2007 - Burlington County Carpenter Cup Roster

MOUNT HOLLY--Seven returning players from the 2006 Carpenter Cup Champion Burlington County team highlight the 2007 roster which was announced on Tuesday.  Cherokee placed four players on the squad, led by returnees Alan Pracher and Gary Wilson.  Moorestown had three players selected followed by Shawnee, Seneca, Burlington City, Northern Burlington, Holy Cross (N.J.) and Delran with two each. 

Other returnees include Riverside's Brendon Griffin, Dan Grovatt and Dan Williams (Seneca), Reid Pulford (Shawnee) and Steve Giambrone (Florence).

14 schools are represented on the squad as determined by first-team All-League voting by the league head coaches conducted last week. 

Started by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1986, the 16-team single-elimination all-star tournament is hosted by the University of Pennsylvania with the semi-finals and championship game scheduled for Citizens Bank Park.  Burlington County is scheduled to play on Wednesday, June 13 against Inter-Ac./Independents at 9:30am.

Selected as alternates for the squad are Corey Mingin (Riverside), Nick Hayduk (Pemberton) and Evan Plys (Moorestown Friends).  Mingin was added as an injury replacement for Delran's Rex Workman.  In the event one of the original 25 players is unable to complete all four possible games of the tournament, that player will be dropped and the alternate added to the 25-player roster.

(alphabetical)

Number Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/High School
7 Dan Agos P R/R 6-1 185 Senior Columbus/Northern Burlington
20 Nick Berardinucci P R/L 5-11 180 Senior Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson
16 John Bujanowski 2B R/R 5-11 170 Senior Edgewater Park, N.J./Burlington City
1 Justyn Carter 3B R/R 6-1 165 Junior Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape
10 Nick Cocozza 2B R/R 5-8 160 Senior Westampton, N.J./Holy Cross (N.J.)
5 Ben Flanary 1B R/R 6-8 245 Senior Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
11 *Steve Giambrone SS R/R 5-10 175 Junior Roebling, N.J./Florence
12 *Brendon Griffin 1B B/L 5-10 185 Senior Riverside, N.J./Riverside
21 *Dan Grovatt P L/L 6-0 170 Senior Tabernacle, N.J./Seneca
8 Greg Hadden OF       Senior /Moorestown
24 Alan Hasher P R/R 6-2 185 Senior Edgewater Park, N.J./Burlington City
3 Dan Haverstick 3B R/R 6-0 190 Senior Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
52 @Nick Hayduk OF       Junior /Pemberton
30 Max Himmelstein C       Junior /Moorestown
42 Andrew Hoyer SS L/R 5-10 165 Senior Chesterfield, N.J./Northern Burlington
29 Cody Kaiser OF       Senior /Moorestown
25 Travis Karpen 1B L/L 5-10 185 Senior Delran, N.J./Delran
35 Brett Knazek OF       Junior /Shawnee
50 %Corey Mingin P R/L 5-8 145 Senior Delanco, N.J./Riverside
53 @Evan Plys INF       Senior /Moorestown Friends
2 *Alex Pracher P R/R 6-2 170 Senior Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
13 *Reid Pulford C R/R 5-10 185 Junior Medford, N.J./Shawnee
51 Will Thomas OF       Senior /Willingboro
28 Jared Turner P R/R 6-2 220 Sophomore Riverside, N.J./Holy Cross (N.J.)
31 Matt Weaver SS       Junior /Pemberton
44 *Dan Williams SS R/R 6-1 175 Senior Southampton, N.J./Seneca
45 *Gary Wilson P R/R 6-1 180 Junior Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
26 &Rex Workman C R/R 6-0 210 Senior Delran, N.J./Delran

(numerical)

Number Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/High School
1 Justyn Carter 3B R/R 6-1 165 Junior Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape
2 *Alex Pracher P R/R 6-2 170 Senior Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
3 Dan Haverstick 3B R/R 6-0 190 Senior Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
5 Ben Flanary 1B R/R 6-8 245 Senior Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
7 Dan Agos P R/R 6-1 185 Senior Columbus/Northern Burlington
8 Greg Hadden OF       Senior /Moorestown
10 Nick Cocozza 2B R/R 5-8 160 Senior Westampton, N.J./Holy Cross (N.J.)
11 *Steve Giambrone SS R/R 5-10 175 Junior Roebling, N.J./Florence
12 *Brendon Griffin 1B B/L 5-10 185 Senior Riverside, N.J./Riverside
13 *Reid Pulford C R/R 5-10 185 Junior Medford, N.J./Shawnee
16 John Bujanowski 2B R/R 5-11 170 Senior Edgewater Park, N.J./Burlington City
20 Nick Berardinucci P R/L 5-11 180 Senior Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson
21 *Dan Grovatt P L/L 6-0 170 Senior Tabernacle, N.J./Seneca
24 Alan Hasher P R/R 6-2 185 Senior Edgewater Park, N.J./Burlington City
25 Travis Karpen 1B L/L 5-10 185 Senior Delran, N.J./Delran
26 &Rex Workman C R/R 6-0 210 Senior Delran, N.J./Delran
28 Jared Turner P R/R 6-2 220 Sophomore Riverside, N.J./Holy Cross (N.J.)
29 Cody Kaiser OF       Senior /Moorestown
30 Max Himmelstein C       Junior /Moorestown
31 Matt Weaver SS       Junior /Pemberton
35 Brett Knazek OF       Junior /Shawnee
42 Andrew Hoyer SS L/R 5-10 165 Senior Chesterfield, N.J./Northern Burlington
44 *Dan Williams SS R/R 6-1 175 Senior Southampton, N.J./Seneca
45 *Gary Wilson P R/R 6-1 180 Junior Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
50 %Corey Mingin P R/L 5-8 145 Senior Delanco, N.J./Riverside
51 Will Thomas OF       Senior /Willingboro
52 @Nick Hayduk OF       Junior /Pemberton
53 @Evan Plys INF       Senior /Moorestown Friends

Head Coach: Bill Haessler (Cherokee)
Assistant Coaches: Bryan Bozarth (RVRHS), Marc Petragnani (Cherokee), John Tezek (Willingboro),
 Tim Hadden (Burlington Twp.-Retired), Ray Marini (Maple Shade-Retired), Brian Solomon (Riverside) 
General Managers: Jim Varsaci, (Maple Shade), Tony Lotierzo, (Rancocas Valley)

*Returning Player from 2006 Squad
%Injury Replacement 2007
&Named to 2007 Squad-DNP-Injured
@Alternate for 2007 Squad