Prep Baseball Report

2019 Spring Team Preview: Waterford


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2019 Spring Team Preview: Waterford

Team Name: Waterford
Head Coach:  Art Peluso
State: CT
Division: 1
2018 Record:  19-6
Conference Record:  19-6
Returning Starters/Pitchers:   5/1

2019 Team Strengths:

  • Starting pitching, 
  • Defense
  • Leadership

2019 Team Weaknesses:

  • Replacing senior players

Coach Outlook: " Should be competitive within the conference and state. "

PBR Outlook: Waterford should be very competitive with the starting pitching of Jared Burrows and Payton Sutman. Add in the position players of Sonny Pezzello, Luke Sokolski and Burrows playing up the middle, solid core group of players. Look for the winning  ways to continue.

Top Returning Players:

  • Jared Burrows SS/P, 2020, 2-year starter
  • Sonny Pezzello, OF/2B, 2019, 2-year starter

Top Newcomers:

  • Luke Sokolski, OF, 2020
  • Ryan O'Connell, P, 2020