With about two hours until the first pitch, Daniel Cohen was going through his warmup routine.

“I’m about to start my plyos, and once I’m all done with that, I’m kind of tweaking and warming up, and then I’ll start throwing,” Cohen said.

It’s a lengthy process for the right-handed pitcher from South Glens Falls, who will be starting on the mound for the Glens Falls Dragons.

“I’ll start with on the line and just work back until I feel comfortable and warm, and then I’ll bring it in,” he said. “Working up the intensity, and then I’ll hit the bullpen.”

This is what helps the first-year summer league player bring his best stuff. Cohen is currently leading the Dragons with the best ERA and most strikeouts.

“Even though I’m from around here, it’s a new environment,” Cohen said. “I’ve never played for a team like this, so it’s been great. Everyone has been welcoming.”

Not bad for a player who just wrapped up his high school career down the road at South Glens Falls. The Yale-bound pitcher said the opportunity to get a jump-start on the collegiate level is teaching him how to change and adapt on the mound.

“The slider and cutter has always been great. The curveball is a pretty new edition,” he said. “But my change up getting the opposite movement has always been a challenge to me, but I’ve gotten a really big hang of it and it’s been a lot of help thanks to [catcher] Danny Mosher.”

The early success has led Cohen to being named one of the mid-season All-Stars in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League.

He said he’s humbled to earn that honor and appreciates all the help from his teammates. But Cohen also calls this just the start.

“Keep doing what I’ve been doing and pitching at the level that I’ve been pitching, and really getting ready for my transition in a couple of weeks now to Yale,” Cohen said.