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2016 Team Preview: Halstead Dragons

February 13, 2016

Shon Plack
Kansas Scouting Director


As  we  prepare  for  the  upcoming  2016  high  school  season,  we  will  be  taking  a
preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

Team: Halstead HS
Nickname: Dragons
Class: 3A
Conference: Central Kansas
Head Coach: Ryan Voran
Years as head coach at school: 5
2015 Overall Record:  14-5
2015 Conference Finish: 13-3 (2nd Place)
2015 Post­ Season Finish: Lost in second round of regional

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6
Number of Returning Starters/Position Players: 5

Players with 2015 Post Season Honors
Chase Van Steenburg, RHP, 2017, Honorable Mention All-League
Blake Beckett, OF, 2016, 1st Team All-League
Trevor Thomas, UT, 2016, Honorable Mention All-League

Players to Watch
Tate Kaufman, RHP/1B, 2016
Jacob Witt, 3B/RHP, 2017
David Schulte, 1B/RHP/C, 2019
Layke Heimerman, C, 2017

Season Outlook
Head Coach Ryan Voran will return five starting position players and six pitchers who threw significant innings in 2015.  Halstead will rely on heavily on two of those returners who earned Honorable Mention All-League awards last year, junior RHP Chase Van Steenburg and senior UT Trevor Thomas. The Dragons will have to replace senior OF Blake Beckett who is out with an ACL injury this spring.  Beckett hits at the top of the line up, scoring 25 runs and driving in 14 last spring.  He also finished with a 1.09 ERA last season.  Layke Heimerman will be called on to carry the load behind the plate season and play a key role in the teams success. Look for Tate Kaufman to have an increased role this spring, while junior Jacob Witt and freshman David Schulte look to step in an fill out the varsity roster.  In 2016, the Dragons look to take last year's success to the next step.

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