Mercury All-Area: 2023 Baseball Teams
FIRST TEAM
P – Dylan Broderick, Sr., Spring-Ford
P – Hudson Narke, Sr., Phoenixville
P – Ty Lohsen, Sr., Methacton
C – Avery Smith, So., Perkiomen School
IF – Nick Flores, Jr., Spring-Ford
IF – Cesar Lopez, Jr., Perkiomen School
IF – Brendan Kenning, Sr., Pope John Paul II
IF – Wade Carruthers, Sr., Phoenixville
IF – AJ Diaddezio, So., Pope John Paul II
IF – Henry Clausell, Jr., Perkiomen School
OF – David Ruckman, Jr., Spring-Ford
OF – Jake Chapman, Sr., Methacton
OF – Luke Terlesky, So., Pope John Paul II
DH – CC Catania, Sr., Perkiomen School
SECOND TEAM
P – Mike deHaan, Sr., Spring-Ford
P – Dylan Antonini, Sr., Phoenixville
P – Evan Jones, So., Methacton
C – Dylan Simeone, Jr., Pope John Paul II
P/IF – Kross Howarth, Jr., Methacton
P/IF – Tristan Dietrich, Sr., Owen J. Roberts
IF – Chase Frantz, So., Pope John Paul II
IF – Frank DiMaio, Sr., Pope John Paul II
IF – Tripp Shytle, Jr., Methacton
IF – Colin Bull, Sr., Phoenixville
OF – Anthony Grosso, So., Hill School
OF – Gage Swanger, Sr., Spring-Ford
OF – Noah Brandt, Jr., Pope John Paul II
DH – Will Reger, Sr., Hill School
HONORABLE MENTION
Boyertown: Richard Black, Steven Colucci
Hill School: Daniel Palmieri
Methacton: Bobby Kleckner
Norristown: Matt Leary, Brett Murphy, Justin Fryer
Owen J. Roberts: Zach Brockner, Sam Taylor
Perkiomen School: Erick Diaz
Perkiomen Valley: Chris Gorla, Conner Fitzpatrick, Sam Taylor,
Michael Poruban
Phoenixville: Nico Nattle, Lleyton Coupe, Sam Marsh
Pope John Paul II: Billy Fitzgerald, TJ Boccella, Blake High, Aidan Sgarra
Pottsgrove: Carter Burg, Ryan Van Bramer, Dylan Penot, Nick Freese, Ricky Scott, Zach Tyson, Koda Browne
Pottstown: Gabe Hicks
Spring-Ford: Jake Witmer, Nick Moyer, Brian Korchok, Ryan Cecconi
Upper Merion: Bobby Hickey, Sean Prendergast
Upper Perkiomen: Evan Wittig, Braden Rieg, Brody Weiss, Evan Sands, Devlin Kranich
COACH OF THE YEAR
Charles Deluzio, Pope John Paul II
In his fourth year at the helm of the program, Deluzio guided the Golden Panthers to their first PAC Frontier Division title since 2017. After not winning a single postseason game since the PIAA Class 3A championship in 2014, Pope John Paul II won two this season, including the District 1-4A final for a state tournament berth.
