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Less than two months remain before the start of the 2018  high school baseball season. We will spotlight teams from around the state as we near the start of our high school preseason and season coverage.

Team Spotlight: Leonardtown Raiders

Head Coach: Chris Schoenbauer
Classification: 4A
Conference: SMAC
2017 Record: 9-12
2017 Post Season: 1st Round
Returning Starters: 7
Returning Pitchers: 6

Returners with Post Season Honors
Nick Burch (Pictured, Top)
Matt Bobrowski (Pictured, Below)
John Deems
Tyler Taitano
Ethan Ledig

Key Returners (2017 Stats)
Matt Bobrowski SS 2020 (.533 BA, .600 OBP, 16 2B, 19 RBI, 20 R, 13 SB)
John Deems DH/P 2018 (.466 BA, .523 OBP, 10 2B, 4 HR, 21 R, 9 SB)
Nick Burch OF 2019 (.400 BA, .432 OBP, 4 2B, 2 HR, 18 R 11 SB)
Tyler Taitano C 2018 (.333 BA, .425 BA, 2 2B, 10 RBI, 12 R, 8 BB, 10 SB)
Ethan Ledig RHP/2B 2020 (2-1, 2.94 ERA, 19 IP, 8 ER, 5 BB, 8 SO)
Stuart Plagge RHP 2018 (3-0, 1.64 ERA, 17 IP, 4 ER, 6 BB, 8 SO)

Key Losses
Kenny Rickett

Key Newcomer(s)
Eric Long RHP 2020
Cole Tarleton LHP/UT 2021
Dylan Henderson C/OF 2020
Nolan Wood 1B 2018

Outlook
2017 was a rebuild year of sorts for Leonardtown after their state playoff run in 2016. Plenty of new faces filled the lineup. Leonardtown played above .500 for the season until dropping their final four games of the season to finish 9-12. A competitive team returns a majority of the roster and with a year under their belt, the Raiders could be a surprise team in a tough SMAC conference this 2018. Offensively they will be paced by a group that had impressive seasons and looking to build off of. Leading that is SS Matt Bobrowski, coming off a freshman season for the ages, putting up some gaudy numbers for a freshmen (see above for stats). Bobrowski, John Deems and Nick Burch formed a tough lineup with all players hitting over .400 on the season and accounting for close to 60 of the teams runs scored on the year. C Tyler Taitano should have another solid season for the Raiders and handle the pitching staff. Senior 1B Nolan Wood looks to see an increased role this season. On the mound the Raiders will have to find a replacement for Kenny Rickett. Look for Ethan Ledig and Stuart Plagge to see their roles increased this season on the mound for the Raiders. Keep an eye on youngsters Eric Long, Cole Tarleton and Dylan Henderson this season for Leonardtown.

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