NC High School Preview: West Johnston
February 21, 2017
By Brandon Hall, Ed Hall, and Staff
PBR NC
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Team Preview
West Johnston
Coach Josh Plisko
Classification 4A
Conference Name Greater Neuse River
2016 Stats
Record 14-10
Conference Finish 1st
State Playoffs 1st Round
2017 Outlook
# of Returning Starters 6
# of Returning Pitchers 3
What to Watch For
Coach Plisko takes the reigns in 2017 with an experienced lineup returning. The Wildcats should be solid on defense as six return from a conference championship team in 2016. Replacing arms will be key in the run to repeat in 2017.
Players to Watch
Noah Liles, OF, 2017 – UNC Wilmington commit
Andrew Wilson, OF, 2017
Garrett Gidens, INF, 2017 -- Barton College commit
Tony Mack, INF, 2017 -- North Carolina A&T commit
Austin Partin, INF, 2018
Kyle Brisson, RHP/1B, 2018
Peyton Richards, C/3B, 2019
Josh Harlow, RHP, 2019
Ryan Kennedy, C/RHP, 2019
Andrew Grande, 3B, 2020
Kyle Denning, LHP/1B, 2020
