Prep Baseball Nebraska 2024 High School Preview: Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks
March 7, 2024
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As we prepare for the upcoming 2024 High School season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.
LINCOLN SOUTHWEST SILVER HAWKS PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Team: Lincoln Southwest
Nickname: Silver Hawks
X: @LSW_Baseball
Class: A
Conference: Heartland
Head Coach: Mitch Vernon
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 8th (109-65)
2023 Overall Record: 16-12
2023 Post-Season Finish: District Runner-Up
# of Returning Starters: 5
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning:3
# of Starters Lost: 4
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 2
PLAYERS TO WATCH
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Karter Chamberlain SS / Lincoln Southwest, NE / 2024Rankings StateRank: 38 / POS: 7
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Dayton Engelbart OF / Lincoln Southwest , NE / 2024Rankings StateRank: 101 / POS: 23
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Trent Buda OF / Lincoln Southwest, NE / 2024Rankings StateRank: 61 / POS: 15
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Reid Nagel OF / Lincoln Southwest, NE / 2024Rankings StateRank: 50 / POS: 9
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Matthew Humphrey 1B / Lincoln Southwest, NE / 2024Rankings StateRank: 159 / POS: 10
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Caden Ransom C / Lincoln Southwest , NE / 2024Rankings StateRank: 56 / POS: 7
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Hudson Shaffer SS / Lincoln Southwest, NE / 2024Rankings StateRank: 135 / POS: 20
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ALUMNI IN COLLEGE
Noah Buss
Jhett Jacquot
Ryan Jungers
Jake Aberg
Will Johnson
Max Petersen
Tanner Vercellino
Cam Newell
Ryan Semin
Jack Shaffer
Drew Styskal
Carter Baete
Landon Lewis
Taiyo Takahashi
2024 OUTLOOK
”Our pitching staff is a major strength this season, thanks to the return of six varsity arms from last year's spring team. These players are experienced and capable of filling the zone. Also, the team has added some talented underclassmen to the pitching staff who have put in the work during the off-season and are ready to contribute and succeed at the varsity level. A significant amount of offensive firepower graduated. The challenge offensively will be replacing more than 280 ABs at the top of our lineup. Yet, we have seniors and underclassmen who have the potential to step up and take on more prominent roles in the lineup.” - Mitch Vernon, Head Coach