Council Rock North Baseball Preview

03/15/16 2:18pm Posted by editor

COUNCIL ROCK NORTH BASEBALL PREVIEW

Coach:  Matt Schram – 6th year

Assistant coaches: Ben Battiste, Dan Krapf, Jon Haldis

Last year’s record:  17-8 overall, District 1 Champions, state semifinal qualifier.

Notable losses:

  1.  Cole German – Charlotte Southern University
  2.  Brandon McIlwain – University of South Carolina
  3.  Noah Hartwell – Towson University
  4.  Cole Hofmann – Penn Technical College
  5.  JR Hicks – Bloomsburg University

Key returners:

  1. Matt Hand – 12th - SS/P
  2. Jared Schram – 12th – C
  3. Seth Leuz – 12th – OF/P
  4. CJ Kilgarriff – 12th – P/2B
  5. Tyler Nowmos – 12th – INF/OF
  6. Juliano Kovalcik – 12th – OF/P
  7. Chase D’Arcangelo – 12th – 1B/DH
  8. Jackson Parker – 12th – OF/INF

Others to watch:

  1. Joe Preciado – 11th – INF/P
  2. Cole Olshavsky – 11th - OF

Strengths:  “We have a lot of returning seniors who contributed in helping us win the district championship last year, and that experience will help for success this year.  We had some injuries to pitchers last year and other key players, and they are all healed and ready to perform this year.  Our kids worked very hard this off season physically and mentally preparing for the season.  Looking forward to seeing how it pays off.”

Question Marks:  “We lost a lot of talent, experience, and leadership to graduation.  There are a lot of holes to fill in our lineup along with on defense, and we are excited to see how the guys respond. 
“Losing Brandon McIlwain this year to early graduation is a hole that you cannot fill.  We lost the best offensive weapon, a #2 pitcher, and a team leader.  Again, looking forward to seeing how the guys respond.” 

Outlook:  “With the changes due to graduation, our team is going to have to execute to perfection in our difficult league.  Mistakes will be exposed quickly, and mental toughness is at an all-time high.  In my opinion, the SOL is the toughest league in the State of Pennsylvania, and we are hoping to continue to be successful with hard work and determination.”

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