Herkimer Baseball Players Moving On

2019 Players Matt Parkinson: College of Charleston, SC-NCAA DI-Scholarship Cam Collett: Wright State, OH-NCAA DI-Scholarship Ben Wager: Binghamton University-NCAA DI-Scholarship Keegan Leffler:UMBC, MD-NCAA DI-Scholarship Brendyn Stillman: St. Bonaventure, NY-NCAA DI-Scholarship Matt Gonzales:Barton College, NC-NCAA DII-Scholarship Brian Forbes: Limestone College, SC-NCAA DII-Scholarship Vito Castronovo: Coker College, SC-NCAA DII-Scholarship Brandon Kruzinski: Lynn University, FL-NCAA DII-Scholarship Yani Orfanidis: Saint Thomas Aquinas, NY-NCAA DII-Scholarship Ben Osborne: Mansfield University, PA-NCAA DII-Scholarship Ryan Lanaro: SUNYAlbany, NY-NCAA DI Steve Centorani: SUNY Cortland, NY-NCAA DIII

2018 Players

Joe Fichera: Keystone College, PA-NCAA DIII Joe hit .315 in 27 starts with 8 doubles, 5 triples, 1 HR with 14 stolen bases to help lead Keystone to another conference title and NCAA regional appearance.

Micheal Wroth: Carson Newman, TN-NCAA DII-Scholarship Mike hit .274 with 6 homeruns and 45 RBI’s hitting in the middle of Carson Newman’s lineup. Mike led the team in runs batted in and helped CN to a 31-18 record.

Zach Durant: Lynn University, FL-NCAA DII-Scholarship- Transfer SUNY Cortland Made second team All Region as a junior, Durant started 13 games and posted a 7-4 record and 2.96 ERA. He tossed 70 innings and allowed 58 hits and 26 walks with 63 strikeouts.

Dylan Klock: Saint Thomas Aquinas, NY-NCAA DII-Scholarship Klock logged 35 games and 69 at bats posting 5 stolen bases and 12 RBIs with a HR, 3B, and 2B on the season.

Jake Terrill: SUNY Oswego, NY-NCAA DIII Jake posted 34 innings for Oswego, helping them win their conference championship and advancing to the NCAA regional. Jake was 2-0 with a save posting 30 strikeouts with a 3.97 ERA.

Ryan Flansburg: Central Connecticut, CT-NCAA DI-Scholarship -Transfer SUNY Cortland Ryan posted 24.1 innings for the Red Dragons and had 23 with only 4 extra base hits. He posted a 3-0 record with a 4.44.

Cody Kaestle: SUNY Oswego, NY-NCAA DIII-Injured Jordan Zeppieri: Adelphi University, NY-NCAA DII-Scholarship- Injured John O’Donnell Ben Rhodes

2017 Players

Chris Henry: St. Johns University, NY-NCAA DI-Scholarship Chris helped St. Johns to a Big East Conference Championship and a NCAA Regional birth with his 14 appearances out of the pen. Chris struck out 12 hitters over 9.1 innings as a LH specialist. As a senior Chris again worked as a lefty specialist, making 10 appearances with 10 innings posting 13 K’s.

Christian Aybar: New England College, NH-NCAA DIII Christian started 31 games and hit .292 with 8 doubles, 1 triple, and 4 homeruns. He also stole 15 bases in 16 attempts. As a senior, Aybar represented New England College on the NEIBA/ABCA All-Region team.The senior was the table setter for the Pilgrims all season long, as the center fielder batted .337 with three triples and four home runs. Aybar rewrote the NEC record book as well, as he set the new program single-season records for hits (62), doubles (20), runs (48). In just two years in Henniker, Christian also set the record for career double with 28. For his career, Aybar batted .309 with 95 hits, 28 doubles, four triples, eight home runs, and 54 RBI. Along the way, he swiped 28 bags and had a .980 career fielding percentage with five outfield assists.The New England College baseball team set a program record for the most wins in a season (29) after earning their first conference championship in school history. The Pilgrims became the first Division III school from New Hampshire to win a baseball regional.

Greg Musk: St. Rose, NY-NCAA DII-Scholarship Greg was selected to the 2018 Northeast-10 Conference All- League Team. Musk led the Golden Knights by going 4-3 with a 2.62 ERA throughout a team-high 65.1 innings of work this past season. He fanned 54, walked only 11, and held opposing hitters to a .218 batting average. He surrendered two or fewer earned runs in six of his nine starts. As a senior, Musk threw 27.2 innings with 32 strikeouts and only 9 walks before he was injured and ended his season.

Jake Conroy: Lenoir Rhyne, NC-NCAA DII-Scholarship Appeared in eight games for the Bears and started seven of those games…Jake posted an ERA of 3.10 in 29.0 innings pitched…won three games…struck out 28 batters…allowed opponents to hit .212…posted a season high in innings pitched with 5.0 against Lander…posted a season high in strikeouts with five against Erskine. As a senior Jake threw 45 innings with 41 strikeouts and made 11 starts on the mound.

Jon Sell: LIU Brooklyn, NY-NCAA DI-Scholarship Injured Brandon Hubbard: Campbellsville, KY-NAIA-Schorlaship Injured

2016 Players Gage Lanning: Canisius, NY-NCAA DI-Scholarship Gage had a strong finish earning after early season injuries forced him in and out of lineup all season. Gage earned All Tournament honors in the MAAC conference tournament. Lanning hit .357 (5-for-14) with 2 home runs, 2 doubles,3 RBI and three runs scored for the Griffs in three games. He was the only player in the six-team field to have multiple homers for the tournament. As a senior Gage started 35 games and hit .298 with 11 doubles, 5 home runs, and 29 runs batted in and won their conference tournament and competed in the NCAA Regionals.

Joe Foran: St. Rose, NY-NCAA DII-Scholarship As a junior Joe hit .248 in 33 games with 5 doubles and 2 triples. Joe also stole 7 bases. His senior year Joe led the team in homeruns with 3 and hit .298 with 7 doubles. Joe added 7 stolen bases and led the team in RBIs with 27 as well.

Pat Dorrian: Lynn University, FL-NCAA DII-Scholarship *Signed In 50 games played, batted .372 with 16 doubles, two triples, and nine homers...drove in 43 runs and scored 55 times...added 24 walks and nine stolen bases. Second team All-SSC selection...D2CCA Second Team All-Region...ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-Region...NCBWA Honorable Mention selection. As a senior Dorrian was selected as a First Team All-American, finished the season ranked inside the SSC's top-five in batting average (.394), slugging percentage (.798), hits (74), on-base percentage (.471), runs batted in (57), triples (6) and home runs (17). He led the SSC with 160 assists in the field while posting a .943 fielding percentage. He finished the year ranked top-10 in the nation in slugging percentage and total bases (150) while ranking top-25 in home runs and triples. The shortstop paced the Blue and White's offense all season long, reaching base via hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in each of his 49 games played. He ended the 2017 season with a seven-game reached-base streak, giving him a total of 56 consecutive games reaching base safely—the longest streak on record in the SSC's illustrious history. He finished his career on Lynn's all- time leaderboards in batting average (.382, fifth), triples (8, fifth), home runs (26, seventh), slugging percentage (.685, second), on-base percentage (.459, eighth) and assists (306, seventh). Sal Lovaglio: North Greenville, SC-NCAA DII-Scholarship As a junior Sal led North Greenville in appearances when he appeared in 16 games earning 2 starts going 1-1 with a 4.10 over 26 innings pitched. North Greenville went 38-15 on the season. His senior season he appeared in 13 games and posted a 4.08 ERA with 2 saves and 17 strikeouts. North Greenville went on to post a 46-10 record and reaching the NCAA DII Regionals.

Jake Rouse: Lynn University, FL-NCAA DII-Scholarship In 35 games played, batted .395 with eight doubles, and four homers...drove in 37 runs and scored 32 times...added 13 walks and three stolen bases. As a senior Jake hit .323 with 10 doubles and 3 homeruns with 24 runs batted in.

Dan Nuzzi: Lynn University, FL-NCAA DII-Scholarship As a junior Nuzz made 18 appearances...struck out 23 batters in 34.0 innings...posted a 3.71 earned run average and a 5-1 record on the mound with seven saves. His senior year Nuzz recorded 45.1 innings pitched and recorded 5 saves and even started 4 games on the mound.

Justin Kiesow: Mercy, NY-NCAA DII Appeared in 37 games with 31 starts. Ranked third on the team with 17 RBI in 109 at bats. Ended season with 24 hits, nine runs and three triples. Had five stolen base.

Joe DeSarro: Southern New Hampshire- NCAA DII Joe appeared in 7 games earning 1 start for the Penmen. Over 16 innings, Joe had 13 strikeouts with 5 walks holding down a 2.20 ERA.

John Novenche: Canisius, NY-NCAA DI-Scholarship A hip injury forced John to only play in 8 games, he had season ending surgery and redshirted. Came back following season and played in 18 games and recorded 3 doubles.

Adam Nell: Utica College, NY-NCAA DIII Nell started 31 games and hit .274 for Utica College. Nell hit 10 doubles, 1 triple, and 3 homeruns with 16 RBIs. As a senior Adam started 26 games and hit .235 with 4 doubles and 3 homeruns.

Kody Shaw: St. Rose, NY-NCAA DII-Scholarship Made 3 starts and tallied 12 strikeouts in 11 innings before and injury shut him down for the season.

Zach Shaw: St. Rose, NY-NCAA DII-Scholarship Zach started 6 games and recorded a 1-3 record over 33.2 innings pitched. Zach struck out 24 batters and walked 12.

Petar Rumora: St. Joseph’s, VT-NCAA NAIA Rumora played in 38 games and collected 93 at bats. He hit .269 with 6 doubles and 16 RBI’s. His senior year Peter hit .279 and led the team with 11 doubles, 2 triples, and 1 homerun. He knocked in 23 RBIs.

2015 Players

Jacob Shortslef: *Signed with Texas Rangers 26th Round Pick Was committed to Lynn University, FL-NCAA DII-Scholarship Shortslef made his debut on June 24th pitching 2 innings giving up 2 hits but no earned runs. In fact, Shortslef ran off 10 straight appearances without giving up an earned run. Shortslef worked long relief, sometime pitching 1 inning or sometimes needed to go 3 or 4 innings. Shortlef went on to throw 35 innings allowing 6 earned runs while striking out 31 batter and only allowing 6 walks. He had a 3-2 record with a save sporting a 1.54 ERA. This was good enough to have the club call him up to Class A after his rookie league season ended. “Shorty” retired in 2018.

Taishi Terashima: St. Bonaventure, NY-NCAA DI-Scholarship Started 46 games his senior year. Hit .296 both seasons as junior and senior. Taishi did not commit an error his senior year. As a Junior Batted .296 with a .371 on-base percentage in his St. Bonaventure debut, serving as the team's everyday leadoff man and center fielder ... had 16 multi-hit games and committed just two errors in the field ... also stole eight bases and was one of the A-10's toughest batters to strikeout with just 12 in 199 at-bats. Started 49 games with 9 doubles and a triple with 8 stolen bases.

Marcus Failing: Univ. of Albany, NY– NCAA DI-Scholarship *Signed 2017: Went 0-2 with an 8.10 ERA with 10 strikeouts and six walks in 20.0 innings over nine appearances... Made four starts... Recorded five strikeouts in 4.0 relief innings at Brown (3/21)... Lasted 3.2 innings, allowing one run on hive hits in season debut at Longwood (2/25) 2016: Took the mound 11 times with 11 starts for the Great Danes ... Finished 2-4 with a 4.93 ERA in 45.2 innings ... Totaled 22 strikeouts with a season high of 4 against WKU ... Was named America East Pitcher of the Week (04/25) when he led the team to a win against UMASS Lowell totaling 6.0 innings at the mound ... 2015-16 America East Commissioner's Honor Roll

Joe Nellis: St. Johns University, NY-NCAA DI-Scholarship Threw 35 innings before discovering an arm injury which required surgery and ended his year. Went 2-5 and made 6 starts.

Chris Rave: Erskine, SC-NCAA DII-Scholarship Chris hit .342 over 158 at bats his senior year. He also launched 6 homeruns and was ranked one of the toughest to strikeout with only 5 ks. As a junior Chris was named first team all-conference for an outstanding season as a junior. He played in 49 games and hit .373 over 185 at bats with 16 doubles and 4 HR with 44 runs batted in.

Chad Sinko: Saint Thomas Aquinas, NY-NCAA DII-Scholarship Chad helped lead his team to a 2nd place in the World Series his senior season. Chad made 24 appearances out of the pen going 4-2 with 38 innings pitched. He tallied 33 k’s over that span. As a junior Chad appeared in 12 games and posted a 2.79 ERA over 19 innings with 23 Ks and only 4 BB

Brandon Nylin- Indiana Southeastern, IA-NAIA*Signed Brandon made 17 appearances, starting 14 on the mound. He went 7-1 over 67 innings pitched with 45 strikeouts as a junior. Brandon was selected to all conference 1st team as a senior where he went 8-2 over 94 innings with a 2.39 ERA. He recorded 80 strikeouts with only 29 walks.

Tyler Phillips: Erskine, SC-NCAA DII-Scholarship -Transfer to SUNY Cortland Tyler had an injury his senior season but still managed to hit .419 over 74 plate appearances. He had 5 doubles and 4 homeruns for Cortland and helped them to another NCAA regional appearance. As a junior at Erskine Tyler started 52 games and hit .302 over 192 at bats with 13 doubles, 3 HR, 38 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.

Mike Harrington: Erskine, SC-NCAA DII-Scholarship -Transfer to SUNY Cortland As a junior Mike appeared in 13 games making 3 starts towards the end of the year coming off arm surgery. Over 38 innings he was 4-1 with 27 strikeouts and only 9 walks. As a senior, Harrington finished 8-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 14 appearances, 11 as a starter. In 75 and two thirds innings he allowed only 56 hits and 14 walks and struck out 61 batters. He was a DIII All American selection and SUNYAC Pitcher of the Year. Mark Giallanzo: St. Bonaventure, NY-NCAA DI -Transfer to SUNY Brockport Mark appeared in 12 games making 7 starts pitching 39 innings with 29 strike outs for Brockport his junior year. His senior season Mark logged 43.2 innings starting 8 games on the mound.

Pat Merryweather: College of Charleston, SC- NCAA DI-Scholarship-Transfer to SUNY Cortland Appeared in 13 games making 10 starts as a junior for Cortland. Went 5-1 with a 3.83 ERA over 56 innings where he struck out 55 batters.

Tom Carrigan: Utica College, NY-NCAA DIII Tom hit .364 over 34 games. In 129 at bats he had 7 doubles, 2 triples, and 1 homerun with 28 runs batted in. He did not commit one error all year his junior year. As a senior, he hit .302 in 28 games and over 106 at bats led the team in doubles with 11 and added a HR and 19 RBI.

Mike Fancher: Utica College, NY-NCAA DIII Mike played in 15 games acuminating 32 at bats. He had 3 doubles and 1 triple with 8 runs batted in.

Brandon Roberts: Utica College, NY-NCAA DIII Brandon played in 3 games as a sophomore.

2014 Player

Shinnosuke Takahashi: *Drafted by Yomiuri Giants Japan Professional League Shinn went on to becoming a fulltime pitcher for three years in Japan.

Rob Hardy: Binghamton University, NY-NCAA DI-Scholarship Rob had a strong junior season for the Bearcats going 3-4 as a conference starter with wins over VMI, Hartford, NYIT and also went 5 strong innings against Auburn University allowing only 1 hit and no runs. He finished with 57.1 innings pitched on the year. As a senior Rob moved to a more fitting role in the bullpen and thrived being named All Conference with a 3.88 ERA with 7 saves and 45 K’s with 16 BB in 65 innings pitched. BU won the regular season conference and Rob pitched the final four innings to win conference tournament where he struck out the final two batters and didn't allow an earned run in his outing. He helped Binghamton move on to Texas A&M and the NCAA DI Regionals, their 3rd regional appearance in the last four years.

Chris Burns III: Univ. of Arkansas PB, AR – NCAA DI-Scholarship Chris had a great junior year playing in 38 games and hitting .323 with 8 doubles, 1 triple and 22 runs batted in, second most wins in school history with 25, and recorded wins over Missouri, Mississippi State, Kansas and Louisiana Tech. Played in 18 games as a senior and hit .250 with 2 doubles and helped UAPB win 2 SWAC Western Division Championships.

AJ Fabrizio: Erskine College, SC-NCAA DII Scholarship- As a senior AJ played in 30 games and posted 2 doubles and a homerun over 32 at bats. As a junior, AJ played in 37 games in 2016 and hit .337 with 4 doubles, 4 triples, 1 HR with 21 RBI. Hit his only HR against North Greenville at the end of the season to help lock up the conference title.

Dan Colburn: Cazenovia, NY – NCAA DIII-Dan hit .330 with 8 doubles, 5 triples, 1 home run and 18 runs batted in as a junior. He also went 1-2 on the mound. As a senior he played in 29 games and hit .259 with 3 doubles and also threw 21 innings with 20 strikeouts.

Kyle Garrison: Adelphi, NY-NCAA DII Scholarship Kyle appeared in 13 games and started 5 games on the mound as a junior. He had 7 walks and 13 strikeouts over 25 innings pitched. Transferred to Oswego for senior year and will pitch in2017.

Ben Moxley: Sienna College, NY-NCAA DI-Scholarship -Transferred to Cortland State -Transferred to SUNY Brockport As a senior Ben started 9 games for SUNY Brockport. He went 3- 3 with a 6.53 ERA over 40 innings. As a junior at Cortland, Ben suffered an ankle injury but threw 26 innings with a 3-1 record early in the year.

Denis Lyman: Lee University, TN-NCAA DII Scholarship -Transferred to DII Bridgeport, CT*Signed As a senior, Denis threw 67 innings with 55 strikeouts and posted a 3-4 record. He held a 4.39 ERA and posted 2 complete games. As a Junior, Dennis appeared in 15 games posting a 3.07 ERA with 33 K’s and 10 BB over 41 innings pitched and helped Bridgeport to a NCAA regional appearance.

Lonnie Cohen: Univ. of Arkansas PB , AR – NCAA DI -Transfer to DIII New England College, NH- As a transfer junior Lonnie played in 31 games for New England College and hit .284 with 9 doubles, 2 triples, 1 homerun and added 15 RBI’s.

Mike DeCarlo: Univ. of Arkansas PB, AR – NCAA DI-Scholarship -Transferred to Cortland State Made 9 appearances with 2.87 ERA

Seve Kowalski: SUNY Brockport, NY-NCAA DIII Seve worked as a reliever for two years at Brockport. As a senior he appeared in 6 games recording 5 strikeouts and recording one save. His junior season he made 13 appearances with 4 saves working 16 innings. The side arm specialist worked matchups out of the bullpen.

2013 Players Brandon Overstreet: Erskine College, SC-NCAA DII-Scholarship *Signed As a Junior made 2nd Team All Region and 1st team All Conference. Overstreet was tied for the team lead in home runs with 10, while hitting .348 with 15 doubles and 41 RBI's. During his senior year Brandon became the 12th Erskine baseball player in school history to be named an NCAA All- American. Overstreet was named second team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He was also named third team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Overstreet was a first team All Conference and All-Region selection this season hitting .417 with 22 doubles 11 home runs and 61 RBI's.

Joe Kuzia: St. Johns Univ, NY– NCAA DI–Scholarship *Signed professional contract-Texas Rangers Was named by Baseball America as the #6 draft prospect in the Big East heading into junior year. Named 1st team All Conference as a junior led the league with 13 saves and has a 0.75 ERA, while finishing the regular season tied for fifth in the league with 27 appearances. The righty has 29 strikeouts and only nine walks, while also allowing just a .171 opponent batting average in 36.0 innings of work. Kuzia had eight saves in BIG EAST action. As a senior was a key piece out of the bullpen in leading St. John’s to a Big East title and advancing to a NCAA regional at Oklahoma State. Kuzia went 3-2 with a 3.78 ERA and 2 saves over 33 appearances.

Ryan Watson: Utica College, NY – NCAA DIII Watson earned All Conference honorable-mention honors as a first basemen in his first season at Utica. He led the team in batting average (.341), RBIs (26), and on- base percentage (.431). He played in 26 games, while starting 25 and he recorded nine multi-hit outings. He also led the team in era with 29.2 innings pitched and only gave up six walks during his junior season. As a senior Ryan hit .302 with 5 doubles, 2 triples, 1 homerun and 19 RBI’s. He also went 3-3 on the mound with a 2.83 ERA and 2 complete games over 47.2 inning pitched.

Brent Baker: Cazenovia, NY – NCAA DIII Played 31 games at shortstop and hit .250 as a junior. Brent returned his senior year to hit .320 with 5 doubles and 21 runs batted in.

Dan Smith: Limestone College, SC-NCAA DII-Scholarship Redshirted his junior year but played in 29 games his senior season and hit .271 with 5 doubles, 2 homeruns and 12 runs batted in.

Gerald Iglesias: SUNYIT, NY – NCAA DIII Played in 23 games and hit .278 with 5 doubles, helped team to 2nd place finish in conference tournament. During his senior year Gerald hit .333 over 29 games with 8 doubles, 1 home run and 18 runs batted in.

2012 Players Willie Gabay: *Signed with Tampa Bay Rays 15th Round Pick In first two years went 2-2 in professional baseball with a 5.40 ERA over 36 innings, was injured in 2013 missed major time. Gabay put a full season together in 2014 for the Tampa Bay Rays organization and had a big year. Gabay started off in High A ball in Charlotte and did well filling in the roster working 3 games and holding a 1.35 ERA over 6.2 innings. Gabay was then sent to Bowling Green in the Midwest league to get settled in for the year and really took a big step in his development. Gabay worked 42.1 innings with 21 appearances and posted a 2-1 record with 1 save. Gabay gathered 39 strikeouts and only 7 walks over those 42.1 innings and posted a 0.99 WHIP.

Hassan Evans: Delaware State, DE – NCAA DI – Scholarship -Drafted by Chicago Cubs out of Herkimer*Signed Named #1 draft prospect in his conference by Baseball America heading into senior year. Finished off senior year playing in 33 games hitting .266 with 7 doubles, 2 homeruns, and 22 RBI’s. As a Junior hit .366 with 8 doubles, 3 triples and 29 RBI over 38 games played with 15 stolen bases.

Kyle Schwartz: Univ. of Arkansas PB , AR – NCAA DI-Scholarship *Signed Went 3-6 with a 4.98 ERA over 81 innings his senior year. Lost 2- 1 at Auburn University worked 7.1 innings allowing no earned runs 3 hits, 6 strikeouts with 0 walks. As a Junior led team in innings pitched with 79.1 with a 3.74 ERA went 4-6 and was named conference pitcher of the week twice. Was listed in the conference preview by Baseball America and called a “bulldog” which describes him to perfection.

Luke Nethaway: St. Rose, NY – NCAA DII – Scholarship As a Junior, Luke played in 31 games hitting .254 with 3 homeruns. His Sophomore year started 45 games with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 16 RBI’s and 6 stolen bases. Luke finished off his senior year hitting .236 with 10 doubles, 2 HR and 14 RBI’s.

John LeClair: Mansfield University, PA – NCAA DII – Scholarship Started 42 games his senior year and hit .321 with 6 doubles, 12 stolen bases and only one error. Hit 7 homeruns and had 43 RBI’s both tied for 2nd place in the conference. As a Junior made seven appearances for the Mountaineers … had a hit in eight at bats for a .125 batting average … scored a run in a win over Lincoln 3/27 … had an RBI in a win over Penn College 4/14 … drew a walk … had a putout and two assists.

Vinny Barbato: Brescia University, KY - NAIA – Played in 45 games his senior year and hit .248 with 4 doubles. As a Junior started in 21 games played in 31. Hit .234 with 4 doubles with 7 RBI and 3 SB as a junior.

Justin Weakley: Bridgeport, CT-NCAA DII –Scholarship DNP Senior year. Started 14 games for the Purple Knights had 2 doubles and hit .231.

2011 Players

Matt Gaine: Newberry College, SC – NCAA DII – Scholarship Matt started 22 games and appeared in 36 hitting .161 on the year as a junior. As a senior Matt started 17 games and hit .234 with 10 RBI’s.

Vinny Gaetano: Adelphi University, NY – NCAA DII – Scholarship As a junior he appeared in 24 games with nine starts ... collected six hits and three RBI ... scored three runs and drew five walks ... first hit as a Panther was a solo home run against Dowling (2/28) ... went 1-3 with a double and a walk at Franklin Pierce (4/6) ... went 1-3 with an RBI against American Int'l (4/21). As a senior Vinny started 21 games and hit 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homerun, and 17 RBI’s.

Patrick Shepardson: Cazenovia College, NY – NCAA DIII Appeared in 29 games as a junior where he hit .209 with 4 doubles and 2 homeruns as a junior. Senior year he hit .294 with 10 doubles, 1 triple, and 5 homeruns with 25 RBI’s.

Jamie Barr: Cazenovia College, NY – NCAA DIII Appeared in 29 games and led the team in homeruns with 3. Hit .329 with 3 doubles, and 3 triples. Also appeared in 6 games on the mound where he posted 22.2 innings pitched with 20 strikes and a 5.56 ERA. Senior year he appeared in 34 games hit .305 with 4 doubles, 6 triples, and 2 homeruns with 27 RBI’s. Also went 2-3 on the mound over 33.1 innings pitched with 36 strikeouts and 13 walks.

2010 Players

Lee Foxton: Slippery Rock University, PA – NCAA DII – Scholarship As a junior Lee started 44 out of 46 games and hit .255 (37-for-145) with 23 runs scored, one home run and 16 RBI, he compiled on-base and slugging percentages of .353 and .317 respectively he tallied 12 multi-hit games, registered a six-game hitting streak April 10-17. As a senior Lee started all 45 games for the Rock ... hit .239 (33-for-138) with 21 runs, 11 RBI and eight doubles ... second on the team in doubles ... completed the season with an on-base percentage of .305

Kris Barone: Mount Olive College, NC – NCAA DII – Scholarship Transferred to St. Rose, NY-NCAA DII*Signed Mount Olive went to the DII World Series Kris’s junior season. Kris threw 18.1 innings for the Trojans with a 4.42 ERA and a 2-0 record with 1 save. Kris transferred to St. Rose for his senior year where he started 11 games and appeared in 13 as a pitcher. Kris went 2-3 with 2 saves and led the staff with 72 innings pitched. He struck out 59 batters over 72 innings pitched with a 3.00 ERA. Kris is now serving his country and is one of the baddest men on the planet as a Navy Seal!

George Hajjar: Felician College, NJ – NCAA DII – Scholarship Played in 44 out of 46 games as a junior and hit .261 with 5 doubles and 2 triples with 18 stolen bases and only made 1 error on the season. Hajjar started 45 games as a senior and hit .295 with 3 doubles, 4 triples, and 2 homeruns with 20 RBI’s and 13 stolen bases.

Brett Hauber: Felician College, NJ - NCAA DII – Scholarship Brett became a full time pitcher and earned a 6-5 record with 4 saves over 55 innings. He struck out 51 batters with a 2.60 ERA. Brett appeared in 7 games as a senior before his season ended in arm surgery.

Joe Perrotta: Lynn University, FL – NCAA DII – Scholarship*Signed As a junior Perrotta appeared in a team high 25 appearances on the mound. He had a 3-2 record with 3 saves working 52.1 innings, adding 49 strikeouts, while allowing 20 walks and 54 hits with a 3.78 ERA. Was a conference starter his senior year and went 5-5 with a 3.61 ERA over 89.2 innings pitched.

Lane Potter: Brescia University, KY - NAIA – Scholarship Lane started in the infield for Head Coach Aaron Biddle. Lane hit .284 over 134 at bats and led the team in homeruns with 5 and 7 doubles. He also finished second on the team in runs batted in with 26. As a senior he started in 44 games hitting .280 with 5 doubles, 1 home run and 17 RBI’s with a torn muscle in his shoulder.

Al Ferenti: St. Rose, NY – NCAA DII – Scholarship Al finished 3rd on the team with innings pitched as a junior while also appearing in 11 games at shortstop. On the mound he posted a 5.44 ERA with a 4-2 record with 2 complete games and had 28 k’s with 10 base on balls. Ferenti’s senior year he appeared in 4 games on the mound logging 10 innings but started 32 out of 37 games at shortstop. Ferenti hit .190 with 2 doubles, a triple, and a homerun over an injury plagued season.

TJ Abounader: Tusculum College, TN – NCAA DII – Scholarship TJ threw 5 innings in 5 appearances with a 1.80 ERA his junior year and helped Tusculum to a 33- 18 season. As a senior TJ appeared in 4 games with a 3.38 ERA.

Andy Eggleston: Keystone College, PA – NCAA DIII *Signed Andy helped Keystone College to the 2011 NCAA DIII World Series. Andy pitched 12 innings on the season with 14 strikeouts and allowed 7 walks. Andy carried a 2.25 ERA on the season. As a senior he appeared in 11 games, starting 6 of them. He was second in innings pitched with 52.1 and held a 2.41 ERA with a 4-0 record with 1 save.

Amar Lewis: Lincoln Memorial, TN – NCAA DII – Scholarship Transferred to University of Bridgeport, CT-NCAA DII Amar hit .417 in limited action with 1 double in his junior season and transferred to University at Bridgeport for his senior season. As a senior he appeared in 13 games posting a .182 average with 1 double.

Brandon Jones: St. Rose, NY - NCAA DII Had 45 at bats and hit .200 as a Junior with 1 double and 1 homerun. DNP senior year.

Jeff Sergott: SUNY Brockport, NY - NCAA DIII Jeff played in 3 games as a junior for Brockport. As a senior he appeared in 14 games logging 25 at bats while adding a double.

2009 Players

Ron Patterson: Brevard College, NC – NCAA DII – Scholarship Started 43 games for the Tornados and was the starting centerfielder where he earned a gold glove his junior season. Ron hit .236 with 1 homerun, 5 stolen bases, 6 doubles and a triple his junior year. Ron hit .319 his senior season and started every game for the Tornadoes. He had 3 homeruns with 7 stolen bases and hit 7 doubles his senior season.

Tom Wiacek: Erskine College, SC – NCAA DII – Scholarship Redshirt at Erskine and transferred to NCAA-DII University at Bridgeport where he threw 40 innings with 41 k’s and 15 walks with a 1.33 ERA, compiled a 4-3 record with 3 saves.

Josh Tucker: Cazenovia College, NY – NCAA DIII Went 3-4 on the mound and led the team in ERA as a junior. As a senior, Tucker led the team in batting average hitting .325 over 80 at bats.

Josh Parrow: University Bridgeport, CT – NCAA DII – Scholarship Appeared in one game for the Purple Knights as a junior and pitched out of the bullpen as a senior for the Purple Knights.

2008 Players

Nick Testa: Davis and Elkins, WV - DII – Scholarship Nick was named first team Rawlings Gold Glovers as selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association's members in the Atlantic Region. Testa hit .341 in 50 games played as a junior. As a senior Testa played in 49 games and hit .349 over 149 at bats.

Keith Hendricks: Flagler College, FL – DII – Scholarship Keith finished his junior season hitting .319 and led the team in stolen bases.

Dan Wood: Davis and Elkins, WV – DII – Scholarship (Transferred to University of New Haven- NCAA DII then to Cazenovia College as a senior) Hit .270 as a senior and led the team in doubles with 7.

Preston Poznoski: Davis and Elkins, WV - DII – Scholarship Poz worked out of the bullpen for D&E as a junior. Transferred and played at SUNY Brockport his senior season.

2007 Players

Todd Allen: University of Vermont, VT - DI – Scholarship (Transferred to SUNY Brockport, NY-NCAA DIII) Todd played one season at Vermont before transferring to Brockport for his senior season. At Brockport, Todd broke the school’s season RBI record with 45 and also was selected as an All Region player when he hit .330 with 8 homeruns.

Chad Salls: Cazenovia College, NY – DIII Chad went on to lead Caz to two regular season conference titles and finished 2nd in the country in batting average his junior year. Chad was named to All Conference, All Region, and All American during his two years when he hit .522 as a junior and .368 his senior season. Chad added 18 doubles, 12 homeruns, 80 RBI’s, and 44 stolen bases during his two seasons.

Drew Farley: Bellevue University, NE - NAIA DI – Scholarship- Drew was an All Conference player and led Bellevue to the NAIA World Series his junior season. Drew hit over .330 years and added 29 doubles, 17 homeruns, and 83 RBI’s during his two years.

Kirt Broedel: St. Lawrence, NY – DIII- Kirt went on to hit .282 in 34 games played for Saints.

John Florance: Mount Olive, NC - DII – Scholarship Transferred to Wilkes University, PA – NCAA DIII where he hit .286 and led the team in doubles with 13, he added a triple and 2 homeruns to go along with 6 stolen bases his junior year and finished up his senior season in 2010 hitting .313.

Anthony DeSarro: SUNY IT, NY – DIII Anthony went on to start behind the plate his sophomore year for SUNYIT. He then transferred to Cazenovia College where he hit .281 and led the team with 7 doubles.

Kyle Lumpkin: Columbia Union, MD - DII – Scholarship Played one season in Maryland before transferring to SUNY Cortland to finish his degree.

Jimmy LoRusso: Ramapo College, NJ – DIII Jimmy played one year for Ramapo.

2006 Players

Mario Roefaro: Binghamton University, NY - DI – Scholarship Mario played two years for the bearcats and helped BU to two American East regular season conference titles.

Josh Hicks: Bryant University, RI - DII -Scholarship (Transferred to SUNY Cortland, NY-NCAA DIII) Josh went on to Cortland and was an impact player for Head Coach Joe Brown. In his two years Josh helped Cortland advance to two NCAA DIII College World Series.

Bill Arpei: Columbia Union College, MD - DII – Scholarship Bill had an outstanding two years for CUC hitting .362 as a junior and .327 as a senior. Bill also added 27 doubles, 8 homeruns, 79 RBI’s, with 38 stolen bases in his two years. He led CUC to a USCAA championship his senior season.

Kyle Grup: Missouri Western State University, MO - DII – Scholarship Kyle served as close for MWSU and finished his degree. Kyle then returned to Herkimer as a member of the coaching staff and served as Herkimer’s pitching coach.

Brendan O'Connor: Lander University, SC - DII – Scholarship OC served as the starting shortstop for Lander his junior season hitting .294 for the season.

Corleon Brown: Florance Darlington Tech, SC - NJCAA DI Corleon finished his year at Tech and went on to pursue his degree at the University of South Carolina.

2005 Players

Everett Saul: Missouri Western State University, MO - DII – Scholarship*Signed Everett served as the #1 starter for WMSU. After his standout two years he signed a professional contract with Florence Freedom of the Frontier League.

Paul Newman: Erskine College, SC - DII - Scholarship (Transferred to Bemidji State, MN-NCAA DII) After redshirting at Erskine, Paul went on to finish his two years in Minnesota where he hit .271 with 7 doubles and 2 homeruns his senior season.

Jose Sanchez: Crichton College, TN - NAIA – Scholarship Jose played one year for Crichton before returning home to Puerto Rico.

Jossey Vigo: Crichton College, TN - NAIA – Scholarship Jossey played one year for Crichton before returning home to Puerto Rico.