2020 Nebraska Team Previews: Columbus Discoverers
March 4, 2020
By Brian Feekin
Prep Baseball Report Nebraska
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As we prepare for the upcoming 2020 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.
Team: Columbus 
Nickname: Discoverers
Class: A
Conference: GNAC
Head Coach: Jimmy Johnson
Years as head coach at school: 3
2019 Record: 11-11
Top Returning Pitchers:
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Connor Dush RHP / Columbus, NE / 2020
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Cole Wilcox SS / RHP / Columbus, NE / 2020Rankings StateRank: 52 / POS: 8
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Tyler Palmer OF / SS / Columbus , NE / 2020Rankings StateRank: 9 / POS: 2
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Tadan Bell LHP / OF / Columbus , NE / 2022Rankings OverallRank: 382 / POS: 44
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CJ Fleeman LHP / OF / Columbus, NE / 2021Rankings StateRank: 50 / POS: 7
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Top Returning Position Players:
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Tyler Palmer OF / SS / Columbus , NE / 2020Rankings StateRank: 9 / POS: 2
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Brent Beard C / RHP / Columbus, NE / 2021
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Eric Mustard C / OF / Scotus Central Catholic, NE / 2020Rankings StateRank: 78 / POS: 12
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- Landon Thompson
Current College Commitments in Program:
- Tyler Palmer - Nebraska
- Connor Dush - Southeast CC
- Cole Wilcox - Southeast CC
- Ian Gibbs - Doane
"We have a solid core of talent at each level in our program. We return a lot of pitching and will lean on this to be a strength for our team. We hope to take a big step forward with our bats from our returning players and some younger players getting their first varsity playing time." Head Coach Jimmy Johnson