2019 Privateer Baseball Preview Series-Catchers

The New Orleans Privateers catchers position was fully anchored by Beau Bratton who started all 61 games in 2018. The second team all-conference selection this year will be joined by three new backstops for the upcoming 2019 season.
 
Bratton hit .315 in his first season with the Privateers. He led the team in triples (five) and co-led the team in RBI (41). He also scored 37 runs and corralled 12 doubles while earning a second team selection from the Southland Conference.
 
Freshmen, Dallen Leach and Jorge Tejeda along with junior transfer, Robert Fabelo join the squad to create more depth at the position.
 
"We finally went out and added quite a few catchers," said Coach Blake Dean. "Beau did a great job holding up for us and without him we wouldn't have been able to do much. We've got some good guys around Beau as well that can give him a little bit of a breather."
 
Leach attended Lincoln High School in Tallahassee where he hit .371 with 10 doubles last year. He helped lead Lincoln to a state title in 2017 and was a two-time All Big Bend selection. Tejeda also comes from the Sunshine State. He was a third-team all-area selection in 2018 while hitting .333.
 
"We've got two freshmen in Leach and Tejeda who are adjusting to the speed of the college game but they work really hard," said Dean. "Tejeda has a bazooka behind the plate and he's a great receiving catcher as well. Dallen is more of an offensive catcher. He's like some of our other guys we've had."
 
Fabelo transferred in from Miami-Dade College. The junior was an all-district selection twice and was named to the All-Star Team in his senior season at Florida Christian High School. At Miami-Dade, Fabelo played in 37 games last season.
 
Dean stated about Fabelo, "With Robert, he brings maturity and a left-handed bat. He is a great receiver as well who can step in at a moment's notice as well."
 
Stay tuned as our week-long 2019 position preview series continues on Tuesday with a look at the infield.
 
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