Four Misericordia University baseball players have been named 2023 "Players to Watch" by Collegiate Baseball, including senior pitcher David McCurry, senior first baseman Derrick Vosburg, graduate student Brady Madden and sophomore shortstop/pitcher Connor Maryniak.

McCurry leads a talented pitching staff that lost just one starter to graduation.  He was 5-2 with a 3.98 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 54.1 innings.

Vosburg returns to the middle of the line-up after leading the team in batting average (.400), hits (56), RBI (48), on-base percentage (.531) and hit-by-pitches (21).  He tied for the team lead with six home runs had just two errors in 251 chances for a .992 fielding percentage.

Madden returns for his fifth season at second base.  He hit .312 with 13 doubles, four triples, two home runs and 43 RBI and was second on the team with stolen bases in 2022.

Maryniak, the 2022 MAC Freedom Rookie of the Year, returns with anticipation of an expanded role in 2023.  He won the starting shortstop one-third of the way through last year and started only one game on the mound a year ago.  Maryniak will open this season as the everyday shortstop and a member of the starting rotation.  He hit .327 with eight doubles, two triples and six homers a year ago and struck out 31 in 28 innings.  

Vosburg, Madden and Maryniak each earned second-team All-MAC Freedom honors last season while senior outfielder Garrett McIlhenney and sophomore catcher Brock Bollinger were named first-team All-MAC Freedom.The Cougars finished 28-17 a year ago and were the MAC Freedom runners-up.  MU will open the 2023 season at Shenandoah, February 18.