By PBR Staff

Leading up to the start of the high school season, we will count down the Top 50 preseason teams every day as part of our comprehensive season coverage. The Top 50 teams are picked from all classifications, and are not divided up by class level. To see the entire list click here   

Team: Fort Collins
Preseason Rank: 27
2016 Record: 14-7
Conference: Front Range
CHSAA Class: 5A
Head Coach: Marc Wagner
Playoff Run: Lost to ThunderRdige 4-3 in 11 innings in the 5A District 6 Championship game.
2016 Final Rank: 31
Returning Starters: 5
Returning Pitchers: 2

TOP PLAYERS:
Nathan Dill, RHP/1B, No. 35 2017
Colby Carlson, RHP/OF, No. 107 2017
Lane Brlecic, SS/RHP, 2017

OTHER PLAYERS WHO MIGHT MAKE AN IMPACT:
Michael Field, OF, 2018
Corey Lange, 3B/OF, 2017

KEY PLAYERS LOST:
Preston Snavely
Brandon Hahn
Richard Edwards

Stat Rat:  Fort Collins graduated 92 of the 142 strikeouts on their pitching staff. 

Bottom Line:  Fort Collins plays in the Front Range League which is deep with good teams that tend to beat each other up.  The Lambkins are coming off of back to back district appearances and last year they took District 6 champion ThunderRidge to 11 innings before falling 4-3.  The 2017 squad will look to Nathan Dill to lead both at the plate and on the mound.  Dill last year hit .500 with 26 hits and 20 RBI to pace the Lambkin offense.  On the mound he threw 28 innings with a 2-2 record.  Fort Collins will also look to Colby Carlson, .400 with 10 hits and 9 RBI and Lane Brlecic, .312 with 10 RBI and 18.1 innings pitched with 19 K's to help compete in the Front Range League and to make a third consecutive post season appearance.