After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual diocesan CHSAA baseball All-Star team is back! Special thanks to the league’s coaches for providing statistics and pertinent information.
Baseball
‘AA’ All-Stars
Catchers
Jack Ryan: Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge; senior; team captain; .338 batting average, .488 slugging percentage, 18 RBIs, threw out 45 percent of would-be base stealers
Andrew Menechella: Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst; junior; .385 batting average, .500 on-base percentage, 20 RBIs
Joseph Andriano: Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood; senior; .280 batting average, three doubles
Position Players
Jalen Hernandez: Xaverian; senior; INF; .321 batting average, .564 slugging percentage, three home runs, 28 RBIs
Nicholas Rodriguez: Msgr. McClancy; junior; INF; .330 batting average, .480 on-base percentage
Christian Errico: St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows; senior; INF; .320 batting average, 11 RBIs, 11 stolen bases; will play at the University of Delaware, Newark
Tyler Schubert: Holy Cross H.S., Flushing; senior; team captain; INF; .313 batting average, eight doubles, 15 RBIs, .463 slugging percentage, 10 stolen bases; received team’s Coaches Award; will play at Houghton College, N.Y.
Joseph Frazzetta: Archbishop Molloy; junior; INF; .302 batting average, four home runs, eight doubles
Manuel Felix Jr.: Archbishop Molloy; senior; INF; .286 batting average, five doubles
Max Urena: Christ the King H.S., Middle Village; junior; INF
Pitchers
Bayram Hot: Archbishop Molloy; senior; .464 batting average (led team); three home runs, 11 doubles; named team MVP; received school’s Outstanding Senior Athlete Award; will play at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Chris Trantino: Xaverian; sophomore; 62 innings pitched, 6-2 record, 56 strikeouts, 1.93 ERA
Justin DeCastro: Msgr. McClancy; senior; team captain; 1.52 ERA; will play at Long Island University, Downtown Brooklyn
Justin Sanchez: Msgr. McClancy; senior; 1.65 ERA; will play at the University of South Florida, Tampa
Michael Iocco: Holy Cross; senior; team captain; 5-3 record, 45.2 innings pitched, 51 strikeouts, 1.07 ERA; will play at the College of Mount St. Vincent, the Bronx
Joseph Hauser: St. Francis Prep; senior; team captain; 2-1 record, 19 innings pitched, 37 strikeouts, 0.37 ERA; threw a no-hitter on May 11; will play at Northeastern University, Boston
Jayden Torres: Christ the King; freshman
Designated Hitter
Mateo Marino: Xaverian; sophomore; .396 average (led team), .565 slugging percentage, 19 RBIs
‘A’ All-Stars
Catchers
Yandel Aquino: Bishop Loughlin H.S., Fort Greene; junior; .470 batting average; received team’s Best Hitter Award
John Anthony Spanoudakis: St. John’s Prep, Astoria; senior 2022
Frankie Sebastiano: St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay; senior; team captain; . 373 batting average, eight doubles; received team’s Coaches Award; will play at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Position Players
Jack McKnight: Cathedral Prep and Seminary, Elmhurst; junior; INF; .326 batting average, three doubles, two home runs, .446 on-base percentage, .565 slugging percentage, 14 RBIs, four stolen bases
James Molloy: Cathedral Prep; sophomore; INF; .339 on-base percentage, 17 RBIs
Izayah Mercedes: Bishop Loughlin; freshman; INF; .425 batting average; named team Rookie of the Year
Ralph Rivere: Nazareth H.S., East Flatbush; junior; INF; team captain; .511 batting average, 10 RBIs, eight stolen bases; named team MVP
Jeremiah McKenzie: Cristo Rey Brooklyn H.S., East Flatbush; sophomore; INF; team captain; named team MVP
Dylan Duffy: St. John’s Prep; senior; INF
Kieran Jermyn: St. John’s Prep; senior; INF
Miguel Guerrero: Cathedral Prep; junior; OF; .326 batting average, .482 on-base percentage, .395 slugging percentage, 16 RBIs, 23 stolen bases
Dominic Franco: Cathedral Prep; sophomore; OF; .490 on-base percentage, eight RBIs, six stolen bases
Shane Williams: Bishop Loughlin; junior; OF; .430 batting average; named team MVP
Anthony Roberts: Bishop Loughlin; sophomore; OF; .400 batting average
Elian Corpian: Nazareth; senior; OF; .362 batting average, three home runs, five triples, 12 RBIs
Michael Vascellaro: St. John’s Prep; senior; OF
Pitchers
Matthew Quinones: Cathedral Prep; junior; .396 batting average, six doubles, .508 on-base percentage, .625 slugging percentage, 11 RBIs, 16 stolen bases, 19 innings pitched, 31 strikeouts, 3.68 ERA; named team MVP
Joseph McLinden: St. Edmund Prep; senior; team captain; .400 batting average, 3-0 record, 2.26 ERA; received team’s Coaches Award
Sabin Ghale: St. John’s Prep; senior
Justin Hernandez: St. John’s Prep; junior
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