QUAKERTOWN BASEBALL PREVIEW
Coach: Jon Pallone (12th Season)
Assistant coaches: Bob Helm, Justin Guidos, Brian Weaver, Gerry Meyle, Jake Wooden, Brandon Pierce, Anthony Rostick, and Trevor Hurst.
Last year’s record: 14-2 (16-7 overall) #1 seed in District 1 6A playoffs. SOL Liberty Champions
Notable losses: Danny Qualteria (Northampton CC), Cooper Natisin (Northampton CC), Matt Marsten (Bloomsburg), Caleb Everitt, Jackson Gilman, Carl Weiss, Carver Perrone (Montgomery CC), Josh Camacho (Montgomery CC), Andrew Klitch (Rosemont)
Key returners: Gunnar Rahn 12/C-1B, Cole Reich 12/OF, Macen Probiton 12/P, Brady Martin 11/OF
Others to watch: Logan Niewoehner 11/C-1B, Nick DePiero 12/OF, Jarred Housten 12/P-2B, Colin Tenney 11/P, Jacob Melchior 11/P-OF Carter Tucholski 9/SS-P, CJ Peacher 10/SS, Gerry Stanziola 12/3B, Anthony Pellegrini 12/UTL-P, William Bowen 11/P-DH
Strengths/Question Marks: We graduated a lot of plate appearances and innings pitched. Can we still steal 100 bases without Danny Q? Despite graduating 85 percent of our innings pitched last year, we reload with many hungry arms eager to pitch in our three-game series weeks.”
Outlook: “We look to repeat as Suburban One Liberty Champions. It all starts with week one, game one, against Abington. The three-game series week should be very interesting and requiring a different approach to managing pitchers as well as players. Teams will get to see opposing team’s entire pitching staff throughout the week. We hope to have great approaches at the plate and put pressure when we get on base. Defensively, we hope to pitch to contact and make one out at a time. Back in 2016, we graduated a lot of seniors from the previous season, and the players stepped up. This is a hungry group that is looking to make their mark.”
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