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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: NORWELL KNIGHTS

Head Coach: Andy McClain
Class: 3A
2016 Record: 22-3
Conference (2016 Record):  Northeast 8 - 5-2
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/3

2017 Team Strengths:

• Leadership
• Offense
• Pitching 

Top Returning Players:

• Levi Long, 1B/RHP, 2017: .412BA 21RBI
• Quentin Middleton, RHP/UTIL, 2017: .342BA 2.35ERA
• Trevor Wilson, OF, 2017: .364BA 
• Colin Schwartz, C, 2017
• Christian Bohata, LHP/OF, 2018
• Garrett Weybright, INF, 2018 

Outlook:  Norwell brings back 6 bats in the lineup including Levi Long, who hit .412 in 2016.  Colin Schwartz, an all-conference catcher, looks to follow up last year with a strong senior campaign.  Coach McClain has experience and talent heading into this spring.  Expectations are high again for the Knights after a 22-3 season and several starters returning.  Norwell hopes to compete for a conference title again this year.