2017 Spring Team Preview: Wynford Lions
April 3, 2017
By Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Staff
Editor in Chief/NW Scout
With the 2017 spring season right around the corner, PBR Ohio is eagerly anticipating bringing the Buckeye state the best high school coverage throughout the entire state.
Starting in Mid-January, 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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2017 Spring Team Preview: Wynford Lions
Team Name: Wynford
Head Coach: Jordan Oliver
Division: IV
2016 Record: 19-6
Conference Record: Northern 10, 13-3
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/3
2017 Team Strengths:
- Experience
2017 Team Weaknesses:
- Depth
Coach Outlook: "We have high expectations for the season. Our goals include winning the league and the district tournament. We will focus early on building some depth and being consistent.”
Top Returning Players:
- Trey Stone, RHP/2B, 2017, 5-10, 3rd Year Starter, 8-1, <1.0 ERA, 1st Team District
- Wyatt Smith, RHP/OF, 2018, 6-3, 3rd Year Starter
- Jalon Brown, SS/RHP, 2017, 5-10, 4th Year Starter, .395, Captain, All Conference
- Caleb Stone, C/DH, 2018, 5-11, 3rd Year Starter, .405, 25 RBI, All Conference
- Blake Williamson, 1B, 2017, 6-1, 3rd Year Starter, .390, All Conference
- Bryden Oberlander, OF, 2017, 5-11, 3rd Year Starter, .330
Top Underclassmen:
- Wyatt Smith, See Above
- Caleb Stone, See Above
- Noah Smith, RHP/UTL, 2019, 6-1/135
- Josh Crall, SS, 2020, 6-0
To view the 2016 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2016 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.
A Look Back At 2015 Preseason Articles:
To view the 2015 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2015 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.
