2017 CWRU Baseball Roster

2017 CWRU Baseball Roster

No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School

1 Aaron Cain OF L/R 5-9 155 Sr. Hartville, Ohio / Archbishop Hoban

2 Noah Mehrle OF R/R 6-1 180 Fr. Liberty Township, Ohio / St. Xavier

3 Tony Damiano OF R/R 6-0 185 Sr. Naples, Fla. / Gulf Coast

4 Michael Folz C R/R 5-8 190 So. Cincinnati, Ohio / Indian Hill

5 Jacob Pestel OF R/R 5-8 175 So. Homer Glen, Ill. / Montini Catholic

6 Samuel Neal OF L/L 5-11 185 Fr. Smithfield, Va. / Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

7 Josh Neal (C) OF R/R 5-4 155 Sr. Gaithersburg, Md. / St. John's College

8 Paul Slota RHP R/R 6-0 185 Fr. Fort Mill, S.C. / Charlotte Catholic

9 Danny Souza IF R/R 6-0 185 Jr. Hollister, Calif. / Palma

10 Nate Glasser OF/RHP R/R 5-11 187 Jr. San Diego, Calif. / Francis Parker

11 Alex Capetillo IF R/R 5-10 190 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Turpin

12 Corey Brown LHP L/L 6-1 188 So. Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point

14 Cameron Wheeler C R/R 5-9 180 Fr. Sierra Madre, Calif. / St. Francis

15 Preston Williams RHP R/R 6-0 160 Sr. Houston, Texas / Second Baptist

16 Andrew Rossman (C) LHP L/L 6-0 190 Sr. North Royalton, Ohio / North Royalton

18 Tyler Wypiszenski C R/R 5-11 205 So. Lemont, Ill. / Neuqua Valley

19 Jacob Kucia IF R/R 6-0 180 So. Strongsville, Ohio / St. Ignatius

20 Ben Chapman RHP R-R 6-0 145 So. Clarendon Hills, Ill. / Hinsdale Central

22 Ben Murphy RHP R/R 6-1 212 Jr. Jeromesville, Ohio / Wooster

23 Dan Watson IF/OF R/R 6-2 215 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. / St. Louis Priory School

24 Liam Killingstad LHP L/L 6-2 200 Jr. Annapolis, Md. / Key School

25 Matthew Speitel RHP/IF R/R 6-0 180 Fr. Austin, Texas / St. Andrew's Episcopal

26 Eric Eldred (C) C R/R 6-2 190 Sr. Tecumseh, Mich. / Tecumseh

27 Chris Shorter OF R/R 6-1 190 Fr. Akron, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit

28 Peyton Russoniello IF R/R 6-1 180 Fr. Sewickley, Pa. / Quaker Valley

29 Rocco Maue IF R/R 5-11 195 So. Moon Township, Pa. / Moon Area

30 Jake Shields (C) RHP R/R 6-4 220 Sr. Hamilton, Ohio / Ross Senior

31 Casey McConihe LHP/IF L/L 6-0 185 Fr. Amherst, Ohio / Amherst Steele

32 Mike Najmowicz IF R/R 6-3 190 So. Bethany, Conn. / Amity Regional

33 Mark Gross RHP L/R 6-3 200 So. Butler, Pa. / Butler Area Senior

35 Tony Yambor RHP R/R 6-4 190 Fr. Bedford, Mich. / Bedford

36 Samuel Greenberg RHP R/R 6-1 230 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Allderdice

37 Cam Coco RHP R/R 6-2 195 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Pittsburgh Central Catholic

38 Scott Kutschke LHP L/L 6-5 195 Fr. Morton Grove, Ill. / Notre Dame Prep

Head Coach: #21 Matt Englander (11th Season)

Assistant Coaches: #17 Nick Callahan & #39 Branden Stucky

Director of Baseball Operations: Bianca Smith

Athletic Trainer: Brett Piper

(C) – Captain

Pronunciation Guide

2 Noah Mehrle Mer-lee

3 Tony Damiano Dom-ee-an-oh

8 Paul Slota Slow-tah

9 Danny Souza Sue-zah

11 Alex Capetillo Cap-uh-tee-yo

18 Tyler Wypiszenski Whip-a-zin-skee

19 Jacob Kucia Coo-shah

25 Matthew Speitel spy-TELL

28 Peyton Russoniello Russ-uh-nell-oh

29 Rocco Maue Maw

31 Casey McConihe Mick-con-ah-hee

32 Mike Najmowicz Nam-oh-itz

38 Scott Kutschke KUTCH-key