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: Penn Kingsmen 

Head Coach: Greg Dikos
Class: 4A
2015 Record: 26-9
Conference (2015 Record/Finish): Northern Indiana (12-4, 1st)
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/2
Preseason Rank: 1

2016 Team Strengths:

• Pitching Depth
• Defense 
• Experience  

Top Returning Players:

• Skylar Szynski, P/OF, 2016: 6'2-200, L/R, 3 year starter; 1st Team All State; 10-1; 0.84 ERA; 102 Ks; 30 BB. Indiana Commit 
• Brandon Stesiak, INF/OF/P, 2016: 6'2-180; 3 year starter; BA: .396;10 2B; 19 RBIs; 9 SB; 29 R
• Trevor Waite, OF, 2017: 6'1-185; L/R; 2 year starter; BA .360; 22 R; 16 RBIs; 10 SB
• Nik Kavadas, OF/P, 2017: 6'1-205;L/R; 2 year starter; BA 327; 27 RBIs; 5-2; 3.47 ERA; 38 Ks
• Nolan Metcalf, C/1B/P, 2017: 6'4-220; R/R; 2 year starter; BA .321; 27 RBIs; 21 R;11 2B
• Luke Schneider, MIF, 2016: 5'10-160; R/R; 3 year starter; BA .303; 32 R; 7 SB
• Ryan Herman, 3B/P, 2016: 6'0-170; R/R; 2 year starter; 1st Team All Conf Third Baseman; 2.85 ERA 
• Riley Stratford, P/3B, 2016: 6'4-185; R/R; 2 year starter; 6-1; 2.05 ERA; 52 Ks; 41 BB; Bethel Commit

More 2017's Returning:

• Matt Kominkiewicz, INF/OF:  5'9-170;  L/R 
• Ryan Lau, 1B/C: 6'1-180; R/R 

Top Underclassmen: 

• Nathan Lovisa, C, 2018 
• Peyton Kerr, INF, 2018 
• Jim Morris, OF, 2018

Outlook: Coach Dikos and the Kingsmen enter the 2016 season as the defending 4A state champions. The No. 1 ranked Kingsmen lost two senior starters from last year, but return the pitching staff which includes senior ace RHP Skylar Szysnki. The pitching and defense will be the key to Penn repeating as champs, but with a year's experience Dikos is looking for his offense to put up a few more runs this spring.  Penn once again has the talent and depth on its roster to make another run at the 4A state title in June.