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2 0 1 4 M E D I A G U I D E teaching faith building community serving others iona preparatory school 255 wilmot road new rochelle, n.y. 10804 914-632-0714 www.ionaprep.org BASEBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS MISSION STATEMENT Iona Prep Varsity Baseball Team ............................... Cover Aerial View of Iona Prep Baseball Field ...........Inside Cover Iona Preparatory School educates young men to be Quick Facts/ Mission Statement .........................................1 Welcome / Administration ...................................................2 moral, ethical leaders, developing the whole person in Iona Prep Athletics..............................................................3 the heritage of Blessed Edmund Rice and the American Coaching Staff Profile ......................................................4-5 Catholic tradition to be lifelong learners, responsible to 2014 Players Profile ......................................................6-10 Where they have gone ..................................................... 11 their commitment of service to others, confident in their 2014 Varsity Roster ..........................................................12 self-worth, while being supported by a challenging and 2014 Freshmen & JV Rosters ..........................................13 2014 Varsity Fall Ball ...................................................14-15 innovative college-preparatory curriculum in relationship 2014 Seniors ...............................................................16-17 with a dedicated and caring faculty and community. 2014 Spring Training ...................................................18-19 Varsity in Action ..........................................................20-21 2014 Schedule................................................... Back Cover PROGRAM Program • 3 Baseball Teams – Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshmen • All Teams play a 24 game spring schedule • Varsity plays an 18 game fall schedule • All Teams participate in the Catholic High School Athletic QUICK FACTS Association • Annual Spring Trip to Florida for the Varsity Team Affiliation: ........................................CHRISTIAN BROTHERS • Catholic High School City Championships 2003, 2012 Location/ Enrollment: ..................... New Rochelle, NY/767 • Archdiocesan Championship 1995, 1999, 2002, 2003 Nickname: ............................................................... GAELS • Division Championship 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, Colors: ...................................................MAROON / GOLD 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 Conference: ............................................................CHSAA President: .......................................BR.THOMAS R. LETO Principal: ..................................... MRS. MAUREEN KIERS FACILITIES Director of Communications: ............. VICTOR CRISTIANO Director of Admissions: ............. BARBARA ROBERTSON • 1 Game Field with Dugouts & Scoreboard Director of Athletics: ............................BERNIE MAHONEY • 1 Practice Infield Dean of Academics: .................................SUSAN NATALE • 2 Outdoor Batting Cages Asst. Director of Athletics: .....................JOHN BARBEZAT • 1 Indoor Electric Suspension Batting Cage Equipment Manager/Asst. JV Coach: ....... BRIAN BROWN • 2 Gyms for Indoor Workouts Athletic Trainer: ...................................... KATE ANGELONI • 2 Indoor Pitching Mounds Alumni Coordinator: .........................MARY LOU PAGANO • 8 Protective Pitcher / Fielder Screens Chief Advancement Officer: ......................... MARK E. HOGAN Academic/Athletic Administrative Assistant: ............... APRIL ROBBINS MAINTENANCE Playing Surface: .....................................................GRASS Athletic Office: .......................Tel. 914-632-0714 – Ext 254 1 IONA PREP Dedicated to transforming young men into moral and ethical leaders for today’s world, Iona Preparatory offers a distinctive college preparatory experience. Our first strength is our heritage. Established as a Catholic school in 1916 by the Christian Brothers, Iona firmly bases its educational edifice on Catholic values. The Brothers chose football to be our school’s first interscolastic ADMINISTRATION sport. Upon this foundation, Iona provides an innovative, rigorous, relevant, academic education- grounded in the Essential Elements Spring, 2014, is finally here! We can now hear that wonderful of an Edmund Rice Christian Brothers Education. At Iona Prep, we sound that lets us know that the warmer weather is getting closer - that unmistakable sound - the sound of “the crack of nurture the spirit, the mind, and the body in a community that values the bat!” The “boys of summer” are hard at it: practicing, plan- both active faith and principled action. The Iona experience prepares ning and executing - all so we can have another remarkable graduates for successful college experiences and lives of meaning year on the diamond. As I walk around our campus, I see and purpose. Iona Prep has a strong college placement record. first-hand the time and effort our coaches put in to bringing BROTHER out the best in our athletes. Each of our young men have One hundred percent Iona Prep graduates are attending four- THOMAS R. LETO President been blessed by God with their gifts and their talents. Under year colleges and universities. Well prepared for the challenges of the direction of Head Coach Ryan Mahoney and his staff, higher education, Iona Prep alumni are found at some of the nation’s each player is honing his ability to be the best possible base- top schools; as close as New Rochelle, as far away as Stanford in ball player he can. Hours of hard work, dedication and team California, and University of Bocconi in Milan, Italy. work will once again bring accolades to Iona Prep Baseball! I look forward to watching our Gaels take on all challengers Each year, Iona’s young men are honored with national and bring another successful season to our school commu- merit distinction, AP Scholar recognition, National Honor Society nity. Join me around the diamond to cheer on the home team enrollment, and Con-Edison Scholar-Athlete awards. In the most and celebrate another great season! Go Gaels! recent years 2012 & 2013, our graduating classes have been offered in excess of $32 million dollars in academic scholarships. The 2014 baseball spring season is upon us; after a long At Iona Prep, we offer 15 Advanced Placement (AP) college winter we are happy to have our athletes outside. Our ath- courses in addition to our rigorous base curriculum. letic program is one of which we are very proud and the baseball team is an intrinsic piece of that program. They are DIRECTORY of ATHLETICS a motivated and dedicated group of young men, supported by high-caliber coaches who care about their players and Athletic Director ..........Bernie Mahoney ....... [email protected] MAUREEN have incredible knowledge of the sport. I encourage our Asst. Athletic Director . John Barbezat .......... [email protected] KIERS families to support the team and thank them for all they do Equipment Manager ....Brian Brown ............. [email protected] Principal for Iona Prep. Have fun and good luck – Go Gaels! Athletic Trainer ...........Kate Angeloni ........... [email protected] Alumni Coordinator .....Mary Lou Pagano ..... [email protected] Football ......................Vic Quirolo ............... [email protected] Welcome to our 2014 season. Being a part of Iona Baseball .....................Ryan Mahoney ......... [email protected] baseball allows each one of us to be a part of some- Basketball ..................Vic Quirolo ............... [email protected] thing very special. The core values of hard work both Lacrosse ....................Rick Trizano ............. [email protected] in the classroom and on the field remain the foun- Hockey .......................Charles Berger ......... [email protected] dation of a successful program. With the winter fi- Wrestling ....................Tom Straehle ............ [email protected] nally behind us we all look forward to the sights and Soccer .......................Mario Aceto .............. [email protected] sounds of baseball. BERNIE Track .........................Jan Mitchell ............. [email protected] MAHONEY We welcome all of our new players and their fami- Golf ...........................Kevin O’Meara ......... [email protected] Athletic Director Tennis ........................Kevin O’Rourke ........ ko’[email protected] lies, as well as our new coaches to the Iona program. Swimming...................Maura O’Grady ......... [email protected] Best of luck to our players and staff. As the saying Volleyball ...................Nick Ambroselli ........ [email protected] goes, let’s hope good things come to those who work Crew ..........................Vinny Houston .......... [email protected] hard. Have a great season. GO GAELS 2 ATHLETICS At Iona, we believe that health and physical fitness are an important part of leading an active, productive, fulfilling life. In addition to the health and physical education requirements of our curriculum, students have many opportunities for competitive and recreational sports through our interscholastic and intramural athletic offerings. Students at Iona find that it is possible to excel in academics while also being committed to athletics. Iona offers more than 16 interscholastic sports at freshman, junior varsity and varsity levels that