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The Road to Appleton 2016: PA Players have NCAA DIII Title in their Sights

May 18, 2016

By Jacob Gill
Pennsylvania Assistant Director of Scouting

The 2016 NCAA Division III Baseball tournament beings today at eight regional sites around the country. The commonwealth of Pennsylvania has produced players that are represented on 20 of the 56 teams (in six of the eight regionals). Seven of those 20 programs to earn a post-season berth hail from Pennsylvania, while the other 13 are spread out across six other states. See below for a complete list of the Pennsylvania products who are on the Road to Appleton, WI, where the DIII championships are held. To follow all of the tournament action, click here.

South Regional

Robert KlinchockBryan Rubin#1 Emory Eagles (Atlanta, GA)
Bryan Rubin, So, IF, Friends' Central

#3 Shenandoah Hornets (Winchester, VA)
Robert Klinchock, Fr, LHP, Mt. Lebanon
Jacob Leclerc, Fr, RHP/OF, Owen J. Roberts
Brian Roden, Jr, RHP, Boiling Springs
Patrick Staul, Sr, RHP, Trinity
John Wilt, Jr, SS, Hempfield

Chandler Palyas#4 Marietta Pioneers (Marietta, OH)
Doug Bennett, Sr, OF/2B, Shenango
Austin Eaton, So, LHP, Mt. Lebanon
Shane Fetsko, So, 1B, South Park
Christian Herstine, Sr, RHP, Beaver Area
Chandler Palyas, Fr, OF, Canon-McMillan
Tyler Paranzino, Fr, LHP, Brentwood
Garrett Sanders, Fr, RHP, Peters Township
David Stover, So, RHP, Thomas Jefferson

Mideast Regional

Ryan EshenbaughShane EmrichRyan Denny#1 La Roche Redhawks (Pittsburgh, PA)
Trey Claar, Jr, LHP, Claysburg-Kimmel
Cole Cogley, Jr, RHP, Peters Township
Alex Conway, Jr, IF, Shaler Area
Kevin Correll, Jr, RHP, General McLane
Tyler Craig, Sr, IF, Blackhawk
Caleb Dempsey, Jr, IF, Albert Gallatin
Ryan Denny, So, IF, Butler Area
Shane Emrich, So, C/1B, Spring-Ford
Corey LazorJustin JohnsonPhilip FenstermackerRyan Eshenbaugh, Jr, LHP, Freeport Area
Erik Fawcett, Jr, OF, Keystone Oaks
Philip Fenstermacker, Jr, RHP, St. Joseph's Catholic
Brady Hamer, Sr, RHP, Westmont-Hilltop
Ben Herstine, Jr, 1B, Beaver Area
Taylor Huber, Jr, OF, Fox Chapel Area
Justin Johnson, Jr, LHP, Franklin Regional
Corey Lazor, Jr, OF, Bethel Park
David Lemley, Jr, RHP/IF, Bethel Park
Jesse SaviskyJoey ProfessoriCarson RebelRyan Letzelter, Sr, RHP, Knoch
Ethan Lewis, So, RHP, Central
Johnathan Melendez, Jr, OF, Shippensburg Area
Joe Professori, Jr, C, Pine-Richland
Carson Rebel, Jr, RHP, Seton-La Salle
Shane Roebuck, Jr, C, Brownsville Area
Regis Sauer, So, RHP, Brashear
Jesse Savisky, So, RHP, Butler Area
Cody Scruggs, Sr, OF, Ringgold
Matt ThompsonTanner StanzJonathan Spina, Jr, OF, Washington
Tanner Stanz, Jr, RHP, Warren
Matt Thompson, So, LHP, Saegertown
Nick Tunstall, Jr, LHP, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic
Luc Tyler, Jr, IF, Mohawk
Kevin Welsh, Jr, OF/1B, Hopewell
Colin Williamson, Sr, IF, Butler Area
Tanner Wilt, Sr, RHP, North Allegheny
Mitchell Yard, Jr, 1B, Saltsburg

#2 Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets (Ashland, VA)
Devin Strickler, So, OF, Eastern York

#3 Wooster Fighting Scots (Wooster, OH)
Anthony Malky, Jr, RHP, Riverview
Joe Superick, Sr, 2B, Uniontown Area
Harrison Walls, Fr, C, State College Area

#6 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (Baltimore, MD)
Joe Conlon, Jr, Util, Upper St. Clair
Jake Enterlin, Gr, RHP, Strath Haven
Pete Siciliano, Sr, 3B, Lower Merion
Mitch Weaver, Sr, C, Trinity
James DoughertyTrevor Williams, Sr, RHP, West Allegheny

#8 Widener Pride (Chester, PA)
Joseph Addvensky, So, OF, Delaware Valley
Joseph Buoni, So, OF, Salesianum (DE) [PA resident]
Bob Barnett, Jr, OF, Interboro
Donovan Davis, Jr, RHP, Strath Haven
James Dougherty, Fr, RHP, La Salle
Donald Edwards, Fr, RHP, West Chester East
Dylan MorrissetteSeever Hoyak, Jr, INF, Notre Dame Green Pond
Josh Lafferty, So, RHP, Pope John Paul II
Kyle Lowery, So, Util, Methacton
Dominick Mancuso, Sr, LHP, Easton
Sean Maniatis, Fr, LHP, Pennsbury
Brennan March, So, RHP, Bishop Shanahan
Brett McCutcheon, Jr, RHP, La Salle
Greg McDonough, Jr, OF, Wissahickon
Kyle McKelvy, Jr, LHP, Spring-Ford
Bryson TurnerDylan Morrissette, Fr, 1B/C, Souderton Area
Glenn Seymour, So, C, Methacton
Cory Snyder, Jr, C, Palisades
Elliot Snyder, Jr, RHP, Crestwood
Daniel Sullivan, So, RHP, Conwell-Egan Catholic
Tyler Thomson, Jr, RHP, Penncrest
Bryson Turner, Fr, RHP, Brandywine Heights

West Regional

Mark Gross#3 Case Western Reserve Spartans (Cleveland, OH)
Steve Dayton, So, 1B, Hampton
Mark Gross, Fr, RHP, Butler Area
Rocco Maue, Fr, IF, Moon Area
Lee Penzarella, Sr, RHP, Friends' Central
Zack Tobias, Sr, 1B, Upper St. Clair

Mid-Atlantic Regional

#1 Misericordia Cougars (Moosic, PA)
Parker AbateParker Abate, Fr, OF, Malvern Prep
Cole Bixler, So, 1B, West York Area
Mike Blazaskie, So, RHP/DH, Hanover Area
Chris Boroch, Sr, IF, North Penn
Evan Bush, Jr, OF, DuBois Area
Brett Davis, Jr, RHP, Perkiomen Valley
Ryan Dorosh, Sr, RHP, Garnet Valley
Brian Eshleman, Sr, IF, Warwick
Elliot Forde, So, RHP, Avon Grove
Conor SmithKenny Jarema, Fr, IF, Downingtown West
Drake Koch, Fr, RHP, Exeter Township
D.J. Navoczynski, Sr, OF, Scranton
Garrett Pelko, Jr, LHP, Oley Valley
Kyle Rogalski, So, RHP, Roman Catholic
Conor Smith, Fr, C, Easton Area
Dan Zurowski, So, LHP, Pope John Paul II

#2 St. John Fisher Cardinals (Rochester, NY)
Ethan Hite, So, RHP, Coudersport Area

#3 Salisbury Sea Gulls (Salisbury, MD)
Jake Terry, So, OF, Cocalico

#4 Haverford Fords (Haverford, PA)
Justin Herring, So, RHP, Daniel Boone Area
Jamie Ulrich, Sr, C/1B, Friends' Central

#8 Penn State Berks Nittany Lions (Reading, PA)
Will Budock, So, OF, Berks Catholic
Tyler Comport, So, OF, Boyertown Area
Alex Doyle, Sr, RHP/1B, Downingtown West
Max Edgin, So, C, Downingtown West
Keeanu Erb, Sr, SS, Daniel Boone Area
Luke Erb, Sr, OF/LHP, Brandywine Heights
Cory Fox, Jr, OF, Boyertown Area
Pearce HarhighDylan Gallagher, Jr, 1B/RHP, Owen J. Roberts
Tom Grablewski, Sr, 3B, Spring-Ford
Pearce Harhigh, So, 2B/SS, Bishop McDevitt
Andrew Hertzog, So, RHP, Exeter Township
Dalton Hughes, Fr, OF/2B, Boyertown Area
Matt Korea, Jr, C, Northwest Area
Damian Mace, So, C, Oley Valley
Austin Madeja, Fr, OF, Boyertown Area
Sean Pavlik, So, RHP, Boyertown Area
Zach Reis, Jr, 1B/RHP, Conrad Weiser
Mitch Renninger, Jr, RHP, Boyertown Area
Troy Salerno, Jr, SS/2B, Owen J. Roberts
Toby Welk, Fr, 3B/RHP, Downingtown West
Dylen Ziegler, So, LHP, Eastern Lebanon County
Nick Zipay, Sr, C/OF, Pottstown

New York Regional

#3 Frostburg State Bobcats (Frostburg, MD)
Eddie Dutkewycz, Jr, C, Albert Gallatin
Greg Schneider, So, RHP/OF, Thomas Jefferson

#4 Susquehanna Crusaders (Selinsgrove, PA)
Ben BurmanBen Burman, Fr, IF, Episcopal Academy
Ryan Chipman, Fr, IF, St. Elizabeth (DE) [PA resident]
Dylan Glassmire, Sr, IF, Central Bucks South
Dylan Jenkins, Jr, IF, West Chester Rustin
Andrew Leitzel, So, RHP, Mifflinburg Area
Taylor Luckenbill, Jr, OF, Nativity BVM
Cole Luzins, So, IF/RHP, Phoenixville Area
Evan McKenna, Fr, RHP, Spring-Ford
Cameron Ott, Fr, IF, Montoursville Area
Connor Pelletier, Fr, C, Warrior Run
Andrew Russell, Fr, RHP, Downingtown East
Kolyn Schane, Fr, OF, Western Wayne
Tom Shields, Jr, C, Central Bucks South
A.J. Sweppenheiser, Fr, OF, Dallas
Bobby Witteman, Jr, RHP, Central Bucks South

#5 Union Dutchmen (Schenectady, NY)
Jake Vesling, So, OF/RHP, New Hope-Solebury

New England Regional

Hayden Gruber#3 Tufts Jumbos (Medford, MA)
Hayden Gruber, So, 1B/OF, Friends' Central

#4 Keystone Giants (La Plume, PA)
James Dunning, Gr, RHP, West Scranton
Robbie Nardelli, So, C, Valley View
Billy Nelson, Jr, IF/RHP, North Pocono
Kalieb Schiedeler, Fr, IF, Blue Ridge
Kalyb Smith, Sr, RHP, Notre Dame (NJ) [PA resident]

#5 Suffolk Rams (Boston, MA)
Kevin Belskie, Jr, 1B, Norristown Area

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