Signing Day for Trio of Spa Catholic Baseball Champs
Saratoga Catholic baseball players Kihl Kelly, Jason Pescetti, and Martin Elie at a signing day ceremony held at the Saratoga Central Catholic School on March 16. Photo by Jonathon Norcross.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Three members of the 2025 state champion Saratoga Catholic baseball team participated in a signing day ceremony on Monday. Kihl Kelly (SUNY Brockport), Jason Pescetti (Alfred State University), and Martin Elie (SUNY Adirondack) will all continue their playing careers at the collegiate level.
Head Coach Alphonse Lambert said Kelly would likely end up in the top five of various school career records, such as hits and games played, before he graduates later this year. He also said that Kelly, typically an outfielder, would spend some innings on the mound this season.
Pescetti, despite being towards the bottom of the Saints’ lineup last year, finished with a batting average above .400 and racked up 38 hits and dozens of RBI. Lambert said Pescetti would move up in the order this season. “His production last year was key to our success,” the coach said. Pescetti is a first baseman who has been playing the sport since he was only 3.
Elie was a defensive specialist in 2025 but is expected to have more opportunities to thrive at the plate in 2026. “Baseball has been my sport since I was 5 years old,” Elie told Saratoga TODAY. “I fell in love with it when I was 12, but my uncle passed away during that season, so I keep playing baseball to keep him close, and I’ve found love for the sport again at the same time.”
“All three guys, they’re just excellent people,” Lambert said. “Good student-athletes, good examples of Spa Catholic.”