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HS Baseball Around The 845: Scores And Highlights From Section 9

April 3, 2015

Dan Cevette
Director, New York

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Thursday April 2nd recap powered by Varsity 845 and highlighted by Sebastian De La Cruz's performance. De La Cruz was listed as top performer at the Pro Prospects January 17th showcase which was covered by PBR-NY. Here's a look at his scouting notes from that day.

+ Sebastian De La Cruz, 1B/RHP, Port Jervis HS
Worked out at both OF and 1B, more polished at 1B. Clean footwork and quick release. Good frame at 6-foot-2, 195-pounds with athleticism (7.08 60). Consistent short swing with balance, ball jumped off bat. Sat 79-80 MPH with 12-6 action on CB at  68-69 and late split like action to change (72-73).

April 2nd

Port Jervis 4, Highland 2
Port Jervis: Sebastian DeLaCruz winning pitcher, 5 scoreless innings, 4 strikeouts, RBI single; Justin Drew 2-run triple; Arty Gray and Sean Westfall, two hits each.

Records: Port Jervis 1-0; Highland 0-1.

Minisink Valley 4, Marlboro 0
Minisink Valley: Ian Gillespie 5 IP, 4 H, 5 K; Connor Romano 2-for-3, 2-run HR, 3 RBI; Matt Lopez 2B.
Marlboro: Nick Mongelli 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1-for-3 at the plate.

Records: Minisink Valley 1-0; Marlboro 0-1.

Pine Bush 12, Goshen 1
Pine Bush: Savino Citriniti 2B, 3B, 3 runs scored; Ryan Samuels 3 hits; Matt Sorrentino, Brendan Frank and Joe Conti combined to hold Goshen to one run.

Records: Pine Bush 1-0; Goshen 0-1.

Keep An Eye On

Sebastian DeLaCruz, Port Jervis, Sr., RHP/1B: The tall righty will be relied upon both for his pitching and hitting skills. He’ll be playing at Keystone (Pa.) College next season.

Gio Marrero, Newburgh Free Academy, Sr., Util.: Marrero hit .500 as a sophomore while playing all over the field. A torn labrum kept him off the field as a junior and will keep him off the mound this year, but he’ll add pop to the lineup.

Robert McGuinness, James I. O’Neill, Sr., INF: McGuinness played in every game last season, hitting .354, scoring 15 runs and driving in 10. He’ll be leaned upon heavily as O’Neill adapts to playing without six starters who graduated.

Steve Moskwa, Wallkill, Sr., INF/RHP: Moskwa hit .317 as a junior and will be a significant player on the mound for a team looking to defend its Section 9 Class A title.

John Santana, Warwick, Sr., SS/RHP: Santana has 15 varsity wins and will be a key part of the rotation once again. He’s also a solid defender when not pitching.

Chris Skermo, Burke Catholic, Jr., 2B/CF: Skermo hit .472 as a sophomore. He reached base in all 20 games and struck out just three times in 84 at-bats. Look for him to build upon that with another year of experience.

Angel Suarez, Chester, Sr., Util.: The Hambletonians’ star running back returns to baseball after an absence of a few years. His speed will no doubt be a game-changer once Chester discovers how to utilize it on the diamond.

Dillon Taggart, Livingston Manor, Sr., C/RHP: Taggart won five games on the mound and posted a .446 batting average as a junior, scoring 30 runs and driving in 19. He’ll once again help make Manor a force in Class D.

No 5 in our 2016 player rankings Cole Whitney, Goshen, Sr., RHP/3B: The St. John’s commit is drawing the attention of professional scouts as well, so don’t be surprised to see a radar gun or two at some of his starts this season.

Killian Bloat, Liberty, Sr., RHP/CF: The staff ace hit .365 as a junior and will be a middle-of-the-order bat this season.

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