Sag Harbor’s Darrell Named as HCBL Pitcher of the Year

Photo Credit: Drew Budd

East Hampton native Will Darrell (Vassar) was the ace of the Sag Harbor Whalers pitching rotation and was recognized for his outstanding pitching by being named the 2024 HCBL Pitcher of the Year.

Darrell was 4-1 for Sag Harbor in six starts with an Earned Run Average of 2.88. Darrell pitched 25 innings with 27 strikeouts while allowing 17 walks.

The left-hander was selected as an HCBL All-Star where he got the start for the Blue Team All-Stars in front of his home crowd at Mashashimuet Park.

Darrell is the third Sag Harbor pitcher selected as the HCBL Pitcher of the Year. Darrell is the first Whaler to win the award since Jonathon Mulford (Adelphi) in the 2013 season. Phil Klein (Youngstown State) was named as HCBL Pitcher of the Year in the Whalers’ inaugural season in 2008.

HCBL Pitcher of the Year

2008: Phil Klein (Youngstown State/Hampton)

2009: Nick Tropeano (Stony Brook/Riverhead)

2010: Mike Mandarino (Broward/Southampton)

2011: Chris Phelan (Farmingdale State/Southampton)

2012: Paul Paez (Rio Hondo JC/Southampton)

2013: Jonathon Mulford (Adelphi/Sag Harbor)

2014: Tim Ingram (SUNY Old Westbury/Southampton)

2015: Anthony Alicki (Bridgeport/Shelter Island)

2016: Reiss Knehr (Fordham/Westhampton)

2017: Evan Tubbs (St. Edwards/Southampton)

2018: Carson Seymour (Dartmouth/Southampton)

2019: Harrison Cohen (George Washington/Westhampton)

2021: Nicolas Luc (Adelphi/Westhampton)

2022: Liam Pulsipher (Queens/South Shore)

2023: John Kwiatkowski (Manhattan/Southampton)

2024: Will Darrell (Vassar/Sag Harbor)