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2022 New England High School Team Previews

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2022 Spring Team Preview: Bridgton Academy

NORTH BRIDGTON, Me. - Ten college-bound players headline the 2022 Bridgton Academy baseball team.

“This team possesses quality starting pitching, team speed and middle infield defense,” pointed out 12th-year head coach Aaron Izaryk. “During the fall season, baserunning and decision making on the bases became a huge advantage for this group - they consistently put pressure on the defense by making aggressive, intelligent baserunning decisions.”

Southpaw pitchers Gavin Moss and Dan Sarmiento headline the pitching staff along with right-hander Brett Williston. Moss is a UMass-Amherst commit while Sarmiento, the 22nd-rated senior left-handed pitcher in New England, is an Azusa Pacific signee. Williston’s college home will be Ithaca.

Ryan Eaton, the 25th-rated senior outfielder in New England and a Manhattan recruit, anchors an outfield that includes Bentley commit Parker Coleman and UMass-Dartmouth commit Brett Baker.

The 10th-ranked 2022 catcher in New England, Caleb Constance, a St. Peter’s signee, will be behind the plate with Ray Cheung, an Anna Maria commit, another returning catcher.

Infielders Hayden Bond and Aaron Siegal round out experienced players back for the Wolverines, Bond a Merrimack recruit and Siegal a Worcester State commit.

“This group needs to make routine plays and limit extra bases,” noted Izaryk, who has a 309-134 record at Bridgton. “The lineup is a good one, but not one that will bail out a subpar defensive performance on any given day.”

With a program that has sent more than 100 players to the next level over the past decade, including Chris Sharpe who is in AAA with the Pirates, expectations are always high.

“If this team, like any team, can throw strikes, play defense and execute in the batter's box, they have a chance to have a special spring,” Izaryk concluded. “If we can find our way on base early in the inning, our offense can produce. The biggest key this spring is to minimize mistakes, as the spring schedule is filled with good teams who are good because they make the opponent pay for errors and free bases.”

An independent spring schedule features games with college JV programs like St. Joseph's (Me.) and Mitchell College, as well as traditionally-strong prep programs like Andover, Exeter, Belmont Hill and Nobles among others.

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