Prep Baseball Report

2017 Spring Team Preview: Lexington Minutemen



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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.

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2017 Spring Team Preview: Lexington Minutemen

Team Name: Lexington
Head Coach: Kevin Morrow
Division: II
2016 Record: 20-8
Conference Record: Ohio Cardinal Conference
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/5

2017 Team Strengths:

  • Experience
  • Speed
  • Pitching
  • Defense

2017 Team Weaknesses:

  • Power
  • Closer

Coach Outlook: “After a district championship and regional appearance, we return the bulk of our offense and defense. We should be even faster after stealing a team record 78 bases. We should contend for our conference and the district.”

Top Returning Players:

  • Hunter Biddle, SR, 3B/P/OF, 5-10/165, 3-Year Starter, All Ohio, 31 H, 29 SB, 29 R, 27 RBI, .375
  • Austin Eifrid, SR, SS/P, All District, 3-Year Starter, Ashland University Commit, .400, 19 SB, 28 RBI, 26 R
  • Jared Strickler, JR, 2B/SS/P, All Conference, .350

Top 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.