2017 Spring Team Preview: North Canton Hoover

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.

To view the full list of 2017 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

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2017 Spring Team Preview: North Canton Hoover

Team Name: North Canton Hoover
Head Coach: Jeff Hite
Division: I
2016 Record: 15-11
Conference Record: Federal League
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/3

2017 Team Strengths:

Speed
Senior leadership
Athletic
Defense

2017 Team Weaknesses:

Pitching depth

Coach Outlook: "Should be very athletic; team speed is very good; should be able to score runs; pitching will be key."

Top Returning Players:

Nick Binnie, P/3B, 2017
Nathan Fox, P/1B, 2017
Eric Sarbaugh, P/2B, 2017
Don Genetin, OF, 2017
Alex Nicholson, OF, 2017
Eli Blackledge, C, 2018
Jordan Hite, P/SS, 2018

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.