By Brandon Hall, Ed Hall, and Staff
PBR NC 

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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

Interested in attending a PBR North Carolina event? Check out our schedule by CLICKING HERE.  Check back frequently as events will be added throughout the year.

Team Preview

Freedom

Coach                                      Clint Zimmerman

Classification                          3A

Conference Name                   Northwestern 4A/3A

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                     12-12

Conference Finish                   3^rd

State Playoffs                          1^st Round

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           7

# of Returning Pitchers           8

 

What to Watch For:   

Coach Zimmerman is returning a plethora of talent with experience everywhere.  The Patriots should keep their opponents in check with the ability to catch the ball defensively, while throwing a ton of strikes on the bump.  The bats may have to carry the offense as the ability to create runs on the base paths could be limited.

 

Players to Watch

Philip Pieto, 1B/RHP, 2017

Nick Clontz, INF/RHP, 2017

Shea Floyd, INF, 2017

Hunter Smith, RHP, 2018

Lyle Holland, MIF, 2019

Brandon Pieto, Util/RHP, 2019