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By Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Staff
Editor in Chief/NW Scout

With the 2016 spring season right around the corner, PBR Ohio is eagerly anticipating bringing the Buckeye state the best high school coverage throughout the entire state.

Starting February 1st, we began releasing team previews for teams across the state, leading into the Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings.

To view the full list of 2016 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2016 Team Preview, click here.

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2016 Spring Team Preview: Wadsworth Grizzlies

Team Name: Wadsworth Grizzlies
Head Coach: Greg Pickard
Division: I
2015 Record: 27-1
Conference Record: Suburban League, 14-0
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/2

2016 Team Strengths:

• I think we will lean on our pitching this year, especially early in the season while a few new varsity players gain experience. We are excited about the progress some of our pitchers have made to compliment our two seniors on the mound.

2016 Team Weaknesses:

• Our biggest weakness will be inexperience. We are replacing a lot of players with guys that have little or no varsity experience. How quickly they adapt will go a long way.

Coach Outlook: We are looking forward to a very competitive pre-season. We lost a great group of seniors from last year's team, and are excited about some of the position battles we will have to replace them. We return two of our top three arms from last year and will count on them to stabilize our rotation. We only return a few players, but they are at very key positions both defensively and offensively. We have had a very good off-season and are ready for another great year!

Top Returning Players:

• Chris Byers, P/1B, SR, 6'1" 235, R/R, 11-0 record, 1.84 ERA, 52 K, 17 BB
• Cam Deemer, P/SS, 5'8" 145, R/R, 8-2 record, 6 saves, 1.97 ERA, 65 K, 27 BB
• Craig Palidar, C, 5'11" 190, R/R, .325 BA, 31 RBI
• AJ Robinson, CF, 5'9" 165, R/R, .410 OBP, 26 R

Top Underclassmen:

• Josh Hagans, 2018
• Anthony Gannon, 2018
• Austin Webb, 2018
• Austin Manix, 2018
• Shawn Tittle, 2018

 

A Look Back At 2015 Preseason Articles:

To view the 2015 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2015 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

• Division I
• Division II
• Division III
• Division IV

To view the 2015 Preseason State Rankings, click below.

• Division I
• Division II
• Division III
• Division IV