Essexville Garber Dukes

March 22, 2019
PBR Michigan Staff

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2019 SPRING TEAM PREVIEW: Essexville Garber Dukes

Team Name: Essexville Garber Dukes
Head Coach: Jon Jeczmionka
Division: II
2018 Record: 28-10-1
Conference Record: Tri Valley East, 12-0 1st Place
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/3

2019 Team Strengths:

Pitching
Depth

Coach Outlook: "Led by a solid core of returning players, including Bay County’s HR Leader, Logan Hugo, who hit 7 HRs as a freshman. JV program went 29-3 last year and will be providing quality players. We will also be adding a freshman, Tommy Szczepanski, to the roster with a fastball touching the mid 80’s."

Top Returning Players:

2021 Logan Hugo (OF) - Uncommitted
2019 Carson Kwapiszewski (C/SS/RHP) - Uncommitted
2019 Spencer Mahar (2B) - Uncommitted

Top Newcomers:

2020 Alec Prokopenko (RHP/OF) - Uncommitted
2020 Adam Shimel (RHP) - Uncommitted
2022 Tommy Szczepanski (RHP/IF) - Uncommitted