Add another to the list of accomplishments by the 2011 Webster Yankees. The team which set a New York Collegiate Baseball League record with 14 consecutive wins and reached the league finals for the first time in the organization’s history placed the a club record five on the all-league team including Player-of-the-Year, Chris Bostick.<\/p>\n
“I’m not surprised,” said Webster head coach Dave Brust. “Certainly Chris is the best player in the league. There was not a coach or a manager who didn’t see that.<\/p>\n
Bostick hit .413 for the summer with 17 extra-base hits including five home runs and 32 RBI.<\/p>\n
“It was my pleasure to coach him,” said Webster skipper, Dave Brust. “He is a gentleman, and he competes at a level that everyone hooked their wagons to.”<\/p>\n
Signed after season started, Bostick joined a club that was playing .500 baseball with a record of four wins and four losses. Webster finished its season riding a 13-game win streak to win the NYCBL West Division championship.<\/p>\n
Drafted in the 44th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft<\/a>, Bostick signed with the Oakland Athletics<\/a> in late July. He started his professional career with a 13-game hitting streak and is currently batting .442 with the AZL Athletics.<\/a><\/p>\n Four fellow Yankees joined Bostick garnering end-of-the-season league honors. Bostick’s older brother, Ben, earned first-team All-NYCBL as did pitchers Joe Greenfield and Kevin Johnson. Connor Sullivan grabbed second-team honors.<\/p>\n “He did things that made the club win,” said Brust of the elder Bostick. “Ben went about his business everyday.”<\/p>\n The older Bostick hit .362 and led the league with 64 hits including a team high 19 for extra bases. He matched a club record set a year ago by Tyler Grogg with 19 stolen bases.<\/p>\n But his biggest contribution might have been his adaptability. Bostick, a natural infielder, made the transition to outfield where he played both right and center field.<\/p>\n “His quiet day-to-day leadership made a difference,” Brust commented.<\/p>\n Greenfield went 4-2 in eight starts for the home nine. He held opposing batters to just six extra-base hits in 60 innings of work.<\/p>\n “I thought Joe was the best starting pitcher in the league,” Brust said. “He would always figure out a team.”<\/p>\n The right-hander from from Orland Park, Illinois struck out 37 and walked 19 while finishing with an ERA of 1.80.<\/p>\n “He is a blue-collar type of player,” Brust explained by pointing out Greenfield’s habit of running on and off the field.<\/p>\n Johnson and Sullivan combined for a deadly one-two punch out of the bullpen. Both saved five games. Johnson made 15 appearances with Sullivan getting on the bump 21 times.<\/p>\n “He was probably the best reliever in the league,” Brust said of Johnson.<\/p>\n The right-hander struck out 28 and walked 11 in 19 frames of work.<\/p>\n “He is a strike pitcher,” Brust explained. “You can’t take a pitch with Kevin. He would get ahead 0-2. He had two out-pitches (slider and fast ball) with a lot of late movement.”<\/p>\n Johnson also made 41 starts in the field. The Webster, New York native hit .279 with 24 RBI.<\/p>\n Sullivan led the pinstripes with 21 appearances. The right-hander with a side-arm delivery finished with an ERA .88 fanning 17 while walking seven.<\/p>\n “He was the best strike thrower in the league,” said Brust. “That’s what made him so effective.”<\/p>\n When describing Sullivan’s 72 mph breaking ball Brust explained: “He threw what we called a frisbee.”<\/p>\n Brust pointed to an unofficial stat of double plays turned by Sullivan.<\/p>\n “He made plays for himself. Those double plays were innings killers for opposing teams.”<\/p>\n Chris Bostick and Greenfield were joined by Luis Diaz getting named to the league’s Top 15 prospects by Perfect Game. <\/a><\/p>\n Diaz finished the season driving in 20 while scoring 21. He had nine extra-base hits including six triples while stealing 18 bases.<\/p>\n “Luis had some of our biggest hits,” Brust commented.<\/p>\n Diaz set a club record with five stolen bases in the post season.<\/p>\n Matt Boulter (So. New Hampshire) and Bryant Guilmette (U Mass-Lowell) represented Webster on the 2010 all-league team.<\/a><\/p>\n Shawn Bailey, Ollie Bertrand, Michael Craig and Steve Muoio represented Webster on the 2009 all-league team. Muoio also earned the honors in 2008. Bryan Gardner and Joe McIntyre nabbed all-league spots in 2007. The Cincinnati Reds drafted Gardner the following spring. McIntyre earned a spot on the Wallace Award Watch list for the top player in the NCAA.<\/p>\n Webster finished the regular season 30-14. The Yankees defeated Geneva <\/a>in the NYCBL West Division finals before falling to Oneonta in the league championship.<\/a><\/p>\n Brust earned Coach-of-the-Year honors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2011 NYCBL Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n NYCBL Champions – Oneonta Outlaws<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Championship Offensive MVP – Chase Compton<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Championship Defensive MVP – Bryan Galligan<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n NYCBL Player of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n Chris Bostick – Webster – <\/strong>BA – .413; 5 HR; 32 rbi<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NYCBL Pitcher of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n Jacob Petitt – Utica – <\/strong>IP 50.2; ERA – 0.71<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NYCBL Coach of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n Dave Brust – Webster – 6<\/strong>th <\/strong>year<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n All NYCBL – 1<\/strong>st <\/strong>Team<\/strong><\/p>\n Pos Name NYCBL Team College Key Stats<\/strong><\/p>\n C Derek Sprout – Allegany County – Bradley – BA – .275; 23 rbi<\/p>\n IF Brendan Consantino – Sherrill – Seton Hill – BA – .417; 37 runs<\/p>\n IF Chris Bostick – Webster – Aquinas – BA – .413; 5 HR; 32 rbi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n IF Carlos Asuaje – Oneonta – Nova Southeastern BA – .369; 19 sb<\/p>\n IF John Howell – Oneonta – Binghamton – BA – .375; 30 rbi<\/p>\n IF Chase Compton – Oneonta – Louisiana Lafayette – BA – .351; 24 rbi<\/p>\n IF Scott Krutel – Utica – Missouri Baptist – BA – .304; 7 HR; 42 rbi<\/p>\n OF Leon Stimpson – Geneva – Alvernia – BA – .378; 23 SB<\/p>\n OF Dan Scahill – Rome – Buffalo – BA – 368; 53 hits<\/p>\n OF Ben Bostick – Webster – St John Fisher – BA – .362; 64 hits<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n DH Chase Presley – Hornell - Harding – BA – .271; HR – 4 HR<\/p>\n Utl Matt Chavez – Oneonta – San Francisco – BA – .333; 29 rbi; ERA – 1.59<\/p>\n SP Jacob Petitt – Utica – Warner Southern – IP 50.2; ERA – 0.71<\/p>\n SP Joe Greenfield – Webster – Eastern Illinois – IP – 60 ERA – 1.80<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n SP Scott Weathersby – Oneonta – Mississippi – IP – 49.1; ERA – 2.01; 56 K’s<\/p>\n SP Tyler Mann – Rome – Alfred State CC – IP – 44; ERA 1.64<\/p>\n SP Jeff Croteau – Geneva – Bentley – IP – 41.1; ERA – 1.96<\/p>\n RP Kevin Johnson – Webster – Monroe CC – IP – 19.1; ERA – 0.93<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n RP Kenny Frosch – Rome – Palm Beach Atlantic IP – 48.1; ERA – 1.12<\/p>\n RP Tyler Brunneman – Rome – Harden-Simmons – IP – 22.1; ERA – 2.02<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n All NYCBL – 2<\/strong>nd <\/strong>Team<\/strong><\/p>\n Pos Name NYCBL Team College Key Stats<\/strong><\/p>\n C Omar Garcia – Hornell – Texas A&M – CC – BA – .313; 50 hits<\/p>\n IF Matt Neegard – Alfred – Northwestern – BA – .322; 20 SB<\/p>\n IF Vince Caesar – Alfred – Southeastern – BA – .297; 20 SB<\/p>\n IF Matt Kriss – Rome – Iona – BA – .329; 24 rbi<\/p>\n IF Dan Fiortio – Syracuse – SC Manhattanville – BA – .319; 44 hits<\/p>\n IF JP Frey – Hornell – Alfred State CC – BA – .318; 47 hits<\/p>\n IF Jeramie Marek – Hornell – Texas A&M – CC – BA – .318; 22 SB<\/p>\n IF Evan Mansell – Geneva – Freed-Hardeman – BA – .311; 24 rbi<\/p>\n OF Jake Matuszak – Hornell – Cent Conn St – BA – .360; 63 hits<\/p>\n OF Brendan Collins – Niagara – St. Leo – BA – .353; 55 hits<\/p>\n OF Daniel Mims – Utica – Southeastern – BA – 0.333; 49 hits<\/p>\n OF Shawn McGraw – Syracuse Jr Chiefs – Binghamton – BA – .295; 46 hits<\/p>\n OF Ryan Burnett – Rome – Shawnee State – BA – .314; 27 SB<\/p>\n DH Mike DeCarr – Syracuse Jr Chiefs – Oneonta – BA – .313; 51 hits<\/p>\n SP Brent Kraus – Utica – St Petersburg – IP – 41.2; ERA – 1.30<\/p>\n SP Julius Storey – Allegany County – Urbana – IP – 51.1; ERA – 1.40<\/p>\n SP Justin James – Niagara – Ave Maria – IP – 57; ERA – 2.68<\/p>\n SP Chandler Knox – Hornell – Presbyterian – IP – 60.2; ERA – 1.48<\/p>\n SP Brian Galligan – Oneonta – Stonehill – IP – 45.2; ERA – 1.97<\/p>\n SP Mike Johnson – Utica – Hillsborough CC – IP – 52.1; ERA – 2.41<\/p>\n RP Connor Sullivan – Webster – Niagara – IP – 30.2; ERA – 0.88<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n RP Paul Geuy – Niagara – Ohio State – IP – 44; ERA – 2.86<\/p>\n RP DJ Schwartz – Hornell – Rochester – IP – 21.2; ERA – 2.91<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Add another to the list of accomplishments by the 2011 Webster Yankees. 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