NC High School Preview: Chapel Hill
February 4, 2017
By Brandon Hall, Ed Hall, and Staff
PBR NC
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With the 2017 spring season right around the corner, PBR North Carolina is anticipating a great spring. This is the first year of coverage for PBR during the high school season. In the coming weeks and months, PBR will report on games, players, conference races and the state tournament. It is the aim of PBR North Carolina to become your #1 source for high school baseball.
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TEAM PREVIEW
Chapel Hill
Coach Lee Land
Classification 3A
Conference Name Big 8
2016 Stats
Record 21-7
Conference Finish Tied 2nd
2016 State Playoff Record 2nd Round
2017 Outlook
# of Returning Starters 7
# of Returning Pitchers 4
What to Watch For:
Competition will drive the wagon for Coach Land as the Tigers look to return to the State Playoffs. The always tough Big 8 Conference will test the youth on the roster but the expectation is the development process will kick in, allowing the Tigers to continue to improve throughout the year.
Players to Watch
Garrett Liebe, C, 2017 – Sawanee commit
Jackson Pettee, RHP, 2017
Tyler Hansen, MIF/RHP, 2018
Jake Smith, RHP, 2018
Anthony Castellano, OF, 2018
Colin Liebe, SS, 2019
Solomon Donaldson, OF 2019
Tim White, OF, 2019
