Suffolk baseball players to watch

PITCHER

Kevin

Archbold

Bellmore-JFK, Sr., 6-6, 230

A lefty with an excellent array of

pitches.

OUTFIELD

Jimmy Briggs

Lindenhurst, Sr., 6-1, 190

Earned Blue Chips Silver Slugger Award with 13 HRs and 33 RBIs.

1B/P

Kevin

Courtney

St. John the Baptist, Sr.,

6-1, 200

CHSAA MVP as a junior; outstanding pitcher.

P/1B

Chris Cruz

Bay Shore, Sr., 6-0, 180

All-County pick batted .447 with 21 RBIs in 2009.

CATCHER

Casey

CunninghamChaminade, Sr., 6-1, 190

All-league backstop is the team captain.

SS/P

Matt Demitroff

Manhasset, Sr., 5-9, 175

Hit .471 last year with 34 stolen bases .

OUTFIELD

Kenny

Jackson

Connetquot, Sr., 6-2, 185

All-County selection batted .455 with 25 RBIs, 13 doubles and 38 hits.

P/OF

Everett Keller

Port

Washington, Sr., 6-2, 220

All-County pitcher was 8-1 with a 2.32 ERA and 71 strikeouts.

2B/P

Anthony Gatto

Smithtown W., Jr., 6-0, 180

Returning League IV MVP. Had .403 average, 6-1 pitching

record.

PITCHER

Eddie Macaluso

Islip, Sr.,

5-11, 175

Shutdown lefthander with impeccable control.

P/SS

Connor McCarthy

Clarke, Sr.,

6-2, 180

He allowed only 26 hits last year.

1B/OF

Jon

McGibbon

Lindenhurst, Sr., 6-3, 195

Averaged 27 hits per season since his freshman year.

SHORTSTOP

Nick

McQuail

MacArthur, Sr., 6-0, 180

All-County player made only four errors last year, and had a .500 OBP.

PITCHER

TJ

Pecoraro

Half Hollow Hills West, Sr.,

6-0, 170

Overpowering righty with fastball in the upper 80s.

SS/P

Chris Pike

Southampton, Sr., 6-1, 185

All-stater batted .447 with 32 RBIs. Had 8-1 pitching record with 107 strikeouts.

CENTERFIELD

Mark

Podlas

Westhampton, Sr., 6-3, 200

Had 5 HRs, 21 RBIs and a .485 average as a junior.

CATCHER

Matt

Reistetter

Hauppauge, Sr., 5-10, 180

Three-time All-County selection, 119 career hits. Hit .557 as a junior.

P/SS

Jake

Robinson

Oyster Bay, Sr., 6-0, 180

All-County selection was 10-2 with 70 strikeouts and a 2.19 ERA.

SHORTSTOP

Brandon Stahl

St. Dominic, Sr., 6-0, 170

Team captain is a solid fielder.

P/1B

Frankie Vanderka

MacArthur, Sr., 6-2, 210.

The AA-I MVP and All-State selection was 4-1; hit .468.