Maryland JUCO Team Preview: College of Southern Maryland Hawks

February 12, 2021
Kyle Campbell
Maryland Scouting Director

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JUCO programs across the state of Maryland are eager to get back on the field after their season's were cut short by Covid-19 in 2020. As the calendar quickly turns and teams begin to ramp up for their season's to begin in early March, we begin our coverage of the Maryland JUCO Conference with a preseason preview of all fourteen schools. In each preview, we will take a look back at the shortened 2020 season, examine key players that return and those that have moved on or left the program, look at new faces, and finally take a sneak peak at whats ahead for the 2021 season. Today we continue our preseason previews with a look at the College of Southern Maryland Hawks.

College of southern Maryland 2021 SEASON PREVIEW

Head Coach: Aaron Michael (5th Season)
Mascot: Hawks
2020 Record: 11-5
2020 MD JUCO Finish: N/A
2020 DII Region XX Finish: N/A
Twitter Handle: @CSMHawks
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CLICK HERE to view the College of Southern Maryland 2021 Baseball Schedule
CLICK HERE to view the College of Southern Maryland 2021 Baseball Roster

Returning Starters: 6

PLAYER	POS	GP	AVG	OBP	SLG	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB
Trevor Drummond	SS	16	.417	.500	.604	12	20	4	1	1	15	0
Preston Long	OF	15	.333	.522	.424	15	11	1	1	0	7	6
Jesus Moscat	OF	9	.158	.238	.211	4	3	1	0	0	1	0
Peyton Myers	C	15	.347	.411	.653	17	17	6	0	3	18	2
Austin Simms	MIF	14	.317	.481	.390	15	13	1	1	0	9	3
Eli Wilhelm	3B	16	.450	.600	.800	17	18	4	2	2	14	4

Returning Pitchers: 2

PLAYER	POS	APP	W	L	S	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Dylan Bell	RHP	5	1	1	0	17.0	19	10	7	13	9	3.71
Ethan Zorbaugh	RHP	5	3	0	0	24.0	18	7	4	5	24	1.50

Key Losses

PLAYER	POS	GP	AVG	OBP	SLG	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB
Luis Calvo	C	16	.300	.408	.550	13	12	4	0	2	12	8
Oscar Flores	C	13	.400	.455	.650	11	16	4	0	2	20	1
Zach Roll	UTL	8	.167	.211	.222	2	3	1	0	0	0	1
PLAYER	POS	APP	W	L	S	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Richard Cosgrove	RHP	4	2	1	0	12.1	16	10	10	5	8	7.30

Top Newcomers

Justin Aponte OF Manchester (NJ)
Blake DiPietro C Littlestown (PA)
Layne Freese INF Woodbridge (VA)
Mikey Guy 3B St. Mary's Ryken (MD)
Ryan Huck C Southern-AA (MD)
Liam Post OF South County Secondary (VA)
Robby Racey INF Broad Run (VA)
Francis Segarra MIF Transfer from Tampa University

2021 Committed Players

None at this time.

2021 Season Snapshot

Fifth year head coach Aaron Michael and the College of Southern Maryland Hawks enter the season with certainly more depth than they did at the start of last year. 2019 NJCAA DII All Region XX Honorable Mention shortstop Trevor Drummond, and catcher Peyton Myers are both third year players that will be catalysts in the lineup in 2021. Also returning from last year's lineup are outfielders Preston Long, Jesus Moscat, middle infielder Austin Simms, and third basemen Eli Wilhelm.

On the bump, righties Dylan Bell and Ethan Zorbaugh will anchor a staff that will look to several younger guys to step up and find roles in the rotation throughout the season. Tampa University transfer Francis Segarra, freshman Layne Freese, Michael Guy, and Robby Racey look to add depth positionally in the infield while fellow freshman Justin Aponte and Liam Post figure to see early opportunities in the outfield. Also a part of a solid incoming freshman class are catchers Blake DiPietro and Ryan Huck whom both will add depth behind Myers defensively and look to make an immediate impact at the plate.

Southern Maryland kicks off the 2021 season with an opening weekend double-header at home on March 6th against Potomac State (WV) and will run through six Maryland JUCO Conference opponents to round out the month. Coach Michael hopes that this will be the year the program qualifies for the regional tournament after missing out the last five seasons.