2017 ECC Baseball Championship May 11
May 14
No. 2 LIU Post d. No. 3 Bridgeport, 7-1 No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas d. No. 4 Molloy, 6-1 at Uniondale, N.Y.
No. 2 LIU Post d. No. 4 Molloy, 9-7 at Uniondale, N.Y.
May 12
No. 4 Molloy d. No. 3 Bridgeport, 6-4 No. 2 LIU Post d. No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas, 1-0 No. 4 Molloy d. No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas, 6-4 at Uniondale, N.Y.
Past Champions 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Dowling St. Rose Adelphi Adelphi St. Rose Adelphi Adelphi Queens Concordia Concordia Molloy Concordia Dowling New Haven
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Dowling Dowling Adelphi C.W. Post Adelphi C.W. Post Dowling Dowling St. Thomas Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas Dowling LIU Post
UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT No. Name
Coach Joe Tonelli
Logan Allen
Daren Grabowski
Tom Rinaldi
Yr
Pos
1 Ben Torres Sr. OF 3 Daren Grabowski Sr. OF/C 4 Christopher Martucci Jr. P 5 Ryan Tonelli So. P 7 Tom Rinaldi Gr. OF 8 Vincent DeRubeis Fr. IF 9 Matt Rodriguez Fr. IF 10 Eamon Catherina Jr. OF/P 11 Mark Hirschbeck Jr. OF 12 Aiden Burton Jr. C 14 Isaiah Rivera Sr. OF 16 Alec Brown Sr. P 18 Isaiah Mylers Fr. P 19 Logan Allen Fr. IF 22 Andrew Oswald Sr. P 23 Andrew Fancella Fr. P 24 Alex Rauso So. C 25 Conall Roberts Fr. IF 26 Stephen Giambra Fr. C 27 Patrick Palmer Fr. C 28/29 Anthony Martino Fr. P 30 Matt Alicki So. P 31 Dennis Berardi Sr. P 34 Delvin Alvarez Fr. P 35 Jonathan Brooks So. P 44 Mark Komarmi Sr. IF 48 Jason Burger So. P William Jackson RS
B/T
L/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L 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 L/L
Ht
6-2 5-7 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-3 5-1 5-8 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-2
Hometown/Previous School
Hollywood, Fla./Nova HS Berlin, Conn./Berlin HS Ridgefield, N.J./Bergen CC Milford, Conn./Notre Dame West Haven Waterbury, Conn./Central Conn. State Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull New Milford, Conn./New Milford Ridgefield, N.J./Bergen CC Trumbull Conn./Central Conn. State Milford, Conn./Notre Dame West Haven Newington, Conn./Pace U. South Salem, N.Y./Louisburg CC Warwick, R.I./Bishop Hendricksen Magnolia, Texas/Magnolia St. James, N.Y./Smithtown East New Rochelle, N.Y./Mamaroneck Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull Mount Laurel, N.J./Holy Cross Milford, Conn./Platt Tech Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville Milford, Conn./Foran Brewster, N.Y./Manhattanville College Torrington, Conn./Torrington Stratford, Conn./Stratford Bridgeport, Conn./ Notre Dame-Fairfield Orlando, Fla./Palm Beach State Hamden Conn./LIU Brooklyn
Head Coach: Joe Tonelli (6th Season) Assistant Coaches: Mike DeLellis, Josh Parrow, Richie Benes, and Zac Burger
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?
• Along with leading his team to the last two NCAA Division II East Regional titles and a berth in the NCAA Final Four two seasons ago, UB head women’s soccer coach Magnus Nilerud earned his 250th career victory this season. • UB has recently broken ground for a new baseball field adjacent to campus in beautiful Seaside Park. • The University of Bridgeport women’s gymnastics team has won six of the last nine USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Team Championships. • 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 Yr Pos B/T Ht Hometown/Previous School 1 Johnny Dehler R-So. OF L/R 5-11 Garden City, N.Y./Chaminade 3 Joe Spitaleri Sr. SS R/R 6-0 Levittown, N.Y./Lackawanna 4 Jimmy Mendyk Jr. IF R/R 6-0 Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge 5 Dave Brehm Jr. OF R/R 5-11 Bohemia, N.Y./Connetquot 6 Michael Greene Jr. IF R/R 6-0 Stewart Manor, N.Y./Kellenberg 7 Ramger Iglesias Sr. IF S/R 5-10 Bronx, N.Y./Monroe 8 Sal Geraci Jr. IF R/R 5-6 Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point 10 Pat McCabe So. P R/R 5-9 North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon 11 Matthew Gutleber So. IF R/R 6-1 Douglaston, N.Y./Holy Cross 12 Daniel Keane Fr. IF/OF R/R 5-10 Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream North 13 Robert Paccione R-Jr. P R/R 6-2 Commack, N.Y./Commack 14 Tyler Popp Fr. C R/R 6-2 Killingworth, Conn./Hadden-Killingworth 15 Christopher Wasson Fr. IF R/R 6-2 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa 16 Ryan Dalton Fr. C R/R 5-8 Bohemia, N.Y./St. John the Baptist 17 Brian Tinney R-Sr. P L/R 6-0 Farmingdale, N.Y./St. Anthony’s 19 Noah Lorenzo So. P L/L 5-11 Massapequa Park, N.Y./St. John the Baptist 20 Greg Haynes So. P R/R 6-4 New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Memorial 21 Mike Stiles So. P R/R 6-2 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue 22 John Michelli Jr. P R/R 6-0 Whitestone, N.Y./St. Francis Prep 23 Rob Andreoli Sr. OF L/R 6-2 North Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur 25 DeAndrew Robertson Fr. OF R/R 6-0 Roosevelt, N.Y./Roswell (Ga.) 26 Michael Andreoli Fr. P L/L 6-0 Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur 27 Jack Laudani Sr. P R/R 5-11 Smithtown, N.Y./Dowling 28 David Marmann So. P R/R 6-1 Jericho, N.Y./Jericho 31 Joe Piscitelli Jr. OF R/R 5-8 Levittown, N.Y./Division 32 Julien Arcos So. P R/R 6-3 Glenwood Landing, N.Y./Chaminade 33 Kurt Rissland So. P R/R 6-6 Franklin Square, N.Y./Kellenberg 34 Kevin Dolan So. OF R/L 6-0 Oakdale, N.Y./St. John the Baptist 35 Brian Kavanagh Jr. P R/R 6-0 East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow 36 Joseph Valentino Fr. P R/R 6-6 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip 39 Luke O’Mahoney Fr. IF R/R 6-0 Massapequa N.Y./Massapequa 42 Jahsiah Greene Fr. OF R/R 5-10 Amityville, N.Y./Holy Trinity 43 Antonio Deodato Fr. P L/L 6-0 Mineola, N.Y./Wheatley 44 Anthony Vaglica Jr. C R/R 6-1 Franklin Square, N.Y./USC Upstate 45 Jeriel Lantigua Fr. P L/L 6-1 Hewlett, N.Y./Hewlett 48 Mike Lazos So. P R/R 5-11 Smithtown, N.Y. / Hauppauge 49 James Varela Jr. P R/R 6-2 Levittown, N.Y. / Division 52 Michael Manzione Jr. 1B R/R 6-2 Glen Cove, N.Y. / Glen Cove 54 Zach Fritz So. 1B R/R 6-1 East Meadow, N.Y. / East Meadow
Coach Mike Gaffney
Rob Andreoli
Dave Brehm
Head Coach: Mike Gaffney (4th 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: Debbie DeJong
James Varela
Did You Know?
• Junior James Varela is tied for eighth in Division II with 10 victories this season, breaking a new LIU Post program record for single-season victories as well as single-season strikeouts on the mound. • Head coach Mike Gaffney earned his 100th victory of his career against St. Thomas Aquinas College on May 5. • The 28 wins this season marks just the fourth time since 2010 that the Pioneers have won 25+ games. • The Pioneers are looking to capture the school’s third ECC title of the spring season after softball and women’s lacrosse earned conference titles last weekend.
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
Kevin Hiss
Angelo Navetta
Matt Overton
3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 34 35 40 43 44
Mike Nacinovich Joseph Nastasi James Messina Jack McCarty Billy Wildeman Jacob McCarthy Sean Hogan Mike LiVorio Ryan Hensley Ryan Doerschug Matt Overton Shawn Klotsche Anthony Vano Elijah Leerdam Matt Brembs Michael Wall Matthew Imbrogno Anthony Pedraita Iarla Freehill Timothy Panetta Lucas Burton David Lim Patrick Kennedy Angelo Navetta Nick Marino Jake Saltzman Anthony Catinella James Murphy C.J. Schildt Kevin Hiss
Yr
Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Gr. Sr.
Pos
IF OF P/IF C P 3B C OF IF P OF P P OF P C IF P P P P P P 1B OF OF P P P P
B/T
R/R R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/R L/L R/R R/L L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R
Ht
5-10 5-6 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-8 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-4 5-10 6-2 5-10 5-4 6-2 5-10 5-8 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-5
Hometown/Previous School
Flushing/St. Francis Prep South Salem, N.Y./Iona Prep New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Huntington, N.Y./St. Dominic N. Massapequa, NY./Plainedge Northport, N.Y./Northport East Meadow, N.Y./Holy Trinity Bayshore, N.Y./Bayshore Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey Commack, N.Y./Commack Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppauge Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh Babylon, N.Y./Babylon Jamaica, N.Y./Bayside Yonkers, N.Y./Iona Prep/WCC Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur Glen Cove, N.Y./Chaminade Whitestone, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy Broad Channel, N.Y./Christ the King Glendale, N.Y./Christ the King Flushing, N.Y./Cardoza/QCC Huntington Station, N.Y./St. Anthony’s Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage/NCC Old Bethpage, N.Y./Plainview Old Bethpage Middle Village, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy Wantagh, N.Y. / Wantagh/ NCC Hauppauge, N.Y./ Bowling Green Merrick, N.Y./Hofstra
Head Coach: Joe Fucarino (13th Season) Assistant Coaches: Mike Callahan, Joe Holden, Alex Brosnan, and Jeffrey Burke
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?
• Senior Angelo Navetta broke the program’s triples record this season. He has 18 career triples. • Senior Shawn Klotsche has appeared in more games than any pitcher in school history. He is one save away from the program’s saves record. • Shea Spitzbarth (Class of 2017) plays for the Tulsa Drillers, the AA affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. • Jaylen Morris (Class of 2017) signed with the Atlanta Hawks and became the first Molloy basketball player to appear in an NBA game.
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 0 Michael D’Andrea 1 Michael Morgan 2 Dillon Tyler 3 Juan Adorno 4 Angelo Baez 5 Brian Donnelly 6 Jonathan Meaney 7 Joseph Pena 8 Nicholas Lucchese 11 Frankie Moscatiello 12 Kyle Lagrutta 13 Tyler Patane 14 Chris Pennell 15/40 Jeffrey Dominguez 16 Alex Mack 17 Jason Salva 18 Vincent Timpanelli 19 Joe Signore 20 Nick Pucciarelli 22 Bobby Morse 23 Cris Ruiz 24 Chris Cepeda 26 Raymon Sarza 27 Donald Hazelton 28 Mark Shkrelja 29 Anthony Maisano 32 Michael Valdes 33 John Rodriguez 34 Gregory Morano 38 Anthony Shkrelja 41 Scott Hannon 42 Gavin Niland 44 William O’Brien 45 Reyan Mustafoski 47 Giovanni Dingcong 48/75 Christian Allegretti 52 Peter Romano 88 Josten Beato
Yr Fr. Jr. Fr. Gr. So. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. RFr. Jr. So. So. Sr. RJr. RSr. Jr. RJr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. RFr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. RFr.
Pos IF OF OF/P OF IF IF IF IF IF P C IF/P P P P P C IF OF IF C P P/IF P OF OF P P P IF/P P P P P OF P P P
B/T L/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R S/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R L/R L/L 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/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/L
Ht 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-8 6-1 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-5 5-10 6-2 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-9 5-10 5-9 6-3 6-2 5-9 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-4
Hometown/Previous School Stony Point, N.Y./Saint Joseph Regional Middle Village, N.Y./Holy Cross Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne Brooklyn, N.Y./Beacon Bronx, N.Y./Mount Saint Michael Academy Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream South Toms River, N.J./Manchester Township Brooklyn, N.Y./The Perkiomen School Long Island, N.Y./North Shore Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point Commack, N.Y./St. Anthony’s Lake Grove, N.Y./Sachem North Mamaroneck, N.Y./Rye Neck Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall West Haverstraw, N.Y./North Rockland Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville Bronx, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell Commack, N.Y./Commack Bridgeport, Conn./King Low Haywood Thomas Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Ward Melville Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck East Williston, N.Y./The Wheatley School Bedford Hills, N.Y./Fox Lane Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville Burlingame, Calif./Junipera Serra Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond Congers, N.Y./Clarkstown North Bedford Hills, N.Y./Fox Lane Glendale, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy Paramus, N.J./Paramus Catholic Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville Daly City, Calif./The Beacon School Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by-the-Sea Stratford, Conn./Stratford
Coach Scott Muscat
Giovanni Dingcong
Frankie Moscatiello
Head Coach: Scott Muscat (19th Season) Associate Head Coach: Jon Garvey Assistant Coaches: Manny Del Rosario, Kyle Ward, and Andrew Romanella
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 fifth ECC Regular Season Championship in the past seven seasons (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018); they have captured three ECC Tournament titles (2013, 2014, 2015); and are in search of their sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, winning the East Regional Championship in 2014. • Joseph Pena is St. Thomas Aquinas’ career leader in hits (276), runs scored (187), on-base percentage (.492) and walks (170) • Giovanni Dingcong is St. Thomas Aquinas’ career leader in home runs (45), doubles (47) and RBI (175)
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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