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

Oxford Preparatory School

Coach                                      Ryan Allen

Classification                          1A

Conference Name                   Tar Roanoke 1A

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                     11-11

Conference Finish                   3rd

State Playoffs                          1^st Round

 

2017 Outlook

# of Returning Starters           8

# of Returning Pitchers           6

 

What to Watch For

Coach Allen returns a strong cast from a state playoff appearance in 2016.  Coach Allen will lean on the experience, where the pitching staff and offense both have the chance to handle opponents.  The separation at the end of the year may be the ability to finish games when the chances present themselves.

 

Players to Watch

Jonothan Cole, C, 2017

Hunter Strickland, OF/RHP, 2017

Timari Perry, OF/LHP, 2017

Asa Thomas, 2B/RHP, 2017

Trey Reese, RHP, 2018

Seth Abbott, 1B/LHP, 2019

Luke Overby, 3B/RHP, 2019

Ben Hester, SS/RHP, 2020