NC High School Preview: Fuquay-Varina
February 24, 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
Fuquay-Varina
Coach Zach Boraski
Classification 4A
Conference Name SWAC
2016 Stats
Record 15-12
Conference Finish 5th
State Playoffs 3rd Round
2017 Outlook
# of Returning Starters 4
# of Returning Pitchers 1
What to Watch For
It is never easy taking over for a great coach, but Coach Boraski finds himself in that role as Milt Senter retired this past year. The Bengals have 4 starters back from a 3rd round appearance in 2016 and there is a traditional pipeline of talent flowing to Fuquay. While they are young on the mound, the Tigers have talent. The ability to develop those arms throughout the year could prepare them for another run in May.
Players to Watch
Brycen Braswell, OF/RHP, 2017 – UNC Wilmington commit
Ryan Rizk, SS/RHP, 2017 – Charleston Southern commit
Kyle Jackson, 1B/P, 2017
Kevin Catrine, OF, 2017
Andrew Alexander, 1B, 2017
Christian Wallace, RHP, 2017
Kyle Mott, RHP/3B, 2018
Jarred Tibbits, MIF, 2018
Garrett McCraw, RHP/OF, 2019
Lane Rhodes, C, 2019
Joe Arnett, RHP, 2019
Brandon Shelton, MIF, 2019
