Eric Strovink
College Recruiting 101: How Has the Pandemic Impacted Recruiting ?
In our last edition of College Recruiting 101 we spoke to 5 fathers who experienced the college recruiting with their sons. All five of them went through the Division-I recruiting process. It came to my attention, however, that all of these were pre-covid, and as we know that has changed the landscape considerably. So I sought out 3 parents that have not only dealt with the college recruiting process, but all three are current coaches that have had to adapt to the post covid era. The individuals being quoted in this story are Andrew Aschettino, Eric Strovink and Eric Reichenbach. Aschettino is currently an assistant coach at St. Joseph’s University. Prior to that, he was the head coach at Rocky Point for 18 seasons where he led them to their first County Championship in his final sea...
Observations From East Coast Lumberjacks’ Workout
Yesterday I went down to 365 Athletics to check out the East Coast Lumberjacks’ organization workout. The travel organization, founded by Ryan and Daniel Pembroke, is coming off a big year in which their 2022 grad team captured the BCS National Championship and compiled an overall record of 48-14-3. Remarkably, that’s not the team that Ryan called the most talented team he’s ever had. We’ll get to that in a bit. But first, some observations from the workout. Josh Knoth (Pat-Med 2023) Charleston-commit Josh Knoth (Pat-Med 2023) up to 96 (!) today. Not shown – CB at 83 (2995 RPMs). @FlatgroundApp @BenBadler pic.twitter.com/cTYQmbFPEJ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) February 6, 2022 This is a pro-level pitcher and he looked outstanding. Knoth solidified hi...
Season Recap of East Coast Lumberjacks 2024
Over the next several weeks, we will be highlighting the top performing travel teams of 2021. First up was Team Francisco 16u Select, and now we have the East Coast Lumberjacks 2024 – who are coached by Eric Strovink. They had an outstanding season. Here are a list of their 2021 highlights. All info was compiled and sent over by the organization. Record: 40-10-2 Robbie Melo Army West Point Commit Perfect Game National Ranking 15u: 45 Perfect Game Mid-Atlantic Regional Ranking (PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD | ON) 15u: 7 Perfect Game NY State Ranking: 2 2X PG tournament Championships 4X Tournament Finalist Made Tournament in Every Tournament except for one Notable wins: 12-0 vs. Padres Scout Team (Fla.) 11-6 vs. NorthEast Pride 17u (Pa) 8-1 vs. Jersey Boys 18u (NJ) 6-2 vs. NY Gotham’s 18u (NY) 5...
