Joe Sobeski # 25 * CATCHER 5-11 * 215 * JUNIOR R-R * Age: 20 DURYEA, PA - Pittston Area
Duryea, Pa. - Power-hitting third-year player who may be relegated to designated hitter duties . .
.
coming off shoulder surgery and is working to see action behind the plate . . . in best shape of life and
swinging bat well.
Started first 15 games last season but then was sidelined
three
weeks by injury . . . came back as DH and hit safety in 10 of last 11 games.
Batted .378 as freshman with 14 doubles, two triples and two homers . . . belted two
game-winning hits against Kutztown with eighth-inning single in 11-10 win and three-run, seventh-inning
homer in 6-3 victory.
Background: Two-time All-Scholastic player for Pittston Area High School .
. . batted over
.400 and finished in the top five in the Wyoming Valley Conference in all categories for two years . . .
named to the inaugural Times-Leader Dream Team as senior . . . competed in Citizen's Voice Senior All-Star
Classic . . . played in 1997 Junior Olympics . . . starred on American Legion team . . . Sport Management
major.
