Easton Baseball continued its long standing tradition of success and played towards its goal of being a Championship caliber team. The program continued to be successful with a combined Varsity and JV record of 32-10. The Varsity was able to win a second consecutive Northampton Division crown and played Emmaus for the LVC Championship only to lose a tough one run game 4-3. The Varsity’s lost 5 games by a total of 6 runs. The freshmen program was only 3-10 but were taught well and were a young group with many 8th graders contributing. A second year at that level should make for a much improved record. The coaches at all levels performed their duties admirably and worked extremely hard to bring success to all levels within the program. Greg Hess and Jim Warga have done great things to make the Varsity a strong contender. They are dedicated men who spend limitless hours for Easton Baseball. Scott Ordway, Ben Childs, and Joe Pulcini have continued their success at the JV level on a yearly basis. They run a disciplined, baseball fundamental program. And certainly Jason Mohap, Anthony Wright and Andrew Swavely have taught the beginnings of Easton Baseball at the freshmen level well and are a strong core of coaches. Jason Mohap has moved on to further himself in the coaching ranks and we wish him well. The Varsity team had a tremendous year and below is listed some achievements:

• Overall record of 17-5
• 2nd consecutive Division Championship
• District Quarterfinalist
• Never lost two in a row for the 2nd straight regular season
• Hit .308 as a team and our ERA was 2.51
• Outscored opponents 144-73
• Opponents hit .240
• Lost 4 one run games and a two run game
• Gelled as a team to overcome a huge loss in Michael Cummings
• Ben Spidale – All LVC Outfielder hit .431, 28 hits, 25RBI, 4HR
• Eddie Snyder Award Winner – Ben Spidale
• Ryan Miller – All LVC 3B – hit .350 ,22 hits, 19 RBI, 3HR
• Team MVP – Ryan Miller – 52 hits – two years.
• Mike Rasely – All Northampton Division DH - .362, 16RBI
• Phil Gunther – Honorable Mention Pitcher LVC
• 9-1 against Northampton Division
• 5-1 against Lehigh Division
• 3-1 against Independents
• 0-2 Playoffs
• 35-40 stolen bases
• Majority of Seniors moving onto play college baseball at Lehigh, Moravian, Desales,etc.
• JV callups – Kevin Heilman, Antonio LaValva, Brennan Harvey, Pat Minchin, and Tommy Hughes.
• Managers – Emily Palmeri, Melanie Spain, Aly Bisci

The 2006 Baseball season was successful and the seniors will be missed. It was an exciting time for all of us and the staff wishes to thank the Athletic office and support staff for their support during the 2006 baseball season and the players and their familes. We wish everyone an enjoyable summer! Coach LaDuca