D’Amico named MVP
The East Penn Conference announced baseball all-stars last week with Liberty’s Brayden D’Amico taking home Northampton County MVP honors.
Parkland’s Blake Barthol was the Lehigh County MVP, while JD Greeley was the Monroe County MVP.
Liberty had five players named to the first team, while Bethlehem Catholic and Freedom each had one.
The complete list of all-stars is below.
Lehigh County
First Team
Pitchers: Joe Algard (Parkland); Matt Snyder (Whitehall).
Catcher: Owen Fischl (Whitehall).
Infielders: Blake Barthol (Parkland); Tyler LePage (Emmaus); Luke Meehan (Parkland); Ranciel Ventura (Dieruff).
Outfielders: Bo Barthol (Parkland); Bryce Bashore (Whitehall); Blake Schantz (Emmaus).
Utility: Josh Ossiander (Allentown Central Catholic).
Second Team
Pitchers: Luke Deschenes (Emmaus); Colin Foley (Emmaus)
Catcher: Griffin Patridge (Allentown Central Catholic).
Infielders: Ronny Polanco (Dieruff); Tim Ritter (Whitehall); Andrew O’Brien (Emmaus); Mason Abromitis (Allentown Central Catholic).
Outfielders: Jedi Gonzalez (Dieruff); Jaden Gallagher (Emmaus); Jesse Ruisch (Parkland).
Utility: Bryce Ratliff (Parkland).
Most Valuable Player: Blake Barthol, Parkland
Northampton County
First Team
Pitchers: Justin Johnson (Easton); Parker Frey (Liberty).
Catcher: Eric Ludwick (Liberty).
Infielders: Brayden D’Amico (Liberty); Jack Rothenhausler (Liberty); Garrett Glick (Freedom); Jake Dally (Nazareth).
Outfielders: Parker Frey (Liberty); Max Squarcia (Easton); Joe Kerbacher (Northampton).
Utility: Chaise Albus (Bethlehem Catholic).
Second Team
Pitchers: Ashton Johnson (Nazareth); Devin Fletcher (Liberty).
Catcher: Matt Martinez (Bethlehem Catholic).
Infielders: Sam Raineri (Liberty); Blake George (Liberty); Braydon Hubbard (Easton); Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic).
Outfielders: Keegan Stem (Easton); Michael Peterson (Nazareth); Hayden O’Neill (Liberty).
Utility: Nathan Mikulski (Freedom).
Most Valuable Player: Brayden D’Amico (Liberty).
Monroe County
First Team
Pitchers: JD Greeley (Pocono Mt. West); Brandon Ratti (Pleasant Valley).
Catcher: Andrew Meitzler (Pleasant Valley).
Infielders: Tyler Grebb (Pocono Mt. East); Zach Walters (Pleasant Valley); Dan Orrego (Stroudsburg); Jeremy Laureano (East Stroudsburg South).
Outfielders: JD Greeley (Pocono Mt. West); Jack Smale (Pleasant Valley); Brandon Ratti (Pleasant Valley).
Utility: Joel Weirich (Pocono Mt. West).
Second Team
Pitchers: Jeremy Laureano (East Stroudsburg South); Adam Horvath (Pocono Mt. East).
Catcher: Xavier Dorst (Stroudsburg).
Infielders: Ethan Sodl (Stroudsburg); Christian Maccarrone (East Stroudsburg South); Nathan Loch (Pleasant Valley); Jerry Lambert (East Stroudsburg South).
Outfielders: Max Liao (East Stroudsburg South); Cole Goucher (Pocono Mt. East); Braden Sweppenhiser (Stroudsburg)
Utility: Robert Furino (Pocono Mt. East).
Most Valuable Player: JD Greeley (Pocono Mt. West).