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2017 Team Preview: Ottawa High School

January 17, 2017

Kyle Bates
Kansas Scouting Director

As we prepare for the upcoming 2017 high school season, we will be taking a
preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

Team: Ottawa  
Nickname: Cyclones
Class: 4A-1
Conference: Frontier
Head Coach: Shawn Hermann
Years as head coach at school: 16th year
Twitter Handle: @O_H_SBaseball
2016 Overall Record: 13-9 
2016 Conference Finish: 7-5
2016 Post Season Finish: Regional Championship

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4
Number of Returning Starters/Position Players: 9

PLAYERS WITH 2016 POST SEASON HONORS
Blaine Ray, OF, 2017, 1st Team All State (University of Kansas)
Zach Curry, RHP, 2017, 2nd Team All State (Barton CC)
Kaleb Shaffer, INF, 2018, 2nd Team All State
Trenton Ferguson, P/OF, 2017 (Barton CC)

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Chad Bones, INF, 2019
Jerad Parenti, Utility, 2018

SEASON OUTLOOK

The Cyclones have high hopes in 2017 with a roster full of experience. Ottawa is returning all but two from the 2016 roster. A talented senior class including Blaine Ray, Zach Curry, and Trenton Ferguson will lead the way for the Cyclones having garnered post season awards in 2016. Ray is a University of Kansas commit, while Curry and Ferguson are Barton County CC commits. Seniors Drew Bones and Keegan Finch will be key factors for the Cyclones. Junior Jerad Parenti and sophomore Chad Bones will both be asked to contribute in what hopes to be a great year for Ottawa.  

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High School coaches can request a 2017 Team Survey by email PBR State Director, Shon Plack at, [email protected].

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