TEN PLAYERS TO WATCH
Angelo Altavilla, Lakeville North, sr., ss
Jeff Athey, Eden Prairie, jr., 3B/1B
Tyrell Buck, Red Wing, sr., ss
Ty Denzer, Chanhassen, sr., ss
Eddie Estrada, Litchfield, sr., ss
Cole Gnetz, Cretin-Derham Hall, sr., p
Sean Hjelle, Mahtomedi, sr., p ⊲
Jake Irvin, Bloomington Jefferson, sr., p
Robbie Palkert, Hopkins, sr., p
Jake Stevenson, Waconia, sr., p
TEAMS TO WATCH
Class 3A
1. Eden Prairie
2. Minnetonka
3. Lakeville North
4. Maple Grove
5. Bloomington Jefferson
6. Mounds View
7. St. Michael-Albertville
8. Stillwater
9. Cretin-Derham Hall
10. Armstrong
Class 2A/1A
1. St. Anthony
2. Blake
3. Litchfield
4. Glencoe-Silver Lake
5. New Life Academy
RON HAGGSTROM
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