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

Interested in attending a PBR North Carolina event? Check out our schedule by CLICKING HERE.  Check back frequently as events will be added throughout the year.

Team Preview

 

West Johnston

Coach                                      Josh Plisko

Classification                          4A

Conference Name                   Greater Neuse River

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                    14-10

Conference Finish                   1st

State Playoffs                          1^st Round

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           6

# of Returning Pitchers           3

 

What to Watch For

Coach Plisko takes the reigns in 2017 with an experienced lineup returning.  The Wildcats should be solid on defense as six return from a conference championship team in 2016.  Replacing arms will be key in the run to repeat in 2017.

 

Players to Watch

Noah Liles, OF, 2017 – UNC Wilmington commit

Andrew Wilson, OF, 2017

Garrett Gidens, INF, 2017 -- Barton College commit

Tony Mack, INF, 2017 -- North Carolina A&T commit

Austin Partin, INF, 2018

Kyle Brisson, RHP/1B, 2018

Peyton Richards, C/3B, 2019

Josh Harlow, RHP, 2019

Ryan Kennedy, C/RHP, 2019

Andrew Grande, 3B, 2020

Kyle Denning, LHP/1B, 2020