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: Manitou Springs
Preseason Rank: 38
2016 Record: 17-10
Conference: Tri Peaks
CHSAA Class: 3A
Head Coach: Cory Archuleta
Playoff Run: Lost to Faith Christian in the 3A State Championship Game
2016 Final Rank: 35
Returning Starters: 3
Returning Pitchers: 1

TOP PLAYERS: 
Sean Whalen, 1B, 2017
Brennan Allen, OF, 2017
Davyn Adamscheck, 2017  


OTHER PLAYERS THAT COULD MAKE AN IMPACT:
Christian Mack, RHP, 2019

KEY PLAYERS LOST:
Dominic Adamscheck
Travis Struble

STAT RAT:   The Mustangs like to run, stealing 42 bases last season.  Unfortunately 31 of those stolen bases graduated last year.  

BOTTOM LINE: The Mustangs are coming off a 2016 season that saw them advance to the 3A State Title game.  Their playoff run came to an end at the hands of Faith Christian 5-1.  This was a team that entered District play as the 11 seed and the Final 8 as the 6 seed.  This experience will give them a solid building block going into this season.  In 2017, the Mustangs will look these seniors to provide the offense at the plate.  Davyn Adamscheck who hit .514 last year with 4 doubles, 4 triples and 2 homeruns, Sean Whalen, .351 with 32 RBI and Brennan Allen, who swiped 5 bases on the year.  The Mustangs have a group of underclassmen who got a taste of varsity action last year including, 2019 Hunter Zentz and 2018 James Baker who will see their roles increase in the 2017 season.  The Mustangs are looking to get back to the final 8 and this year close it out with one more win.