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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 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 what's ahead for the 2022 season. Today we begin our preseason previews with a look at the Harford Fighting Owls.

 

HARFORD FIGHTING OWLS 2022 SEASON PREVIEW 

 

Head Coach: Josh Houser (3rd Season)
Mascot: Fighting Owls
2021 Overall Record: 27-11-1
2021 Conference Record: 16-4
Twitter Handle: @FightingOwlsBSB
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CLICK HERE to view the Harford Community College 2021 Baseball Schedule
CLICK HERE to view the Harford Community College 2021 Baseball Roster

 

Returning Starters: 10

Player	POS	GP	H	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Tyler Blittersdorf	OF/C	9	6	4	3	-	1	3	-	0.375	0.375	0.75
Nick Gaitan	INF	7	1	3	-	-	-	0	-	0.167	0.5	0.167
Jeremiah Guzman	OF	23	11	17	3	2	1	10	6	0.22	0.394	0.42
Mason Hicks	UTL	22	16	18	4	-	3	14	2	0.262	0.4	0.475
Ty Kwiatkoski	UTL	12	7	7	2	-	1	8	1	0.318	0.429	0.545
Quinn Madden	OF	7	1	4	1	-	-	3	-	0.167	0.5	0.333
Blake Mayberry	INF	23	18	22	3	-	5	14	7	0.346	0.561	0.692
Joe Quelch	UTL	29	29	31	6	-	5	21	12	0.322	0.452	0.556
Andrew Sicinski	C/INF	26	27	18	7	-	5	25	2	0.321	0.42	0.583
Joe Suarez	INF	8	2	0	-	-	-	2	-	0.25	0.222	0.25

 

Returning Pitchers: 5

Player	POS	APP	W	L	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	K	ERA
Austin Biddle	RHP	5	0	0	0	6.2	3	5	11	11	6.75
Connor Blantz	RHP	13	2	1	2	17.0	5	12	16	27	6.35
Joe Clancy	RHP	3	2	0	1	7.0	1	-	3	9	0.00
Austin Rohlfing	RHP	7	1	1	0	10.0	6	8	9	12	7.20
John Silder	RHP	5	0	0	0	6.0	9	3	3	6	4.50

 

Key Losses

Player	POS	GP	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Ajay Sczepkowski	OF	30	24	37	8	-	8	33	10	0.378	0.451	0.704
Reyce Curnane	1B/OF	36	39	31	8	-	10	42	1	0.298	0.468	0.663
Braydon Parr	INF	26	22	26	4	2	1	19	13	0.342	0.469	0.487
Matt Rivera	C	17	13	15	2	-	4	13	1	0.319	0.458	0.617
Hunter Blair	C	18	17	14	7	-	3	15	3	0.368	0.538	0.789
Player	POS	APP	W	L	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	K	ERA
Nick Hohenstein	RHP	12	4	1	1	29.1	34	13	14	39	3.99
Nick Collier	LHP	4	1	0	0	8.2	10	4	3	14	4.15
Carter Heller	RHP	6	3	0	0	25	22	10	11	33	3.6
Cameron Kalandros	RHP	5	2	0	0	13.2	11	6	4	20	3.95

 

2021 Owls Moving On

*List of players from last year's team that are playing at 4-year schools or professionally this season

Hunter Blair (Limestone)
Nick Collier (Flagler)
Reyce Curnane (Kansas)
Carter Heller (Gardner Webb)
Nick Hohenstein (Siena)
Cameron Kalandros (Eastern Kentucky)
Brayden Parr (Independent League)
Matt Rivera (Ball State)
Ajay Sczepkowski (Charleston Southern)

Top Newcomers

Alex Antigua 1B Transfer from Lackawanna College
Marcus Del Valle RHP Transfer from Dyersburg State CC
Brendan Erka RHP Hampton HS
Eric Fettinger RHP Transfer from John Wood CC
Paul Glenchur RHP Transfer from Lafayette College
Chuck Hafer C/OF Transfer from West Virginia Wesleyan College
Jay Kalieta OF Transfer from George Washington University
Braedon Karpathios LHP/OF Lampeter-Strasburg HS
Brody Levin INF Mainland Regional HS
Lenny Montesano 3B Transfer from Dyersburg State CC
Ehi Okojie OF River Hill HS
Zack Oswald LHP Transfer from George Washington University
Alec Roselli LHP Transfer from Immaculata University
Frank Siano RHP Havre De Grace HS
Bobby Spencer RHP/3B Transfer from Xavier University
Cam Trego OF Coatesville HS

Committed Players On Roster

Eric Fettinger (Western Illinois)

2022 Season Preview From Coach Houser

"Our group this year has been a pleasure to work with. The attention to detail in their preparation and performance has put them in a position to be successful this spring. They have pushed each other in all aspects of their training and have put their entire focus into each other as a collective group. The energy, tone, and mindset of the entire program has shifted. We're excited for what this spring holds and are prepared for everything in front of us."