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With 2023 now in the past, PBR Michigan is eagerly anticipating bringing the state the best high school coverage that can be found anywhere in 2024. Starting in February, we began releasing team previews for squads across the state. Ahead, we will have Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings coming your way.

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2024 Spring Team Preview: East Jordan Red Devils

Team Name: East Jordan Red Devils
Head Coach: Tom Reid
Division: 4
2023 Record: 25-7
2023 Tourney Finish: Regional Finals loss to Painesville-Jeffers
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 3/5

Coach Outlook: "We graduated a pretty talented '23 class, but our three returning starters were major contributers to last year's regional finalist team. My reserves from last year, who were mainly underclassmen, are primed and ready to step in and fill the shoes of the boys who left. I have 3 very good starting pitchers, with at least two good arms to eat up excess innings for us with a couple young guys who we still have more to learn about. These boys will compete every game and should be primed to make a deep tournament run again this year. Last year's second team All State Junior lefty pitcher Korbyn Russell is back to lead us on the mound and last year's offensive team leader in just about every category, Junior Brenden Aenis is primed to lead us at the plate. Defensively, we should be solid everywhere, while offensively, I am expecting some big production from this squad. I'm certainly looking forward to what 2024 has in store for EastJordan Red Devils baseball!"

2024 Team Strengths:

• Competitiveness
• Starting Pitching
• Defense
• Baseball Smarts

Top Returning Players:

• Korbyn Russell, LHP/1B, 2025, 6'1"/190lbs, L/L, Second Team All State '23. Last Year Stats: .321 AVG, 7 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 23 RBI, 18 R, 5 SB. 6-3 record (Two losses due to errors costing him the win while leading in final inning+regional finals game), 0.85 ERA, 2 SV, 97 K, 24 BB, 65.2 IP
• Brenden Aenis, 1B/OF/LHP, 2025, 6'1"/245 lbs, R/L, All District and All Conference '23. Last Year Stats: .356 AVG, 7 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 26 RBI, 29 R, 11 SB, .958 FLD %
• Lucas Stone, LHP/1B/OF, 2024, 6'0"/170 lbs, L/L, team captain, Last Year Stats: .273 AVG in just 11 AB before injured, 4-0 record, 1.54 ERA, 2 Sy, 24 K, 5 BB before injured
• Eli Burns, CF/SS/RHP, 2025, 5'9"/160, R/R, starter in 2023. Last year Stats: .921 FLD %, 3-1 record, 2.00 ERA, 28K, 12 BB, .169 AVG (struggled, but I expect much better this year), 1 2B, 10 RBI, 15 R, 8 SB.

Class of 2024 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

• Lucas Stone

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

• Korbyn Russell
• Brenden Aenis
• Eli Burns
• Jacob Haley C/2B (moved here)

Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

• Miles Raymond 3B

Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

• William Webb, OF/C/RHP
• Brady Wilson, SS/RHP

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