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With the season right officially underway, our staff will continue to release previews for teams from around the state. In this edition we highlighted six teams in the Flint Metro area

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Chesaning Indians

Head Coach: Dobbey Johnson

Division: 3

2025 Record: 27-7

2025 Tournament: Lost in Districts

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/1

2026 Team Strengths:

• Leadership
• Speed
• Pitching
• Defense

Key Returners:

• Blake Sanders, 1B, 2026
• Logan Vogelaar, SS, 2027
• Bradyn Dilts, 2B, 2027
• Mat Amman, OF, 2027
• Andrew Reiber, C, 2027
• Jacob Zyrowski, OF/P, 2028

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Fenton Tigers

Head Coach: Chris Murphy

Division: 1

2025 Record: 12-19-1

2025 Tournament: Lost in Regional Semifinal

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/10

2026 Team Strengths:

• Pitching
• Defense
• Leadership

Key Returners:

• Nick Brown, IF/RHP, 2026, Kellogg CC
  .425 OBP, 16 XBH
• Rory Sheil, IF/RHP, 2026
  .380 AVG, 35 H, 29 SB / .85 ERA
• Riley Brewster, CF/LHP, 2026
  .319 AVG / .375 ERA
• Noah Sheil, RHP/OF/IF, 2026
• Luke Dotson, IF/OF/RHP 2026
• Hunter Stockman, 1B/RHP 2026
• Bennett Gudith, OF/RHP 2026
• Owen O'Keefe, OF/RHP 2026
• Sam Ford, RHP 2026, Alpena CC
• Ayren Edgar, C 2027
• Noah Durling, IF/RHP 2027
• Austin Sturgis OF/C, 2027

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Flint Powers Catholic Chargers

Head Coach: Tom Dutkowski

Division: 2

2025 Record: 18-14

2025 Tournament: Lost in Districts

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 3/6

Team Strengths:

• Pitching Depth

Key Returners:

• Eli Sturgess, SS/RHP, 2027

2027 OF Eli Strugess
@CanesMI_15U

Blasts a ball deep over the left field wall for a 3 run homerun to take the lead in the bottom of the sixth 💣💣💣#pbrgli #pbr46 pic.twitter.com/Bf8dZrzoIQ

— Prep Baseball Michigan Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseMIScout) June 27, 2024

• Drew Simmons, SS/3B/RHP, 2027

2027 SS/3B Drew Simmons (Powers Catholic)

Simmons gets the team going here, powers a line drive thru the 6 hole in a big leadoff spot.#PBFG25 | #TeamMichigan | @DrewS1mmons pic.twitter.com/FV7PEzHz9R

— Prep Baseball Michigan (@PrepBaseballMI) July 25, 2025

• Logan Gowan, RHP/INF, 2028
• Aidan Corcoran, INF/RHP, 2027
• Kael Morningstar, C, 2026, Grace Christian
• Aiden Walls, LHP, 2027

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Linden Eagles

Head Coach: Tim Crow

Division: 2

2025 Record: 11-15-1

2025 Tournament: Lost in Regional Semifinal

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4

Team Strengths:

• Experience

Key Returners:

• Ryan Nosek, OF/RHP, 2026
• Landon Jones, OF/RHP, 2026
• Caden Appleton, MIF/RHP, 2026
• Bobby Phillips, CIF, 2026
• Noah Struab, C, 2026
• Connor Ross, C, 2026
• Keaton Hatfield, CIF/RHP, 2027
• Amare Luna OF/RHP, 2027
• Ethan Muehlhauser, 3B/RHP, 2028

Notable Newcomers

• Alex Bickel, RHP/3B, 2026
• Colin Bearup, LHP/1B, 2027

2027 LHP Colin Bearup
Sandlot Sluggers

FB: 77-80
CB: 68-70

Gets the start here for the sluggers and is filling it up early. Has a great mix all living in the zone. #BorderBattle25 #pb23 pic.twitter.com/OGYNVAglcl

— Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseOHScout) July 25, 2025

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New Lothrop Hornets

Head Coach: Adam Johnson

Division: 3

2025 Record: 15-18

2025 Tournament: Lost in District Finals

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/3

2026 Team Strengths:

• Pitching Depth
• Defense

Key Returners:

• Hayden Wendling, OF, 2026
• Nathan Kuchar, RHP/SS, 2026
• Logan Judd, C, 2027
• Zane Rumisk, 3B/OF, 2026
• Diam Edwards, OF, 2027

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Swartz Creek Dragons

Head Coach: Nick Bierman

Division: 1

2025 Record: 27-9-1

2025 Tournament: Lost in District Semifinals

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/2

2026 Team Strengths:

• Leadership
• Infield

Key Returners:

• Wyatt Jolman, SS/RHP, 2026, Hope College
  .455 AVG
• Jac Sandlin, INF, 2026, Mott CC
  .361 AVG
• Nathan Crawford, RHP, 2026, Grand Valley State
  7-0, .76 ERA
• Logan Beckwith, IF/OF, 2026

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