Record newspapers baseball season preview: Five players to watch in 2021

Here are five baseball players to watch in the Kendall County area this season.

Plano Reapers Mason Accidentale (10) is greeted by Plano Reapers Emanuel Marin (20) after crossing the plate during the baseball game between the Plano Reapers vs the East Aurora Tomcats. March 25 2019. Gary E Duncan Sr for Shaw Media (Gary E)

Mason Accidentale, Plano, junior, third base/center field/pitcher: Also a standout basketball player, Accidentale hit .327 with a .426 on-base percentage, 13 runs batted in and 18 runs scored as a freshman in 2019.

Jeffrey Behrends, Oswego, senior, pitcher: Behrends, signed to play collegiately at Northeastern Community College (a DI JUCO in Colorado), will lead a senior-heavy staff that knows how to pitch.

Jackson Lamboley, Oswego East, senior outfielder: The Oswego East sophomore team MVP in 2019 led the Wolves’ sophomores that year in most statistical categories. Has recovered from an injury suffered playing football and is one of a handful of players who will join the Wolves when football season is over.

Oswego East junior Noah Schultz has committed to college baseball power Vanderbilt, and is the 17th-ranked junior in the country according to Baseball America. (Photo provided by Larry Sch)

Noah Schultz, Oswego East, junior, pitcher: Vanderbilt recruit is the 17th-ranked junior in the country, according to Baseball America. The 6-foot-9 lefty has the ability to command three pitches with a fastball that can touch in the low 90s.

Yorkville Cole Yearsley (10) follows through on a swing during the Class 4A regional game between Yorkville vs Downers Grove North May 20 2019. Yearsley was among the high school seniors signing their national letters of intent on Wednesday. (Gary E)

Cole Yearsley, Yorkville, senior, outfielder: Sweet-swinging left-handed bat and multi-sport athlete committed to Southeastern Community College in West Burlington, Iowa. Yearsley hit .396 as a sophomore in his only varsity season.