Diamond watch: 70 District 10 high school baseball players to keep an eye on in 2024

As usual, there is plenty of returning talent this spring when it comes to District 10 baseball.

Among the returning players are 12 all-district selections, two region players of the year and numerous Division I, II and III recruits.

The downside this season is several key players suffering offseason injuries. Fairview won’t have standout Vinny Campoli, one of the top pitchers in District 10, because of an injury suffered in basketball season, and Bryce Schueth is also out for Mercyhurst Prep. West Middlesex junior Aiden Puskar is recovering from a football injury and Cathedral Prep standout and Wake Forest commit Luke Costello is recovering from an offseason injury as well. Puskar and Costello could join their respective teams by the end of the season.

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Tommy Owens of North East and Clemson commit Jason Fultz of Cathedral Prep are the only returning region players of the year. There are plenty of opportunities for players this year to step up as the top players and pitchers of their regions.

Here are 70 players to watch this season. Note: the players to watch are based on returning all-region selections and players committed to colleges.

College commits

• Jason Fultz, Cathedral Prep, Jr., 3B/P — Clemson, all-district selection, region player of the year

• Luke Costello, Cathedral Prep, Sr., SS — Wake Forest, all-district selection

• Nick Jackson, Cathedral Prep, Sr., OF — Mercyhurst, all-district selection

• Andrew Costello, Cathedral Prep, So., U — Wake Forest, all-district selection

• Carter Swanson, McDowell, Sr., 3B — Ohio Northern, all-district selection

• Jake Hower, McDowell, Jr., OF — Cornell, all-district selection

• Nick Hamilton, McDowell, Sr., DH/P — Mercyhurst, all-district selection

• Rocco Tartaglione, Meadville, Sr., SS — Allegheny, all-district selection

• Joey Spano, Cathedral Prep, Sr., 2B — Pittsburgh, all-region first team

• Ed Dolansky, Fairview, Sr., C — Niagara

• Sal Mineo, Slippery Rock, Sr., OF — Ohio State, all-region first team

• Brighton Anderson, Meadville, Sr., OF — Allegheny, all-region second team

• Brady Berdine, Warren, Sr., IF/P — Gannon

• Zach Boland, Franklin, Sr., P — Penn State Harrisburg

• Tyler Burick, Harbor Creek, Sr., 2B — Penn State Behrend, all-region first team

• Ryan Double, Slippery Rock, Sr., OF — Mount Union

• Aari Fox, Fairview, Sr., SS — Slippery Rock, all-region first team

• Gary Hills, McDowell, Sr., OF — Mount Union

• Levi Laser, McDowell, Sr., C — Pitt-Bradford

• Santino Musone, McDowell, Sr., 3B — Jametown Community College

• Carson Phillips, Cathedral Prep, Sr., P — Mercyhurst

• Hayden Scarmack, Sharon, Sr., 2B — Youngstown State, all-region first team

• Noah Trojanowski, Mercyhurst Prep, Sr., 2B — John Carroll

• Nathan Lucks, Youngsville, Sr., U/P — Alfred State, all-region second team

• Gavin White, Conneaut, Sr., SS — Allegheny, all-region second team

• Jack Strausser, Greenville, Sr., SS — Westminster, all-region second team

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Returning all-region, first-team selections

• Tommy Owens, North East, Sr., C — all-district selection, region co-player of the year

• Ty Mikulin, Wilmington, Sr., LF/P — all-district selection

• Maddox Bell, Lakeview, Jr., P — all-district selection

• Soren Hedderick, Greenville, Sr., OF — all-district selection

• Noah Philson, Greenville, Sr., OF/P

• Mark Cattron, Sharon, Sr., C

• Tino Piccirilli, Sharon, Sr., OF

• Tristen Mazzadra, Cambridge Springs, Sr., C

• Blake Foulk, Cochranton, Sr., C

• Trevin Capela, Union City, Jr., C

• Eli Wilson, Rocky Grove, Sr., 2B

• Matthew DeSimone, Youngsville, Sr., OF

• Shawn Pascuzzi, Eisenhower, Sr., OF

• Cole Kellogg, Eisenhower, Sr., DH

• David Manning, Youngsville, So., P

• Gio Barbato, Harbor Creek, Sr., 3B

• Noah Reigel, Mercyhurst Prep, So., OF

Returning all-region, second-team selections

• Nick Solderich, Greenville, Jr., C

• David Moyer, Sharpsville, Sr., C

• Carter DeJulia, Sharpsville, Sr., 2B

• Rocky Serafino, Wilmington, Sr., 3B

• Luke Distler, Sharpsville, Sr., SS

• Owen Dye, Lakeview, Jr., OF

• Josh Divens, Sharpsville, Sr., OF

• Ben Miller, Wilmington, Sr., OF

• Bowen Briggs, West Middlesex, Sr., DH

• Ethan Adams, Grove City, Sr., 2B

• Chandler Maurice, Sharon, Sr., OF

• Will Beckert, Sharon, Jr., OF

• Jaxon Covell, Titusville, Jr., U

• Aaron Wetjen, Rocky Grove, Jr., 1B

• Jacob Woge, Maplewood, Sr., 2B

• Preston Gorton, Cambridge Springs, Sr., 2B

• Derek Childs, Eisenhower, Sr., 3B

• Walker Carroll, Cochranton, So., OF/P

• Andrew Proper, Maplewood, Jr., U

• Caleb Szklenski, Fairview, Jr., 1B

• Austin Hawley, Fairview, Sr., 2B

• Andrew Aspden, North East, Sr., OF

• James Kibbe, Girard, Jr., U

• Alex Manendo, Mercyhurst Prep, Jr., U

• Charlie Swanson, General McLane, Jr., C

• Eric Dippold, Warren, Sr., 2B

• Karson Chamberlin, Corry, Jr., U

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