2016 Spring Team Preview: Woodhaven Warriors
March 14, 2016
By Dylan Hefflinger, Aaron Wilson and PBR Staff
Editor in Chief/Scout / Assistant Director of Scouting
With the 2016 spring season right around the corner, PBR Michigan is eagerly anticipating bringing the great state of Michigan 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.
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2016 Spring Team Preview: Woodhaven Warriors
Team Name: Woodhaven Warriors
Head Coach: Corey Farner
Division: I
2015 Record: 27-8
Conference Record: Downriver League, 13-5
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/3
2016 Team Strengths: This year's team will be versatile. We will have a lot of pitching depth. A lot of guys that throw strikes. Hitting wise we return two of the better hitters in our area. 2016 Nolan Schewe and 2017 Brad Deboutte. Defensively we should be solid all around.
2016 Team Weaknesses: We graduated many talented seniors last year. Waiting to see how our younger talent fills some roles.
Coach Outlook: "This season we have some solid returners from last years successful team. We will also have some talented underclassmen stepping into bigger roles. I am excited about the good mix. It will be interesting to see how we put it together."
Top Returning Players:
- Nolan Schewe, SS/INF, 2016, 6'1, 195, 3 year starter
- Niko Rickard (pictured right), RHP/OF, 2016, 6'2, 175
- Brad Deboutte, LHP/OF, 2017, 5'9 170, started as soph
- Jake Lemelin, MIF/RHP, 2017, 5'10, 165
- Remington Sancho, RHP/OF, 2016, 5'10, 175
Top Underclassmen:
- Drew Szczepaniak, 2018, 6'3, 175, LHP/OF, very solid pitcher with good velocity and projectable.
- Justin Charron (pictured right), 2018, 5'10, 170, RHP/C, very good hitter with pop. Strong arm
- Ian Stout, 2018, 5'10, 170, RHP/C/UTL, strong arm, solid hitter and good athlete
- Colin Czajkowski, 2019, 6'2, 165, LHP, strong arm
- Kyle Ray, 2019, 6'0, 160, RHP/C/UTL, above average hitter with speed and strong arm
A Look Back At 2015 Preseason Articles:
To view the 2015 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2015 Preseason All-State Teams, click here.
To view the 2015 Preseason State Rankings, click below.