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By John Nolan
Assistant Director of Scouting/Content Management 

As we enter February, the high school season is quickly approaching. As the month progresses and February turns into March, we will take a look at high school programs throughout our coverage area as they prepare for the 2016 season.
 

Team: Parry McCluer
Nickname: Fighting Blues
Class: 1A West
Conference: 45 and Pioneer District
Coach: Jason Coleman
Twitter: @ParryMcCluer
2015 Record: 5-13
2015 Post Season: Conference Tournament
Returning Starters/Position: 8
Returning Pitchers: 5

 

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Hayden Bartley (MIF/OF, 2017)
Zach Higgins (1B/RHP, 201&)
Matt Thompson, (RHP/SS, 2017)
Cameron Wheeler (LHP/OF) 2016, Randolph-Macon)

SEASON OUTLOOK
Parry McCluer is coming off of a rebuilding 2015 season that saw the majority of their players make their first career starts. The Fighting Blues return all of their starters from 2015 as they will look to improve upon last season and go deeper this spring. The Blues will have decent speed throughout a lineup made up of contact hitters that work deep counts and hit well situationally. On the mound, the Blues will have Wheeler to anchor the staff but will be relatively young behind him. If Parry McCluer can get some good contributions by the youngsters in the rotation and maintain a consistent offensive approach, the Blues will be a much more dangerous team in 2016 and capable of challenging for a trip to the 1A West Regional.