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2018 GRADUATES TOP PROSPECTS LIST 1. MARK FAELLO- Plainview JFK, MINF/P: Versatile athlete who can play anywhere. Very good defensively in MINF. Good range, quick feet. Plays Hard! Can contribute a lot of ways offensively. Excellent competitor on mound with mid-80’s FB and a hard biting 12/6 CB. Attacks strike zone. Has been dominant on the mound. Committed to Hofstra. 2. MATT HOGAN- Half Hollow Hills West, OF/P: A 5-tool player. LH hitter with legitimate middle of the order ability and true power potential. Matt has +arm strength from OF with excellent range. Can cover a lot of ground. Potential to be a power arm on the mound. Upper 80’s to 90mph FB with sharp breaking ball. As command develops, he will be dominant. Committed to Vanderbilt Univ. 3. ANTHONY D’ONOFRIO- Wantagh, INF/P: Best offensive player in the class. Can flat out hit. Very aggressive. Quick hands and consistently barrels the baseball. Good defender with soft hands. Can play anywhere on the field. Tough competitor. Committed to Hofstra. 4. LOGAN O’HOPPE- SJB, C: Great leadership qualities. Controls the game from behind the plate with his strong accurate arm and his advanced blocking. Has developed into a strong offensive player who flashes power at times. Has a very big upside. Future Pro Prospect. Committed to East Carolina. 5. JASON COULES- Bellmore JFK, INF/P: Excellent/athletic ability and dangerous 2-way threat. Offensively Jason has strong hands and has consistent extra base power. Will be a left side of INF defender with +arm. Dominant power arm on mound. FB can get into the upper 80’s. Good mound presence. Committed to Fordham U. 6. LIAM PULSIPHER- Center Moriches, P/1B: Excellent LH pitching prospect. Smooth delivery and easy arm action. Has good command and feel of all pitches. FB is in the low to mid 80’S. Has big upside. Committed to Stony Brook 7. JAKE GUERCIO- West Islip, OF/P: Outstanding all around athlete. Has excellent speed and is a top CF prospect. Can bat anywhere #1-#3 in lineup. Excellent hitter. Very good on the mound with good arm side run and +breaking ball. Committed to Fordham U. 8. ANTHONY FONTANA- Wantagh, 1B/LHP: Classic LH hitting 1B- 6’3” 215 with serious power. Homerun threat at all times. Uses the whole field. Solid defender with good hands. Can contribute on the mound. Committed to Furman U. 9. JAMES CARDINALE- Commack, OF/P: Strong/athletic 2-way player. Solid defender with +arm. Very good offensive player. Very good bat speed. Major upside on mound. LHP with mid-80’s FB. Gets a lot of swing & misses. 2-way prospect on college level. Has received Div. I scholarship offers. 10. KYLE JOHNSON- Newfield, MINF/P: Very versatile and athletic player. Slick fielding defender who has great range and +arm strength at SS. Very tough competitor on the mound. Challenges hitters and is tough in big spots. FB in mid 80’s range. Good feel with breaking ball. Has received Division I offers. 11. JARED RESTMEYER- St. Anthony’s, P/OF: Has major arm strength. Ball has great carry on all throws. Very big upside on the mound. FB is in mid 80’s and developed a good feel for breaking ball. Good prospect. 12. BOBBY VATH- Newfield, P/INF: Excellent mound presence and feel. Mixes his pitches very well. Has ability to throw off speed pitches anytime in the count. FB has plus movement. Keeps the ball down in the zone with all 3 pitches. Committed to U of Rhode Island.

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Page 1: 2018 GRADUATES TOP PROSPECTS LIST - Blue Chip … Top Prospects 2018 class.pdf · 33. MICHAEL CONWAY- Mineola, 3B: Middle of order hitter who plays the game the right way. Makes a

2018 GRADUATES TOP PROSPECTS LIST 1. MARK FAELLO- Plainview JFK, MINF/P: Versatile athlete who can play anywhere. Very good defensively in MINF. Good range, quick feet. Plays Hard! Can contribute a lot of ways offensively. Excellent competitor on mound with mid-80’s FB and a hard biting 12/6 CB. Attacks strike zone. Has been dominant on the mound. Committed to Hofstra. 2. MATT HOGAN- Half Hollow Hills West, OF/P: A 5-tool player. LH hitter with legitimate middle of the order ability and true power potential. Matt has +arm strength from OF with excellent range. Can cover a lot of ground. Potential to be a power arm on the mound. Upper 80’s to 90mph FB with sharp breaking ball. As command develops, he will be dominant. Committed to Vanderbilt Univ. 3. ANTHONY D’ONOFRIO- Wantagh, INF/P: Best offensive player in the class. Can flat out hit. Very aggressive. Quick hands and consistently barrels the baseball. Good defender with soft hands. Can play anywhere on the field. Tough competitor. Committed to Hofstra. 4. LOGAN O’HOPPE- SJB, C: Great leadership qualities. Controls the game from behind the plate with his strong accurate arm and his advanced blocking. Has developed into a strong offensive player who flashes power at times. Has a very big upside. Future Pro Prospect. Committed to East Carolina. 5. JASON COULES- Bellmore JFK, INF/P: Excellent/athletic ability and dangerous 2-way threat. Offensively Jason has strong hands and has consistent extra base power. Will be a left side of INF defender with +arm. Dominant power arm on mound. FB can get into the upper 80’s. Good mound presence. Committed to Fordham U. 6. LIAM PULSIPHER- Center Moriches, P/1B: Excellent LH pitching prospect. Smooth delivery and easy arm action. Has good command and feel of all pitches. FB is in the low to mid 80’S. Has big upside. Committed to Stony Brook 7. JAKE GUERCIO- West Islip, OF/P: Outstanding all around athlete. Has excellent speed and is a top CF prospect. Can bat anywhere #1-#3 in lineup. Excellent hitter. Very good on the mound with good arm side run and +breaking ball. Committed to Fordham U. 8. ANTHONY FONTANA- Wantagh, 1B/LHP: Classic LH hitting 1B- 6’3” 215 with serious power. Homerun threat at all times. Uses the whole field. Solid defender with good hands. Can contribute on the mound. Committed to Furman U. 9. JAMES CARDINALE- Commack, OF/P: Strong/athletic 2-way player. Solid defender with +arm. Very good offensive player. Very good bat speed. Major upside on mound. LHP with mid-80’s FB. Gets a lot of swing & misses. 2-way prospect on college level. Has received Div. I scholarship offers. 10. KYLE JOHNSON- Newfield, MINF/P: Very versatile and athletic player. Slick fielding defender who has great range and +arm strength at SS. Very tough competitor on the mound. Challenges hitters and is tough in big spots. FB in mid 80’s range. Good feel with breaking ball. Has received Division I offers. 11. JARED RESTMEYER- St. Anthony’s, P/OF: Has major arm strength. Ball has great carry on all throws. Very big upside on the mound. FB is in mid 80’s and developed a good feel for breaking ball. Good prospect. 12. BOBBY VATH- Newfield, P/INF: Excellent mound presence and feel. Mixes his pitches very well. Has ability to throw off speed pitches anytime in the count. FB has plus movement. Keeps the ball down in the zone with all 3 pitches. Committed to U of Rhode Island.

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13. ANTHONY LAMAR- Freeport, C: Has outstanding raw tools. Can be a pro prospect behind the plate. Big frame, moves well with a very strong arm. Can shut down running games. Legitimate power prospect offensively. 14. JOE LITCHHULT- Half Hollow Hills East, P/OF: Strong LHP prospect. Has 3 good pitches with command. Easy arm action. Low to mid 80’s FB. Solid defender in the OF and 1B. Good offensive player. 15. LUKE HANSEN- Southold, LHP: Mid 80’s left w prototype build. Loose arm action with high ceiling. Excellent breaking ball. Deceptive Delivery. Very high ceiling. 16. ANTHONY JACOBACCI- Bellport, P/OF: Another excellent LH pitching prospect. Advanced feel for his age. Throws strikes. Keeps ball down. Division I prospect. Solid OF and contact hitter. 17. TYLER MARINACCIO- Plainview JFK, OF/P: Excellent athlete. +Defender in OF with excellent range. Has quick hands offensively with raw power from a slight frame. Continues to develop on the mound with mid 80’s fastball and late breaking CB. Projects as a pitcher on college level. 18. MATT CAREY- Oceanside, OF/P: Has a very strong skill set. Fleet footed CF who covers a lot of ground. Very strong arm with good carry. Solid offensive player. High upside on mound. Live, loose arm. As off speed develops he has ability to be a high end prospect. Committed to NYIT. 19. FRANKLIN PARRA- Copiague, LHP: Very intriguing prospect. Has a strong projecatable frame. Very raw but FB is upper 80’s from the left side. Can also swing it offensively. Future projections is as a pitcher. May be a pro prospect next year. 20. DYLAN JUDD- Oceanside, C: Outstanding catching prospect with all the tools. +arm strength behind the plate. Excellent build with advanced blocking ability. Solid line drive hitter. Has power potential. 21. WILL SHAW- SJB, OF: Very good offensive player. Hits to all fields and has power. One of the better hitting prospects in the class. An above average defender in outfield. 22. BRENDAN McFALL- Oceanside, P/3B: Excellent pitching prospect with loose arm action and late life on mid 80’s FB. Works both sides of the plate well. Stays down in the zone. Solid at 3B with soft hands & good range. Consistent hitter with good contact ability. 23. MIKE HANDAL- Garden City, OF: Has a high baseball IQ. Excellent bunter. Very good bat control. Uses all fields well. Short/compact swing. Very good CF. Aggressive! Has a strong/accurate arm. Committed to Fairfield U. 24. KEVIN McNIFF- Garden City, MINF/P: Plus defender with very quick actions and feet. Smooth actions and a strong arm. Can be a top of the order hitter. Uses the middle of the field well. Will definitely help on the mound. Good sinking FB. Keeps all his pitches down. Could be a college prospect as a pitcher or position player. 25. JORDAN ROSE- St. Anthony’s, OF: Well rounded baseball player. Smooth defensive OF who is a +defender. Covers a lot of ground. Top of order hitter with good plate discipline and high OBP guy. Does all the little things well. 26. ANTHONY CARLEO- North Shore, C: Very athletic player with fast twitch actions. Projects as catcher at the next level but can play multiple position. Aggressive swing with serious intent. Divison 1 prospect. 27. DOM RUTIGLIANO- Carey, RHP: Excellent pitching prospect with mid to upper 80’s FB. Has a power breaking ball. Pitches to both sides of the plate well. Div 1 prospect on the mound. 28. JUSTIN RENNER- Kellenberg, OF/P: Smooth defensive OF who runs well. Shows power at the plate with good bat speed. Biggest upside may be on the mound. Has deceptive & low ¾ delivery with good arm side run on FB. Tough to hit. Very interesting prospect with huge upside. 29. ANDREW CIUFO- Patchogue Medford, MINF: Excellent defender. Very good instincts. Smooth/quick hands. Has a good feel offensively. Makes good contact. Has tough AB’s. 30. JACK PELUSO- Chaminade, 1B: Strong offensive prospect. Displays power to all fields. Legit power prospect. Has good footwork and actions at 1B. Good understanding of the game. Mid of order hitter. 31. JOSH LESTER- Copiague, C: Excellent raw prospect. Very athletic catcher with plus arm strength. Can play other positions. 2.0-2.1 Pop time. Makes solid contact with some gap power. His speed plays in game well. 32. TOM ELETTO- Locust Valley, INF/P: Very intriguing prospect. LH Hitter with smooth swing. Athletic actions that play left side of INF. +arm strength. Silky smooth delivery on mound. On mound his FB has late life. Plus arm strength.

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33. MICHAEL CONWAY- Mineola, 3B: Middle of order hitter who plays the game the right way. Makes a lot of solid contact. He is an above average defender with god range and actions. 34. GEORGE RAINER- Mt. Sinai, INF: Very versatile player. Can play any position on the field. He is an above average runner with good instincts. Can use all fields on the offensive end and developing power as strength increases. 35. LOGAN DORAN- Ward Melville, INF: Strong all around player. Has a high baseball IQ. Well developed swing mechanics. Sound fundamentally on defense. Starting on varsity for county contender since soph. 36. NICK UNGAR- Connetquot, C/1B: Strong/versatile athlete. Shows some power. Has good bat speed. Has above avg arm strength with good carry behind the plate. Hard worker. Can alos play 1b and corner OF. 37. CHRIS BUEHLER- Ward Melville, LHP: Big/strong build. FB has good late life. Very deceptive delivery. Not comfortable to hit off of. Off speed pitches are really improving. Good upside. Low to mid 80’s Fb. 38. NOAH CENTENO- St. Mary’s, MINF/P: Smooth fielding MINF with quick actions. Aggressive actions. Runs well. Line drive top of order hitter. Hard nosed competitor on mound. 39. PAT HOFFMAN- East Meadow, OF/1B/P: Smooth LH hitter with line drive swing. Uses all fields well. Excellent hands at 1B. Solid corner OF as well. Developing velocity as a pitcher. Interesting prospect with a lot of upside. 40. JULIAN DREW- Roslyn, 3B: One of the top hitting prospects in the class. Was an impact hitter as a freshman. Advanced approach for his age with good balance. Uses all fields well. Strong athlete with +arm at 3B. 41. WILL FEIL- Wheatley, 3B: Very interesting prospect with ability to move up in rankings. Classic LH power swing-ball jumps off bat. Big upside! Can play either corner position well. 42. CHRIS PERALTA, Valley Stream South, OF/P- Wiry athletic build. Has fast twitch bat Speed. Can hit anywhere in lineup #1-5. Makes consistent contact. Solid defender as a corner OF. Can also contribute on the mound as well. 43. PETER SANDERSON- Hauppauge, INF/P: Has a strong all around game. Middle of order hitter with ability to square up the ball consistently. As an INF has has very good hands and +arm. Competitive and aggressive on the mound. 44. NICK CARITA-Island Trees, P- Has a lot of success on the mound. Takes the ball and is aggressive going after hitters. Low to mid 80’s FB with some life. Good 12-6 CB. 45. ETHAN McMENAMY- Half Hollow Hills West, OF/INF: Has good tools. Runs well and has a very good arm with carry. Solid OF prospect. Good offensive player with gap power. His best baseball is ahead of him. 46. DJ CHANDLER- Riverhead, OF/P: Big/strong athletic prospect. Excellent raw ability. Has power at the plate. Has +arm strength. Will get into the mid 80’S from the left side. If command develops could be a very god prospect. 47. NICK BISCARDI- Chaminade, INF/P: Very athletic SS/P. Lefty hitter with short/quick swing. Uses the entire field. On the mound he has fluid arm action with late movement. FB is low to mid-80’s. 48. BRETT BOLLER- Hauppauge, INF/OF- Tough player who does a lot of things well. Can play minf as well as Cf. Moves well at all of them. Makes good contact at the plate and is difficult to defend against on the base paths. Tough player. 49. ANDREW PRIMM- Massapequa, C- good 2 way catcher. Does a good job of blocking and receiving. Above average arm strength. # 2 type hitter in the lineup. Good bat control and uses all fields well. 50 TIE. RYAN BAUMAN- Bellport, P/1B/OF: Big/strong projectable frame. Hard thrower with heavy FB. Throws downhill. Has major power potential offensively. 50 TIE. RYAN MULLAHEY: SWR, C/INF: Strong athletic build. Swings it from the left side. Uses all fields offensively. Has some gap power. Has plus arm strength behind the plate with 2.0-2.1 pop times.

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ADDITIONAL IMPACT PLAYERS (LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

JOE AMORUSO- Lawrence, C JUSTIN AVILES- Brentwood, P/INF SAM BRINSTER- Long Beach, P/INF BRIAN BORNKAMP-Plainedge, OF JASON BOTTARI- Plainedge, SS AJ BROOKMAN- Walt Whitman, 1B/P GAVIN BUDA- Harborfields, INF/P NICK CALANDRA-Seaford, 3B CHRIS CARAVOUSANOS-Northport, MINF STEVE CARULLO- Commack, C DILLON CASSIDY- Rocky Point, P/INF JACOB CHESHIRE- Sayville, 1B/P PAUL CHRISTOPHER- Kellenberg, P PHIL CHANG-Manhasset, C DAN CORRAZZOTA-John Glenn, MINF MIKE CUNNEY- Wheatley , C KEVIN CZECZOTKA- St John Baptist- LHP KIERAN DOWD- East Islip, 3B ERIC DELVALLE-Herricks, C WILL DRAGOVICH-Southside, 1B DRAKE EGGLESTON- W. Melville, P LUKE EIDLE- Huntington, P MIKE ESPOSITO-Port Washington, LHP BRIAN FITZPATRICK-St. Anthony’s, LHP RYAN FORAN- ESM, 3B/P DAVID FRANCHI- Center Moriches, 2B NICK FRESSLE-Division, P/1B HUNTER FROMM- East Hampton, SS/P GARRETT GOING- Garden City, C JOE GRILLO-Rocky Point, OF/P TOM GRAZIANO-VS North, SS/P NICK HATZIS- HHH West, P RYAN HANCOCK- W Babylon, MINF KYLE ISSING- Bethpage, P/OF NICK JASKOLSKI-Chaminade, OF/P JOE KELLER- MacArthur, 1B/P ROBBIE KEANE-Farmingdale, 2B RYAN KELLY-Island Trees, SS JESSE KESHNER- SWR, INF ZACH KOLANO-N. Babylon, 2B MATT LAVIN- St John Baptist, 3B

PAT LEACH-Southside, C ERIC LEO Connetquot, P/1B JOHN LYNCH- Holy Trinity, P EVAN MALLON-Deer Park, MINF MATT MALONE- St. Dominics- C BRAYLIN MARINE- Freeport, INF GREG MARMOROWSKI- Floral Park, INF THOMAS MESSINA-New Hyde Park, P/3B ANTHONY MOLINARI, Chaminade, MINF JOSH MONTURO- Bayport/BP, P MATT MORRISON-Carle Place, P MIKE MORENO- Massapequa, INF TERRANCE MURRAY- Kellenberg, OF JAKE MYLES-Baldwin, OF DAN PALERMO- Sachem East, OF TOM PARSONS- West Islip, 1B/OF JOHN PESCE- Babylon, P EDDIE POPOLIZIO- HHH West, C MIKE PROIOS-Calhoun, INF JACK PUGLIANO- Calhoun, INF ROB RAY- Bayport BP, OF/P CHARLES RAINONE- Deer Park, P/1B JORDAN RAPPAPORT- Syosset, P/1B COLETON REITAN- Miller Place, P JOE RENDE- Babylon, MINF CHRIS RODRIGUEZ, Hewlett, C/OF JOHN ROSA- Roosevelt, C TREVOR ROSENLICHT, Commack, P/OF WILL ROMANO-Bellport, INF JUSTIN ROSS- HHH West, P JAMES RUBINO-Oceanside, OF RYAN SALTZMAN- Plainview JFK, INF NICK SELLITTO- Hauppauge, OF/3B DAVID SOTO- Brentwood, SS JOHN STARKMAN-E. Rockaway- INF/P JACK STOLPER-Port Washington, IB/OF ANDREW STEIDLE- Kellenberg, P/OF RYAN SULLIVAN-Sachem North, C MIKE TANCREDI- ESM, P JUSTIN TAVERAS-E. Islip, MINF SCOTT THOMPSON- Riverhead, P

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TJ THORNE- Oceanside, P/1B LOGAN VALLAS- St. Anthony’s, P JARRED VANDERHOOF- Longwood, SS/P JACK VAN DORAN- W. Babylon, 1B/P SAM WARNE-PIERSON, P/OF KYLE WAPPAUS- Newfield, C/P JARED WEST- Bay Shore, P

PATRICK WILLIX-Wantagh, IB/P MIKE WOOD- East Meadow, P/OF KEVIN YOHE- St. Dominics, LHP JACK ZAFFIRO- Manhasset, LHP/1B MIKE ZAWOL- Holy Trinity, OF/1B/P PETE ZELINSKI- MacArthur, INF/P