The Official Twitter Account of DePaul Catholic HS Baseball - 5X Passaic County Champions 1973-2001-2011-2012-2018 - North Non-Public B Sectional Champions 2018
If you canceled a game this year or refused to reschedule after we were rained out, don’t bother asking to play next year. Tired of coaches manipulating their schedules at county and state time. My kids just want to play. Down 5 games because of this nonsense.
#NoScrimmagesEither
I’m extremely excited to announce that we’ve added
@coachgambs
@CPBacademy
to our Varsity Coaching Staff. Gambs brings a stellar track record and tons of experience. He’s a proven winner, who teaches the game the right way. It’s a great day for our players and our program.
#ATD
Tonight I honored my Seniors. Thank you for 4 years of dedication and commitment. I’d give anything to take the field with you one more time. 💚
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@VarsityAces
@depaulcatholic
Season didn’t end the way we’d like. SM was the better team today, H/T to Coach Hulse and his team. We’ll be back! I know that because these 7 seniors taught the young guys what it takes to win. Kyle, Johnny, AJ, Stephen, Scott, Dante and EJ: u left it better than u found it. 💚
The term “GOAT” gets thrown around a lot these days, but...Happy Birthday to the real GOAT! Thank you for being a constant source of inspiration and guidance for not only me, but the entire
@depaulcatholic
family.
Spartans defeat Bergen Catholic 4-2. Anthony Holtje was brilliant in his 1st start of the season: 5 IP, 4 HA, 2 ER. Evan Thomas lead the way w/3 hits, 3 RBI and GW 3B. Garret Wolf added an RBI. Cooper Montelbano shut the door: 2 IP, 2 HA, 2 K’s. Proud of my team and seniors.
#ATD
Proud to announce our Captains for the 2018 season: Johnny Amodeo, Kyle Lesler, Gianni Cobilich and Justin Mercogliano. Excited to go into battle with these guys leading the way.
#Paisans
🎯
It’s always interesting with this team! Spartans advance to the Finals of the Passaic County Tournament. Joe Bastante with a big 2R HR. Lesler and Orlando held it down on the mound. So proud of my team.
#ATD
#OneToGet
Today I got to present our State Sectional and County Championship ring to a man that’s had my back and believed in me since Day 1. Easily one of the proudest moments of my baseball coaching career.
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Told my team they’d never forget putting a number on that banner. They put two for good measure. Nice addition to the DePaul Gym for the start of the school year.
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Unfortunately we came up short today. Proud of how we fought for all seven innings. Thank you for all the support throughout our run. Thank you to my 4 seniors. It’s been a great ride. Thank you to my team. I 💚 you guys! DePaul Baseball is back and we aren’t going anywhere!
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Congrats to Joe Bastante (1B) EJ Wolf (OF) Adam Conte (Utility) and Kyle Lesler (P) on being named 1st Team All-Passaic County. I’ve been named the Passaic County Coach of the Year also. Thank you 2 the PCCA 4 the recognition of the accomplishments of both myself & my team.
#ATD
Xavier Baker is the most dynamic player I’ve ever coached (20 Years). He’s special. He’s headed to Wagner to play ball next year. He’s batting .400 and has 20 SB’s. The fact that he’s not in the Senior ASG is a JOKE! I’m normally quiet about these things but this is laughable.
He’s been sitting in the dugout for 7 years now. On Wednesday, he finally got the chance to play on Joe Lennon Field. I don’t know which one of us was happier.
#ProudDad
#TimeFlies
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DePaul Catholic has earned the
#3
seed in the Passaic County Tournament. We received a double bye and play our first game on May 5th. Our opponent is TBD.
#ATD
#StepOne
Congrats to ‘23 RHP Cooper Montelbano on his verbal commitment to play baseball at FDU. Cooper is a tremendous young man, great student and a bulldog on the mound. I’m excited to see what the next 2 seasons have in store for Cooper as a Spartan.
@depaulcatholic
@VarsityAces
#ATD
Spartans defeat Mahwah 4-3 in 10 innings! Stephen Orlando gets the W. Scotty West steals Home in the Top of the 10th to score go ahead run. Adam Conte guns out the tying run at 2B on a steal to end the game.
@VarsityAces
@NJHSSports
#ATD
#HowBoutNow
.
Spartans defeat Morris Catholic 11-6 to advance to the Non-Public B North Finals. Cooper Montelbano w/the W. Joe Amodeo 3-3, 4 Runs, RBI, 2 SB and a HR. Alex Rosario 1-2 w/2 RBI and a HR. Joey Bernardo 3-4 w/2 RBI. Chris Lamond 2-4 w/2 RBI. Evan Thomas w/the Save.
#ATD
Spartans defeat Alan B. Shepard from Illinois 9-0. Justin Mercogliano complete game shutout 11 K’s. Mercogliano, Bastante and Ramundo lead the charge on the offensive side.
#SpartanBaseball
He deserves this award and so much more! This guy is
@depaulcatholic
. Mac, his players and his staff have given us even more reasons to be proud to be a Spartan! Thank you for all you do and most importantly for doing it the right way!
#SpartanFamily
Spartans defeat MKA 7-4 to advance to round 2! Polanco with the W and 5 K’s. Orlando and Feather w/a HR each. Ramundo, Baker and Wolf all had multiple hits and a 2B. Spartans w/8 SB’s and allowed just 4 hits. Evan Thomas w/the save. Not our “A” game but it’s a W regardless.
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Spartans defeat Eastside 1-0 to advance to the semi’s for the 1st time since ‘14 Kyle Lesler CG 10 K’s 0 ER. Xavier Baker RBI. EJ Wolf throws out the game tying run at the plate to end the game! So proud of my team! They showed what
#ATD
means!
@NJTags13
@VarsityAces
@NJHSSports
Team achievements are what we focus on over here, but what Kyle Lesler has accomplished this season deserves recognition: 9-0, 58-1/3 IP, 39 HA, 11 ER, 26 BB, 85 K's, 1.32 ERA and 1.11 WHIP. 1st Team All-County and he's been selected for the '18 Underclass Games at DN.
#ATD
#Kale
Youth ⚾️ Coaches,
Stop teaching ur P’s they can only pitch when the other team is silent. It’s not “Bush League” 2 cheer 4 ur team before, during of after the pitcher pitches. Silence doesn’t exist @ any level! Play PCTI, St. Mary or GC & ask them to 🤐 lol!
#StopMakingKidsSoft
Scotty West is a WARRIOR! On the game winning steal of home, he got cleated and it’s going to require some stitches. He’s going to be just fine, but keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Speedy recovery Scotty. We 💚 you buddy!
#ATD
#TeamGuy
Love my team. Love my seniors. Love my coaching staff. Wins and losses will not define us. We are here to make men and teach them how to compete. Trust in God’s plan in good times and in bad. We’ll be back. Still a lot to play for. Back at it tomorrow.
#ATD
Spartans win their 4th in row by defeating PC 5-1 in 8 innings. JoJo Colon 5IP, 2H, 0 R, 3 K’s. Lesler gets the W 2-1/3 5 K’s. Orlando w/the Save. Frosh Xavier Baker and Scotty West w/2 RBI. Spartans improve to 5-2.
@VarsityAces
@NJHSSports
#ATD
#TimeToStartPayingAttention
Johnny Amodeo is everything you want your athletes to be on and off the field. He’s not only a leader and a champion but he’s a truly amazing young man. This honor is well deserved.
#ProudCoach
#ATD
🚀
Sunday night practices in May mean you’re doing something right as a team. Lots of Memorial Day weekends left in life, not many opportunities like this.
#LoveThisTeam
#LoveThisSchool
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Spartans defeat Dwight Englewood 6-4 to advance to the 2nd Round. Anthony Marano 3-4, 2 RBI, 2B, HR. Jude Clough 1 H, 2 RBI. Bernardo and Orbe drove in the other 2 Runs. Rodney Pena 1-2, 2 SB. Holtje and Montelbano combined for 7 IP, 12 K, 8 H.
#ATD
@VarsityAces
🎂Happy Birthday🎂 to not only the best trainer in the world, but one of the best people I know. She is the glue that keeps
@depaulcatholic
athletics together.
#WeLoveNancy
#ManyManyMore
Wins are nice, but watching a kid who works his tail off experience success is the best feeling as a coach. Stephen Orlando works as hard as anyone on our team. When he was called on he answered the bell & came through BIG TIME! I couldn’t be more proud and excited for him.
#ATD
Congratulations to Jude Clough on his verbal commitment to George Washington University. We are extremely proud of Jude and beyond excited for what the future holds! GW is getting themselves a special player and person
@TyKav12
@CPBacademy
#ATD
Congratulations to EJ Wolf, Adam Conte, Joe Bastante and Kyle Lesler on being named 1st Team All-County. Great night at The Tide’s celebrating these 4 tremendous young men and their amazing personal accomplishments this season.
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Spartans defeat Wayne Valley 6-5 to advance to the semifinals of the Passaic County Tournament. Anthony Marano w/the W and the game tying HR. Joey Bernardo 3 hits and the game winning RBI’s. Garret Wolf w/RBI single.
@VarsityAces
#ATD
Last but not least, THANK YOU to my Team. This is a VERY special group. Resilient, close knit, doesn’t matter who plays and who doesn’t just as long as we win. Every day there’s a different hero. I love you guys. Being your coach is truly an honor and a privilege.
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No better way to prepare for the state semi-finals than to face off against former Spartan and
@BASEBALLTCNJ
ace
@JoeCirillo_
. Thank you Joe for helping us get ready for battle tomorrow!
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#SpartanFamily
Spartans defeat PCTI 15-3 in 6 inn. Cooper Montelbano 4-1/3 6 K’s and the W. Anthony Marano 1-2/3 w/Save. Jude Clough 2-2. Adrian Orbe Jr. 2-3 w/HR, 3 RBI. Joey Bernardo HR, 2 RBI. Rodney Pena walk off HR, 3 RBI. Maxwell Zisa 2-3, 1st Var. Hit and then first Var. HR, 4 RBI.
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DePaul Catholic Spartans finish the regular season w/13 Wins. Our highest regular season win total since 2014. Truly a credit to our tremendous assistant coaches who get these guys ready to play and ready to compete, day in and day out. Now we move onto to the postseason.
#ATD
Spartans defeat Newark Academy 7-2 to advance to the semifinals on Tuesday. Polanco with the W. Thomas was brilliant in relief. Zepernick shuts the door in the 7th. Adam Conte with his best game of the year behind the plate.
#ATD
Seeing 3 of my guys play at the next level makes me proud. Knowing they play for such a high quality coach and represent such a tremendous university makes me ecstatic. Thank you
@VernBaseball
for taking such great care of my guys. Best of luck this season.
Prior to today's Alumni Game, TCNJ Baseball honored 2018 graduates Matt Curry & Joe Cirillo with the unveiling of their 2017 All-American signs along Ackerman Park's outfield fence. Thank you to the Curry & Cirillo families for joining us to celebrate these accomplishments!
Congratulations to Senior Captain, EJ Wolf, on being named to the NJ Senior All-Star Game at Diamond Nation. Tremendous honor for a tremendous young man.
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Let’s be as clear as our goals were: We wanted to bring back respectability to this program and we did that and more. DePaul Catholic isn’t just a Baseball school, Football school or Softball school. What we are is the greatest decision your son or daughter will ever make!
#ATD
Congratulations to Coach Mac, his staff and
@dpfootball
on their big semifinal win tonight. On to the finals! Congrats to Johnny🚀, AZ, Big Rick, Joe B. and Dougie.
#SpartanPride
#SpartanFamily
Spartans defeat Passaic Valley 8-5. Michael Russo gets the W. Aidan Kennelly w/the Save. Evan Thomas 2/3 w/2 RBI. RJ Mehnert 3/3 with 2 RBI and a HR. Rodney Pena 2/3, RBI and a 2B. Anthony Marano 1/2 w/RBI. Nico Scirocco 3 SB. Xavier Baker 2 SB.
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Wishing my 7 seniors all the best on Graduation Day! This is it. The exclamation mark on what’s been an amazing four years. Thank you fellas! Best of luck.
#BetterThanYouFoundIt
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Freshman, Christopher Marano got his 1st Varsity Win today. He sat 86-89 with his Fastball, 75-77 Slider. 4 IP, 9 K’s, 1 HA, 1 BB and 0 RA. Quite the debut to say the least! 🐶
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Spartans defeat SJR 11-6. Cooper Montelbano 6-1/3, 5 K’s. Chris Lamond shut the door in the 7th. Joey Bernardo 4-5 w/2 RBI’s. Patten 2 Hits. Fiorita, Scirocco, Garret Wolf, Montelbano all chipped in offensively. Pena w/SAC Fly RBI. Zisa, Scirocco, Wolf 2 SB’s.
#ATD
@VarsityAces
Message today at practice was simple: put trust in your faith, stay positive and
#ATD
. It’s just that simple. Anything else is wasted energy. This makes you truly appreciate your life, health and the opportunity we have to represent our great school and play this amazing game! ⚾️
Spartans defeat Paramus Catholic 10-0 in 5 Innings. Alex Thomas hit his 1st Varsity HR (Grand Slam) in the 1st Inning. Anthony Holtje and Joe Micchio held the Paladins to just 2 Hits, while striking out 8. Patten, Pena, Bernardo, Clough 1 RBI Each.
#NeverTooHigh
#NeverTooLow
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It’s been 643 days since our last game.
Can we please let all the spring athletes shine for the next few months? Celebrate them w/the full level of respect they deserve! Once the last pitch is thrown in mid-June you can hit ‘em w/the “it’s officially 🏈 season” tweets. Thanks.
My 13th year of
@depaulcatholic
Baseball Camp is in the books! Biggest turnout ever! Lots of talent and heart in this group of future Spartans.
#FutureIsBright
😎
#ATD
“A race between a Corvette and a Moped”
@Josephzedalis
This “Moped” wasn’t supposed to beat Passaic Valley, Hudson Catholic or GSB either. We play in the Big North United, we are well versed in sports cars. My boys will be ready to play.
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