UPPER MORELAND BASEBALL PREVIEW
Coach: Jim Fasano (5th year)
Assistant coaches: Pete Moore, Matt Cavagnaro, Jeff Rampulla, Steve Madley, Mike Kelly
Last year's record: 13-2 in division (2nd place), 14-7 overall, lost first round of district playoffs to HH
Notable losses: Pat Kilgus (playing at West Chester), Max Abbosh (academic star at Pittsburgh)
Key returners: Luke Sword (12, OF/P), Nick Simons (12, P/OF), Jimmy Murray (12, 3B), Zach O'Connor (OF), Chase Rampulla (12, MIF), Jackson Townsend (12, C/OF), Chase Moore (11, MIF/P), Lucas Zipper (11, C/IF), Josh Darsney (11, IF/OF), Cannon Campbell (10, P)
Others to watch: Gavin Shaffert (11, P/IF/OF), Mike Harter (12, 1B), Jake Spaetti (11, OF), Jake Gibbs (12, C/OF), Aaron Pressley (9, P/IF/OF)
Strengths/Question Marks: “We should have outstanding pitching and veteran, experienced position players along with a solid defense. What will dictate how far we go is how many of our juniors and seniors make the leap to another level offensively.”
Outlook: “Probably the deepest team I've had here at UM, and as always, a great group of kids that I'm proud to coach. We have to find a way to handle good pitching and get runners on base so we can utilize our bunting game, led by the Greatest Bunter of Them All, Chase Rampulla. Nick Simons, a Holy Family commit, will anchor our rotation, and should have an outstanding season. We have a chance to be really good this year, and like I mentioned above, it'll depend on how many of our guys make a jump to become elite high school players. The majority of this group won the Little League Seniors State Championship in 2024. They're hard workers and want to be great, this is our time to shine, and the coaching staff believes in the boys!”
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