2017 Spring Team Preview: Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers
April 3, 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: Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers
Team Name: Cuyahoga Falls
Head Coach: Scott Koenig
Division: I
2016 Record: 2-25
Conference Record: Suburban
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/2
2017 Team Strengths:
- Starting Pitching
- Defense
2017 Team Weaknesses:
- Catching
- Hitting
- Youth
- Run Production
Coach Outlook: "Team still in rebuilding stage, will have underclassmen starting at five of nine positions. We have quality one and two starters that can win conference games. Need to drastically improve hitting and fielding that plagued last year’s team. Goal is to win 10 games."
Top Returning Players:
- Will Rightley, P/3B, 2017, 5-10/175, R/R, 2-Year Starter, .290, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 2.56 ERA
Top Underclassmen:
- Will Rightley, See Above
- Tyler Jellison, P/INF, 2020
- Zach King, LHP, 2019, 0-3, 0.47 ERA
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.
