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2015 Team Preview: Pittsfield

January 29, 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: Pittsfield

School Name: Pittsfield
Coaches Name/Record: Bob Moynihan, 466-214
2014 Record: 15-6
Conference: DCL
Conference Record/Finish: 9-4
Division Level: Berkshire County/North

Postseason Accomplishments:

  • Sectional Titles - 82, 84, 86, 98, 04
  • Sectional Finals - 82, 84, 86, 92, 93, 99, 04
  • State Finals - 04
  • Numerous League and County Championships

Key Players Lost From 2014: 

  • Dom Traversa- C- Springfield College
  • Ryan Grande- P/OF- MCLA, great future
  • Joe Gratton- P - Castleton State

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/2

Strengths of Team:

  • Defense
  • Speed

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

  • Kevin Donati- SS- U Albany commit - plus defender and plus runner - swing is loose and projects. Ranked 28th in 2015 class.
  • Chad Shade- CF- Division 1 prospect - three-sport athlete, plus runner, 6-foot-2, 185-pounds, R/R.
  • Denis Cooney- P/1B- R/R - College prospect.
  • Anthony Jones- OF- 6’1/235 - great potential.

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

  • Sam Fick- RHP- 6-foot, 190-pounds, great potential.
  • Shane Tierney- 5-foot-10, R/R, great speed and a prospect.
  • Simon Nassif- 6-foot-2, R/R, college prospect.

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

  • Joe Bateman- Triple A player in SF Giants Organization
  • Matt Torra- Umass- 1st rounder RHP with the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Mark Belanger- INF, Baltimore Orioles
  • Tom Grieve- Rangers/Senators/Mets
  • Rick Lisi- Baltimore Orioles

General Notes

Coach Moynihan expects club to be a league contender and with pitching improvement could be a sectional contender.

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