Harwich 2018
After a rare down year in 2017, Harwich brings in a talented roster.
Five to Watch
1. Kyle Brnovich
2. Grant Little
3. Tyler Baum
4. Will Wilson
5. Xzavion Curry
Pitchers
Kyle Brnovich – Elon – One of top soph pitchers in the nation and a Team USA invite dominated with 1.71 ERA, 147 Ks in 105 IP
Jake Agnos – East Carolina – After up-and-down summer with Harwich, led Pirates with 86 Ks while pitching as a starter and reliever this year
Ty Buckner – Missouri State – Posted 4.81 ERA with 60 Ks as a freshman in weekend rotation
Ricky DeVito – Seton Hall – Big East pitcher of the year had 1.88 ERA with 67 Ks in 62.1 IP this season
Jackson Gillis – Vanderbilt – Massachusetts native has ERA over 5 but good strikeout numbers in Commodore bullpen
Logan Allen – Florida International – Led team in strikeouts as a freshman while also hitting .309 with two homers as a regular in the lineup
Tyler Baum – North Carolina – After strong frosh year and all-star campaign with Harwich, had 4.55 ERA in up-and-down spring
Michael Bienlien – NC State – Had 5.35 ERA while striking out 30 in 33.2 innings in a swing role
Caleb Kilian – Texas Tech – A 20th-round pick this year started season in bullpen before moving into weekend rotation and has gone 9-1 with 2.39 ERA
George Kirby – Elon – Another sophomore standout for Elon, had 2.89 ERA with 96 Ks in 90.1 IP
Joe La Sorsa – St. John’s – Shared closing duties and had seven saves with 2.09 ERA this season
Christian Santana – Florida International – Pitching mostly in relief, notched two saves with 5.79 ERA this season
Garrett Stallings – Tennessee – Started 11 games, saved two and flashed great control with 37:8 strikeout to walk ratio in 78.2 IP
Xzavion Curry – Georgia Tech – Weekend starter since day one has had ups and downs in ERA department but was second on team in Ks with 101 this year
Kyle Mora – UCLA – NECBL all-star last year had 1.98 ERA, three saves, 41 Ks in 52.1 IP this season
Caleb Freeman – Texas Tech – Solid reliever for Red Raisers has 4.60 ERA, 30 Ks in 31.1 IP
Catchers
Logan Driscoll – George Mason – One of A-10’s top players hit .342/.407/.473 with four home runs
Brad Debo – NC State – Returning Mariner hit .253 while battling injury with Wolfpack this season
Mason Meadows – Georgia – Batted .289 with .421 OBP and three homers in redshirt freshman campaign
Infielders
Ray Gil – Miami – Late-round draft pick out of high school hit .234 in part-time role during first season with Miami
Andre Lipcius – Tennessee – Top hitter for Vols batted .315 with seven homers, team-best 42 RBI
Brady McConnell – Florida – Top-30 recruit has been limited by injury to nine games in first year in Gainesville
Tanner Morris – Virginia – Cavs’ second-best hitter batted .298 with two homers and 20 RBI
Aaron Schunk – Georgia – Solid contributor for resurgent Bulldogs had .299 AVG, three homers, 18 extra-base hits
Will Wilson – NC State – Big part of powerful NC State lineup hit .307 with 15 home runs this year
Nate Eikhoff – Virginia – Hit .290 with three home runs in junior season with Cavaliers
Outfielders
Grant Little – Texas Tech – 74th overall pick of Padres as draft-eligible soph likely headed to pro ranks but would be huge get for Mariners after .380, 12 HR season
Charlie McConnell – Northeastern – 13th-round pick this year coming off .347, two HR, 37 SB junior season
Gabe Rivera – Miami – Batted .224 in limited duty as Hurricane freshman
Cameron Thompson – Kansas State – Hit .257, stole 19 bases in sophomore year after freshman All-American nod last season
Nick Webre – LSU – Hit .290 while playing mostly off the bench in first season with Tigers
Because of pitch counts and innings limits, people don’t realize that Tyler Baum won the Pitcher’s Triple Crown last season — something neither Andrew Miller nor Sean Manaea ever accomplished.