Baseball players to watch

Listed alphabetically.

Drew Burdsall, Pennsville senior. The Stillman College recruit batted .438 with eight doubles and excelled at shortstop.

Joey Craig, Camden Catholic senior. A Monmouth recruit, Craig batted .373 with nine doubles, 38 runs, and 25 RBIs.

Aaron Crichlow, Burlington Township senior. He batted .371 with 23 RBIs and was 3-1 with a 2.33 ERA.

T.J. Dezzi, Clearview senior. The University of the Sciences recruit batted .385 with 18 stolen bases.

Phil Dickinson, Gloucester Catholic senior. The Wagner recruit batted .448 with 22 steals for the Non-Public A state champs.

Bryan Dobzanski, Delsea senior. The hard-throwing righthander is a Louisville recruit.

Tom Flacco, Eastern senior. He batted .414 with 15 extra-base hits and 38 RBIs for the Group 4 state champs.

Zack Gakeler, Northern Burlington senior. The Pitt recruit was 9-1 for the Central Jersey Group 3 champs.

Joey Gatto, St. Augustine senior. The North Carolina recruit was 5-3 with a 2.35 ERA and also batted .352 with 31 hits.

Justin Hagenman, Bishop Eustace junior. He was 4-4 with a 3.62 ERA and batted .393 with 10 doubles.

Fran Kinsey, Gloucester Catholic junior. The outfielder batted .358 with 35 hits and 19 stolen bases.

Darnell Maisonet, Winslow Township junior. He batted .420 and scored 34 runs.

Matt McKeown, Paul VI junior. The Delaware recruit is a standout shortstop who batted .347. He also is a top pitcher.

Mike McLaughlin, Haddonfield senior. He batted .471 last season and already has 100 career hits.

Tyler Mondile, Gloucester Catholic sophomore. The hard-throwing righthander was 2-2 with a 1.56 ERA.

John Murphy, Gloucester Catholic junior. The Maryland recruit was 8-1 with a 0.61 ERA and 77 strikeouts.

Tyler O'Dell, Northern Burlington junior. He's a slick-fielding shortstop and leadoff hitter.

Josh Pennington, Lower Cape May senior. The St. John's recruit batted .405 and was 2-2 with a 0.53 ERA.

Mark Scarpa, Washington Township senior. He was 7-1 with a 1.65 ERA and also batted .313.

Ryan Shinn, Northern Burlington junior. The powerful outfielder hit eight homers with 42 RBIs.

Devin Smeltzer, Bishop Eustace senior. The lefty and Florida Gulf Coast recruit was 8-3 with 109 strikeouts.

Justin Sommerman, Washington Township senior. He batted .397 with 32 RBIs.

Zach Warren, St. Augustine senior. The lefthander and Tulane recruit was 6-1 with a 1.26 ERA and 68 strikeouts.

A.J. Wright, Cherry Hill West junior. He batted .455 with 12 doubles and 28 RBIs.

- Phil Anastasia

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