By John Nolan 
Assistant Director of Scouting-Prep Baseball Report VA/DC

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2015 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

Team: Douglas Freeman
Nickname: Rebels
Class/Division: 5A South
District/Conference: Conference 11/Colonial District
Head Coach: Ray Moore
Twitter Handle: @DSF_Baseball
2014 Overall Record: 26-2
2014 Post-Season Finish: Lost in 5A State Championship Game

Number of Returning Starters/Position Players: 4
Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5

TOP RETURNERS (Commit)
Logan Harvey, Catcher, 2015 (Wake Forest, Ranked #5 in Virginia and #103 Overall)
Daniel Lynch, LHP, 2015 (Virginia, Ranked #13 in Virginia and #244 Overall)
Eric O'Brien, RHP, 2015
Ethan Payne, OF, 2015
Travis Stackow, INF, 2015 (Hampden Sydney)
JT Bellotti, INF, 2015

Other Players of Interest for the Rebels:  Coby Sale (INF, 2016), Jake Gerkin (OF/LHP, 2016), Coleman Greene (UTIL, 2016), Vincent Steenburgh (UTIL, 2016), Bodhie Long (UTIL, 2016), Troy Moore (LHP, 2016), Luis Barrios (RHP/C/INF, 2017), Nick Ackies (RHP/1B, 2017), James Tierney (RHP/INF, 2017), Brett Reid (UTIL, 2017), Grey Pappas (INF, 2018), Zach Schwertz (OF, 2018)

Outlook:
Douglas Freeman is coming off of a spectacular 2014 season which saw them win Conference 11 and the 5A South Region before falling in extra innings in the 5A State Championship game to Hickory. The Rebels lost some key pieces from their 2014 squad in 1^st Team All-State SS Jack Gerstenmaier (UVA) and closer Miller Trevvett (Radford), but return the rest of their pitching staff and other key pieces in 2015. The pitching staff will be led by again by starters Daniel Lynch (LHP, 2015) and Eric O’Brien (RHP, 2015). The lineup and defense will be anchored by Logan Harvey (C, 2015) who will be aided by fellow seniors Ethan Payne (OF, 2015), Travis Stackow (IF, 2015), and JT Bellotti (IF, 2015). The Rebels are extremely talented, with the ability to hit up and down the line-up and also pitch and play good defense. Assuming they can replace the leadership of Gerstenmaier, Douglas Freeman has to be again be among the favorites in 5A to be dogpiling in mid-June.

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