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NC High School Preview: Northwest Guilford



By Brandon Hall, Ed Hall, and Staff
PBR NC 

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Team Preview

Northwest Guilford

Coach                                      Sonny Gann

Classification                          4A

Conference Name                   Piedmont Triad 4A

 

2016 Stats

Record                                     9-17

Conference Finish                   4th

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           5

# of Returning Pitchers           3

 

What to Watch For

Offensively, Coach Gann will look for the team to create runs on the bases with an athletic group.  There is some depth on the mound that will allow the Vikings to mix and match to slow their opponents.

 

Players to Watch       

Michael Foster, OF/RHP, 2017

Connor Smith, LHP, 2017

Cole Pickford, CIR, 2017

Josh Bowling, SS/OF, 2018

Jacob Egloff, LHP, 2018

Collin Clark, RHP, 2018

Tim Cao, RHP, 2019

Ethan Blanchard, MIF/RHP, 2019

Greyson Bellenkes, LHP, 2019

Soloman, Gossett, 3B/OF/RHP, 2019

Joey Rezek, C/OF, 2020