Portage Northern
March 25, 2019
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2019 SPRING TEAM PREVIEW: Portage Northern Huskies
Team Name: Portage Northern Huskies
Head Coach: Chris Andrews
Division: I
2018 Record: 28-10-2
Conference Record: SMAC West, 6-2 1st Place
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/2
2019 Team Strengths:
- Defense
- Pitching
- Balanced lineup
Coach Outlook: "We have a very balanced and talented team that could be very good this year."
Top Returning Players:
- 2019 Tyler Helgeson (OF/RHP) - Eastern Michigan Commit
- 2019 Cameron French (1B/RHP) - Wabash Valley CC Commit
- 2019 Eli Caranci (1B/RHP) - Uncommitted
- 2019 Zach Quinn (RHP/UT) - Glen Oaks CC Commit
- 2020 Gannon Andrews (C) - Uncommitted
- 2020 Parker Brey (OF/RHP) - Uncommitted
- 2020 Nolan McCarthy (SS/RHP) - Uncommitted
- 2020 Gregory Lapetina (3B/RHP) - Uncommitted
- 2020 Malcolm Gaynor (2B/RHP) - Uncommitted
- 2021 Xander Morris (OF/RHP) - Uncommitted
Top Newcomers:
- 2020 Trey Neal (1B/RHP) - Uncommitted
- 2020 Jack Beffel (OF/LHP) - Uncommitted
- 2020 Jack Sielatycki (RHP) - Uncommitted
- 2020 Mitchell Milks (C) - Uncommitted
- 2020 Nate Mason (C/IF/RHP) - Uncommitted
- 2020 Dylan Butler (RHP) - Uncommitted