LAWRENCEVILLE—Just as the 2007 season has come to an end, the Rider University baseball team has added three more players to its 2008 roster.
Mason Heyne of Shrewsbury, PA, John Ralston of Fairfax, VA and AJ Albee of Ashley, PA have signed national letters of intent and will further their education and athletic careers at Rider in September, Rider head coach Barry Davis announced.
Heyne, a 6’2\”, 210 pound senior shortstop at Susquehannock High School, hit a school record 12 home runs this spring, batting .444 with 40 runs batted in, seven doubles and a triple, leading his team to the District Tournament. \”Mason will give us a potential power hitter,\” said Davis. \”He can play both corners (first and third base) and possibly catch as well.\”
Ralston, a senior shortstop at Paul VI High School, was an All-State selection as a junior, batting .375 with just seven errors in 97 chances. This year Ralson is again a gold glove winner with just two errors in 73 chances. \”John is very solid in the field,\” Davis said. \”He brings a lot of intangibles to our program.\”
Albee is a senior at Hanover Area High School, where he is batting .533 this season with 24 hits. \”AJ can play second, short or third as well as all three outfield positions,\” Davis said. \”He possesses plus speed and a plus arm.\”
These three join Patrick Devlin of Richboro, PA, Nate Eppley of Dillsburg, PA, Jeff Giordano of Massapequa, NY, Mike Thomas of Forest Hill, MD, Steve Galella of Wilkes-Barre, PA, and Carlo Petrillo of Norristown, PA, as freshmen on the 2008 squad.
Devlin is a left-handed pitcher at Council Rock North High School, Giordano is a left-handed pitcher at Massapequa High School, Thomas is a left-handed pitcher at Fallston High School, Galella was twice an All-Area infielder at G. A. R High School, Petrillo is an outfielder at Kennedy-Kendrick Catholic High School and Eppley is a 6’6\” right-handed pitcher at Northern York High School.
Rider won 20 games this season, the 15th consecutive 20-win season and 24th in the last 25 years for the Broncs.
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