By Brandon Hall, Ed Hall, and Staff
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With the 2017 spring season right around the corner, PBR North Carolina is anticipating a great spring.  This is the first year of coverage for PBR during the high school season.  In the coming weeks and months, PBR will report on games, players, conference races and the state tournament.  It is the aim of PBR North Carolina to become your #1 source for high school baseball.

PBR worked to reach out to every team in the state.  A full team preview will be released on every team that filled out the preseason questionnaire sent by PBR.  If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2017 Team Preview – CLICK HERE

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TEAM PREVIEW

Athens Drive High School

Coach                                      Michael Ferrell

Classification                          4A

Conference Name                   Southwest Wake Athletic Conference

 

2016 Stats      

Last Year's Record                  13-13

State Playoffs                          2^nd Round

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           6

# of Returning Pitchers           3

 

What to Watch For:

Should be a very talented team defensively.  Will look for their pitchers to create ground ball opportunities.  Run scoring options may be limited, but the team has a chance to buy into their identity to create runs with competitive at-bats throughout the lineup.

 

Players to Watch

Ben Ruth, 1B/P, 2017

Kenny Venditti, P/INF, 2017

Evan Poole, C, 2017

Braxton Boddorf, INF/P, 2018

Adam Stuart, INF, 2019