Prep Baseball Report

Belding Black Knights


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2019 SPRING TEAM PREVIEW: Belding Black Knights

Team Name: Belding Black Knights
Head Coach: Dave Riches
Division: II
2018 Record: 23-9
Conference Record: OK Silver, 2nd Place
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/5

2019 Team Strengths:

  • Starting Pitching
  • Speed

Coach Outlook: "We return our entire pitching staff from last season. We have a group of JV players coming up this season that won 17 games last season. We play in a very difficult conference and hope to be in the mix for a title at the end of the season."

Top Returning Players:

  • 2021 Tyler Cooper (SS) - Uncommitted
  • 2019 Vaugh Faasen (1B/LHP) - Uncommitted
  • 2020 Trevin Springsteen (RHP) - Uncommitted

Top Newcomers:

  • 2020 Jon Ross (C) - Uncommitted
  • 2020 Drew Riches (1B/3B) - Uncommitted
  • 2020 Cole Reeves (OF/RHP) - Uncommitted