Baseball: Berks II team-by-team breakdown
Muhlenberg
PIAA classification: 5A
Coach: Brian Kopetsky, 23rd season
Last season: 6-4 Berks II champs, 14-11 overall
2021 postseason: Berks semifinals, District 3 fourth place, PIAA first round
Must replace: All-Division P Alex Krick, all-division C Kyle Miller, SS/LF Caleb Keller.
Top players: All-Division OF Luis Beato, all-division SS/P Sean Levan, P Brad Coley.
Key players: P Drew Fidler, P Derek Wilson, P Dalton Follweiler, P Avery Bohn, P/C Julian Hatt, C Shane Rosenbery, 1B Sam Martinez, 2B Jacob Rodriguez, 3B/P Cam Burr, OF Gio Cavanna.
Outlook: Solid top to bottom, with hitting, speed, pitching and experience. Division favorite and challenger for county title.
Fleetwood
PIAA classification: 4A
Coach: Rolland Green, 21st season
Last season: 2-9 Berks II, 6-12 overall
2021 postseason: DNQ
Must replace: P Ben Noll, 1B Kyle Wojciechowski, 2B Matt Boyer, F Ayrton Laucks.
Top players: All-Division OF Aiden Soumas, all-division OF Mark Piskorski, SS/P Aiden Gorman.
Key players: C Daulton Young, 1B/C Will Ryan, 1B/P Adam Knoll, 2B/P Jake Karnish, 3B/P Zachary Dilbeck, INF Braden Williams, OF/P Jayson Brey.
Outlook: Tigers hoping to benefit from last year’s growing pains. Plenty of experience back, in the lineup and on the mound. Should challenge for postseason spot.
Twin Valley
PIAA classification: 5A
Coach: Corey Schnoke, first season
Last season: 6-5 Berks II, 11-10 overall
2021 postseason: Berks quarterfinals
Must replace: All-Berks P Matt Passerini, All-Berks P/OF Danny Eden, all-division C Koy Zdimal, all-division OF/P Kyler McGowan.
Top player: P/1B Kannon Zdimal.
Key players: P Michael Sedgwick, 1B/OF Paul Colombo, SS/P Owen Rhoads, C Jaydon Goebel, OF/P Aiden Jackson, OF Seth Hatfield, OF/P Ben Spiri.
Outlook: Raiders have a lot of holes to fill, especially up the middle; open with a relatively young returning cast.
Conrad Weiser
PIAA classification: 4A
Coach: Dylan Boll, first season
Last season: 5-6 Berks II, 8-12 overall
2021 postseason: DNQ
Must replace: All-Division OF Gabe Trevena, all-division P/2B Chris Duong, C Iann Firestone.
Top players: All-Division 3B Riley Civiello, P/OF Stephen Croft, P/OF Trey Dianna.
Key players: INF Travis Getz, 1B Brady Snyder, SS/P Evan Rittle.
Outlook: Scouts face big turnover after graduating nine seniors and two all-division picks. Only four varsity players return.