Chatham Anglers

John Aiello had a huge sophomore year at Wake Forest.
Johnny Aiello had a huge sophomore year at Wake Forest.
Chatham has some of the league’s top returning players in John Aiello and D.J. Artis and is primed to contend.

Five to Watch
1. John Aiello
2. D.J. Artis
3. Shea Langelliers
4. Jack Perkins
5. Josh Stowers

Pitchers
Jeff Belge – St. John’s – Posted 5.36 ERA while pitching in swing role for Red Storm
Austin Bergner – North Carolina – Strong bullpen arm for Heels had 3.00 ERA, with 45 Ks in 48 IP
Cameron Bishop – UC Irvine -Projected Anteater ace missed spring with injury
Jack DeGroat – Liberty – Saved four games and fanned 58 in 38.2 IP as Liberty closer
Caleb Gilbert – LSU – Mostly a reliever, has 2.42 ERA, 56 K in 48.1 IP as Tigers head to Omaha
Josiah Gray – LeMoyne – Two-way player 10 games with miniscule 0.63 ERA, while batting .226 and stealing 10 bags
Dan Hammer – Pittsburgh – Went 3-5 with 5.03 pitching mostly as a starter for Panthers
Rodney Hutchison, Jr. – North Carolina – Ranked second on team in appearances, had 4.14 ERA
Reiss Knehr – Fordham – Two-way player at his best on the mound with 86 K in 73.2 IP
Joe Lienhard – Oklahoma State – Split time as starter and reliever and posted 4.66 ERA with 60 K in 65.2 IP
Daniel Metzdorf – Boston College – Weekend starter went 4-6 with 5.06 ERA
Andre Pallante – UC Irvine – Struck out 56 in 47.2 IP to lead Irvine bullpen
Jack Perkins – Stetson – Starred in move to weekend rotation, striking out 108 in 99.2 IP with 2.71 ERA
Nick Rand – UMass-Lowell – Riverhawks’ closer saved six games, fanned 31 in 26.1 IP
Adam Wolf – Louisville – Key reliever for Omaha-bound Cards has 2.37 ERA, 33 Ks in 38 IP

Catchers
Shea Langelliers – Baylor – Highly touted recruit matches the hype with .313 AVG, 10 HR in frosh campaign
Fabian Pena – Manhattan – Former MAAC Rookie of the Year Batted .330, led team with 28 extra-base hits this year
Cody Roberts – North Carolina – Two year starting catcher hit .268 with 15 extra-base hits as sophomore

Infielders
John Aiello – Wake Forest – 2016 Angler emerged as one of top hitters for Super Regional squad with .328 AVG, 20 HR
Jacob Olson – South Carolina – JUCO transfer led Gamecocks with .294 AVG and hit six home runs
Nick Patten – Delaware – Batted .312 and led team with 14 homers in second season with Blue Hens
Jeremy Pena – Maine – Son of former MLB’er Geronimo batted .319 with 6 HR in second season with Black Bears
Josh Shaw – St. John’s – Batted .288, ranked third on team with 13 doubles

Outfielders
D.J. Artis – Liberty – Hit .271 for Anglers last year and batted .359 with 6 HR, 23 SB this spring
Gage Canning – Arizona State – Top hitter for Sun Devils batted .332, 6 HR, 26 XBH
Mason Koppens – Northeastern – Hit .252 with 6 extra base hits for Huskies
Josh Stowers – Louisville – Third-best hitter on UofL behind draft picks McKay and Ellis is at .311, 6 HR, 22 SB

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