NC High School Preview: Manteo
February 12, 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
Manteo
Coach Alfie Wheeler
Classification 1A
Conference Name Coastal 10
2016 Stats
Record 17-7
Conference Finish T-1st
State Playoff 2nd Round
2017 Outlook
# of Returning Starters 8
# of Returning Pitchers 5
What to Watch For
Coach Wheeler is returning a majority of the Redskins lineup from 2016. Experience will be a factor to getting off to a good start as the schedule has taken on an “Anyone, anywhere” type mantra. Another run could be coming late in the season if offensive consistency is found.
Players to Watch
Chris Day, RHP/OF, 2017 – NC Wesleyan commit
Taylor Featherstone, RHP/INF, 2017
Chipper McPherson, INF, 2017
Benji Rippons, RHP/MIF, 2017
Issac Reber, RHP, 2017
Michael Allen, RHP/C/INF, 2018
Ian Johnson, INF, 2018
Caz Wheeler, OF, 2018
Will Brown, C/OF, 2018