NC High School Preview: Hickory
February 10, 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
Hickory
Coach David Craft
Classification 3A
Conference Name Northwestern 3a/4a
2016 Stats
Record 11-13
Conference Finish 6th
2017 Outlook
# of Returning Starters 7
# of Returning Pitchers 4
What to Watch For:
Expect a turn around with Coach Craft welcoming back seven positional starters and four arms that saw time in 2016. An improved defense will put the Red Tornadoes in the hunt in 2017.
Players to Watch
Baylor Pait, LHP, 2017
Tristan Whaley, 2017
Pierson Hanvey, SS, 2018
Jacob Fuller, OF, 2018
