Prep Baseball Report

2017 Spring Team Preview: Holgate Tigers



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By Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Staff
Editor in Chief/NW Scout

With the 2017 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 in 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.

To view the full list of 2017 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

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2017 Spring Team Preview: Holgate Tigers

Team Name: Holgate
Head Coach: Tim Kelly
Division: IV
2016 Record: 4-16
Conference Record: GMC, 1-6
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/3

2017 Team Strengths:

  • Defense

2017 Team Weaknesses:

  • Pitching Depth
  • Hitting

Coach Outlook: "Hope to compete in a very good GMC."

PBR Outlook: The Holgate Tigers and head coach Tim Kelly will look for his upperclassmen to carry on their winning ways from basketball (In regionals as I write this) onto the diamond, while competing in one of the top Division IV conferences in the state.

Top Returning Players:

  • Jake Grim, SS/RHP
  • Jack Clady, 1B/RHP
  • Bailey Hohenberger, RF
  • Trey Jones, LF/LHP

Top Underclassmen:

  • Louis Gustwiller, CF, R/R
  • Sebastian Bresino, LF/C, R/R
  • Jordan Nagel, 2B, R/R
  • Talon Meyer, 3B/RHP, R/R
  • Ben Like, OF, R/R
  • Jardt Nagel, P/ C, R/R
  • Luke Wenner, CF/P, L/L

 

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.