ANOTHER MOOSIC MET MILESTONE!!

FORMER MET RICH THOMPSON MAKES FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE START

Rich Thompson made made an impact in his debut as aTampa Bay Ray going 1 for 3 with an RBI and two stolen bases. Rich patrolled centerfield for the Moosic Mets for two seasons. Rich was traded May 16th from Lehigh Valley where he was batting .307 this season.

Congratulations and Good Luck Rich!

Only preliminary selections for the 17U Moosic Mets Summer Showcase Roster have been made.

Players not yet contacted are still in consideration and will be followed during the high school season to determine the final roster spots for the summer team.

Inquiries can be emailed at moosicmets@gmail.com.

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4 MOOSIC METS NOW SELECTED IN 2011 DRAFT!

2011 has been a great draft year for the Moosic Mets with three more former players being picked in the MLB draft in addition to Spangenberg.

Cory Spangenberg (2007, 2008) - picked in the 1st round (10th overall) by the San Diego Padres out of Indian River St. JC

Kyle McMyne (2007) - picked in the 4th round (145th overall) by the Cinncinati Reds out of Villanova University.

Ray Black (2007) - picked in the 7th round (247 overall) by the San Francisco Giants out of University of Pittsburgh.

 Michael Papi (2009) - picked in the 30th round (915th overall) by the Los Angeles Angels out of Tunkannock High School.

Moosic Met Picked

10th Overall in MLB Draft!

Former Moosic Met Cory Spangenberg (2007, 2008) was picked 10th overall in the 1st round by the San Diego Padres in the 2011 Major League Draft.

Congratulations to Cory and the Spangenberg family.

Last weekend, the Moosic Mets finished runner up in the Antonia Agostinelli Memorial Tournament at Baseball Heaven Long Island, NY. The Mets played six games in less than 30 hours sweeping through pool play and playoffs eventually losing to the NY Gothams in the championship game. The Mets pitching staff shined pitching a no-hitter, four complete games and four shutouts on the weekend.

In the opener, Christian Cerberville doubled, tripled and homered to lead the offense with 3 RBI. Jordan Meyer also tripled. Billy Nelson pitched six shutout innings and struck out 11 batters. Chase Knott struck out the side in the 7th inning to preserve the first shut out win.

In game two, Justin Haddix pitched the complete game no-hitter striking out 13 batters including 10 in a row at one point.  Billy Nelson doubled twice and Christian Choman’s 2-run homer was all the Mets needed for the win.

 Tim Knesnik was the next Mets pitcher to hurl a complete game striking out 9 in the effort. Justin Haddix and Michael Sulcoski each had a pair of hits as did Choman, homering once again. Michael Ferrence chipped in with a double.

In a game four pitcher’s duel, Chase Knott threw the next shutout, a complete game 3-hitter giving the Mets a 1-0 win. Michael Sulcoski singled in Jordan Meyer with winning run in the second inning. Zach Kollar had a pair of hits.

Jordan Meyer scattered 8 hits with 10 K's in his complete game shutout effort. Knott , Cerberville, Choman and Ferrence all had doubles for the Mets.

METS GO 4-0 IN NORTH CAROLINA

The Moosic Mets won all four of their games last weekend at the USA Baseball Complex in Cary NC.

In a game one pitcher's duel, the Mets beat Canes North by a score of 2-1. Billy Nelson gave up only 1 hit and struck out 4. Christian Cerberville had a pair of hits.

Tim Knesnik struck out 9 en route to a 4-3 Mets win over the Delmarva Canes in Game two. Billy Nelson, Christian Choman and Mike Sulcoski had RBI hits for the Mets.

In their third game, Justin Haddix surrendered a lone hit and struck out 4 in 6 1/3 innings of work as the Mets beat the ITC Spiders 6-4. Sulcoski and Cerberville had two hits apiece for the Mets.

The Mets wrapped up the tournament with a 10-0 rout of the Baltimore Blue Jays. Chase Knott  and Mickey Ferrence combined for a 5 inning no hitter. Knott fanned six batters  in four innings of work and Mickey Ferrence closed the last inning striking out two of the three batters he faced. Leading the Mets offense with two hits apiece were Nick Hogan , Billy Nelson and Christian Cerberville.

The Mets travel to Baseball Heaven in Long Island next weekend to compete in the Antonia Agostinelli Memorial Tournament.

MOOSIC METS RUNNER UP AT PERFECT GAME

The Moosic Mets placed this past weekend in the Perfect Game Northeast Qualifier at Baseball Heaven in Long Island NY. Forty of the country’s top showcase teams competed for a paid berth to the World Wood Bat Championships in Jupiter Florida. The Mets squad finished out the tournament playing 24 innings of baseball Monday winning their first two playoff games and taking the championship game to 10 innings.

Mets pitchers Justin Haddix (North Pocono), Tim Knesnik (Del. Valley), Christian Choman (Holy Redeemer) and Chase Knott (Tunkhannock) all recorded mound wins. Mets hurler Billy Nelson (North Pocono) impressed scouts with fastballs in excess of 90 mph and Adam Misiura (North Pocono) was strong in relief performances. Choman also helped the Mets with his bat hitting two clutch home runs in the tournament. Other leading hitters for the Mets were Billy Nelson & Ray Grapsy (North Pocono), Mike Sulcoski  & Zach Kollar (Hanover Area) and Christian Cerberville (Del. Valley).

The Moosic Mets will travel to Cary NC in two weeks to compete at the USA Baseball Complex.