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2017 Spring Team Preview: Milford Eagles



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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: Milford Eagles

Team Name: Milford
Head Coach: Tom Kilgore
Division: I
2016 Record: 28-3
Conference Record: Eastern Cincinnati Conference, 12-2
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4

2017 Team Strengths:

  • Team Defense

2017 Team Weaknesses:

  • New Pitching Rotation

Coach Outlook: "Milford returns six starting position players and four pitchers with experience from the 2016 team that finished 28-3 and regional runner-ups. The Eagles need to find a way to replace Brad Hall’s (Miami University) offense in the middle of the batting order as well as the top pitchers in the rotation: Kyle Ruehlman (Sinclair CC) and Nathan Kroger (University of Cincinnati).

Top Returning Players:

  • Matt Kirk, OF, SR, L/L, 6-2/185, Morehead State Commit, 2-Year Starter, .367, 27 R, 36 H, 12 2B, 4 3B, 24 RBI, 5 SB
  • Wes Reid, SS, SR, R/R, 6-1/175, 3-Year Starter, .481, 40 R, 50 H, 11 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 11 SB
  • Keith Carter, 2B/SS, SR, R/R, 6-3/190, 2-Year Starter, .409, 22 R, 38 H, 14 2B, 41 RBI, 14 SB
  • Sam Dobrowolski, C/1B, SR, 6-1/175, 2-Year Starter, .421, 22 R, 32 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 29 RBI, 2 SB
  • Kyle Music, RHP/1B, JR, 6-4/175, University of Kentucky Commit, 2-Year Starter, 6-0, 1.84 ERA, 29.1 IP, 32 K, 1 S
  • Evan Baugh, RHP/OF, JR, 5-10/170, 2-Year Starter, 2-0, 6.20 ERA, 1 S
  • Kyle Minton, RHP/OF, JR, 6-0/175, 2-Year Starter, 1-0, 2.70 ERA, 2 S

Top Underclassmen:

  • Kyle Music, See Above
  • Evan Baugh, See Above
  • Kyle Minton, See Above
  • Brady Sluder, RHP/OF, SO, 6-4/175

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.