#1 Skylar Mercado
INF • R/R • 5-11 • 180 Freshman Bronx, N.Y. / Archbishop Stepinac HEADING INTO 2014: Highly touted infielder who will see playing time immediately. BEFORE MAINE: Two-year captain for Pat Duffy at Archbishop Stepinac... played shortstop where he batted .364 with 22 runs scored and 26 RBI... stole 38 bases and belted five home runs... named All-Division as a junior and senior... All-League as a senior... All-County as a senior... Second Team All-Northeast Region by Perfect Game as a senior... Preseason All-American by Under Armor as a senior... ranked among the top 500 players by Perfect Game... underclass All-American honorable mention as a junior... also played football and basketball in high school... born April 28, 1995... son of Joviana Perez-Mercado and the late Steve Mercado... undecided upon major.
#13 Jake Osborne
OF • L/L • 6-2 • 175 Freshman Burlington, Ontario / Nelson HEADING INTO 2014: Will see time in the outfield. BEFORE MAINE: Two-year baseball captain and most valuable player at Nelson High School... batted .600 in the New Era Cap Classic to earn a spot on the All-Star Team... top 17U hitter at Florida Spring Training 2012... played for Ontario Terriers baseball team... 2013 Nelson High School male athlete of the year... 2013 Burlington athlete of the year... four year honor roll student... 2013 Dane Tutton Award for the student-athlete with the highest academic average... was the valedictorian of his graduating class... born June 28, 1995... son of Mary and Neil Osborne... plans to major in biochemistry.
#28 Chris Piteo
RHP • R/R • 5-10 • 175 Freshman Middle Village, N.Y. / Archbishop Molloy HEADING INTO 2014: Will see time out of the bullpen. BEFORE MAINE: Played for coach Jack Curran at Archbishop Molloy... finished 7-2 with a 1.75 ERA in 2013... hit .274 with 18 RBI and four home runs... named 2013 All-USA New York/USA Today baseball team... 2013 Rawlings All-Regional... 2013 Best in NYC... Molloy Student-Athlete MVP in 2013... 2012 and 2013 MSG varsity All-City First Team... 2012 and 2013 CHSAA Brooklyn First Team... 2013 Daily News First Team... 2013 New York Post All-City Team... born May 16, 1995... son of Elvira and Patrick Piteo... plans to major in business marketing.
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#27 Chris Stark
RHP • R/R • 5-10 • 190 Freshman Middletown, N.J./Middletown North HEADING INTO 2014: Will compete for time out of the bullpen. BEFORE MAINE: Posted a 0.85 ERA as a senior in 57 innings pitched... struck out 46 batters... finished as most valuable player as both a junior and a senior... named First Team All-Division as a senior... Third Team All-Shore as a senior... also played football... born Oct. 29, 1994... son of Lisa and Michael Stark... an accounting major.
#40 Sam Stauble
1B • L/L • 5-11 • 200 Freshman Harrison, Maine / Bridgton Acad. BEFORE MAINE: Played for former Black Bear Aaron Izaryk at Bridgton Academy... played his high school baseball at Westbrook High School... batted .400 as a junior at Westbrook where he served as a captain... Westbrook finished as Western Maine runner-up both his freshman and sophomore year... NECBA Champions at Bridgton Academy where the team set a record for most wins in history... named to the All-Rookie Team at Westbrook... named All-State as a junior... All-Telegram League as a freshman and junior... All-Defensive team as a freshman, sophomore and junior... an honor roll student... born Sept. 23, 1994... son of Barbara and Raymond Stauble... plans to major in business management.