2017 Spring Team Preview: Bowling Green Bobcats
March 14, 2017
By Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Staff
Editor in Chief/NW Scout
With the 2017 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 in Mid-January, we began releasing team previews for teams across the state, leading into the Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings.
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2017 Spring Team Preview: Bowling Green Bobcats
Team Name: Bowling Green
Head Coach: Bob Schultz
Division: II
2016 Record: 19-8
Conference Record: Northern Lakes league, 11-4
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/3
2017 Team Strengths:
- Senior Leadership
- Defense
- Pitching Staff
2017 Team Weaknesses:
- Pitching Depth
- Hitting with runners on
Coach Outlook: "High expectations for this upcoming season. Finished short last season of making a State run, losing to Defiance, the eventual State Champions. We didn't lose many players, so we have very high expectations."
PBR Outlook: The Bobcats have a talented group of seniors with a good mix of underclassmen as well. The Bobcats have talent in 2017, how far will that talent take them?
Top Returning Players:
- Dylan Dohanos, SS, 2017 5'10 165, BGSU recruit
- Adam Furnas, P/1B, 2017 6'2 185, BGSU recruit
- Alec Brown, 2B, 2017
- Blaine Brown, C/OF, 2017
- Clayton Brown, CF, 2017
- Devin Westerman, P/Util, 2017
- Josh Riggs, 3B, 2017
- Brett Rich, P/OF, 2017
- Matthew Kramer, OF, 2017
- Justin Taylor, P, 2017
- Nick Jackson, OF, 2018
- Spencer Rader, P/IF, 2018
Top Underclassmen:
- Nick Jackson, OF, 2018
- Spencer Rader, P/IF, 2018
- Aric Burbey, Util, 2018
- Logan Bergeron, C/IF, 2018
- Tucker Craft, Util, 2019
- Isaac Elsasser, IF, 2019
- Ethan Chambers, P/OF, 2019
- Christian Peek, P/1B, 2019
- Joey Craig, IF, 2019
- Andrew Tucker, 3B, 2019
- Jeremiah Taylor, P/IF, 2019
- Bryce Hoehner, OF, 2019
A Look Back At 2016 Preseason Articles:
To view the 2016 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2016 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.
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.
