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		<title>Full list of ‘10 commitments</title>
		<link>http://baseball.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/13/full-list-of-commitments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Thomson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[OK, I&#8217;m going to list all the local guys who have committed to play ball in college. I know I&#8217;ll miss a few, so let me know who, either in the comments or through e-mail at jthomson@lohud.com.

	Commitments, Class of 2010:
Robbie Aviles, Suffern &#8212; Florida
Tom Baroni, Kennedy &#8212; Bates College
Chris Bates, Regis (Ossining) &#8212; Tulane
Billy Demersky, [...]<br/>
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		<title>Moran follows family to UNC</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Thomson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I wrote a story for today&#8217;s paper about Iona Prep senior Colin Moran, who has committed to the University of North Carolina.

	Of course, he will head to Chapel Hill on the heels of his brother, Brian, who made the club as a walk-on and developed into one of the top relievers in the country. He [...]<br/>
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		<title>Battle at the Border, part 2</title>
		<link>http://baseball.lohudblogs.com/2009/09/22/battle-at-the-border-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Thomson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The people of the Port Chester Youth Baseball League will host a fall version of their successful Battle at the Border on Oct. 3 and 4. The tournament, called the 2009 Elite Eight edition of the Battle at the Border, will include many of the top teams from the tri-state area and other portions of [...]<br/>
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		<title>Fall ball key league for Catholic programs</title>
		<link>http://baseball.lohudblogs.com/2009/09/11/fall-ball-key-league-for-catholic-programs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Thomson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you missed it Tuesday, I wrote a story about the CHSAA&#8217;s fall baseball league, which has existed for more than three decades and remains a key developmental league for the spring baseball season. You can read the story here.

	There are examples of players who benefitted from playing fall baseball. I also found it interesting [...]<br/>
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		<title>Hirschberg commits to Manhattan</title>
		<link>http://baseball.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/20/hirschberg-commits-to-manhattan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Thomson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As you may have read, John Jay pitcher Jared Hirschberg became the latest LoHudder to commit from the class of 2010. He landed at a popular spot: Manhattan College.

	The Jaspers has as much local flavor as any D-I baseball program. Coach Kevin Leighton is from Brewster. Third baseman Chad Salem is from Iona Prep (and [...]<br/>
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		<title>Brennan officially going to St. John’s</title>
		<link>http://baseball.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/18/brennan-officially-going-to-st-johns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Thomson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There never seemed to be many second thoughts around here about whether Jim Brennan would go pro or head to St. John&#8217;s. Even he never really pondered bypassing the opportunity to play ball in college, not as a 45th-rounder. &#8220;I really didn&#8217;t consider it,&#8221; he admitted.

	Indeed, Brennan made the logical choice. He turned down an [...]<br/>
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		<title>Olesczuk, Bates, Pilla choose college destinations</title>
		<link>http://baseball.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/10/olesczuk-bates-pilla-choose-college-destinations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Thomson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Another few days go by and another group of local players make their college commitments. There&#8217;s a story out tomorrow, but here&#8217;s a recap on them:

	T.J. OLESCZUK, Hen Hud shortstop, committed to Winthrop &#8212; With a pretty solid list of Division I suitors, Olesczuk, a three-year starter for the Sailors, had plenty of opportunities to [...]<br/>
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		<title>Aviles selected for All-American game</title>
		<link>http://baseball.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/05/aviles-selected-for-all-american-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Thomson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[For all of the honors he has received the last few years, Robbie Aviles may never have been given as much respect as he was recently. The Suffern senior-to-be was picked for the 2009 Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic. Check out the event&#8217;s web site here.

	The Aflac game will be played on Aug. 16 [...]<br/>
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		<title>Brennan to compete in Connie Mack WS</title>
		<link>http://baseball.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/05/brennan-to-compete-in-connie-mack-ws/</link>
		<comments>http://baseball.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/05/brennan-to-compete-in-connie-mack-ws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Thomson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll have a few news items this week but here&#8217;s the first: Suffern grad Jim Brennan will travel to New Mexico this weekend to compete for the South Troy Dodgers in the Connie Mack World Series.

	You can find more info about the event here.

	Brennan plays his summer ball out of Staten Island. However, after that [...]<br/>
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		<title>Feeling strong, Green announces his commitment to BC</title>
		<link>http://baseball.lohudblogs.com/2009/07/29/feeling-strong-green-announces-his-commitment-to-bc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Thomson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I received an e-mail from Stephen Green (above) of John Jay yesterday saying he had committed to pitch at Boston College. Green makes Section 1&#8217;s big three from 2010 into a big four. Seriously, has the Section 1 recruiting period ever kicked off with a bigger bang? Four players are headed to major-college programs.

	Green and [...]<br/>
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