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

North Davidson

Coach                                      Matt Griffin

Classification                          4A

Conference Name                   Central Piedmont Conference

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                     30-2

Conference Finish                   1st

State Playoffs                          STATE CHAMPIONS

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           3

# of Returning Pitchers           2

 

What to Watch For

Coach Griffin enters his first year at the helm after being a part of the State Championship staff in 2016.  The Black Knights lost a lot, but still have talent on the roster and should be an above average defensive team.  The defense should allow the pitching staff to mature and trust the process early.           

 

Players to Watch

Austin Beck, OF, 2017 – North Carolina commit

Jed Bryant, C, 2017 -- Wingate commit

Joe Butts, MIF, 2017 -- Catawba commit

Blaine Curry, LHP, 2017

Payton Bennett, LHP, 2017

Carson Simpson, MIF, 2018

Nick Tiller, OF, 2018

Jacob Laflesh, OF, 2018

Jacob Brown, 3B/C, 2019