Moretski, Martini, Skrocki named All-PSAC East

Kutztown University baseball players Gavin Moretski (Harleysville, Pa./La Salle College H.S.), Ethan Martini (Trevose, Pa./Father Judge), and Jake Skrocki (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford) were all named to All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division teams, as announced by the conference Tuesday afternoon.

Moretski earned a first team nod as a utility player, while Martini and Skrocki were named to the second team. It's the first time since 2014 that three Golden Bears have been named to all-conference teams.

It's the second All-PSAC nod in Moretski's career, with the other being a second team honor in 2021. The Harleysville, Pa. native was efficient on the bump and at the dish yet again in 2023. Moretski ended the season with a 3.38 ERA, striking out 47 in 37.1 innings pitched. His five saves are tied for the second-most in the PSAC this season and eighth-most in a season in program history. Moretski capped off his season with a 15-strikeout performance against West Chester, the third-most strikeouts in a game in program history. At the plate, Moretski batted .288, with 38 hits, 22 RBI, and three home runs. His batting average was third on KU as he played second base the majority of the campaign.

It's the first All-PSAC nod for both Martini and Skrocki. Martini led KU in batting average (.333), hits (57), RBI (40), and tied the team lead in home runs (8). His 40 RBI are the 12th-most in PSAC this season while his OPS (1.003) is top 20 in the conference. Martini was named the PSAC East Athlete of the Week and NCBWA Atlantic Region back on March 14 after strong performances against Chestnut Hill and Lincoln.

Skrocki was the ace of the KU pitching staff all season. The right-hander from Royersford went 8-3 on the season with a 3.35 ERA, striking out 48 in 80.2 innings pitched. Skrocki is tied with Chase Nowak and Brent Francisco, both from East Stroudsburg, at the top of PSAC with eight wins. Skrocki tossed a complete game against Mansfield on April 14 in what was a 2-1 KU win and set career bests-in almost every statistical category in 2023.

Despite being picked last in the PSAC East preseason coaches poll, the Golden Bears ended the season 26-19, including a 12-12 mark in PSAC East play. KU finished fifth in the East, just missing out on the PSAC Tournament due to a tiebreaker with Shippensburg.