BURLINGTON, VT — The Vermont Lake Monsters are excited to announce a total of 38 players signed to play this summer as the 2nd-year Futures League team looks to defend its 2021 FCBL championship. While a majority of the players will be with the team for the May 26th opener at Westfield, some will arrive after the conclusion of their college/high school seasons.
The roster includes seven players who were a part of last year’s championship squad, including playoff MVP Jimmy Evans along with post-season heroes Wyatt Cameron and Colby Brouillette. Also returning for another summer at Centennial Field is M.J. Metz, Francis Ferguson, Tyler Favretto and Silas Reed.
Other players slated to join the Lake Monsters this season are four current members of the Wake Forest University baseball program (Gio Cueto, Tommy Hawkes, Zach Lewis, Crawford Wade), along with nine Ivy League players including a trio from Harvard (George Cooper, Sawyer Feller, Sean Matson) and Brown (Zach Fogell, Tobey MacDonough, Ryan Marra).
Six players are currently wrapping up their senior years in high school including 2021 Metro League Player of the Year Tanner Wolpert from Rice Memorial HS.