Maryland JUCO Team Preview: Harford Fighting Owls
February 8, 2022
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As the calendar quickly turns and teams begin to ramp up for their season's to begin in early March, we begin our coverage of the Maryland JUCO Conference with a preseason preview of all fourteen schools. In each preview, we will examine key players that return and those that have moved on or left the program, look at new faces, and finally take a sneak peak at what's ahead for the 2022 season. Today we begin our preseason previews with a look at the Harford Fighting Owls.
HARFORD FIGHTING OWLS 2022 SEASON PREVIEW
Head Coach: Josh Houser (3rd Season)
Mascot: Fighting Owls
2021 Overall Record: 27-11-1
2021 Conference Record: 16-4
Twitter Handle: @FightingOwlsBSB
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Returning Starters: 10
Player | POS | GP | H | R | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
Tyler Blittersdorf | OF/C | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.75 |
Nick Gaitan | INF | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0.167 | 0.5 | 0.167 |
Jeremiah Guzman | OF | 23 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0.22 | 0.394 | 0.42 |
Mason Hicks | UTL | 22 | 16 | 18 | 4 | - | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0.262 | 0.4 | 0.475 |
Ty Kwiatkoski | UTL | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.318 | 0.429 | 0.545 |
Quinn Madden | OF | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 0.167 | 0.5 | 0.333 |
Blake Mayberry | INF | 23 | 18 | 22 | 3 | - | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0.346 | 0.561 | 0.692 |
Joe Quelch | UTL | 29 | 29 | 31 | 6 | - | 5 | 21 | 12 | 0.322 | 0.452 | 0.556 |
Andrew Sicinski | C/INF | 26 | 27 | 18 | 7 | - | 5 | 25 | 2 | 0.321 | 0.42 | 0.583 |
Joe Suarez | INF | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 0.25 | 0.222 | 0.25 |
Returning Pitchers: 5
Player | POS | APP | W | L | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | K | ERA |
Austin Biddle | RHP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6.75 |
Connor Blantz | RHP | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17.0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 6.35 |
Joe Clancy | RHP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | - | 3 | 9 | 0.00 |
Austin Rohlfing | RHP | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7.20 |
John Silder | RHP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4.50 |
Key Losses
Player | POS | GP | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
Ajay Sczepkowski | OF | 30 | 24 | 37 | 8 | - | 8 | 33 | 10 | 0.378 | 0.451 | 0.704 |
Reyce Curnane | 1B/OF | 36 | 39 | 31 | 8 | - | 10 | 42 | 1 | 0.298 | 0.468 | 0.663 |
Braydon Parr | INF | 26 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 0.342 | 0.469 | 0.487 |
Matt Rivera | C | 17 | 13 | 15 | 2 | - | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0.319 | 0.458 | 0.617 |
Hunter Blair | C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 7 | - | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0.368 | 0.538 | 0.789 |
Player | POS | APP | W | L | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | K | ERA | |
Nick Hohenstein | RHP | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29.1 | 34 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 3.99 | |
Nick Collier | LHP | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.15 | |
Carter Heller | RHP | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 3.6 | |
Cameron Kalandros | RHP | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 3.95 |
2021 Owls Moving On
*List of players from last year's team that are playing at 4-year schools or professionally this season
Hunter Blair (Limestone)
Nick Collier (Flagler)
Reyce Curnane (Kansas)
Carter Heller (Gardner Webb)
Nick Hohenstein (Siena)
Cameron Kalandros (Eastern Kentucky)
Brayden Parr (Independent League)
Matt Rivera (Ball State)
Ajay Sczepkowski (Charleston Southern)
Top Newcomers
Alex Antigua 1B Transfer from Lackawanna College
Marcus Del Valle RHP Transfer from Dyersburg State CC
Brendan Erka RHP Hampton HS
Eric Fettinger RHP Transfer from John Wood CC
Paul Glenchur RHP Transfer from Lafayette College
Chuck Hafer C/OF Transfer from West Virginia Wesleyan College
Jay Kalieta OF Transfer from George Washington University
Braedon Karpathios LHP/OF Lampeter-Strasburg HS
Brody Levin INF Mainland Regional HS
Lenny Montesano 3B Transfer from Dyersburg State CC
Ehi Okojie OF River Hill HS
Zack Oswald LHP Transfer from George Washington University
Alec Roselli LHP Transfer from Immaculata University
Frank Siano RHP Havre De Grace HS
Bobby Spencer RHP/3B Transfer from Xavier University
Cam Trego OF Coatesville HS
Committed Players On Roster
Eric Fettinger (Western Illinois)
2022 Season Preview From Coach Houser
"Our group this year has been a pleasure to work with. The attention to detail in their preparation and performance has put them in a position to be successful this spring. They have pushed each other in all aspects of their training and have put their entire focus into each other as a collective group. The energy, tone, and mindset of the entire program has shifted. We're excited for what this spring holds and are prepared for everything in front of us."