Prep Baseball Report

NC High School Preview: New Hanover



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

New Hanover

Coach                                      Richard Foy

Classification                          4A

Conference Name                   Mideastern

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                     17 - 8

Conference Finish                   3rd

State Playoffs                          3rd Round

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           6

# of Returning Pitchers           2

 

What to Watch For    

Coach Foy will rely on strong pitching, especially from left-handers, and a stingy defense to propel the Wildcats in 2017.  Offensively, New Hanover will work to create quality at-bats and ask a number of different players to come through at different times.

 

Players to Watch

Caleb Bishop, LHP, 2017 – Western Carolina commit

Max Hildreth, MIF, 2018

Kyle Smith, C, 2019

Blake Walston, LHP, 2019

Alex Sniffen, CIF, 2019

Jac Croom, MIF, 2019