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2017 Spring Team Preview: Westerville North Warriors



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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: Westerville North Warriors

Team Name: Westerville North
Head Coach: Sean Ring
Division: I
2016 Record: 8-21
Conference Record: OCC
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4

2017 Team Strengths:

  • Team Defense
  • Pitching Depth
  • Experience

2017 Team Weaknesses:

  • Scoring Runs

Coach Outlook: "We return a team that played great defense and pitched well, keeping us in almost every game and losing eleven 1 run games. Our success will hinge on our offensive output to score enough runs to allow out pitching and defense to win games. We will be a veteran team which will help to get over the hump down the stretch in tight games. We look forward to taking a huge step forward in 2017."

PBR Outlook: A year after losing 11 one run games, can the Warriors and coach Ring find a way to pull out those type of contests? If so, Westerville North could be a surprise team in Central Ohio.

Josh StoverTop Returning Players:

  • Josh Stover, RHP/SS, 2017, 6'2'' 170lbs, R/R, 2 year letterman, Ashland recruit
  • Justin Hrinko, OF/UTL, 2017, 5'9'' 150lbs, R/R, 2 year letterman
  • Jackson Blackstone, OF/C, 2017, R/R, team captain, 2 year letterman
  • Gavin Perkins, INF, 2017, R/R, 2 year letterman
  • McGuire George, LHP/OF, 2017, L/R, 2 year letterman
  • Joe Legin, INF/LHP, 2017, L/L, 2 year letterman

Top Underclassmen:

  • Josh Houston, INF, 2018, 6'0'' 170lbs, R/R, 1 year letterman
  • Sterling Tamburello, P/INF, 2018, 6'3'' 200lbs, R/R
  • Jack Murgas, P, 2018, 5'10 155lbs, R/R
  • Chad Gordish, P, 2018, 5'10 155lbs, R/R
  • Mason Lowder, P/INF, 2019, 6'1'' 210lbs, R/R
  • Adam Stefanelli, INF, 2019, 5'8'' 150lbs, R/R

 

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.