BOSTON – The Northeastern baseball team added 13 incoming players to the 2021 roster, announced by head coach
Mike Glavine.
Gregory Bozzo,
Craig Demers and
Ben Malgeri are transfers, and the Huskies will welcome 10 incoming freshmen, including
Luke Bottger,
Mark Darakjy,
Michael Gemma,
Brady Green,
Kyle Hoog,
Will Jones,
Wyatt Scotti,
Jack Thorbahn,
Max Viera and
Eric Yost.
Gregory Bozzo
Freshman
Position: Catcher
Hometown: Basking Ridge, N.J.
Previous team: Transferring from LaSalle University
Accolades
- Eligible to play immediately
- Earned four varsity letters in baseball at Ridge High School
- Served as captain for two seasons
- Was named All-State his senior year and First-Team All-Conference his junior year
Craig Demers
Redshirt Junior
Position: Pitcher
Hometown: Acushnet, Mass.
Previous team: Roger Williams University
Accolades
- Eligible to play immediately
- Appeared in 22 games throughout his career at Roger Williams earning a 2-1 record with three saves and 28 strikeouts
- Was named captain for the 2020 season
- Named to the All-CCC Second Team (2019)
Ben Malgeri
Sophomore
Position: Outfielder
Hometown: Stratham, N.H.
Previous teams: New Mexico Junior College, Holy Cross
Accolades
- Eligible to play immediately
- Played in 18 games with New Mexico Junior College in 2020 with a .314 batting average, four home runs, 12 RBIs and .470 OBP.
- Played in 53 games for Holy Cross in 2019 with a .282 batting average and two home runs plus 17 RBIs
- Earned Ron Soucie Award as Holy Cross' Rookie of the Year (2019)
Luke Bottger
Freshman
Position: Pitcher
Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Previous team: E.L. Meyers High School
Accolades
- Played three years of varsity baseball at E.L. Meyers High School
- Named Wyoming Valley Conference All-Star in 2018 and 2019
- Helped lead team to the 2017 Wyoming Valley Conference Championship
Mark Darakjy
Freshman
Position: Outfielder
Hometown: Randolph, N.J.
Previous team: Delbarton High School
Accolades
- Played four seasons of varsity baseball at Delbarton High School and was named captain
- Helped team win 2017 and 2019 New Jersey State Championship
- Also played for Tri-State Arsenal Baseball Club and NJ Rising Rebels Baseball Club
Michael Gemma
Freshman
Position: Pitcher
Hometown: Milton, Mass.
Previous team: Catholic Memorial High School
Accolades
- Perfect Game 2020 Preseason All-American
- Catholic Conference All-Star and MVP in 2019
- Boston Globe All-Scholastic and Boston Herald All-Scholastic
- Career-high of 15 strikeouts in a single game in high school
Brady Green
Freshman
Position: Infielder
Hometown: Stratham, N.H.
Previous team: Exeter High School
Accolades
- Played three years of varsity baseball at Exeter High School
- Served his senior season as captain
- Helped team win 2017 and 2018 New Hampshire State Championship
Kyle Hoog
Freshman
Position: Outfielder
Hometown: Jersey City, N.J.
Previous team: Saint Peter's Preparatory
Accolades
- Played four seasons of baseball at Saint Peter's Prep
- First team all-county baseball in 2019
- Led team in RBIs his senior season
Will Jones
Freshman
Position: Pitcher
Hometown: South Hamilton, Mass.
Previous team: Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School
Accolades
- Earned three varsity letters for baseball at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School
- Cape Ann League Baker Division co-champions and All-Star in 2019
- 2019 Salem Evening News All-Star and Massachusetts Coaches Association Junior Select All-Star game selection
- Ranked 27th player in New England by Prep Baseball Report in 2019
Wyatt Scotti
Freshman
Position: Pitcher
Hometown: Barnstable, Mass.
Previous team: Saint Mark's High School
Accolades
- Played four seasons of varsity baseball at Saint Mark's
- Named captain his senior season
- New England Senior Babe Ruth Champion and named team MVP in 2019
- 2019 First-Team All-ISL
- Participated in the 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase
Jack Thorbahn
Freshman
Position: Infielder
Hometown: Hingham, Mass.
Previous team: Thayer Academy
Accolades
- Played five years of varsity baseball at Thayer Academy
- Was named to the 2020 First-Team ISL All-League team
- NEBJ All New-England Team and Perfect Game 2020 Preseason All-Region Team
- Earned 2019 Patriot Ledger All-Scholastics Honors
Max Viera
Freshman
Position: Infielder
Hometown: Greenwood Lake, N.Y.
Previous team: Rabun Gap Nacoochee School
Accolades
- Played senior season at Rabun Gap Nacoochee School
- Played two seasons of baseball at Don Bosco Preparatory
- Awarded MVP his junior and senior seasons
- Made 2019 First-Team All-Conference
- Offensive and defensive player of the year and participated in the NEPSAC All-Star Game in 2019
Eric Yost
Freshman
Position: Pitcher
Hometown: Ossining, N.Y.
Previous team: Fordham Preparatory
Accolades
- Earned three varsity letters in baseball at Fordham Preparatory
- Served as captain for his final two seasons
- Helped Fordham Preparatory become the 2019 CHSAA New York City Champions
- CHSAA 2019 City Player of the Year finalist and Perfect Game 2019 Pre-Season All-American
- Named 2019 First-Team NE region
The Huskies open their season with a three-game series starting Friday at No. 17 Wake Forest and can be seen on the ACC Network.
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