2022 STAC Playoffs
Semi-finals
Horseheads 9 – Owego 3
Union-Endicott 6 – Windsor 4
Championship
Horseheads 10 – Union-Endicott 6
2023 STAC Championship
Saturday, May 13 at Maine-Endwell
2022 STAC All-Stars
West/Metro All-Conference
P - Landon Burch (Corning, sr.); P - Dylan Ribble (Horseheads, sr.); P - Owen Hoyt (Union-Endicott, sr.); P - Jude Abadessa (Union-Endicott, sr.); C - Gavin Wert (Horseheads, jr.); 1B - Jack Hopko (Maine-Endwell, sr.); 2B - Ben Rhode (Elmira, soph.); SS - Michael Mancini (Maine-Endwell, sr.); SS - Matt Precopio (Horseheads, sr.); SS - Trevor Morrell (Elmira, sr.); 3B - Cam Schaffer (Vestal, soph.); OF - Aidan Chamberlin (Corning, sr.); OF - Riley Loomis (Horseheads, sr.); OF - Tom Contrata (Vestal, sr.)
East/Central All-Conference
P - Peyton Farrell (Owego, jr.); P - James Lindsley (Windsor, sr.); P - Aidan Gelbsman (Oneonta, jr.); C - Dylan Decker (Windsor, jr.); 1B - Zack Young (Chenango Forks, sr.); 2B - Owen Barnsworth (Oneonta, jr.); SS - Ryan Kennedy (Windsor, sr.); 3B - Dan Schofield (Owego, sr.); OF - Joe Burke (Seton, jr.); OF - Scotty Howard (Susquehanna Valley, sr.); OF - Seamus Catella (Oneonta, sr.);1B/DH - Nick Stilloe (Susquehanna Valley, sr.)
West All-Division
P - Alex Chrisman (Horseheads, sr.); P - Bryce Mashanic (Elmira, soph.); P - Gavin Hardee (Corning, soph.); C - Brady Morrell (Elmira, soph.); 1B - Grayson Saltzer (Corning, sr.); 2B - Dom Russ (Horseheads, soph.); 3B - Carter Rosno (Corning, soph.); 3B - Jack Carozzoni (Elmira, jr.); OF - Mason Smith (Corning, sr.); OF - Lucas Granger (Horseheads, sr.); OF - Jackson Cook (Horseheads, sr.); OF - Parker Castle (Corning, jr.); DH - Kevin McGovern (Vestal, sr.)
Metro All-Division
P - Cal Machalek (Union-Endicott, sr.); P - Kaden Grayson (Vestal, jr.); C - Mikey Herrera (Binghamton, sr.); C - Dillon Kelly (Union-Endicott, jr.); 1B - Rocco Spinelli (Union-Endicott, sr.); 2B - Jack Hennessey (Maine-Endwell, soph.); SS - Ryan Fendick (Johnson City, jr.); 3B - Dan Crowley (Union-Endicott, jr.); OF - Braeden Miller (Johnson City, sr.); OF - John Marshall (Union-Endicott, sr.); OF - Nicholas Lang (Union-Endicott, jr.); DH - Kevin McGovern (Vestal, sr.)
Central All-Division
P - Ethan Weyer (Chenango Forks, sr.); P - Alex Telfer (Chenango Valley, jr.); P - Lucas Harbol (Owego, jr.); P - Mike Bucko (Seton, sr.); C - Trevor Dennison (Seton, sr.); 1B - Maguire Lashier (Seton, fresh.); 2B - Corey Ashman (Chenango Valley, sr.); SS - Ty Bender (Chenango Forks, jr.); 3B - Matt Brewster (Chenango Forks, sr.); OF - Ethan English (Owego, sr.); OF - Keegan Watson (Chenango Forks, soph.); OF - Jeter King (Chenango Valley, jr.); OF - Ethan Nichols (Owego, sr.); DH - Rocco Ashman (Chenango Valley, sr.)
East All-Division
P - Ryan Kristof (Windsor, fresh.); P - Keegan Franklin (Norwich, sr.); P - Jordan Denney (Susquehanna Valley, jr.); C - Zach Parker (Norwich, 8th grade); 1B - Thomas Ricci (Susquehanna Valley, sr.); 2B - Nick Ragonese (Norwich, jr.); SS - Torin Lawrence (Norwich, sr.); 3B - Shane Cook (Susquehanna Valley, sr.); OF - Logan Colwell (Windsor, sr.); OF - Ryan Rychlewski (Susquehanna Valley, sr.); OF - Liam Blair (Oneonta, sr.); DH - Nolan Stark DH (Oneonta, 8th grade)
2023 Team Previews:
West
Corning Hawks (Class AA)
Head Coach: Eric Kizis, 5th year (16th overall)
Key Players: Jack VanWoert (sr.), Gavin Hardee (jr.), Carter Rosno (jr.), Cameron Kennedy (jr.), Parker Castle (sr.), Gavin Walker (soph.), Nolan Terwilliger (jr.)
Team Goals: Win STAC and Section IV Class AA Championships. We only have four kids with varsity experience, but these kids have good baseball experience. We are excited to see what the season holds for us.
Last Season: Finished 2nd in STAC West division. Lost to Elmira in Section IV Class AA Semi-final.
Elmira Express (Class AA)
Head Coach: Jason Manwaring, 17th year (20th overall)
Key Players: Ben Rhode (jr.), Jack Carozonni (sr.), Bryce Mashanic (jr.), Brady Morrell (jr.), Michael Palmer (jr.), Bobby Cavalier (jr.)
Team Goals: Compete for a Section IV Class AA Championship and make a run in the state playoffs.
Last Season: Finished 3rd in STAC West division. Defeated Corning in Semi-final, lost to Horseheads 2-0 in Best of 3 Section IV Class AA Championship.
Horseheads Blue Raiders (Class A)
Head Coach: Jeff Limoncelli, 27th year
Key Players: Jackson Cook (sr.), Dominick Russ (jr.), Mason Holloway (soph.), Brody Liddy (sr.), Ian Ruhmel (sr.), Jackson Holloway (sr.), Gavin Wert (sr.)
Team Goals: Be very good come May.
Last Season: Won STAC West division. Defeated Owego in the Semi-final and Union-Endicott to win STAC Championship. Defeated Elmira 2-0 in Best of 3 to win the Section IV Class AA Championship. Lost to Ketcham in NYSPHSAA Subregional.
Ithaca Little Red (Class AA)
Head Coach: Ronald Amato, 5th year (19th overall)
Key Players: Ben Ruth (sr.), Liam Kenaley (jr.), Liam Millspaugh (sr.)
Team Goals: (no team goals given)
Last Season: Finished last in STAC West division. Did not qualify for sectionals.
Metro
Binghamton Patriots (Class AA)
Head Coach: Ryan McManus, 1st year (2nd overall)
Key Players: Dom Emilio (sr.), Darius Scolaro (jr.), Brian Normile (sr.), Connor Normile (jr.), Cooper Colins (sr.), Frankie McLaughlin (sr.), Donavan Tylor (sr.), Amolio Leonard (sr.), Sam Ligas (soph.), Dom Bernthon (fresh.), Liam Kozel (fresh.), Brady McManus (fresh.), Antonio Soto (sr.)
Team Goals: Look to get back to the basic things that will put us in a position to compete. We hope to get some solid outings from our pitching staff. Throw strikes, and use what should be our strong suit, our defense. Offensively, we want to be focused on putting the ball in play. Be aggressive both at the plate and on the bases. In a short 20 game season, we look to improve every day.
Last Season: Finished last in STAC Metro division. Did not qualify for sectionals.
Johnson City Wildcats (Class A)
Head Coach: Paul Stanton, 5th year (10th overall)
Key Players: Ryan Fendick (sr.), Nate Moses (sr.), Cooper Iannon (sr.), Peyton Brzozowy (jr.), Jake Taylor (jr.), Mikhail Rubin (jr.)
Team Goals: Make sectionals and win the Section IV Class A Championship.
Last Season: Finished 4th in STAC Metro division. Lost to Union-Endicott in Section IV Class A Semi-final.
Maine-Endwell Spartans (Class A)
Head Coach: Matt Raleigh, 7th year
Key Players: Jobe Congdon (sr.), Aiden McBribe (sr.), Liam Hadfield (jr.), Adam Desantis (jr.), Jack Hennessey (jr.), Santino Michitti (jr.)
Team Goals: Try to put ourselves in position to be very successful at end of the season.
Last Season: Finished 2nd in STAC Metro division. Defeated Union-Endicott 2-0 in Best of 3 to win Section IV Class A Championship. Defeated Somers in NYSPHSAA Regional Final. Lost to Averill Park in NYSPHSAA State Semi-final.
Union-Endicott Tigers (Class A)
Head Coach: Tim Harkness, 17th year
Key Players: Danny Crowley (sr.), Nicholas Lang (sr.), Michael Ferranti (jr.)
Team Goals: Every year our goal is to win our STAC Metro division and qualify for sectional play. This year is no exception. With that said, we lost some pretty good arms from last year to graduation, but our goal of competing for the Section IV Class A Championship always remains.
Last Season: Won STAC Metro Division. Defeated Windsor in Semi-final, lost to Horseheads in STAC Championship. Defeated Johnson City in Semi-final, lost to Maine-Endwell 2-0 in Best of 3 Section IV Class A Championship.
Vestal Golden Bears (Class A)
Head Coach: John Anderson, 34th year
Key Players: Cam Schaffer (jr.), Braden Strahley (sr.), Liam Hughston (soph.), Ben Tanton (soph.)
Team Goals: Win every game! We would like to win the STAC Metro, then the Section IV Class A Championship, and compete for a state championship!
Last Season: Finished 3rd in STAC Metro division. Lost to Maine-Endwell in Section IV Class A Semi-final.
Central
Chenango Forks Blue Devils (Class B)
Head Coach: Jim Bender, 5th year (20th overall)
Key Players: Grady Stark (sr.), Ty Bender (sr.), Stephen Samsel (jr.), Chris Boyle (jr.), Keegan Watson (jr.) and Finn Stark (soph.). Maddox Thornton (sr.) is out for the season with a torn ACL.
Team Goals: Be at our best and improve every day. The team is focused on one game at a time, winning each inning by battling every pitch. We want to extend our season as long as possible! The more games we can play in the post season, the better! First step to do that is competing for a STAC Central title.
Last Season: Finished 3rd in STAC Central division. Did not qualify for sectionals.
Chenango Valley Warriors (Class B)
Head Coach: Henry Pellicciotti, 2nd year (6th overall)
Key Players: Alex Telfer (sr.), Jeter King (sr.), Grayson Flanagan (sr.), Tyler-John Adams (jr.) Jimmy Fitzgerald (soph.)
Team Goals: Win the Section IV Class B Championship, continue to build a winning program at CV, and compete every pitch.
Last Season: Finished 2nd in STAC Central division. Defeated Susquehanna Valley in Quarterfinal, lost to Waverly in Section IV Class B Semi-final.
Owego Indians (Class B)
Head Coach: Nick Wegmann, 2nd year
Key Players: Ben Rollison (jr.), Peyton Farrell (sr.), Conlan Taylor (soph.)
Team Goals: Win the STAC Central division and Section IV Class B Championship.
Last Season: Won STAC Central division. Lost to Horseheads in STAC Semi-final. Lost to Oneonta in Section IV Class B Quarterfinal.
Seton Catholic Saints (Class B)
Head Coach: Colin Lashier, 2nd year
Key Players: Joe Burke (sr.), Maguire Lashier (soph.), Serg Rumpel (soph.), John Hopf (soph.), Mikey Lee (sr.), Braylen Gibbons (jr.)
Team Goals: Qualify for sectionals.
Last Season: Finished last in STAC Central division. Did not qualify for sectionals.
East
Norwich Purple Tornado (Class B)
Head Coach: Donald Lawrence, 3rd year (10th overall)
Key Players: Trey Bates (sr.), Nick Ragonese (sr.), Zack Parker (fresh.), Graham Burton (soph.)
Team Goals: Win the STAC East, Section IV Class B, and state championships.
Last Season: Finished last in STAC East division. Lost to Greene/Oxford in Section IV Class B First Round.
Oneonta Yellow Jackets (Class B)
Head Coach: Joe Hughes, 30+ years
Key Players: Aidan Gelbsman (sr.), Owen Burnsworth (sr.), Nolan Stark (fresh.)
Team Goals: Play good baseball and play the right way. If we do that, wins will follow.
Last Season: Finished 2nd in STAC East division. Defeated Owego in Quarterfinal, Greene/Oxford in Semi-final, and Waverly to win Section IV Class B Championship. Lost to Westhill in NYSPHSAA Regional Final.
Susquehanna Valley Sabers (Class B)
Head Coach: Matt Merrell, 2nd year (3rd overall)
Key Players: Jordan Denney (sr.), Mason Karns (sr.), Quintin Bowman (jr.)
Team Goals: Play hard and together as a team all season. Bring back the Section IV Class B Championship to SV.
Last Season: Finished 3rd in STAC East division. Lost to Chenango Valley in Section IV Class B Quarterfinal.
Windsor Black Knights (Class B)
Head Coach: Nate Mills, 2nd year (5th overall)
Key Players: Dylan Decker (sr.), Ryan Kristof (soph.), Ashton Werner (soph.), Austin Agati (sr.)
Team Goals: Improve our mental toughness and develop skills/characteristics that will lead to lifelong success. Additionally, make a run at/win the Section IV Class B Championship.
Last Season: Won STAC East division. Lost to Union-Endicott in STAC Semi-final. Lost to Greene/Oxford in Section IV Class B Quarterfinal.