WORCESTER, Mass. – Head Baseball Coach Greg DiCenzo has announced the freshman class for the 2018 season. The Crusaders will welcome fifteen student-athletes to the squad this spring. This year’s freshman class features student-athletes from seven different states.

Here is a look at the Crusaders’ freshman class.

Evan Blum

• Three-year varsity athlete at Georgetown Prep under head coach Chris Rodriguez
• Served as team captain as a senior
• Earned all-conference honors and Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention in 2017
• Made Dean’s List three-straight years (sophomore, junior and senior)

Zach Buck

• Four-year varsity athlete at Broad Run under head coach Tommy Meier
• Won team’s offensive MVP award as a sophomore and senior
• Served as team captain his senior year
• Earned all-conference recognition as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Team reached regional playoffs his sophomore and senior years
• Finished career with .448 batting average and caught 48 percent of runners stealing
• Named to academic honor roll all four years

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Luke Dawson

• Competed two years at each St. John Neumann (freshman and sophomore) and Gulf Coast (junior and senior)
• Won district championship with St. John Neumann as a sophomore
• Served as team captain as a senior at Gulf Coast
• Named second team all-conference and first team all-district as a senior
• Won regional championship with Gulf Coast as a senior

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Peter Dudunakis

• Four-year varsity starter at The Overlake School under head coach Mike Davidson
• Served as team captain as a junior and a senior
• Named first team all-league as a junior and senior
• Team went undefeated in league play during his four years, capturing the league title all four seasons
• Hold the school single season records for stolen bases and hits
• Batted over .500 as a junior and a senior, finishing his career with a .443 average
• Qualified for National Honors Society as a senior

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Liam Dvorak

• Competes in two varsity seasons at Chaminade under head coach Mike Pienkos
• Earned Rawlings-Perfect Game Second Team Northeast Region and All-American honorable mention honors
• Also competed in football for two seasons, earning all-league honors
• Named to academic honor roll all four years

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Kyle Johnson

• Competed in three varsity seasons at St. John’s College High School under head coach Mark Gibbs
• Earned team’s Golden Glove honor in 2017
• Named Second Team All-WCAC and First Team USA Today All-D.C. Player honors as a senior
• Team won four-straight WCAC Championships
• Member of the National Honor Society in 2015 and earned academic honors all four years

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David Kale

• Competed at Lakeland under head coach Bill Casey
• Also played two seasons of varsity basketball
• Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society in 2017
• Named to academic honor roll all four years

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Garret Keough

• Competed in three varsity seasons at Marblehead under head coach Jason Tarasuik
• Served as team captain his junior and senior years
• Earned team’s defensive MVP honor in 2014 and pitcher of the year honor twice (2015-2016)
• A two-time Northeast Conference All-Star
• Named Lynn Item All-Area twice
• Team won conference title in 2016 and made state tournament twice (2015-2016)
• Finalist for the Salem News Area Scholar-Athlete of the Year award
• Also a three-year varsity athlete in football where he earned all-conference honors and earned Northeastern Conference Offensive MVP recognition in 2015
• Competed in one season of post-graduate baseball at the Loomis Chaffee School, where he earned First Team All-Founders’ League and Connecticut Prep All-Star honors
• Earned high honors all five years, member of the National Honor Society

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Eric Lopes

• Competed in one season at Boston College High School under head coach Norman Welsh
• Earned team’s Scholar Athlete Award in 2017
• Team won Catholic Conference Championship in 2017
• Earned academic honors all four years

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Noah Luckenbaugh

• Competed in four varsity seasons at South Lakes under head coach Morgan Spencer
• Named all-conference as a junior and a senior
• Member of the Japanese Honor Society and Business Honor Society

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Cam Meyer

• Competed three seasons at Newton South and two seasons at The Salisbury School
• Served as team captain as a junior at Newton South and a senior at The Salisbury School
• Earned Salisbury School Baseball Award
• Named second team all-league as a junior and first team as a senior
• Also competed in two seasons of soccer and one season of football
• Named to honor roll as a junior

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Kevin Mulhearn

• Competed in four varsity seasons at The Taft School under head coach John Piacenza
• Served as team captain as a senior
• Earned team’s 2017 Stone Baseball Award
• A Founders League All-Star in 2016
• Held a 14-4 career record as a starting pitcher
• Also competed in two seasons of basketball and one season of football

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Andrew Paraiso

• Competed in three varsity seasons at Trinity Catholic under head coach Tommy Bond
• Named team’s rookie of the year in both varsity and junior varsity
• Team won 2014 4-A state championship
• Member of the National Honor Society

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Andrew Selima

• Competed in three varsity seasons at St. John’s Prep under head coach Dan Letarte
• Served as team captain as a senior
• Named Salem News Student-Athlete award nominee
• Team was Mass. Super 8 Division 1A State Runners-Up 2015-2017
• Finished career with a .326 average, 8 home runs and 62 RBI
• Also played one season of varsity basketball
• President of National Honor Society
• Earned Academic Excellence recognition all four years

Robert Stone

• Competed in three varsity seasons at Staples under head coach Jack McFarland
• Served as team captain as a senior
• Earned team’s Senior Award
• All-FCIAC honorable mention
• Team won LL CIAC State Championship in 2017
• Finished with a career ERA of 1.71

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