2009 Tomahawk Varsity Roster

Seniors:

Josh Barrett
Nick Barter
Spender Haymond
David Johnston
Anthony Longo
Bryan Mester
Nick Neild
Pat Morton
Kevin O’Connell
Ben Sellew
Joe Spero

Juniors:

Mike Habzda
Jimmy Hill
Zach Hummel
Emmett Ravis
Jason Sutkowski

Sophomores:

Alex Hanelt
Kyle Richards


Head Coach: Mike Grant
Asst Coach: Frank Cipolla

Remember Last Year???

YouTube highlights of last year's exciting State Tournament 2nd Round 1-0 win over Xavier (click on the red links to access):

Hock knocking in Kevin with the only run of the game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMgi-udviOQ&NR=1

Emmett getting the last out in the 5 inning with 2 on & 2 out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nuW-rQ5yUQ&NR=1

Dave getting the final out to end the game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i50hSvnbaxI&eurl=http://blogs.courant.com/school_zone/2008/05/10-classic.html

Motivation for this year!!!!

GHS Varsity Baseball Schedule

Mon, 3/30 @ 3:00pm East Hampton (scrim) (GHS Varsity)
Mon, 4/6 @ 3:45pm @ Northwest Catholic (scrim)
Wed, 4/8 @ 3:45pm Farmington (GHS Varsity)
Mon, 4/13 @ 3:45pm @ EO Smith
Fri, 4/17 @ 3:45pm Fermi (GHS Varsity)
Mon, 4/20 @ 3:45pm @ Hall
Wed, 4/22 @ 3:45pm @ East Catholic
Fri, 4/24 @ 3:45pm Newington (Riverfront)
Mon, 4/27 @ 3:45pm @ East Hartford (McKenna)
Wed, 4/29 @ 3:45pm Manchester (Riverfront)
Fri, 5/1 @3:45pm @ New Britian (BeeHive)
Mon, 5/4 @ 3:45pm Southington (Riverfront)
Wed, 5/6 @3:45pm @ Simsbury (Memorial Field)
Thur, 5/7 @3:45pm @ Maloney
Mon, 5/11 @3:45pm @ Newington
Fri, 5/15 @ 6:00pm East Hartford (Riverfront)
Mon, 5/18 @ 7:00pm @ Manchester (Northwest Park)
Wed, 5/20 @ 6:00pm New Britian (Riverfront)
Fri, 5/22 @ 3:45pm @Southington
Tue, 5/26 @6:00pm Simsbury (Riverfront)
Thur, 5/28 @ 3:45pm East Catholic (Riverfront)

Tomahawk Alums Currently Playing In College

Jeff Boice – University of Bridgeport
Anthony Cipolla – Keene State College
Zach Cloft – Western New England College
Dan Demeo - Wheaton College
Eric Fredette – University of Vermont
Rocco Gondek – Sacred Heart University
Jordan Hockenberry – Southern Connecticut State University
Steve Kearney – Western New England College
Dan Nelson – Manchester Community College
Alex Perry – Roger Williams University
John Scanlon – American International College

Three Days.......

Three days of anxiety, nerves, intensity, of doing their very best and then waiting for the news....

Will weather & field conditions permit them to get outside??? If not, it'll be three days of assessment & decisions in the confines of the gym....

Somewhere between 90-110 kids trying out for about 50 spots total on one of the three teams....

Returning varsity players looking to hold their spots & begin a great Senior year. Seniors who were not selected last year hoping for one last chance....

Juniors trying to make Varsity. Sophomores hoping to make JV. Freshmen, well, being freshmen....

Coaches wondering if they see things "right".... Are they missing something....

Players rooting hard for friends & wondering about themselves....

Moms & Dads trying to figure out what the coaches are looking for and does their son fit....

And then Wednesday afternoon/evening arrives. One by one, players called into the coaches "office" to learn their fate....

High School baseball tryouts....

The three hardest days of high school baseball season.....

It's Tomahawk Baseball Season!!!!!!

Tomahawk Baseball 09 is underway!!!!

Pitchers & catchers started formal pre-season conditioning on Monday, March 16. Per CIAC rules, the maximum 8 pitchers (David Johnston, Ben Sellew, Joe Spero, Kevin O'Connell, Chris Diverger, Jon Joachim, Jason Sutkowski, Jimmy Hill) & 4 catchers (Pat Morton, Matt Quistorff, Nate Lindler, Alex Hanelt) all began the one week conditioning program. Tryouts for all players begin on Monday, March 23. Good luck to all.

Congrats to Joe Conti on being appointed Freshmen Coach for the 09 Season.

The 09 Varsity Baseball Schedule is posted on the GAB webpage (http://www.gburybaseball.com/); schedules for the Varsity, JV & Frosh teams are all posted on the CIAC webpage.

Good luck to Coaches Grant, Cippolla, Hetu & Conti on a successfull season!!!!