The Varsity 845 boys baseball players of the week polls are online for April 20-26. Information was utilized on reports gathered by Varsity 845 and nominations. Coaches are encouraged to provide their game reports in order for athletes to be chosen; they may also nominate one player from their team by Sunday afternoon.
One athlete per school is allowed per week. A poll winner will be ineligible for the next poll. Braeden Burke of Monroe-Woodbury and Daniel Benzinger of Burke Catholic won the polls last week.
Go to RecordOnline.com/sports/high-school and vote as often as you like until Sunday, May 3, at 11 p.m. The winners will be announced each week on the @Varsity845 account on X/Twitter.
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Varsity 845 boys baseball player of the week (April 20-26, large)
(candidates are listed alphabetically)
Chase Bruckner, Warwick
He had a pair of hits in both ends of a twinbill, homering in the latter, as the Wildcats swept Monticello on April 22. On April 24, he had a hit in a 5-3 loss to Valley Central on April 24.
Rudy Cherry, Middletown
He fanned eight for the win as the Bears downed Newburgh 7-2 on April 20. On April 22, he had two hits and two RBI in the Bears’ 7-6 win over Newburgh.
Lewis Conner, Minisink Valley
He had a single, double, three RBI and earned the save as the Warriors beat Goshen 8-4 on April 22. On April 23, he had three hits and two RBI as the Warriors bowed to Cornwall 10-7.
Alex Croce, Pine Bush
He had two hits in the Bushmen’s 12-2 loss to Kingston on April 20.
Anthony Daley, Wallkill
His two-run triple was the go-ahead hit as the Panthers beat Rondout Valley 4-2 on April 20. On April 23, he had two singles, a triple and three RBI in a 10-9 loss to Red Hook.
Cole DeRonda, Valley Central
He had three hits and two RBI as the Vikings beat Monticello 9-4 on April 21. On April 24, he added two singles and game-winning RBI as the Vikings beat Warwick 5-3.
Avery Farrell, Goshen
He had a double, triple and RBI in the Gladiators’ 7-2 loss to Monroe-Woodbury on April 24.
Max Freese, Kingston
He had two hits and three RBI as the Tigers beat Pine Bush 12-2 on April 20.
Mason Lont, Cornwall
He had a double, triple and six RBI as the Dragons beat Washingtonville 16-1 on April 22. On April 20, he had two hits in a 12-0 win over Warwick.
Landon Raynor, Monticello
He had two hits and two RBI as the Panthers lost to Valley Central 9-4 on April 21.
Joey Santo, Newburgh
He had two hits in the Goldbacks’ 7-2 loss to Middletown on April 20. He got the win, fanning six, in a 5-3 decision over Middletown on April 24.
Varsity 845 boys baseball player of the week (April 20-26, small)
(candidates are listed alphabetically)
Zack Alvord, Liberty
He had three hits as the Redhawks nipped Sullivan West 18-15 on April 20.
Anthony Bonagura, Chapel Field
He fanned seven for the win as the Lions beat Tri-Valley 7-0 on April 22.
Cole Chiavaro, S.S. Seward
He fanned nine for the win as the Spartans beat Tri-Valley 11-0 on April 20. On April 22, he added two hits and an RBI in a 6-5 win over Eldred.
Collin Curreri, Port Jervis
He drove in three runs and got the two-hit win, fanning seven, as the Raiders blanked O’Neill 10-0 on April 21.He had a single and two RBI in a 14-4 win over Chatham on April 25.
Austin Delo, Tri-Valley
He had two hits in the Bears’ 11-0 loss to Seward on April 20.
James Horvath, Ellenville
He had two singles, a double and RBI as the Blue Devils lost to Rhinebeck 6-4 on April 20.
Alec Hubert, Sullivan West
He had two hits and two RBI as the Bulldogs bowed to Liberty 18-15 on April 20.
Alex Papaelias, New Paltz
He had two singles, a grand slam and five RBI as the Huguenots downed Lourdes 11-6 on April 23.
Caleb Rhodes, James I. O’Neill
He fanned six for the win as the Raiders beat Sullivan West 7-1 on April 22.
McCoy Rothe, Saugerties
He had a double, three RBI and fanned six for the win as the Sawyers beat New Paltz 12-1 on April 22. On April 23, he had two singles, two doubles and two RBI in an 11-1 win over Marlboro.
Stevie Schwartz, Rondout Valley
He had four hits as the Ganders bowed to Wallkill 4-2 on April 20. He had a double in a 14-1 loss to Roosevelt on April 23.
Nick Sharp, Chester
He had a single, triple, RBI and earned the win, fanning eight, as the Hambletonians downed Port Jervis 6-0 on April 20.
Brayden Soma, Marlboro
He had two hits and two RBI as the Dukes beat Roosevelt 5-3 on April 20.
Jacob Tice, Eldred
He had two hits and an RBI as the Yellowjackets bowed to Seward 6-5 on April 22.
Hunter Tomlin, Highland
He had two singles, a double, two RBI and fanned five for the win as the Huskies beat Ellenville 18-0 on April 22.
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Vote for the Varsity 845 boys baseball players of the week
Reporting by Ken McMillan, Middletown Times Herald- Record / Times Herald-Record
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