Head Coach: Matt DelGiudice (6 years 45-42)
Assistant Coaches:
Zach Sheranko – V
Don Dellipriscolli – V
James Balogh – JV
Jim Balogh – JV
Sport: Baseball: Baseball
Team Name: Pocono Mountain East Cardinals
League: EPC
2023 Record: 17-7 – District 5A Champions, EPC North Division Champs
Key Players Lost:
Gavin Sopko – P/OF
Evan Schmelz – P/INF
Ethan Kauffman – OF
Michael Price – C
Key Returning Players:
Adam Horvath, Sr, 6-3, P/OF – .394, 27R’s, 20RBI’s, 3HR’s, 72B, 3-3B, 6-1, 1.49 ERA, 42.1 IP, 54K’s, 5BB’s. – Adam is a 4-year varsity starter and the leader of our pitching staff along with our top offensive player. He is committed to pitch at D1 James Madison University and will be one of the top 2-way players in the league.
Nate Meinweiser, Sr., 6’1, UTL – .310, 16R, 18RBI’s, 7SB, 1-1, 1SV, 2.47 ERA, 17IP, 17K’s, 3BB – Nate is our swiss army knife and a 3-year varsity starter. He is does whatever the coaching staff needs and plays multiple positions. He is committed to Penn Tech and we will rely on him to be a middle of lineup hitter, the catalyst of our defense, and give us big innings on the mound.
Jayden Martinez, Sr., 5-10, INF, .282, 7SB, 15R – Northampton commit who is now a 3-year starting varsity player. This will be his second year as our starting SS and we are looking for him to provide solid defense along with top of lineup offensive skills.
Rocco DelGiudice, Jr., 5-10, INF – 16R, 52B, 2-3B, .940 FP – This will be Rocco’s 3rd year as a starter with the varsity team and we will rely on him to be a big part of our defense and offense. He will team with Jayden Martinez in the middle for a second straight year and looking for them to provide leadership up the middle for our team. Has XBH potential and has double digit 2B’s in his varsity career.
Bobby Ehrmann, SO, 5-9, P/INF – .240, 9R – Bobby solidified our infield defense last year holding down 3rd base and when he inserted into the starting our team defense greatly improved. We are looking for him to do the same this year, along with getting significant innings on the mound. He is mature for sophomore and understands and knows how to play the game.
Cam Sopko, Jr., 6’0, OF/P – Cam has two years of varsity experience and had some great moments offensively and defensively. He has the ability to be a big part of our lineup and fill the middle of the order. He will also be relied on to pitch innings this year and fill a role on our pitching staff.
Key Newcomers:
Logan Li, Jr., 5-9, C
Xander Stirr, Fr., 5-11, INF/P
Connor Triano, SO., 5-11, OF
Hojun Lee, Jr., 5-9, P/UTL
2024 Outlook: This year we return six players with significant varsity experience, especially Horvath and Meinweiser, who have been to the last 3 District 5A championship games. We also have others who have played in several EPC playoff and district games, and we are counting on that experience to lead the team this year.
Our season will be determined on how our pitching staff shapes up behind Horvath and Meinweiser. We have capable guys that we feel good about, but it will play out on the field. Other challenges for our team will the loss of our seniors last year who provided great leadership.
There will be opportunities for our young guys to step up and fill roles, and the season can be determined with how quickly they adapt to varsity baseball.
