Varsity Baseball
Prospective Athletes
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Overview
The Canterbury varsity baseball program is a member of the Western New England Prep Baseball League. The league is divided into an Eastern “Cleary” Division and Western “Young” Division. Canterbury competes in the Young Division against Salisbury, Gunnery, Berkshire and Millbrook. Inter-divisional play against Suffield, Williston, Pomfret, Wilbraham & Monson and Cheshire Academy round out the 13-game league schedule. Additional non-league games against other regional opponents complete the regular season, culminating with a play-off between the Young and Cleary divisions.
The Saints’ coaches use many tools in order to get the best out of the players. Right View Pro, a video analysis program, assists the coaches in breaking down swing and pitching mechanics. They also use an extensive “Baseball Playbook” which teaches the student/athletes baseball skills as well as life lessons.
The passion and expertise of the coaching staff combined with a competitive league and non-league schedule make Canterbury a desirable destination for baseball players to flourish.
Coaches
Head Coach Todd Mathewson
Todd has been the head coach of Varsity Baseball at Canterbury since 2013. He was a four-year varsity letter winner on the Varsity Baseball team at Clark University, MA and was named team captain his senior year. While at Clark, Todd was awarded several academic and athletic awards and holds the single season and career RBI records. He tied for the single season home run and was awarded the Most Outstanding Student/Athlete for all sports at Clark during his senior season. Todd then earned his MBA at Clark while serving as the graduate assistant coach. He has coached at Frozen Ropes Academy, CT and Greens Farms Academy, CT and is currently the Director/Coach of Baseball U Connecticut 16U AAU.
Assistant Coach James Cramphin
James Cramphin is the pitching coach for the Varsity Baseball Team. James was a four-year starter at Division I Brown University, RI. While there, he earned All-Ivy honors his freshman year and lead the Ivy League in strikeouts his senior season. James finished his career in Brown’s all-time top 10 lists for strikeouts, 10-strikeout games, innings pitched, wins, and strikeouts per nine innings. James started and won Brown’s first and only Ivy League Championship game before throwing 8.2 innings against Wake Forest University, NC in the 2007 NCAA Regionals in Austin, TX. After graduating, he spent 2-years as a starting pitcher and closer with the Rockford Riverhawks Minor League, Professional Baseball Organization in Rockford, IL. James works in our Admission Office and travels widely throughout the country to meet prospective Saints and their families.
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Assistant Coach Sean Milano
Sean Milano is an Assistant Coach for the Varsity Baseball Team. A standout baseball and football player at Guilford High School, Sean went on to play football at Williams College, MA, where he was a two-year starter at strong safety. Sean is currently in his ninth year coaching and teaching math at the prep school level. After a prior stint at Canterbury, he spent the past two years as an assistant baseball coach at Salisbury School, CT where the team had a combined record of 21-12, earning WNEPBL playoff berths in both years. Now back at Canterbury, Sean, who also coaches Varsity Football, lives in Duffy House with his family.
Schedule
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Result | Score |
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Hamden Hall Country Day School
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CANTERBURY | Win | 8-4 |
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Hotchkiss School
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Hotchkiss School | Win | 9-3 |
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Cheshire Academy
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Cheshire Academy | Win | 5-0 |
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King School
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King School | Loss | 9-13 |
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Suffield Academy
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CANTERBURY | Loss | 4-5 |
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Gunnery School
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Gunnery School | Loss | 1-4 |
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Williston Northampton School
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Gunnery School | Loss | 0-4 |
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Trinity Pawling School
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Berkshire School
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CANTERBURY | Win | 5-0 |
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South Kent School
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Wilbraham & Monson Academy
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Salisbury School
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Salisbury School | ||
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Newbridge Academy
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Millbrook School
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Millbrook School | ||
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South Kent School
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Pomfret School
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Gunnery School
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Millbrook School
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Berkshire School
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Salisbury School
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Roster
| # | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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| Michael Buckingham | 2020 | Watertown, CT | ||
| Connor Cherry | 2019 | Dover, NH | ||
| Liam Cloutier Sutherland | 2019 | Ottawa, ON | ||
| Ian Cooke | 2021 | New Milford, CT | ||
| Maxim Cotier | 2019 | New Milford, CT | ||
| Nikki DeCola | 2019 | New Haven, CT | ||
| Sean DeSantis | 2020 | New Milford, CT | ||
| Jake Elston | 2021 | New Milford, CT | ||
| John Fesperman | 2019 | Savannah, GA | ||
| Jacob Finkel-Hozer | 2019 | Southbury, CT | ||
| Jackson Griebel | 2019 | Newtown, CT | ||
| Bryce Leckey | 2019 | Madison, CT | ||
| Kenneth Marici | 2020 | Brookfield, CT | ||
| Gregory McKenna | 2019 | Brookfield, CT | ||
| Jose Mencia | 2019 | New York, NY | ||
| Maximilian Oeser | 2021 | Brookfield, CT | ||
| Charles Powell | 2019 | Stamford, CT | ||
| Christopher Roberti | 2019 | New Fairfield, CT | ||
| Justin Schneider | 2020 | Somers, CT | ||
| Nikhil Sheth | 2021 | Ridgefield, CT | ||
| McCarthy Sloan | 2020 | Darien, CT | ||
| Jackson Zavatsky | 2020 | New Milford, CT |
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Current and Former College Players
2019 –
Max Cotier (University of Virginia)
Chaz Powell (Franklin Pierce University)
Trey Fesperman (Xavier University)
Chris Roberti (Stonehill College)
Jose Mencia (Delware State University)
2018 –
Jake Roper (University of Maine)
Garrett Crowley (Fordham University)
Brian Gaughan (Central Connecticut State University)
Harsha Bollu (Tufts University)
Jordan Perez (Endicott College)
2017 –
Dan Brady (Bates College)
Jared Turner (Ithaca College)
2016 –
Tyler Serricchio (University of North Carolina – Asheville)
Connor Smith (University of Massachusetts – Amherst)
Michael White (Stonehill College)
Justin Proteau (Manhattanville College)
2015 –
Baylor Sundahl (Sacred Heart University)
Richie Barrella (Manhattan College)