Widener 2013 Baseball Media Guide by Derek Crudele

2012 Results 2/26 R. STOCKTON L

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3/4 vs. Kenyon ^ L 5-15 3/5 vs. Ohio Northern ^ W 14-4 3/5 vs. Hiram ^

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3/7 vs. St. Joseph’s (LI) ^ W 11-10 3/8 vs. Haverford ^ L 3-5 3/9 vs. Coast Guard ^

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3/17 ALBRIGHT *

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3/20 at Rutgers-Camden

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3/23 at Lebanon Valley *

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3/24 LEBANON VALLEY * L 2-5 (8) 3/24 LEBANON VALLEY * W 14-1 3/25 UTICA L 3/25 UTICA

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3/30 ELIZABETHTOWN * L 9-12 3/31 at Elizabethtown * L

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3/31 at Elizabethtown * L 0-7 4/3 at The College of NJ L

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4/4 PENN ST. BERKS

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4/7 ARCADIA *

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4/10 at Rowan L 4-11 4/11 PSU BRANDYWINE W 12-11 4/13 at Messiah * L 2-4 4/14 MESSIAH * L

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4/14 MESSIAH * L 6-10 4/17 GWYNEDD-MERCY W 4/18 vs. King’s #

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4/23 at Keystone L 7-12 4/27 ALVERNIA * L

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4/28 at Alvernia * L 4-5 4/28 at Alvernia * L

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* Commonwealth Conference Game ^ Fort Myers, FL # Flemington, NJ

2013 BASEBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS Friends of Widener Baseball / 2012 Results............................... IFC Table of Contents / Quick Facts / Directions..................................1 Head Coach Mike LaRosa..............................................................2 Assistant Coaches...........................................................................2 2013 Roster....................................................................................3 2013 Preview..................................................................................4 The 2013 Pride........................................................................ 5-10 2012 Stats....................................................................................11 Records........................................................................................12 Widener University................................................................... IBC Dennis Hocker

Matt Hone Directions to Widener • From Philadelphia: Take I-95 South to I-476 North and MacDade Boulevard. Turn west onto MacDade Boulevard and follow the Widener University sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Boulevard becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Avenue, Route 320 South, and follow the Widener University sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance. From Western and Northern PA: Follow the PA Turnpike to Exit 331A, I-476. Take I-476 South toward Chester to Exit 1. Turn west onto MacDade Blvd. and follow the Widener Univ. sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Blvd. becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Ave., Route 320 South, and follow the Widener Univ. sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance. From New York, Northern New Jersey and New England: Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 2. Proceed on Route 322 West across the Commodore Barry Bridge. Coming off the bridge, follow signs for I-95 North and Philadelphia. Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 & 352). At the first traffic light, turn left over bridge. Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.

GENERAL INFORMATION Address..........................One University Place / Chester, PA 19013 Enrollment..................................................... 3,200 undergraduates Founded...................................................... 1821, Wilmington, DE Colors...........................................................Widener Blue & Gold Nickname............................................................................... Pride Affiliation.......................................................... NCAA Division III Conference................................. Middle Atlantic (Commonwealth) 2012 Records..........................20-19 (7-11 Commonwealth, T-5th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................................. 13/15 Pitchers Returning/Lost.......................................3/9 (Starters, 1/3) ADMINISTRATION President......................................................Dr. James T. Harris III Athletic Director............................................................ Jack Shafer Assistant A.D./Sr. Woman Admin........ Larissa Gillespie ‘98, M ‘00 Assistant Athletic Director....................................Chris Carideo ‘96 Athletic Trainer.................................. A.J. Duffy III, MS, ATC, PT Equipment Manager................................................. Nader Kawash Sports Information Director......................................Derek Crudele Office Phone............................................................. 610-499-4436 Fax............................................................................ 610-499-4481 Cell/Home Phone..................................................... 215-880-4377 E-Mail.........................................................dacrudele@widener.edu Web Address............................................. www.WidenerPride.com Facebook.....................................Facebook.com/WidenerUniversity Twitter................................................... Twitter.com/WidenerPride Baseball Play-by-Play Announcer................................... Adam Balk COACHING STAFF Head Coach................................................................ Mike LaRosa Alma Mater...........................................................West Chester ‘05 E-mail.......................................................... mtlarosa@widener.edu Overall Record (Seasons)...................................................20-19 (1) Record at School (Seasons)................................................20-19 (1) Assistants................................. Brian Campbell ‘07, Josh Krautwald ...................................................... Dewey Oriente, Eric Silakowski Phone........................................................................ 610-499-4446 From Delaware, Maryland and Washington, DC: Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 & 352). At first traffic light, turn left over bridge. Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance. From Southern New Jersey: Take the Atlantic City Expressway to I-295 South to the Commodore Barry Bridge. Follow signs for I-95 North and Philadelphia. Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 & 352). At the first traffic light, turn left over bridge. Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance. From Harrisburg: Follow I-76 East (exiting the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Valley Forge) to Exit 331A (I-476 South). Follow I-476 South to Exit 1 (MacDade Boulevard). Go right off the exit onto MacDade Boulevard West and follow the Widener University sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Boulevard becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Avenue, Route 320 South, and follow the Widener University sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.

Credits: The 2013 Baseball Media Guide was produced by the Widener University Sports Information Department. Photography by John Ferko ‘80, Greg Caroccio, Al Zacharka and University Relations. Printed by Gazette Printing; Indiana, PA. Information current as of January 2013.

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COACHING STAFF

Mike LaRosa • Head Coach Mike LaRosa is in his second season as the baseball coach at Widener University. LaRosa was an assistant coach at Neumann University from 2010-11. He primarily was responsible for coaching the infielders, serving as the base running and assistant hitting coach as well as being the first base coach. LaRosa also was the Knights’ JV coach. With LaRosa’s help, Neumann in 2011 posted a 28-13 record, advanced to the Colonial States Athletic Conference Tournament and competed in the ECAC South Region Tournament. The 2010 team went 20-18-1 and played in the CSAC Tournament before advancing to the ECAC South Tournament final. LaRosa was a four-year starter at second base for West Chester University, serving as captain his junior and senior seasons. He was tabbed All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference all four years and was named the NCAA Division II National Defensive Player of the

Year in 2003. He graduated with a career .362 batting average and ranked second, now fifth, in school history with 234 hits. He helped the Rams to two PSAC East regular season titles and three trips to the NCAA Tournament. After graduation, LaRosa played professionally for the New Haven County Cutters in the Canadian-American Independent Baseball League. LaRosa graduated West Chester in 2005 with a B.S. in Business Management and was a four-year member of the school’s StudentAthlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). He earned his Master’s in May 2012 from Neumann in Sport Management.

Assistant Coaches Brian Campbell, a former standout player for the Pride, is in his second season as an assistant coach for his alma mater. Campbell was a key member of the squad as a pitcher and a shortstop from 2004-07, being named first team All-Commonwealth Conference in 2006 and 2007. As a senior in 2007, Campbell led the league with a 1.37 ERA and was third with 23 stolen bases. In 2006, he closed fourth in the league with a .401 batting average and was picked to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team. His playing career did not end in Chester as he competed for three seasons with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association. Campbell also competed for the Veracruz Winter League and was a 2007 New York State League All-Star. He also was a three-time member of the Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll. Campbell graduated Widener in 2007 with a degree in Business Management. Josh Krautwald is in his second season as an assistant coach for Widener. Krautwald played two seasons at Neumann University, going 4-1 on the mound in 2010 with 51 strikeouts over 50 1/3 innings. He was picked second team All-Colonial States Athletic Conference that season and made the league’s All-Academic Team. Krautwald received a Bachmann Academic Scholarship from Neumann for the 2010-11 academic year. He is an assistant facility manager for MapleZone Sports and Fitness Complex in Boothwyn, scheduling tournaments, camps and clinics as well as serving as head coach for the traveling team for 15 year olds. Krautwald graduated Neumann in 2011 with a B.S. in Sport Management.

Dewey Oriente is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Pride. Oriente competed four years for Saint Joseph’s University, being named all-region and Honorable Mention All-Atlantic 10 Conference in 2009. He also was picked to the Philadelphia Big Five All-Academic Team. Oriente also was tabbed first team All-Big Five in 2009 and 2010, as well as second team All-Atlantic 10 in 2010. Oriente in the summer of 2009 competed for the Kutztown Rockies of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League. Oriente is the Director of Academy Operations of the Diamond Hawks Baseball/Softball Academy in Pitman, NJ. His responsibilities include overseeing day-to-day operations, marketing and planning, as well as running private lessons, camps and clinics. He also has worked with Nexxt Level Sports and the Delaware Valley Youth Athletic Association as a coach and camp coordinator. Oriente graduated Saint Joseph’s in 2010 with a Bachelor’s of Finance.

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ROSTER No. 1 * 2 * 3 4 5 * 6 *** 7 8 9 10 *** 11 12 13 ** 14 ** 15 17 ** 20 *** 21 22 ** 23 24 25 * 26 29 30 31 *** 34 36 38 39 **

Name Matt Scherer Josh Everett Charles Kaenzig Brendan Glass Marc Noyalis Matt Hone Peter Pulhac Alec O’Dell Joseph Santone Dennis Hocker Joseph LaGrossa Shawn Barton Michael Riverso Kyle Summers Dominick Mancuso Brendan O’Brien Brandon McCloskey Nicholas Moeltner Sam Christie Pat Rodier Alex Barclay Robert Barth Kristopher Bornholdt Craig Lager James Liscio Michael Bonagura Glenn Stanners Jake Tackett Kevin Scisorek Colin Weiss

Cl. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr.

Pos. SS/3B OF P P P/1B SS/3B P OF OF/P C 2B P OF/1B 2B P OF P P OF 3B C P C P P P P 1B/C P OF

Ht. 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-7 6-1 5-7 5-10 6-1 5-8 5-10 5-10 6-4 6-1 5-10 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-1 5-11

B/T Hometown/Previous School R/R Havertown, PA/Havertown R/R Harveys Lake, PA/Lake-Lehman R/R Mullica Twp., NJ/Oakcrest R/R West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford R/R Dallas, PA/Dallas R/R Newtown, PA/Council Rock North R/R Bordentown, NJ/Mercer County CC R/R Edgewood, MD/Bayard Rustin B/R Blackwood, NJ/Gloucester Catholic R/R Coral Springs, FL/Coral Springs Charter L/R Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East R/R Minersville, PA/Minersville L/L Philadelphia, PA/Neumann-Goretti R/R Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin L/L Easton, PA/Easton R/R Coatesville, PA/Alvernia Univ. R/R Belford, NJ/Middletown North R/R Orefield, PA/Eastern Univ. L/L Upper Darby, PA/Monsignor Bonner R/R Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape R/R Crofton, MD/Archbishop Spalding R/R Norristown, PA/Pope John Paul II R/R Wyndmoor, PA/Springfield R/R Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East L/L Washington Twp., NJ/Gloucester Catholic R/R Somerdale, NJ/Paul VI R/R Brookhaven, PA/DelCo CC L/R Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood R/R Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough R/R Red Hill, PA/Upper Perkiomen

Major Sport Management Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Accounting Chemical Engineering Finance Environmental Science Criminal Justice Accounting Accounting Engineering Civil Engineering Finance Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Sport Management Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Business Management Finance Finance Business Management Psychology/Pre-Phys. Ther. Accounting Business Management Hospitality Management Sport Management Civil Engineering Biology Mechanical Engineering

Head Coach: Mike LaRosa (West Chester ‘05), second season Assistants: Brian Campbell ‘07, Josh Krautwald, Dewey Oriente, Eric Silakowski Captains: Dennis Hocker, Matt Hone

Brian Campbell Assistant Coach

Josh Krautwald Assistant Coach

Dewey Oriente Assistant Coach

Eric Silakowski Assistant Coach

Adam Balk Broadcaster

Widener’s baseball team in 2006 moved to a beautiful new on-campus stadium on the site of the former softball field. The field is one of the finest college baseball facilities in the Philadelphia area. It sports dugouts, bleachers, a scoreboard, a press box, three batting cages, four pitchers mounds off the field, a 30-foot blue monster in left field and the same grass used by the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. A true site to behold, it is one of three on-campus fields and four all together that underwent an extensive renovation during the 2005-06 academic year.

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PREVIEW Eager to get back to back among the elite teams in the Commonwealth Conference, Widener will have a much different look this season as it embarks on the 2013 campaign. Gone are 11 seniors of which six were named all-league at least once, but the Pride are confident the 13 returnees along with 17 newcomers will help bring the team back to the top of the heap. One player who once again should make an impact in senior catcher Dennis Hocker, who last season was named first team all-league as a utility player. He hopes to see more than the 10 starts he had at catcher last season with the graduation of all-conference player Sean Saverio. Also a viable option at designated hitter, Hocker ended last season fourth in the league with five home runs, sixth on the team with a .294 batting average, fourth with 26 RBI and tied for fifth with six doubles. Senior Matt Hone is the lone returning starter among the infielders. He made 35 starts at shortstop a season ago, the most starts of any infielder, and also could see time at third base. The Newtown, PA native gave Widener a lift with 26 hits last year and hopes to improve upon an .891 fielding percentage. Junior Kyle Summers and sophomore Matt Scherer also look for playing time in the infield. The outfield gets a boost with junior Michael Riverso back in the fold. He closed fourth on the squad last season with a .310 batting average and the team went 15-12 during his 27 starts in left field. Riverso’s .473 on-base percentage and .976 field percentage puts him in a spot where he will be heavily relied on this year. Also back in the outfield is senior Brendan O’Brien, who made 30 starts in right field in 2012. Closing fifth on the team with a .299 batting average, he also ended with 22 RBI and went 7-for-9 in stolen bases. Juniors Sam Christie and Colin Weiss as well as sophomore Josh Everett also will vie for spots in the outfield. Widener was hit hard in the offseason, witnessing the departure of nine pitchers that included three starters. The lone starter returning is sophomore Robert Barth (pictured), who gives the Pride plenty of reason for optimism. The Norristown product had 21 strikeouts versus 11 walks last season and should get more starts in 2013 than the seven he had in 2012. Another pitcher who will be asked to step up is senior Brandon McCloskey, who looks to regain the form he had in 2011. That season, he went 5-0 with a 2.50 ERA and landed a spot as the Conference’s Player of the Week. Last year, he saw most of his time coming out of the bullpen but still pitched strong with a 3-3 record and a .295 opponents batting average. Sophomore Marc Noyalis appeared in 12 games with 16 strikeouts over 18 innings and returns in top form. Senior Michael Bonagura is back after red-shirting last season due to injury. The Pride’s newcomers include Charles Kaenzig, Brendan Glass, Peter Pulhac, Alec O’Dell, Joseph Santone, Joseph LaGrossa, Shawn Barton, Dominick Mancuso, Nicholas Moeltner, Pat Rodier, Alex Barclay, Kristopher Bornholdt, Craig Lager, James Liscio, Glenn Stanners, Jake Tackett and Kevin Scisorek. 2013 Home Games Widener for the second straight year opens the campaign outside of Florida as it Tue. Mar. 12 Rutgers-Camden 3:00 pm Fri. Mar. 15 Lebanon Valley * 3:30 pm battles St. Mary’s (MD) in a three-game series February 23-24 in St. Mary’s, MD. Tue. Mar. 19 Neumann 3:30 pm The Pride then head to Florida for six games in as many days that include re-matches Wed. Mar. 20 Keystone 3:30 pm against Heidelberg, Ohio Northern and Kenyon. Widener upended then No. 12 HeiFri. Mar. 22 Arcadia * 3:30 pm delberg last season, marking the third straight year and fourth season in the last five it Sat. Mar. 30 Alvernia * (DH) Noon Tue. Apr. 2 TCNJ 3:30 pm defeated a ranked opponent in Florida. Fri. Apr. 5 Stevenson * 3:30 pm League play opens March 15 in Chester against Lebanon Valley and ends April 27 at Fri. Apr. 12 Albright * 3:30 pm home versus Messiah. Wed. Apr. 17 Immaculata 3:30 pm The top four teams advance to the conference tournament, which is May 2-4 in West Sat. Apr. 20 Elizabethtown * (DH) Noon Tue. Apr. 23 Rowan 3:30 pm Lawn, PA. Sat. Apr. 27 Messiah * (DH)

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Michael Bonagura

Senior • Pitcher • 6-1 • R/R • Somerdale, NJ • Paul VI As a Junior in 2012: Did not play due to injury. As a Sophomore in 2011: Appeared in six games with nine strikeouts... Allowed no runs in three of his appearances against Scranton, Swarthmore and Washington (MD). As a Freshman in 2010: Appeared in two games for his first letter... Allowed no earned runs in 2 2/3 innings... Retired all three batters faced vs. The College of New Jersey (4/6). Notes: Majoring in Hospitality Management.

G/GS CG IP H R ER BB SO SV W-L ERA 2010 2/0 0 2.2 2 4 0 4 1 0 0-0 0.00 2011 6/0 0 10.2 13 13 13 7 9 0 0-0 10.97 2012 DNP-Injured Totals 8/0 0 13.1 15 17 13 11 10 0 0-0 8.78

Dennis Hocker

Senior • Catcher • 6-1 • R/R • Coral Springs, FL • Coral Springs Charter As a Junior in 2012: Named first team All-Commonwealth Conference... Started in 36 of 38 games played at third base, designated hitter and catcher... With 35 hits in 119 at-bats, he ended with a .294 batting average... Had six doubles, one triple and finished second on the team with five home runs to go towards 26 RBI and a .487 slugging percentage... Recorded 62 putouts and 55 assists... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll. As a Sophomore in 2011: Named Commonwealth Conference Baseball Player of the Week (4/4)... Appeared in 37 games with 36 starts... Ended fourth in the league with 12 doubles, including two against Milwaukee School of Engineering (3/3) and Washington-MD (3/30)... Batted 4-for-4 against Lyndon State (3/12)... Finished with a .403 on-base percentage and a .484 slugging percentage... Closed with 136 putouts... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll. As a Freshman in 2010: Played in 36 games with 34 starts... Finished tied for second in the conference with five home runs... Went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI vs. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG TCNJ (4/6)... Finished 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI vs. Mes- 2010 36/34 118 23 36 3 0 5 26 18 1/1 .305 siah (5/6)... Went 2-for-3 vs. Johnson & Wales (3/4)... Had a 10-game 2011 37/36 122 27 39 12 1 2 24 16 0/0 .320 hitting streak, during which he batted .424 (14-for-33). 2012 38/36 119 21 35 6 1 5 26 17 0/0 .294 Totals 111/106 359 71 110 21 2 12 76 51 1/1 .306 Notes: Majoring in Accounting.

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Matt Hone

Senior • Shortstop/Third Base • 5-11 • R/R • Newtown, PA • Council Rock North As a Junior in 2012: Started in 37 of 38 games, including 35 starts at shortstop... Had 26 hits, four doubles and a .210 batting average... Scored 17 times and totaled 14 RBI... Ended 7-for-9 in stolen base attempts... Recorded 42 putouts and 89 assists to end with an .891 fielding percentage. As a Sophomore in 2011: Appeared in 32 games with 23 starts... Went 3-for-3 against Lebanon Valley (3/19)... Had four stolen bases... Finished with a .359 on-base percentage and a .307 slugging percentage. As a Freshman in 2010: Played in 16 games with five starts... Hit .405 with a .452 on-base percentage and a .541 slugging percentage... Hit .571 in four games in Florida... Went G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG 3-for-3 with two RBI in game two vs. Farmingdale State (3/2)... Finished 2010 16/5 37 5 15 3 1 0 9 3 0/0 .405 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI vs. Rose Hulman (3/3). 2011 32/23 88 12 23 4 0 0 16 12 4/6 .261 Notes: Majoring in Finance. 2012 38/37 124 17 26 4 0 0 14 10 7/9 .210 Totals 86/65 249 34 64 11 1 0 39 25 11/15 .257

Brandon McCloskey

Senior • Pitcher • 6-4 • R/R • Belford, NJ • Middletown North As a Junior in 2012: Appeared in nine games with two starts, ending the season 3-3... Struck out 14 batters over 25 innings pitched. As a Sophomore in 2011: Appeared in seven games with six starts... Allowed 10 earned runs and struck out 13 over 36 innings... Struck out four and allowed just one hit over six scoreless innings against Lyndon State (3/12)... Finished the season 5-0... Named Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Week (3/8). As a Freshman in 2010: Appeared in five games with one start for first letter... Finished with a 1.59 ERA, allowing just two earned runs over 11 1/3 innings... Allowed just one G/GS CG IP H R ER BB SO SV W-L ERA earned run over seven innings in a start vs. Delaware Valley (4/28). 2010 5/1 0 11.1 10 3 2 0 6 0 0-0 1.59 Notes: Majoring in Civil Engineering.

2011 7/6 0 36.0 30 12 10 10 13 0 5-0 2.50 2012 9/2 0 25.0 31 21 16 9 14 0 3-3 5.76 Totals 21/9 0 72.1 71 36 28 19 33 0 8-0 3.48

Sam Christie

Junior • Outfielder • 5-10 • L/L • Upper Darby, PA • Monsignor Bonner As a Sophomore in 2012: Competed in 15 games with six starts... Made 17 putouts and had four assists to end with a 1.000 fielding percentage... Ended 2-for-2 in stolen bases. As a Freshman in 2011: Appeared in 14 games for his first letter... Had hits against Hanover (2/27) and Washington-MD (3/30)... Notched a .750 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage. Notes: Majoring in Business Management.

G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG 2011 14/0 3 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0/0 .667 2012 15/6 25 5 2 1 0 0 0 5 2/2 .080 Totals 29/6 28 10 4 2 0 0 1 6 2/2 .143

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Brendan O’Brien

Senior • Outfielder • 5-10 • R/R • Coatesville, PA • Alvernia Univ. As a Junior in 2012: Started in 31 of 34 games played, ending with a .299 batting average and 32 hits... Hit eight doubles, amassed 22 RBI and crossed the plate 24 times... Ended the season 7-for-9 in stolen base attempts... Recorded 55 putouts... Had three hits and three RBI vs. Penn State Brandywine (4/11). As a Sophomore in 2011: Appeared in 21 games with three starts... Scored three runs and had two RBI against Lyndon State (3/12)... Notched two stolen bases and no G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG caught stealings. 2011 21/3 18 10 2 1 0 0 2 4 2/2 .111 Notes: Majoring in Sport Man- 2012 34/31 107 24 32 8 1 0 22 10 7/9 .299 agement. Totals 55/34 125 34 34 9 1 0 24 14 9/11 .272

Michael Riverso

Junior • Outfielder/First Base • 6-1 • L/L • Philadelphia, PA • Neumann-Goretti As a Sophomore in 2012: Started in 27 of the 28 games competed in, ending with a .310 batting average and a .369 slugging percentage... Tallied 26 hits in 84 at-bats with 13 RBI and 31 total bases... Recorded 16 walks and was hit by a pitch 10 times to go towards his .473 on-base percentage... Closed 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts... Recorded 37 putouts with three assists and only one error, giving him a .976 fielding percentage... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll. As a Freshman in 2011: Played in 21 games with 11 starts... Went 2-for-2 with two runs and three RBI against Hanover (2/27). G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG Notes: Majoring in Finance. 2011 21/11 37 6 10 1 0 0 11 10 0/0 .270 2012 28/27 84 19 26 3 1 0 13 16 3/4 .310 Totals 49/38 121 25 36 4 1 0 24 26 3/4 .298

Kyle Summers

Junior • Second Base • 5-8 • R/R • Mohnton, PA • Governor Mifflin As a Sophomore in 2012: Started in 19 of the 20 games played in, primarily at second base... Finished with a .333 batting average, coming from 19 hits in 57 at-bats... Ended 2-for-3 in stolen base attempts... Made 38 putouts to go with 43 assists, finishing with a .942 fielding percentage... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll. As a Freshman in 2011: Appeared in five games for his first letter... Had a hit against Alvernia (4/17). Notes: Majoring in Civil Engineering. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG 2011 5/0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0/0 .333 2012 20/19 57 10 19 0 0 0 6 6 2/3 .333 Totals 25/19 60 12 20 0 0 0 7 7 2/3 .333

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Colin Weiss

Junior • Outfielder • 5-11 • R/R • Red Hill, PA • Upper Perkiomen As a Sophomore in 2012: Played in 24 G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG contests with 12 starts, totaling nine 2011 5/0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1 .000 45 9 9 2 0 0 7 4 4/6 .200 hits, two doubles, seven RBI and four 2012 24/12 Totals 29/12 46 11 9 2 0 0 7 4 5/7 .196 stolen bases... Had two hits, a double and three RBI vs. King’s (4/18)... Totaled three hits at Keystone (4/23)... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll. As a Freshman in 2011: Appeared in five games for his first letter... Tallied one stolen base at Arcadia (4/30). Notes: Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Robert Barth

Sophomore • Pitcher • 5-11 • R/R • Norristown, PA • Pope John Paul II As a Freshman in 2012: Appeared in G/GS CG IP H R ER BB SO SV W-L ERA 13 games with seven starts... Ended the 2012 13/7 0 52.2 55 33 29 11 21 0 2-2 4.96 season with a 4.96 ERA, giving up 29 earned runs over 52/2 innings pitched... Recorded 21 strikeouts versus only 11 walks. Notes: Majoring in Business Management.

Josh Everett

Sophomore • Outfield • 6-1 • R/R • Harveys Lake, PA • Lake-Lehman As a Freshman in 2012: Played in seven G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG games with four starts for his first letter... 2012 7/4 10 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0/0 .400 Had four hits in 10 at bats... Recorded nine putouts with seven assists. Notes: Majoring in Chemical Engineering.

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Marc Noyalis

Sophomore • Pitcher/First Base • 6-3 • R/R • Dallas, PA • Dallas As a Freshman in 2012: Appeared in 12 G/GS CG IP H R ER BB SO SV W-L ERA games, finishing 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA... 2012 12/0 0 18.0 20 11 6 11 16 0 1-1 3.00 Allowed six earned runs over 18 innings pitched... Recorded 16 strikeouts... Struck out three on three different occasions. Notes: Majoring in Chemical Engineering.

Matt Scherer

Sophomore • Shortstop/Third Base • 5-10 • R/R • Havertown, PA • Haverford As a Freshman in 2012: Played in nine G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG games with six starts... Scored five runs 2012 9/6 21 5 2 0 0 0 1 4 0/0 .095 and walked four times... Recorded 12 assists and an .813 fielding percentage. Notes: Majoring in Sport Management.

Alex Barclay

Freshman • C • 6-1 • R/R • Crofton, MD • Archbishop Spalding

Personal: Majoring in Civil Engineering.

Freshman • C • 6-1 • R/R • Wyndmoor, PA • Springfield

Freshman • Pitcher • 5-11 • R/R • Mullica Township, NJ • Oakcrest Personal: Majoring in Civil Engineering.

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Brendan Glass

Freshman • P • 6-0 • R/R • West Deptford, NJ • West Deptford

Personal: Majoring in Psychology/PrePhysical Therpy.

Charles Kaenzig

Freshman • Pitcher • 5-10 • R/R • Minersville, PA • Minersville

Personal: Majoring in Finance.

Kristopher Bornholdt

Shawn Barton

Personal: Majoring in Accounting.

Craig Lager

Freshman • Pitcher • 6-1 • R/R • Doylestown, PA • Central Bucks E. Personal: Majoring in Accounting.

THE 2013 PRIDE Joseph LaGrossa

Freshman • Second Base • 5-7 • L/R • Cherry Hill, NJ • Cherry Hill East Personal: Majoring in Engineering.

Dominic Mancuso

Freshman • Pitcher • 5-10 • L/L • Washington Twp., NJ • Gloucester Catholic Personal: Majoring in Business Management.

Freshman • Pitcher • 5-10 • L/L • Easton, PA • Easton

Nicholas Moeltner

Senior • Pitcher • 6-1 • R/R • Orefield, PA • Eastern Univ.

Personal: Majoring in Civil Engineering.

Alex O’Dell

James Liscio

Personal: Majoring in Civil Engineering.

Peter Pulhac

Freshman • Outfield • 5-11 • R/R • Edgewood, MD • Bayard Rustin

Junior • Pitcher • 6-2 • R/R • Bordentown, NJ • Mercer County CC

Personal: Majoring in Criminal Justice.

Personal: Majoring in Environmental Science.

Pat Rodier

Freshman • Third Base • 5-10 • R/R • Mount Laurel, NJ • Lenape Personal: Majoring in Finance.

Kevin Scisorek

Freshman • OF/P • 5-7 • B/L • Blackwood, NJ • Gloucester Catholic Personal: Majoring in Accounting.

Freshman • Pitcher • 6-1 • R/R • Hillsborough, NJ • Hillsborough

Glenn Stanners

Junior • Pitcher • 6-1 • R/R • Brookhaven, PA • DelCo CC

Personal: Majoring in Biology.

Jake Tackett

Joseph Santore

Personal: Majoring in Sport Management.

Freshman • 1B/C • 6-3 • L/R • Collingswood, NJ • Collingswood Personal: Majoring in Civil Engineering.

WIDENER PRIDE

2012 STATS Name G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A AVG. SLUG% OB% Bill Hollingsworth 39-39 141 30 55 14 1 1 31 16 19 6-9 .390 .525 .472 Sean Saverio 38-38 144 36 52 10 3 1 29 21 11 3-3 .361 .493 .456 Dan Sieracki 39-39 154 34 52 11 1 6 36 15 23 5-5 .338 .539 .399 Michael Riverso 28-27 84 19 26 3 1 0 13 16 11 3-4 .310 .369 .473 Brendan O’Brien 34-31 107 24 32 8 1 0 22 10 23 7-9 .299 .393 .414 Dennis Hocker 38-36 119 21 35 6 1 5 26 17 18 0-0 .294 .487 .386 Nick Cook 26-21 79 12 22 6 1 2 16 10 24 1-1 .278 .456 .374 Eric Von Stetina 27-26 88 22 23 4 0 0 15 15 11 7-10 .261 .307 .405 Matt Hone 38-37 124 17 26 4 0 0 14 10 16 7-9 .210 .242 .313 -------------Josh Everett 7-4 10 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0-0 .400 .400 .500 Kyle Summers 20-19 57 10 19 0 0 0 6 6 8 2-3 .333 .333 .409 Andrew Gehringer 10-7 26 5 6 0 0 0 2 2 8 1-1 .231 .231 .355 Colin Weiss 24-12 45 9 9 2 0 0 7 4 9 1-1 .200 .244 .269 Andrew Farris 12-3 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0-0 .133 .133 .278 Matt Scherer 9-6 21 5 2 0 0 0 1 4 4 0-0 .095 .095 .269 Sam Christie 15-6 25 5 2 1 0 0 0 5 6 2-2 .080 .120 .281 Scott Merz 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 .000 .000 .000 Total 39 1241 251 367 69 9 15 220 155 195 48-62 .296 .402 .399 Opponents 39 1284 227 372 73 17 4 188 124 197 47-61 .290 .382 .362

Name G/GS CG IP H R ER BB SO OPBA SHO W-L SV ERA Jason Ferrie 11/8 2 60.0 58 30 15 17 33 .245 0 4-3 1 2.25 Joe Sessa 9/6 0 34.1 53 28 17 18 22 .356 0 0-2 0 4.46 Robert Barth 13/7 0 52.2 55 33 29 11 21 .262 0 2-2 0 4.96 Rick Kazigian 12/7 1 41.1 55 34 26 12 28 .304 1 4-4 2 5.66 Brandon McCloskey 9/2 0 25.0 31 21 16 9 14 .295 0 3-3 0 5.76 -------------Marc Noyalis 12/0 0 18.0 20 11 6 11 16 .278 0 1-1 0 3.00 Matt Day 9/2 0 17.0 19 10 8 8 13 .292 0 0-0 0 4.24 Craig Ricks 7/2 1 18.1 24 12 9 3 15 .296 0 2-1 0 4.42 Salvatore Spera 8/2 0 11.1 17 13 6 5 9 .340 0 1-2 0 4.76 Bill Hollingsworth 8/0 0 8.1 10 6 5 8 6 .294 0 1-1 3 5.40 Scott Merz 3/3 0 10.1 12 10 7 8 12 .286 0 0-0 0 6.10 Franco LaBraico 8/0 0 9.0 11 11 11 11 6 .314 0 2-0 0 11.00 Steven Mahoney 4/0 0 3.2 4 5 5 2 2 .250 0 0-0 0 12.27 Brendan O’Brien 1/0 0 1.2 3 3 3 1 0 .429 0 0-0 0 16.20 Totals 39 4 311.0 372 227 163 124 197 .290 1 20-19 6 4.72 Opponents 39 6 308.1 367 251 206 155 195 .296 1 19-20 8 6.01

2013 BASEBALL

RECORDS All-Time Coaching Records

(Listed are Widener’s most recent records. Baseball is the school’s oldest sport, dating to 1866.) Coach Years W-L-T Harry Miller 1965-88 346-187-7 (24 seasons • 540 games) 1965 4-9 1966 4-8 1967 6-8 1968 8-5 1969 8-4 1970 9-4 1971 6-9 1972 7-4 1973 10-4 (MAC champs, ECAC) 1974 18-2 (MAC champs) 1975 16-4 (MAC champs, NCAA) 1976 24-7-1 (NCAA) 1977 23-7-1 (NCAA) 1978 23-6 (MAC champs) 1979 18-10 1980 20-7-1 1981 19-8 (MAC champs, NCAA) 1982 25-9 1983 19-12-1 1984 19-10-1 1985 10-13 1986 18-10-1 1987 16-16 1988 16-11-1 Bruce Bryde 1989-92 64-57-6 (4 seasons • 127 games) 1989 10-17 1990 20-9-2 1991 20-16-1 1992 14-15-3 Bill Zwann 1993-96 60-66-1 (4 seasons • 127 games) 1993 15-11 1994 16-16 1995 17-18 1996 12-21-1 Sean Matkowski 1997-2003 137-106-5 (7 seasons • 248 games) 1997 17-16-2 1998 17-17 (MAC champs, NCAA) 1999 24-14-2 2000 21-11 2001 21-12 2002 23-16 2003 14-20-1 Steve Carcarey 2004-11 185-124-2 (8 seasons • 311 games) 2004 13-21 2005 23-14 2006 25-13-1 2007 26-16 2008 26-14 2009 21-17-1 (CC champs, NCAA) 2010 27-14 2011 24-15 Mike LaRosa 2012 20-19

David E. Allen ‘65 Award (Team MVP) Art Stang..................................................................................1959 Marlin Berry............................................................................1960 Bob McElroy............................................................................1961 Lou Horner, Lou Palkovics......................................................1962 Bob Gardill..............................................................................1963 John Hamilton, Frank “Skip” Blounts.....................................1964 Dave Allen...............................................................................1965 Charles Marsar.........................................................................1966 Charlie Madison......................................................................1967 Darryl Seward..........................................................................1968 Bill Coleman............................................................................1969 Tony DiBiasse..........................................................................1970 Clay Baldwin............................................................................1971 Jym Van Sciver.........................................................................1972 Steve Ryan.....................................................................1973, 1974 Ken O’Brien.............................................................................1975 Rick Harrison...........................................................................1976 Pete Morrison..........................................................................1977 Tom Miller..............................................................................1978 Dave Oswald............................................................................1979 Tom Robinson.........................................................................1980 Joe Limmina............................................................................1981 Jody Ambrosino.......................................................................1982 Phil DiAngelo................................................................1983, 1984 Dave Amory.............................................................................1985 Mike Laino..............................................................................1986 Mike Murphy..........................................................................1987 Bob Furca......................................................................1988, 1989 Jim Freeman............................................................................1990 Gary Peck.................................................................................1991 Bill Bethel................................................................................1992 Mike Ortolano.........................................................................1993 Keith Dukes.............................................................................1994 John Harrison..........................................................................1995 Chris Ciavatto..........................................................................1996 Lou Spadaccini.........................................................................1997 P.J. Mruczinski........................................................................1998 Tom Kivlin....................................................................1999, 2000 Tony Diorisio..........................................................................2001 Joe Dawkins.............................................................................2002 Zach Taylor.............................................................................2003 Josh McLeod............................................................................2004 Jamie Schild.............................................................................2005 Brian Campbell........................................................................2006 Tristan Harner.........................................................................2007 Matt Fischer.............................................................................2008 Colin McHale..........................................................................2009 Tom Connelly..........................................................................2010 N/A................................................................................2011, 2012

WIDENER PRIDE

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Opponent

Time

at St. Mary’s (MD) (DH) Noon at St. Mary’s (MD) Noon vs. Merchant Marine ^ 1:00 pm vs. Kenyon (DH) ^ 10:00 am vs. Heidelberg ^ 10:00 am vs. Ohio Northern ^ 1:00 pm vs. John Carroll ^ 1:00 pm Rutgers-Camden 3:00 pm Lebanon Valley * 3:30 pm at Lebanon Valley * (DH) Noon Neumann 3:30 pm Keystone 3:30 pm Arcadia * 3:30 pm at Arcadia * (DH) Noon at Swarthmore 3:30 pm at Alvernia * 3:30 pm Alvernia * (DH) Noon TCNJ 3:30 pm at Penn State Berks 3:30 pm Stevenson * 3:30 pm at Stevenson * (DH) Noon at Gwynedd-Mercy 4:00 pm Albright * 3:30 pm at Albright * (DH) Noon at Johns Hopkins 3:30 pm Immaculata 3:30 pm at Elizabethtown * 3:30 pm Elizabethtown * (DH) Noon Rowan 3:30 pm at Messiah * 3:30 pm Messiah * (DH) Noon Commonwealth Conference Tournament (West Lawn, PA)

* Commonwealth Conference game ^ Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic (Fort Myers, FL) Home games in Bold Schedule is Subject to Change