Maybe the third season will be the charm for the returning coaching staff.
WILFREDO 'KIKI' DEL VALLE, Hudson River Hawks Assistant Coach
DANNY CHAVES, Hudson River Hawks Assistant Coach
General Manager, and the Nationals head coach, Frank Orlando, brings a high level of energy and enthusiasm that is infectious. The team will play at a very high energy all season long. Frank and the Nats are a welcomed addition to the MCBL in 2017.
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FERNANDO FUENTES, Caldwell College Assistant Coach
| No. | Name | Hometown | Pos. | Ht | Wt | Throw | Bat | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tyler Merenda | North Arlington, NJ | IF, OF | 5-4 | 135 | R | R | Union County College |
| 5 | Matthew McGoey | Montclair, NJ | 3B, IF | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | Hamilton College |
| 6 | Peter Delalio | ​Nashua, NH | P | 6-0 | 170 | L | R | Wesleyan University |
| 8 | Nikolas Balitsos | Nutley, NJ | C, UT | 5-8 | 165 | R | L | Bergen Community College |
| 10 | Jeff Disla | Paterson, NJ | SS, 2B | 5-10 | 175 | R | R | Northern State University |
| 11 | AJ Yurista | Ringwood, NJ | 3B, 2B | 5-11 | 185 | R | R | FDU -Madison |
| 13 | Jake Manke | Ringwood, NJ | 1B, P | 6-2 | 175 | R | L | Mansfield University |
| 14 | Bobby Abbott | Westfield, NJ | IF, 3B | 6-1 | 185 | R | R | Grove City College |
| 15 | Pat Clare | Whitehouse Station, NJ | P | 6-3 | 205 | R | R | Wesleyan University |
| 16 | Julian Schlesinger | NYC, NY | P / 3B | 5-9 | 190 | R | R | Dickinson College |
| 17 | Alex Cappitelli | North Caldwell, NJ | OF | 6-1 | 190 | R | R | Wesleyan University |
| 18 | Andrew Kauf | Wayne, NJ | 3B, OF | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | Wesleyan University |
| 19 | Zaire Hairston | Bronx, NY | OF, 2B | 5-11 | 185 | R | R | Lincoln University |
| 20 | Kyle Levinson | NYC, NY | OF, 1B | 6-1 | 195 | L | R | Catholic University |
| 21 | Michael Cavallo | West Caldwell, NJ | OF, 1B | 6-2 | 195 | R | R | Rutgers University |
| 22 | Ethan Wallis | NYC, NY | OF | 6-4 | 195 | R | R | Hamilton College |
| 24 | Alex Toporek | NYC, NY | 1B, OF | 6-3 | 195 | R | R | Johns Hopkins University |
| 25 | Bryan Moll | Piscataway, NJ | P | 6-2 | 210 | R | R | Union County College |
| 29 | Guy Izzo | Raritan, NJ | OF, IF | 5-10 | 190 | R | L | County College of Morris |
| 30 | Matt Riebesell | Paramus, NJ | C, 1B | 6-0 | 200 | R | R | Muhlenberg College |
| 31 | Dante Vartalone | Paramus, NJ | 1B | 6-2 | 225 | R | R | Centenary University |
| 32 | Elijah Tait | Teaneck, NJ | P | 6-0 | 185 | R | R | William Paterson University |
| 33 | Joseph Byrnes | North Caldwell, NJ | P | 6-6 | 185 | R | R | Fordham University |
| 38 | Michael Pustroem | Boonton, NJ | P | 6-0 | 250 | R | R | County College of Morris |
Coaches Fernando Fuentes and Danny Chaves are back, and firmly believe that they have unfinished business to tend to after that loss in the 2016 post season. Re-armed, and under a new team name - the Hawks are out to grind to the crown for 2017.