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

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Team Preview

 

South Iredell

Coach                                      Wesley Whitaker

Classification                          3A

Conference Name                   North Piedmont

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                     14-13

Conference Finish                   5th

State Playoffs                          2^nd Round

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           6

# of Returning Pitchers           4

 

What to Watch For

Solid core of arms return for Coach Whitaker.  The Vikings will play solid defense behind the pitching staff.  If the offense figures out how to score runs, and at times score in bunches, look for the Vikings to be back in the post-season

 

Players to Watch

Hunter Dula, SS/RHP, 2017 – Wingate commit

Keegan Nimblett, C, 2017

James Flerra, RHP/1B, 2017

Tanner Orr, RHP/1B, 2017

Brady Pope, SS, 2018

Ryan Zirkle, OF/RHP, 2018

Scotty Diekman, OF, 2019

Tafton Hensley, OF, 2019