NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Looking to continue the momentum of winning two of the last three Ivy League championships, the Yale baseball team welcomes nine newcomers to the program. Here is a look at the newest Bulldogs:
Alec Atkinson
Middle Infielder/Right-handed Pitcher
#11
Brookshire, Texas
Katy
Katy High School: Four-year varsity letter winner ... Two-time captain... 2018 District 19-6A First Team Honoree & District 19-6A Newcomer of the Year ...2019 District 19-6A First Team Honoree & Runner-Up MVP ... 2019 All-Houston Area Second Team Honoree.
Notes: Mother is Amy Atkinson and father is Sam Atkinson.
Robert Ciulla
Middle Infielder
#16
San Francisco, Calif.
Urban
Urban School: Four-year varsity letter winner ... 2020 captain ... 2017-2019 first team All-BCL West ... 2018-2019 All-CIF North Coast Section Division V ... One-year letter winner in basketball.
Notes: 2020 San Francisco Italian Club Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Mother is Catherine Carr and father is Stephan Ciulla.
Reid Easterly
Left-handed Pitcher
#35
Katy, Texas
Cinco Ranch
Cinco Ranch High School: Two-time letter winner and captain ... 2019 Texas Prep Baseball All-Houston first team pitcher ... 2019 District 19-6A second team all-district ... Set school records for career ERA (1.41), single-season ERA (1.10) and strikeouts in a game (17) ... Most Outstanding Student honoree.
Notes: Houston Texans and Reliant Energy Scholarship for Champions recipient ... Mother is Georgia Easterly and father is Peter Easterly.
Clark Klitenic
Left-handed Pitcher
#25
Bethesda, Md.
St. Albans
2020 (at Duke): Season cancelled after 16 games due to coronavirus pandemic.
St. Albans School: Four-year varsity letter winner ... Two-year captain ... 2019 Interstate Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year ... 2018 and 2019 DC State Athletic Association All-State first team selection ... 2019 Washington Post All-Met second team selection ... 2018 Interstate Athletic Conference Player of the Year ... 2018 Washington Post All-Met first team selection ... 2018 USA Today All-DC first team selection ... 2017 USA Today All-DC second team selection ... 2017 Washington Post All-Met honorable mention ... Two-year varsity letter winner for soccer team ... 2019 St Albans Headmaster Award Winner ... Senior Editor of the St Albans News Sports Section.
Notes: Transferred to Yale from Duke in 2020 ... 2019 Parkmont Poetry Festival Winner ... Two-year Acolyte at Washington National Cathedral ... Is a fourth consecutive generation Yale legacy … Mother is Catherine Howell Klitenic (Yale '92) ... Father Jason Klitenic played baseball at Johns Hopkins and garnered 1st-Team All-American honors en route to leading the Jays to the 1989 NCAA Division III World Series .
Jeff Pierantoni
Middle Infielder
#8
Valencia, Calif.
Notre Dame
Notre Dame High School: Two-year varsity letter winner ... 2019 1st Team All Mission League SS for Mission League Champions ... Named one of Los Angeles' Top Infielders for 2020 by LA Daily News ... 2020 Male Student-Athlete of the Year ... Four-Year Maxima Cum Laude Honor Roll Honoree.
Notes: High school teammates with Yale teammate
Carter Kessinger ... Mother is Andrea Pierantoni and father is John Pierantoni.
Bryant Reese
Left-handed Pitcher
#15
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Harvard-Westlake
Harvard-Westlake School: Two-year varsity letter winner ... 2018 Mission League Champs ... 2019 CIF Division I Runner Up ... 2019 National High School Invitational Runner Up ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... National Merit Semifinalist.
Notes: Sister, Brooke Reese '18, played field hockey for Yale ... Father, Jason Reese '87, played lacrosse for Yale ... Uncle Jon Reese '90 played lacrosse and football for Yale ... Cousin Jonathan Reese '16 played lacrosse for Yale ... Mother is Christine Reese.
Oscar Rojas
Right-handed Pitcher
#26
Lompoc, Calif.
Lompoc
Lompoc High School: Four-year varsity letter winner ... Two-year captain ... 2019 Channel League Pitcher of the Year and first team all-league ... 2018 and 2019 LCCN All-Area Pitcher of the Year ... 2018 Los Padres League Pitcher of the Year and first team all-league ... 2019-2020 Male Scholar-Athlete of the year.
Notes: 2017-2020 Elk Student of the Year ... Mother is Frances Rojas and father is
Oscar Rojas.
Chris Saladin
Right-handed Pitcher
#36
Fairfield, Conn.
Fairfield Warde
Fairfield Warde High School: Three-time varsity letter winner ... 2018 FCIAC All-Conference honorable mention ... Two-time recipient of Warde Medal ... 2019-2020 debate team captain.
Notes: Mother is Kathy Caulfield ... Father is Larry Saladin, history teacher at Newtown High School ... Sister, Katy Saladin, is a swimmer at BU.
Jake Williams
Middle Infielder
#6
Murrysville, Pa.
Franklin Regional
Franklin Regional High School: Four-year varsity letter winner ... Helped team win first sectional title in 13 years in 2019 ... 2019 PIAA First Team All-Section 1-5A ... 2017 PIAA Honorable Mention All-Section 1-5A ... One year of varsity basketball ... VP of National Honor Society ... Highest Honor Roll with Distinction.
Notes: High school teammates with Yale teammate
Alex Frey ... Started nonprofit MySportsResume to assist other student-athletes with recruiting process ... Mother is Monica Williams and father is Russell Williams.
