2019 Preview Guide
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850 Ridge Avenue Suite 301 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Office: (412) 321-8440 Fax: (412) 321-4088 2019 PREVIEW GUIDE Team Name: James Madison University Mascot: Dukes Location: Hrrisonburg, Va Captain(s)/Coach(s): Jake Cunningham, Chris Pearson, Matt Lisi 2017-18 Performance: Record: 7-6 Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: 3rd in Mid-Atlantic North Notables: Number of Returning Players (Include conference/league award winners): The Dukes are returning over 15 players from both teams. Almost all of whom started for the Dukes last season. Players to Watch: Willy Simon Chin Moss Chris Pearson Aaron Lee Pj Heller Matt Lisi Jake Cunningham Andrew Foster New additions: Bret Caslavka Brian Hennessey DJ Owen Gable Hindle Jake Browning Michael Cone Josh Via Thomas Rysdorph Will Dragovich Chin Moss © 2011 National Club Baseball Association 850 Ridge Avenue Suite 301 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Office: (412) 321-8440 Fax: (412) 321-4088 Biggest Rival: Virginia Tech Best Player Nickname: Bret "Steve Harrington" Caslavka 2019 Season Outlook: After going 7-1 during the Fall 2018 season the Dukes are heading into the Spring 2019 season with momentum. The most notable being a series sweep against divison rivals Virgina Tech and The University of Virginia. Manager Quote: © 2011 National Club Baseball Association 850 Ridge Avenue Suite 301 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Office: (412) 321-8440 Fax: (412) 321-4088 2019 PREVIEW GUIDE Team Name: University of Maryland Mascot: Terrapins Location: College Park, MD Captain(s)/Coach(s): Matt Sniezek , Kyle Chieh 2017-18 Performance: Record: 23-5 Overall , 13-2 Conference Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: 1st place in the conference. Runner-up in Regional Tournament. Lost two competitive games to #1 Ranked ECU, including in the Regional Championship Game. Knocked out the #2 Team in the country, The Ohio State University, in the semifinals. Notables: Ranked in top 20 for the year. Ranked 6th going into Regionals. Finished 10th in the Country after the World Series. Number of Returning Players (Include conference/league award winners): 19 Returners (7 starters). 3 Conference All-Americans including 1 All-NCBA pitcher. Players to Watch: Issac Schlotterbeck (So) - Pitcher - Expecting Issac to have a big Sophmore year. As our game two starter, last year as a freshman, he has the experience necessary to take our team far. High 80's with great command of off speed. Threw very impressivly this fall. Matt Glady (So) - Pitcher - Expecting Glady to have a great Sophmore year. After pitching in some big games for us last year, his experience and command of the strike zone will make us competitive no matter who we play. Mid to upper 80's with great ability to keep batters off balance. Brad Hagemann (Sr) - Pitcher - After being an All-NCBA relief pitcher last year, expecting Brad to continue to dominate batters this year as our primary arm out of the bullpen in close games. Upper 80s fastball with control of all his pitches. Had a 0 ERA going into Regionals last year and is a key piece to our success. Devin Rosen (Sr) - OF - After starting the second half of last year due to an injury, "D-Rose" could easily have been an All-Conference selection if he had the minimum number of ABs. A © 2011 National Club Baseball Association 850 Ridge Avenue Suite 301 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Office: (412) 321-8440 Fax: (412) 321-4088 doubles machine that continued to drive the ball to the fence. This fall he continued to crush doubles and also his two homeruns in 20 ABs. Excited to see how many he puts out this year. Eric Coholan (Sr) - OF - "Ric" is one of the most fundamental hitters on the team. A rare strikeout while also crushing the gaps and stealing bases. He was Second Team All-Conference last year and he hopes to continue his success this spring. Kyle Harry (So) - C - "K-Hey" as a Freshman was our starting Catcher and really swang the bat well. Hitting multiple doubles and triples, a homerun along with stollen bases. His ceiling is high and it should be an exciting season for Kyle. Eric Sieber (Jr) - P/1B - Eric is a solid two way player. Being out third starter, he provide velo along with ground ball creating. Offensivly Eric was third team All-Conference last year. Expecting a big Jr season for Eric. New additions: 6 Biggest Rival: James Madison University Best Player Nickname: Sloppy Joe 2019 Season Outlook: Feb 16-17: @ UNC Chapil Hill (Series) Feb 23-24: Vs. Virginia Tech (Conference Series) March 2-3: Vs. University of Pittsburgh (Series) March 9: Vs. Salisbury (Double Header) March 10: Vs. Towson (Double Header) March 30-31: @ Longwood (Conference Series) April 6-7: Vs. William and Mary (Conference Series) April 13-14: @ James Madison Univeristy (Conference Series) April 27-28: Vs. University of Virginia (Conference Series) Having strong, competitive Non-Conference Schedule in the first half of our season, will prepare our team well for the important conference series we have finishing out our Regular Season. Manager Quote: Although we lost key players like Gaylord, Seely, Hogan, and Tineo…Our young nucleous that has been watching these guys closely over the past couple years have learned greatly from them and have © 2011 National Club Baseball Association 850 Ridge Avenue Suite 301 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Office: (412) 321-8440 Fax: (412) 321-4088 developed into equally, if not better replacements for these players. With 7 starters returning having an additional year of experience under their belts, this team will be more dangerous than the team ranked 10th at the end of last year. I expect Maryland Club Baseball to perform strongly this Spring and our goal and expectation is to have another crack at Regionals and advance to the NCBA World Series. © 2011 National Club Baseball Association 850 Ridge Avenue Suite 301 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Office: (412) 321-8440 Fax: (412) 321-4088 2019 PREVIEW GUIDE Team Name: Virginia Mascot: Cavaliers Location: Charlottesville, VA Captain(s)/Coach(s): Patrick Beck 2017-18 Performance: Record: 7-6 Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: 4th in Conference Notables: 17-9 win over prior to that game undefeated-in-conference-play Maryland Number of Returning Players (Include conference/league award winners): 15 returners Players to Watch: Ben O'Meara, Casey Simon, Chris Thompson, Chris Vinson, Graham McGowan, Justin Weisburg, Matthew Pinson, Max White, Patrick Beck, Ryan Fruehwirth New additions: Ben O'Meara, Brown Simmons, Carl Maahs, Evan Wendell, Kevin O'Kane, Landon Gragg, Matthew Knox, Max White, Nate Nowlin, Ryan Fruehwirth, Thomas Lee Biggest Rival: Virginia Tech Best Player Nickname: Graham "Daddy Longlegs" McGowan 2019 Season Outlook: Conference Champs Manager Quote: With this season being the first in many years that our team is not on probation, we are not only looking to maintain our good standing with the NCBA, but to be competitive and hopefully make a trip to the postseason as well. I anticipate that with the talent that we have accumulated over the past three years, we will be able to compete with the elite teams in our conference and region, along with several of our players earning individual awards. As long as the weather permits, look out for the Cavaliers. © 2011 National Club Baseball Association 850 Ridge Avenue Suite 301 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Office: (412) 321-8440 Fax: (412) 321-4088 2019 PREVIEW GUIDE Team Name: Virginia Tech Mascot: Hokies Location: Blacksburg, VA Captain(s)/Coach(s): President- Josiah Armstrong Vice President- Joe Rutherford 2017-18 Performance: Record: 11-4 Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: 2nd in conference Notables: Qualified for regional Number of Returning Players (Include conference/league award winners): 13 Players to Watch: Joe Rutherford, Garrett Ritchey New additions: We added a bunch of guys who helped our weakness of not having competition within the team. The new guys in many ways are younger and just as good as the older. Biggest Rival: Maryland Best Player Nickname: Joe 2019 Season Outlook: We are looking to play true team baseball this year. In previous years, we just went out and played, but this year we are bringing a gameplan along with proper preparation to each game. Manager Quote: We are looking forward to starting the season; we have been working hard, preparing for opening day. © 2011 National Club Baseball Association 850 Ridge Avenue Suite 301 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Office: (412) 321-8440 Fax: (412) 321-4088 2019 PREVIEW GUIDE Team Name: William & Mary Club Baseball Mascot: Tribe Location: Williamsburg, VA Captain(s)/Coach(s): Ryan Hansen, Theodore Annunziato 2017-18 Performance: Record: 3-12 Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: 3-8 Notables: Cory Thomas Number of Returning Players (Include conference/league award winners): 11 Players to Watch: William Reid, Spencer Lodes, Jacob Beretta, Ryan Hansen New additions: Brennan Merone, Garrison Higgins, Spencer Lodes, Griffin McDowell, Gemma Haney, Jerold Duquette, Tom Slaight Biggest Rival: James Madison University Best Player Nickname: Deepwater 2019 Season Outlook: C- Andrew McLaughlin Pitchers: Ryan Hansen 1B- Spencer Lodes Matthew Strother 2B- Theodore Annunziato Tristan Savage 3B- Matthew Strother Griffin McDowell SS- Brian Varoutsos Spencer Lodes LF- Jacob Beretta Jerold Duquette CF- William Reid Tom Slaight RF- Tom Slaight © 2011 National Club Baseball Association 850 Ridge Avenue Suite 301 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Office: (412) 321-8440 Fax: (412) 321-4088 2019 PREVIEW GUIDE Team Name: Kentucky Wildcats Mascot: Wildcat Location: Lexington, KY Captain(s)/Coach(s): Kyle Slane 2017-18 Performance (LAST SEASON): 2017-2018 Season Record: 10-10 Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: N/A Notables: Fall 2018 Performance (If applicable to your team) 2018 Fall Record (NCBA Conference & Non-Conference Games Only): 2-0 Notables: Number of Returning Players (Include conference/league award winners): 6 Players to Watch: Kyle Burke and Kyle Slane are two remaining starting pitchers going into their senior years.