2016 Spring Team Preview: Miller City Wildcats
March 26, 2016
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.
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2016 Spring Team Preview: Miller City Wildcats
Team Name: Miller City Wildcats
Head Coach: Dusty Pester
Division: IV
2015 Record: 25-3
Conference Record: PCL
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/2
2016 Team Strengths:
- Pitching
2016 Team Weaknesses:
- Offensive consistency
Coach Outlook: "After losing 5 seniors with a combined 17 varsity baseball letters, we will need to fill some holes quickly. We have a good nucleus returning including two arms in Jackson Lammers and Jacob Kuhlman."
PBR Outlook: The Wildcats look to reload after an outstanding 25-3 campaign in 2015. With Jackson Lammers on the hill Miller City will have a chance to win any game and with Kuhlman backing him up on the hill look out for the Wildcats come tournament time in D-IV.
Top Returning Players:
- Jackson Lammers (pictured right), P/SS, 2016, 6', 4-year starter, team captain, Honorable Mention All-Ohio by coaches, 1st Team PCL. Good looking uncommitted 2016 2-way prospect. (.352 BA, 6 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 27 RBI, 25 Runs, 7 SB. 8-1, 2.41 ERA, 78 K, 22 BB)
- Jacob Schimmoeller, 3B/OF, 2017, 6'2", R/R, 3-Year Starter, (.391 BA, 5 2B, 1 3B, 16 RBI, 20 Runs)
- Corbin Niese, OF/1B, 2017, 6'1", R/L, 3-Year Starter, (.333 BA, 7 2B, 2HR, 28 RBI, 28 Runs)
- Jacob Kuhlman, P/INF, 2017, 6'3", R/R, 2-Year Starter, (7-0, 1.97 ERA, 33 K, 15 BB)
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.
To view the 2015 Preseason State Rankings, click below.
Top Headlines for the Buckeye State
- PBRPlus Ohio Insider: Updated 2016 Player Rankings
- PBRPlus Ohio Insider: Updated 2017 Player Rankings
- PBRPlus Ohio Insider: Updated 2018 Player Rankings
- OH 2016 Spring Team Previews: The Complete List
- OH Ohio Insider: 2015 All-State Elite 25
- OH Ohio Insider: 2015 Division I All-State
- OH Ohio Insider: 2015 Division II All-State
- OH Ohio Insider: 2015 Division III All-State
- OH Ohio Insider: 2015 Division IV All-State
- OH Ohio Insider: All-State Teams Are Released
- OH 2015 Top 22 All-Tournament Team
- PBRPlus Ohio Scout Blog
- PBRPlus The Ohio Recruiting Trail