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

 

Shelby

Coach                                      Chris Emery

Classification                          2A

Conference Name                   South Mountain Athletic

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                     3-21

Conference Finish                   9th

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           7

# of Returning Pitchers           3

 

What to Watch

The Golden Lions return 7 starters from 2016, providing experience and depth as they move to 2017.  Coach Emery’s club should be solid on the defensive side, catching the ball consistently.  The pitching staff features the ability to change slots and angles, giving opponents one more thing to worry about.

 

Players to Watch 

Austin Cartee, RHP/INF, 2017

Will Stites, LHP/OF, 2018

Bailey Proctor, C/INF, 2018

William Wise, INF, 2018

Josh Smith, INF/RHP, 2018

Nick Stites, C/INF/RHP, 2020