Eight players from the Times News coverage area have been selected to play for the Lehigh Valley team in the annual Carpenter Cup baseball tournament.

Northwestern High School leads the local contingent with four players selected to the team. The Tigers are represented by Carter Welch (P/1B), Dylan Witkowski (P/INF), Nick Henry (OF) and Rafe Perich (P/INF). Pleasant Valley had three players make the squad - Brandon Ratti (P/OF), Jack Smale (OF) and Zach Walters (P/OF). Rounding out the area selections is Palmerton’s Brock Bollinger (C).

The 25-man squad features players from 14 different high schools.

The Lehigh Valley team is managed by former Palmerton baseball coach Ted Plessl. The long-time Bomber head coach is assisted by Tom Plessl, Joe Candelmo, Cody Weiss, Jeremy Gigliotti and Ken Serfass. Joe Pirro serves as the team’s general manager.

The Lehigh Valley will open the 16-team single-elimination tournament on Tuesday, June 15 when its faces the Philadelphia Catholic League team at 4 p.m. at UYA Showcase Field in FDR Park in Philadelphia.

If its wins, the Lehigh Valley will play its quarterfinal round game on Friday, June 18.

The tournament semifinals and finals will be held at Citizen’s Bank Park on Monday, June 21 and Thursday, June 24.

LV CARPENTER CUP

ROSTER

Chase Albus (Jr., OF/P, Bethlehem Catholic); Blake Barthol (Jr., INF/P, Parkland); Bo Barthol (So. OF/P, Parkland); Brock Bollinger (Sr., C, Palmerton); Tyler Causa (Sr., P/INF, Wilson); Parker Frey (Sr., OF/P, Liberty); JD Greeley (Sr., INF/OF/P, Pocono Mountain West); Nick Henry (Sr., OF, Northwestern); Justin Johnson (Sr., P/1B, Easton); Eric Ludwick (Sr., C, Liberty); Beckham McNally (So., P, Bethlehem Catholic); Matt Martinez (Sr., C, Bethlehem Catholic); Ben Moyzan (Jr., P/INF, Notre Dame); Griffin Partridge (So., C/INF, Central Catholic); Rafe Perich (Sr., INF/P, Northwestern); Justin Ramirez (Jr., INF, Easton); Brandon Ratti (Sr., OF/P, Pleasant Valley); Jack Smale (So., OF, Pleasant Valley); Maz Squarchia (Sr., OF, Easton); Matt Tankred (Jr., INF/P, Southern Lehigh); Braden Waller (Sr., P/OF, Emmaus); Zach Walters (Sr., P/1B, Pleasant Valley); Quinn Warmkessel (Sr., P/1B, Salisbury); Carter Welch (Sr., P/1B, Northwestern); Dylan Witkowski (Jr., INF/P, Northwestern)