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With the 2017 spring season right around the corner, PBR Indiana is eagerly anticipating bringing the best high school baseball coverage throughout the entire state.

Leading up to the season we will be releasing team previews for teams across the state, leading into our Preseason All-State Teams and Preseason Team Rankings.

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2017 TEAM PREVIEW: Wapahani Raiders

Head Coach: Brian Dudley
Class: 2A
2016 Record:21-7
Conference (2016 Record): Mid-Eastern - T-1st
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4

2017 Team Strengths:

• Defense
• Pitching

Top Returning Players:

• Chandler Wise, SS/P, 2018: .315BA (right)
• Alec Summers, 3B/P, 2017: 4-0 3.88ERA
• Stephen Vickery, 2B, 2018: .274BA
• Tyson Lipscomb, C, 2019
• Drew Young, 1B, 2019: .432BA

Outlook: Wapahani finished 21-7 and graduated 5 starters from last year.  Coach Dudley expects his mixture of experience and youth to give them a chance to be strong by end of spring. Junior Chandler Wise is expected to be a big part of the offense and leadership up the middle.  The Raiders will have to compete with Daleville, last year's 2A IHSAA State Champions, in the conference and the state playoffs.