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Less than two months remain before the start of the 2018  high school baseball season. We will spotlight teams from around the state as we near the start of our high school preseason and season coverage.

Team Spotlight: North Harford Hawks

Head Coach: Tim Larrimore (28th Season)
Classification: 2A
Conference: UCBAC
2017 Record: 9-12
2017 Post Season: 1st Rd
Returning Starters: 6
Returning Pitchers: 2

State Playoff History
Champion: N/A
Finals: 2012, 2014
Semis: 1999, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2015

Returners with Post Season Honors
Andrew Lechner
Bobby Duffy

Top Returners (2017 Stats)
OF Andrew Lechner 2018 (.383 BA, .456 OBP,19 RBI, 6 2B)
SS/RHP Bobby Duffy 2020 (.300 BA, .514 OBP, 0.83 ERA, 25.1 IP)
3B Nick Phillips 2018 (.267 BA, .340 OBP)
OF Derek McManus 2018 (.237, .373, 11 SB)
OF Jake Helewicz 2018 (.200, .322)

Key Newcomer(s)
Matt King 2019
Mil Heinze 2020
Jackson Stocksill 2020

Outlook
The Hawks are were in rebuild mode in 2017 an finished with a 9-12 record, their first losing season since 2008. Don't expect them to make that a habit as they hope to regain the dominance they had in the early this decade like 23 wins in 2012 and 22 wins in 2014, both of which led to state final births. Leading the offensive end is senior Andrew Lechner, coming off a strong junior campaign for the Hawks. 2020 SS/RHP Bobby Duffy came into his own as a freshmen for the Hawks, showing two-way ability for the team and that will be called upon again. Keep an eye out for 2020 Jackson Stocksill...