Six NA baseball players officially commit to play at next level
Six North Allegheny baseball players signed their national letters of intent on Wednesday afternoon to officially commit to the college they will be playing at, at the next level. Roman Kohler signed with Allegheny College, Mason Dratfinsky and Jake Fritz both officially committed to Slippery Rock, JJ Mancuso made it official that he will be going to Seton Hall University, Dom Williamson signed on with Case Western Reserve University and Gavin Ust is officially attending Mercyhurst University starting next fall.
Kohler verbally committed to Allegheny in mid-September. He made four appearances in 2026 throwing 14.2 innings with a 3.34 ERA. Kohler struck out 11 while holding opposing hitters to a .196 batting average.
Dratfinsky made his commitment known in October. He hit .357 last year for the Tigers with 20 hits, 10 runs, 11 RBIs, 6 doubles and a triple. Dratfinsky also led NA with 16 stolen bases. He was named a Big 56 All-Conference outfielder for the 2026 season.
Fritz made his verbal in early September to Slippery Rock. He was a Big 56 All-Conference first-team member in 2026 as an outfielder. Fritz hit .351 with 27 hits, two doubles, a triple, one home run and 16 RBIs last season. On the mound, Jake was 3-0 in seven appearances while not allowing an earned run in 21 innings.
Mancuso has been committed to Seton Hall since November of 2025. He was a Big 56 first-team All-Conference outfielder in 2025. In 2026, Mancuso had 13 hits, two doubles and nine RBIs while having a perfect fielding percentage on 37 chances.
Williamson was the most recent of the Tigers to verbally commit doing it two weeks ago. He was a second-team Big 56 All-Conference player in 2026 with a .333 average, 20 hits, a home run, two doubles and 11 RBIs.
Ust committed in mid-October to Mercyhurst. He was named to the Big 56 All-Conference second team as a utility player last spring. Ust had 10 hits, including two doubles, four RBIs and 13 runs scored. Defensively, Gavin had a .964 fielding percentage playing shortstop and catcher. On the gridiron this fall, Ust has 19 catches for 274 yards and four touchdowns while consistently following the opponent’s best receiver defensively.
These six were a big part of a 2026 North Allegheny team that went 14-9 and finished as the WPIAL runner-up. They will look to once again be key parts of a team that looks to make a run in 2027.
