Preps: Baseball players, teams to watch

April 10, 2013 at 1:39AM
Forest Lake High baseball team practiced at FLAAA Sports Center in Forest Lake. Catcher Beau Fandel worked on his throwing tecniques. (MARLIN LEVISON/STARTRIBUNE(mlevison@startribune.com (cq all names from head coach) ORG XMIT: MIN1304041117015282
Forest Lake catcher Beau Fandel will be playing for Nebraska next season. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

players to watch

Ryan Boldt, OF, Red Wing, sr.

Logan Shore, P/IF, Coon Rapids, sr.

Matt Fiedler, IF/P, St. Paul Academy, sr.

Tyler Hanson, IF/P, Burnsville, sr.

Beau Fandel, C/IF, Forest Lake, sr.

Tyler Evans, OF/C, Andover, sr.

Max Knutson, P/OF, Mounds View, sr.

Matt Leuty, IF, Totino-Grace, sr.

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Joe Martinson, P, Minnetonka, sr.

Matt Hopfner, P/OF, Edina, sr.

Teams to Watch

Class 3A

Burnsville

Minnetonka

Edina

Red Wing

Coon Rapids

Totino-Grace

Bemidji

Hill-Murray

Eastview

Eden Prairie

Five small schools

• Minnehaha

Academy

• Minneapolis

Washburn

• St. Paul Academy

• St. Agnes

• Holy Family Catholic

Senior pitcher Beau Fandel worked on his different pitches during the Forest Lake High School baseball team's practice in Forest Lake Min., Tuesday, March 31, 2012. ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR TRIBUNE) kyndell.harkness@startribune.com ORG XMIT: MIN2013040913040214
Senior pitcher Beau Fandel worked on his different pitches during the Forest Lake High School baseball team's practice in Forest Lake Min., Tuesday, March 31, 2012. ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR TRIBUNE) kyndell.harkness@startribune.com ORG XMIT: MIN2013040913040214 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Edina's pitcher Matt Hopfner threw a pitch to a Eden Prairie hitter Monday August 6, 2012 Chaska ,MN .Edina won the Minnesota state Division I American Legion baseball championship Monday, topping Eden Prairie 9-5 in the final game at Chaska Athletic Park.] Jerry Holt/ STAR TRIBUNE.COM) ORG XMIT: MIN2013040913070815
Lefthander Matt Hopfner helped Edina win the American Legion state title last summer. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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