Princeton Baseball Announces Class of 2025
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton Baseball Team has announced its incoming Class of 2025, “Robert H.B. Baldwin ’42 Head Coach of Baseball Scott Bradley announced.
Andrew D’Alessio
Staten Island, N.Y.
Xavier
P, R/R
6’1, 185
Xavier: Earned First-Team All-League in NYC CHSAA AA Division while leading team in hitting and pitching and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs … Won the Ron Patnosh Award as the Player of the Year in the NYC Catholic HS Athletic Association … Three-time Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American Honorable Mention … Collected the team’s MVP and Silver Slugger Awards … Lettered in basketball … Member of the Engineering Club, Entrepreneurial and Investment Society , Companions of St. Francis Xavier Service Program and Habitat for Humanity … Senior Service Leader for Kairos and Montserrate Retreats … Worked with District 75 Hungerford School for students with special needs … Maxima Cum Laude in National Latin Exam … Graduated with first honors and in the top three percent of his class … Won school’s Bernard M. Moynahan Award for Top Scholar Athlete
Personal: Son of Deirdre DeAngelis-D’Alessio and Edward D’Alessio … Has a sister, Jennifer D’Alessio -Kuka, and a brother, Edward … Father played baseball at St. John’s.
Kevin Blowers
Tampa, Fla.
Robinson
INF, R/R
6’1, 195
Played at Calvary Christian and Robinson … Team at Calvary won the 2019 4A FHSAA State title and was ranked the No. 1 team in the country … Senior captain at Robinson … Also lettered in golf … Member of the Rho Kappa Honor Society, Science and Spanish National Honor Society … Part of the Shield Program and Future Business Leaders of America Club.
Personal: Son of Lisa and Christopher Blowers.
Rich Ferrer-Westrop
Duluth, Ga.
Lambert
P, R/R
6’2, 210
Lambert: Team reached the first round of the playoffs as a sophomore and third round as a senior.
Personal: Son of Sterling … Has three sisters, Laura, Julia and Bella.
Patrick Jarvis
Manhasset, N.Y.
Manhasset
P, R/R
6’1, 195
Manhasset: Named First-Team All-County as a hitter and pitcher … Team made the county championship game for the first time in program history during senior season … High Honor Roll all four years.
Personal: Son of Lynn Nicholas and Ed Jarvis … Has a brother, Eddy … Brother plays baseball at Northeastern.
Jordan Kelly
Missouri City, Texas
Fort Bend Christian Academy
UTL, L/L
6’4, 195
Fort Bend Christian Academy: Two-time All-District … Second Team All-State in 2021 … Named Team MVP in 2021 … Member of the Interact Club, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and Eagle Ambassadors.
Personal: Son of Crystal and Paul Kelly … Has a sister, Taylor.
Caden Shapiro
Toronto, Ontario
Upper Canada College
OF, L/L
6’0, 195
Toronto Mets (Travel Team): Ranked 13th overall in Ontario by Perfect Game … Named PG Preseason All-American in 2021 and Underclassmen Preseason All-American in 2020 for Canada/Puerto Rico regions … Team won the Premier Baseball League title in 2019 … Represented Ontario at the 2019 PBR Futures Games … Earned All-Tournament Team selections at the 2019 WWBA 2021 Grads or 16U National and World Championships … Also lettered in basketball … Was the Editor-In-Chief of Blue and White, school’s publication … Earned the 2021 Michael Evan Jurist Award, 2020 English Language and Literature and Math Applications and Interpretations prizes.
Personal: Son of Lissa Bockrath and Mark Shapiro ’89 … Has a sister, Sierra … Father, Mark, played baseball and football for Princeton … Father is the president and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays … Uncle, Herb, played lacrosse at Brown.
Max Zdimal
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Notre Dame Prep
P, L/L
5’11, 195
Notre Dame Prep: Finished career with 98 strikeouts in 78 innings while batting .348 with four home runs … First Team All-Conference … Named Team Pitcher of the Year … Summer team won the Arizona Collegiate League Championship where he went 2-0 with 1.25 ERA … Member of the National Honor Society … Earned the Mater Dei Award.
Personal: Son of JoAnn and Kevin Zdimal … has a brother, Zach, who plays baseball at Bentley … Is a descendant of Phillip Livingston, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
