2017 Spring Team Preview: Greenville
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: Greenville
Team Name: Greenville
Head Coach: Eric Blumenstock
Division: I
2016 Record: 11-17
Conference Record: GWOC, 5-5
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/7
2017 Team Strengths:
- Pitching depth
- Speed
- Offense
- Leadership
2017 Team Weaknesses:
- Middle will be young
- Catching depth
Coach Outlook: “We have been very young the last two seasons losing a lot to graduation. We will be very experienced this season with 8 Seniors and 11 players returning that saw a considerable amount of varsity time last year.”
Top Returning Players:
- Logan Eldridge, OF, Sr, 5'10", 200, R/R, 4 year starter, .398 average with 21 RBIs and 17 SB's. 1st team GWOC North.
- Tanner Ross, 3B/P, Sr, 6', 215, L/R, 3 year starter, .353 average with 21 RBI's, 1.91 ERA. 2nd team all GWOC North
- Kyle Mills, P/SS, JR, 6', 180, R/R, 3 year starter, .291 average with 16 SB's, 1.31 ERA. Special Mention All GWOC North
- Brandon Beyke, CF, Sr, 5'10", 170, L/L, 3 year starter, .325 average with 14 SB's, 2nd team All GWOC North.
- Owen Paulus, P, 6'3", 200, L/L, 1st year starter, 3.32 ERA
Top Underclassmen:
- Colton Zumbrun, 2019, P, 6'3", live high velo arm.
- Landon Eldridge, 2019, OF, 5'9", natural base stealer, great glove and speed in the outfield. High contact bat with power potential.
- Grant Minnich, 2019, C, 5'8", sub 2.0 pop, great speed, strong arm.
- Tyler Beyke, 2020, P/SS, 5'9", above average velo for his age group, good glove up the middle. quick bat with power potential.
- John Butsch, 2020, P, 5'11", 160, live arm with outstanding command.
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.
