Preseason Preview: Corona Del Sol
February 14, 2022
Opening Day is around the corner, try outs have been held, and rosters are soon to be set. The Arizona Interscholastic Association has announced that opening day of the 2022 season will commence on Wednesday, February 23rd. The PBR Arizona staff begins its 2022 season coverage starting with our preseason team previews, where we will take notes from coaches, and highlight returning players, newcomers, and some sleepers. Over the next couple weeks and leading up to opening day, we will be highlighting some of the top programs in state in our team previews. PBR will also be publishing its state Power 25 rankings that will be updated every Monday once the season begins. Throughout the season, PBR will be pumping out coverage, highlighting individual players, games, rankings, scouting reports and nominating a player of the week. PBR looks forward to getting out there this spring to see some great baseball.
Today, we look into:
School: Corona Del Sol (6A, Central)
2021 Record: 15-6
Head Coach: Dave Webb
Returning Starters: 6
Returning Pitchers: 6
OUTLOOK
As we gather info from coaching staffs, and come to a conclusion with our Preseason Power 25 Rankings, Coach Webb, as always, has himself an exciting group. This team is built on playing together, with a 'foot on the gas' mentality. They don't give away at bats, they play the game hard, they play clean defense... and on top of all that they're talented. They will be led by a group of upperclassmen who have spent a majority of their high school careers up on this varsity team. They've seen what it's like to play in big games, they've made post season pushes, this could be the Corona team that hangs another banner. With a number of D1 prospects on this roster, Corona will get a lot of production on both sides of the ball from: ASU commit 2023 Cole Carlon, Kansas commit 2022 Jalen Seward, and uncommitted 2023 Justin Corless. Those three will be regulars in the middle of this Corona order, and regulars on the mound in big games. This is truly a complete team, they can beat you with the long ball in some spots, they can beat you playing scrappy baseball, and they can win the low scoring pitchers duel. Uncommitted 2023 Zane Coggins will be a vocal leader up the middle, and a table setter that will run the bases at the top of the order. Although this team will be led by veterans, we may see some of the Aztec's skilled youth make an impact this year as well. Expect to see Corona towards the top of the standings as this spring comes to a close, high expectations for this team.
KEY PLAYERS LOST:
Name | State | School | Class | Position | Commitment |
Zach Kress | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2021 | C | South Mountain CC |
Marcus Harrison | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2021 | MIF | Central AZ |
Wyatt Bauer | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2021 | 1B/LHP | Gateway CC |