Prep Baseball Report

NC High School Preview: Gates County



By Brandon Hall, Ed Hall, and Staff
PBR NC 

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Team Preview

Gates County

Coach                                      Jacob Harrell

Classification                          1A

Conference Name                   Coastal Ten

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                     14 - 11

Conference Finish                   4th

State Playoffs                          3rd Round

 

2017 Outlook

# of Returning Starters           5

# of Returning Pitchers           6

 

What to Watch For:   

Solid core returns to the lineup led by Seniors DJ Smith and Jordan Brinkley.  Plenty of experience on the mound as six arms that saw action in 2016 return.

 

Players to Watch

DJ Smith, IF/OF, 2017 – Methodist University commit

Jordan Brnkley, OF, 2017

Gage Riddick, P/OF, 2018

Ron Olsen, IF/P, 2019