With another competitive season of CHSAA baseball in the books, here’s a look at The Tablet’s 2018 diocesan All-Star team:

‘AA’ All-Stars

Infielders

Jaylen Palmer: Holy Cross H.S., Flushing; senior; batted .406, 24 hits, seven doubles, four triples, 12 RBIs, 21 runs scored, 13 stolen bases, .585 on-base percentage; CHSAA ‘AA’ All-League First Team; Mayor’s Cup Game; committed to play at Long Island University Brooklyn, Downtown Brooklyn; selected by the New York Mets in the 22nd round of the 2018 MLB draft; 2017 Tablet All-Star

Ryan O’Hagan: Holy Cross; senior; team captain; batted .367, 22 hits, eight doubles, 14 RBIs, 13 runs scored, .493 on-base percentage; CHSAA ‘AA’ All-League First Team; Mayor’s Cup Game; will attend Pace University, Pleasantville, N.Y.; 2017 Tablet All-Star

Angelo Alessandro: Holy Cross; senior; batted .387, 19 hits, five doubles, one home run, 13 RBIs, 14 runs scored, .500 on-base percentage

Justin Betancourt: St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows; senior; team co-captain; batted .358, six doubles, one triple, one home run, 26 RBIs, 18 runs scored; CHSAA ‘AA’ All-League Honorable Mention; won team Edward Kent Memorial Award; will attend the University at Albany, N.Y.

Christopher Betancourt: St. Francis Prep; senior; team co-captain; batted .325, four doubles, one home run, 18 RBIs, 18 runs scored; CHSAA ‘AA’ All-League Honorable Mention; Mayor’s Cup Game; won team Robert Williams Memorial Award; will attend Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Shamus Connolly: Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge; senior; batted .302, four doubles, one home run, seven RBIs; CHSAA ‘AA’ All-League First Team; Mayor’s Cup Game; won team Gold Glove Award; named M.V.P. of City Championship Game; will attend Wagner College, Staten Island

Outfielders

Tommy Papadopoulos: Xaverian; senior; batted .534, 31 hits, 10 doubles, two triples, 23 RBIs, 18 runs scored, 15 stolen bases, .775 slugging percentage, .563 on-base percentage; CHSAA ‘AA’ All-League Honorable Mention; won team Leading Hitter Award; will attend St. John’s University, Jamaica

Jared Lerner: Xaverian; senior; batted .278, 23 runs scored, 28 stolen bases, .493 on-base percentage; CHSAA ‘AA’ All-League First Team; Mayor’s Cup Game; won team M.V.P. Award; will attend Scranton University, Pa.; 2017 Tablet All-Star

Max Mastrototaro: Holy Cross; junior; batted .382, 26 hits, four doubles, one triple, three home runs, 15 RBIs, 13 runs scored, .454 on-base percentage; CHSAA ‘AA’ All-League Second Team

Catcher

Kyle Schaefer: Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst; senior; batted .275, three home runs, 18 RBIs, threw out 80 percent of attempted base stealers; CHSAA ‘AA’ All-League First Team; Mayor’s Cup Game; will attend Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va.; 2017 Tablet All-Star

Designated Hitter

Mike Lewishall: Xaverian; junior; batted .340, four doubles, one home run, 16 RBIs, 12 runs scored, .489 slugging percentage, .493 on-base percentage

Pitchers

Shane Mugnolo: Xaverian; senior; 6-0, 38.0 innings pitched, 52 strikeouts, 2.20 ERA; CHSAA ‘AA’ All-League Second Team; Mayor’s Cup Game; winning pitcher in City Championship Game; won team co-Pitcher of the Year Award; will attend Cortland University, N.Y.; 2017 Tablet All-Star

Joe D’Amato: Xaverian; senior; 6-1, 35.1 innings pitched, 37 strikeouts, 0.79 ERA; won team co-Pitcher of the Year Award; will attend the College of Staten Island

Ryan Martin: St. Francis Prep; junior; 4-1, 38 strikeouts, 1.58 ERA; won team Prime Time Player Award

Nicholas Perez: St. Francis Prep; sophomore; 4-3, 42 strikeouts, 2.01 ERA, batted .305, four doubles, 14 RBIs, 15 runs scored; won team Vincent Agusta Memorial Award; 2017 Tablet All-Star

John Callahan: Holy Cross; junior; 5-3, one save, 49.0 innings pitched, 39 strikeouts, 1.85 ERA, batted .282, 12 hits, two doubles, nine RBIs; CHSAA ‘AA’ All-League Honorable Mention

Phil Damiano: Holy Cross; senior; 5-2, 40.0 innings pitched, 45 strikeouts, 2.45 ERA; will attend St. John’s University

Jack Carr: Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood; sophomore; 45.0 innings pitched, 56 strikeouts, 1.56 ERA, batted .306, two doubles

‘A’ All-Stars

Infielders

Lou Lombardi: St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay; senior; team co-captain; batted .425, 12 doubles, .495 on-base percentage; Mayor’s Cup Game; won CHSAA ‘A’ Division Player of the Year Award; won team co-M.V.P. Award; CHSAA ‘A’ All-League First Team; will attend St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, Clinton Hill; 2017 Tablet All-Star

Justin McDuffie: Nazareth H.S., East Flatbush; sophomore; batted .351, 17 stolen bases, 15 runs scored; CHSAA ‘A’ All-League First Team

Antonio Pena: Bishop Loughlin H.S., Fort Greene; freshman; batted .300; won team Rookie of the Year Award

Rashaan Browne: Bishop Loughlin; junior; CHSAA ‘A’ All-League Second Team

Bryan Jerez: Christ the King H.S., Middle Village; sophomore; batted .295, 14 runs scored; CHSAA ‘A’ All-League First Team

Outfielders

Christopher Zinser: St. Edmund Prep; senior; team co-captain; batted .390, 15 stolen bases; won team co-M.V.P. Award; CHSAA ‘A’ All-League First Team; will attend St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, Clinton Hill

Robert Miglino: St. Edmund Prep; senior; team co-captain; batted .280, 10 stolen bases; will attend the College of Staten Island

Henry Garcia: Bishop Loughlin; freshman; batted .450; CHSAA ‘A’ All-League Second Team; won team Outstanding Hitter Award

Luis Duran: Cristo Rey Brooklyn H.S., Flatbush; junior

Catchers

Zack Schweit: St. John’s Prep, Astoria; senior; batted .300, three doubles, one triple; won team M.V.P. Award

Robert Simpson: Bishop Loughlin; senior; CHSAA ‘A’ All-League First Team

Jalen Taveras: Cristo Rey Brooklyn; junior; team co-captain

Pitchers

Anthony Camastro: Cathedral Prep and Seminary, Elmhurst; junior; pitched a no-hitter this season; won team M.V.P. Award

Richard Simon: St. Edmund Prep; senior; 4-1, 4.24 ERA, batted .260; CHSAA ‘A’ All-League First Team; will attend St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, Clinton Hill

John Riviera-Vejas: Bishop Loughlin; senior; team captain; won team M.V.P. Award; will attend Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, Va.

Will Polanco: Bishop Loughlin; freshman; pitched two no-hitters this season; CHSAA ‘A’ All-League Second Team; won team Outstanding Pitcher Award

Joshua Vega: Christ the King; junior; 3-1, 31.2 innings pitched, 50 strikeouts, 2.88 ERA, recorded 16 strikeouts in a game this season, batted .469, 23 hits, eight doubles, one triple, 16 RBIs, .673 slugging percentage, .491 on-base percentage; CHSAA ‘A’ All-League First Team; won school’s Baseball Player of the Year Award

Yarony Paulino: Cristo Rey Brooklyn; junior; team co-captain

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