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2017 Spring Team Preview: Strasburg-Franklin Tigers

March 9, 2017

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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.

If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2017 Team Preview, click here.

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2017 Spring Team Preview: Strasburg-Franklin Tigers

Team Name: Strasburg-Franklin
Head Coach: Mike Becker
Division: IV
2016 Record: 18-11
Conference Record: Inter-Valley Conference, 10-6
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/5

2017 Team Strengths:

  • Experience/Leadership. We return 7 starters, and will have 8 SR's & 4 JRs
  • Starting Pitching - 80% of last years innings.
  • Overall Team Speed

2017 Team Weaknesses:

  • Middle of Lineup Hitter - Graduated our #4 & #5 hitters

Coach Outlook: "We return 7 starters, including 5 pitchers that accounted for 80% of our innings pitched. 2 of these pitchers, Jay DiBacco & Gino Schupbach pitched every inning in our 4 postseason games which ended in a 1-0 District Final loss to #1 ranked Toronto. In 4 games they allowed 5 runs. We expect our experience and pitching depth to lead us to another successful season."

PBR Outlook: A team to watch in Division IV looks to be the Strasburg-Franklin Tigers and head coach Mike Becker. A year after losing just 1-0 to the #1 team in the state, the Tigers return most of their team with eyes on success in 2017.

Jay DiBaccoTop Returning Players:

  • Jay DiBacco, P/3B, 2017, 6'0", 185 lbs, R/R, 3-year starter, 1st team IVC/East District (.382 AVG, 7 2B, 24 RBI, 22 R, 11 SB. 3-3, 4.08 ERA, 34 Ks, 17 BB)
  • Gino Schupbach, P/CF, 2017, 5'11", 170 lbs, L/L, 3-year starter, 2nd team IVC/1st Team East District (.391 AVG, 8 2B, 2 3B, 15 RBI, 31 R, 25 SB. 4-3, 2.20 ERA, 32 Ks, 14 BB)
  • Mitch Neidenthal, SS/P, 2019, 5'10", 160 lbs, R/R, starter as freshman, HM IVC (.405 AVG, 5 2B, 20 RBI, 21 R, 6 SB. 2-1, 4.08 ERA)
  • Jarrett McCracken, P/IF, 2017, 6'2", 210 lbs, R/R, 2-year starter (.282 AVG, 11 2B, 13 RBI. 4-2, 1.61 ERA, 27 Ks, 12 BB)
  • Paul Thomas, P/C, 2017, 6'1", 185 lbs. R/R, 2-year starter (.267 AVG, 25 Runs, 13 SB. 3-1, 3.00 ERA, 22 Ks, 12 BB)
  • Mike Neidenthal, 2B, 2019, 5'10", 160 lbs starter as freshman (.339 AVG, 15 Runs, 5 SB)

Top Underclassmen:

  • Mitch Neidenthal, See Above
  • Mike Neidenthal, See Above

 

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.