Category: 2017 Quick Look

Orleans finished under .500 last year, but is well positioned to lean on a strong pitching staff this summer.

Five to Watch
1. Chandler Day
2. Logan Gilbert
3. Joey Murray
4. Kevin Strohschein
5. Jimmy Herron

Pitchers
Chandler Day – Vanderbilt – Top recruit in 2016 had 3.78 ERA with 53 Ks in 52.1 IP this spring
Cody Deason – Arizona – Pitched well as starter and reliever for Wildcats with 3.86 ERA and 49 Ks in 53.2 IP
Logan Gilbert – Stetson – Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Year went 10-0 with 2.02 ERA, 107 Ks in 89 IP
Jackson Goddard – Kansas – Posted 4.29 ERA mostly as a starter and led team with 75 Ks in 79.2 IP
Josh Hiatt – North Carolina – Standout closer for Heels tallied 13 saves, 1.90 ERA and 64 Ks in 52 IP
Zac Kristofak – Georgia – Saved two games while posting 5.24 ERA for Bulldogs this season
Daniel Lynch – Virginia – Member of weekend rotation finished at 7-5 with 5.00 ERA
Andrew Miller – Maryland – Saved three games with 1.96 ERA and 17 Ks in 18 IP for Terps
Joey Murray – Kent State – MAC Pitcher of the Year went 6-1 with 1.80 ERA, 110 strikeouts in just 75 innings pitched
Ryan Rolison – Ole Miss – Emerged as strong starter in second half of season, finishing with 3.06 ERA and 64 Ks in 61.2 IP
Kevin Smith – Georgia – Pitched as starter and bullpen arm and finished with 4.87 ERA, 67 Ks in 61 IP
Graeme Stinson – Duke – 6-5 freshman had ERA over six but flashed big K numbers with 45 in 28.1 innings
Riley Thompson – Louisville – Has seen action in 13 games out of Cards bullpen, with 4.30 ERA, 23 Ks in 14.2 IP
Jake Wong – Grand Canyon – Had 4.00 ERA in weekend rotation for Antelopes

Catchers
Cooper Johnson – Ole Miss – Drew 38 starts and hit .213 in first season with Rebels
Cesar Salazar – Arizona – Hit .284 with 2 homers, 14 extra base hits in sophomore campaign

Infielders
Niko Decolati – Loyola Marymount – Following LMU-Orleans pipeline and coming off .320, 4 HR season
Jeff Houghtby – San Diego – Batted .263, hit two home runs in second season with Toreros
Devin Mann – Louisville – Key part of Omaha squad hitting .270 with eight homers
Steve Passatempo – UMass Lowell – Standout in Northwoods League last summer clubbed seven home runs with .272 AVG this spring
Ethan Paul – Vanderbilt – Returning CCBL All-Star hit .251 with five homers this spring

Outfielders
Jimmy Herron – Duke – Top hitter for Blue Devils finished at .326 with five homers and stole 17 bases
Lars Nootbaar – USC – Hit .313 in second season with Trojans and finished second on team with 20 extra-base hits
Brandon Riley – North Carolina – Key cog in talented lineup hit .317 with seven homers, team best 52 RBI this spring
Stephen Scott – Vanderbilt – Standout with NECBL’s Newport Gulls last summer batted .227 in part time role for Commodores
Kevin Strohschein – Tennessee Tech – Reigning OVC Freshman and Player of the Year slowed down only a bit, hitting .292 with 14 HR as sophomore

Brewster had some big-time talent last year in Brent Rooker and Logan Warmoth but scuffled at times and missed the playoffs.

Five to Watch
1. Zack Thompson
2. Kyle Datres
3. Marty Costes
4. Julian Infante
5. Steele Walker

Pitchers
Matthew Beck – LSU – Solid reliever has 3.04 ERA as Tigers head to Omaha
Sam Bordner – Louisville – Top bullpen arm for Omaha club has 0.47 ERA, 35 Ks in 38.2 IP
Robert Broom – Mercer – Standout reliever had 2.04 ERA, with 82 Ks in 61.2 IP
Noah Burkholder – Louisville – 6-6 righty redshirted last year and has not seen any action this year
Daniel Davis – Auburn – Posted 5.89 ERA with 61 Ks in 70.1 IP in Tigers’ weekend rotation
Connor Higgins – Arizona State – Put up 3.92 ERA and saved four games out of Sun Devil bullpen
Zach Linginfelter – Tennessee – Pitching in swing role, had 3.67 ERA with 61 Ks in 56.1 IP
Tony Locey – Georgia – Split time as starter and reliever, finished with 6.38 ERA
Pauly Milto – Indiana – Posted 3.92 ERA and led team with 65 Ks while starting 10 games, relieving 10 more
Andy Pagnozzi – Ole Miss – Appeared in 13 games out of Rebels’ bullpen, finished with 3.31 ERA
Todd Peterson – LSU – Also a good relief arm for Tigers, has 3.74 ERA in 33.2 IP
Jonathan Stiever – Indiana – Struck out 57 and walked just nine as weekend starter with 4.31 ERA
Zack Thompson – Kentucky – Hard-throwing frosh led UK starters with 3.45 ERA and struck out 96 in 75.2 IP
Zach Wolf – Seattle – Saved five games, finished with 5.56 ERA for Seattle

Catchers
Michael Curry – Georgia – Power-hitting catcher led Bulldogs with 10 home runs, 46 RBI to go with .297 AVG
Mickey Gasper – Bryant – Top hitter for Bulldogs batted .333 with six home runs
Pete Schuler – Kent State – Batted .234 this spring and finished second on team with six homers

Infielders
Kyle Datres – North Carolina – Third baseman batted .265 with seven homers and finished second on team with 51 RBI
Nick Dunn – Maryland – Returning Whitecap followed up big frosh season by hitting .261 with five homers
A.J. Graffanino – Washington – Back for second year in Brewster, son of former Big Leaguer Tony hit .269 in second season with Huskies
Julian Infante – Vanderbilt – Starred alongside form CCBL’ers Will Toffey, Jeren Kendall for Vandy with .315 AVG, 11 HR, 66 RBI
Connor Smith – Western Michigan – MAC Freshman of the Year in 2016 hit .339 with 20 extra-base hits this season

Outfielders
Hunter Bishop – Arizona State – Second-best hitter for Sun Devils finished at .301 with 14 extra base hits
Marty Costes – Maryland – Tied former CCBL star Kevin Smith for Terps’ lead with 13 home runs this spring while batting .322
Devin Foyle – Kansas – Batted .290 and had 21 extra-base hits in second strong season with Jayhawks
Darius Hill – West Virginia – Consensus freshman All-American last year hit .307, 4 HR this year
Beau Jordan – LSU – Returning Whitecap hitting .277 with three home runs this year
Steele Walker – Oklahoma – Northwoods League batting champ in 2016 was top hitter for Sooners this spring at .333 with 8 home runs, 51 RBI

Five to Watch
1. Tyler Baum
2. Dwanya Williams-Sutton
3. Joey Bart
4. Jake McCarthy
5. Cameron Simmons

Pitchers
Dylan Grove – Oklahoma – Pitching mostly as a starter, tallied 4.71 ERA, 48 K in 36.1 IP
Cullen Dana – Seton Hall – Posted 3.56 ERA in weekend rotation, led Pirates in Ks with 76
Matthew Frisbee – UNC Greensboro – Top starter for Greensboro had 4.10 ERA, 74 Ks in 96.2 IP
Chris Gau – Jacksonville – Posted 3.96 ERA and struck out 69 in 75 IP as member of weekend rotation
Cal Kreuger – Indiana – Had 2.82 ERA pitching out of bullpen and in starting role for Hoosiers
Tyler Baum – North Carolina – Next Tar Heel star went 7-0 with 2.57 ERA as frosh in weekend rotation
Cole Kragel – Virginia Tech – 6-8 righty appears to have missed the spring with an injury
Jake Agnos – East Carolina – Led Pirate starters in ERA at 3.22, struck out 64 in 64.1 IP
Cole Aker – North Carolina – Pitching as starter and reliever, had 2.12 ERA and struck out 18 in 17 IP

Catchers
Nick Dalesandro – Purdue – Returning Mariner had strong sophomore campaign with .297 AVG, 3 HR
Cal Raleigh – Florida State – Set for second year with Mariners, hitting .226 as soph but has eight HR
Joey Bart – Georgia Tech – 2016 Wareham Gateman hit .296 with 13 HR in second season at Tech
Brad Debo – NC State – Led Wolfpack with .335 AVG and had 24 extra-base hits

Infielders
Jonathan India – Florida – Hitting .280 with 19 extra-base hits and 11 stolen bases for CWS squad after batting .290 with Harwich last summer
Justin Novak – Virginia – Versatile player hit .295 with 1 homer for Cavs this spring
Josh Smith – LSU – Batting .289 with four homers as freshman starter for CWS club
Jordan Verdon – San Diego State – 24th round pick in 2015 hit .301 and belted 16 extra-base hits for Aztecs in sophomore season
Cobie Vance – Alabama – Former 16th-round pick batted .293 with 12 extra-base hits as sophomore
Carter Hall – Georgia Tech – Limited to eight games in sophomore season, batted .308

Outfielders
Antoine Duplantis – LSU – Second year Mariner hitting .322 with 18 SB for Tigers this spring
Jake McCarthy – Virginia – After missing most of frosh season, hit .338 with 5 HR this year and ranked in top 10 nationally with 27 SB
Andrew Moritz – UNC Greensboro – Among national leaders in AVG, finished at .392 with 17 extra base hits and stole 16 bases
Cameron Simmons – Virginia – Second-best AVG in loaded Cavs lineup at .352, added nine home runs, 57 RBI
Matt Vierling – Notre Dame – Top hitter for Irish batted .330 with 7 HR, 31 XBH
Dwanya Williams-Sutton – East Carolina – Led league in hitting as a 2016 frosh and batted .286, smacked seven homers in injury-shortened 2017

The Y-D Red Sox won the Cape League title again last year. Can anybody stop them in 2017?

Five to Watch
1. Drew Mendoza
2. Kris Bubic
3. Sean Hjelle
4. Alfonso Rivas
5. Carlos Cortes

Pitchers
Tim Brennan – St. Joseph’s – Cemented spot as one of top pitchers in Atlantic 10 with 2.85 ERA, 60 K in 75.2 IP
Michael Hendrickson – Michigan – No. 2 starter behind former Y-D pitcher Oliver Jaskie had 4.06 ERA, 70 K
Tommy Henry – Michigan – Struck out 39 in 31 innings of relief with 3.19 ERA
Sean Hjelle – Towering righty (6-11) went from closer to ace this year, striking out 94 in 100 IP with 3.87 ERA
Karl Kauffmann – Michigan – Posted 2.03 ERA in limited relief action
Riley McCauley – Michigan State – Saved nine games and struck out 41 in just 21.2 innings
Shane McClanahan – South Florida – Had big debut after redshirt year, posting 3.20 ERA, 104 Ks in 76 IP
Josh McMinn – Oral Roberts – Went 9-3 with 2.47 ERA in weekend rotation, striking out 75
Hunter Parsons – Maryland – Cal Ripken League Pitcher of the Year last summer struggled to 12.05 ERA this spring
John Rooney – Hofstra – Had ERA over five but struck out 86 in 82.1 innings in weekend rotation
Zane Strand – Arizona State – Highly touted freshman missed all but .2 innings of season with injury
Spencer Van Scoyoc – Arizona State – More walks than strikeouts in up-and-down freshman year but managed 3.86 ERA
Kris Bubic – Stanford – Top starter for Cardinal had 2.79 ERA, 96 K in 90.1 IP

CATCHERS
Domenic DeRenzo – Oklahoma – Hit eight home runs as a freshman but struggled to .183 AVG this year
Nick Meyer – Cal Poly – Batted .255 with two homers as everyday catcher

INFIELDERS
Kyle Isbel – UNLV – Mountain West Co-Freshman of the Year in 2016 hit .290 with 6 HR this year
Connor Kaiser – Vanderbilt – Shortstop for the Commodores hit .219 with one HR this spring
Christian Koss – UC Irvine – Scuffled at the plate with .180 average in 40 games this season
Drew Mendoza – Florida State – Top 2016 HS prospect to attend college hitting .270 with 8 HR
Carter Pharis – UAB – After strong freshman year, hit .305 with three HR this spring
Nicholas Quintana – Arizona – Red Sox’ 11th-round pick in 2016 hit .293 with 6 HR in freshman campaign
Alfonso Rivas – Arizona – Had breakout sophomore year with .371 AVG, 7 HR, 63 RBI
Jake Slaughter – LSU – Earning regular duty as frosh with Tigers and hitting .258
Nico Hoerner – Stanford – Has started all but one game in two years, hitting .307 this season

OUTFIELDERS
Carlos Cortes – South Carolina – 20th-round pick last year hit .286 with team-best 12 homers in first season
Jonah Davis – California – Hit .275 with two homers and stole 10 bases in second season with Bears
Alex McKenna – Cal Poly – Broke out for big sophomore season, hitting .356 with five HR, 13 SB
Luke Miller – Indiana – Followed up strong freshman season by hitting .272 with 10 home runs

The Harbor Hawks snuck into the playoffs last year after a tremendous season the year before.

Five to Watch
1. Dominic DiCaprio
2. Tyler Frank
3. Ford Proctor
4. Jake Mangum
5. Nick Sandlin

Pitchers
Trysten Barlow – Mississippi State – Busy reliever has 5.59 ERA in 25 appearances
Michael Brettell – Central Michigan – Latest in CMU-Hyannis pipeline had 4.26 ERA, 43 Ks
Ricky Constant – UMass- Lowell – Had 10.20 ERA in limited action thought did K 27 in 15 IP
Kevin Coulter – Mercer – Posted 4.86 ERA with 47 Ks as weekend starter
Brooks Crawford – Strong reliever for Tigers struck out a batter an inning with 1.23 ERA
Ryley Gilliam – Clemson – Saved four games and struck out 50 in 35 IP
Connor Green – Ole Miss – Struck out 55 in 54.1 IP with 5.29 ERA in swing role
Chase Haney – Florida State – Has 4.35 ERA and ranks third on team in appearances for Omaha-bound Seminoles
M.D. Johnson – Dallas Baptist – Pitching mostly as a starter, 6-6 righty tallied 4.43 ERA
Ethan Larrison – Indiana State – Latest Sycamore to follow in Sean Manaea’s Hyannis footsteps had 3.13 ERA as a reliever
Tyler Myrick – Florida International – Emerged as top starter for Panthers with 3.73 ERA, 57 Ks
Nick Sandlin – Southern Miss – Tallied 8 saves and fanned a whopping 80 in 56.2 IP
Christian Tripp – New Mexico – 6-7 righty had ERA over five but saved six games
Davis Vainer – Alabama – Saved five games and stuck out 44 in 28.2 innings
Matthew Mervis – Duke – Big recruit for Blue Devils had 7.83 ERA in 21 appearances

Catchers
Dominic DiCaprio – Rice – Coming off huge sophomore year – .366, 6 HR, 49 RBI
Chris Proctor – Duke – Hit .255 as regular catcher for Blue Devils

Infielders
Tyler Frank – Florida Atlantic – Top hitter for Owls batted .336 with 11 HR
Dakota Julylia – Jacksonville – Batted .232 in sophomore year with Dolphins
Reid Leonard- Morehead State – Shortstop earned all-OVC honors with .328 AVG, 2 HR, 21 doubles
Cole Murphy – Cincinnati – 6-7 first baseman struggled in limited action this year with 13 starts and .174 average
Ford Proctor – Rice – Returning Hawk followed up CUSA Frosh of the Year season with .311 AVG, 4 HR
Daniel Robinson – Central Michigan – Batted .305, stole 22 bases for Chippewas this spring
Hunter Stovall – Mississippi State – Hit an even .300 with two homers for Bulldogs

Outfielders
Reece Hampton – Charlotte – Hit .264 with 10 extra-base hits for 49ers
Jake Mangum – Mississippi State – SEC Freshman of the Year & Bourne Brave in 2016 hit .327 with 14 SBs this year
Ryan Olenek – Ole Miss – Hit .272 and stole 10 bases for Rebels
Brandt Stallings – Georgia Tech – Hit .227 with six home runs in part-time duty
Connor Stephens – Jacksonville – Scuffled at the plate to a .200 AVG in sophomore year

The Kettleers will try to bounce back after a rare playoff miss last year.

Five to Watch
1. Greyson Jenista
2. Jason Bilous
3. Justin Hooper
4. Grant Koch
5. Ako Thomas

Pitchers
Jason Bilous – Coastal Carolina – Returning Kettleer posted 4.61 ERA with 60 K in 52.2 IP as sophomore
Mike Byrne – Florida – Tied for second in nation with 16 saves, struck out 80 in 66.2 IP
Chase Cohen – Georgia Southern – Posted 4.81 ERA as weekend starter and led team with 77 Ks
Clark Cota – UNC Wilmington – Tallied four saves with 3.08 ERA and 29 KS in 26.1 IP
Noah Davis – UC Santa Barbara – Went 7-4 in weekend rotation with 4.63 ERA, 65 Ks in 81.2 IP
Christian Demby – NC State – Finished with ERA over 7 in six appearances as a sophomore
Justin Hooper – UCLA – Former top draft prospect and 2016 Kettleer had 3.69 ERA this spring with 52 Ks in rotation and relief
Austin Kitchen – Coastal Carolina – Saved six games, struck out 30 in 35.2 IP for Chanticleers
Luke Shilling – Illinois – Walked more than he struck out and had 7.14 ERA in seven games
Chase Shugart – Texas – Key bullpen arm had 3.43 ERA in 29 appearances

Catchers
Thomas Dillard – Ole Miss – Hit .286, smacked four homers in first season in Oxford
Grant Koch – Arkansas – Also a Team USA invite, hit .264 with 13 HR in sophomore season
Gian Martellini – Boston College – Delivered strong sophomore season, hitting .302 with 5 HR, 14 2B

Infielders
Luke Alexander – Mississippi State – Didn’t hit for average – .222 – but ranked third on team with 5 HR
Greyson Jenista – Wichita State – Returning Kettleer had breakout sophomore year – .320, 9 HR, 41 RBI
Zack Kone – Duke – Batted .291 with 2 HR and stole 12 bases as Blue Devils’ shortstop
Blake Reese – Florida – Hit .243 in part-time role as a Gator sophomore
Ako Thomas – Michigan – Speedy second baseman earned All-Big 10 honors with .354 AVG, .462 OBP, 23 SB
Michael Toglia – UCLA – Hit .261, ranked second on team with eight homers in debut season
Terrin Vavra – Minnesota – Batted .308 with 14 extra-base hits in sophomore campaign

Outfielders
Griffin Conine – Duke – Son of ex-Big Leaguer Jeff, batted .298 with team-high 13 home runs, 56 RBI
Daniel Gardner – San Diego – Hit .296 last season, but apparently didn’t play for Toreros this year?
TJ Hopkins – South Carolina – Hit .258 with 18 extra base hits for Gamecocks
Brett Kinneman – NC State – Hit .282 and ranked second on team with 10 HR
Miles Lewis – Michigan – Like Thomas, ran a lot for Wolverins (19 SB); also hit .296
Nelson Maldonado – Florida – One of Gators’ top hitters batted .316 with 6 HR, 31 RBI

Falmouth made another trip to the finals last year but fell short against Y-D. They’ll be back for another run this summer.

Five to Watch
Tyler Holton
Jon Olsen
Alec Bohm
Cadyn Grenier
Trevor Larnach

Pitchers
Will Ethridge – Ole Miss – Shined out of bullpen with 2.41 ERA, 50 K in 41 IP
Brian Gadsby – UCLA – Posted 5.09 ERA in Bruins’ bullpen this season
Tyler Holton – Florida State – Ace of Seminoles staff went 10-2, 2.22 ERA and 132 KS in 105.1 IP
James McArthur – Ole Miss – 6-7 righty had 4.73 ERA in weekend rotation
Matt Mercer – Oregon – Solid in weekend rotation with 3.16 ERA, 59 K in 88.1 IP
Mitchell Miller – Clemson – 6-4 lefty saw just 3.2 innings action in first season with Tigers
Jon Olsen – UCLA – Went 7-1 with 2.86 ERA in weekend rotation with 80 K in 85 IP
Robbie Peto – North Carolina – 30th round pick redshirted in first year with Tar Heels
Thomas Ponticelli – San Francisco – Returning Commodore had 2.45 ERA, 65 Ks in spring
Cole Sands – Florida State – Had 5.24 ERA but pitched Seminoles to ACC Tournament title
Dalton Feeney – NC State – Freshman from North Dakota had 3.53 ERA in bullpen this spring
Ryan Zeferjahn – Kansas – 37th rounder last year had 5.23 ERA, 40 K in 32.2 IP this year

Catchers
Austin Biggar – Georgia – Earned 44 starts but hit .193 in first season with Bulldogs
Adley Rutschman – Oregon State – Hitting .246 with 2 HR as regular catcher for Beavers

Infielders
Alec Bohm – Wichita State – Coastal Plain League ’16 top prospect hit .305 and belted 11 home runs this spring
Logan Davidson – Clemson – Batted .286 with 12 home runs, 10 SB in freshman year
Zeke Dodson – Lipscomb – Follows three Lipscomb 2016 CCBL all-stars to Falmouth after hitting .309
Cadyn Grenier – Oregon State – Returns to Falmouth after hitting .276 with 5 HR for top ranked Beavers
George Janca – Texas A&M – Hitting .257 with five HR for Super Regional club Aggies
Trevor Larnach – Oregon State – Second year Commodore hitting .301 with 3 HR

Outfielders
Austin Langworthy – Florida – Two-way player hitting .243 and has 4.02 ERA
Josh Watson – TCU – Back for second year with Commodores after hitting .241 this spring
Hunter Steinmetz – Missouri State – Batted .302 with 6 HR for Super Regional Bears

After narrowly missing out on a finals berth last year, the Braves bring in a talented crew.

Five to Watch
1. Jeremy Eierman
2. Tim Cate
3. Zack Hess
4. Patrick Raby
5. Jackson Lueck

Pitchers
Nick Bennett – Louisville – Freshman vaulted into weekend rotation for Cardinals with 2.70 ERA, 59 Ks
Jonathan Bowlan – Memphis – 6-6 sophomore has 3.75 ERA, 78 Ks in 84 IP
Tim Cate – UConn – Pitched for Team USA last summer, starred this spring with 3.33 ERA, 102 Ks in 75.2 IP
Dylan Coleman – Missouri State – Posted 4.99 ERA as sophomore with 96 K in 92 IP
Ray Gaither – Dallas Baptist – Pitching mostly as a starter, posted 5.11 ERA with 68 Ks
Carter Henry – Houston – 6-4 frosh had 5.58 ERA but struck out a batter an inning
Zack Hess – LSU – Highly touted recruit has K’d 71 in 52 innings, mostly in relief
Bryan Hoeing – Louisville – Holds 5.06 ERA in swing role as sophomore
Nolan Kingham – Texas – Went 10-4 in sophomore season with 2.84 ERA and 67 Ks in 92 IP
Chad Luensmann – Nebraska – Returning Brave had 3.74 ERA, 8 saves in Cornhusker bullpen
Patrick Raby – Vanderbilt – Posted best ERA among Vandy starters at 2.36, struck out 85 in 99.1 IP
Ronnie Rossomando – UConn – Starter and reliever had 4.01 ERA, 41 Ks
Christian Ryder – Georgia – Pitched mostly in relief in debut season, posting 6.86 ERA

Catchers
Lyle Lin – Arizona State – 16th round pick last year hit .290 in first season with Sun Devils
Zac Susi – UConn – Batted .286 with two homers as Huskies’ everyday catcher

Infielders
Andy Atwood – Oregon State – Hitting .239 in part-time duty for top-ranked Beavers
Spencer Brickhouse – East Carolina – Big left-handed swinger blasted 10 HR, hit .310 in freshman year
Turner Brown – East Carolina – Hit .263 and stole 10 bases in sophomore campaign
Kody Clemens – Texas – Son of Roger hit .241 with 5 HR in sophomore campaign
Joe Davis – Houston – One of nation’s top frosh last year hit .299 with 8 HR this season
Jeremy Eierman – Missouri State – Tied for sixth in the nation with 22 HR, while batting .312 and stealing 15 bags
Tyler Fitzgerald – Louisville – Hitting .215 but seeing significant action as frosh with Cards
Andrew Fregia – Sam Houston State – Batted .310 with seven homers in second season with Bearkats
Jared Triolo – Houston – Batted .271 with 16 extra-base hits

Outfielders
Jameson Hannah – Dallas Baptist – Hit .328 with 9 HR, 32 XBH in sophomore season
Jackson Lueck – Florida State – One of top hitters for Noles, batting .313 with 9 HR
Grant Witherspoon – Tulane – Versatile player hit .299 with 5 HR this spring

The Wareham Gatemen are looking for more after finishing in second place in the West Division last summer.

Five to Watch

1. Nick Madrigal
2. Rylan Bannon
3. Tristan Pompey
4. Brett Conine
5. Mason Feole

Roster Rundown

Pitchers
Frankie Bartow – Miami – Closer for Hurricanes notched 12 saves with 3.60 ERA
Brett Conine – Cal State Fullerton – One of nation’s top closers has 15 saves, 1.49 ERA for CWS bound Titans
Peyton Culbertson – Arkansas State – Led team’s starters with 66 Ks but had 6.32 ERA
Tanner Dodson – California – Splitting time as starter and reliever, had 5.37 ERA
Mason Feole – UConn – AAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year had 3.38 ERA, 75 Ks
Justin Glover – Georgia – Posted 3.94 ERA in Georgia bullpen
Miller Hogan – St. Louis – Top starter for Billikens had 2.70 ERA, 78 Ks in 90 IP
Jordan Britton – Oregon State – Solid utility arm for top-ranked Beavers has 2.45 ERA
Evan McKendry – Miami – Pitching in swing role, struck out 64 in 63.2 IP with 4.10 ERA
Robert Metz – George Washington – Returning Gateman hit .339 for GW with 5.02 ERA on mound
Justin Montgomery – Cal Baptist – Had 4.55 ERA with 36 K in 27.2 IP for D-II power
Will Neely – Tennessee – Posted 3.43 ERA while pitching as a starter and a reliever
Fitzpatrick Stadler – Arizona State – In limited innings, 6-9 righty had 4.85 ERA
Greg Veliz – Miami – Second-best weekend starter for ‘Canes had 3.38 ERA, 66 Ks in 61 IP
Justin Hagenman – Penn State – Good K numbers (75 in 80.1 IP) but 5.49 ERA, 1-11 record
Joey Matulovich – California – Ranked second on team in IP and had 4.76 ERA
Griffin Roberts – Wake Forest – Closer for Demon Deacons has 8 saves, 80 K in 52.2 IP
Blakely Brown – Georgia – Struck out 29 in 26 innings with a 6.92 ERA

Catchers
Blake Sabol – Southern California – Highly touted recruit hit .250 in first season with Trojans

Infielders
Ben Baird – Washington – 20th round pick struggled in first year to .091 AVG
Rylan Bannon – Xavier – Big East Player of the Year hit .339 with 15 HR, 17 SB
Jarren Duran – Long Beach State – Stole 19 bases, batted .308 in sophomore season
Willie MacIver – Washington – Hit. 292 with 13 extra base hits as Huskies’ everyday third baseman
Nick Madrigal – Oregon State – One of nation’s best has .383 average, 4 HR, 19 2B, 16 SB as Beavers head to Omaha
Bryant Packard – East Carolina – Hit .276 with 12 extra-base hits for Pirates
Cam Shepherd – Georgia – Former Red Sox’ late round pick hit .307, 5 HR in second season with Bulldogs

Outfielders
Logan Baldwin – Georgia Southern – Hit .308 with 19 extra base hits and stole 13 bases
Kyle Dean – BYU – Hit .279 with six homers for Cougars
Steven Kwan – Oregon State – Right behind Madrigal with .345 AVG for Beavers
John Toppa – UConn – Former RI high school star hit .267, stole 10 bases as sophomore
Tristan Pompey – Kentucky – First team all-SEC pick hit .361, mashed 10 HR, 18 2B