2017 Team Previews: Bellevue East Chieftains
February 8, 2017
By Brian Feekin
Prep Baseball Report Nebraska
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As we prepare for the upcoming 2017 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.
Team: Bellevue East
Nickname: Chieftains
Class: A
Conference: Metro
Head Coach: Don Kiviniemi
Years as head coach at school: 15
2015 Record: 16-16
# of Returning Pitchers (15+ Innings): 4
# of Returning Starters/Position Players: 6
# of Pitchers (15+ Innings) Lost From 2016: 3
# of Starting Position Players Lost From 2016: 3
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Nick Moeser- OF, 2016, Signed with University of Milwaukee Wisconsin
Jaxon Walls- SS, 2018
Alex Pavon- OF/RHP, 2018
2016 GRADS IN COLLEGE
Chris Cornish- Southeast Community College
2017 SEASON OUTLOOK
"I believe we will be very competitive this spring with the amount of experience that we have coming back. We have our top 3 pitchers back from last year and also the nucleus of line-up. If and when we play solid defense we can be very good. I am looking for our offense production to pick up this year, so we can win many more ball games. We have a lot of upside with this team, but it will come down to how hard we work and how our leadership develops." - Head Coach Don Kiviniemi
COACHES PRESEASON QUESTIONNAIRE
We appreciate all of the help provided by high school coaches across the state assisting with our preseason coverage. If you have not already done so you can fill out our coaches' preseason questionnaire online by CLICKING HERE.
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