NC High School Preview: McDowell
February 12, 2017
By Brandon Hall, Ed Hall, and Staff
PBR NC
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Team Preview
McDowell High School
Coach Alex Smith
Classification 4A
Conference Name Mountain Athletic Conference
2016 Stats
Record 15-12
Conference Finish 3rd
State Playoffs 1st Round
2017 Outlook
# of Returning Starters 4
# of Returning Pitchers 3
What to Watch For
Two top-end arms will pace the Titans in 2017. Both Silver and Franklin played big parts in 2016 and they should lead a staff that has some depth. Offensively, Coach Smith returns Sydney Pike, his top production guy from last year. The rest of the team will need to pick up the pace to take some pressure off the arms.
Players to Watch
Zach Franklin, RHP, 2017 – Western Carolina commit
Canaan Silver, LHP, 2017 – Spartanburg Methodist JC commit
Tyler Walker, Util, 2017
Sydney Pike, 1B, 2018
Chase Harris, OF, 2018
Troy Sheperd, INF, 2018
Dylan Poplin, INF, 2018
Nathan Watkins, INF/OF, 2018
Ryan Murdock, OF, 2018
Kell Smith, C, 2019
Brycen Seymore, INF, 2019
