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2017 Spring Team Preview: Buckeye Central Bucks



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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.

To view the full list of 2017 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

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2017 Spring Team Preview: Buckeye Central Bucks

Team Name: New Washington Buckeye Central
Head Coach: Chad Jensen
Division: IV
2016 Record: 11-15
Conference Record: Northern 10 Conference, 4-12
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/3

2017 Team Strengths:

  • Work Ethic
  • Coachability
  • Overall Team Speed
  • Starting Pitching

2017 Team Weaknesses:

  • Experience
  • Consistent Hitting
  • Pitching Depth

Coach Outlook: "We expect to improve every day and be playing our best baseball at the end of the season.”

Top Returning Players:

  • Jacob Shade, SR, INF/OF/P, .291, 1 2B, 18 RBI, 8 SB, 2-3, 34 IP, 29 K
  • Trent Craft, SR, 3B/P, .283, 2 2B, 7 RBI
  • Kidron Wechter, SR, C
  • Josh Dentinger, JR, SS/P, .270, 3 2B, 10 RBI, 2-1, 24 IP, 28 K, 2.04 ERA
  • Payton Phenicie, JR, OF/P, 2-3, 16 K

Top Underclassmen:

  • Josh Dentinger, See Above
  • Payton Phenicie, See Above
  • Brady Biglin, SO, P/2B/SS
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.