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2014 Team Snapshot: Saint Thomas Aquinas HS

January 20, 2014

By Sean McCann
Prep Baseball Report Kansas

As we prepare for our 2014 high school preseason coverage we are going to take a quick glance at teams from across the state.

Team: St. Thomas Aquinas
Nickname: Saints
Class: 5A
League: East Kansas League
Head Coach: Lorne Parks
Years as Head Coach at School: 16
2013 Overall Record: 14-8
Returning starters: 6
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Returning: 1

TOP PLAYERS

James Cosentino, IF, Class of 2016
Joel Edwards, IF, Class of 2014 – Honorable Mention All East Kansas League
Nicholas Pascuzzi, RHP/OF, Class of 2014, Rockhurst commit
Jack Pauley, LHP/OF, Class of 2014 - Honorable Mention All East Kansas League
Riley Pint, RHP, Class of 2016 - Honorable Mention All East Kansas League
Alex Van Pelt, LHP/1B, Class of 2014 – Wichita State commit
Tyler Watson, RHP/IF, 2014 – Johnson County CC commit, 2nd Team All East Kansas League

KEY NEWS/STAT: 

  • Offensive catalyst switch-hitting senior shortstop Tyler Watson hit .382 last year and scored 25 runs in only 22 games in 2013

OUTLOOK:  

The Saints are one of several talented, well-balanced squads in the ultra competitive East Kansas League.  They have both proven seniors in Edwards, Pauley and Watson as well as two sophomores that stood out as freshmen in Cosentino and Pint.  Cosentino is one of the top middle infielders in the Midwest in the class of 2016 and Pint is already a national prospect.

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