PCL Carpenter Cup roster released

The Carpenter Cup Classic baseball tournament rosters have been released and it looks like two players from lower Bucks have been selected, namely Conwell-Egan seniors Kevin Cahill and Ben Keller.

Cahill was the Eagles ace on the mound this year, going 5-0 during the season before helping Egan overtake Lansdale Catholic in the first round of the Philadelphia Catholic League tournament. Keller was the most consistent hitter for the Eagles this season. Both players were named First Team All-Catholic when the season came to a close.

For Archbishop Wood, senior catcher Mike Kerns, junior infielder Matt McAllister, sophomore infielder Kyle McCrossen, lefthander Jeff Courter, an AW sophomore, and junior outfielder Brian O'Grady will represent the Vikings.

O'Grady and McCrossen were named First Team All-Catholic at their repsective positions. Kerns made it there as a designated hitter.

Neumann-Goretti juniors Mark Donato and Al Bauer will represent the 2009 PCL Champions. Both are First Team All-Catholic with Bauer named to the prestigious list at two positions.

Pitcher Kevin Gillen, this year's Red Division MVP, is among two players representing St. Joe's Prep. But somehow Kenedy-Kenrick infielder Christian "Ya-Ya" Walker, this year's Blue Division MVP, was left off the PCL roster.

Jim DiGuiseppe Sr. - this year's Blue Division Coach of the Year - and Jim DiGuiseppe Jr. are among five assistant coaches selected to help PCL head coach Steve Carr, of Cardinal Dougherty.
--Sports Editor Steve Sherman
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Carpenter Cup Baseball
Philadelphia Catholic League
No. Name Cl. Pos. High School
19 Al Baur Jr. INF/P Neuman-Goretti
6 Ben Keller Sr. OF Conwell-Egan
5 Bob Hopkins Sr. INF/P Northeast Catholic
28 Brian O'Grady Jr. OF Archbishop Wood
12 Gio Morales Sr. OF St. Joes Prep
37 Jeff Courter Soph. P Archbishop Wood
33 Jeff Lynch Sr. 1B St. Joes Prep
18 Joe Aloia Sr. OF LaSalle
17 Joe Armata Sr. C Neuman-Goretti
16 Joe Harvey Jr. 1B/P Kennedy-Kenrick
30 Jon Schmidt Sr. OF Archbishop Ryan
24 Kevin Cahill Sr. P Conwell-Egan
36 Kevin Conroy Jr. DH Father Judge
31 Kevin Gillen Sr. P St. Joes Prep
10 Kyle McCrossen Soph. INF Archbishop Wood
15 Mark Donato Jr. 1B/P Neuman-Goretti
39 Marty Venafro Fr. INF Neuman-Goretti
23 Matt McAllister Jr. INF/P Archbishop Wood
32 Mike Kerns Sr. C Archbishop Wood
29 Mike Riverso Jr. OF Neuman-Goretti
2 Mike Zolk Soph. INF. Northeast Catholic
11 Ryan Etsell Jr. INF/P Northeast Catholic
27 Ryan Hires Soph. DH Northeast Catholic
38 Tom Neeley Sr. P Archbishop Ryan
22 Tyler Freeman Sr. INF LaSalle
Alternates:
9 John Campbell Jr. OF Lansdale Catholic
34 Sean Murphy Sr. OF St. Joes Prep
8 Andrew Onimus Jr. OF Cardinal O'Hara
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Head Coach
21- Steve Carr Cardinal Dougherty
Assistant Coaches
14 - Jim DiGuiseppe Sr. Archbishop Wood
4 - Jim DiGuiseppe Jr. Archbishop Wood
7 - Lou Spadaccini Neuman-Goretti
15 - Kevin Manning West Catholic
25 - Joe DeBarberie Monsignor Bonner