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.

PBR worked to reach out to every team in the state.  A full team preview will be released on every team that filled out the preseason questionnaire sent by PBR.  If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2017 Team Preview – CLICK HERE

Interested in attending a PBR North Carolina event? Check out our schedule by CLICKING HERE.  Check back frequently as events will be added throughout the year.

Team Preview

 

Jones Senior

Coach                                      Jason Barker

Classification                          1A

Conference Name                   Coastal Plains

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                     15-9

Conference Finish                   3rd

State Playoffs                          2^nd Round

 

2017 Outlook

# of Returning Starters           4

# of Returning Pitchers           2

 

What to Watch For

The Trojans have a lot to look forward to in 2017.  Coming off a 15 win season and a 2^nd round appearance, they return 2 arms with varsity experience and add some young pitchers with talent.  Offensively, Coach Barker feels like they will be able to create runs with some consistency.  As the year rolls through, the young arms will need to develop to provide depth, but the hope is the bats will allow time for that to happen.

 

Players to Watch       

Zack Brooks, 1B/OF/LHP, 2017

Jared Howlett, Util, 2017

Christian Doster, CIF/RHP, 2017

Jay King, SS/RHP, 2019

Logan Murphy, C/RHP, 2020