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West Essex

County—ConferenceSECGroup—Head coach—
Season record3-192021-2022
DI Score44.2
State Rank#251
Run Differential-90
Strength of Schedule1.2
Roster20
Team wRC+68
Team PIT-45.7
Season context

Record & Schedule Profile

22 completed games
Conference Record1-15SEC
Division Record—No division listed
Runs per Game2.9565 total runs
Runs Allowed per Game7.05155 total allowed
Home Record0-1010 home games
Away Record3-912 road games
Tournament Record1-12 tournament games
Current StreakL8Most recent completed games
vs. DI Top 250-44 games
vs. DI Top 500-99 games
Average Opponent DI65.2Full completed schedule
Strength of Schedule1.2Opponent quality adjustment
Best WinChatham12–11 · Opponent DI 60.8
Worst LossPassaic Valley5–6 · Opponent DI 44.5
Season results

Schedule & Games

23 games
May 24atPVPassaic ValleyL5–6Box score →May 23vsCCaldwellL3–7Box score →May 18vsMMontclairL4–7Box score →May 17vsMMillburnL2–12Box score →May 14atLLivingstonL7–9Box score →May 13atMLMountain LakesL1–12Box score →
Rating neighbors

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Team production

Batting Statistics

18 hitters
#PlayerPAHHRRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPSwOBAwRC+Off
1Joe Panzarino57190982.388.474.449.923.4181212.6
2Mike Girardi67240141410.393.448.443.890.4031143.6
3Nick DiRezze730000.429.429.429.857.3861050.1
4Vin Pepe3570712.250.400.357.757.35489-0.3
5John Van Houten4790240.243.404.324.729.34584-1.2
6Devin Fogg
Run prevention

Pitching Statistics

8 pitchers
#PlayerIPHRERBBSOERAWHIPK/7BB/7FIPPIT
1Tyler Markman10.312843122.711.458.132.031.940.4
2Devin Fogg8.37971075.882.045.888.405.38-3.4
3Stephen Zerance29.04428169243.861.835.792.172.79-3.6
4Louis Vassallo30.737281710283.881.536.392.282.94-3.9
5John Rubino3.36669512.604.5010.5018.909.10-4.6
6Joe Mihalik
Year-to-year development

Program Trends

Wins by season21Latest · 2025–2026
30231580
2011, 232012, 72013, 142014, 182015, 202016, 112017, 142018, 202019, 102021, 122022, 32023, 162024, 242025, 162026, 21
201120122013201420152016201720182019202120222023202420252026
2011232012720131420141820152020161120171420182020191020211220223202316202424202516202621
All-time history

Record Book

Season · Career · Single Game
Team record book
#PlayerTeamSeasonHits
1Max GarciaWest Essex2022–202343
2Colin FoggWest Essex2025–202642
3Joe PanzarinoWest Essex2023–202436
4Devin FoggWest Essex2023–202435
5Max GarciaWest Essex2023–202434
6Caden LozitoWest Essex2025–202631
7Jack EpsteinWest Essex2023–202431
8Zac Balz SeniorWest Essex2016–201731
9Max Ruvo JuniorWest Essex2016–201729
10Rocco PontrellaWest Essex2025–202629
11Vincent Panzarino SeniorWest Essex2020–202129
12Ben Ruvo SeniorWest Essex2017–201828
13Max Ruvo SeniorWest Essex2017–201828
14Shaun BertonaschiWest Essex2022–202328
15Danny GiannettiWest Essex2023–202427
16Ian McLaughlin SophomoreWest Essex2015–201626
17Justin WaackWest Essex2018–201924
18Mike GirardiWest Essex2021–202224
19Shaun BertonaschiWest Essex2023–202424
20Vincent Panzarino FreshmanWest Essex2017–201824
21Caden LozitoWest Essex2023–202423
22Joe PanzarinoWest Essex2022–202323
23Luke FriedmanWest Essex2022–202323
24Max GarciaWest Essex2024–202523
25Tyler SorrentinoWest Essex2018–201923
May 10atLLivingston2021-22 Baseball - Greater Newark Tournament, First RoundL1–8Box score →
May 4atMMillburnL4–5Box score →
May 3atVVeronaW3–1Box score →
Apr 30atMMemorialHudson/Essex Challenge to Cure Alzheimer'sW8–5Box score →
Apr 29atCChathamW12–11Box score →
Apr 28vsNNutleyL1–2Box score →
Apr 26vsNNutleyL2–3Box score →
Apr 23vsMMendhamL2–6Box score →
Apr 22atBBloomfieldL4–7Box score →
Apr 20vsSHSeton Hall PrepL0–9Box score →
Apr 18atMMontclairL4–7Box score →
Apr 13vsSPScotch Plains-Fanwood——–—Scheduled
Apr 12vsLLivingstonL1–3Box score →
Apr 9atMMontvilleL0–10Box score →
Apr 5vsCColumbiaL0–10Box score →
Apr 4vsBBloomfieldL0–4Box score →
Apr 1atSHSeton Hall PrepL1–11Box score →
Player directory

Roster

20 players
#PlayerGradePositionPAIP
#9Donnie LongSenior4—
#20Jack MinishSenior45—
#7Joe MihalikSenior126.0
#2Joe VisaggioSenior64—
#24John Van HoutenSenior47—
#11Louis VassalloSenior330.7
#10Michael RizzoSenior3—
#22Mike GirardiSenior67—
#23Nick DiRezzeSenior7—
#14Paul GustafsonSenior6—
#3Rob LasherSenior50—
#12Robert MinishSenior2314.0
#8Stephen ZeranceSenior3829.0
#15Tyler MarkmanSenior—10.3
#4Vin PepeJunior35—
#6Devin FoggSophomore518.3
#21Drew FeuersteinSophomore—5.3
#18John RubinoSophomore23.3
#27Shaun BertonaschiSophomore51—
#16Joe PanzarinoFreshman57—
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8
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4
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.375
.689
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67
-2.2
7Jack Minish45110050.268.333.293.626.29157-3.4
8Shaun Bertonaschi51120351.255.314.277.590.27549-4.4
9Joe Visaggio64901123.167.297.185.482.24232-7.1
10Louis Vassallo300100.000.333.000.333.23328-0.4
11Robert Minish2350110.227.261.227.488.22624-3.1
12Rob Lasher5070520.159.260.159.419.21016-7.4
13Stephen Zerance3860250.167.211.167.377.1791-6.7
14Donnie Long400000.000.250.000.250.175-1-0.7
15Paul Gustafson610010.167.167.167.333.150-14-1.2
16Joe Mihalik100000.000.000.000.000.000-90-0.3
17Michael Rizzo300000.000.000.000.000.000-90-1.0
18John Rubino200000.000.000.000.000.000-90-0.7
26.0
33
28
16
10
13
4.31
1.65
3.50
2.69
3.60
-4.9
7Robert Minish14.01817169108.001.935.004.505.10-10.0
8Drew Feuerstein5.31221189523.633.946.5611.818.54-15.7