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2023 Spring Team Preview: Burr and Burton Academy

MANCHESTER, Vt. - A trio of hard-throwing pitchers brings a lot of optimism to Burr and Burton Academy this season.

Senior southpaw Trevor Greene and junior right-handers Ozzie Weber and Sebastien Dostal have the Bulldogs looking good in their quest to bring home a state title for the first time since 2017.

“With those three, velocity certainly helps,” pointed out Eddie Lewicki, the assistant coach and son of Burr and Burton head coach Ed Lewicki. “They throw hard for around here. They’ve also been working on their offspeed and I’m impressed with how they’ve gotten better with that.”

Greene, a 6-5 left-hander committed to Ithaca, struck out 53 in 27 innings last season. Weber is the 26th-rated 2024 right-handed pitcher in New England while Dostal is the 24th-ranked third baseman.

Junior Max Brownley, called by Lewicki “a strike thrower who doesn’t throw as hard as the others,” has the most wins on the staff over the last two years and brings another arm for opponents to fear on a team that was 11-5 last season.

Greene, the top hitter a year ago and the reigning American Legion Southern Player of the Year, will be at first base when not pitching with Brownley going to first when Greene is on the mound.

Dostal, who is expected to hit third or fourth, will be at third base with Brownley taking over when the fourth-rated junior in Vermont pitches.

Junior Jack McCoy, one of three captains on the team along with Greene and Brownley, is penciled in at shortstop and will bat in the two-hole, with senior Nathan Smilko at second base.

Weber, the number one rated junior in Vermont, will play outfield in addition to pitching with senior Torleif Majorell returning to play left field. Danny Scarlotta, the DH a year ago, will start in right with center field still an uncertainty.

“I’m really impressed with the willingness of these guys to be on time and be ready to go,” related Lewicki, who also has three other lettermen back in John Catapano (C/IF), Jakob Crossman (IF) and James Wright (C). “We feel they will work hard to do anything they can for us. These kids played a few years ago and now it’s their time to mature as a team with a chance to contend for a state title.”

Lewicki is happy with what the Bulldogs are all about.

“We want to be known as a hard-working program,” Lewicki explained. “We’ve been lucky to have a lot of talent and along with that we want our guys to hustle and give 100 percent from start to finish.”

That can help take a team a long way according to the assistant coach, who sees a couple of keys in looking ahead to the upcoming campaign.

“The biggest thing for us is consistency hitting,” Lewicki noted. “Last year we started out 8-0 but then went into a hitting slump. We also need to play a little better defense. We will pitch well, we’ve just got to make the plays we should and we’ll be fine.”

 

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