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2016 Spring Team Preview: Southfield-Lathrup Chargers

April 6, 2016

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By Dylan Hefflinger, Aaron Wilson and PBR Staff
Editor in Chief/Scout / Assistant Director of Scouting

With the 2016 spring season right around the corner, PBR Michigan is eagerly anticipating bringing the great state of Michigan the best high school coverage throughout the entire state.

Starting February 1st, we began releasing team previews for teams across the state, leading into the Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings.

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2016 Spring Team Preview: Southfield-Lathrup Chargers

Team Name: Southfield-Lathrup Chargers
Head Coach: Darren Mosley
Division: I
2015 Record: 22-17
Conference Record: OAA Gold, 13-2
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/3

2016 Team Strengths:

  • Pitching
  • Speed
  • Defense

2016 Team Weaknesses:

  • Overall team depth

Coach Outlook: We are looking to have a good season and compete for an OAA league championship. We have four starters coming back along with our top three pitchers. Our only concern will be our lack of depth due to the transferring of ten players because of the merging of Lathrup and Southfield high schools; three of the players were starters. We cannot afford to lose anybody for a long period of time due to the lack of experienced backups.     

Top Returning Players:

  • Xavier Jefferson, OF/P, 2016, 5’9” 165, three year starter, DI offers
  • Armani Godfrey, INF/P, 2016, 6’0” 155, two year starter
  • Kevin Smith, 1B/P, 2016, 5’11” 215, three year starter
  • Justin Foulks, OF/P, 2016, 5’10” 165, two year starter, Texas College commit
  • Evan Echols, INF/P, 2016, 5’10” 195, three year starter, recruited by Albion, Concordia, and Tuskegee

Top Underclassmen:

  • Khalil Smith, OF/P, 6’0” 160


A Look Back At 2015 Preseason Articles:

To view the 2015 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2015 Preseason All-State Teams, click here.
To view the 2015 Preseason State Rankings, click below.