By Brandon Hall, Ed Hall, and Staff
PBR NC 

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With the 2017 spring season right around the corner, PBR North Carolina is anticipating a great spring.  This is the first year of coverage for PBR during the high school season.  In the coming weeks and months, PBR will report on games, players, conference races and the state tournament.  It is the aim of PBR North Carolina to become your #1 source for high school baseball.

PBR worked to reach out to every team in the state.  A full team preview will be released on every team that filled out the preseason questionnaire sent by PBR.  If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2017 Team Preview – CLICK HERE

Interested in attending a PBR North Carolina event? Check out our schedule by CLICKING HERE.  Check back frequently as events will be added throughout the year.

Team Preview

 

Atkins

Coach                                      Tyler Hawks

Classification                          1A

Conference Name                   Northwest 1A

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                     2-19

Conference Finish                   6th

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           9

# of Returning Pitchers           5

 

What to Watch For

Youthful was the name of the game for the Camels in 2016.  Now they return all nine starters and five arms with varsity experience.  A group that works hard day in and day out, they are looking to close the gap quickly. 

 

Players to Watch

Tyler Garoutte, LHP/OF, 2017

Jacob Holder, RHP/INF, 2017

Caleb Smith, OF/RHP, 2020

Noah Cruz, 3B/RHP

Ryan Rumple, C