Ellicottville
Head Coach: Chris Mendell
Assistant Coaches: Robert Sawicki, Jason Marsh
2017 Varsity Record: 6-10
Starters Returning: 6
Key Players: Griffin Chudy, Austin Grinols, Frank Neff, and Steven Rowland
Key Losses due to Graduation: Preston Hutchinson, Chad Boldt
Goals for Season: Be competitive in a very difficult league
Players committed to playing in college and where if known? None
Franklinville Central
Head Coach: Mark Blecha
Assistant Coaches: Reed Mitrowski, Harley Butler
2017 Varsity Record: 12-6
Starters Returning: Brock Blecha, Jacob Peters, Ben Mooney, Isaac Kopp, Conner Burrell
Key Players: Brock Blecha, Isaac Kopp, Jake Peters, Ben Mooney, Conner Burrell
Key Losses due to Graduation: Dooley Brennan, Caleb Palmatier, Zak McMurray
Players to watch out for that should be on everyone’s radar and are not yet: Brock Blecha, Jacob Peters, Ben Mooney
Goals for Season: Win the division first, then make a strong playoff push
Players committed to playing in college and where if known?
Caleb Palmatier at JCC
Frewsburg Central
Head Coach: Jay Grann
Assistant Coaches: Bill Hair, Kane Brink, Chris Yost, Brett Johnson
2017 Varsity Record: 13-8
Starters Returning: Reid Bjork, Mark Mammoser, Tim Wright, Trent Gray, Nolan Brink, Aaron Hair
Key Players: Reid Bjork, Aaron Hair, Mark Mammoser, Trent Gray
Key Losses due to Graduation: Cordell O’Brien, Caleb Caldwell, Jake Peterson
Goals for Season: Sectional Title
Players committed to playing in college and where if known? N/A
North Collins
Head Coach: Scott Gill
Assistant Coaches: Casey Bucco
2017 Varsity Record: 15-6
Starters Returning: Brandon Zielinski, Tanner Loretto, Anthony Novoa, Nick Woronowski
Key Players: All returning starters are key to our team success.
Key Losses due to Graduation: Dylan Winter, Harley Mehnert, Josh Schmit, Nathan Turnbull, Dylon Mercado
Goals for Season: We talk and stress the expectation of each day. Putting in work, extra reps, the willingness to do what other teams are not. Our work ethic cannot be ordinary. For us to compete and work together as one.
Players committed to Playing in College and Where if known?
Brandon Zielinski (NCCC)
Pine Valley Panthers
Head Coach: Chris Buczek
Assistant Coaches: Jacob Cuthbert
2017 Varsity Record: overall: 6-10 league: 4-6 – lost in the semi-finals to North Collins
Starters Returning: 7
Key Players: Dakota Loop, Brody Sercu, Corey Ellis, Kevin Hunt, Trent Mihalko, Stephen Crisanti, Zach Mansfield.
Key Losses due to Graduation: Mathew Hunt, Austin Butcher
Goals for Season:
Get better each day…. With the weather the way it is it will be important to work on a lot of things in the gym and prepare for everything without being out on the field. If we can mentally be prepared to play baseball then hopefully the guys returning to the team will be able to physically play baseball when its time.
Compete, many times last year we made mistakes which pulled us out of games. We didn’t get timely hits and left a lot of opportunities out on the field. This year it’s our goal to show up and be competitive and leave it all on the field each day.
Enjoy each day they get to be baseball players.
Players committed to playing in college and where if known? None
*Cattaraugus/Little Valley did not send in a Pre-Season Profile Form
Comments