Spa Catholic Holds Signing Ceremony for Future Division 1 Baseball Players

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Last Thursday, Saratoga Central Catholic celebrated two members of its state championship baseball team, both of whom have signed on to play for Division 1 schools, with a signing ceremony in the high school gym.

Pitcher Carson Moser will head to Duke University, while pitcher/outfielder Pierce Byrne will play for nearby Siena University. Both players will graduate from Spa Catholic in 2026.  

“What an exciting day in the history of our sports programs,” said Alphonse Lambert, the school’s athletic director and varsity baseball coach. “Both boys and [their] families are in my Hall of Fame of people—great families, great student-athletes.”

Byrne is a 6’2” right hander from Warrensburg with a fastball that can hit 88 mph. In his high school career, he netted a 2.03 ERA across 194.2 innings, totaling 332 strikeouts. At the plate, he earned a 1.082 OPS in 2025 and a 1.087 OPS in 2024. He’ll be joining a Siena program that has sent dozens of players to the majors, including pitcher Matt Gage, who pitched for both the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants during the 2025 MLB season.

This past spring, Moser, who looms over the mound at 6’7”, pitched for 11 innings in 4 starts, striking out 25 of 53 batters faced. He allowed 6 earned runs for an ERA of 4.91, while limiting his opponents’ batting average to .140. According to one of his scouting profiles, his fastball has topped out at 94 mph. The Blue Devils’ baseball program has produced MLB standouts such as Marcus Stroman, who most recently pitched for the New York Yankees, and Joey Loperfido, who made the Toronto Blue Jays’ American League Championship Series roster in 2025.