2016 ECC Baseball Championship May 12
May 14
No. 2 Dowling d. No. 3 Molloy, 8-6 No. 4 Bridgeport d. No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas, 6-3 (10 inn.) at Shirley, N.Y.
No. 4 Bridgeport d. No. 3 Molloy, 14-12 No. 4 Bridgeport d. No. 2 Dowling, 6-4 at Shirley, N.Y.
May 13
May 15 - Final
No. 3 Molloy d. No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas, 3-2 No. 2 Dowling d. No. 4 Bridgeport, 4-3 at Shirley, N.Y.
No. 2 Dowling d. No. 4 Bridgeport, 3-2 at Shirley, N.Y.
Past Champions 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Dowling St. Rose Adelphi Adelphi St. Rose Adelphi Adelphi Queens Concordia Concordia Molloy Concordia Dowling
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
New Haven Dowling Dowling Adelphi C.W. Post Adelphi C.W. Post Dowling Dowling St. Thomas Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas Dowling
UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT No. Name
Coach Joe Tonelli
Anthony Alicki
Zach Burger
1 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 40 44 48
Ben Torres Daren Grabowski Dylan Steigerwald Stephen DiNicola Cam Overbaugh Tom Rinaldi Casey Ouellette Ray Kreiger Mark Hirschbeck Tyler Theiss Isaiah Rivera Anthony Alicki Denis Lyman Matt Van Riper Mike Owens Tyler Gambardella Andrew Oswald Jake Russo Casey McCone Zach Burger Dave Egeland Alex Rauso Sal Trovato Matt Alicki Denis Berardi Adam Thayer Henry Jacobs Anthony Semonella Jonathan Brooks Alec Brown Mark Komarmi Jason Burger
Yr
Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Gr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Gr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr.
Pos
OF OF/C IF IF OF IF C/OF P OF C OF P P P P OF P IF IF IF/OF P/IF C P P P P P P P P IF P
B/T
L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R
Ht
6-2 5-7 5-9 5-11 6-4 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-10 5-7 6-0 5-9 6-5 6-1 6-1 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-4 5-10 6-1 6-5 6-1 5-10
Hometown/Previous School
Hollywood, Fla./Nova Berlin, Conn./Berlin Holbrook, N.Y./ St. John the Baptist Rochester, N.Y./Monroe CC Catskill, N.Y./ Columbia Greene CC Waterbury, Conn./ Central Conn. State New Canaan, Conn./ New Canaan Derby, Conn./ Central Conn. St. Trumbull Conn./ Central Conn. St. Deer Park, N.Y./ Deer Park Newington, Conn./Pace U. Milford, Conn/Western Okla. State Kingston, N.Y./ Lee University Elmwood Park, N.J./ Bergen CC Pottstown, Penn. / Pope John Paul II West Haven, Conn./ West Haven St. James, N.Y./Smithtown East Orange, Conn./ Central Conn. St. Milford, Conn./ Foran Orlando, Fla./Louisiana Tech Toms River, N.J./Brookdale CC Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull Deer Park, N.Y./ Deer Park Milford, Conn./Foran Brewster, N.Y./Manhattanville Ansonia, Conn./ Ansonia Bedford Hills, N.Y./ Dean CC Levittown, N.Y./ Division Avenue Stratford, Conn./Stratford South Salem, N.Y./Louisburg CC Bridgeport, Conn./ Notre Dame-Fairfield Orlando, Fla./Palm Beach State
Head Coach: Joe Tonelli (5th Season) Assistant Coaches: Mike DeLellis, Josh Parrow, and Richie Benese
Casey McCone
Quick Facts Location: Bridgeport, Conn. Founded: 1927 Enrollment: 4,800 Nickname: Purple Knights
Colors: Purple and White President: Neil Albert Salonen Director of Athletics: Anthony Vitti
Did You Know?
• The University of Bridgeport women’s gymnastics team has won six of the last nine USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Team Championships. • Former UB men’s swimmer Ruben Gimenez was selected as the NCAA Division II National At-Large Academic All-America of the Year in 2015 and 2016 and was honored with an NCAA Top Top Award in 2016. • The Bridgeport baseball team earned its first-ever NCAA Tournament bid in May of 2016. • Bridgeport baseball Head Coach, Joe Tonelli, recorded his 300th career victory on May 8th. • UB’s women’s swimming team captured its first Metropolitan Conference title in February of 2016.
About Bridgeport
An international, doctoral intensive comprehensive university, with award-winning academic programs, at the University of Bridgeport, the New England’s fastest growing university, students can earn degrees in a variety of innovative undergraduate and graduate degree programs. UB is among America’s strong international universities with 25 percent of our students coming from overseas. The University’s commitment to educate students from throughout the world is recognized in the US News and World Report issue on colleges. With students from more than 80 countries who are active in student government, publications and clubs, the University of Bridgeport prides itself in being a real world experience in globalization. Through its International Programs, the University provides academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities which support the University’s commitment to promote global citizenship and a commitment to public service. There are 200 full- and part-time faculty, including Fulbright Scholars, National Science Foundation Fellows, Ford Fellows, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellows, American Council for Learned Societies Scholars and Phi Beta Kappa Scholars. Known for its competent, committed, caring faculty, the University prides itself on its student-faculty ratio of 11:1. It also takes pride in its commitment to diversity. Some 32 percent of its students are members of minorities. Committed to creating new learning venues, the University of Bridgeport’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and its Office of Distance Learning pioneered the first online graduate degree program in the State of Connecticut. A variety of online courses and certificate programs are
LIU POST No. Name 1 Johnny Dehler 3 Joe Spitaleri 4 Jimmy Mendyk 5 Dave Brehm 6 Michael Greene 7 Ryan Dalton 8 Sal Geraci 10 Pat McCabe 11 Matt Bowers 12 John Michelli 13 Robert Paccione 14 Jake DeCarli 15 Thomas Asbaty 16 Kenny Daley 17 Brian Tinney 19 Noah Lorenzo 20 Zach Fritz 21 Mike Stiles 22 Dave Anholzer 23 Rob Andreoli 24 Justin Hurd 25 Kyle Fagan 26 Jon Capobianco 27 Jack Laudani 28 David Marmann 29 Chris Anderson 30 Mike Castagnaro 31 Joe Piscitelli 32 Dan Jagiello 33 Kurt Rissland 34 Kevin Dolan 35 Brian Kavanagh 36 Matthew Gutleber 37 Greg Haynes 39 Julien Arcos 41 Nick Schoen 44 Anthony Vaglica 48 Mike Lazos 49 James Varela 52 Michael Manzione
Yr R-Fr. Jr. So. So. So. So. So. Fr. Sr. So. R-So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Fr. So. So.
Pos OF SS IF OF IF C IF P IF P P P C OF P P 1B P P OF OF C/OF C P P P P OF P P OF P IF P P P C P P 1B
B/T L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R L/R L/L R/R R/R L/L L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R
Ht 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-8 5-6 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-2 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-2 5-8 6-3 6-6 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-2
Hometown/Previous School Stewart Manor, N.Y./Chaminade Levittown, N.Y./Lackawanna Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge Bohemia, N.Y./Connetquot Stewart Manor, N.Y./Kellenberg Bohemia, N.Y./St. John the Baptist Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea Whitestone, N.Y./St. Francis Prep Commack, N.Y./Commack Higganum, Conn./Daddam-Killingworth Randolph, N.J./Randolph Glenwood Landing, N.Y./North Shore Farmingdale, N.Y./St. Anthony’s Massapequa Park, N.Y./St. John the Baptist East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue West Islip, N.Y./West Islip North Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur Manorville, N.Y./Eastport-South Manor Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove Smithtown, N.Y./Dowling Jericho, N.Y./Jericho West Islip, N.Y. / West Islip Farmingdale, N.Y. / St. Dominic’s Levittown, N.Y. / Division West Islip, N.Y. / West Islip Franklin Square, N.Y. / Kellenberg Oakdale, N.Y. / St. John the Baptist East Meadow, N.Y. / East Meadow Douglaston, N.Y. / Holy Cross New Hyde Park, N.Y. / New Hyde Park Glenwood Landing, N.Y. / Chaminade Hicksville, N.Y./Old Westbury Franklin Square, N.Y./USC Upstate Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppauge Levittown, N.Y./Division Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove
Coach Mike Gaffney
Rob Andreoli
Jake DeCarli
Head Coach: Mike Gaffney (3rd Season) Assistant Coaches: Rob Cafiero, Jamie Loeb, and Daniel Parisi
Quick Facts Location: Brookville, N.Y. Founded: 1954 Enrollment: 8,472 Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Green and Gold President: Dr. Kimberly R. Kline Director of Athletics: Bryan Collins
Anthony Vaglica
Did You Know?
• The LIU Post baseball team is returning to the East Coast Conference Championship for the first time since 2015. • The Pioneers last won an ECC title in 2010, walking off to a 6-5 extra-inning victory. • Entering the tournament, the Pioneers are just six wins away from breaking the program’s single-season record for victories. • The Pioneers, who cracked the NCBWA Top-25 at No. 23, were selected fourth in the 2017 ECC Preseason Poll.
About LIU Post
The LIU Post Campus of Long Island University is a private, residential campus in Brookville, New York, offering more than 250 undergraduate and graduate degrees in accountancy, business, computer science, education, liberal arts and sciences, library and information science, health professions and nursing, public service, and visual and performing arts. Founded in 1954, LIU Post offers small classes, state-of-the art facilities and a safe, beautiful campus just 25 miles from Manhattan. Situated on 307 acres on the North Shore of Long Island, the campus features stately historic mansions, redbrick academic buildings, rolling green lawns, and formal gardens. Special campus highlights include wireless classrooms, a writing center, a museum, a recreation center, and one of the largest research libraries in the New York Metropolitan Region. LIU Post’s’ 8,500 undergraduate and graduate students enjoy exceptional health and fitness facilities, more than 80 clubs and 1,000 activities each year, competitive NCAA sports programs and the celebrated Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. More than 85 percent of the LIU Post students receive some form of financial assistance or scholarship. LIU Post’s award-winning Cooperative Education program places students at companies from MTV to American Express as well as government, health care and community service agencies. Our professional experience and Career Planning Office sponsors career fairs with top employers and keeps students in touch with the latest job openings. LIU Post graduates have gone on to become entrepreneurs, executives at major firms, teachers, doctors, artists, scientists and journalists. Many of our more than 100,000 alumni have achieved prominence in society’s most dynamic fields. For more information, visit the LIU Post Web Site at www.liu.edu/post.
MOLLOY COLLEGE No. Name
Coach Joe Fucarino
Ronald Bauer
Brian Murphy
3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 40 44
Yr
Brian Murphy Sr. Joseph Nastasi Jr. James Messina Fr. Jack McCarty Jr. Ronald Bauer Sr. Anthony Alberghina Sr. Sean Hogan Fr. Michael Rahn R-Sr. Ryan Hensley So. Ryan Doerschug So. Austin Nieves Sr. Ryan Dillon Sr. Shawn Klotsche Jr. Anthony Vano Fr. Elijah Leerdam Jr. Kevin Podell Sr. Michael Wall So. Matthew Imbrogno Fr. Anthony Pedraita So. Matt Castaneda R-Sr. Timothy Panetta So. Lucas Burton So. Dominic Danetti Sr. Bobby Kelly R-Sr. Patrick Kennedy Fr. Angelo Navetta Jr. Anthony Galanoudis Sr. Luciano Morello Jr. Jake Saltzman Fr. Anthony Catinella Jr. Justyn Crisostomo Fr. Kevin Hiss Jr.
Pos
IF OF P/IF C P OF C IF IF P OF C/1B P P OF IF C IF P P P P P P P 1B OF P/1B OF P IF P
B/T
R/R R/L R/R R/R R/R L/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/L R/R L/L L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R
Ht
6-3 5-6 6-0 5-11 5-8 6-0 5-8 5-11 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-4 6-0 5-10 5-8 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-5
Hometown/Previous School
Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka South Salem, N.Y./Iona Prep New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Huntington, N.Y./St. Dominic Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville Staten Island, N.Y./Susan E. Wagner East Meadow, N.Y./Holy Trinity Sayville, N.Y./Sayville Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey Commack, N.Y./Commack Glendale, N.Y./Holy Cross Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh Babylon, N.Y./Babylon Jamaica, N.Y./Bayside Wantagh, N.Y./NJIT Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur Glen Cove, N.Y./Chaminade East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow Broad Channel, N.Y./Christ the King Glendale, N.Y./Christ the King Wantagh, N.Y./Dowling Mineola, N.Y./Kellenberg Huntington Station, N.Y./St. Athony’s Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale Hewlett, NY/Nassau CC Old Bethpage, N.Y./Plainview Old Bethpage Middle Village, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream Central Merrick, N.Y./Hofstra
Head Coach: Joe Fucarino (12th Season) Assistant Coaches: Mike Callahan, Pat Brown, Jeffrey Burke, and Joe Holden
Angelo Navetta
Quick Facts Location: Rockville Centre, N.Y. Colors: Maroon and White Founded: 1955 President: Drew Bogner, Ph.D Enrollment: 3,300 Director of Athletics: Susan Cassidy-Lyke Nickname: Lions Did You Know?
• Molloy shortstop Brian Murphy is second in the NCAA with 41 stolen bases. • Head Coach Joe Fucarino record his 300th career win May 6 against LIU Post, which clinched the Lions’ berth in the 2017 East Coast Conference Tournament. • Molloy alum Shea Spitzbarth is second in the California League (Advanced A) with six saves. • The Lions earned their first berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2016.
About Molloy Molloy College is an institution of the Dominican tradition which offers students a rich, multi-dimensional educational experience in an academically challenging environment. We foster critical thinking and creative exploration while preparing students to live and work in the global world of today.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE No. Name 1 Michael Morgan 3 Juan Adorno 4 Angelo Baez 5 Brian Donnelly 7 Joseph Pena 8 Nicholas Lucchese 11 Frankie Moscatiello 12 Greg Dawber 13 Tyler Patane 14 Chris Pennell 15/35 Bobby Morse 16 Alex Mack 17 Andre Jackson 18 Devel Del Priore 19 Joe Signore 20 Nick Pucciarelli 22 Sam Vincenzo 23 Cris Ruiz 24 Chris Cepeda 25 Jesse Nakashian 26 Joe Boland 27 Anthony Yaccarine 28 Mark Shkrelja 29 Anthony Maisano 31 East Assogna 32 Michael Valdes 33 John Bednarek 34 Gregory Morano 36 Ryan Coulon 37 Brian Helft 38 Anthony Shkrelja 41 Scott Hannon 42 DeAngelo Descorbeth 45/44 Rosario Gaggi 47 Giovanni Dingcong 52 Reyan Mustafoski 55 Anthony Morris 67/40 Vincent Timpanelli 75 Donald Hazelton 85 Chad Sinko 88 George Navadel
Yr So. R-Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. R-Jr. So. R-So. Sr. Jr. R-So. Sr. So. R-So. So. R-Sr. R-Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr.
Pos OF OF IF OF IF IF P IF IF/P P IF P OF C IF OF P C P IF/P IF OF OF OF C P P P IF P IF/P P IF P OF P P C P P P
B/T L/L R/R R/R R/R S/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/L L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R
Ht 5-10 6-0 5-8 6-1 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-5 6-2 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-3 5-9 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-9 5-8 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-4 5-8 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-1
Hometown/Previous School Middle Village, N.Y./Holy Cross Brooklyn, N.Y./Beacon Bronx, N.Y./Mount Saint Michael Academy Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream South Brooklyn, N.Y./The Perkiomen School Long Island, N.Y./North Shore Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point Commack, N.Y./Commack Lake Grove, N.Y./Sachem North Mamaroneck, N.Y./Rye Neck Commack, N.Y./Commack Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall Massapequa, N.Y./Holy Trinity Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant Bronx, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell St. Clairsville, Ohio/St. Clairsville Bridgeport, Conn./King Low Haywood Thomas Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Ward Melville Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa Hyde Park, N.Y./Arlington Freehold, N.J./Red Bank Catholic Bedford Hills, N.Y./Fox Lane Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill Burlingame, Calif./Junipera Serra Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson Congers, N.Y./Clarkstown North Lindenhurst, N.Y./St. Anthony’s North Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham Bedford Hills, N.Y./Fox Lane Glendale, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy Cedar Grove, N.J./Bergen Catholic Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Daly City, Calif./The Beacon School Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville New City, N.Y./Clarkstown South Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville East Williston, N.Y./The Wheatley School Latham, N.Y./Shaker El Paso, Texas/Franklin
Coach Scott Muscat
Greg Dawber
Anthony Morris
Head Coach: Scott Muscat (18th Season) Associate Head Coach: Jon Garvey Assistant Coaches: Manny Del Rosario, Kyle Ward, Rich Cesca, Jr. & Matt Kostalos
Quick Facts Location: Sparkill, N.Y. Founded: 1896 Enrollment: 2,200 Nickname: Spartans Did You Know?
Colors: Maroon and Gold President: Dr. Margaret Fitzpatrick Director of Athletics: Gerald Oswald
Joseph Pena
• This season, the Spartans won their fourth ECC Regular Season Championship in the past six seasons (2012, 2013, 2016); they have captured three ECC Tournament titles (2013, 2014, 2015); and are in search of their fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, winning the East Regional Championship in 2014. • The Spartans had the top four home run hitters in the ECC this season (Dingcong 14, Ruiz 7, A. Shkrelja 7, Pena 6 - tied). They also had the league-leaders in batting average (Pena .399), wins (Morris 8), ERA (Moscatiello 1.64), RBIs (Dingcong 39, tied), and strikeouts (Moscatiello 79). • Over the past four seasons, the Spartans have a 20-13 overall post-season record (11-4 ECC; and 9-9 NCAAs). That total includes an impressive 14-5 mark in games when facing elimination.
About St. Thomas Aquinas
The College’s 2,000 full and part time undergraduate students major in one of 31 programs offered in five division areas: The Humanitites; Business Administration; Social Sciences; Natrual Sciences & Mathematics; and Teacher Education. The College offers a full scholarship Honors Program which provides studens with a Summer Study experience at Oxford University in England. In addition there are several study abroud opportunities and strategic alliances designed to offer expanded opportunities for students. For example, students can major in mathematics at St. Thomas for three years and then enter a engineering program at either George Washington University or Manhattan College as part of a dual degree program. St. Thomas Aquinas College now fields 16 NCAA Division II sports, is an active member of the NCAA and supports 200 student-athletes. Men’s sports include: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor). Women’s sports include: basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor). The Spartans’ and Lady Spartan’s teams compete in more than 300 contests annually.
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