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Preseason Countdown: No. 38 Broomfield

February 12, 2015

By John Cackowski
State Director

Leading up to the start of the high school season, we will count down the top 50 preseason teams every day as part of our comprehensive season coverage. The top 50 teams are picked from all classifications, and are not divided up by class level:

Team: Broomfield
Preseason Rank: 38
2014 Record: 10-11
Conference: 4A Northern
CHSAA Class: 4A
Head Coach: Garren Estes
Playoff Run: Lost to Longmont 4-3 in District Championship Game
2014 Final Rank: 41
Returning Starters: 3
Returning Pitchers: 2

TOP PLAYERS:

Caleb Cox, C, 2015
Carlos Amador, SS/RHP, 2015
Alex Eskridge, MIF, 2015
Brad Hamilton,OF, 2015
Eddie Flores, OF/RHP, 2016
Angelo Alverado, MIF/RHP, 2016
Nick Carter, 3B/RHP, 2016
James Notary, RHP, No. 5 2017
Aidan Arroyo, OF/RHP, No. 20 2017
Mason Speirs, RHP/C, No. 36 2017
Matt Turner, 1B, No. 25 2017


X-FACTOR: 

The 2017 Class: Broomfield has some talent coming up in the program. Will the players in the 2017 class be able to contribute in 2015?

NEW PLAYER TO WATCH:
James Notary, RHP, No. 5 2017: Very projectable right-handed pitcher, 6-foot-2, 180-pounds, but you see how much his upper body is still going to grow. Tall delivery and at times falls to first base. Has easy effort, good balance throughout, bu sometimes lands slightly opened, keeps everything in line and closed, high front side, athletic finish, can get more extension. Arm action is long, clean, high ¾ slot. Controls fastball at 82-84 mph, good action. Breaking ball has gradual action on 11/5 plane, near fastball arm action, 72-73 mph. Changeup is sat at 73-74 mph. Showed feel of three pitches, Notary is a highly projectable, and as his frame continues to fill out he could see a high velocity jump in the future.

KEY PLAYER LOST:
Kyle Holbrook: Dartmouth

STAT RAT: 
Broomfield only hit 5 homeruns as a team in 2014. All 5 homeruns came from graduated players.

BOTTOM LINE:
Longtime head coach Garren Estes always has his team in the 4A playoff mix. Broomfield always seems to recycle arms year after year. 2015 Carlos Amador and 2016 Eddie Flores return 31 innings of varsity experience on the mound. Look for 2017 RHP James Notary to make a contribution in the rotation as well. Offensively Broomfield loses over half of their runs scored and runs driven in to graduated players. However catcher Caleb Cox returns a .419 batting average from 2014. Cox was third on the team in hits (26), and 3rd on the team in RBI's(16). Seniors Alex Eskridge and Brad Hamilton will be asked to provide senior leadership to the offense. If the young arms come up and can contribute Broomfield can make another Final 8 run.

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