Spa Catholic Ballplayer Commits to Siena
Image via Coach Alphonse Lambert’s X account.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Pierce Byrne, a junior pitcher and hitter for Saratoga Central Catholic, has agreed to play college ball at Siena, Saints Coach Alphonse Lambert announced in a social media post last week.
“We’re all very proud of you Pierce,” Lambert wrote. “You worked very hard to get to this point. I believe the best is yet to come.”
Byrne is a 6’2” right hander from Warrensburg with a fastball that can hit 88 mph. In previous seasons, he’s posted ERAs as low as 0.48 and 0.82, racking up more than 200 strikeouts in the process. On Saturday, he crushed a walk-off home run in a Florida scrimmage game.
Byrne will be joining a program that has sent dozens of players to the majors. Currently, two Siena alum, Matt Gage and Brendan White, are pitchers for the Toledo Mud Hens, the AAA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.