Harwich got off to a roaring start last year but ultimately couldn’t keep up with Y-D.
Five to Watch
1. Tyler Baum
2. Dwanya Williams-Sutton
3. Joey Bart
4. Jake McCarthy
5. Cameron Simmons
Pitchers
Dylan Grove – Oklahoma – Pitching mostly as a starter, tallied 4.71 ERA, 48 K in 36.1 IP
Cullen Dana – Seton Hall – Posted 3.56 ERA in weekend rotation, led Pirates in Ks with 76
Matthew Frisbee – UNC Greensboro – Top starter for Greensboro had 4.10 ERA, 74 Ks in 96.2 IP
Chris Gau – Jacksonville – Posted 3.96 ERA and struck out 69 in 75 IP as member of weekend rotation
Cal Kreuger – Indiana – Had 2.82 ERA pitching out of bullpen and in starting role for Hoosiers
Tyler Baum – North Carolina – Next Tar Heel star went 7-0 with 2.57 ERA as frosh in weekend rotation
Cole Kragel – Virginia Tech – 6-8 righty appears to have missed the spring with an injury
Jake Agnos – East Carolina – Led Pirate starters in ERA at 3.22, struck out 64 in 64.1 IP
Cole Aker – North Carolina – Pitching as starter and reliever, had 2.12 ERA and struck out 18 in 17 IP
Catchers
Nick Dalesandro – Purdue – Returning Mariner had strong sophomore campaign with .297 AVG, 3 HR
Cal Raleigh – Florida State – Set for second year with Mariners, hitting .226 as soph but has eight HR
Joey Bart – Georgia Tech – 2016 Wareham Gateman hit .296 with 13 HR in second season at Tech
Brad Debo – NC State – Led Wolfpack with .335 AVG and had 24 extra-base hits
Infielders
Jonathan India – Florida – Hitting .280 with 19 extra-base hits and 11 stolen bases for CWS squad after batting .290 with Harwich last summer
Justin Novak – Virginia – Versatile player hit .295 with 1 homer for Cavs this spring
Josh Smith – LSU – Batting .289 with four homers as freshman starter for CWS club
Jordan Verdon – San Diego State – 24th round pick in 2015 hit .301 and belted 16 extra-base hits for Aztecs in sophomore season
Cobie Vance – Alabama – Former 16th-round pick batted .293 with 12 extra-base hits as sophomore
Carter Hall – Georgia Tech – Limited to eight games in sophomore season, batted .308
Outfielders
Antoine Duplantis – LSU – Second year Mariner hitting .322 with 18 SB for Tigers this spring
Jake McCarthy – Virginia – After missing most of frosh season, hit .338 with 5 HR this year and ranked in top 10 nationally with 27 SB
Andrew Moritz – UNC Greensboro – Among national leaders in AVG, finished at .392 with 17 extra base hits and stole 16 bases
Cameron Simmons – Virginia – Second-best AVG in loaded Cavs lineup at .352, added nine home runs, 57 RBI
Matt Vierling – Notre Dame – Top hitter for Irish batted .330 with 7 HR, 31 XBH
Dwanya Williams-Sutton – East Carolina – Led league in hitting as a 2016 frosh and batted .286, smacked seven homers in injury-shortened 2017
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