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

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Coach                                      William Hardin

Classification                          4A

Conference Name                   Metro 4-A

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                     12-13

Conference Finish                   3rd

State Playoffs                          1^st Round

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           6

# of Returning Pitchers           2

 

What to Watch For

Offensively, the lineup returns six starters from a team that appeared in the post-season.  Coach Hardin did lose the top two arms from the 2016 squad, but look to the two returning arms and their development  system with the Junior Varsity to supply the arms to make a return trip to the state playoffs.

 

Players to Watch

Carter Payne, RHP, 2017

Jordan Slaughter, RHP/SS, 2017

Luke Pegram, OF, 2018

Jake Ratliff, RHP, 2018

Cade Darnell, C, 2018

Garrett Willett, OF, 2019

Jake Knapp, RHP/1B, 2019