New Gatemen

Wareham posted a skeleton roster, with just returning players, pretty soon after the season. This week, the Gatemen added some new names to the list. You can tell it’s still a very preliminary roster, but it’s October, and if we can talk about next summer on a dreary October day, I’m all for it.

First, the returning players:

Keith Bilodeau – RHP – Maine
Eric Pfisterer – LHP – Duke
Jack Armstrong – RHP – Vanderbilt
Matt Barnes – RHP – Connecticut
David Fischer – RHP – Connecticut
Jordan Swagerty – C – Arizona State
Rob Kral – C – College of Charleston
Zach Wilson – 3B – Arizona State
George Springer – OF – Connecticut
Alex Dickerson – OF – Indiana

That’s a pretty solid nucleus, especially offensively. With a summer under their belts, I would expect big things from Wilson, Springer and Dickerson. As for the pitching, you can go ahead and pencil in Jack Armstrong as the league’s top returning prospect.

And the newcomers. The last two have names you’ll recognize:

Jed Bradley – LHP – Sophomore – Georgia Tech
A 6’4 lefty, Bradley pitched in a swing role as a freshman. Over the summer, he made three appearances in the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League before an injury ended his season. Baseball America picked him as the league’s sixth-best prospect.

Jake Davies – LHP/1B – Junior – Georgia Tech
Davies had a strong sophomore season as a reliever for Tech, posting a 3.54 ERA in 27 appearances. He played in the Coastal Plain League this summer and played both ways. He hit .254 and had an ERA of 3.20 in 19 starts.

Josh Urban – RHP – Freshman – Texas
Urban looks like a pretty highly-touted recruit for the Longhorns. He was a 19th-round pick in June.

Andrew McKirahan – LHP – Sophomore – Texas
McKirahan made 11 appearances as a freshman, all out of the bullpen. He had a 2.81 ERA this summer in the Northwoods League.

Joseph Flynn – LHP/1B – Freshman – Franklin Pierce
He’s from Plymouth. I got nothing else.

Tyler Bream – SS/3B – Sophomore – Liberty
Bream is the son of former Major Leaguer Sid Bream, a Liberty alum. Tyler hit .337 last year with eight home runs. He was a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American.

Lee Mazzilli, Jr – SS/3B – Freshman – UConn
Mazzilli is the son former Major League player and manager Lee Mazzilli. It appears the younger Lee goes by L.J. Sounds like UConn got a good one.

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