Urbana Hillclimbers
February 6, 2018
With the 2018 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 mid-January, 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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2018 Spring Team Preview: Urbana Hillclimbers
Team Name: Urbana Hillclimbers
Head Coach: Kevin Craig Bowdle
Division: II
2017 Record: 12-12
Conference Record: Central Buckeye Conference, Mad River Division, 5-8, 4th
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4
Team Strengths:
- Leadership
- Ability to make routine plays and score runs
Coach Outlook: “Our season is dependable upon our depth of pitching. We are in need of a few arms to step up and give us some great quality outings. We feel that we will be able to score some runs but will need to limit our opponents’ opportunities. We will have great leadership to help with our younger players. Our hope is that our younger players will be able to step in a compete at a high level for us.”
PBR Outlook: The Urbana Hillclimbers and head coach Kevin Bowdle were .500 a year ago but return a majority of their starters and arms. Look for the Hillclimbers to continue to get better throughout the season.
Top Returning Players:
- 2018 Kaleb Bowdle (C/Util) – Uncommitted - Video Below
- 2018 Logan Rooney (OF) – Uncommitted
- 2018 Brayden Fain (INF) - Uncommitted
Top Underclassman:
- 2019 Gabe Spiers (LHP/1B) - Uncommitted
A Look Back At The 2017 Season:
To view the 2017 Team Previews, click here.
To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.
- State Final Four Roundup
- State Final Four Scouting Notebook
- News, notes and numbers from each of the top prospects at state
- ABC's of the OHSAA State Tournament
- 6th Annual Top 22 All-Tournament Team
To view the 2017 All-State Teams, click below.
To view the 2017 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.
A Look Back At 2016 Preseason Articles:
To view the 2016 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2016 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.
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.