Came across this interesting tidbit from the 2008 recruiting board which speaks volumes about the quality of Northeast baseball:

The # 6 ranked collegiate team in the country Vanderbilt announced it's 2008 recruiting class and has landed the consensus best position player in New Jersey (Matt Marquis), Rhode Island (Ryan Westmoreland), Connecticut (Jason Esposito), and New York (Anthony Hewitt).

Hows that for an announcement for the Northeast Board??

Ryan Flaherty and Andrew Giobbi of Deering High in Portland, ME are already there. Flaherty is a solid pro prospect heading into his junior year after back to back quaity seasons. Giobbi got reasonable playing time between catcher, first and DH as a redshirt freshman last year. If the name Flaherty sounds familar, yes his dad is the Southern Maine coach.

Further testimony to the talent in our region is the Lousiville Pre season All American poll just out recently in Collegeiate Baseball


Named to the First Team:

RHP- Mike Dennhardt Don Bosco Prep, NJ
RHP- Jackson O'Geary South Kingstown HS, RI
RHP- Anthony DeSclarfani Colts Neck HS, NJ
C - Jean Carlos Rodriguez George Washington HS, NYC
3B - Steven Proscia Don Bosco Prep, NJ
1B - Nathan Minnich Waynesboro Area HS, PA
OF - Fernando Frias George Washington HS, NYC

Named to Second Team:

LHP - Sean Hagan Mamaroneck HS, NY
LHP - Adam Farrar North Country Union HS, VT
RHP - Christian Cardenas John Adams HS, NY
C - Eduardo Sornda Marist HS, BAyonne NJ
SS/3B - Carlos George James Monroe HS, Bronx NY
INF/P - Mike DeCarr Westhill HS, NY
INF/P - Jason Knapp North Hunterdon HS, NJ
INF/P - Kyle Underwood Plymouth Regional HS, NH

I am proud to say that Jean Carlos and Sean played with us this past fall and Sean will be back with us this Fall.


Also Don Bosco Prep (NJ) is ranked #1 and
Mamaroneck HS (NY) is ranked #30 in the preseason poll


Congratulations guys !!!!

Where is Jean Carlos looking for college?

He has his fingers crossed for the draft

Ah I see

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i see he goes to gw hs. is he as good as salome?

Not yet but he has the potential to be

Both are excellent players


Have you seen Angel play?

i saw angel at a showcase in 03 i think. he had a great 60 time and an unbelievable pop time. i didn't see him hit, my son struck him out.lol. but what a player.

very interesting post.... even though there are no long island boys mentioned i still feel this needs to be bumped up to the top of the forum!!!

Rawlings/Perfect Game just announced their Preseason All-American team. Here's the link:

http://www.perfectgame.org/stories/08_03_25_rawlings_pr...ams/all_america.aspx

Interesting to note that 99% of last years 1st, 2nd and 3rd team selections were chosen in the 2007 MLB draft.

Congratulations to the Northeast kids selected to this prestigious group:

1st team - Matt Marquis - NJ - Vanderbilt

2nd team - Quentin Miller - NJ - North Carolina

Jason Knapp - NJ - North Carolina


Jason Esposito - CT. - Vanderbilt

Anthony Hewitt - NY - Vanderbilt

3rd team - Zak Sinclair - Pa. - NC State