Prep Baseball Report

2016 Connecticut Spring Team Preview: Shelton HS



Follow @pbrnewengland

By Dylan Hefflinger, Dennis Healy, Trevor Brown and PBR Staff
Editor in Chief / Co-Director of Scouting

With the 2016 spring season right around the corner, PBR New England is eagerly anticipating bringing the New England states the best high school coverage throughout the region.

Starting February 1st, we began releasing team previews for teams across the state, leading into the Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings.

If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2016 Team Preview, click here.

Interested in attending a PBR New England event? Check out our schedule by clicking here.

2016 Connecticut Spring Team Preview: Shelton HS

Team Name: Shelton High School
Head Coach: Scott Gura, 9th year
Division: LL
2015 Record: 18-7
Conference Record: SCC
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 2/2

2016 Team Strengths:

  • 4 returning starters
  • Front-line pitching

2016 Team Weaknesses:

  • Very young
  • 7 new starters

Top Returning Players:

  • Craig McNamara, P/1B, .417 BA. Power hitter
  • Chris Kainos, OF/P, .400 BA/32 hits, +speed

Top Underclassmen:

  • Trey McLoughlin, RHP/INF, committed to Fairfield, 3-3, 45 inn, 36 k’s, 2.32 ERA
  • Ryan Murphy, 2B, .286 BA, 1 error all year
  • David Wells, SS
  • Carl Kopf, LF/P