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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: Wilmington Hurricanes

Team Name: Wilmington Hurricanes
Head Coach: Rick Kneisel
Division: I
2015 Record: 9-12
Conference Record: SCOL, 6-8
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/4

2016 Team Strengths:

• Great work ethic
• Desire to compete
• Willingness to work in the offseason and summer
• Pitching
• Leadership
• Great off field attitude
• Good mix of seniors and underclassmen

2016 Team Weaknesses:

• Catching depth, a lot of unknown here
• General depth

Coach Outlook: There is a lot to be optimistic about in 2016. Wilmington has quite a few returning players with varsity experience yet there is still a good mix of seniors and underclassmen. The two leading hitters are back from last year’s squad and neither are seniors this year. Almost all of the pitching is back and there appears to be fairly good quality in the sophomore class coming up.

Top Returning Players:

• Jordan Ianson, RHP/3B/1B, 2016, 6'2" 205, R/R, three year starting pitcher, Heidelberg commit, .375 BA, 4 2B, 8 RBI, 2-6 record, 4.01 ERA, 38 K, 13 BB
• Brad Keller, 2B, 2016, 5'8" 170, R/R, three year starter, co-captain of the football team, .333 BA, 4 2B, 5 RBI
• Stephen Krause, RHP/SS/1B, 2018, 6'2" 220, R/R, started as a freshman, second leading hitter on the team, picked as the 31st first baseman in the nation by Perfect Game, the 11th player overall in Ohio and the 2nd ranked 1st baseman in Ohio,  .421 BA, 4 2B, 2 3B, 16 RBI, 0-2 record, 6.68 ERA, 30 K, 16 BB
• Brady McCune, OF/RHP, 2016, 6'1" 170, R/R, two year starter, co-captain of the football team, .290 BA, 3 2B, 8 RBI, 4-1 record, 1.50 ERA, 27 K, 16 BB
• Chris Wolary, OF/1B, 2017, 6'5" 195, two year starter, team leading hitter as a sophomore in 2015, selected First Team All SCOL, .523 BA, 8 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 24 RBIs

 

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