Maybe the third season will be the charm for the returning coaching staff.
DANNY CHAVES, Hudson River Hawks Assistant Coach
General Manager, and the Nationals head coach, Frank Orlando, brings a high level of energy and enthusiasm that is infectious. The team will play at a very high energy all season long. Frank and the Nats are a welcomed addition to the MCBL in 2017.
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| No. | Name | Hometown | Pos. | Ht | Wt | Throw | Bat | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tyler Merenda | North Arlington, NJ | IF, OF | 5-4 | 135 | R | R | Union County College |
| 5 | Matthew McGoey | Montclair, NJ | 3B, IF | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | Hamilton College |
| 6 | Peter Delalio | ​Nashua, NH | P | 6-0 | 170 | L | R | Wesleyan University |
| 8 | Nikolas Balitsos | Nutley, NJ | C, UT | 5-8 | 165 | R | L | Bergen Community College |
| 10 | Jeff Disla | Paterson, NJ | SS, 2B | 5-10 | 175 | R | R | Northern State University |
| 11 | AJ Yurista | Ringwood, NJ | 3B, 2B | 5-11 | 185 | R | R | FDU -Madison |
| 13 | Jake Manke | Ringwood, NJ | 1B, P | 6-2 | 175 | R | L | Mansfield University |
| 14 | Bobby Abbott | Westfield, NJ | IF, 3B | 6-1 | 185 | R | R | Grove City College |
| 15 | Pat Clare | Whitehouse Station, NJ | P | 6-3 | 205 | R | R | Wesleyan University |
| 16 | Julian Schlesinger | NYC, NY | P / 3B | 5-9 | 190 | R | R | Dickinson College |
| 17 | Alex Cappitelli | North Caldwell, NJ | OF | 6-1 | 190 | R | R | Wesleyan University |
| 18 | Andrew Kauf | Wayne, NJ | 3B, OF | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | Wesleyan University |
| 19 | Zaire Hairston | Bronx, NY | OF, 2B | 5-11 | 185 | R | R | Lincoln University |
| 20 | Kyle Levinson | NYC, NY | OF, 1B | 6-1 | 195 | L | R | Catholic University |
| 21 | Michael Cavallo | West Caldwell, NJ | OF, 1B | 6-2 | 195 | R | R | Rutgers University |
| 22 | Ethan Wallis | NYC, NY | OF | 6-4 | 195 | R | R | Hamilton College |
| 24 | Alex Toporek | NYC, NY | 1B, OF | 6-3 | 195 | R | R | Johns Hopkins University |
| 25 | Bryan Moll | Piscataway, NJ | P | 6-2 | 210 | R | R | Union County College |
| 29 | Guy Izzo | Raritan, NJ | OF, IF | 5-10 | 190 | R | L | County College of Morris |
| 30 | Matt Riebesell | Paramus, NJ | C, 1B | 6-0 | 200 | R | R | Muhlenberg College |
| 31 | Dante Vartalone | Paramus, NJ | 1B | 6-2 | 225 | R | R | Centenary University |
| 32 | Elijah Tait | Teaneck, NJ | P | 6-0 | 185 | R | R | William Paterson University |
| 33 | Joseph Byrnes | North Caldwell, NJ | P | 6-6 | 185 | R | R | Fordham University |
| 38 | Michael Pustroem | Boonton, NJ | P | 6-0 | 250 | R | R | County College of Morris |
Coaches Fernando Fuentes and Danny Chaves are back, and firmly believe that they have unfinished business to tend to after that loss in the 2016 post season. Re-armed, and under a new team name - the Hawks are out to grind to the crown for 2017.
WILFREDO 'KIKI' DEL VALLE, Hudson River Hawks Assistant Coach
FERNANDO FUENTES, Caldwell College Assistant Coach