Cotuit Kettleers

The Kettleers had the league MVP and top pro prospect last year and will be welcoming in another talented crew.

Five to Watch
1. Michael Toglia
2. Chase Strumpf
3. Wil Dalton
4. Joe Boyle
5. Thomas Dillard

Pitchers
Andrew Baker – Florida – Outside of one bad outing that inflated his ERA, was strong out of Gator bullpen with 13 scoreless outings
John Baker – Ball State – Solid in swing role last year, became Friday ace this year with 3.68 ERA, 118 Ks in 95.1 IP
Bryce Bonnin – Arkansas – Highly touted freshman has pitched only 18.2 innings this year, with 4.34 ERA
Joe Boyle – Notre Dame – Hard-throwing 6-6 freshman who opted out of draft for college commitment pitched only two innings in first season with Fighting Irish
Josh Burgmann – Washington – Strong reliever for Huskies’ first-ever Omaha team with 2.90 ERA in 15 appearances
Garrett Gayle – Rice – After limited action as a freshman, aved two games, struck out 54 in 41.2 IP as reliever in 2018
Mathieu Gauthier – NC State – Made 13 relief appearances, four starts with 4.01 ERA this season
Chris Lincoln – UC Santa Barbara – Splitting time as a starter and reliever, posted 3.49 ERA with 54 Ks in 69.2 IP
Griffin McLarty – College of Charleston – Weekend starter led team with 85 Ks in 76 IP, to go with 3.32 ERA
Shane Muntz – Wake Forest – Had 6.19 ERA in freshman season, while also starting 49 games in the lineup, with .253 AVG, 5 HR
Henry Ryan – UNC Wilmington – Led team with 1.11 ERA out of the bullpen in 17 appearances with 23 KS in 24.1 IP
Stephen Schoch – UMBC – After late cameo with Cotuit last summer, saved 10 games with 1.72 ERA, 71 Ks in 57.2 IP this spring
Seth Shuman – Georgia Southern – Struck out 95 in 98 IP with 4.41 ERA as weekend starter
Anthony Veneziano – Coastal Carolina – Went 7-1 with 3.81 ERA, 61 Ks in 59 IP as weekend starter

Catchers
Thomas Dillard – Ole Miss – Hit .213 with two homers for Cotuit last year then had breakout sophomore season for Rebels with .310 AVG, 13 home runs, 59 RBI
Zach Humphreys – TCU – Everyday catcher for Horned Frogs batted .225/.369/.264

Infielders
Keenan Bell – Florida – Has become a regular in second half of season for Gators, hitting .226 with six home runs
Jordan McFarland – Arkansas – Batting .299 with three homers in 29 starts for Razorbacks
Adam Oviedo – TCU – Late-round pick out of high school hit .228 while starting every game in first year with TCU
Ryan Reynolds – Texas – Everyday third baseman for Horns batting .248 with four homers in sophomore season
Brady Smith – Florida – Batting .263 with two homers in first season with Gators
Chase Strumpf – UCLA – One half of talented UCLA duo hit .363 with 12 homers in sophomore campaign
Michael Toglia – UCLA – Flashed big power for Cotuit last year as one of CCBL’s top frosh, starred as a sophomore with .336 AVG, 11 home runs
Cory Wood – Coastal Carolina – Sun Belt Freshman of the Year last season batted .296 with .435 OBP and stole 17 bases this year

Outfielders
Wil Dalton – Florida – Tied for Florida team lead in home runs with first-round pick Jonathan India while batting .271 with 60 RBI
Duke Ellis – Texas – Batting .304 with .409 OBP, 16 stolen bases in No. 2 hole for Longhorns

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