As we prepare for our 2014 high school preseason coverage, we are going to take a quick glance at teams from across the state.

Team: Sterling Heights Stevenson
Class: DI
League: MAC Red
Head Coach: Joe Emanuele 
2013 Overall Record: 28-7
2013 Conference Record: 8-2
Returning Starters: 7
Returning Pitchers: 5

TOP PLAYERS

Zack McGuire, 1B/OF, 2014 ... Committed to Michigan State
Brandon Hughes, LHP/OF, 2014 ... Committed to Michigan State
Dean Emanuele, IF, 2014
Joe Wolf, RHP, 2014
Brandon Williams, RHP/OF, 2015
Riley McCauley, SS, 2015 ... Committed to Michigan State
Gregory McDade, OF/IF, 2015

YOUNG UP AND COMERS

Simon Lidwell, RHP, 2016
Frank Dacenzo, RHP, 2016
Devon Dudal, IF, 2016

OUTLOOK:  

Expectations are high for Coach Emanuele's team in 2014. The lineup is loaded with three future SPARTANS in McGuire, Hughes and McCauley. But, the depth of the lineup goes beyond those three. Keep an eye out for juniors Gregory McDade and Brandon Williams. The pieces of the puzzle are present: speed, defense, pitching, and offensive firepower. If they all come together, Stevenson will be difficult to beat in 2014. To defend their conference title, the Titans will have to beat the likes of Ike, Dakota, and Grosse Point South.

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COACHES PRE-SEASON QUESTIONNAIRE

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