{"id":15456,"date":"2022-06-13T15:40:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T19:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/?p=15456"},"modified":"2023-08-04T09:26:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T13:26:12","slug":"cooking-with-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/cooking-with-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooking With Gas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Trey Dombroski loves to cook. He likes experimenting with ingredients and seasonings to create his own culinary masterpieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could say Dombroski is cooking on the baseball diamond as well. Professional scouts think he has all the ingredients to develop into a Major League talent. The 6′ 5″ left-hander is projected to be an early-round draft pick come July. Following a sensational season in the Cape Cod Baseball League last summer, where he was named the Cape\u2019s 2021 BFC Whitehouse Pitcher of the Year, Dombroski is poised to become the latest Monmouth baseball player to join the professional ranks. But he\u2019s not letting that distract him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI owe the program and my teammates my complete focus and best effort every day,\u201d says Dombroski, a junior. \u201cThings will happen the way they\u2019re supposed to happen, but if this is my last season with Monmouth, I want to make it the best year possible. These guys are my best friends. We\u2019re like a family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Trey Dombroski, who broke the program\u2019s strikeout record this season with 110, was named the unanimous 2022 MAAC Pitcher of the Year and was also a unanimous First Team choice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Monmouth has always provided a family-like atmosphere for Dombroski. His older brother, Regan \u201921, was a fellow pitcher and former teammate with the Hawks. Dombroski grew up in nearby Manasquan, New Jersey, so his mom and dad are staple spectators at home games. But it took an experience outside of his comfort zone for Dombroski to realize his potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a superb sophomore season, he was invited to play in the prestigious Cape Cod league, where top baseball prospects compete each summer. Dombroski made an early impression on the Harwich Mariners coaching staff while pitching out of the bullpen. He was quickly promoted to starter, and by season\u2019s end led the league in ERA (0.85) and was tied for the league lead in strikeouts (45).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat it really came down to was trusting myself and throwing every pitch with conviction,\u201d says Dombroski. \u201cI was facing great hitters but needed to pitch to my strengths. I respected those guys but went after them with confidence. It\u2019s the only way to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Command is perhaps Dombroski\u2019s greatest strength. He throws four pitches\u2014fastball, curveball, slider, and changeup\u2014and can throw each where he wants, when he wants. His slider is his best pitch, and considering his height and length, it\u2019s a pitch that haunts both left-handed and right-handed hitters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUpside\u201d is a common term used for projecting talent, and Dombroski has plenty of it. His velocity ranged in the low-to-mid 80s in high school and has increased steadily under Hawks Head Coach Dean Ehehalt and Pitching Coach Sean Thompson. Dombroski has plenty of room to fill out, and if he continues his training regimen (along with his artistry in the kitchen), scouts are predicting he\u2019ll throw all of his pitches with increased speed and sharpness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe talk about me being drafted in the early rounds has given me confidence and motivates me,\u201d says Dombroski, who is a huge Clayton Kershaw fan. \u201cIt makes me want to work harder, but I\u2019m not getting caught up in the attention. The dream is to be a first-round pick by doing what got me here and by being exactly who I am. There\u2019s no pressure in being myself.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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