BATAVIA/Muckdogs familiar and new highlight 2023 roster

Press release

The West Division Champion Batavia Muckdogs are happy to welcome the newest members of
the team for the upcoming 2023 season!

Among the many newcomers joining the reigning champs are Outfielder Anthony Calabro, and First Baseman/Outfielder Henry Daniels, both coming from the University of West Georgia.

Calabro, a 6’0 185-pound junior, comes from St. John’s, Florida. A Division II player of the year
candidate, Calabro had an excellent season batting .418 and mashing 14 home runs on his way to
a 1.225 OPS while also swiping 17 stolen bases along the way.

Daniels, a 6’5 220-pound junior, is from Norman Park, Georgia. Daniels, the first base/outfield
hybrid mashed 15 home runs with a .634 slugging percentage.
Along with these new assets, many familiar faces are returning for another year of Muckdogs’
baseball.

Among these include Alex Hale, Trey Bacon, Julian Pichardo, Josh Leadem, Caleb
Rodriguez, Brice Mortillaro, Ryan Kinney, and Tyler Henshaw.

Standing at 5’11 and weighing 180 pounds, Alex Hale is a junior pitcher from Niagara County
Community College. Hale, who throws an 86 mile per hour fastball, has been limited this season,
striking out three in three innings with no runs allowed.

Standing at 5’11 and weighing 160 pounds, Trey Bacon is a junior utility player and pitcher from
Saint Pete College. Bacon recently averaged eight strikeouts per nine innings at Santa Fe
Community College. Last summer for Batavia, Trey performed at a high level with a 1.59 ERA.

Standing at 6’5 and weighing 225 pounds, Julian Pichardo is a senior pitcher from the University
of Fort Lauderdale. Pichardo will be returning for his third stint with the Muckdogs. His first
year with Batavia saw him clock in with a 2.45 ERA in 55 innings pitched along with 42
strikeouts. Last year Pichardo pitched a 3.20 ERA while striking out 17 batters in 19 innings.
Julian also won a championship playoff game last year for the Muckdogs.

Standing at 6’2 and weighing 190 pounds, Josh Leadem is a senior outfielder from the University
of Rochester. Leadem is making his return to the team after playing this year for the University
of Rochester where across three seasons there, he’s accumulated a career .334 average and 61
stolen bases. Leadem hit a walk off grand slam in this year’s liberty league tournament against
RIT.

Standing at 5’10 and weighing 170 pounds, Caleb Rodriguez is a senior middle infielder from
Kean University. Rodriguez will be making his return to Batavia after bumping up his batting
average from .252 his sophomore season to .331 his junior season at Kean University. This year
he also finished with a .434 on base percentage and 23 RBIs.

Standing at 6’0 and weighing 187 pounds, Brice Mortillaro is a sophomore catcher from Georgia
Southwestern University. After a year off from the Muckdogs, Mortillaro will be returning to the
team. Brice in his 2022 campaign at Georgia Southwestern University posted a .432 on base
percentage, .745 OPS, and in his entire collegiate career has never made an error.

Standing at 6’5 and weighing 190 pounds, Ryan Kinney is a senior pitcher from Xavier
University of Louisiana. Kinney will make his way back to Batavia this year. This past season
saw Ryan continue to perform well pitching in 19 innings along with 24 strikeouts.

Standing at 5’9 and weighing 165, Tyler Henshaw is a sophomore pitcher from Potomac State.
Henshaw has been dominant this season with Potomac State, averaging 10.15 strikeouts per
game while holding opponents to only a .242 batting average while he’s on the bump.

The entire Batavia team will begin their quest to repeat as West Division champions with their
home opener at Dwyer Stadium against the Elmira Pioneers on Saturday, June 3rd. Following the
opener there will be fireworks display for all to enjoy.

For both individual and season tickets, as well
as keeping up with future games and promotional nights, please check out our website
https://www.canusamuckdogs.com/ or call (585) 524-2260!