After another competitive season of CHSAA baseball action, here’s a look at The Tablet’s 2023 All-Star teams in both sports. Special thanks to the league’s coaches for providing nominations.
CATCHERS
Joseph Reid: Holy Cross H.S., Flushing; senior; team captain; .318 batting average, two home runs; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; will attend the College of Mount St. Vincent, the Bronx
Joseph Schwartz: Cathedral Prep and Seminary, Elmhurst; junior; .364 batting average, five doubles, seven RBIs
Aaron Gilden: St. John’s Prep, Astoria; junior; .533 batting average, 13 doubles, three triples, one home run, 19 RBIs; selected CH- SAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens
Matteo Marino: Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge; junior; .274 batting average, two home runs, threw out 58% of attempted base stealers; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; 2022 Tablet All-Star
INFIELDERS
Joseph Frazzetta: Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood; senior; team captain; .427 batting average, 35 hits, 10 extra-base hits, 20 RBIs, 20 runs scored; named team MVP; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; will attend the University of New Haven, Conn.; 2022 Tablet All-Star
Patrick DeSarno: Archbishop Molloy; sophomore; .340 batting average, 24 hits, four doubles, one home run, 13 RBIs, 20 runs scored; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens
Matthew Quinones: Cathedral Prep; senior; team co-captain; .357 batting average, one home run, 10 RBIs, 18 runs scored, 22 stolen bases; will attend St. Joseph’s University Brooklyn, Clinton Hill; 2022 Tablet All-Star
James Molloy: Cathedral Prep; junior; .300 batting average, five doubles, 14 RBIs; 2022 Tablet All-Star
Nico Rodriguez: Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst; senior; team captain; .330 batting average; won team Coaches Award; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; will attend the College of Staten Island; 2022 Tablet All-Star
Jeremy Reyes: Msgr. McClancy; junior; .325 batting average; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens
Tori Martin-Rodriguez: Msgr. McClancy; senior; .333 batting average; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; will attend the University of Cincinnati
Ralph Rivière: Nazareth H.S., East Flatbush; senior; team captain; .692 batting average, 27 hits, nine doubles, four triples, two home runs, 16 RBIs, 22 runs scored, 33 stolen bases; named team MVP; will attend Curry College, Milton, Mass.; 2022 Tablet All-Star
Tramel Forbes: Nazareth; senior; .541 batting average, 20 hits, three doubles, two triples, 10 RBIs, 21 runs scored, 29 stolen bases; won team Coaches Award; will attend Virginia State University, Petersburg, Va.
Brian Daly: St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows; senior; .305 batting average, 10 RBIs, eight stolen bases; recipient of school’s Bri- an Murphy Memorial Award; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens
Tyler Koenig: St. Francis Prep; sophomore; .324 batting average, nine RBIs, 11 stolen bases; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens
Xavier Garcia: St. John’s Prep; junior; .323 batting average, three doubles, one triple, one home run, 31 runs scored, 22 stolen bases; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens
Xavier Webb: Xaverian; senior; .311 batting average, 33 stolen bases; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; will attend Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
Maxwell Urena: Christ the King H.S., Middle Village; senior; .486 batting average, 17 hits, 16 RBIs, 25 runs scored, 17 stolen bases; 2022 Tablet All-Star
Joshua Osorio: Christ the King; sophomore; .410 batting average, 16 hits, 23 RBIs, 18 runs scored
OUTFIELDERS
Nick Firpo: St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay; junior; .400 batting average
Evan Hernandez: St. Edmund Prep; junior; .333 batting average
Yibron Almonte: St. John’s Prep; junior; .417 batting average, 29 runs scored, 29 RBIs, seven stolen bases
Randy Collado: St. John’s Prep; senior; .337 batting average, four doubles, one triple, four home runs, 29 RBIs, 30 runs scored, 16 stolen bases; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; will attend the College of Mount St. Vincent
Christian Quirindongo: St. John’s Prep; sophomore; .362 batting average, 28 RBIs, six stolen bases
Daniel Cronin: Xaverian; sophomore; .296 batting average, 20 RBIs, 21 stolen bases; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens
PITCHERS
Andrew Schoelles: St. Francis Prep; senior; team captain; 75 innings pitched, 7-3, two saves, 1.40 ERA, 70 strikeouts; recipient of school’s Edward Kent Memorial Award; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; will attend St. Thomas Aquinas, Orangeburg, N.Y.
Peter Nenadich: St. Francis Prep; senior; team captain; 50 innings pitched, 3-3, two saves, 1.27 ERA, 49 strikeouts; recipient of school’s Robert Williams Memorial Award; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; will attend Queens College, Flushing
Daniel Horowitz: St. Francis Prep; senior; team captain; 47 innings pitched, 5-2, one save, 1.51 ERA, 43 strikeouts; recipient of school’s Daniel Pujdak Memorial Award; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; will attend Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y.
Miguel Guerrero: Cathedral Prep; senior; team co-captain; .341 batting average, one home run, 13 RBIs, 16 runs scored, 13 stolen bases; 2022 Tablet All-Star
John Leahy: St. Edmund Prep; senior; team captain; 37 innings pitched; 73 strikeouts; 1.13 ERA, .414 batting average; named team MVP; will attend Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.
JoseDavid Rodriguez: St. John’s Prep; junior; 8-1, 2.14 ERA, one no-hitter, four shutouts, .470 batting average, 27 RBIs, six doubles; named team MVP; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens
Michael Hooper: St. John’s Prep; senior; 2.21 ERA, 25 innings pitched, 40 strikeouts, .300 batting average, three doubles, 19 runs scored, 11 RBIs; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; will attend Eastern University, St. Davids, Pa.
John McPartland: St. John’s Prep; junior; 5-0, 0.38 ERA, 18 innings pitched, 37 strikeouts
Chris Trantino: Xaverian; junior; 51.2 innings pitched, 1.49 ERA, 66 strikeouts; won school’s Pitcher of the Year Award; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; 2022 Tablet All-Star
Christian Jerez: Holy Cross; senior; will attend Dominican University, Orangeburg, N.Y.
Colin Delaney Jr.: Christ the King; sophomore; 3-0, 2.87 ERA, 31.2 innings pitched, 33 strikeouts
Christian Peralta: Christ the King; senior; 3-1, 1.78 ERA, 31.1 innings pitched, 42 strikeouts
UTILITY PLAYERS
Stefano Yozzo: Archbishop Molloy; senior; INF, OF, and P; .298 batting average, three home runs, 14 hits, six extra-base hits, five RBIs, 10 runs scored; selected CHSAA All- League Brooklyn/Queens; will attend Mid- dlebury College, Vt.
Jeremiah McKenzie: Cristo Rey Brooklyn H.S., Flatbush; junior; P, INF, and OF; named team MVP; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; 2022 Tablet All-Star
Angel Valerio: Nazareth; junior; C, INF, and P; .444 batting average; 16 hits, four doubles, two triples, two home runs, 14 RBIs, 16 runs scored, 23 stolen bases, 10.1 innings pitched, two saves, 3.51 ERA, 21 strikeouts
Ronald Durando: St. John’s Prep; junior; INF and P; .379 batting average, four doubles, one triple, one home run, 12 RBIs, 17 runs scored, 3-0, 1.70 ERA, 12 innings pitched, 18 strikeouts
Dominic Balsamo: Xaverian; senior; C and OF; .337 batting average, 20 RBIs; selected CHSAA All-League Brooklyn/Queens; will at- tend Gettysburg College, Pa.
Shane Williams: Bishop Loughlin H.S., Fort Greene; senior; P and OF; 2022 Tablet All- Star
Yandel Aquino: Bishop Loughlin; senior; C and INF; 2022 Tablet All-Star
Anthony Roberts: Bishop Loughlin; junior; OF and P; 2022 Tablet All-Star
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