Norton Panthers 2024 Baseball Preview

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Norton Panthers

Head Coach: Jack Pecnik
Years Head Coach (current school): 3rd
Record (current school): 27-25
Years Head Coach (overall): 3rd
Record (overall): 27-25

Assistant Coaches:
Ryan McAdams
Jim Pecnik
Rob Howerton

Record last season: 12-15
League Affiliation: Metro Athletic Conference
Last year's playoff results: Lost to Norwayne 6-5 in Sectional Final

Top players returning:
Justin Fuller - C/SS, Senior, 4 Year Letter Winner, Malone University Commit, 1st Team MAC, 2nd Team MAC, 2nd Team All District.

Jake Ford - OF, Senior, 4 Year Letter Winner, Walsh University Football Commit, 1st Team MAC, 2nd Team All District, Missed all of last season with torn ACL but came back at end of year and turned in 10 plate appearances with a Home Run and Double.

Paul Mattei - OF/LHP, Junior, 3 Year Letter Winner, 2nd Team MAC. Last Year - .341 AVG, 28 Hits, 3 3B, 20 Runs.

Andrew Lewis - OF/RHP, Senior, 3 Year Letter Winner, HM MAC

Top players lost:
Daniel Hopkins - All State, All District, Multiple 1st Team All League Nominee
George Antal - All District Nominee, 1st Team All League, 2nd Team All League

COMBINED Stats Last Year - 97 IP, 8-3 Record, 102 SO, 19 BB, 1.5 ERA

New impact players:
Jackson Lewis
Luke Senderak
Aidan Williams
Caiden Shockey

Twitter:
@NortonBaseball_

Final Comments:
The loss of two four-year contributors, who were our 1 and 2 arms... one of which was an All-State standout, undoubtedly leaves big shoes to fill for us this spring. However, I believe the team is embracing the challenge. We have a mix of experienced leadership and talented young players eager to make their mark. We have a varsity roster of 16 guys that are all rowing the boat in the same direction this season. They are hungry to play competitive baseball this spring!
 
 
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