{"id":42733,"date":"2023-05-24T14:37:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T18:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=42733"},"modified":"2023-05-24T14:37:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T18:37:27","slug":"batavia-muckdogs-announce-10-more-members-to-their-2023-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/24\/batavia-muckdogs-announce-10-more-members-to-their-2023-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Muckdogs announce 10 more members to their 2023 roster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The West Division Champion, Batavia Muckdogs have announced 10 more members to
their 2023 roster. These new Muckdgos include Rashad Robinson from Bishop State
Community College, Kyle Hetherington from Lipscomb University, Galvin Sims Jr. from
Dyersburg State Community College, Thomas Blaydes from the University of Rochester, Victor
Alongi from Genesee Community College, Zach Kasperowicz from from Fairleigh Dickinson
University, Preston Prince from Niagara University, Matt DeStefano from Stony Brook College,
Steven Oates from Stillman College, and Jack Keeler from the University of Fort Lauderdale.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing at 6\u20190 and weighing 160 pounds, Rashad Robinson is a freshman second
baseman\/outfielder from Bishop State Community College. Robinson has been impressive at
the plate with a .388 batting average and also possesses the ability to bring his teammates
home with 31 RBIs to match.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing at 5\u201911 and weighing 195 pounds, Kyle Hetherington is an outfielder from
Lipscomb University. In his first year of Division I baseball Hetherington proved he belonged with
a .500 average including a 1.250 on base slugging as well as 2 home runs in only 8 at bats.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing at 6\u20190 and weighing 205 pounds, Galvin Sims Jr. is an infielder from Dyersburg
State Community College. This past year he was ranked in the top 500 of all JUCO players
going into the Spring 2023 season. In his senior season of high school baseball, he had a .500
batting average, 1.434 on base slugging, and 34 RBIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing at 5\u201910 and weighing 195 pounds, Thomas Blaydes is a pitcher from the
University of Rochester. In his junior season, Blaydes had 8 appearances for the Yellow Jackets
in which he had 3 strikeouts in two innings against St. Lawrence, and impressively struck out
the side against Cairn.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing at 5\u20199 and weighing 190 pounds, Victor Alongi is an infielder from Genesee
Community College. This past season, Alongi had a .348 batting average, a 979 on base
slugging, and had an efficient 7 for 8 on stolen bases.
Standing at 5\u201910 and weighing 185 pounds, Zach Kasperowicz is a catcher from
Fairleigh Dickinson University. Before arriving at the Division I level, Kasperowicz played at
Bergen Community College, where he had a .353 batting average along with a .500 on base
percentage.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing at 6\u20194 and weighing 205 pounds, Preston Prince is a lefty pitcher from Niagara
University via Hilton, New York. In his 10.2 innings pitched this past season for Niagara, Prince
racked up 12 strikeouts.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing at 6\u20190 and weighing 190 pounds, Matt DeStefano is an outfielder from Stony
Brook College. Being in the outfield is where DeStefano\u2019s value on the baseball field shows, as
this past season he had a perfect fielding percentage. DeStefano also scored the game winning
run against New Jersey Institute of Technology.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing at 6\u20192 and weighing 205 pounds, Steven Oates is a pitcher from Stillman
College. This past season on the mound saw him strikeout 30 batters in only 28 innings. Oates
finished with a record of 2-2 in his 6 starts, and only allowed 2 home runs.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing at 6\u20193 and weighing 210 pounds, Jack Keeler is a pitcher from the University of
Fort Lauderdale. Keeler in his sophomore season made some giant improvements lowering his
ERA from a 4.63 to a 2.41. In this past season Jack also recorded 27 strikeouts and allowed no
home runs.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see all of these new players from this list in their home opener at Dwyer
Stadium against the Elmira Pioneers on Saturday, June 3rd. Following the opener will be a
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<\/a>\/ or call (585)-524-2260<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press release The West Division Champion, Batavia Muckdogs have announced 10 more members totheir 2023 roster. These new Muckdgos include Rashad Robinson from Bishop StateCommunity College, Kyle Hetherington from Lipscomb University, Galvin Sims Jr. fromDyersburg State Community College, Thomas Blaydes from the University of Rochester, VictorAlongi from Genesee Community College, \u2026<\/p>\n

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