All-Star Baseball Academy
SOL Player of the Week
for week ending April 26, 2014
(Players are selected by nomination of coaches as well as
SuburbanOneSports.com’s baseball writers based on their
performance the preceding week with the final selection
made by SuburbanOneSports.com’s baseball writers.)
Brendan Campbell, Senior, Pennsbury High School
The two-year captain was 2-for-3 with a double, home run, three RBIs, three runs scored and a stolen base in Pennsbury’s 5-2 win over Neshaminy. For the week, he was 6-for-12 (.500) with a double, home run, six runs scored and four RBIs with an on-base plus slugging percentage of 1.433. Campbell, who has signed to play collegiate baseball at Carson-Newman, leads the Falcons in plate appearances (51), at-bats (44), hits (20), runs (14), stolen bases (7), batting average (455) and on-base percentage (.529).
Note from the coach:
“He’s a kid who works at his craft,” coach Joe Pesci said. “Coaches always say the guys who take the extra BP and the extra cuts are usually the ones that don’t need it. He’s the type of guy who’s always working. He’s made huge strides. He had a great year last year, and he was first team all-league, but his batting average right now is about .150 points higher than it was last year. He had a huge two-RBI single that helped us beat Council Rock North earlier this year, and he was 2-for-3 with a home run in our win against Neshaminy. As the leadoff guy, he always comes up in big situations, and he delivers.
“We actually started him out in the four spot at the beginning of the year, and he came to us and said, ‘I feel comfortable at the leadoff, and I’ll do whatever you need me to do.’ When we made that change, he really started to catch on fire. He’s been consistent, and he battles. He might go down 0-2, but he’ll battle, battle, battle and come away with a hit. It’s a testament to his work ethic and his leadership qualities – not only the way he plays, but he tries to motivate. He’s an extension of the coaching staff.”
About Brendan
Best memory playing baseball: This senior season playing with the guys I’ve played with my whole life for one last year.
Part of the game I enjoy most: The battle between you and the pitcher each and every at-bat.
My role model is: Derek Jeter
Music on iPod: Jock Jams
Favorite food: Buffalo Chicken
Favorite class: Video/Media Production
Future plans: Play college baseball at Carson-Newman University
Four people I’d invite to a dinner party: Derek Jeter, Bono from U2, Beyonce, and Bo Jackson...I believe that would be a very interesting dinner.
SuburbanOneSports.com Honor Roll:
Kevin Barron, Hatboro-Horsham, scattered four hits and fanned nine while allowing no earned runs in the Hatters’ 2-1 win over Central Bucks East.
Dan Brown, Hatboro-Horsham, allowed three hits in six innings on the mound in his team’s 3-0 win over Central Bucks West.
Kevin Graham, Cheltenham, was 5-for-7 with a home run, five RBIs and six runs in a pair of Panther wins last week.
Charlie Hooker, Upper Moreland, was 4-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and also earned the win on the mound in the Bears’ 10-4 win over Wissahickon.
Justin Jacko, Pennsbury, hit .615 for the week (8-for-13) with a double, three runs scored and five RBIs with an OPS of 1.359.
Greg Paprocki, Council Rock South, earned a complete game win in the Golden Hawks’ 3-2 victory over archrival Council Rock North, allowing four hits and no earned runs while fanning five and walking none. The La Salle-bound senior is 4-0 in SOL National play and has allowed just one earned run in his last two outings.
Matt Peralta, Central Bucks West, hit .546 last week (6-for-11) with a double and triple. The sophomore centerfielder also made numerous outstanding defensive plays.
Julian Salzer, Springfield, took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of a 3-2 loss to Plymouth Whitemarsh. He boasts an ERA of 1.58 this season.
Dan Shane, Pennridge, was 5-for-8 in a pair of games last week with a double, home run, three RBIs and two runs scored. He also threw a scoreless inning in relief with one strikeout.
Ben Zeitz, William Tennent, was 3-for-4 with a double, four RBIs and two runs scored in William Tennent’s 13-2 win over Council Rock North.
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