2016 Team Preview: Northwood High School
March 28, 2016
By Phil Wade
Indiana Executive Director
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PBR Indiana is eagerly anticipating bringing the best high school baseball coverage throughout the entire state.
Throughout March we will be releasing team previews for teams across the state, leading into our Preseason All-State Teams and Preseason Team Rankings.
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2016 SPRING TEAM PREVIEW: Northwood
Head Coach: Jay Sheets
Class: 3A
2015 Record: 23-4
Conference (2015 Record/Finish): Northern Lakes (12-2)
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/5
2016 Team Strengths:
- Pitching
- Defense
- Fundamentally sound
- Baseball IQ
Top Returning Players:
- Vincent Miranda- SS/RHP, 2017, 6/150-pounds, R/R. 2-year starter. .372 BA, 6 2b, 1 3B, 21 RBIs, 25 R, 9 SB. .440 OBP. Pitching Record: 9-1, 1.54 ERA, 45 K, 11BB
- Chad Sellers- SS/2B/RHP, 2016, 5-9/160-pounds, R/R. 3-year starter. .372 BA, 5 2B, 18 RBIs, 18 R, 4 SB. .433 OBP. Pitching Record: 7-3, 1.35 ERA, 25 K, 9 BB.
- Vincent Herschberger- 3B/P, 2017, 5-11/190 pounds, L/R. 2 year starter. .349 BA, 7 2B, 2 HR, 22 RBIs, .447 OBP.
- Brock Beehler- 1B, 2016, 1B, 2016, 6-1/170 pounds, R/R. 1 year starter, .333, 1 2B, 9 RBI, .475 OBP
- Tanner Cleveland- C/3B, 2016, 5-9/185-pounds, RR. 3 year starter. Returning Captain. .288 BA, 1 2B, 9 RBIs, 23 R, 13 BB, 4 SB. .412 OBP
2017's Returning:
- Drake Gongwer- 1B/RHP/OF, 2015, 6-3, 190-pounds, R/R. 1 year starter. .310, 4 2B, 3 3B, 6 RBIs, 7 BB, 10 R, .423 OBP. Pitching Stats- 2-0, 1 SV, 8 appearances, 1.81 ERA, 18 Ks, 12 BB, 19.33 IP
- Drew Minnich- C/RHP/3B/OF, 2017, 5-10/180pounds, R/R. 2 year varsity starter. .297 BA, 4 2B, 1 HR, 16 RBIs, .392 OBP
Outlook: Coach Sheets' 2016 squad returns most of the starters from a 2015 season in which they had a very successful run. The Panthers have high expectations for this season. Along with most of the starters returning, they also return the entire pitching staff.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- IN All-State Prospect I.D. 6.7.16
Jun 7 • Grand Park, Westfield, IN - IN Underclass Games 6.14.16 (Invite Only)
Jun 14 • Indiana University, Bloomington, IN - IN Indiana Top Prospect Games 6.21.16 (Invite Only)
Jun 21 • Grand Park, Westfield, IN - IN Prospect Games at Notre Dame 7.27.16 (Invite Only)
Jul 27 • University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN - IN 2016 PBR Future Games Powered by Under Armour (Indiana Invite Only)
Aug 4 • Grand Park (IN)