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2017 Spring Team Preview: Champion Golden Flashes

March 8, 2017

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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.

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

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2017 Spring Team Preview: Champion Golden Flashes

Team Name: Champion
Head Coach: Rick Yauger
Division: III
2016 Record: 16-6
Conference Record: AAC Blue
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/6

2017 Team Strengths:

  • Leadership
  • Quality Arms
  • Sound defensively
  • Decent team speed
  • High baseball IQ

2017 Team Weaknesses:

  • Ability to replace 2-year starter behind the plate

Coach Outlook: "We'll play a competitive schedule. We expect to compete for the league title and if able to stay healthy expect to be competitive come tournament time."

PBR Outlook: Numerous starters return for a 16-6 Golden Flashes team that looks to be competitive in league and come tournament time in 2017.

Top Returning Players:

  • Michael Turner, C/SS/RHP 6' 200 lb Sr. 4 yr starter Kent State recruit
    (.452 avg 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 15 R)
  • Lucas Nasonti, CF/RHP 5'10" 165
    Sr. 4 yr starter (.388 avg, 5 2B, 1 3B, 17 rbi, 20 R)
  • Drake Batcho, OF/LHP 6'4" 200 lbs. Jr. 2 yr starter
    (.410 avg, 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 18 Rbi, 17 R)
  • AJ Meyer, 1B/LHP 6 210 lb Jr.1 yr starter
    (.420 3 2B, 12 RBI, 9R)
  • Andrew Russell, SS/RHP 5'9" 165lbs SO
    (.375 avg, 7 Rbi, 7 R)
  • Kyle Forrest
  • Aaron Williams

Andrew RussellTop Underclassmen:

 

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.