A closer look at the baseball first team

Posted: June 19, 2010

Here's a look at members of the all-Southeastern Pennsylvania baseball first team:

Pitcher: Jesse Biddle, Germantown Friends. The hard-throwing lefthander, selected by the Phillies with the No. 27 overall pick in the first-year player draft, went 9-2 with a 1.06 ERA and 140 strikeouts in 591/3 innings.

Pitcher: Chris Kirsch, Marple Newtown. It was a breakthrough season for the 6-foot-3, 185-pound lefty, picked in the 13th round of the draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kirsch went 5-1 with a 1.10 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 38 innings.

Pitcher: Matt Lengel, Haverford School. A righthanded power pitcher, Lengel sparked the Fords to an outright Inter-Ac League championship. The Villanova recruit went 8-1 with a 0.98 ERA and 75 Ks in 50 innings.

Catcher: Greg Olenski, Holy Ghost Prep. The 6-0, 205-pounder batted .466 with 25 runs, 24 RBIs, 10 doubles, 3 home runs, .793 slugging percentage, and .551 on-base percentage. Olenski is headed to Maryland.

Infielder: Sean Coyle, Germantown Academy. The Inquirer's Southeastern Pennsylvania player of the year was the catalyst behind the Patriots' 29-3 record. In the first-year player draft, the Boston Red Sox tabbed Coyle in the third round.

Infielder: Mark Donato, Neumann-Goretti. Donato, ticketed for Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Fla., hit .582 with 26 RBIs, 24 runs, and 9 homers. On the mound, the 6-2, 210-pound lefthander went 5-0 with a 1.23 ERA.

Infielder: Ryan Etsell, North Catholic. Etsell, who has committed to Marshall, batted .406 with eight stolen bases and six doubles. As a hurler without much offensive support, Etsell was 5-3 with a 1.25 ERA and 73 Ks in 56 innings.

Infielder: Tyler Young, Malvern Prep. The Friars' slick-fielding shortstop hit .505 with 46 runs, 38 RBIs, 20 stolen bases, 13 triples, 9 homers, and 7 doubles. Young, bound for Louisville, had a 1.165 slugging percentage.

Outfielder: Jon McAllister, Chestnut Hill Academy. A quick-footed centerfielder, McAllister batted .473 with 28 stolen bases, 27 runs, 21 RBIs, and 9 triples. With 165 career hits, the Maryland signee is the Blue Devils' all-time leader.

Outfielder: Brian O'Grady, Archbishop Wood. From the leadoff spot, O'Grady hit .468 with 33 runs, 22 RBIs, 6 doubles, and 3 homers. The next stop for the first-team all-Catholic League Blue Division pick is Rutgers.

Outfielder: Jeff Wiand, Owen J. Roberts. The 6-4, 200-pound Wiand, a Lehigh recruit, batted .438 with 37 runs, 34 RBIs, 12 doubles, and 6 homers. On the mound, he went 7-0 with a 3.02 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 44 innings.

Designated hitter: Ryan Seiz, Christopher Dock. The slugging, switch-hitting catcher hit .575 with 47 runs, 36 RBIs, 16 doubles, 6 triples, and 5 homers. Seiz, 3 for 3 in the Class A state final, will join Young at Louisville.

Multipurpose: Sean McCormick, West Chester Henderson. The Kutztown recruit batted .382 with 31 runs and 15 RBIs for the Class AAAA state champs. On the mound, he went 10-0 with a 2.03 ERA and 85 Ks in 69 innings.

Multipurpose: Casey Roche, Downingtown East. Roche, headed to Pittsburgh, hit .464 with 38 RBIs, 31 runs, and 7 homers. As a pitcher, he was 6-0 with a 1.82 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 50 innings.

   - Rick O'Brien

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