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: Connersville Spartans 

Head Coach: Scott Sargent 
Class: 3A
2015 Record: 21-7
Conference (2015 Record/Finish): Eastern Indiana (1st)
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/5
Preseason Rank: 9

2016 Team Strengths:

• Experience 
• Pitching Depth
• Defense
• Offense  

Top Returning Players:

• Cooper Cox, OF/LHP, 2016, L/R, 3 year starter, Committed to Anderson, 282 BA, 11 runs, 6 2B, 12 RBI 
• Kenny Cox, C, 2016, R/R, 3 year starter, All Conference, .377 BA, 7 2B, 19 RBI 
• Jacob Doherty, OF/LHP, 2016, L/L, 2 year starter, .267 BA, 3 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 2-1, 3.36 ERA, 22 K, 12 BB 
• Joe Rowe, OF, 2016, R/R, 3 year starter, .256 BA, 28 runs, 15 RBI, 7 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 8 SB 
• Baylor Sargent, 1B, 2016, R/L, 3 year starter, Anderson recruit, All Conference, .324 BA, 11 runs, 7 2B, 1 HR, 17 RBI
• Matthew Watkins, INF/RHP, 2016, R/R, 3 year starter, Manchester recruit, .284 BA, 10 runs, 4 2B, 9 RBI 
• Nathan Clark, INF/RHP, 2017, R/R, .312 BA, 2 2B, 1 3B, 16 runs, 8 RBI, 4 SB
• Dalton Huffman, RHP/3B, 2017, R/R, .194 BA, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5-2, 3.14 ERA, 42 K, 11 BB

Outlook: The Spartans are making the move to Class 3A this spring (4A in 2015) and return eight starters and 10 wins on the mound from last season.  Six senior starters return giving them experience needed to make a deep run come tournament time.