Published June 10. 2015 12:00AM
The Wanderers have plenty of talent on this year's NORCO roster, but the question manager Dwight Pulieri has for his team is if they can put it all together.
Entering this week, the Wanderers were sitting with a 3-1 record and Pulieri is hoping that they can make another run to the NORCO postseason.
"We certainly have talent this year," Pulieri said, "but talent is only as good as you play. I don't think we've played to our talent level yet, but I think that'll get better over time."
The Wanderers have depth, star power and quality pitching, which should push them into the playoff race as the month of June rolls through.
Liberty's Alexis Calderon (P/SS) and Logan Steidinger (C) are two of the key components on this year's roster, as Steidinger was selected for the Carpenter Cup and Calderon was the Hurricanes ace on the mound during the spring.
Other pitchers at Pulieri's disposal include David Angelucci (Bethlehem Catholic) and Evan Callahan (Freedom). Isaac Samuel (Bethlehem Catholic, 2B/SS) and Mike Mittl (Liberty, CF) round out the Wanderers top position players .
"Our expectations are the same as everyone out there when we have a full roster," said Pulieri. "You just never know what you're going to have because of other commitments that kids have in the summer. If we got everybody, we can compete with anyone."
The Wanderers finished 13-7 last year and lost in to NORCO semifinals to the Birches.
Press photo by Rob Merchant Mike Mittl breaks his bat during a recent Wanderers NorCo Legion game against Nazareth.