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

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Team Preview

 

Lake Norman

Coach                                      Ty Wiggington

Classification                          4A

Conference Name                   North Piedmont 3A/4A

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                     22-8

Conference Finish                   1st

State Playoffs                          3^rd Round

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           3

# of Returning Pitchers           5

 

What to Watch For

Returning five arms with varsity experience, and coming off a 22 win season, the Wildcats will throw strikes and expect to be solid, with options, defensively.  As the lineup continues to develop depth, Coach Wiggington’s group could become a team that finds ways to win a lot of close games. 

 

Players to Watch

Chase Bishop, C, 2017 – UNC Greensboro commit

Sam Zayicek, INF/OF/RHP, 2018

Jonathon Perez, OF/LHP, 2018

Anthony Palma, INF, 2018

Isaiah Nino, INF/RHP, 2018

Gage Smith, INF/RHP, 2019

Carter Sheppard, P, 2019

Carson Arnold, C, 2020