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

 

Union Pines

Coach                                      Eric Marion

Classification                          3A

Conference Name                   Cape Fear Valley

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                     16-12

Conference Finish                   4th

State Playoffs                          1^st Round

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           6

# of Returning Pitchers           4

 

What to Watch For

Coach Marion returns six from the 2016 campaign.  Defense up the middle should be a strength as three college commits will man those areas for the Vikings.  The ability to create runs and fill the zone up consistently will return Union Pines to the post-season, looking for a deeper run.

 

Players to Watch       

Riley Cameron, C/RHP, 2017 – USC Sumter JC commit

David Kennedy, OF/P, 2017 – Catawba Valley CC commit

Ryder Giles, SS/RHP, 2017 – East Carolina commit

Chandler Barber, OF, 2018

Logan Briggs, Util, 2018

Alex Mauldin, 1B/P, 2019