Our goal is to call attention to our players’ accomplishments including the many alumni playing in college and professionally.
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Coach Dowling has been coaching varsity baseball at AOF since 1996. The 2023 team improved from 1-3 to 16-4 and won the league title. What a turn-around. Congratulations Coach!
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“Adversity introduces somebody to themselves and the more you get up, the more you grow, the more success you’re going to have.” - George Springer
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Congratulations to Ryan Cusick formally of AOF and @WakeBaseball ...now an Atlanta Brave!
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Congratulations to the boys. Won 15 of last 16 games to finish as Founder's League Champions. Thank you to all the parents, friends, and of course the AOF Army for all the support. Tip of the cap to @LCBaseballPels for being great hosts and super competitors. Super game 2-1.
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Hudson Haskin ‘18 to the @Orioles!! Hudson was a 4 year letter winner, 2 time Player of year, and an All American at AOF. Picked it up from there @GreenWaveBSB where he was again All American. Super player and person. Congratulations Hudson!
With their 2nd-round pick (No. 39 overall) of the 2020 #MLBDraft, the #Orioles select @GreenWaveBSB OF Hudson Haskin, No. 74 on the Top 200 Draft Prospects list: atmlb.com/2AUAd8J
Watch live: atmlb.com/2BE9EF5
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Today we salute Sr Captain Jake Deleo from Norwalk CT. Jake is one of most decorated players in CT (All New England as Junior, Founders League All Star, Perfect Game All American, Area Code All American, East Coast Pro....Headed to Georgia Tech in the fall.
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We received word today that Hudson Haskin @hudsonhaskin10 earned ALL AMERICAN Honors today from the High School Baseball Coaches Association. Hudson has a monster year 1.600 OPS, 9 HR, 38 SB (school record). Hudson is our first All American since @GeorgeSpringer @GreenWaveBSB
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Beginning today, we seek to acknowledge a senior ball player. Today we honor 4 Year Veteran Logan Pfannenbecker. Logan will matriculate to D1 Manhattan College in the fall. Logan is a dedicated and passionate player who will be missed.
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Congratulations to Brian Dowling ‘22 @bdowls on the recent news that he will attend and pitch for Harvard University beginning in the fall of 2022. #hardworkpayingoff
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Congratulations to Cullen Young AOF ‘19 Providence College ‘23 - this year’s Varsity Hockey’s co-captain and ‘Kareem Norman Award Winner’. Kareem was an inspiration to all of his classmates, teachers and coaches. Like Cullen he was a multi-sport athlete and a TERRIFIC person.
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📄✍️ Officially a Yankee! Congrats to David McCann on signing with the New York Yankees 🗽
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National Signing Day!
Congrats to these 5 student-athletes on signing to play at the next level!
Aidan O'Connell: Vanderbilt
Ben Williams: Boston College
Alex Grant: Vanderbilt
Van Liott: Holy Cross
Tyler Longoria: St. John's
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Congratulations to Aeden Finateri ‘21 who visited and committed to @GTBaseball today. Aeden will join @Jake_deleo AOF ‘20 for the yellow jackets 🐝. #WingedBeavers
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Headed to the Halo Nation!
@ColeRaymond27 is off the board in the 17th round, selected No. 499 overall by the Los Angeles #Angels
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Started the season 1-3.....Finished the season as Champions. This team will be remembered as one of the "toughest teams' to play for Avon.
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Ryan Cusick (Reds) and Hudson Haskin (A’s)were selected in the MLB Draft today. #wingedbeavers
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Today we recognize Saar Rosa a senior Pitcher from Oxford CT. Saar was primed to have a big spring after a year of hard work in the gym. A Deans’ List Student and a Monitor in Ele 3 Dorm, Saar has made a huge impact in his time at Avon. Matriculating to Trinity College....
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It’s 60 degrees at 5:37 pm ....time when 250+ boys should be tracking up the stairs for dinner after a good practice. God do we miss the boys!!
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A Doyle reunion!
Cody ‘14 (HC of TP) coaching against his father Brian (Ast. Coach for Avon)
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Did you know that Avon Old Farms is 4th in the NATION in terms of alumni playing NCAA Division 1? Several more playing NCAA D2 and D3. Stay tuned for features….
This is the list of the top high school baseball programs in the country with the most alumni on an NCAA D1 Roster the last 5 years! St John’s comes in #15 out of #100 that Baseball Cube posted! A lot of great programs on this list!
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A very special morning celebrating George Springer.
Welcome to the Avon Old Farms Athletics Hall of Fame, George!
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On Tuesday, Hudson Haskin ‘18 was recognized by Founders League Coaches as 2018 Player of the Year. Batted .515 with 9 HR and 36 SB (AOF record). Today he was drafted by the A’s. #haveadaykid #WingedBeavers
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Congratulations to Michael Hernandez @PioBaseball Logan Pfannenbecker @JaspersBaseball Jake Deleo @GTBaseball and Emmett Tolis @FairfieldStags on signing their NLI today. These boys work hard....and should be proud of their achievement. But the real work is just beginning.
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Our BROTHERS @AOF_Hockey made us all proud today, throughout the year, and in every interaction this year. Wonderful players...better kids. Congratulations on an incredible year. This team has set a very high bar. Heads up!!
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Congratulations to AOF ‘14 @cdoyle729 on being selected Captain today for Sacred Heart Pioneers #rollpios
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Happy Birthday to our leader. Coach Dowling has put 100s of boys in collegiate baseball. Over 20 of his former players have played professionally. Most of all....He is a really good man....
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On NLI day at Avon, Congratulations to Sean Scanlon, Aeden Finateri, and Robbie Stewart on their commitments to @HCrossBaseball , @GTBaseball and @FordhamBaseball today.
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Congrats to this group on signing to play at the next level!
Cole Raymond: Georgia Tech
Kacin Robinson Stonehill
Richie Klosek: Loyola Marymount
Connor Jernigan: William and Mary
David Posey: Navy
Owen Callaghan: Holy Cross
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Played our first game since 2018. Scanlon, Stewart and Wells combined for the shutout while McCann and Wise each had 2 hits and 2 2-out RBI. INF -OF defense was excellent. Great team effort. Schleer reached base 3 times and Greger hit 2 on the screws... DH tomorrow.
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Congratulations to Brian Dowling '22 who picked up the Win today for Harvard in the Beanpot Tournament.
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With Alums playing all over inc. Wake, Duke, BC, Tulane, Princeton, Lafayette, Elon, SHU, Hartford, Bentley, Bryant, Maine,Stetson, Quinnipiac, Bates, Brandeis, Catholic, Colby, Hamilton, Kenyon, Stonehill & Trinity, AOFs 2019 team already has 11 players committed to play college
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Thank you to Coach Dowling and all of the parents for making this trip a success. This is a special group!
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Today we recognize Troy ‘T-ROY’ Donohue from Wilbraham MA. The former Pope Francis Star & 2 time All Western MA selection came to AOF in 2018. Troy was poised to contribute to this year’s senior dominated team. T-ROY is headed to WNEU in the fall where he will pitch and play 1B
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The New England Prep School Athletic Council has published All New England Honorees and we are proud to share! Congratulations Boys!
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Happy Birthday to our hitting coach Dan Hodgson. Coach Hodg spent several years coaching at the collegiate level at GA State and GW before coming to AOF where he is a popular English teacher and strength coach. #absolutebeauty #chief
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We are excited to celebrate Ben Williams '24 recently making it official with Boston College. Ben has been at Avon for three years and in that time he has been recognized as an all-league athlete, as an elite singer, and as a leading citizen on campus.
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Congratulations to Thomas Girard ‘17 a terrific scholar athlete and now...a professional pitcher. Looks like Baltimore MD might now be considered Avon Old Farms South with @thomas_girard8 and @hudsonhaskin10
Congratulations to my son @thomas_girard8 for signing an @MLB contract with @Orioles Goal achieved! Dream Realized! Thanks to those who helped @DukeBASE @avonoldfarms @AOFBaseball @Official_ECB @CTBlueJays1 @Simsbury_LL @aaronfitt @d1baseball
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Congratulations to Owen Callaghan AOF ‘27 who tossed a no-hitter yesterday fanning 12 batters in a CG shutout.
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Congratulations to Owen Callaghan who led the Founders League in wins (5-0). Owen pitched in the late innings of several big games and posted 1.98 era.
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Hudson Haskin with another big day today to help @GreenWaveBSB beat #11 ECU 9-8. @hudsonhaskin10 was 5-5 with HR, 2 DBLs, 3 RBI to bring his average to .388 on the season. #WingedBeavers
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Hudson Haskin ‘18 was recognized today by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Hudson is one of only 2 boys from CT on the ALL REGION TEAM (NY + NE). Hudson set a school record for SB (36) while hitting .515 with 9 HR. #WingedBeavers
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Michael Hernandez came to Avon as a committed D-1 athlete to @PioBaseball. Since then Michael has endeared himself to our community in so many ways including a lead in the @missporters musical. Everyone loves Michael. He is a wonderful human being. Gonna make Avon proud 4ever.
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Avon’s George Springer joins Reggie Jackson in World Series Record Book for amassing 5th HR in World Series. #HR4HR
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Gavin Greger pitched (6 inn, 8K, 1-hitter) and hit a 3R HR to lead Avon to victory. Christian Boudreau (3-4), Sean Desjardins and Sean Scanlon had multiple hits. Aidan Schleer, Luke LaSaracina and Van Liott with doubles Dave McCann hit. Millan Jain induced 3 pop ups in 7th.
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Trailing by 7 in the last inn. Avon scored 8 to win today 21-20. Van Liott (2 HR, 2 GR 2B) hit a walkoff 3 Run HR to cap the comeback. Ryan Kolodziejcyk blasted a 2 Run HR earlier in the inning to keep rally alive. So many other contributed Peter Siana, Dan Wagner..incredible
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Avon advances to Chanpionship game with an 18 hit effort today. Ainsworth Smith (3) Deck (3) McCann Zimmerman and Bohlman (3) all had multi hit games.
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On Fathers Day, pls keep Ryan Smith ‘18 in your thoughts. Ryan lost his dad in June. Kevin Smith has to be proud of his son! He clearly instilled a tremendous work ethic & set of values in his 2 boys. Ryan works so hard & is among the most coachable & respectful men we’ve had.
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The 11 seniors on this year's championship team will be remembered for their toughness and team-first attitude. Over the next few days we will congratulate them all individually. But together ... they were the BEST.
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Senior Day. Bittersweet. Awesome group....finished the right way....played a clean game with several big hits including HRs from LaSaracina and Kolodziejczyk. Morr, Dowling and Wells pitched well in securing 14th W. Liott, Greger, Scanlon, Desjardins all hit. Thanks seniors
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Great pic here of 2019 Alums @BenDellacono and @nolan_morr. Founders League All Stars while here. Ben was All American last year and Nolan leads the Leopards with 4 saves.
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In first college appearance, Brian Dowling '22 threw a scoreless and efficient inning yesterday for @HarvardBaseball. #11pitches. #3up3down
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Nice group of young men here. Villanova, UConn, TBD, Georgia Tech, Holy Cross and Georgetown are getting some good ball players....but even better men. #ABCA2020
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Congratulations to Gavin Greger who signed his NLI today for @UConnBSB. Gavin has been a tremendous addition to our program and our school. Does EVERYTHING to the best of his ability. Leader! #NationalSigningDay #moretocome….
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Congrats to Owen Callaghan on being named the Founders League Underclass Pitcher of the Year for the second year in a row!
This year Owen won 5 games, including the Championship game. He boasted a 0.72 ERA!
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Today we salute co-captain Aidan Stern. Aidan led the Founders League in hits (32) and was among the league leaders in most offensive categories. Versatile Defender - His doubleplay in the championship saved the game for us. Aidan is off to @TrinityBaseball.
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Thank you to the players, coaches, parents and family members who helped make our spring trip a huge success. We are ready to begin the 2025 season in CT. #wingsup
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Van Liott '24 walked it off today with a booming double. Teddy Cashman was 3-3 (DBL & HR). Grady Golier earned the win in relief of Collin Kratzer who was sharp again. Dave McCann belted a double to start the 7th. Connor Naspo (2-2) Ben Williams & Owen Callaghan hit RBI singles
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Congratulations to Mike Castellani @Man_Bear_Sticks (AOF ‘13 and Bucknell ‘17) who signed a professional contract today with the Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League. Mike started on Thirds and worked his way up to become a record setter at D1 level.
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Gavin Greger ‘22 was the Founders League Pitcher of the Year last spring. We wish Gavin and @UConnBSB the best luck as they begin the season.
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Today we turn our attention to Ben ‘Doubles’ Dellacono ‘19 who blasted a HR off SEC powerhouse S Carolina and an All American pitcher for his first college hit. @BenDellacono @HCrossBaseball Special thanks to @GKessFilms
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Today we recognize senior Emmett Tolis from Madison CT. An Honor Roll Student and key member of our world reknowned RIDDLERS a Capello group, ET has worked incredibly hard raising his velocity to the low 90s range as junior last year. Emmett will matriculate to D-1 Fairfield U
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School AD Major John Bourgault recognized Michael Pelletier and Aidan Stern as Athletes of the Week for their outstanding play in yesterday's championship game vs Loomis.
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Once a Winged Beaver, always a Winged Beaver!
Thanks for popping by Hudson and @RyanCusick33 (‘18)
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Congratulations to Ben Dellacono @BenDellacono for signing his NLI today. Ben will be playing baseball at Holy Cross. #WingedBeavers
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So many heroic efforts in today's 4-3 extra-inning win over Choate. Collin Kratzer, Grady Golier and Owen Callaghan all pitched well and Ryan Kolodziejcyk was clutch. KOLO started the rally in 9th with a DBL and ended the game w a WALK OFF sac fly in 10th. #koloclutch
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We are quite proud of all of our alumni competing at the next level. Trying to gather stats for all of our college players....and came across this information.
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Congratulations to Max Diamond, Timmy Domizio and Leopold Foust on their recent commitments to Colby, Trinity and Amherst
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MLB Draft tonight. 2 of our guys in the mix. Hudson Haskin ‘18 (Tulane) and Jake Deleo ‘20 (GA Tech). AOF has produced 23 professional players including several currently in MILB and 1 current MLB player - George Springer ‘07. Will Hudson or Jake be added to the pro list?
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Harvard begins season today so we are wishing good luck 🍀 to Brian Dowling ‘22. @HarvardBaseball
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Today we feature Nolan Morr ‘19 from @LafayetteBsbl. In this sequence, Nolan throws 3 different pitches (all for strikes) keeping the Towson hitter off balance. @nolan_morr
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Owen Callaghan '25 earns the win in the suspended game surrendering only 1 hit in 3 innings. Ben Williams '24 and Van Liott '24 set the table for Ryan Kolodzijczyk '23 who hit a walk-off single.
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