Head Coach: Jarrod Kramer (2nd year – 18-6)
Assistant Coaches:
Jerry Freiwald
Tom Kramer
Jake Balkiewicz
Brendan Stehr
Sport: Baseball: Baseball
Team Name: Blue Mountain Eagles
League: Schuylkill
2023 Record: 18-6
Key Players Lost:
Dylan Sattazahn – P/1B
Ryan Grace – 1B/3B
Kory Faust – OF
Dewey Rautzhan – 3B/DH
Derek Walasavage – 2B
Key Returning Players:
Tyler Miller – Sr; INF/P; .275 Avg, 13 RBI, 30 Runs
Brady Gustitus – Sr; C/P; .429 Avg, 9 RBI
Colton Leibold – Sr; C/OF; .444 Avg, 7 RBI
Robert Gormley – Sr; P/INF/OF; .306 Avg, 6 2B, 15 RBI; Pitching: 5-3, 3.02 ERA, 45 K
Will Jacobson – Sr; P/OF; .239 Avg, 9 RBI, 18 Runs
Aidan Grace – Jr; P/1B/OF; .400 Avg, 6 RBI; Pitching – 1-0, 20 K
Key Newcomers:
Luke MacDonald – Sr; OF
Grant Brensinger – Sr; C, OF
Josh Dewald – Sr; P, INF
Vern Kleckner – Sr; INF
Dean Faust – Jr; INF
Matt Grasso – Jr, P, INF
Josh Hoover – Soph; P, OF, INF
Evan Setlock – Soph; P, INF
2024 Outlook: Our biggest strength will be our defense. We will have lots of athletes on the field at all times which will save us runs. Our biggest question mark is both pitching and hitting. Pitching-wise, we lost Dylan Sattazahn who was one of the best pitchers in the state (10-0, 125 K, Sub 1.00 ERA). We also lost our 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 hitters from our District 11 4A Championship team from a year ago.
If our pitchers throw strikes, and we can manufacture runs, we should be in the playoff push come the end of the season.
