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Princeton Announces Class of 2023
June 26, 2019 | Baseball
PRINCETON, N.J. – After winning 14 games including eight in Ivy League play, the Princeton Tigers have announced their Class of 2023.
Noah Granet
Hometown: Scranton, Pa.
Position: INF
H/T: R/R
High School: Scranton Prep. School
Height: 5'11
Scranton: Two-time captain that was All-League twice … All-Region player as a sophomore … District II runner-up in 2019 … Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Posie and Jason Granet … Has three sisters, Rose, Grace and Marie along with a brother, Daniel.
Alejandro Espinel
Hometown: Roswell, Ga.
Position: INF
H/T: R/R
High School: Pope High
Height: 5'8
Pope: Hit .392 with two home runs and 21 RBI … Played in the 2019 PG High School Showdown … Member of the Future Business Leaders of America … Member of the National and Science Honor Society … Named National AP Scholar … National Merit Semifinalist … Georgia Certificate of Merit recipient … National competitor in FBLA's Healthcare Administration competition … Honored by the National Hispanic Recognition Program.
Travel Team - East Cobb Astros: Won the 2018 16U Perfect Game World Series and 16U Super25 National Championship … Named the No. 1 ranked team nationally by Perfect Game for 16U in 2018 … Perfect Game Preseason All-American as a senior … Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American as a sophomore and junior … Named to 18 Perfect Game All-Tournament teams … Selected to the USA National Team Identification Series (NTIS) Mid-Atlantic Teams n 2016 and 2017 … NTIS Southeast squad in 2018.
Jack Limongelli
Hometown: Sierra Madre, Calif.
Position: RHP
H/T: R/R
High School: Harvard-Westlake
Height: 6'1
Harvard-Westlake: Posted a 11-0 record with a 1.40 ERA and 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings … Secured a 3.50 strikeout-walk ratio … Member of the 2018 Mission League Champions … CIF Division-I runner-up in 2019 … All-League second-team in 2018 … Ranked No. 500 nationally in the United States by Perfect Game … Was No. 92 in California in the Class of 2019 by Prep Baseball Report … Rawlings-Perfect Game Underclass All-American by 2018 … Same accolade in 2019 … Member of the SoCal Giants Scout and SGV Arsenal teams … Was part of KHWS Student Radio and FishHW Club.
Personal: Son of Karen and Victor Limongelli … Has two sisters, Sophie and Katie along with a brother, Matt.
Jackson Emus
Hometown: Clinton, Mass.
Position: P/OF/1B
H/T: S/R
High School: Phillips Andover
Height: 6'6
Phillips Andover: Led the team in ERA, strikeouts, OPS, slugging and extra-base hits … Perfect Game Preseason All-Northeast Region second team in 2019 … CNEPSBL Champions in 2018 … Team was runner-up in 2017 … Listed as the No. 1 prep team in New England according to New England Baseball Journal … Recipient of school's Raymond Tippet Award … Played basketball all four years.
Personal: Son of June and Scott Emus … Has a sister, Jocelyn.
Caden MacDonald
Hometown: Arlington, Texas
Position: OF/P
H/T: L/L
High School: Pantego Christian Academy
Height: 6'1
Pantego Christian Academy: Three-time captain that helped his team to the State Final Four in 2018 and District title in 2019 … All-District First-Team and All-State three times … Academic All-State in 2018-19 … District MVP in 2019 … Named Team MVP three times … Played football and basketball … Member of the Honor Roll and named a Scholar Athlete.
Personal: Son of Julie and Chad MacDonald … Has a brother, Cort … Father, Chad, played baseball at Hardin-Simmons and Winthrop.
Brendan Cumming
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Position: OF
H/T: R/R
High School: Lamar
Height: 6'0
Lamar: Senior captain that hit .477 with two home runs and 10 stolen bases … Named a First-Team All-District in 2018 … Helped team reach region semifinals in 2019 … Secured the Lonestar Award.
Personal: Son of Audrey Hendricks and Kevin Cumming … Has a brother, Carson … Aunt, Tanya Andrien, played softball at Princeton from 1995-99 … Mother, Audrey, played softball at Texas … Father, Kevin, played football at the University of Texas.
Carlos Abello
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Position: C
H/T: L/R
High School: Kinkaid School
Height: 6'0
Kinkaid: Three-year varsity starter that was a senior captain … SPC Champions his senior year …. Ranked the No. 1 private school team in Texas … Ranked No. 14 overall in Texas … All-SPC Catcher as a senior … Ranked the No. 16 catcher in Texas by Prep Baseball Report … Played football and was a two-time state champion … Named an All-Conference linebacker as a senior … Member of the World Heritage and Engineering Clubs … Peer Mentor and Admission Ambassador … Honor Roll junior and senior years.
Personal: Son of April and Carlos Abello … Has a sister, Mia … Grandfather, Dickie Bob Haddox, played football at Rice.
Noah Granet
Hometown: Scranton, Pa.
Position: INF
H/T: R/R
High School: Scranton Prep. School
Height: 5'11
Scranton: Two-time captain that was All-League twice … All-Region player as a sophomore … District II runner-up in 2019 … Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Posie and Jason Granet … Has three sisters, Rose, Grace and Marie along with a brother, Daniel.
Alejandro Espinel
Hometown: Roswell, Ga.
Position: INF
H/T: R/R
High School: Pope High
Height: 5'8
Pope: Hit .392 with two home runs and 21 RBI … Played in the 2019 PG High School Showdown … Member of the Future Business Leaders of America … Member of the National and Science Honor Society … Named National AP Scholar … National Merit Semifinalist … Georgia Certificate of Merit recipient … National competitor in FBLA's Healthcare Administration competition … Honored by the National Hispanic Recognition Program.
Travel Team - East Cobb Astros: Won the 2018 16U Perfect Game World Series and 16U Super25 National Championship … Named the No. 1 ranked team nationally by Perfect Game for 16U in 2018 … Perfect Game Preseason All-American as a senior … Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American as a sophomore and junior … Named to 18 Perfect Game All-Tournament teams … Selected to the USA National Team Identification Series (NTIS) Mid-Atlantic Teams n 2016 and 2017 … NTIS Southeast squad in 2018.
Jack Limongelli
Hometown: Sierra Madre, Calif.
Position: RHP
H/T: R/R
High School: Harvard-Westlake
Height: 6'1
Harvard-Westlake: Posted a 11-0 record with a 1.40 ERA and 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings … Secured a 3.50 strikeout-walk ratio … Member of the 2018 Mission League Champions … CIF Division-I runner-up in 2019 … All-League second-team in 2018 … Ranked No. 500 nationally in the United States by Perfect Game … Was No. 92 in California in the Class of 2019 by Prep Baseball Report … Rawlings-Perfect Game Underclass All-American by 2018 … Same accolade in 2019 … Member of the SoCal Giants Scout and SGV Arsenal teams … Was part of KHWS Student Radio and FishHW Club.
Personal: Son of Karen and Victor Limongelli … Has two sisters, Sophie and Katie along with a brother, Matt.
Jackson Emus
Hometown: Clinton, Mass.
Position: P/OF/1B
H/T: S/R
High School: Phillips Andover
Height: 6'6
Phillips Andover: Led the team in ERA, strikeouts, OPS, slugging and extra-base hits … Perfect Game Preseason All-Northeast Region second team in 2019 … CNEPSBL Champions in 2018 … Team was runner-up in 2017 … Listed as the No. 1 prep team in New England according to New England Baseball Journal … Recipient of school's Raymond Tippet Award … Played basketball all four years.
Personal: Son of June and Scott Emus … Has a sister, Jocelyn.
Caden MacDonald
Hometown: Arlington, Texas
Position: OF/P
H/T: L/L
High School: Pantego Christian Academy
Height: 6'1
Pantego Christian Academy: Three-time captain that helped his team to the State Final Four in 2018 and District title in 2019 … All-District First-Team and All-State three times … Academic All-State in 2018-19 … District MVP in 2019 … Named Team MVP three times … Played football and basketball … Member of the Honor Roll and named a Scholar Athlete.
Personal: Son of Julie and Chad MacDonald … Has a brother, Cort … Father, Chad, played baseball at Hardin-Simmons and Winthrop.
Brendan Cumming
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Position: OF
H/T: R/R
High School: Lamar
Height: 6'0
Lamar: Senior captain that hit .477 with two home runs and 10 stolen bases … Named a First-Team All-District in 2018 … Helped team reach region semifinals in 2019 … Secured the Lonestar Award.
Personal: Son of Audrey Hendricks and Kevin Cumming … Has a brother, Carson … Aunt, Tanya Andrien, played softball at Princeton from 1995-99 … Mother, Audrey, played softball at Texas … Father, Kevin, played football at the University of Texas.
Carlos Abello
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Position: C
H/T: L/R
High School: Kinkaid School
Height: 6'0
Kinkaid: Three-year varsity starter that was a senior captain … SPC Champions his senior year …. Ranked the No. 1 private school team in Texas … Ranked No. 14 overall in Texas … All-SPC Catcher as a senior … Ranked the No. 16 catcher in Texas by Prep Baseball Report … Played football and was a two-time state champion … Named an All-Conference linebacker as a senior … Member of the World Heritage and Engineering Clubs … Peer Mentor and Admission Ambassador … Honor Roll junior and senior years.
Personal: Son of April and Carlos Abello … Has a sister, Mia … Grandfather, Dickie Bob Haddox, played football at Rice.
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