Westmoreland County Community College trio receive post-season baseball honors
Three Westmoreland County Community College freshmen baseball players earned All-Region XX team honors and Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference honors.
The first team All-Region XX first team honors went to freshman infielder Tyler Kuhns (Latrobe) and freshman outfielder Nico Cuello.
Kuhns had a .373 batting average with 31 hits and 11 RBIs. He also had 30 strikeouts on the mound.
Cuello was a strong outfielder with 61 putouts and a .970 field percentage. He led the team in doubles with seven among his 21 hits this season and finished with a .292 batting average.
Freshman Justin Brestensky (Freeport) received honorable mention honors. He had a .316 batting average and led the team with 18 runs.
The trio also earned All-WPCC honors.
Kuhns, Cuello, Brestensky, and five others are expected to return for coach Mike Draghi and for next season.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
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