Spring Sports Preview 2019 Baseball - v2 - FINAL_Layout 1 2 / 11 / 19 2 : 07 PM Page 4 PAUL VI’S S H A W N E E JASON KINNERMAN RENEGADES PLAYERS TO WATCH : Shawnee had several players gain valuable expe - rience on the way to the sectional final last year and it will be inter - esting to see what they can accomplish this spring . Senior first baseman Nate Liedtka entered the starting lineup as a junior and responded by leading the Renegades with 28 hits and 19 RBIs to make the all - conference first team . Senior shortstop Connor Coolahan , a three - year starter , is another top run produc - er in the middle of the lineup who made the all - conference second team and will play Divi - sion I baseball at La Salle . Other key seniors are senior outfielders Joey Dalsey — an all - con - ference second - teamer — and Joey Moore , who missed most of last season with an injury but returned for the end of the year . P A U L V I Juniors Cole Fleming , Dalton Short , Jack Steel EAGLES and Dom Frigiola all contributed as sopho - mores and senior EJ Mangione is a veteran PLAYERS TO WATCH : Paul VI catcher . Seniors Jackson Balzan ( 2.00 ERA , 27 graduated a standout SENECA’S strikeouts ) and Brandon Epstein ( 2.96 ERA , senior class that featured RYAN GRAHAM 27 strikeouts ) will lead the pitching staff . They five all - conference play - are both committed to Salisbury . Seniors Jack ers , including pitcher Corvin and Dylan Parker add depth behind Will Gambino , who was them . selected by the Seattle OUTLOOK : The Renegades overcame several dev - Mariners in last year’s MLB draft . But there is astating injuries in 2018 to post a 17 - 9 record , still a solid nucleus led by junior shortstop earn a share of the Olympic American title and Jimmy Bruno , who batted . 384 , and junior out - reach their first sectional final in five years fielder AJ Tropiano , who hit at a . 372 clip . Other before dropping a 1 - 0 game to Jackson . With experienced position players who batted over a strong core back , expectations are high for . 300 are junior infielder Jacob Herner and soph - this spring . omore outfielder Ryan Rumsey . Senior catcher Christian Waltz will control the defense and pitching staff and sophomore outfielder / pitcher W A S H I N G T O N Matt Vance will be a key piece of the lineup and T O W N S H I P pitching staff . Junior Chris Rowell could be ready MINUTEMEN to take over for Gambino as the ace of the staff , and other hurlers are junior Jason Kinnerman , PLAYERS TO WATCH : Five Rumsey and newcomer Matt Benson , a starters are back for sophomore . Washington Township , OUTLOOK : The Eagles went 15 - 6 in 2018 — a six - led by senior third win improvement from the year before — and baseman Luke Kaschak lost a close game to eventual state champion St . and junior outfielder Christian Kane , who both Augustine in the sectional quarterfinals . They made the all - conference second team . Kane , hope to stay competitive despite the losses to the leadoff hitter , batted . 361 with 30 hits , 15 graduation . walks and 28 runs scored , while Kaschak — a Rowan commit — was the cleanup hitter and drove in 19 runs with a . 329 average . Junior S E N E C A shortstop Greg Rossi , junior first baseman Nick GOLDEN EAGLES Hammer and junior second baseman Colson hy man Matt Christopher hit . 310 with four home Gonzalez were also starters . Senior infielder PLAYERS TO WATCH : Seneca grap runs , while senior Jack Welling started in the Brett Jester and senior catcher Chris Gollotto graduated five all - confer - hoto outfield and has committed to Arcadia . Junior will look to take on bigger roles . Hammer has ence players , including P is shortstop Malin Jasinski also saw time and will been a key starting pitcher since his rfreshman star outfielder Nick Har look to move into a full - time starting role . Junior season and will serve as the ace . Senior Marc - Decker , who is now a kip Josh Willitts and Christopher are key pieces of Anthony Rodriguez , junior Austin Attanasi and member of the SBoston of the pitching staff , and other experienced hurlers sophomore Mike Jones are other contributors Red Sox rtesyorganization are senior John Adams and junior Tyler Norman . on the mound . after getting drafted in cou OUTLOOK : The highlight of the Golden Eagles ’ 19 - 8 OUTLOOK : The Minutemen went 13 - 13 , qualified the second round . age season was the South Jersey Group III title , their for the playoffs and reached the semifinals of Three everyday starters im first sectional crown since 2011 . Although there the Diamond Classic last year . They have the return from last hamyear’s is no replacing Decker and the other seniors , talent to post a winning record and possibly sectional Grachampionship they hope to continue their winning ways this contend in the Olympic Conference American team , led by senior outfielder Ryan RyanGraham , spring . Division . who batted . 342 with 19 RBIs . Senior third base - SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM volume 9 issue 11 SUBURBAN FAMILY 11
