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2023 Spring Previews - 4A: No. 16-20

March 14, 2023
Indiana Staff
PBR Indiana

 

#16

2023 HS TEAM PREVIEW: CASTLE KNIGHTS

Head Coach: ​Curt Welch

Class: 4A

2022 Record: 26-4

Conference (2022 Record):  9-0

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 3/3

2023 Team Strengths:

  • Frontline Starting Pitching

  • Pitching Depth

Top Players: 

Outlook: Castle will be led by one of the state’s top right-handed arms, Auburn recruit Cameron Tilly. Tilly returns after posting a perfect 7-0 record as a junior, with a 0.68 ERA and 71 punch outs. Tilly will be joined atop the starting rotation by Sophomore Will Coleman, a Missouri recruit, who went 6-1 with a 1.91 ERA as a freshman, to create one of the toughest 1-2 combinations in 4A baseball. Senior Carter Walker and Junior Ryan Lambert are also quality arms that will be counted on to provide depth to the Knights’ rotation. Tilly and Coleman will also be two of the biggest contributors on the offensive side of the ball after they both hit over .300 in 2022. Senior Drew Behny returns in the outfield with tons of varsity experience as well.

 

#17

2023 HS TEAM PREVIEW: Brownsburg Bulldogs

Head Coach: Dan Roman

Class: 4A

2022 Record: 21-8

Conference (2022 Record):  10-4

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 1/4

2023 Team Strengths:

  • Pitching 

  • Defense

Top Players: 

Outlook: Brownsburg returns a strong core of pitchers from last year’s group that went 21-8. The Bulldogs return their top three arms from a season ago in Seniors Walker Brodt (4-3 / 3.44 ERA), Mason Tibbs (3-2 / 2.85 ERA), Alec Murphy (4-0 / 2.72 ERA). Sophomore Drew Jennings will provide depth to the bullpen after he saw varsity time on the mound as a freshman. Offensively, Brownsburg will be led by Senior Coulter Hamilton, who hit .329 with 7 2B and 4 HRs as a junior. Hamilton is the lone returning starter, so Brownsburg will need contributions from newcomers such as Sophomores Colin McNeer and PJ Fry. Except Senior Nathan Walsh to hit up near the top of the lineup as well. 

#18

 

 

 

 

2023 HS TEAM PREVIEW: VALPARAISO VIKINGS 

Head Coach: ​Todd Evans

Class: 4A

2022 Record: 18-7

Conference (2022 Record):  10-4

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/3

2023 Team Strengths:

  • Talented Young Group

  • Athleticism

  • Hitting

Top Players: 

Outlook: Valparaiso will be led by 2025 Louisville recruit Caden Crowell, an all-conference selection as a freshman in 2022. Crowell and Senior RHP Jimmie Shifflett will give the Vikings pitching rotation plenty of talent at the top. Aside from those two, Coach Todd Evans will have a number of young arms that he will expect to step up and contribute out of the bullpen. Offensively, the Vikings return a group of four hitters with varsity experience. Crowell, Seniors Miles Cvelbar and Ian Wilson, and Junior Andres Guzman were all key contributors to last year’s squad, and will all need to take another step forward this season for the Vikings to have success. Expect Sophomore Max Reaume, Junior Nate Brumfield, and Freshman Trent Gill to all step in and contribute to the Vikings offense as well.

#19

 

2023 HS TEAM PREVIEW: Jeffersonville Red Devils

Head Coach: ​Shayne Stock

Class: 4A

2022 Record: 17-11 

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 3/3

2023 Team Strengths:

  • Pitching

  • Athleticism

  • Top of the lineup 

Top Players: 

 

Outlook: The Red Devils are expected to have a talented pitching staff that will be the strength of their 2023 squad. Juniors Caiden White and Logan Bingham, along with Seniors Brett Denby and Jaden Hart, all return varsity experience on the mound and this group of arms should allow Jeffersonville to play with any team in the state. Denby and Hart will lead the charge offensively for the Red Devils after hitting at the top of the lineup in 2022. Jeffersonville will need contributions from Senior Aiden Niemi and Junior Jaret Phillips, two hitters with varsity experience that will be counted on to take on bigger roles in 2023. 

#20

 

2023 HS TEAM PREVIEW: Munster Mustangs

Head Coach: ​​Mike Mikolajczyk

Class: 4A

2022 Record: 21-5

Conference (2022 Record):  9-1

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/3

2023 Team Strengths:

  • Hitting

  • Defense

  • Pitching Depth

Top Players: 

Outlook: Munster returns six starters from a team that won 21 games a season ago. They will be led by a pair of Seniors in Denham Kozy (.380 avg 3 2B 3 HR) and Kevin Hall Jr. (.528 avg 8 2B 28 SB). Those two will look to build upon standout junior seasons, while Munster expects Junior Tyler Blair to have a breakout season after starting at shortstop as a Sophomore. Senior Brett Adams and Juniors Joey Campagna and Bryce Gelarden also return with varsity experience. The Mustangs will look to Blair to lead the pitching staff after posting a 1.87 ERA in 2022. Campagna and Sophomore Zach Wright will also be contributors on the mound for the Mustangs.

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