PBR NE High School Team Preview: Lincoln Southwest

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2022 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

Team: Lincoln Southwest

Nickname: Silver Hawks

Class: A

Conference: Heartland Athletic 

Head Coach: Mitch Vernon

Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 6th (79-39)

2021 Overall Record: 19-12

2021 Post-Season Finish: State Tournament (0-2) 

# of Returning Starters: 3

# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 1

# of Starters Lost: 7

# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 5

PLAYERS TO WATCH: 

Cam Newell, '22, INF, RHH, strong quick bat.  Has lots of pop, will need to be one of the players we rely on for offensive production. 

Jack Shaffer, '22, OF, RHH/RHP, competitive kid when he steps into the box.  Tools are there to be a very solid offensive player for us.  

Blake Waring, '22, INF, RHH/RHP, Blake has consistently improved as his number of varsity ABs increase.  Played in all 31 of the varsity games last spring.  Solid leader on and off the field. Capable of playing multiple positions defensively. 

Ryan Semin, '22, RHP, had 18 innings last spring, ERA was 1.88, 22Ks.  Will be the leader of our pitching staff. 

ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL: 

Isaiah Peterson

Logan Sartori

Brandon Doty

Griffin Everitt

Dawson Linder

Cade Moeller

Shea Zetterman

Noah Buss 

Gabe Davis

Cameron Frederick

Jhett Jacquot

Ryan Jungers

Treyton Randall

Trey Roberson

Luke Sartori

Jake Aberg

Ira Lee

Nate Matthews

Tyler Sass

Telo Arsiaga

Andrew Bohrer

Dylan Cox

Joon Dunsmore

Will Johnson

Brock Merkel

Max Petersen

Carson Stille

Tanner Vercellino

2022 OUTLOOK:

“There are plenty of starting spots up for grabs.  The underclassman will need to step up as they will get thrown into the mix immediately.” 

Head Coach 

 Coach Vernon