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Preseason Preview: Millennium


Paul Panaccione
Arizona Scouting Director

Millennium High School / Homepage

Opening Day is around the corner, try outs have been held, and rosters are soon to be set. The Arizona Interscholastic Association has announced that opening day of the 2022 season will commence on Wednesday, February 23rd. The PBR Arizona staff begins its 2022 season coverage starting with our preseason team previews, where we will take notes from coaches, and highlight returning players, newcomers, and some sleepers. Over the next couple weeks and leading up to opening day, we will be highlighting some of the top programs in state in our team previews. PBR will also be publishing its state Power 25 rankings that will be updated every Monday once the season begins. Throughout the season, PBR will be pumping out coverage, highlighting individual players, games, rankings, scouting reports and nominating a player of the week. PBR looks forward to getting out there this spring to see some great baseball. 


Today, we look into:

Team: Millennium High School (5A, Desert West)
2021 Record: 15-3
Head Coach: Matt Royal
Returning Starters: 7
Returning Pitchers: 6

 

 

OUTLOOK

As we gather info from coaching staffs, and come to a conclusion with our Preseason Power 25 Rankings, we expect Coach Matt Royal's Tigers to be in the mix of things as the spring gets rolling. This is going to be an offensive team led by their returning hitters. The veterans in this lineup are going to carry the load, while hoping some of the younger bats can follow their lead. No doubt will 2022 OF Kaleb Duncan (UNLV) and 2022 OF/RHP Seanan Farney (Pima CC) be the headliners on this roster. Duncan is a physical outfielder with bat speed and an aggressive approach at the plate. Duncan is guaranteed to get his swing off when he gets his pitch, and unlikely that he misses it. Farney will have a slightly bigger role to this club however, as he takes the mound as their #1 starter, and a bat in the middle of their order. If Farney produces on both sides of the ball this year, Millennium's record will be a result of that. The Tigers will have a versatile offense that can score in many different ways, but expect the main way they're getting in the run column being from Duncan/Farney. Upperclassmen Sterling Albrand, Henry Brauckmiller and Roman Amaro are more veterans on this roster that have been there, and know the expectations, so expect production from those players as well. Coming off a 15-3 season, Millennium has a tough act to follow, but should be winning a good amount of ball games this year.  


 

KEY PLAYERS LOST:

Name State School Class Position Commitment
Connor Hill AZ Millennium 2021 LHP/OF Point Loma Nazarene
Tim Tarver AZ Millennium 2021 OF/RHP Glendale CC
Caleb Smith AZ Millennium 2021 RHP/1B Scottsdale CC

 

TOP RETURNERS:

Name State School Class Position Commitment
Kaleb Duncan AZ Millennium 2022 OF UNLV
Seanan Farney AZ Millennium 2022 RHP/OF Pima CC
Sterling Albrand AZ Millennium 2022 SS/RHP Pima CC
Henry Brauckmiller AZ Millennium 2022 1B/RHP -
Roman Amaro AZ Millennium 2023 OF/RHP -

PRESEASON MVP:

Name State School Class Position Commitment
Seanan Farney AZ Millennium 2022 RHP/OF Pima CC

 

TOP NEWCOMERS:

Name State School Class Position Commitment
Gavin Trim AZ Millennium 2024 OF/LHP -
David Sheppard AZ Millennium 2025 LHP -
Kyan Roseland AZ Millennium 2023 UTIL -
Ian Haines AZ Millennium 2024 C -

 

 

UNDERCLASSMEN WATCHLIST:

Name State School Class Position Commitment
Preston Armstrong AZ Millennium 2025 C/RHP -
Josue Malave AZ Millennium 2025 INF -
Sullivan Causey III AZ Millennium 2025 OF -
Gabriel Mendonza AZ Millennium 2025 LHP/OF -

Ian Haines AZ Millennium 2024 C/3B -

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