I respectfully disagree. IMO, this was a one horse race, Mikey Mariano, Jr. Others may have had better rate stats (in half the IP) and/or better "pedigree."
- 91.2 IP in PIAA Pitch Count Era is borderline unfathomable
- 7 CG*
- Went on three days rest 3x after a GS (2 CG & 6.2 IP)**
- 4 GS in Liberty's last 5 games, 4 CG (by rule he couldn't pitch on 6/5)
- @LHSVarBBALL / @Mikeyybaseball was the last team / pitcher standing out of the lot (two other D11 6A teams; two D11 4A teams that didn't make it out of Districts [& Saucon Valley has many 2A/3A opponents in Colonial])
The other four pitchers are likely more talented than Mariano - but they surely didn't have a better season on the bump.
* Blue highlight denotes CG
** Green highlight denotes starting on three days rest
PITCHERS OF THE YEAR MAKE FOR A FAB 5
A talented quintet of hurlers make up The Morning Call's HS pitchers of the year for 2025, with a few quality lefties, a few league champs, a Texas A&M commit, and a draft pick of the Dodgers all mixed in.
https://t.co/PxCnUQYEKq
COACHES OF THE YEAR
It's hard for @TrojanSandlot and @LHSVarBBALL to exceed expectations because they are always so high. But both teams did that in 2025. That's why Kurt Weber & Andy Pitsilos are @mcall co-coaches of the year in HS baseball.
https://t.co/NYGmTaHvfn
Congratulations ๐ @LHSVarBBALL
โพ๏ธ Head Coach Andy Pitsilos โพ๏ธ
On being named ๐ฃ Calling All Sports
๐ Coach of the Year ๐
This is a very well deserved honor for
Coach Pitsilos who always gives the credit to his coaches and players for
the Hurricanes year in year out success. But he took a team with only 1 returning starter Franklin Picardo Jr and 10 innings of pitching
In @Mikeyybaseball all the way to the #PIAA Semifinals. He always has his players ready to play whether starting or waiting for their opportunity. And credit one of, if not the best staff in the Valley.Alex Specht, Evan Dwyer, Tom Vasquez and my favorite
George Pitsilos led by Andy took a team few gave a chance 1 game away from playing for a State Championship. Well done ๐
Congrats @Mikeyybaseball this is so well deserved! Talk about a kid who just grabs the baseball and goes. No matter the circumstances, if we had available pitches, he threw em all!
Congratulations ๐ @Mikeyybaseball
On being named ๐ฃ Calling All Sports
EPC 18 โพ๏ธ Pitcher of the Year
11W 2L 2.12 era 59 Ks 18 walks
@LHSVarBBALL workhorse pitched
85 innings and has 5 pitches he can throw for a strike making him a real threat on the mound helping the Hurricanes to the Semifinals of the PIAA State Playoffs His favorite moment of his high school career was his only start last year in the DISTRICT 11 Playoff Win Mikey will playing for @LHU_baseball in the Fall
With teammate @dylanmetzgar13
Mikey is a great young man who coaches little league baseball and youth basketball Mike comes from a very supportive family who have been a big part of his journey
@KristenMariano4 and @mikemarianoSr61
Thanks for letting me be a small part of it Good luck ๐ Mikey
๐ธ with Coach George Pitsilos
With My High school Career Finally Coming to an end , I canโt express how lucky I was to have such amazing coaches at @LHSVarBBALL Iโd not be in the position I am today without them ! What an historic season with the guys .
Onto the next 4 the HAVEN โผ๏ธ
WHO'S HEADED TO HAPPY VALLEY?
Two softball teams - @NWtigerSoftball & @NazSball - and one baseball team - @LHSVarBBALL - play today. With a win, they are going to Penn State for a state title game. A look at the matchups:
https://t.co/fJWDqhV6aN
Canes will face District 3 runner-up, Cedar Cliff, in the PIAA State Semifinals.
๐: Cedar Cliff
๐ : June 9th, 2025
โฑ๏ธ: 4:30pm
๐: Earl Wenger Field, Fredericksburg, PA