly a lock to go pro. Westen Fulk is listed on the roster as a 1Bman; Incoming Freshman Blake Guerin is a 1Bman. Wouldn't be surprised if Iowa scours the portal. I am aware of a situation where a current 1Bman (batting 4th in the lineup) at a good D1 baseball program would give Iowa a very long look and I'm fairly certain that his name will be in the portal very soon. I'd bet that Iowa will give him a look.
2B - Fullard is out of eligibility. Does Ben Wilmes land here? Heller seems to like what he brings to the table. Wilmes isn't, IMO, a "regular" B1G 3Bman. He's a middle infielder. However, if Michael Seegers is set at SS; Wilmes at 2B may be the logical move. Sam Hojnar is another candidate who not only saw playing time but achieved some success.
SS - Michael Seegers seems to be fairly locked in at this point.
3B - Sher is graduating and @KyleHuesmann 's tweet last night suggests that Sher is done playing ball at Iowa - even though he is a RJr. Would like to see Heller get a decent bat at 3B for next year. Need some pop out of this position. Sam Peterson is listed on roster as "IF." Maybe he can play 3B if there is a different candidate for LF.
OF - Keaton Anthony, Kyle Hucksdorf and Sam Petersen would seem to be the leading candidates for RF, CF and LF.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday starters: Ty Langenberg would seem to be set as one of the three. After that, with Mazur going pro and Schultz and Nedved being done, it is hard to tell. I'd like to think that Brody Brecht and Marcus Morgan can "up" their games and fill those roles but, to be frank, they have a lot of work to do. Neither can find the strike zone. If he sticks around for one more year, Duncan Davitt will likely be given a long look. This may very well be another area where Heller explores the CC ranks and the transfer portal.
Potential batting order:
SS - Seegers
RF - Anthony
1B - ???
DH - Guerin
C - Snep
LF - Petersen
3B - ???
2B - Wilmes
CF - Hucksdorf
Nice foundation upon which to build but there are definitely some key areas that need to be addressed.