Louisville Slugger released its high school pre-season All-American list, and two area players were mentioned.

Crestwood senior third baseman/right-handed pitcher David Brock and Walsh Jesuit left-handed pitcher Michael Marsinek are both on the honorable mention list. Six Ohioans made the national list.

St. Vincent-St. Mary senior first baseman Tyler Cetnarowski has signed a national letter of intent to continue his academic and baseball careers at Shawnee State.

“On and off the field, Tyler deserves everything that he has earned up to this point,” St. V-M coach Anthony Boarman said. “He is a dedicated student in the classroom and one of my hardest workers in the baseball program. He is unselfish and understands the important of faith, family, and sacrifice. I know he we will successful at the next level academically and athletically because of these unique qualities that he possesses.”

The Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Edcuation approved Bryan Celik as its new varsity high school baseball coach.

Celik, 31, played baseball at Firestone High School and the University of Akron and graduated from both schools.

Celik previously served as the varsity pitching coach and freshman team coach for Firestone under Falcons coach Brad Lightfoot.

Celik is a construction manager and is employed by H.R. Gray as an engineer. He replaces coach John Daymon, who resigned after the 2011 season.

Two members of the Walsh Jesuit baseball team have found homes at colleges and will continue their academic and athletic careers at the next level after graduation.

Drew Miletti, a 5-foot-9, 180-pound second baseman, will attend Ohio Wesleyan University, a Division III program. Miletti was instrumental in leading the team to a 20-3 season in 2011 and the school’s seventh national ranking in the past eight years.

A two-year varsity starter, Miletti received Walsh Jesuit’s 2011 Gold Glove award and named All-Conference Honorable Mention.
“Drew Miletti is a fierce competitor when he takes the field, and he is a winner,” said Chris Kaczmar,
Walsh Jesuit’s head baseball coach.

Walsh’s centerfielder-catcher Graeme Frye, 18, signed a letter of intent to play for Division II Slippery Rock University

As leadoff batter for the Warriors, Frye had a batting average of .403 with four home runs and 16 RBIs with 27 runs scored last season. Frye was instrumental in leading the Warriors to the Division II state championship game in 2009 and 2010, as well as leading the team to a 20-3 season in 2011.

The Warriors have also received national ranking in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Frye, a three-year varsity starter is the recipient of Walsh Jesuit’s 2011 Gold Glove award. He was also named the 2011 Offensive Player of the Year, and was a member of First Team All Conference in 2011.

Tucker Linder, a right handed pitcher and corner infielder, will sign to attend Kent State University and play baseball for Head Coach Scott Stricklin and the Golden Flashes.  Linder had offers from Arizona, Kentucky,Georgia Tech, Ohio State and Ohio.  Following a 7-1 junior campaign on the mound for the Division II District Champion Blue Devils that included a 0.95 ERA and 70 strikeouts, Linder was named 2nd Team All-Ohio.
In his career the right hander boasts a 17-5 record, 159 strikeouts, two no hitters and a 1.79 ERA while opponents are batting just .189 against the 6-foot-5,  215 lb. starting pitcher.

Wooster senior left-handed pitcher/first baseman Luke McGeee has reportedly made a verbal commitment to play baseball at Ohio State, according to the Prep Baseball Report (prepbaseballreport.com).

McGee, who is 6-foot-2 and 175 pounds, is ranked the state’s No. 85 player in the 2012 class, according to Prep Baseball Report.

Highland High School senior outfielder Chad Sedio has orally committed to continue his academic and baseball careers at Miami University in Oxford.

Highland coach Jeff Rollyson said Sedio, 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, will receive a partial scholarship.

Sedio had a .460 batting average with 29 hits in 63 at bats, seven home runs, 21 runs batted in and 35 runs scored. He was first-team All-Suburban League.

“First and foremost, Miami is getting an outstanding young man and a terrific baseball player with a tremendous work ethic,” Rollyson said. “He has been working the last four years to play Division I and finally his hard work has paid off. Miami is a good fit for him and I think he will be successful in the Mid-American Conference.”

Walsh Jesuit can finally compete for a league championship in every sport.

The high school, which was founded in 1965, joined the North Coast League for this school year and will take part in the Blue Division against rival Archbishop Hoban.

Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, Mentor Lake Catholic and Parma Padua are other co-ed schools in the NCL Blue Division. Cleveland Benedictine participates as an all boys school and Cleveland Heights Beaumont is a member as an all girls school.

“As far as opponents and so forth, there is really no change for us on our schedule because we generally schedule the other schools in our division,” Walsh Jesuit football coach Gerry Rardin said. “Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin is the only one we didn’t play last year that is now in our division, but we have played them in past years.”

Rardin said this will be the first school year that each Warriors team can play for a league championship.

“I am looking forward to the additional thing that a league race could bring,” Rardin said. “Whatever team wins the North Coast League football championship is a pretty good team and is going to make the state playoffs. I would assume. I cannot see a league champion from this league not make it. Making the state playoffs is the No. 1 goal for sure.

“We are new to it. The kids aren’t talking a lot about it, but I think they will get more excited about as we get closer to it.”

Rardin said the Walsh football team competed in the Inter-County Conference in the early 1980s with Canton Central Catholic, St. Vincent-St. Mary and St. Thomas Aquinas.

Warriors baseball coach Chris Kaczmar helped form the Cuyahoga River Baseball Conference in the late 1990s. The CRBC currently includes Walsh, St. V-M, Cleveland St. Ignatius, Lakewood St. Edward, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy and Hunting Valley University School.

“I think everyone is approaching the North Coast League with an open mind and I think in the long run everyone will really like it,” Rardin said.

The NCL White Division features Cleveland Central Catholic, Parma Heights Holy Name, Warren John F. Kennedy, Bedford St. Peter Chanel, Garfield Heights Trinity and Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph.

In other league news, Nordonia is a full member of the Suburban League this year. Barberton and Northwest are independent schools.

Michael Timm, a recent Twinsburg High School graduate, signed with Wright State University to continue his academic and baseball careers on scholarship.

“He is an exceptional baseball player, a great student, and a very fine young man,” Twinsburg coach Donald R. Jones said. “Michael’s best baseball is still ahead of him. We are very proud of him here at Twinsburg High School and are looking for even greater accomplishments from him in the future.”

Timm, a shortstop with a 3.95 cumulative grade-point average, was a three-year letter winner and a two-year starter for the Tigers. He was named to the Division I All-Ohio Second Team as a senior, was a two-time All-Northeast Ohio Conference selection and also was a National Honor Society student.

Timm compiled a .462 batting average as a senior with a .980 fielding percentage. He had 36 hits, scored 23 runs and hit one home run with 28 runs batted in.

Tallmadge High School senior right-handed pitcher Tucker Linder is staying close to home.

Linder orally committed Tuesday to continue his baseball and academic careers at Kent State University. His decision is not shocking considering the respect and admiration he has for KSU head coach Scott Stricklin and associate head coach-pitching coach Mike Birkbeck.

“I decided on Kent State at about noon,” Linder said. “It was between them, Arizona and Auburn. It was coming down to the fall and I wanted to make a decision.

“I always wanted to go to Kent State, but I wanted to see what else was out there. [Tuesday] morning I woke up and just felt that I wanted to make it official. It is the right place and right fit for me to work with coach Birkbeck.

Ultimately, I want to get drafted in the first three rounds [in the Major League Baseball Draft]. Coach Birkbeck does a great job working with right-handed pitchers.”

Linder, 6-foot-5 and 215 pounds, has a 17-5 pitching record in three varsity seasons. Last season, he went 7-1 with a 0.95 ERA in 11 appearances (nine starts). He worked 51 2/3 innings, tossed five complete games, struck out 70 and walked 21.

“Kent State is where he wants to be at,” Tallmadge coach Kenny Linn said. “The biggest thing with Tuck is that Birkbeck is the top pitching coach in the country.

“Everywhere he went, he would compare these other pitching coaches to Birkbeck.”

Linder, 17, said KSU recruited him to pitch and hit. He batted .378 as a junior with 26 hits in 74 at bats, 24 runs scored, two home runs and 14 RBI.

Linder also had scholarship offers from Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Ohio State and Ohio. Closeness to his parents Karen and Tom, and 19-year-old brother Thomas also played into his decision.

“Tuck is a very special kid, and a very skilled kid,” Linn said. “His work ethic has improved a lot. He understands the importance of the weight room, the running and taking care of his body.”