Prep Baseball Report

2017 Spring Team Preview: Flint Southwestern Academy



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By Dylan Hefflinger, Aaron Wilson and PBR Staff
Editor in Chief/Scout / Assistant Director of Scouting

With the 2017 spring season right around the corner, PBR Michigan is eagerly anticipating bringing the great state of Michigan the best high school coverage throughout the entire state.

Starting in Mid-March, we began releasing team previews for teams across the state, leading into the Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings.

To view the full list of 2017 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

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2017 Spring Team Preview: Flint Southwestern Academy

Team Name: Flint Southwestern Academy
Head Coach: Jonathan Clark
Division: I
2016 Record: 10-18
Conference Record: Independent
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/6

2017 Team Strengths:

  • Starting Pitching
  • Leadership
  • Speed
  • Experience
  • Hitting

2017 Team Weaknesses:

  • Overly Confident

Coach Outlook: "I took over the program 4 years ago with a huge group of freshman starting off on JV. Those freshman are now all seniors. We have 8 returning starters to go with a big pitching staff. My junior lefty Ace Tyler Robertson is returning along with 3 Year captains Bryce Kirby (CF) and Donya Sanders who is a 4 year starter at 2B. We have also we received a transfer student Kareem Rutherford who will start at first base. We lost only 1 starter who is now playing college ball. We are looking to win the Greater Flint Tournament which we made to the semifinals last year as well achieve a team goal of 20 wins."

PBR Outlook: Coach Clark and his Bulldogs are looking to breakthrough with a successful season with a talented and experienced senior group.

Top Returning Players:

  • Bryce Kirby, CF/OF, 2017, 5-9/165, R/R, 3 Year Starter and Team Captain, .356 AVG, 6 2B, 1 3B, 16 RBIs, 16 R, 16 SB, 3.5 GPA
  • Donya Sanders, 2B/SS, 2017, 5-11/165, R/R, 4 Year Starter, Team Captain, .277 AVG, 4 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 12 RBIs, 15 R, 10 SB.
  • Tyler Robertson, LHP, 2018, 5-8/145, L/R, 3 Year Starter, 8-9 Record, 94 Ks in two seasons, 37 BB, 4.67 ERA

Top Underclassmen:

  • Tyler Robertson, See Above
  • Zameer Wallace, LHP/OF, 2019, 6-1/145, L/L, 1st Year Player, Strong Arm, Accurate, Long, Strong Runner.

 

A Look Back At 2016 Preseason Articles:

To view the 2016 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2016 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

To view the 2016 Preseason State Rankings, click below.

A Look Back At 2015 Preseason Articles:

To view the 2015 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2015 Preseason All-State Teams, click here.
To view the 2015 Preseason State Rankings, click below.