Prep Baseball Report

NC High School Preview: High Point Central



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.

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TEAM PREVIEW

High Point Central

Coach                                      Andy Harper

Classification                          4A

Conference Name                   Piedmont-Triad

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                    7-18

Conference Finish                   5th

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           8

# of Returning Pitchers           6

 

What to Watch For:

Lots of Varsity experience for Coach Harper as the youth movement could pay off in 2017.  Defensively the Bison will look to help an improving pitching staff.  If the infield can pick it up and play catch, the pitchers development will happen quicker.  Several cogs back from an offense that expects to score runs.

 

Players to Watch

Franklin Martin, OF, 2017

Colin Smith, C, 2018

Branden McMillian OF, 2018

DeAngleo Giles, SS, 2019       

Jalen Martin, OF, 2020