Souderton Baseball Preview

SOUDERTON BASEBALL PREVIEW

Coach: Mike Childs- 13th year

Last year's record: 13-7 Overall, 9-5 league, #9 seed- Lost first round of districts to #8 Neshaminy 4-3

Notable losses: Thylar Summarell (Lackawanna), Brett Moyer (Arcadia), Derek Freed (Messiah), Kyle Lennon (Misericordia), Jack Despain, Greg Gallagher, Dan Knechel, Lucas Kullmann,

Key returnees:  Blaise Scalfani Sr. RHP, 1B (UMass-Lowell commit), Luke Barnum Sr. OF, David Gulibon Sr. LHP, 1B, Luke Shank Sr. 2B, Jordan Morales Jr. LHP, OF (LaSalle commit), Aaron Groller Jr. LHP, OF (Seton Hall commit), Tommy Wassel Sr. IF

Others to watch: Brian Janetka Sr. RHP (Gwynedd Mercy commit), Moses Clemens Jr. C, Billy Norbeck Jr. C, Luke Taylor Jr. RHP, 3B, Andrew Curran Jr. RHP, Hogan Despain Jr. IF, Conlan Wall So. OF, IF, RHP

Outlook: “We have set goals to compete for the league title against some very good competition and make a run in the playoffs. We are going to start with our strong, deep pitching and work hard to develop the rest of our game. We still have some positions to fill, but the team has good chemistry and the players are supportive of each other.”

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