By Phil Wade
Indiana Executive Director

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PBR Indiana is eagerly anticipating bringing the best high school baseball coverage throughout the entire state.

Throughout March we will be releasing team previews for teams across the state, leading into our Preseason All-State Teams and Preseason Team Rankings.

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2016 SPRING TEAM PREVIEW: Carroll Chargers

Head Coach: Dave Ginder
Class: 4A
2015 Record: 18-12
Conference (2015 Record/Finish): NE Hoosier (4-3)
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 9/5   
Preseason Rank: 17 

2016 Team Strengths:

• Pitching Depth
• Offensive Potential
• Competitors 

Top Returning Players:

• Hayden Jones (right), C, 2018: 6'0, 185, .398 ave, 39 H, 98 AB, 5 2B, threw out 11 of 13 baserunners 
• Jake Ostrowski, P, 2017: 6'2", 200, 44 2/3 IP, 3.15 ERA, 44 SO, 17 BB, 5W - 3 L 
• Jake Pease, INF/P, 2017: 6'4, 180, .375 ave, 24AB, 29IP, 2.65 ERA, 20 SO, 8 BB 
• Riley Perlich, 1B/P, 2018: 6' 3" 195, .200 ave., 50 AB's, .994 F%, 157 PO, 23 IP, 4.57 ERA, 12 SO, 7 BB 
• Cameron Kohli, 2B, 2016: 6' 170, .341 ave, 41 AB, limited JR season due to injury. 
• Brett Feller, 1B/DH, 2016: 6' 3" 240 .337 ave, 83 AB, 9 2B, 1 HR, 27 RBI 

• Langston Ginder, SS, 2018: 5' 11 175 .306 ave, 72 AB, 22 H, 13 RBI

More Top Underclassmen:

• Nolan Lebamoff, P, 2018:  6' 3 200 
• Grant Braun, C/OF:  5' 10 155 
• Nathan Fish, OF/P: 6' 2 190

Outlook: There's no doubt the Chargers are an overall young squad, but they gained a lot of experience playing last season.  They return nine starters and five arms with a talented group of sophomores and juniors along with a senior class that will complement and fill in some key roles throughout the year.  The pitching staff is deep and have one of the top 2018's in the state in catcher Hayden Jones.  Coach Ginder's teams are year in, year out one of the top programs in the state, and they are poised to once again make some noise come tournament time.