Spotswood breaks its meeting on the mound around starter Carter Cumiskey before their Central Jersey Group 2 semifinal game against Delran in Spotswood on May 30, 2023. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
The Spotswood baseball team is very much in the mold of their mentor, longtime head coach Glenny Fredricks, who instills in the Chargers a chip-on-their-shoulder, us-against-the-world attitude.
But how do you act like that coming off a 21-8 season in which Spotswood made it all the way to the Central Jersey Group 2 finals, where they lost to Rumson-Fair Haven?
Don’t worry about it.
Spotswood teams have always played like that, and it’s something that’s somewhat inherent in the tiny boro. After all, it’s where Fredricks grew up, too.
This year’s team won’t have Casey Cumiskey – now at Seton Hall – or senior Jackson Walsh, with both gone to graduation among others, but the cupboard is far from bare for the Chargers.
Start with Casey’s brother, Carter, who’s now a junior, and already committed to join his brother in South Orange. He had an even better stat line than Carter last year, with a 1.91 ERA in 44 innings pitched with 72 strikeouts and just 21 walks.
He can hit, too, batting .382 last year with two home runs, along with now-junior pitcher/shortstop Will Buchan (.379), now sophomore Ryan Orth (.414) and now-senior Breckyn DeAngelis (.302), who may also see more time on the mound this year.
Click below to hear Spotswood coach Glenny Fredricks talk more about the upcoming 2024 season for the Chargers:
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