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By Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Staff
Editor in Chief/NW Scout

With the 2016 spring season right around the corner, PBR Ohio is eagerly anticipating bringing the Buckeye state the best high school coverage throughout the entire state.

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.

To view the full list of 2016 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

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

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2016 Spring Team Preview: Orange Lions

Team Name: Orange Lions
Head Coach: Nick Gerhard
Division: II
2015 Record: 6-18
Conference Record: Chagrin Valley Conference, 1-9
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 1/1

2016 Team Strengths:

• Youth
• Raw talent
• Defense

2016 Team Weaknesses:

• Inexperienced at the varsity level
• Untested pitchers

Coach Outlook: After graduating nine seniors last season that played the majority of our games, we will be very young this season. We only have three seniors, one of which, Harrison Gross, who has experience on the mound. The 25 sophomores and juniors in the program will compete for starting positions on the varsity level.

Top Returning Players:

• Harrison Gross, RHP, 2016, 6’0” 180, R/R, only true returning starter, strong arm with college potential, 1-5 record, 7.54 ERA, 26 IP, 31 BB, 29 K

Top Underclassmen:

• Nick Garofoli, SS, 2018, 5’8” 145, R/R, filled in for us in four crucial games last year and did very well defensively, should compete for a starting position at shortstop this season
• Joey Fekete, 2B, 2018, 5’9” 140, R/R, solid bat and hard worker, should compete to be a starter for us this season as a sophomore
• Caleb Zwick, CF, 2018, 5’7” 120, R/R, did very well on JV as a freshman, excellent speed and covers a lot of ground in the outfield, quality base-runner
• Antonio Baez, C, 2018, 5’10” 135, R/R, split catching duties with Curtis Wood at the JV level last year, quick feet and strong arm, should compete for starting position on the varsity this season

 

A Look Back At 2015 Preseason Articles:

To view the 2015 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2015 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

• Division I
• Division II
• Division III
• Division IV

To view the 2015 Preseason State Rankings, click below.

• Division I
• Division II
• Division III
• Division IV