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Go Buckeyes
Strongsville Mustangs
Head Coach: Doug Cicerchi
Years Head Coach (current school): 9
Record (current school): 118-77
Years Head Coach (overall): 9
Record (overall): 118-77
Assistant Coaches:
Varsity Assistant Coaches:
1B Coach/Infielders Coach Bryan Bent
Catchers Coach/Hitting Coach Mike Byrne
Pitching Coach Joe Gambitta
3B Coach/Outfielders and Hitting Coach Mike Giampietro
JV Head Coach: Dennis Szalai
JV Assistant Coach: Bruce Cicerchi
Freshman Head Coach: Tim Orlosky
Freshman Assistant Coach: Austin Pritchard
Record last season: 7-5; 17-11
League Affiliation: Greater Cleveland Conference
Last year's playoff results:
Sectional Semifinal: Bye
Sectional Final: Defeated Wooster 6-2
District Semifinal: Defeated St. Edward 11-0 (6 inn.)
District Final: Lost to Brunswick 6-1
Top players returning:
Sr. SS Gus Gregory (.348/.570/.725, 4 2B, 5 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 33 R, 24 BB, 13 HBP, 13 SB; 1st Team GCC All-Conference; 1st team NEOBCA All-District; Honorable Mention OHSBCA All-State; Wright St. University Commit)
Sr. 3B Anthony Gentile (.382/.584/.574, 7 2B, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 21 R, 19 BB, 14 HBP, 9 SB; 1st Team GCC All-Conference; 2nd Team NEOBCA All-District; University of Dayton Football Commit)
Sr. C Mitchel Szymczak (.300/.442/.425, 8 2B, 1 3B, 20 RBI, 23 R, 19 BB, 13 SB; 1st Team GCC All-Conference; Honorable Mention NEOBCA All-District; Lake Erie College Commit)
Sr. P/OF Maddux Beard (7 GS, 35.2 IP, 2-1, 2.75 ERA, 27 H, 10 BB, 33 K (GCC Honorable Mention)
19 total seniors: Gregory, Gentile, Szymczak, Beard, OF/RHP Aidan Cunningham, RHP Michael DiSanza, RHP Anthony Favazza, RHP Evan Hatfield, C Justin Haumesser, 1B/OF Zak Kakos, OF John Kasler, 1B/3B Nathan Kowalski, RHP Justin Malloy (Walsh University commit), 3B Jake Morad (Lake Erie College Commit), OF/RHP Alex Morales, RHP Alex Seghy, LHP Liam Shea, OF/2B/3B/RHP Ethan Stross, RHP/OF Connor Zitnar
Top players lost:
1B Adam Hartman (.329/.414/.397, 2 2B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 11 R, 9 BB, 4 SB; 1st Team GCC All-Conference)
LHP Jack Ballas (7 G, 6 GS, 31 IP, 2-1, 1 Save, 1.81 ERA, 28 H, 11 BB, 25 K)
2B Connor Chupek (.282/.374/.372, 4 2B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 16 R, 10 BB, 4 SB)
OF Zach Gaspar (.250/.366/.408, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 19 R, 11 BB, 9 SB, Shawnee State)
New impact players:
Jr. 2B/OF/RHP Brandon Lucek
Jr. 3B/RHP Ryan Gordon
Jr. OF Luke Puma
Final Comments:
We might be the oldest team in the state but that's because we have a senior group that is very talented and love to play together. I think it's a special group and while we have talked about how that doesn't guarantee anything, we just want to enjoy the journey and truly have fun at each practice and game. When this group plays loose, they play their best. We also have some impact younger guys that should fulfill key roles throughout the season. We should have a very good team offense with a nice mix of plate discipline, the ability to drive the baseball consistently, team speed, smart baserunning, and depth throughout our lineup/several guys off the bench in any given game. Our pitching has made a leap in early bullpens; we'll see how that translates to games. If we can throw enough strikes with the stuff our guys have shown, we'll have a chance to beat anybody we play.
Twitter:
@SHSVarsityBase
Head Coach: Doug Cicerchi
Years Head Coach (current school): 9
Record (current school): 118-77
Years Head Coach (overall): 9
Record (overall): 118-77
Assistant Coaches:
Varsity Assistant Coaches:
1B Coach/Infielders Coach Bryan Bent
Catchers Coach/Hitting Coach Mike Byrne
Pitching Coach Joe Gambitta
3B Coach/Outfielders and Hitting Coach Mike Giampietro
JV Head Coach: Dennis Szalai
JV Assistant Coach: Bruce Cicerchi
Freshman Head Coach: Tim Orlosky
Freshman Assistant Coach: Austin Pritchard
Record last season: 7-5; 17-11
League Affiliation: Greater Cleveland Conference
Last year's playoff results:
Sectional Semifinal: Bye
Sectional Final: Defeated Wooster 6-2
District Semifinal: Defeated St. Edward 11-0 (6 inn.)
District Final: Lost to Brunswick 6-1
Top players returning:
Sr. SS Gus Gregory (.348/.570/.725, 4 2B, 5 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 33 R, 24 BB, 13 HBP, 13 SB; 1st Team GCC All-Conference; 1st team NEOBCA All-District; Honorable Mention OHSBCA All-State; Wright St. University Commit)
Sr. 3B Anthony Gentile (.382/.584/.574, 7 2B, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 21 R, 19 BB, 14 HBP, 9 SB; 1st Team GCC All-Conference; 2nd Team NEOBCA All-District; University of Dayton Football Commit)
Sr. C Mitchel Szymczak (.300/.442/.425, 8 2B, 1 3B, 20 RBI, 23 R, 19 BB, 13 SB; 1st Team GCC All-Conference; Honorable Mention NEOBCA All-District; Lake Erie College Commit)
Sr. P/OF Maddux Beard (7 GS, 35.2 IP, 2-1, 2.75 ERA, 27 H, 10 BB, 33 K (GCC Honorable Mention)
19 total seniors: Gregory, Gentile, Szymczak, Beard, OF/RHP Aidan Cunningham, RHP Michael DiSanza, RHP Anthony Favazza, RHP Evan Hatfield, C Justin Haumesser, 1B/OF Zak Kakos, OF John Kasler, 1B/3B Nathan Kowalski, RHP Justin Malloy (Walsh University commit), 3B Jake Morad (Lake Erie College Commit), OF/RHP Alex Morales, RHP Alex Seghy, LHP Liam Shea, OF/2B/3B/RHP Ethan Stross, RHP/OF Connor Zitnar
Top players lost:
1B Adam Hartman (.329/.414/.397, 2 2B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 11 R, 9 BB, 4 SB; 1st Team GCC All-Conference)
LHP Jack Ballas (7 G, 6 GS, 31 IP, 2-1, 1 Save, 1.81 ERA, 28 H, 11 BB, 25 K)
2B Connor Chupek (.282/.374/.372, 4 2B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 16 R, 10 BB, 4 SB)
OF Zach Gaspar (.250/.366/.408, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 19 R, 11 BB, 9 SB, Shawnee State)
New impact players:
Jr. 2B/OF/RHP Brandon Lucek
Jr. 3B/RHP Ryan Gordon
Jr. OF Luke Puma
Final Comments:
We might be the oldest team in the state but that's because we have a senior group that is very talented and love to play together. I think it's a special group and while we have talked about how that doesn't guarantee anything, we just want to enjoy the journey and truly have fun at each practice and game. When this group plays loose, they play their best. We also have some impact younger guys that should fulfill key roles throughout the season. We should have a very good team offense with a nice mix of plate discipline, the ability to drive the baseball consistently, team speed, smart baserunning, and depth throughout our lineup/several guys off the bench in any given game. Our pitching has made a leap in early bullpens; we'll see how that translates to games. If we can throw enough strikes with the stuff our guys have shown, we'll have a chance to beat anybody we play.
Twitter:
@SHSVarsityBase