2017 Spring Team Preview: Eastwood Eagles
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: Eastwood Eagles
Team Name: Eastwood
Head Coach: Kevin Leady
Division: III
2016 Record: 21-6
Conference Record: Northern Buckeye Conference, 10-4
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/4
2017 Team Strengths:
- Pitching
- Defense
- Leadership
Coach Outlook: "2016 Northern Buckeye Champions - First since 1989, 2016 NW District Champions - First since 2011. Our program will be in an unprecedented position this upcoming season. We are coming off of our first league title in 27 years and return 7 position players and 4 starting pitchers. Our goal is to complete for a league title and make a deep tournament run. To be successful we will have to complete on the mound and play solid defense."
Top Returning Players:
- Cade Boos (JR) - OF .429 4 2b 1 hr 17rbi 30r 30sb
- Jake Pickerel (JR) - 3rd/P - .410 6 2b 2 3b 30rbi 11sb - 5-1 1.71 ERA 45 IP
- Tyler Haas (JR) - BGSU COMMIT .277 - 1-0 2.47 ERA 17 IP
- Collin Dewese 5-3 0.43 ERA 48 1/3
- Brendan Halko 3-0 3.07 ERA 14 IP
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.
