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2015 Team Preview: St. John's Prep

February 18, 2015

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By Dennis Healy and Dylan Hefflinger
Massachusetts Scouting Director and Editor in Chief

From now until the start of the 2015 season, Prep Baseball Report Massachusetts will bring you in-depth team previews throughout the entire state. If your coach has not filled out the survey please have him do so through this link.

Along with the team previews, the 2015 Team Rankings will be releasing sometime late February and we hope to bring a Q&A session to discuss the rankings.

Also, we will be releasing the preseason All Massachusetts Teams sometime in early March.

2015 Team Preview: St. John's Prep

School Name: St. John’s Prep
Coaches Name/Record: Dan Letarte, 17-6
2014 Record: 17-6
Conference: Catholic Conference
Conference Record/Finish: 6-2, First Place
Division Level: 1

Postseason Accomplishments:

  • Last season made the Super 8 and went 1-2

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/7

Strengths of Team:

  • Hitting
  • Pitching Depth
  • Return 18 HR’s from a team that hit 24 last season

Weaknesses of Team:

  • Unproven Pitchers

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

  • Keith Leavitt LF 15 6-0 175 L-R Penn State commit.
  • Nick Latham RF/1B 6-2 180 L-R Boston College commit after prep year.
  • Dan Trulli P/1B/3B 6-0 170 R-R Bates commit.
  • Ryan Spurr 2B/SS 5-9 160 R-R U Rochester commit.
  • Ted McNamara 3B/1B 6-2 210 L-R undecided.
  • Andrew Attar OF Tufts commit.

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

  • Jacob Yish CF 16 6-0 175 R-R verbal to BC batted .478 hit third in lineup very good hitter.
  • Chris Murphy 6-4 220 P good future 87-88 mph.
  • Jack Arend 5-8 165 solid switch-hitter.
  • Nolan Webb 6-0 175 P good looking pitcher.

Top Prospects in Class of 2017: 

  • Sam Stone 6-0 OF R-R very good hitter.
  • Andrew Selima 6-1 225 1B L-R Strong power hitter.

Top Prospects in Class of 2018:

  • Tyler Macgregor-INF- 6-foot-1, 180-pounds- L/R - Solid at the plate

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

  • Matt Antonelli Padres Yankees 
  • Paul Sorrento Twins Angels
  • Ryan Leahy. Minors Angels retired
  • Mike Yastrzemski minors currently Orioles
  • Pat Connaughton minors currently Orioles
  • Steve Peterson minors currently Brewers
  • Chris O'Hare minors currently Phillies
  • Brian Lentz minors Seattle retired
  • Jake Marsello minors Cubs retired

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