High school baseball players to watch 2014

TOM ARCHER
St. John the Baptist, 2B, Junior
Slick fielding infielder for the Cougars.

JESSE BERARDI
Commack, SS, Senior
Committed to St. John's University. Suffolk League I MVP who hit .412 with 18 RBI.

PAT BRYANT
Center Moriches, SS/P, Senior
Committed to Wake Forest University. He's a 6-5, 220-pound pitcher who had a 7-2 record with 62 Ks in 48 innings last season.

MATT BUCKSHAW
Connetquot, P, Senior
Committed to Stony Brook University. He went 5-0 as a freshman but hasn't pitched in two years. He's coming back from Tommy John surgery.

CAMERON BURT
Mattituck, P, Senior
Big strikeout pitcher -- 64 Ks in 57 innings for the Tuckers with a 6-2 record last season.

CHRIS CEPEDA
Ward Melville, 2B/P, Senior
Tossed 13 shutout innings in the playoffs, including 1-0 win over Massapequa for Long Island Class AA title.

ALEX COSENZA
Massapequa, P, Senior
Newsday All-Long Island first-team selection last season with a 9-2 record and 1.23 ERA.

NICK FANTI
Hauppauge, CF/P, Junior
Lefty who struck out 65 in 50 innings with a 1.25 ERA and finished with a 6-2 record. Struck out a school-record 18 in a game.

JON FARACI
Half Hollow Hills West, P/3B, Junior
He's a 6-7, 210-pound power pitcher for the Colts who can also swing the bat and play at the corners.

JOE FLYNN
Ward Melville, 3B/P, Junior
He hit eight home runs as a sophomore to lead Ward Melville to Suffolk Class AA title. Was a Newsday first team All-Long Island selection.

STEVEN FOSTER
Sachem North, CF, Senior
Committed to Hofstra University. Blossomed into one of Long Island's top players. Speedy centerfielder with a .551 on-base percentage.

VITO FRISCIA
Valley Stream Central, C, Junior
Committed to Hofstra. Big hitter with a .462 average, three home runs and 28 RBI as a sophomore.

ANDRUW GAZZOLA
Longwood, SS/P, Senior
Committed to Stony Brook. Five-tool athlete with potential to be picked in MLB draft.

JIMMY GENTILE
St. Anthony's, CF, Junior
Led Friars in stolen bases with 17 and batted .320 as a sophomore.

AARON GLICKSTEIN
Half Hollow Hills West, P, Junior
Glickstein is an overpowering righty with a mid-80s fastball and averaged a strikeout an inning as a sophomore.

MIKE GOREN
Jericho, P, Senior
Committed to Clemson. Overpowering righthanded pitcher who sits at 91-92 mph.

ADAM HEIDENFELDER
MacArthur, P, Senior
Earned the Diamond Award as Nassau's top pitcher. Committed to Hofstra.

RYAN MALLON
Deer Park, P, Senior
Mallon, a righty, was 8-0 last year and the Suffolk League V pitcher of the year.

MARK MARTINEZ
Division, C, Senior
Will move to catcher for excellent pitching staff. Batted .355 with 14 runs scored.

P.J. MARTINO
Patchogue-Medford, P, Senior
Had a 5-2 record as a sophomore and did not play as a junior after arm surgery.

BILLY MCLEAN
Wheatley, C, Senior
Batted .538 with five home runs and 18 RBI, including 13 extra base hits for Wildcats. Three-time All-Nassau selection.

FRANK MOSCATIELLO
Rocky Point, SS/P, Senior
Committed to St. Thomas Aquinas. Velocity sits between 85-88 and has a major league curveball. Struck out 61 in 41 innings.

ANDREW MUNDY
St. John the Baptist, P, Junior
Excellent pitcher will be looked upon to fill a starting spot in the rotation.

DAVE PALMER
East Islip, P, Senior
Righthander finished with an 8-0 record and a 1.75 ERA. Also hit .375 with three homers and 24 RBI.

ANTHONY PAPA
Division, P, Junior
Devastating knuckle-drop pitcher who is expected to vie for the Diamond Award this season.

JACK PIEKOS
Bayport-Blue Point, 1B/P, Senior
Committed to Maryland. Led Phantoms to the state Class A championship and 27-0 record. He was 11-0 on mound with 111 Ks.

BRADY RENNER
St. Dominic, P, Senior
Committed to George Washington. Sinkerball pitcher with great movement and mid to upper 80s velocity.

JESSE RUSSO
Clarke, SS, Senior
Committed to Hofstra. Batted .366 with 22 RBI, 36 runs scored and 17 stolen bases.

BRENDAN SPAGNUOLO
Chaminade, SS/P, Senior
Committed to Vanderbilt. Deals from a three-pitch repertoire, including a 93-mph fastball.

BRENNAN STROVINK
Rocky Point, 1B, Senior
Committed to Lamar. Left-handed home run potential in every at-bat from the big man. Homered 11 times in two years.

CHRIS TRACZ
Plainview JFK, C, Senior
Committed to Marist. Top catching prospect in senior class.

CHRIS WEISS
Longwood, 3B/P, Senior
Committed to Hofstra. Slammed two home runs in 17U NABF national championship game. Power pitcher, power hitter.