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2015 Team Preview: Greenville Bears

March 7, 2015

Shon Plack and Jeff Viles
Prep Baseball Report-Missouri

As we prepare for the upcoming 2015 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

Team: Greenville
Nickname: Bears
Class: 2A
League: OFC,MVC
Head Coach: Jeff Null
Twitter Handle: @GreenvilleBears
2014 Overall Record: 17-9
2014 Post-Season Finish: Lost in Districts

Number of Position Players Lost: 2
Number of Pitchers Lost: 1
Number of Returning Starters/Position Players: 7
Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4

TOP RETURNERS (Commit)
Ben Becker, 1B/3B, 2016
Jake Doris, OF, 2016
Devin Duncan, OF/RHP, 2015
Blakeney Kearby, RHP/OF, 2016
Trey McDaniel, RHP/SS, 2017
Grant Miller, 2B, 2016
Trynt Tompkins, C/RHP, 2016

OUTLOOK
The Greenville Bears will open as the #4 team in the MHSBCA ranking, led by sophomore RHP Trey McDaniel.  McDaniel, at 5-foot-11 175-pound, has a max fastball velocity of 82 mph, but features nasty swing-and-miss slider.  In 2014, he earned All-State Honorable Mention awards along with senior OF/RHP Devin Duncan.  Look for junior catcher Trynton Tompkins to become one of the top catchers in Class 2.  Tompkins has a gap-to-gap approach at the plate, with an exit velo of 89 mph.  Tompkins also has a top pop time of 2.05 behind the dish.  The Bears will rely mostly on their junior class as they chase the state championship.  1B/3B Ben Becker, OF Jake Doris, RHP/OF Blakeney Kearby and 2B Grant Miller are all juniors looking to bring Greenville the state title.  Coach Null's crew finished with a 17-9 record a season ago, and had an impressive fall.  They will ready for the task at hand in 2015. 

CLICK HERE, to see the MHSBCA Rankings
CLICK HERE, to see the entire list of 2015 Missouri Team Previews

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