Baptist Prep Eagles
February 17, 2019
As we prepare for the upcoming 2019 high school season, we will be taking a look at High School teams from around the Natural State
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Nickname: Eagles
Classification: 3A
Conference: 3A/4A District 9
Head Coach: Eddie Stephenson
Last Year's Record: 21-12
2018 Conference Finish: 1st
2018 Post Season: Lost in quarters of AAAA state to Malvern
Returning Pitchers: 8
Returning Position Players: 7
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS
+2019 Riley Loyd - P/OF. Signed with C of Ozarks. Our #1. Lefty that was 10-2 last year, 1.65 ERA, 95 K's, 80 IP's. All-Conf, All-State, All-State Tourney
+2019 Nick Jones - C/OF. Signed with AR Tech. .452 BA, 47 H's, 14 dbl's, 41 RBI in 33 games. All-Conference
+2019 Jacob Turner - 1b/DH. .333 BA, All-Conference
+2019 Gage Hall - SS/P. .250 BA, excellent hands at SS. All-Conference
+2019 Luke Weaver - C/3b/P. .Signed with Cairn University. 308 BA, 3.37 ERA, 21 K's, 18 IP's. All-Conference
+2019 Tucker Robertson - C. .340 BA, 14 dbl's. All-Conference
+2020 Ben Devine - LHP/OF. 5-2 on the mound last year
TOP 2020 PROSPECTs:
+2020 Jax Coleman - LHP/OF - L/L. Has a chance to be really good on the mound. His development could be a difference maker for us.
+Ben Devine - LHP/OF - L/L. Had a good soph year finishing 5-2. Not a hard thrower, but we were able to mix it up a lot on folks. He exceeded my expectations last year.
+Drake Avery - RHP/1b - R/R. 6'4" 250 lbs.
TOP 2021 and 2022 PROSPECTS
2021 Grant Jones - MI - L/R. Did a really good job for us starting at 2b most of the year.
2021 Cole Somers - CIF/OF/P - Hasn't played for us yet because of a lot of older guys in front of him. Has some potential on the mound. Physical tools are there.
2022 Jackson Mullen(Fresh) - MI/OF/P - R/R. Gifted and knows the game. Very likely to contribute as a freshman.
SEASON OUTLOOK:
The Eagles look to build off a state tournament run from 2018 and with so much returning should be in the mix as the season unfolds.
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