2017 Spring Team Preview: Calvert Senecas

March 15, 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.

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

If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2017 Team Preview, click here.

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2017 Spring Team Preview: Calvert Senecas

Team Name: Calvert
Head Coach: Brian Rothrock
Division: IV
2016 Record: 15-9
Conference Record: TAAC, 8-6
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/3

2017 Team Strengths:

Pitching
Defense
Offense

2017 Team Weaknesses:

Depth

Coach Outlook: "Still working on teaching the game of baseball to some of the players. Although we are Jr/Sr driven team there are still some very inexperienced players on the field. This being my second year I hope the learning curve should be much quicker this year than last."

PBR Outlook: The Calvert Senecas and head coach Brian Rothrock have two of the most talented players in Division IV throughout the state, when Deats is on the mound, the Senecas can beat any team. That said, coach Rothrock is still trying to put his stamp on the program in his second year, look for them to be competitive all year long.

Peyton Deats Top Returning Players:

Peyton Deats, P/1B, 2017, R/L, 4 Year Starter, Kent State commit, 6-2, 0.58 ERA, 101 K, 37 BB
Grant Vera, SS, 2018, R/R, 3 Year Starter, Kent State recruit, .348 AVG, 7 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 27 R, 4 SB.

Top Underclassmen:

Grant Vera, See Above

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.

Still working on teaching the game of baseball to some of the players. Although we are Jr/Sr driven team there are still some very inexperienced players on the field. This being my second year I hope the learning curve should be much quicker this year than last.