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: Evansville North Huskies

Head Coach: Jeremy Jones
Class: 4A
2015 Record: 18-11
Conference (2015 Record/Finish): SIAC (9-5)
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/2

2016 Team Strengths:

• Starting Pitching
• Leadership
• Defense
• Hitting
• Speed 

Top Returning Players:

• Tyler Hagedorn, RHP/OF, 2016: 6'2"/175, R/R, three year starter, signed at USI. (5-4, 60 IP, 8 ER, .96 ERA, 39 hits, 43 K's, 10 BB) (.314, 22 hits, 10 runs, 11 RBI's, 7 BB) 
• Beau Ayres (right), SS, 2016: 5'10"/160, R/R, three year starter, 1st team All-SIAC. (.370, 30 hits, 32 runs, 3 3B, 14 RBI, 22 BB, 10 SB, .519 OBP) 
• Austin Curtis, 3B, 2016: 6'2"/175, R/R, three year starter. (.301, 24 hits, 15 runs, 12 RBI's, 11 BB) 
• Nathan Neuhoff, 2B, 2017: 5'11"/160, R/R. (.300, 8 RBI) 
  

Top 2017's:

• Kade Fleming (right), LHP/CF, 6'3"/170, L/L
• Ethan Warfield, INF, 6'2"/170, R/R
• Trae Ommart, RHP, 6'/160, R/R
• Zach Martin, INF/OF, 5'8"/155, R/R
• Reid McIntire, RHP/OF/C, 6'/175, R/R

Top Underclassmen:

• Nathan Toone (right), RHP/OF, 6'4"/170, R/R
• Jon Newton, RHP/OF, 6'2"/165, L/R.
• AJ Wheeler, C, 5'9"/150, L/R
• Payne Collins, INF, 5'8"/145, R/R

Outlook: The Huskies lose 11 seniors from last year's team, but do return the SIAC Player of the Year in Tyler Hagedorn. Pitching should be the strength in 2016 with Hagedorn, Curtis and Toone leading the way.  As always the SIAC will be tough, with five or six teams competing for the championship.