Connecticut High School Baseball All Stars

Some of the 28 college and pro scouts that attended the 2016 indoor pitchers and catchers work out.  The event had 50 pitchers and 10 catchers, and was held at Hamden Yards.

 

    The Connecticut High School Fall All Star program is now creating a mailing list of athletes who are interested in being evaluated for it's 2017 activities.  If you are a player who would like to be kept informed of the events that the program runs, you can e-mail dipersio@aol.com with your contact information.  Once in our files you will be added to the mass e-mail list with information on the 2015 showcase, and the indoor pitchers and catchers work out in November.  Once again there is no charge involved to take part in the programs, and any Connecticut high school athlete can be evaluated.

 

(L-R) Kevin Radziewicz, Mike Bonaiuto, and Jack Gethings, who were all past members of the Connecticut High School Fall All Star Team, helped lead Fairfield University to the MACC championship in 2016.

 

    Anthony Marzi was a member of the 2008 Fall All Star Squad.  He spent the four year pitching for the University of Connecticut, and won several of the most important games that UConn was won over those seasons.  In his final start of the 2014 season Anthony posted his 15th. career win for the Huskies.  Anthony was signed to play pro for the New York Yankees.  He is currently playing for the New Britain Bees.

 

 

 

    Manny Cruz who was a member of the Fall All Star Squad in 2011 and 2012, won a starting infield job this year at the University of Southern New Hampshire.  Manny batted at a .300 clip for three years in college, and signed to play professionally for the Cincinnati Reds in the 2016 draft.

 

     Craig Schlitter (Left) who played for the Fall All Star Squad in 2009, and Kyle Wilcox (Right) played baseball at Bryant University.  Both athletes signed to play professional at the end of their college careers.

 

 

 

    Brent Pelella played for the Fall All Star Squad in 2010.  He has been a mainstay member of the Eastern Connecticut State University Squad this season, and has posted 6 wins on the mound for the Warriors.

 

   Kody Kerski (left) played for the 2009 Fall All Star Squad, and Jeff Stoddard (right) played for the team in 2010.  Both were top performers for the Sacred Heart University baseball team, and Kerski in now pitching professional.

    Matt Batten was a member of the 2012 Fall All Star Squad.  He led St. Joseph of Trumbull to the state championship last spring.  Matt is now a junior at Quinnipiac University where he where he is gathering interest from several professional scouts.

 

 

 

 

    Kevin Radziewicz, who played for the 2013 fall all star squad, is off to a good start this spring at Fairfield University.  In games played over the first four weeks of the season Kevin is hitting .287 and leading the squad in on base percentage.  He has also done a solid job behind the plate for the Stags.

    Brain Murphy was a member of the 2011 Fall All Star Squad.  He pitched in all four weeks of the fall season, and didn't allow a run.  After the season he was added to the list of players on the all time fall squad.

    Brian is currently a sophomore at the University of Hartford, and has developed into a starter on a strong Hawks pitching staff.  He has allowed one run over his past 11 innings on the mound, pitching against UMass and UConn.

 

 

 

    Congrats to Kevin Jefferis who was a member of the 2007 and 2008 fall all star team.  He also took part in the 2008 and 2007 summer work outs and this years January work out for pitchers which was run for the pro scouts.

    Kevin played his high school baseball for Cheshire High School, and went on to pitch for Western New England in college.

    Kevin is playing in the indy league for the Normal Cornbelters.

 

    NICK WILLIAMS PLAYED FOR THE FALL ALL STAR TEAM IN 2013.  HE WAS THE WINNING PITCHER IN THE  CLASS M STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST SPRING.  NICK IS CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT ST. JOSEPH IN TRUMBULL, AND HAS COMMITTED TO ATTEND UNION COLLEGE WHEN HE FINISHES HIGH SCHOOL THIS SPRING 

 

    WES ROBERTSON PLAYED FOR THE FALL ALL STARS IN 2012 AND 2013, AND HE IS CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT CHESHIRE HIGH SCHOOL.  WES HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY HIS COLLEGE BASEBALL AT WASHINGTON COLLEGE WHEN HE FINISHES HIS SPRING SEASON THIS YEAR.

 

 

    AUSTIN TOBACK PLAYED FOR THE FALL ALL STAR TEAM IN 2012.  HE IS CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT EAST LYME HIGH SCHOOL, AND HAS COMMITTED TO ATTEND ALLEGHENY COLLEGE THIS COMING FALL. AUSTIN WILL BE A MEMBER OF THEIR BASEBALL SQUAD.

 

 

   
   

    KEVIN RADZIEWICZ WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2013 FALL ALL STAR TEAM.  HE IS CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT CROMWELL HIGH SCHOOL.  WHEN HE FINISHES HIS SENIOR YEAR KEVIN HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY HIS COLLEGE BASEBALL FOR FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY.

 

 

 

    JAKE AMOROSO WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2013 FALL ALL STAR TEAM.  HE IS NOW IN HIS SENIOR YEAR AT ST. JOES OF TRUMBULL.  WHEN HE FINISHES HIS SENIOR YEAR JAKE HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY HIS COLLEGE BASEBALL FOR PACE UNIVERSITY.

 

 

    TAYLOR LUCIANI PITCHED FOR THE 2013 FALL ALL STAR TEAM AND PICKED UP A WIN AGAINST DEAN JUNIOR COLLEGE.  TAYLOR IS NOW A SENIOR AT NORTHWEST CATHOLIC, AND HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY BASEBALL FOR QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY AT THE END OF HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.

 

 

     LOGAN LESSARD WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2013 FALL ALL STAR TEAM.  HE IS NOW IN HIS SENIOR YEAR AT CROMWELL HIGH SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER.  WHEN HE FINISHES HIGH SCHOOL LOGAN HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY HIS COLLEGE BASEBALL FOR BRYANT UNIVERSITY.

 

 

     ANTHONY MASELLI WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2013 FALL ALL STAR TEAM.  HE IS NOW IN HIS FINAL YEAR AT AVON OLD FARMS.  WHEN HE FINISHES PREP SCHOOL ANTHONY HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY HIS COLLEGE BASEBALL FOR THE BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES.

 

 

    DYLAN ROBINSON WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2012 AND 2013 FALL ALL STAR TEAMS.  DYLAN IS IN HIS SENIOR YEAR AT NORTHWEST CATHOLIC IN SEPTEMBER.  AFTER HE FINISHES HIGH SCHOOL HE HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY HIS COLLEGE BASEBALL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEMEN BASEBALL SQUAD.

 

 

    DAN SCHOCK WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2012 AND 2013 FALL ALL STAR SQUADS HAS COMMITTED TO ATTEND SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY.  DAN WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE SACRED HEART PIONEER BASEBALL SQUAD AFTER HE FINISHES HIS SENIOR EAR AT CHESHIRE HIGH SCHOOL NEXT SPRING.

 

 

 

   NICK LAMBERTI WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2012 AND 2013 FALL ALL STAR SQUADS HAS COMMITTED TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT.  NICK WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE UCONN HUSKIES BASEBALL SQUAD AFTER HE FINISHES HIS SENIOR YEAR AT EAST HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL NEXT SPRING.

 

 

   BEN BROWN WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE 2013 FALL ALL STAR TEAM.  HE IS SET TO BEGIN HIS SENIOR YEAR AT HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER.  WHEN HE FINISHES HIGH SCHOOL BEN HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY HIS COLLEGE BASEBALL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD. 

 

 

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  To Matt Blandino, Manny Cruz, 
Joe Michaud, John Murphy, and Colin O'Keefe. Five past
members of the Connecticut High School Fall All Star
Team who were all chosen in the 2013 Major League
Baseball Draft.

 

 

    RYDER MICONI WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2012 FALL ALL STAR TEAM.  HE ALSO ATTEND THREE OF THE AUGUST SHOWCASE WORK OUTS.  RYDER FINISHED A POST GRAD YEAR AT CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL THIS PAST SPRING AND WILL ATTEND WILLIAM AND MARY IN THE FALL.  HE WILL BE A MEMBER OF THEIR BASEBALL SQUAD.

 

 

SEAN BRENNAN WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2012 FALL ALL STAR TEAM.  HE HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY BASEBALL FOR WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY WHEN HE FINISHES HIS SENIOR YEAR AT SHEEHAN HIGH SCHOOL THIS SPRING.

 

RONNIE ROSSOMANDO WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2011 AND 2012 FALL ALL STAR TEAMS.  HE HAS COMMITED TO PLAY COLLEGE BASEBALL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT WHEN HE FINISHES HIS SENIOR YEAR AT BUNNELL HIGH SCHOOL.  RONNIE IS THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER EVER TO PLAY FOR THE FALL TEAM AND COMMIT TO A COLLEGE DURING HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.

 

EVAN DeVICO WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2012 FALL ALL STAR TEAM. HE HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY BASEBALL FOR POST UNIVERSITY WHEN HE FINISHES HIS SENIOR YEAR AT SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL THIS SPRING.

MIKE BONAIUTO WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2012 FALL ALL STAR TEAM. HE IS CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT MALONEY HIGH SCHOOL. MIKE HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY BASEBALL FOR FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY WHEN HE FINISHES UP HIGH SCHOOL THIS COMING SPRING.

MATT BATTEN WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2012 FALL ALL STAR TEAM. HE IS CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL IN TRUMBULL. MATT HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY FOR QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY WHEN HE FINISHES UP HIGH SCHOOL THIS SPRING.

MANNY CRUZ WAS A TWO YEAR MEMBER OF THE CONNECTICUT HIGH SCHOOL FALL ALL STAR PROGRAM. MANNY WHO PLAYED ON THE 2011 AND 2012 TEAMS IS CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL. WHEN HE COMPLETES HIGH SCHOOL THIS SPRING MANNY HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY HIS COLLEGE BASEBALL FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY.

JOE ZANGHI WAS A TWO YEAR MEMBER OF THE CONNECTICUT HIGH SCHOOL FALL ALL STAR TEAM. HE IS CURRENTLY PLAYING FOR THE NEW YORK METS.

--CONGRATULATIONS--To Austin Barnes, who played for the 2010 fall all stars. Currently a freshman for the University of Hartford, Austin picked up his first college pitching win against Yale University on March 24th.

SOME OF ALMOST 70 COLLEGE AND PRO SCOUTS THAT ATTENDED THE 2011 SHOWCASE

CONGRATULATIONS TO BRYAN DANIELLO WHO ATTENDED THE 2011 SHOWCASE WORK OUT. BRYAN (WHO WILL ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT) IN SEPTEMBER WAS CHOSEN THE CONNECTICUT HIGH SCHOOL GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR 2012.

JOEY RANDALL IS A TWO YEAR MEMBER OF THE CONNECTICUT FALL ALL STAR TEAM. HE IS CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL IN BRISTOL. JOEY HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY COLLEGE BASEBALL FOR FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY WHEN HE FINISHES HIGH SCHOOL NEXT SPRING.

NICK DUMMAR WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2011 CONNECTICUT FALL ALL STAR TEAM. HE PLAYS HIS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL FOR BRANFORD HIGH SCHOOL. NICK HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD WHEN HE FINISHES HIS SENIOR YEAR AT BRANFORD.

BRIAN MURPHY WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2011 CONNECTICUT FALL ALL STAR TEAM. HE PLAYS HIS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL FOR SHEEHAN HIGH SCHOOL. BRIAN HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY COLLEGE BASEBALL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD WHEN HE FINISHES HIS SENIOR YEAR AT SHEEHAN

KYLE WILCOX PLAYED ON THE FALL ALL STAR TEAM IN 2010, AND 2011. KYLE PLAYS FOR NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, AND HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY FOR BRYANT COLLEGE WHEN HE COMPLETES HIS SENIOR YEAR AT NEWTOWN

TIM BUDD (CHESHIRE) STEALS SECOND BASE IN 2011 SHOWCASE. NICK DUMMAR (BRANFORD) COVERS THE BAG. (PHOTO FROM RECORD JOURNAL NEWSPAPER)

MARK BOARDONARO PLAYED FOR THE CONNECTICUT FALL ALL STARS IN 2008. HE IS CURRENTLY GETTING READY FOR HIS JUNIOR YEAR AT FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE HAS WON FIVE GAMES ON THE MOUND DURING HIS FIRST TWO YEARS. LAST SUMMER MARK PLAYED FOR MYSTIC IN THE NECBL, AND THIS YEAR HE IS A ROSTER MEMBER IN THE CAPE COD LEAGUE.

PAT DEAN WHO PLAYED FOR THE CONNECTICUT FALL ALL STARS IN 2005 WON FIVE GAMES ON THE MOUND FOR BOSTON COLLEGE AS A JUNIOR. PAT WAS PICKED IN THE FOURTH ROUND OF THE 2010 MAJOR LEAGUE DRAFT AND HAS SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH TNE MINNESOTA TWINS.