As Milton gears as a lot as defend its Div. 2 state title, Brendan Morrissey is seeing the equivalent poise in his membership he observed from a 12 months prior to now.
Whereas the Wildcats graduated the likes of Charlie Walker, Brian Foley, and Shea Donovan, they’re nonetheless the clear favorite in Div. 2 as a result of the 2023 MIAA baseball season will get underway. Elon-bound junior left-hander Tommy Mitchell and two-way standout Owen MucHugh entrance the rotation whereas Jimmy Fallon and sophomore budding star Scott Longo spearhead the lineup.
“I’ve been impressed with our mindset up to now coming into the season. It’s actually no totally different than final yr,” Milton coach Brendan Morrissey talked about. “Our guys know they’ve the expertise to get to the place we need to get to, however in addition they have loads of work to do to get there.”
The Div. 2 state finalist from a 12 months prior to now, King Philip, will doubtless be in competitors to finish the job this time spherical. Brendan Senjac is doubtless one of many best pure hitters in Jap Mass and when healthful, Tommy Martorano is doubtless one of many premier southpaws. Mansfield will doubtless be once more inside the mix led by junior arms Connor Curtis and Jake Maydak.
Dwayne Follette’s Plymouth North crew should be a contender with left-hander DC Brown rising as an ace. Norwood holds the most important star in flame-throwing right-hander Jack Cropper. Marblehead returns senior outfielder Shane Keough and right-hander Ian Maude whereas NEC foe Danvers will depend upon Mike Moroney to man the staff.
Westwood and Holliston are two teams to manage.
Div. 1 is about to be a dogfight with defending champion Taunton and perennial contender Franklin major the pack coming into the season. The Tigers return Dayton positive slugger Ryan MacDougall to go together with Dawson Bryce. Franklin holds 4 Div. 1 avid gamers in ace Alfred Mucciarone, shortstop Henry DiGiorgio, and outfielders Ryan Gerety and Esig Chin.
Merrimack Valley Convention foes Central Catholic and Chelmsford will contend by the use of sturdy starting pitching. The Raiders have a excessive three punch of Lukasz Rondeau, Joshua Florence, and Francisco Melendez. Chelmsford, within the meantime, has ace Braydon Grey to go together with Matthew and Caleb Stuart. Andover and North Andover are sleepers behind youthful experience.
Walpole has ace Alex Hee to go together with a strong positional core of catcher Corey Kilroy, shortstop Jake Preto, and coronary heart fielder Jason Finkelstein.
The rest of the Bay State Convention has a great deal of star vitality. Wellesley has Yale commit outfielder Tate Bannish whereas Braintree holds Dayton signee Jack Fitzgerald. Weymouth will doubtless be no slouch with entrance of the rotation right-hander Sean Zaslaw to go together with sophomore experience Andrew Daley.
The Catholic Convention is about to be up for grabs. St. John’s Shrewsbury enters the season as a result of the proverbial favorite inside the league nevertheless Xaverian coach Gerry Lambert is assured his youthful group will steadily improve as a result of the season goes alongside on account of sturdy pitching depth. St. John’s Prep has Maryland commit Aidan Driscoll on the guts of its lineup. Steve Healy’s BC Excessive group is headlined by Cole Bohane and ace Ryan Kane.
Westford Academy is about to make essential noise as they’ve two-way standout Matt Morash to go together with Ben Mulgrew and Jake Cullen on a proficient roster.
DIV. 1 PLAYERS TO WATCH
P: Drew Anderson (Waltham), Luke Barry (Bridgewater-Raynham), J.J. Blanchard (Framingham), Matt Blanusa (Newton South), Nick Bonica (Westford), Dominic Boudreau (Revere), Chris Cassidy (Revere), Charlie Collins (Natick), Evan Cornelius (Milford), Jake Cullen (Westford), Kyle Cummings (Revere), John Florence (Central Catholic), Ryan Gerety (Franklin), Douglas George (Boston Latin), Braydon Grey (Chelmsford), Cam Grindle (Xaverian), Ben Hamilton (Waltham), Alex Hee (Walpole), Jack Keane (Marshfield), Ryan MacDougall (Taunton), Brendan McMahon (Malden), Francisco Melendez (Central Catholic), Matt Morash (Westford), Alfred Mucciarone (Franklin), Cole Mullen (North Andover), Connor Murphy (Newton South), Dom Pefine (North Andover), Mike Popp (Revere), Lukasz Rondeau (Central Catholic), Jake Schulte (Hingham), Matthew Good (Chelmsford), George Sukatos (Bishop Feehan), Dylan Walsh (Arlington), Joe Williams (St. John’s Prep)
C: Steven Diaz (Lawrence), Aiden Driscoll (St. John’s Prep), Brendan Falasca (Lynn English), Will Fosberg (Natick), Corey Kilroy (Walpole), Ian LaForest (Waltham), Ian Moser (Bishop Feehan), Michael Oates (Xaverian), Dan Surette (Braintree), Cooper Tarantino (Lincoln-Sudbury)
1B: Gabe Albertson (Wellesley), Jack Fitzgerald (Braintree), Nathan Kearney (Central Catholic), Jack Kelleher (Haverhill)
2B: Almani Medina-Guerrero (Lynn Classical), Logan Petrosino (Beverly)
SS: Jeremy Aylward (Hingham), Dawson Bryce (Taunton), Jack Byrne (Natick), Damien Carter (Milford), Anthony DiGiacomo (Barnstable), Jeyden Espinal (Durfee), Jake Haarde (Lincoln-Sudbury), Cam LaGrassa (St. John’s Prep), Jimmy Mitchell (St. John’s Shrewsbury), Ben Mulgrew (Westford), Blake Newcomb (Harmony-Carlisle), Myles Oo (Newton North), Brady Warren (Lynn Classical), Sean Zaslaw (Weymouth)
3B: Tate Bannish (Wellesley), Cole Bohane (BC Excessive), Giovani Guglielmo (Peabody), Chase Lembo (Andover), Matthew Pappalardo (Methuen), Sebastian Reis (Durfee), Braden Sullivan (Taunton)
OF: Jon Adams (Newton South), Josh Boria (Durfee), Andrew Cali (Taunton), Aiden Devlin (Hingham), Charlie DiMartino (Braintree), Jason Finklestein (Walpole), David Johnson (North Andover), Jase Lyons (Franklin), Josh Martel (Durfee), Cam Morrison (Bridgewater-Raynham), Elijah Rivera (Chelsea), Reymi Medina Rosario (Lawrence)
DIV. 2 PLAYERS TO WATCH
P: Cam Champney (Plymouth North), Andrew Chenevert (Dracut), Jack Cropper (Norwood), Connor Curtis (Mansfield), Riley Fenerty (Salem), Michael Matta (Falmouth), Ian Maude (Marblehead), Tommy Mitchell (Milton), Michael Moroney (Danvers), Dylan Paulding (Tewksbury), Charlie Simulis (Hopkinton), Mitch Simulis (Hopkinton)
C: Matt Elwell (Wakefield), Mark McKay (Plymouth North)
1B: Jack DiGirolamo (Canton), Jack Doyle (Salem), Mike Fabiano (Studying), Sean Garvin (Norwood), Chase Lackie (Dartmouth), Braeden O’Connell (Masconomet), Daniel Zizza (Malden Catholic)
2B: Ben Wright (Studying)
SS: Ethan Beer (Nauset), Joe Carrazza (Hopkinton), Kevin Hurley (Norwood), Nick Larche (Holliston), Owen McHugh (Milton), Tyler O’Neil (Danvers), Cole Spellman (Falmouth), Mike Sullivan (Tewksbury), Chris Walsh (Duxbury)
3B: Nick Ayres (Duxbury), Matt Chafin (Canton), Will Curtin (Burlington), Jimmy Fallon (Milton), Kodie LeGrand (Tewksbury), Connor MacKenzie (Plymouth North), Brendan Sencaj (King Philip)
OF: Owen Derocher (Somerset Berkley), Chase Fenio (Dartmouth), Jack Finnegan (Milton), Shane Keough (Marblehead), Tad Giardina (St. Mary’s), Derek Maceda (North Attleboro), Jackson Powers (Woburn), Derek Roberts (Wayland)
