HOFSTRA 2005 MEDIA GUIDE
Ricky Caputo
Josh Stewart
Brett Stambolian Mike Walsh HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK 11549 George Athanasopoulos
Ryan Dunn
John Furhman
Charlie Frago 2005 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY TABLE OF BASEBALL QUICK FACTS CONTENTS
Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Head Athletic Trainer: Evan Malings Enrollment: 13,400 Baseball Athletic Trainer: Bethlyn DeVito Quick Facts...... 1 Founded: 1935 Head Equipment Manager: Kevin Maxwell This is Hofstra University...... 2 Nickname: Pride Equipment Manager: Kathy Theiling Hofstra Facilities...... 4 Colors: Gold, White and Blue Assistant Equipment Managers: Brit Stone Hofstra University President ...... 5 Affiliation: NCAA Division I and Dave Walsh University Senior Administration...... 6 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Athletic Department Secretaries: Hofstra Director of Athletics...... 7 Home Field: University Field (500) Carol Spargimino, Kay Kenney, Harriet Teitle, Athletics Administration and President: Stuart Rabinowitz Clarice Smith and Cathy Aull Head Coaches ...... 8 Director of Athletics: Jack Hayes Photographers: Brian Ballweg and Mike Cortez Executive Associate Director of Athletics: Hofstra Heritage ...... 10 Danny McCabe Athletic Development ...... 12 Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Academic Support...... 13 Cindy Lewis BASEBALL INFORMATION Sports Medicine/Athletic Training ...... 14 Associate Director of Athletics for Long Island, New York...... 15 Communications: Jim Sheehan Head Coach: Chris Dotolo Associate Director of Athletics for (Virginia Wesleyan, 1991) Coaching Staff External Affairs: Mark Cox Overall Record (Years): 38-111/3 years Head Coach Chris Dotolo ...... 16 Associate Director of Athletics for NCAA Record at School (Years): Same Assistant Coach Asa Grunenwald...... 18 Compliance and University Eligibility: Assistant Coaches: Asa Grunenwald Dan McCarthy Assistant Coach Scott Coppola ...... 18 (St. John’s, 2003) and Scott Coppola Assistant Director of Compliance: (Hofstra, 2002) James Alexander 2004 Roster ...... 19 Team Manager: Jimi Oh Director of Corporate Advertising and Sales: 2004 Outlook ...... 20 Baseball Office Phone: (516) 463-5065/3759 Rob Cohen 2004 Overall Record: 14-36 Director of Marketing and Promotions: 2004 Conference Record (Finish): 3-21 Player Profiles Jesse Bonfiglio (9th in the CAA) Ricky Caputo...... 23 Athletic Department Phone: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/10 Brett Stambolian ...... 24 (516) 463-3800/6750 Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Josh Stewart ...... 25 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 7/6 Associate Director of Athletics for Mike Walsh ...... 26 Newcomers: 13 Communications: Jim Sheehan Steve Conley/Eric Balson...... 27 Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 David Huth/Steve Oliveri ...... 28 Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Josh Stern/Felix Adamkiewicz...... 29 Communications: Jeremy Kniffin HOFSTRA BASEBALL ON THE WEB: George Athanasopoulos/Andy Campana ...... 30 Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 http://www.hofstra.edu/athletics Kevin Conzelman/Eric Corkery ...... 31 Assistant Director of Athletic Communications: Jeff Denlea/Ryan Dunn...... 32 Stephen Gorchov Charlie Frago/John Furhman...... 33 Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 Paul Keldsen/Patrick Rogers...... 34 Graduate Assistant//Baseball Contact: Sara Weber 2005 Newcomers ...... 35 Office Phone: (516) 463-2907 E-mail Address: [email protected] Baseball Facilities ...... 38 Office Fax: (516) 463-5033 2004 Statistics and Results...... 40 The Colonial Athletic Association ...... 42 2004 Colonial Athletic Association Review ..43 2005 Opponents...... 45 Top Returning Position Players: Team Travel Information...... 48 Name Pos. Cl. Ht. B/T Avg. HR RBI SB Hofstra Record Book...... 49 Ricky Caputo 2B/3B Jr. 6-1 R/R .361 8 41 10 Hofstra in the Community...... 51 Josh Stewart OF Sr. 5-10 L/R .330 7 37 16 Year-by-Year Records...... 51 Mike Walsh DH/C Jr. 5-9 R/R .330 4 33 2 Series Records...... 52 All-Time Results...... 53 Top Returning Pitchers: Media Services...... 58 Name Cl. Ht. B/T W L ERA K BB Campus Map...... 59 Charlie Frago So. 6-1 L/L 4 6 6.04 21 21 Getting to Hofstra...... 60 Jeff Denlea So. 6-1 R/R 2 2 7.15 21 13 2005 Schedule...... IBC
2 005 BASEBALL 1 THIS IS HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
THE FACTS
Hofstra offers bachelor’s degrees in 130 areas of study.
The University offers approximately 140 graduate programs.
Hofstra was ranked 18th on Forbes’ list of Most Connected Campuses in 2003. n its relatively short history, Hofstra has College. Bachelor’s degrees are offered in 130 Hofstra has 524 full-time faculty established itself as a world-class institution areas of study. There are also approximately members and 1,325 total faculty Iof higher education and cultural enterprise. 140 graduate programs, including Ph.D., members. Each academic year, the Hofstra campus and Ed.D., Psy.D., and J.D. degrees, advanced the programs offered grow and change to certificates and professional diplomas. meet the demands of our students and our The student-faculty ratio is 14:1; community. Recently, the University celebrated the opening average class size is 22 students. of Hagedorn Hall, the new home of our School Hofstra opened in 1935 as a commuter school of Education and Allied Human Services. In with all classes and offices housed in one 2001 Hofstra University Honors College building. Since those early days, Hofstra has welcomed its first class. This new division of Hofstra is one of only 270 institutions evolved into an international institution with a the University proved to be an immediate out of more than 3,600 student body hailing from 47 states and 78 success, not only with University faculty and nationwide with a chapter countries around the world. The beautiful administrators, but among the 93 inaugural of Phi Beta Kappa. campus is an accredited arboretum with 113 students. Every fall since, the number of buildings on 240 acres. There are more than entering freshmen has increased substantially. 4,000 students living on campus, and Hofstra The Hofstra Libraries are fully offers them and all students an extensive array Hofstra’s School of Communication is one of computerized and contain 1.2 million of academic and social activities. Additionally, the largest, most advanced non-commercial volumes for student use. Hofstra’s close proximity to Manhattan means television facilities in the East. Students take that students have easy access to the classes and work in Dempster Hall, a wondrous cultural, social and career offerings sophisticated television production/post- of the city. production facility with two broadcast-quality Hofstra’s campus has 37 residence studios and control rooms; two advanced halls, housing about 4,200 students, What has remained consistent throughout the online video edit suites; two Avid non-linear and 13 dining facilities. years, however, is the sense of community on digital editing systems and several cuts-only campus, the eagerness of our students to video work stations. Two satellite dishes are learn and the commitment of the Hofstra available with one dish providing special news Hofstra has more than 140 faculty and administration to provide a feeds for the broadcast journalism room, student clubs and organizations, challenging education that encourages the which also has access to Associated Press, of which there are about pursuit of lifelong learning. Lexis-Nexis and Dow Jones services. In 30 local and national addition, the facility is capable of broadcasting fraternities and sororities. The Colleges and Schools of the University student-produced programming to the entire are: Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and campus on our own cable channels. Also Sciences, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, located here is the University’s radio station New College, School of Communication, (WRHU/88.7-FM), audio production studios, a School of Education and Allied Human film/video screening room, film editing rooms, Services, School of Law, School for University a computer laboratory, a speech performance Studies, University College for Continuing studio and a large dance studio. Education, Honors College and Saturday
2 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Hofstra’s C.V. Starr Hall offers academic recreation center and numerous athletic facilities that are among the most facilities, including the 15,000-seat James M. technologically advanced in the nation. Every Shuart Stadium and the 5,124-seat Hofstra seat in every classroom allows students direct University Arena. Hofstra also has an indoor, access to the Internet and Hofstra network, Olympic-sized (eight lane, 50-meter) including the resources of Hofstra’s Axinn swimming pool, one of the largest such Library. facilities in the New York metropolitan area.
Hofstra’s growing computer facilities offer The Hofstra athletic program competes on the extensive high-tech training opportunities. NCAA Division I level and is a member of the There are computer terminals throughout the Colonial Athletic Association and the Atlantic campus for student and faculty use, with more 10 Football Conference. The University than 750 PC, Macintosh and UNIX sponsors 18 intercollegiate programs – nine workstations available in labs and classrooms. men’s sports and nine women’s sports. The University was ranked 18th in Forbes’ list Hofstra has men’s teams in basketball, of Most Connected Campuses in 2003, and football, baseball, lacrosse, golf, tennis, was one of Yahoo Internet Life’s “100 Most wrestling, soccer and cross country. Women’s Wired Colleges” in 2001-2002. sports include basketball, volleyball, softball,
tennis, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, cross country and golf. The 18 men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletic teams compete in more than 150 home contests annually.
Hofstra’s academic programs are accredited by numerous national agencies and the University is one of only 270 schools, out of more than 3,600 colleges and universities nationwide, with a chapter of the national honor society Phi Beta Kappa. Of Hofstra’s 1,325 faculty members, 524 are full time and 90 percent hold the highest degree in their fields. The student-faculty ratio is 14-to-1. The fully computerized Hofstra Libraries contain 1.2 million volumes for student use. Hofstra University is 100-percent program Only about 5 percent of American colleges accessible to persons with disabilities, and has have collections as extensive, and 85 percent been cited as a national model for this have fewer than half that number. achievement.
Hofstra hosts more than 500 cultural events annually, bringing thousands of scholars, dignitaries and other participants to campus. More than 200 musical and dramatic performances take place on campus each year.
The Hofstra Museum, which houses one of the largest art collections in the metropolitan area, coordinates approximately 12 exhibitions annually and offers exhibition areas and an extensive outdoor sculpture collection. The Hofstra Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums – one of only 94 universities in the nation and one of six in New York to hold that distinction.
Hofstra also has seven theaters, a student newspaper, a lively student center, a
2 005 BASEBALL 3 HOFSTRA ATHLETIC FACILITIES
Hofstra Softball Stadium Capacity: 1,000
Hofstra Soccer Stadium Capacity: 1,600
James M. Shuart Stadium Home to Hofstra Football, Field Hockey and Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Capacity: 15,000
Hofstra Arena Home to Hofstra’s Basketball and Wrestling teams Capacity: 5,124
University Field Home to Hofstra Baseball Capacity: 600
Hofstra Volleyball Venue at the Physical Fitness Center Capacity: 1,200
4 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY STUART RABINOWITZ PRESIDENT OF HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
tuart Rabinowitz was chosen by the Hofstra University Board of Trustees to serve as the eighth President of Sthe University on December 20, 2000. Prior to his appointment, he served as Dean of Hofstra University School of Law from September 1989 through June 2001. He joined the faculty of the Law School in 1972. President Rabinowitz currently holds the Andrew M. Boas and Mark L. Claster Distinguished Professorship in Civil Procedure.
President Rabinowitz holds positions with a number of important government and community organizations, including the Judicial Advisory Council of the State of New York Unified Court System - County of Nassau, the Nassau County Health and Welfare Council and the Holocaust Memorial & Educational Center of Nassau County. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Long Island Association, the Long Island Coalition for Fair Broadcasting, he Long Island Technology Network, Project GRAD of the Roosevelt Union Free School District as well as on the Board of Trustees of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities. President Rabinowitz is a former member of the Nassau County Blue Ribbon Financial Review Panel and former chair of the Nassau County Local Advisory Board. Additionally, President Rabinowitz served as a member of the Nassau County Commission on Government Revision, which was charged with drafting a new charter and a new form of government for the County. He is the recipient of the Martin Luther King Living the Dream Award, EOC; Distinguished Service in the Cause of Justice, Legal Aid Society; UJA Federation Leadership Award; and the Bar Association of Nassau County Proclamation for Outstanding Service to both the Legal Profession and the Community and the Community Service Award from the Conference of Jewish Organizations of Nassau County.
President Rabinowitz received a juris doctor, magna cum laude, from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a member of the board of editors of the Columbia Law Review and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He graduated from City College of New York with honors, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the American Law Institute.
2 005 BASEBALL 5 UNIVERSITY SENIOR ADMINISTRATION
M. Patricia Adamski Dr. Herman Berliner Michael D’Amato Dolores Fredrich, Esq. Richard V. Guardino, Jr., Esq. Senior Vice President for Provost and Senior Vice President Vice President for Vice President for Planning and Vice President for for Development Legal Affairs and Business Development Administration Academic Affairs General Counsel
Catherine Hennessy Robert W. Juckiewicz Gigi Lamens Dr. Holly J. Seirup Vice President for Financial Vice President for Vice President for Vice President for Affairs and Treasurer Information Technology Enrollment Management Campus Life Trustees of Hofstra University
As of October 2004 Karen L. Lutz Joseph D. Monticciolo, Chair, Hofstra David S. Mack* Advisory Board OFFICERS Bernard Madoff* James F. McCann James H. Marshall*, President Emeritus Salvatore F. Sodano*, Chair Janis M. Meyer* James M. Shuart*, President Emeritus Anthony J. Bonomo, Vice Chair Marilyn B. Monter* John D. Miller*, Vice Chair Lewis S. Ranieri Donald E. Axinn*, Trustee Emeritus Martha S. Pope, Secretary Edwin C. Reed Robert E. Brockway*, Trustee Emeritus Stuart Rabinowitz, President Howard Safir* Emil V. Cianciulli*, Trustee Emeritus Howard I. Smith John J. Conefry, Jr., Chair Emeritus Terence E. Smolev* George G. Dempster*, Chair Emeritus MEMBERS Frank G. Zarb* Joseph L. Dionne*, Trustee Emeritus Alan J. Bernon* Bernard Fixler*, Trustee Emeritus Mark Broxmeyer* DELEGATES Milton M. Gardner, Trustee Emeritus Florence Kaufman, Trustee Emerita Wayne J. Chrebet, Jr.* Daniel E. Seabold, Speaker of the Faculty Robert F. Dall* Walter B. Kissinger, Trustee Emeritus Carole T. Ferrand, Chair, University Senate Ann M. Mallouk*, Trustee Emerita Maurice A. Deane* Executive Committee Nelson DeMille* (on leave) Thomas H. O’Brien, Trustee Emeritus Stuart L. Bass*, Chair, University Senate Donald A. Petrie*, Trustee Emeritus Helene Fortunoff Planning and Budget Committee Joseph M. Gregory* Arnold A. Saltzman, Trustee Emeritus Heather Gibbons, President, Student Norman R. Tengstrom*, Trustee Emeritus Leo A. Guthart Government Association Peter S. Kalikow* Ahmed Mostafa, Vice President, Student Abby Kenigsberg Government Association * Hofstra Alumni Charles A. Koppelman William R. Agresti*, President, Alumni Arthur J. Kremer Organization
6 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HOFSTRA DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS JACK HAYES
ack Hayes was appointed by Hofstra reputation and the ability to succeed in University President Stuart athletics, and I am very excited about JRabinowitz as the University’s new being a member of the Hofstra University director of athletics on October 4, 2004. community.” Hayes comes to Hofstra after serving as an associate director of athletics at the Hayes comes to Hofstra University with University of Connecticut, and replaces over 14 years of athletic administration Harry Royle, who is heading the experience, including management University’s newly energized athletic positions at four Division I institutions. fundraising effort as the executive His past three years have been director of athletic development and highlighted by leading the University of endowment. Connecticut Division of Athletics fund- raising efforts, where his responsibilities Hayes received a master’s degree in Hayes, the eighth director of athletics at included managing the operations of the education in 1992 with a concentration in Hofstra, oversees Hofstra’s 18 Division I UConn Athletic Development Fund, sport management from the University of teams, an athletic administration of more implementing policies and procedures for Connecticut. He holds a bachelor’s degree than 70 professional staff, and 430 the annual giving program, assisting with (1989) from Providence College, where student athletes. the cultivation and solicitation of major he was a member of Providence’s NCAA gift prospects, coordinating capital project Division I lacrosse team. He was also Hayes’ proven expertise in enhancing campaigns, overseeing special events, awarded a certificate of completion in academic and athletic success of student- and managing the athletic ticketing 2001 from the Sports Management athletes, strategic planning, fundraising, operation. While at UConn, he served as a Institute, Consortium of the Universities marketing, university relations, facility senior staff member for a $40 million of Michigan and Texas. enhancement, budgetary management, program that supports 24 sports and 650 and NCAA compliance will complement student-athletes. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Hofstra University’s athletic department in Hayes graduated from the Providence its quest to further enhance its athletic From 1998 to 2001 Hayes served as Country Day School where he lettered in program, and assist Hofstra’s student- director of athletic administration at football, basketball and lacrosse. He and athletes both on and off the field. Fordham University, where he was his wife, Bridget, have been married since responsible for the comprehensive 1999, and they have a 2-year old “We are pleased that the national search internal operations of the athletic daughter, Katie. we have conducted for our new athletic department, including fiscal management, director has resulted in the appointment facilities management, staff training and of someone of Jack Hayes’ caliber,” said development, ticket operations, and NCAA HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY President Rabinowitz. “At Hofstra compliance initiatives. University, student-athletes strive for DIRECTOR’S OF ATHLETICS excellence both on and off the field, and Prior to his tenure at Fordham, Hayes Jack’s broad experience in athletic served as assistant director of athletics at 1937-42 John Bartlett MacDonald administration and as a former student- St. John’s University, where he managed 1942-45 John Archer Smith athlete will help Hofstra’s Athletic the fiscal operations of the athletic (Interim) Department continue its development as a department and supervised the business 1945-48 John Bartlett MacDonald national program which recognizes that office. Hayes began his professional 1948-51 John Archer Smith student-athletes are students first.” career in college athletics at Fairfield 1951-74 Howard “Howdy” Myers University, where he served as assistant 1974-75 Dick Thiebert “I want to be part of an institution that is director of athletics. He oversaw the 1975-87 Bob Getchell well-respected academically and has a addition of four sports programs at 1987-97 Jim Garvey history of athletic success,” said Hayes. Fairfield University – football, women’s 1997-2004 Harry Royle “At Hofstra University, I have found an rowing, women’s lacrosse and women’s 2004-pres. Jack Hayes institution that combines an outstanding golf.
2 005 BASEBALL 7 ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND HEAD COACHES
Jay Artinian Cathy Aull Ann Baller Larry Bloom Jesse Bonfiglio Assistant Director of Athletic Department Secretary Associate Director of Director of Director of Marketing and Sports Facilities Sports Facilities Sports Facilities Promotions
Wendy Brady Pete Cariello Robert Cohen Neil Collins Mark Cox Academic Advisor Strength and Director of Corporate Assistant Director of Associate Director of Athletics Conditioning Assistant Advertising and Sales Sports Facilities for External Affairs
John Danowski Kathy De Angelis Chris Dotolo Bill Edwards Dave Flynn Men’s Lacrosse Coach Field Hockey Coach Baseball Coach Softball Coach NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative
Joe Gardi Bill Gerdts Fran Kalafer Colm Kennedy Kay Kenney Football Coach Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Coach Assistant Director of Athletic Department Secretary Tennis Coach Sports Facilities
8 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe Felisha Legette-Jack Cindy Lewis Evan Malings Women’s Lacrosse Coach Women’s Basketball Coach Senior Associate Director Head Athletic Trainer of Athletics
Dr. Damion Martins Ryan Martin Kevin Maxwell Danny McCabe Team Physician Strength and Equipment Manager Executive Associate Director of Conditioning Coordinator Athletics
Dan McCarthy Richard Nuttall Tom Pecora JoAnne Russell Associate Director of Athletics for Men’s Soccer Coach Men’s Basketball Coach Women’s Soccer Coach University Eligibility and NCAA Compliance
Tom Ryan Bob Schwalb James Sewell Jim Sheehan Wrestling Coach Men’s and Women’s Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Associate Director of Athletics for Golf Coach Coach Communications
Clarice Smith Brit Stone Harriet Teitle Kathy Theiling Dave Walsh Athletic Department Secretary Assistant Equipment Manager Athletic Department Secretary Equipment Manager Assistant Equipment Manager
2 005 BASEBALL 9 HOFSTRA HERITAGE
he history of athletics at Hofstra is as old as the University itself, When the doors opened, the sole building on campus was Hofstra’s and is steeped in the Dutch heritage that helps to make Hofstra mansion, which he had affectionately named the Netherlands after his Tsuch a unique school. homeland, and all classes were held there. The mansion, which houses administrative offices, is now the center of Hofstra’s 240-acre campus, Hofstra has always had strong roots in tradition. Ties to Dutch heritage and has been renamed Hofstra Hall. and the Netherlands began with William S. Hofstra, after whom the school is named and on whose property the University was started. Also adopted in this early stage of Hofstra’s history was the school alma William Hofstra died in 1932 and when his wife, Kate, died 16 months mater, “The Netherlands.” The lyrics were written by a faculty member to later, her will provided that their house, 15-acre estate, and bulk of her the music of the Dutch national anthem by the 16th-century Dutch inheritance were to be used for a “public, charitable, benevolent, or composer Valerius. scientific purpose” as a memorial to her husband.
The idea for a college came from Truesdel Peck Calkins, former THE HOFSTRA FLAG Hempstead superintendent of schools, who was then with New York University. He suggested that NYU might offer extension courses on the The Hofstra storm flag is modeled after an actual Dutch geus, a Hofstra property. Hofstra opened in September 1935, as a two-year privateer’s flag. In 1991 a representative of Holland’s Queen Beatrix extension branch of NYU; its official name was “Nassau College – presented the banner to then Hofstra President (now President Hofstra Memorial of New York University at Hempstead, Long Island.” Emeritus) James M. Shuart. The history of the flag dates back to 1572, when a group of Dutch loyalists called Watergeuzen used the flag’s mast to ram the gates of a Dutch city in their opposition to Spanish rule. While the Netherlands Royal Navy flies the original red, white and blue geus, the Hofstra version has been redesigned in the school colors of gold, white and blue.
The gold, white and blue Hofstra colors themselves spring from Dutch roots. The first official Hofstra flag appeared on April 19, 1940, when Dr. Alexander Loudon, an envoy for Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, presented his country’s flag to Hofstra in a special ceremony. However, the flag he presented was not the red, white and blue flag of the Netherlands, but the orange, white and blue banner of William of Nassau with a Hofstra emblem placed on the flag. The University has used the design ever since, although President Shuart, after researching the colors, replaced the orange hue with gold, making the flag truer to the original House of Nassau. The flag is one of Hofstra’s most recognizable symbols, utilized in publications, pins and souvenirs.
THE HOFSTRA SEAL
The Hofstra seal, another easily recognizable emblem, was designed from the royal Dutch emblem by art instructor Constant Van de Wall. The seal is modeled on the coat of arms of the House of Orange-Nassau. The round seal includes the coat of arms, flanked by lions on either side. A lion also stands in the center of the coat of arms, holding a sword in its right claw and a bundle of seven arrows, which represent the seven provinces of Holland, in its left. The seal also carries the motto of the House of Orange-Nassau in Old French: “Je maintiendray” (I stand
10 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY steadfast). In 1988 one of the two lions on the seal was officially replaced with a lioness. The seal is now the focal point of the “Hofstra Pride” logo.
THE HOFSTRA NICKNAMES
The Hofstra nickname has also evolved over the years. For decades, Hofstra athletic teams have used the nicknames Flying Dutchmen, Dutchmen, or Dutch. Recently, an additional nickname of The Pride has become popular. We have not changed our nickname. We are both the Dutch (and its variations) and the Pride.
The Pride nickname started during the University’s dramatic recovery and growth in the mid to late ‘80’s from a major fiscal crisis during the previous decade. The first consistent use of the word “Pride” relating to athletics started in 1989 when the thus she would lose the race. All this came to pass, and when the race University’s athletic booster club was founded and called itself The Pride was over and won by Hippomenes, they fell deeply in love and the youth Club. At that time it had no meaning associated with our teams. It was carried off his prize. However, they angered Venus for their failure to simply consistent with a general feeling about all of our efforts. thank her. As punishment, she turned Hippomenes into a lion and Atalanta into a lioness. The Pride nickname has also evolved over the past decade in a more specific fashion than just the expression of the feeling. The word pride With this strong identification with lions and the multiple meanings of is used to describe a sense of having strong self-respect or a sense of the word pride, our coaches and players, as well as the sports media, accomplishment. But in 1988 the lion on the right side of the shield on have begun to use it extensively over the last several years. Our the Hofstra seal was changed into a lioness to symbolize gender equity. women’s teams especially are more comfortable calling themselves The This, in turn, led to the development of the University mascots — Kate Pride, which is genderless, than they are calling themselves The Flying and Willie Pride, a lion and lioness. The two lions led to extensive use Dutchwomen or the Lady Dutch. The men’s teams are also comfortable of the word “Pride” in talking about Hofstra, as a group of lions is called with the nickname Pride. a pride. In 1995 bronze reproductions of the lion and lioness were added to the campus scenery. In fact, there are now four such pairs of However, as noted earlier, we have not abandoned the Flying Dutchmen sculptures on campus. or formally adopted The Pride. There is nothing wrong with having more than one nickname. It is not uncommon for a school to have two However, the evolution continues even further. In 1997, the University nicknames as institutions such as Yale, Virginia, Georgia Tech and Army purchased a sculpture by Paul Manship of “Atalanta,” a figure from have multiple monikers. The bottom line is our name is HOFSTRA. Greek mythology. It is an impressive 14-foot tall figure of a running woman. It is on the west side of Hofstra Stadium. To complement this figure, in 1998, the University commissioned Gregg Wyatt to sculpt a similarly sized figure of a running man. In this case it was a representation of “Hippomenes” who was a central figure in the myth. The myth of Atalanta and Hippomenes relates closely to Hofstra symbology.
As the myth goes, an Oracle told Atalanta, as a young girl, that she must never marry. Thus, Atalanta avoided men and devoted herself to the chase. Soon she could outrun any man. Yet because Atalanta was so attractive she had many suitors. To deal with them she imposed an almost impossible condition. She would only marry one who could beat her in a foot race. While she would be the prize of such a race, the penalty for losing was death. Nonetheless there were suitors and there was need of a judge for such races. Hippomenes was chosen for this role. However, when he saw Atalanta he immediately fell in love with her. Knowing he could never out run her, he sought the help of Venus.
Venus agreed, and gave him three golden apples, which Hippomenes was to throw in front of Atalanta during the race. The apples were so desirable it would be impossible for her to resist picking them up, and
2 005 BASEBALL 11 ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT
THE HOFSTRA PRIDE CLUB ATHLETIC ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
The Hofstra Pride Club was established in 1989 to help generate Throughout the years, the Hofstra University Department of financial and fan support for the Hofstra University athletic program. Intercollegiate Athletics has enjoyed national acclaim competing in Through the generosity of its members, the Pride Club has been able the Colonial Athletic Association and the Atlantic 10 Football to do just that. Growing every year, the Pride Club welcomed more Conference, and regularly making NCAA Championship appearances. than 1,079 members last year, all of whom enjoyed the many benefits the Pride Club has to offer. The University supports more than 400 student-athletes in 18 intercollegiate sports. Only with full financial and scholarship support Pride Club members gain the tremendous satisfaction of knowing can Hofstra University compete for the best student-athletes and that their donations significantly augment the existing Athletic continue to attain academic and athletic success. Department budget. Pride Club funds enable Hofstra University to enhance scholarship support and improve equipment, facilities, and The challenges of the 21st century bring not only great opportunities support services for more than 400 student-athletes. but also additional costs. In today’s competitive college sports world, it takes more than solid recruiting and good student-athletes to build The Hofstra Pride Club is led by a board of directors, which meets a strong program. It requires first-class training facilities, leadership periodically to coordinate fund-raising activities and allocate financial from University administrative staff, quality instruction and guidance expenditures. The board and its officers work closely with the from coaches, and a large team of support staff to assist student- president of Hofstra University and the director of athletics to athletes achieve their goals. determine the needs of the athletic program and successfully meet those needs while building a solid foundation for continued growth. As Hofstra University embarks on a new era of intercollegiate athletic competition, additional financial challenges face the University to Direct contributions are the most common method of giving. These continue to provide a first-rate academic and athletic experience for gifts are made in the form of cash or checks made payable to Hofstra all of its student-athletes. University. Benefits increase as the size of the gift increases. To meet these new challenges, the Athletic Endowment Program will Many companies have matching gift programs for contributions provide for the future of the Hofstra athletic program. Established in made by employees. The Pride Club qualifies for most matching gift perpetuity, gifts to the Athletic Endowment will be invested with the programs. This is an excellent way to double or even triple a gift annual earnings being used to offset the operating costs of Hofstra because the donor receives full credit for the total gift toward Pride Athletics. The ultimate goal is that the Athletic Endowment Program Club membership. will one day provide for the total cost of the Pride athletic program.
You may designate your gift to a specific sport or sports or simply The Athletic Council for Endowment Stewardship (ACES) is contribute to athletics, unrestricted. You may also choose to comprised of individuals who volunteer to assist as stewards and designate your gift to the Hofstra Pride Club Endowment. In addition, outreach counselors for athletic development. There are many ways your may designate your gift to the Spirit Support Fund which will that you can help. Please contact us so that we can discuss how you benefit the cheerleaders, dance team and the pep band. Please be can make a difference. sure to indicate your gift designation with your contribution. Hofstra welcomes gifts of all sizes. Gifts of cash, securities, real You can endow an athletic scholarship in your name or in the name estate, life insurance, life income, wills, memorials and tributes and of a friend or loved one. By doing so, your generosity will perpetuate matching gifts are all accepted. Unless you request anonymity, your scholarship support for the sport and position of your choice. gift will be acknowledged accordingly. Your gift may reduce taxes Endowment support solidifies the longevity and financial stability of due on your income, capital gain investments and estate settlements. the athletic program. Substantial advantages also are available through the donations of property or appreciated securities. We recommend that you consult The major benefits of Pride Club membership are the pride and your legal and/or financial advisor to maximize the benefit of the gift satisfaction of helping student-athletes receive a Hofstra University to you. education and contributing to the continued success of the athletic program. In addition to this intangible and unique feeling, members As tuition and construction costs escalate, increased private support receive ticket and parking privileges, numerous publications and will be critical to the success of Hofstra Athletics. It is only with the many other incentives in recognition of their contributions. continued support from our alumni, friends, and the entire community that Hofstra student-athletes can continue to excel in All gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. both the classroom and on the field of competition.
For more information, contact Harry Royle, executive director of athletic development and endowment at (516) 463-5027.
12 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC SUPPORT
ofstra University is committed to the pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. The University views participation in intercollegiate athletics Has benefiting the student-athlete in an educationally enhancing experience beyond any other opportunity available. Hofstra also realizes the time commitment made by student-athletes and has committed the facilities and resources to support all students.
The University Tutorial Program (UTP) provides free tutoring in every subject area to any Hofstra student. In addition to this service, the UTP has an athletic component that addresses the academic needs of student-athletes. The UTP academic counselor administers this athletic component. The UTP emphasizes four areas in their efforts to ensure the academic success of Hofstra’s student-athletes.
Area one is academic counseling. Services are provided in the areas of academic planning, career planning, personal counseling, and campus and community referrals. The counselor also meets with prospective student-athletes, at the coach's request, to share the many benefits of a Hofstra University education.
Area two is academic advising. In an effort to ease the demand on the Office of Advisement, the UTP academic counselor also advises first- year and undecided student-athletes.
Area three is academic monitoring. The UTP counselor monitors the academic progress of student-athletes to ensure compliance with Hofstra University,
NCAA and conference regulations. The counselor’s regular communication with the faculty and coaches provide an opportunity for early intervention should academic difficulties arise.
Area four is study halls. The University Tutorial Program provides all athletic study halls with tutors in various subjects and assesses the needs of individual student-athletes to provide the most effective study environment. The assessment tool administered by the UTP is also used to provide various enrichment seminars for the student-athletes such as time management, writing skills, campus resources, and surviving the college transition.
In the fall of 1999, the Pride Teaching and Learning Center opened on the second floor of Margiotta Hall. Funded in part by proceeds from the Joe Gardi Golf Open, the state-of-the-art computer lab and learning center features a projection system and 18 computer work stations, which are connected to the University network for easy research access to the Internet.
2 005 BASEBALL 13 SPORTS MEDICINE/ATHLETIC TRAINING
hrough a comprehensive athletic training program, Hofstra University student-athletes are provided Texcellent health care during their attendance at the University. A coordinated effort between the University Health and Wellness Center, the Athletic Department and outside health care providers ensures every student- athlete the best medical attention possible.
University student-athletes have direct access to a myriad of health care services. Managing the coverage of every practice and competition event is Hofstra University’s athletic training staff, which is headed by second-year Head Athletic Trainer Evan Malings and features eight full-time assistant athletic trainers and numerous student athletic trainers. The athletic trainers provide injury management, rehabilitation and treatment to the entire Athletic program. Utilizing three state-of- the-art athletic training rooms, these professionals work tirelessly to ensure the safe participation of Hofstra’s student-athletes and to return injured athletes to play quickly and safely.
Supporting the athletic trainers is team physician Dr. Damion Martins. Dr. Martins, a physician with Pro Health Care, Inc. in Lake Success, New York, is in his third year on Hofstra’s medical team. Martins experience in the sports medicine field includes serving as team physician for the University of Maryland, University of Maryland- Baltimore County and Coppin State athletic departments. He was also on the medical staff of the National Football League’s Baltimore Ravens.
Hofstra University sponsors a fully accredited, highly competitive undergraduate degree program for athletic training majors, in which Hofstra student athletic trainers participate in all aspects of the health care system.
Evan Malings Dr. Damion Martins Head Athletic Trainer Team Physician
Bethlyn DeVito Assistant Athletic Trainer 14 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK
ong Island offers the best of both worlds: many sites and Jones Beach it is a suburban haven that is also attractions. It Lconvenient to New York City. Location, has become a however, is just one of many assets that vacation spot makes Long Island attractive to both native for many, a residents and visitors alike. The people, the “getaway” from sites and the unique geography of Long Island big city hassles bring people back again and again. and distractions. Long Island is the largest island adjoining the New York City’s People travel to Long Island is the place for the sports fan, as continental United States. Twenty miles wide Empire State Building enjoy the 1,100 well. The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and approximately 130 miles long, Long square miles of which is literally across the street from Island is separated from the mainland on the shoreline on more than 150 different beaches. Hofstra, offers concerts, children’s shows and north by the Long Island Sound and on the No area of the Island is more than 15 minutes is home to the National Hockey League’s New south by the Atlantic Ocean. It measures 100 from a world-class beach. Jones Beach, which York Islanders. Belmont Park, home of horse miles from the Nassau-Queens border to lies on the south shore, is a 2,400-acre park racing’s Belmont Stakes, offers the Montauk Point, which lies on the eastern tip of with six miles of ocean beach, boardwalk, bay thoroughbred horse enthusiast an outlet in the South Fork. The eastern tip of the North beach, pool, golf and outdoor concerts. It is beautiful surroundings. The PGA staged its Fork is called Orient Point. The forks are 10 minutes from Hofstra and, in the summer, biggest tournament – the U.S. Open on Long separated by the beautiful waters of the Great students can catch a Hofstra shuttle bus to the Island in 2002 (Bethpage Black) and 2004 Peconic Bay and Gardiner’s Bay. Nestled in the beach. (Shinnecock). Heading into Queens, there’s bays between the two forks are Shelter Island Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets. and Gardiner’s Island. In addition, Long Island is home to 20 state Further west, and a short ride via the Long parks, 115 golf courses, 95 tennis Island Rail Road, is New York City, where With a clubs and 429 yacht clubs and students can frequent museums, theaters, population of marinas. The active person can retailers, Madison Square Garden, South 2.7 million Great South Bay enjoy camping, canoeing, Street Seaport and more. people, Long bicycling, water skiing, boating or Island has a fishing. Others might enjoy More than 25 million people visit Long Island population visiting any of the lighthouses, each year pumping approximately $2.5 billion larger than 20 the millionaire mansions, the art into its economy through tourism. Long Island states. It has galleries or one of Long Island’s is not merely a place for the tourist, however. 23 colleges 14 wineries. The tourist may join Generations have settled down and made their and universities the crowd at theaters and gourmet living on Long Island, enjoying the benefits of with more than 150,000 students, 127 public seafood restaurants, or hit one of the many moderate climate, miles of beautiful beaches, school districts with more than 405,000 exciting nightclubs. Families might cool off at easy access to New York City, and a place to students and 231 private schools with more the beach or the water park. The Hamptons, at call home. With scores of major attractions than 52,000 students. The region is the heart of the South Fork, are considered a and distinctive sites, Long Island has it all for considered one of the nation’s wealthiest areas summer resort area and are famous as the the tourist, as well as the year-round resident. with a per household median income of playground community of the rich and $49,500. The work force on Long Island now famous. (Courtesy of This Month on Long Island, exceeds 1.4 million persons, and the region Island-Metro Publications, and the Long boasts one of the lowest unemployment rates Island Convention and Visitors Bureau) in the nation. The economy is made up of Montauk Point more than 84,000 businesses, has 50 million square feet of office space, and has more than 1,000 shopping malls. Roosevelt Field is the premier mall on Long Island, featuring department stores and specialty shops, and is only minutes from the Hofstra University campus.
The most distinguishing features of Long Island, however, are its scenic beauty and its
2 005 BASEBALL 15 CHRIS DOTOLO – HEAD BASEBALL COACH
hris Dotolo is in his fourth season at the Chelm of the Hofstra Baseball program. Dotolo, the 12th baseball coach in Hofstra history, took over the reigns of the program when Hofstra joined the highly competitive Colonial Athletic Association. In his three seasons, Dotolo has posted a 38-111 record.
Since his arrival at Hofstra, Dotolo has upgraded all facets of the program. The team plays a rigorous non-conference schedule that has included trips to Auburn, Florida and the College of Charleston. Dotolo spearheaded a renovation of University Field that resulted in sunken dugouts, a Competition Turf infield, an improved drainage system and bleacher seating behind home plate. Dotolo has also increased the talent level of the Pride and while it has yet to be reflected in the overall record, it is obvious to observers. In 2004, two of Dotolo’s recruits – Mike Walsh and Ricky Caputo – were named to the All-CAA first and second teams, respectively, marking the first time that Hofstra had more than a single all-conference selection. The Pride have also set team records for hits, doubles, strikeouts, fielding percentage and double plays turned since his arrival.
Dotolo, who at age 36 is the youngest head coach in the CAA, brought an extensive baseball background to the Pride. He had been an assistant coach for seven years, including five on the Division I level, and also played four seasons of professional baseball. Before accepting his current position he spent two seasons as an assistant coach at St. John’s University in Jamaica, New York. At St. John’s, Dotolo worked with the catchers, outfielders and hitters, and served as the recruiting coordinator.
16 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Before arriving at St. John’s, Dotolo spent four years (1995-99) as an assistant coach at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. While with the Big Green, he worked with the infielders and outfielders in addition to coordinating all team travel, organizing practices and overseeing the ordering of equipment and maintenance of the baseball facility.
In addition to his Division I coaching experience, Dotolo served as an assistant coach for one season (1994-95) at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia and for one season (1995) at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He has also coached in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League, serving as assistant coach with the Harwich Mariners in the summer of 1995.
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Dotolo played four seasons (1991-94) in the San Francisco Giants (MLB) organization, finishing his career in the Pacific Coast League (AAA) with the Phoenix Firebirds in 1994.
A former two-time all conference selection in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, Dotolo graduated from Virginia Wesleyan College in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1991 with a bachelor’s in history. He also spent two years at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and was a member of the 1988 squad that advanced to the NCAA Division I Regionals. Dotolo earned a master’s in sports administration from George Mason University in 1997.
Dotolo and his wife, Lilly, have three daughters – Gina (7), Savanna (5) and Maria, who was born September 4, 2004. The Dotolo
Savanna, Maria and Gina Dotolo
2 005 BASEBALL 17 ASSISTANT COACHES
ASA GRUNENWALD SCOTT COPPOLA ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH
Asa Grunenwald, a four-year letterwinner Scott Coppola, a 2002 graduate of Hofstra and two-year starter at St. John’s University and a former member of the University, is in his second season as an Flying Dutchmen Baseball squad, is in his assistant coach at Hofstra University and first season as an assistant baseball coach his first as the lead assistant. Grunenwald at his alma mater. Coppola joins the coordinates Hofstra’s recruiting efforts and baseball staff after spending the last two will coach the Pride’s pitchers and seasons as an assistant coach for the catchers. Hofstra Softball program. Coppola will coach the Hofstra outfield and assist Grunenwald played for the Red Storm Coach Dotolo instruct the Pride’s batters. from 1999 through 2003, was team captain as a senior and was rated the best defensive catcher in the Big East by Baseball America and Collegiate As a member of the softball staff, Coppola assisted two CAA Baseball. He appeared in 129 games for St. John’s, starting 98 and batted Championship and NCAA Tournament teams, including a 2004 squad that .248 for his career with 14 doubles, one triple, four home runs and 46 was one win away from the Women’s College World Series. In 2003 and RBIs. In his career, Grunenwald posted a .974 fielding percentage. During 2004, Coppola was part of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association his first two collegiate seasons, Grunenwald was coached by current Regional Coaching Staff of the Year. Hofstra Coach Chris Dotolo. Coppola was a four-year letterwinner and two-year captain for the A solid student, Grunenwald was a four-year member of the Big East Dutchmen from 1996 through 1999. A third baseman and pitcher, Academic All-Star team and was awarded the St. Vincent DePaul Society Coppola played in 129 career games including 37 appearances as a Scholarship for Academic Excellence. pitcher. Coppola compiled an 11-14 record with 140 strikeouts in 170 and 1/3 innings. At the plate, Coppola batted .254 with six doubles, six Prior to joining the Hofstra staff, Grunenwald served as assistant coach triples, three home runs and 28 RBIs. of the Vermont Mountaineers of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, as well as serving as the Mountaineer’s Baseball Camp director. A December 2002 graduate of Hofstra with a degree in marketing, Coppola has served as a coach and counselor at the All-Star Baseball In addition to his playing experience at St. John’s, Grunenwald has Camp from 1995 through 2000. Coppola joined the softball coaching played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (Manchester staff after spending nearly two years as an events coordinator in the Silkworms), the Coastal Plains League (Outer banks Daredevils) and the Hofstra Sports Facilities Department. Northeast Collegiate Baseball League (Wellsville Nitros). Coppola and his wife, Tara, are expecting their first child in April. The Grunenwald, a native of Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, graduated from St. Coppola’s reside in Point Lookout, New York. John’s with a degree in mathematics in December 2003.
Grunenwald is single and resides in Flushing, New York.
JIMI OH TEAM MANAGER
The Hofstra Baseball Coaching Staff
18 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 2005 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY BASEBALL ROSTER
THE PRIDE
No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous School 1 David Cole OF Fr. 5-8 170 R/R Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck 2 Anthony Sarno P/1B Fr. 5-10 165 L/L Avenel, NJ/Colonia 3 Felix Adamkiewicz IF So. 6-0 175 R/R Commack, NY/Commack 4 Brett Stambolian OF Sr. 6-0 190 L/L Marlton, NJ/Bishop Eustace/Tennessee/ Gloucester CC 6 Andy Campana IF So. 5-10 175 R/R Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway 7 Steve Oliveri C Jr. 5-6 175 R/R Huntington Station, NY/St. Anthony’s 9 Josh Stewart OF Sr. 5-10 170 L/R Bloomsburg, PA/Bloomsburg Area/St. John’s 10 Josh Stern SS Jr. 6-0 185 R/R Millwood, NY/Horace Greeley 11 Ricky Caputo IF Jr. 6-0 185 R/R Miller Place, NY/Miller Place 13 Mike Walsh C/UT Jr. 6-0 195 R/R Norfolk, MA/King Philip Regional 14 Steve Conley OF Sr. 6-0 165 R/R Flushing, NY/St. Francis Prep 15 Dan Lux P Fr. 6-2 175 L/L Huntington Station, NY/Chaminade 16 Will DeVito P So. 5-8 175 R/R Hicksville, NY/Chaminade/Dowling 17 Jeff Denlea P So. 6-1 180 R/R Oyster Bay, NY/St. Dominic’s 18 Mike Xydias P Fr. 5-10 150 R/R Snellville, GA/East Rockaway (NY) 19 David Huth P/IF Jr. 5-10 200 R/R Akron, OH/Western Reserve Academy 20 Ryan Dunn P So. 6-2 190 R/R East Islip, NY/St. Anthony’s 22 Scott Rader C Fr. 5-11 180 R/R Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa 23 Jon Smolenski P So. 6-2 195 R/R Harleysville, PA/Kennedy-Kenrick/Grayson Co. College 24 George Athanasopoulos OF So. 5-10 185 L/L Manorville, NY/Eastport/Briarcliffe 25 Patrick Rogers P So. 6-3 185 R/R Centereach, NY/Centereach 26 Kevin Conzelman P So. 6-6 235 L/L Jamison, PA/Central Bucks East 27 Charlie Frago P So. 6-1 175 L/L Cromwell, CT/Cromwell 28 Greg Lane P Fr. 6-1 185 R/R Binghamton, NY/Binghamton 30 Shawn DeYoung OF Fr. 6-0 190 L/L Melrose, MA/St. John’s Prep/Cushing Academy 31 Paul Keldsen P RFr. 6-2 175 R/R West Chester, PA/Malvern Prep 32 Matt Kougasian UT Fr. 5-10 190 S/R Rochelle Park, NJ/St. Joseph Regional 33 Greg Polius OF Fr. 5-11 170 L/L Roosevelt, NY/St. Mary’s 34 John Fuhrman P So. 6-4 195 R/R Manchester, NH/Trinity 35 John Boyd III C Fr. 5-10 225 R/R Hempstead, NY/Upper Room Christian 40 Eric Corkery P So. 6-5 235 R/R Boothwyn, PA/Garnet Valley 42 Eric Balson OF Jr. 5-8 170 S/R Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph’s by the Sea 44 Stephen Fox P Fr. 6-5 240 R/R Washington Township, NJ/Bergen Catholic
Head Coach: #5 Chris Dotolo (Virginia Wesleyan, 1991), Fourth season Assistant Coach: #8 Asa Grunenwald (St. John’s, 2003), Second season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: #12 Scott Coppola (Hofstra, 2002), First season uh-DEM-kuk-witz Adamkiewicz ATH-in-uh-SOP-uh-liss Athanasopoulos cam-PAN-uh Campana cuh-POOT-oh Caputo CON-zill-man Conzelman DEN-lee Denlea FRAY-go Frago FUR-min Fuhrman HOOTH Huth coo-GAZE-ee-in Kougasian LUKES Lux OLIVE-air-ee Oliveri POLE-ee-iss Polius smuh-LEN-ski Smolenski ZID-ee-iss Xydias doe-TUH-low Dotolo GREW-nin-wald Grunenwald cuh-POLE-uh Coppola
2 005 BASEBALL 19 2005 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY BASEBALL OUTLOOK
Steve Oliveri The Hofstra Pride and Head Coach Chris Dotolo enter the 2005 season with one goal in mind – qualify for the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament. “Once you make the tournament, anything can happen,” said Dotolo.
Qualifying for the CAA Tournament is easier said then done, but Dotolo thinks he knows what has to happen to make it a reality. “Plain and simple, we need to keep our team ERA below 5.00,” explained Dotolo. “If we do that we have a good chance. We always hit well and our defense is solid, so it is all about pitching.”
The 2005 season marks Dotolo’s fourth year in charge of the Pride and it is also the first year that every player on the roster has been his recruit. That first recruiting class are now juniors and Dotolo will be fielding an experienced team. The juniors have been playing together for the last two seasons and nearly all of the underclassmen have significant game experience as well. “I really feel that this team is ready to win,” said Dotolo. “We have been in close games and we have also been blown out, but our guys are not intimidated. I think they now understand what it takes and our captains (Ricky Caputo, Mike Walsh, Josh Stewart and Brett Stambolian) have done a great job as leaders, setting the tone for the rest of the team.”
Here is a position-by-position look at the 2005 Pride:
Mike Walsh Catcher Juniors Mike Walsh and Steve Oliveri return to handle duties behind the plate. Walsh was a first team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection as a utility player and Dotolo sees Walsh filling a utility role for the Pride once again. “Mike will play somewhere every day,” said Dotolo. “He is a team leader and too valuable not to be in the lineup, whether it is behind the plate, first base, third base or designated hitter.” Walsh batted .330 with 12 doubles and 33 RBIs last season in 48 games. Oliveri started 39 of 43 games last season and has done most of the catching the last two seasons. “Steve has proven he can catch everyday at this level,” said Dotolo. Oliveri hit .286 with 19 RBIs in 2004.
Two freshmen – Scott Rader and John Boyd III – will push the veterans for playing time. Rader is being groomed as the catcher of the future and Dotolo thinks he is going to be a good one. “Scott is a good defensive catcher and hopefully he can get some game experience this season,” said Dotolo. Rader was an all-area selection at Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park, New York. Boyd joins the Pride from Upper Room Christian School in Dix Hills, New York, where he batted .718 with 48 RBIs as a senior. Dotolo says that Boyd “has some pop in his bat.” First Base Dotolo is likely looking at a platoon situation at first base with Walsh, as well as freshmen Matt Kougasian and Anthony Sarno in the mix. Kougasian joins the Pride from New Jersey powerhouse St. Joseph Regional, where he was team Most Valuable Player and batted .400 as a senior. A switch hitter, Dotolo thinks that Kougasian has all the makings of being a solid player on the collegiate level. Sarno, who will also fill a spot in the pitching rotation, was an All-New Jersey Group III selection as a senior at Colonia High School and had what Dotolo termed “a good fall season swinging the bat.”
20 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Second Base Outfield Josh Stewart Sophomores Felix Adamkiewicz and Andy Campana will compete for The Hofstra time at second, although each player could fill in at short or third base outfield features as well. Adamkiewicz saw action in 20 games last season with eight eight players vying starts and batted .241, while Campana started 32 of 42 contests and hit for time, including .262 with nine stolen bases in 10 attempts. five returnees. Junior captain Josh Shortstop Stewart will likely start in centerfield Junior Josh Stern after starting 49 returns to his games there last Josh Stern shortstop position season. Stewart after starting 42 of batted .330 with a 44 games last team-best 46 runs season. Entering scored, 16 doubles his third season as and 16 stolen a starter, Dotolo is bases. He also expecting big added seven home things from Stern, runs and 37 RBIs. who batted a solid Senior captain .270 with 11 Brett Stambolian doubles, 25 RBIs returns after seeing and 11 stolen limited action due bases as a to injury last sophomore. season. Stambolian was hurt in the season opener at The College of Charleston and did not return until mid-April, and received just 19 at bats on the season. Stambolian started 33 of 34 games in 2003 and batted .246. Third Base Junior second team Sophomore George Athanasopoulos should also see a great deal of All-CAA second playing time after a stellar freshman campaign that saw him bat .302 baseman Ricky with 11 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 29 RBIs. Caputo moves over Ricky Caputo Athanasopoulos also led the Hofstra outfield with six assists. Senior to third this season Steve Conley and junior Eric Balson provide experience at the position and Dotolo expects and will battle for starting jobs as well. Conley, a converted pitcher, big things from one played in 25 games last season, starting nine, and batted .231 with 11 of his captains. runs scored. Balson started 10 of 25 games in 2004 and batted .207 Caputo led the with four RBIs. team in batting last season with a .361 A trio of freshmen – David Cole, Greg Polius and Shawn DeYoung – average and set a will push the veterans for playing time. Cole joins the Pride after earning Hofstra single All-New Jersey first team accolades at Teaneck High School in Teaneck, season record for New Jersey and Coach Dotolo liked what he saw of the freshman during hits with 73. the fall season. Polius comes to Hofstra from St. Mary’s High School in Caputo also added Manhasset, New York, while DeYoung joins the squad after prepping at a team-high eight Cushing Academy in Massachusetts in 2003-04. Both Polius and home runs and 41 DeYoung are left-handed batters, and Coach Dotolo considers them RBIs. A threat on “tough, hard-nosed players with bat potential. Either one could be a the base paths, role player off the bench.” Caputo also stole 10 bases. Caputo is Pitcher coming off a The Hofstra pitching staff is deep, not just in numbers, but it is quality summer playing for depth. The staff features 16 hurlers, including eight that have collegiate the Peninsula experience, although sophomore Eric Corkery will likely miss the year Pilots, where he due to surgery. Junior David Huth is the most experienced pitcher on was named to the the staff and Coach Dotolo looks for Huth to rebound from a 2-9 Coastal Plains campaign a season ago. Sophomore lefty Charlie Frago was Hofstra’s League All-Star top starter a year ago, posting a 4-6 record and a 6.04 ERA in 16 team. Junior David appearances. Sophomores Ryan Dunn and John Furhman should also Huth, a pitcher, crack the rotation. Dunn was 0-2 in 13 appearances last season, while could also see time Furhman appeared in 20 games and posted a 2-1 record. Red-shirt at any infield position as a late inning defensive replacement. freshman Paul Keldsen could also be a conference starter. Keldsen, who
2 005 BASEBALL 21 Schedule Charlie Frago Dotolo has once again challenged his team with a tough early season schedule that will take the team to Auburn, Virginia Military Institute, Liberty and Delaware State in February and March. “The schedule is tough, but I think we have some winnable games,” said Dotolo. “I think that VMI and Liberty are CAA-caliber opponents, and these types of games will toughen us up for the conference schedule.” The Pride also play an array of local opponents as part of their non-conference slate, including St. John’s, Seton Hall, Long Island University and Stony Brook.
The CAA schedule will be its usual challenge as the league was ranked 11th out of 31 conferences in the final RPI report of 2004, ahead of better-known conferences the Big Ten and the Atlantic 10. The league sent two teams to the 2004 NCAA Tournament and had five teams post more than 30 wins and seven teams win more than 25 games.
missed all of last season, was highly regarded coming out of Malvern Prep in Pennsylvania. Jeff Denlea
Will DeVito, a sophomore transfer from Dowling College in Oakdale, New York, should also get a long look from the coaching staff as a potential starter. DeVito was 4-1 with a 3.96 ERA and 63 strikeouts at Dowling and helped the Lions to the NCAA Northeast Regional final. DeVito earned All-Long Island accolades as a senior at Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York. Stephen Fox, a 6-5 freshman, should also get a shot at starting. Dotolo is excited about Fox’s potential. Fox was 7- 2 with a 0.89 ERA as a senior at Bergen Catholic in Oradell, New Jersey, and earned All-New Jersey parochial first team honors.
Dotolo has several pitchers that could come out of the bullpen or spot start as needed. Sophomores Patrick Rogers, Jeff Denlea, and Kevin Conzelman are likely the top hurlers out of the pen and Dotolo has said that Rogers and Denlea could be on the hill “every day.” Rogers, who has a three-quarter delivery, could be in line for the closers job and was 0-1 in 13 appearances last season. Denlea came out of the pen a team- high 27 times last season and the sidearmer was 2-2 with two saves and 21 strikeouts. Denlea was a Southern Collegiate Baseball League All- Star last summer as a member of the Lenoir Oilers. Conzelman, a 6-6 lefty, appeared in two games without recording a decision.
Five other newcomers – Greg Lane, Dan Lux, Anthony Sarno, Jon Smolenski and Mike Xydias – will be seeking time on the mound as well. Lane, a third baseman at Binghamton (NY) High School is just learning to pitch, but Dotolo likes his potential. Lux, a lefty, impressed during the fall season and could be in line for some work. Sarno, also a lefty, should also be in the pitching mix, as well as part of a first base platoon, after posting a career 15-10 record at Colonia High School. Smolenski, who attended Grayson County College during the fall 2003, hasn’t really played since his senior year at Kennedy-Kenrick High School in Norristown, Pennsylvania, where he was ranked as one of the Top Six Prospects in Pennsylvania by Baseball America. Xydias was a two-time All-Nassau County selection at East Rockaway High School in East Rockaway, New York.
22 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PLAYER PROFILES
Ricky Caputo Junior, 6-0, 185 Third Base Bats: Right Throws: Right Miller Place, New York 1111 Miller Place High School
Team Captain
Played for the Peninsula Pilots in the Coastal Plain League…Batted .225 with five doubles, one triple, five home runs and 19 RBIs in 38 games…League all-star.
At Hofstra 2004: All-Colonial Athletic Association second team selection…Played in and started all 50 games…Set school record for hits in a season with 73…Led team in batting with a .361 average…Had a team-high eight home runs and 41 RBIs…Also contributed 37 runs, 11 doubles and three triples…Had a .564 slugging percentage and a .429 on-base percentage…Hit safely in 40 games…Had 23 multi-hit games…Had 12 multi-RBI games…Put together hitting streaks of 15 and 10 games…Went five-for-six with two home runs, a double and four RBIs versus Manhattan…Was three-for-six with a double, a home run and three RBIs at Marist…Went two-for-four with a triple, two RBIs and three runs scored at St. John’s…Went five-for-nine with a double and three RBIs in three-game series at Virginia Commonwealth… Was seven-for-10 with a double, a home run and three RBIs in William & Mary series…Went six-for-13 in both George Mason and James Madison series…Had a two-run home run versus Delaware…Stole 10 bases on the season…Stole two bases versus Iona and St. Francis…Batted .366 with six doubles, two home runs and 14 RBIs in CAA games…Made one appearance as a pitcher…Threw 2/3 of an inning versus St. Francis…2003: Played in 40 games, starting 37…Also pitched in six games, starting five…Batted .271 with six doubles, two home runs, 22 runs scored and 20 RBIs…Stole four bases…Went two-for-five with a home run and four RBIs versus Quinnipiac…Belted a solo home run versus St. John’s…Went seven-for-10 with three runs scored in three-game series at George Mason…Had a double and two RBIs versus Columbia…Went three-for-five with a triple versus Fairleigh Dickinson…Had three hits and an RBI at Virginia Commonwealth…Batted .286 with eight RBIs and 10 runs scored in Colonial Athletic Association play…Posted a 2-1 record on the mound with a 10.95 ERA and nine strikeouts…Threw 24.2 innings…Pitched seven innings of two-hit, one-run ball to pick up win in first career start against Sacred Heart…Picked up second win versus Columbia…Had three strikeouts versus Towson…Was 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA in one CAA appearance.
High School/Personal Played baseball and football at Miller Place High School in Miller Place, New York…Batted .444 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs as a senior…Also had 22 stolen bases…Named team Most Valuable Player, All-Suffolk County and all-league as a senior…MVP as a junior…Two-time team captain…All-section football player…Has two brothers and one sister…Brother Marc played baseball at C.W. Post…Lists Derek Jeter as his favorite athlete…Has served as a religious education instructor…Business major.
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2003 40 133 22 36 .271 20 6 1 2 12 25 4 2004 50 202 37 73 .361 41 11 3 8 19 39 10 Career 90 335 59 109 .325 61 17 4 10 31 65 14
Year G/GS W-L SV ERA IP R ER H SO BB HB WP 2003 6/1 2-1 0 10.95 24.2 32 30 36 9 18 4 4 2004 1/0 0-0 0 54.00 0.2 4 4 2 1 3 1 3 Career 7/1 2-1 0 12.08 25.1 36 34 38 10 21 5 7
2 005 BASEBALL 23 PLAYER PROFILES
Brett Stambolian Senior, 6-0, 190 Outfield Bats: Left Throws: Left 4 Marlton, New Jersey 4 Bishop Eustace Prep Previous Colleges: University of Tennessee and Gloucester County Community College
Team Captain
At Hofstra 2004: Played in 14 games, starting five…Batted .105 with one double, one RBI and two runs scored…Went one-for-three with a double, an RBI and two runs scored…Had an RBI versus George Mason…Went one-for-one at Army…Was one-for-12 in Colonial Athletic Association games…2003: Played in 34 games, starting 33…Batted .246 with one double, 16 runs and 10 RBIs…Led team with 12 stolen bases…Went three-for-10 in three-game series at Florida…Was two-for-four versus North Carolina State…Went three- for-five with two runs, an RBI and a stolen base versus Sacred Heart…Went two-for-three with a double, two runs, an RBI and a stolen base versus Fairleigh Dickinson…Went three-for-six with two RBIs and two stolen bases in Columbia doubleheader…Stole two bases in a game versus Albany, Towson and Manhattan…Batted .188 with two steals in Colonial Athletic Association play…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient.
At Gloucester County Community College Member of the baseball team at Gloucester County Community College in 2002…Statistics not available.
At University of Tennessee Red-shirted in 2001 and did not play.
High School/Personal Played baseball and football at Bishop Eustace Prep in Pennsauken, New Jersey...Hit .531 (51- for-96) as a senior with two home runs, 16 RBIs, 34 runs scored, five doubles, four triples and 35 stolen bases...Batted .468 (103-for-220) in his career with 93 runs scored, 44 RBI and 71 stolen bases...Was an All-South Jersey, all- conference and all-parochial selection...Named the 2000 Delaware Stadium Corporation Cup Most Valuable Player...Was a Carpenter Cup selection…Baseball Factory All-American… Team won back-to-back Parochial “A” state titles in 1997 and 1998...Has one sister…Also recruited by Virginia Commonwealth, George Washington and Penn…Management major.
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2003 34 114 16 28 .246 10 1 0 0 8 24 12 2004 14 19 2 2 .105 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 Career 48 133 18 30 .226 11 2 0 0 9 27 12
24 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PLAYER PROFILES
Josh Stewart Senior, 5-10, 170 Outfield Bats: Left Throws: Right Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 99 Bloomsburg Area High School Previous College: St. John’s University Team Captain
Played for the Asheboro Copperheads in the Coastal Plain League during the summer of 2004…Batted .298 with 30 runs scored and a team-high 20 stolen bases in 41 games. At Hofstra 2004: Played in and started 49 games…Batted .330 with 16 doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 46 runs scored and 37 RBIs…Led team in doubles and runs…Also stole a team-high 16 bases…Ranked second on the team in home runs and RBIs…Had a .545 slugging percentage and a .408 on-base percentage…Hit safely in 36 games…Had 21 multi-hit games…Had 11 multi-RBI games…Had an eight-game and two six-game hitting streaks…Went two-for-four with a double in season opener at the College of Charleston…Went three-for-five with a home run and three RBIs in first game of a doubleheader against Dartmouth…Went seven for-12 with two home runs, five runs and four RBIs in three game series at Towson, including a four-for-four, three RBI day in game one…Went three-for-five with a double and triple versus Iona…Had three hits, three runs and two RBIs versus St. Francis…Went three-for-four with a double and a home run and three RBIs at Old Dominion…Drove in three runs at Auburn…Stole two bases in games versus Dartmouth, Quinnipiac, Fordham and St. Francis…Batted .268 with four home runs and 10 RBIs in Colonial Athletic Association games…2003: Played in 42 games, starting 41…Batted .317 with 11 doubles, three home runs and 23 RBIs…Led team with 40 runs scored…Ranked second on the team in doubles and was third in batting…Stole nine bases…Hit safely in 33 games…Had a 16-game hitting streak…Had 16 multi-ht contests…Went two-for-five with a double and a run in season opener at Florida…Went two-for-four with two runs scored versus North Carolina State…Went four-for-13 with a double and three runs scored in three-game series versus St. John’s…Was seven-for-14 with a home run, two doubles, four runs and four RBIs in George Mason series…Went four-for-13 in Virginia Commonwealth series…Had a home run and drove in four runs in Delaware series…Had a .453 slugging percentage and .405 on-base percentage…Hit .275 with six doubles, three home runs and 15 RBIs in Colonial Athletic Association games.
At St. John’s University Appeared in 35 games, starting 20 in 2001…Batted .284 (21-for-74) with one double and three RBIs…Scored 10 runs and stole nine bases. High School/Personal Played four years of baseball and football, and two seasons of basketball at Bloomsburg Area High School in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania…Batted .436 with 26 stolen bases as a senior…Was a three-time first team all-area selection…Named first team All-Mid Pennsylvania as a junior and senior…Honorable mention All-Pennsylvania selection…Has two brothers and one sister…All-tournament selection at the 2003 Southern Collegiate Baseball League Tournament…Batted .348 for the Lenoir Oilers during the regular season…Psychology major.
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2003 42 161 40 51 .317 23 11 1 3 18 40 9 2004 49 200 46 66 .330 37 16 3 7 21 49 16 Career 91 361 86 117 .324 60 27 4 10 39 89 25
2 005 BASEBALL 25 PLAYER PROFILES
Mike Walsh Junior, 6-0, 195 Catcher/Utility Bats: Right Throws: Right Norfolk, Massachusetts 1133 King Philip Regional High School Team Captain
Played for the Vermont Mountaineers of the New England Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2004…Batted .183 in 31 games.
At Hofstra 2004: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection…Played in 48 games, starting 44…Batted .330 with 12 doubles, three triples, four home runs and 33 RBIs…Also scored 25 runs…Tied for second on the team in batting and was third in doubles and RBIs…Had a .500 slugging percentage and a .385 on-base percentage…Hit safely in 36 games…Had 16 multi-hit games…Ended season with a 13-game hitting streak…Hit for the cycle versus Seton Hall, going four-for-four with three RBIs and two runs scored…Followed that with a three-for-four performance at St. John’s, including a double, triple, three runs and four RBIs…Went two-for-two with a run in season-opener at the College of Charleston… Went three-for-seven with two doubles and three RBIs in Dartmouth doubleheader…Was five- for-eight with two doubles, a triple, three runs and two RBIs in Quinnipiac doubleheader…Went three-for-four with a double in series-opener at Virginia Commonwealth…Went four-for-12 with a double, a home run and three RBIs in series against James Madison…Hit a grand slam vs. St. Francis...Batted .293 with five doubles and 11 RBIs in CAA games…CAA Player of the Week (5/17)…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2003: Played in 28 games, starting 15…Batted .262 with one home runs, nine runs scored and six RBIs…Posted a .351 on-base percentage…Went two-for-two with an RBI at Virginia Commonwealth…Was two-for-three with a home run and three RBIs versus Fairleigh Dickinson…Had two hits in three at-bats in both games versus Stony Brook…Went two-for-five with three runs scored in Albany doubleheader…Drove in two runs at Fordham…Batted .444 (four-for-nine) in Colonial Athletic Association games…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2002: Was red-shirted and did not play…Member of the Colonial Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete squad.
High School/Personal Lettered in baseball for four years, football for three years and wrestling for one year at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, Massachusetts…Named Sun Chronicle All-Star in 2000…Team Most Valuable Player and Best Defensive Player as a senior…Batted .363 with four home runs and 28 RBIs as a senior…Has one sister…Also recruited by Brown, Sacred Heart and Lafayette…Hospital, soup kitchen and food bank volunteer…Played with the Lenoir Oilers of the Southern Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2003…Member of the Golden Key National Honor Society…Accounting major.
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2003 28 61 9 16 .262 6 0 0 1 6 17 3 2004 48 176 25 58 .330 33 12 3 4 12 42 2 Career 76 237 34 74 .312 39 12 3 5 18 59 5
26 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PLAYER PROFILES
Steve Conley Senior, 6-0, 165 Outfield Bats: Right Throws: Right Flushing, New York 14 St. Francis Preparatory High School 14 At Hofstra 2004: Played in 25 games, starting nine…Batted .231 with nine hits in 39 at bats…Had one double, two RBIs and nine runs scored…Went one-for-two with a run scored versus Seton Hall…Went one-for-five with a double and two runs scored versus St. John’s…Was three-for-1o with and RBI in three-game series at Old Dominion…Stole two bases…Hit .231 in Colonial Athletic Association play…2003: Pitched in eight games…Posted a 1-0 record with a 6.91 ERA and one save…Threw 14.1 innings…Struck out four batters…Picked up a win in relief against Albany, pitching one scoreless inning…Threw two-thirds of an inning against Columbia to notch a save in 15-14 win…2002: Pitched in five games, starting two…Posted a 0-0 record with a 15.43 ERA…Threw nine and a third innings…Struck out four batters…Struck out two batters versus Wagner and Pace.
High School/Personal Lettered in baseball for four years at St. Francis Prep in Fresh Meadows, New York…Was the 1998 Baseball Scholar-Athlete Award recipient…Team captain as a senior…Lists Ichiro as his favorite athlete…Also recruited by St. Francis…Has two brothers…Aspires to pursue a career in sports journalism…Print journalism major with a minor in art history.
Year G/GS W-L SV ERA IP R ER H SO BB HB WP 2002 5/2 0-0 0 15.43 9.1 16 16 18 4 8 2 3 2003 8/0 1-0 1 6.91 14.1 15 11 18 4 8 0 2 Career 13/2 1-0 1 10.27 23.2 31 27 36 8 16 2 5
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2004 25 39 11 9 .231 2 1 0 0 0 7 2
Eric Balson Junior, 5-8, 170 Outfield Bats: Right Throws: Right Staten Island, New York 4422 St. Joseph’s by the Sea
At Hofstra 2004: Played in 25 games, starting 10…Hit .207 with six hits in 29 at bats…Had two doubles, four RBIs and nine runs scored…Stole three bases…Went one-for-four with a double, a run scored and two RBIs versus Old Dominion…Was one-for-two with a double, an RBI and a run scored at Auburn…Was one-for-11 with two RBIs in Colonial Athletic Association games…2003: Played in 13 games, starting five…Batted .167 with two hits in 12 at bats…Scored four runs…Stole two bases…Was one-for-three versus Fairleigh Dickinson…Went one- for-two versus Iona…Stole two bases and scored a run against Long Island University.
High School/Personal Lettered in baseball for four seasons and track for one season at St. Joseph’s by the Sea High School in Staten Island, New York…Batted .381 in 2002…Led the CHSAA in runs scored (16) and RBIs (20)…Was starting centerfielder in the North-South Senior All-Star Game…Has one brother…Lists Bo Jackson and Michael Jordan as his favorite athletes…Also recruited by Centenary and Dominican…Has volunteered on toy drives for underprivileged children on Staten Island…Management major.
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2003 13 12 4 2 .167 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 2004 25 29 9 6 .207 4 2 0 0 5 7 3 Career 38 41 13 8 .195 4 2 0 0 7 13 5
2 005 BASEBALL 27 PLAYER PROFILES
David Huth Junior, 5-10, 200 Pitcher/Infield Bats: Right Throws: Right Akron, Ohio 19 Western Reserve Academy 19
Played for the Asheboro Copperheads of the Coastal Plain League during the summer of 2004… Posted a 5-4 record and a 4.59 ERA in 13 appearances (seven starts)…Led team in wins. At Hofstra 2004: Appeared in 15 games, starting 12…Posted a 2-9 record with a 8.66 ERA and 25 strikeouts…Threw 69.2 innings…Scattered six hits and allowed three earned runs over six innings in win over Towson…Also won against Quinnipiac…Pitched well in no decision at Virginia Commonwealth, allowing five hits, one walk and two earned runs over eight innings…Had five strikeouts versus Delaware…Was 1-7 with an 8.44 ERA in league play…Batted .130 with three hits in 23 at bats…Scored four runs…2003: Played in 21 games, starting 14…Also pitched in 10 games, starting four…Batted .192 with one double, three runs scored and two RBIs…Went two-for- four with an RBI versus Columbia…Had an RBI at Florida…Doubled, stole a base and scored versus Marist…Posted a 1-2 record with a 6.44 ERA and 27 strikeouts…Pitched 43.1 innings…Tied for second on the team in strikeouts…Scattered 11 hits in a complete game 9-3 victory over Delaware…Struck out seven batters in seven innings versus Drexel.
High School/Personal Played baseball, football and ice hockey at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio…Had 33 hits and 14 doubles in 18 games as a senior, while also going 5-1 on the mound with a 1.90 ERA and 35 strikeouts…Three-time All-Independent Prep School League selection…Cleveland Hockey Player of the Year in 2002…Has two brothers…Older brother (Marcus) played football at Washington & Jefferson College…Lists Steve Yzerman as his favorite athlete…Has volunteered at Akron Children’s Hospital…Plans to pursue a career in public relations…English major.
Year G/GS W-L SV ERA IP R ER H SO BB HB WP 2003 10/4 1-2 0 6.44 43.1 33 31 55 27 17 5 3 2004 15/12 2-9 0 8.66 69.2 78 67 105 25 24 11 4 Career 25/16 3-11 0 7.81 113.0 111 98 160 52 41 16 7
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2003 21 26 3 5 .192 2 1 0 0 7 11 1 2004 8 23 4 3 .130 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Career 29 49 7 8 .163 2 1 0 0 8 16 1
Steve Oliveri Junior, 5-6, 175 Catcher Bats: Right Throws: Right Huntington Station, New York St. Anthony’s High School 77 Played for the Spartanburg Stingers in the Coastal Plain League during the summer of 2004…Batted .214 with 21 runs scored and 11 RBIs in 40 games.
At Hofstra 2004: Played in 43 games, starting 39…Batted .286 with five doubles, and 19 RBIs…Had 11 multi-hit games…Went two-for-three with a run scored and an RBI at the College of Charleston…Had a hit and an RBI at Auburn…Went three-for-eight with three RBIs in two-game series with Dartmouth…Went three-for-five with a double and two RBIs against Iona…Went four-for-nine with two RBIs in three-game series at UNC Wilmington…Went two-for-four with three RBIs at St. John’s…Went four-for-11 with two runs in three games series at Old Dominion…Batted .253 with two doubles and seven RBIs in Colonial Athletic Association games…2003: Played in 38 games, starting 30…Batted .276 with seven doubles and 16 RBIs…Scored eight runs…Had three hits, including a double, and two RBIs at Florida…Went four-for-nine with two doubles, three runs and three RBIs in three-game Towson series…Was two-for-four with two RBIs at Fordham…Went two-for-three with a double, a run and an RBI at George Mason…Hit safely in 19 games…Had a .365 on-base percentage…Threw out 11 runners in 36 stolen base attempts…Had five passed balls…Recorded a .978 fielding percentage in 189 total chances…Batted .245 in Colonial Athletic Association games.
High School/Personal Played four years of baseball and one year of basketball at St. Anthony’s High School in Huntington, New York…Was named all-league as a catcher in 2002 and also earned team Most Valuable Player honors…Batted .411 with two home runs and 16 RBIs as a senior…Has one brother and one sister…Brother, Joe, played baseball at Maritime College and sister, Gina, was a diver at Loyola (MD)…Named to 2003 all-star team at the Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball Summer League…Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite athlete…Also recruited by St. John’s, Binghamton and Drexel…Plans to become a teacher…Communications major.
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2003 38 98 8 27 .276 16 7 0 0 12 12 0 2004 43 140 14 40 .286 19 5 0 0 12 19 1 Career 81 238 22 67 .282 35 12 0 0 24 31 1 28 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PLAYER PROFILES
Josh Stern Junior, 6-0, 185 Shortstop Bats: Right Throws: Right Millwood, New York 10 Horace Greeley High School 10 At Hofstra 2004: Played in 44 games, starting 42…Batted .270 with 11 doubles, three home runs, 25 RBIs and 22 runs scored…Ranked second on the team with 11 stolen bases…Led team with seven sacrifice flies…Had 13 multi-hit games…Went four-for-five with two home runs, a sacrifice fly and five RBIs at Marist…Went three-for-five with a double and two RBIs at Long Island…Was two-for-five with a home run, two runs and two RBIs in first game of a doubleheader at Towson…Had three hits against George Mason…Went seven-for-14 with three doubles, four runs and two RBIs in three-game series with Quinnipiac…Stole two bases at Quinnipiac and UNC Wilmington…Hit .243 with one home run and eight RBIs in Colonial Athletic Association games…2003: Played in and started 46 games…Batted .294 with a team-high eight home runs and 35 RBIs…Also contributed nine doubles, one triple, 38 runs and 10 stolen bases…Ranked second on the team in runs and steals, and fifth in batting…Went three-for-four with two doubles, a home run and five RBIs versus Sacred Heart…Went two-for-four with a home run and four RBIs versus Albany…Was six-for-10 with two doubles, six runs and four RBIs in Columbia doubleheader…Hit safely in 37 games…Had 11 multi-hit games…Had a 13-game hitting streak…Stole two bases at Wagner and Towson…Had a .491 slugging percentage and a .384 on-base percentage…One-time CAA Rookie of the Week…Batted .244 with three home runs and 14 RBIs in Colonial Athletic Association games.
High School/Personal Played four years of baseball and three years of soccer at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York…Was named all-league in each of his four seasons and all-section for two years…Batted .480 as a senior and .420 as a junior…Was captain during junior and senior seasons…All-league, all-section and second team All-New York selection in soccer…Has one brother…Lists Brett Favre and Barry Bonds as his favorite athletes…Also recruited by Kentucky, Elon and Miami (OH)…Management major.
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2003 46 177 38 52 .294 35 9 1 8 25 34 10 2004 44 163 22 44 .270 25 11 0 3 12 28 11 Career 90 340 60 96 .282 60 20 1 11 37 62 21 Felix Adamkiewicz Sophomore, 6-0, 175 Infield Bats: Right Throws: Right Commack, New York Commack High School 33 Played for the Lenoir Oilers in the Southern Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2004…Batted .200 with two doubles and four RBIs in 19 games.
At Hofstra 2004: Played in 20 games, starting eight…Batted .241 with seven hits in 29 at bats…Had one double, two RBIs and two runs scored…Was one-for- three with a double and a run scored at Marist…Went one-for-one with an RBI versus Quinnipiac…Was two-for-four in two games against George Mason…Walked twice and scored a run against Iona…Batted .333 (four-for-12) in Colonial Athletic Association play.
High School/Personal Earned four letters in baseball, basketball and gymnastics at Commack High School…Named to New York State All-Star team in baseball…Triple Crown Tournament Most Valuable Player…Two-time all-league selection…Most Valuable Player on baseball and basketball squads…Team captain on all three squads…Basketball team scholar-athlete as a senior…Member of the High Honor Roll and the Italian Honor Society…Section XI Gold Key Award recipient…Batted .442 as a senior with 17 doubles and 21 runs scored…Has two sisters…Also recruited by Siena, Temple, St. John’s and East Carolina…Aspires to become a teacher…Physical education major.
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2004 20 29 2 7 .241 2 1 0 0 5 13 0
2 005 BASEBALL 29 PLAYER PROFILES
George Athanasopoulos Sophomore, 5-10, 185 Outfield Bats: Left Throws: Left Manorville, New York 24 Eastport High School 24 Previous College: Briarcliffe College
Played with the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League during the summer of 2004…Batted .194 in 11 games with one double, one triple and four runs scored.
At Hofstra 2004: Played in and started 45 games…Batted .302 with 11 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 29 RBIs…Ranked fourth on the team in batting and hits (52)…Led team in triples…Hit in 34 of his 45 games…Had 15 multi-hit games…Went four-for six with two doubles, four runs and four RBIs in doubleheader against Quinnipiac…Was three-for-four with a double and two RBIs at Towson…Went three-for-four-with a double and an RBI at UNC Wilmington…Went three-for-10 with a triple in three games series at Virginia Commonwealth…Was two-for-three with a double and a home run in single game at Quinnipiac…Had two hits, including a home run, and two RBIs versus Manhattan…Had a .465 slugging percentage… Stole four bases…Walked 19 times…Batted .307 with five doubles and nine RBIs in Colonial Athletic Association games…CAA Rookie of the Week (4/5/04).
At Briarcliffe College Attended Briarcliffe College in Bethpage, New York, for one year…Red-shirted and did not play.
High School/Personal Played four years of baseball at Eastport High School in Eastport, New York…Helped Eastport to New York State Class B-C-D championship in 2000 and to an undefeated season and state small school championship in 1999...Four-time All-New York, all-county and all-league selection…Member of the Honor Roll…Batted .470 with seven home runs and 40 RBIs as a senior…Has one sister…Also recruited by South Florida, Florida Southern and Lynn University…Physical education major.
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2004 45 172 25 52 .302 29 11 4 3 19 38 4 Andy Campana Sophomore, 5-10, 175 Infield Bats: Right Throws: Right Piscataway, New Jersey Piscataway High School 66 At Hofstra 2004: Played in 42 games, starting 32…Batted .262 with six doubles, one home run, 11 RBIs and 33 runs scored…Picked up nine stolen bases…Went four-for-five with a home run and two RBIs versus Manhattan…Was four-for-five with two doubles, two runs, two RBIs and three stolen bases versus St. Francis…Went three-for-six with a double and two runs versus Iona…Was three-for-four with three runs scored at Long Island…Scored two runs versus College of Charleston…Went two-for-four in series opener against Delaware…Batted .131 with two doubles in Colonial Athletic Association games. High School/Personal Lettered in baseball, basketball and winter track at Piscataway High School…Helped team to 2003 GMC championship with a 19-3 record…All-New Jersey and All-Group IV selection as a senior…Team Most Valuable Player as a senior…First team All-Middlesex County as a junior and senior…First team all-area, all-conference and All-Red Division performer…Two-time Jersey Shore All-Star selection…Batted .516 with five home runs and 39 RBIs as a senior…Member of the National Honor Society…Has one sister (Carly), who played field hockey at Delaware…Also recruited by Rutgers, Seton all and St. John’s…Raised and trained seeing eye dogs for nine years…Plans to pursue a career in international business…Business major.
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2004 42 126 33 33 .262 11 6 0 1 16 30 9 30 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PLAYER PROFILES
Kevin Conzelman Sophomore, 6-6, 235 Pitcher Bats: Left Throws: Left Jamison, Pennsylvania 26 Central Bucks East High School 26
At Hofstra 2004: Appeared in two games…Faced two batters versus Fordham and one batter versus Iona…2003: Red-shirted and did not play.
High School/Personal Lettered for four seasons in baseball and three years in football at Central Bucks East High School in Buckingham, Pennsylvania…Baseball team was league champion in 2000, 2001 and 2002…Named first team all-league and also selected for Team Pennsylvania in the annual Blue-Grey Classic…Was 5-0 with a 1.03 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 2002…Has one brother and one sister…Has volunteered with the Special Olympics and Habitat for Humanity…Hobbies include fishing and golfing…Also recruited by Dartmouth, Lafayette and William & Mary…Legal studies major.
Year G/GS W-L SV ERA IP R ER H SO BB HB WP 2004 2/0 0-0 0 99.00 0.0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
Eric Corkery Sophomore, 6-5, 235 Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right Boothwyn, Pennsylvania 40 Garnet Valley High School 40
At Hofstra 2004: Appeared in five games, starting two…Posted a 0-0 record with a 23.14 ERA…Pitched four and two-thirds innings and struck out five batters on the season…Pitched a scoreless inning of relief at UNC Wilmington…Had two strikeouts at College of Charleston and Long Island.
High School/Personal Played baseball for four years and basketball for two years at Garnet Valley High School in Glenn Mills, Pennsylvania…Helped team to 2003 SCCL National Division championship after posting a 6-2 record with a 2.39 ERA and 63 strikeouts…Also batted .396 with 21 RBIs as a senior…First team All-SCCL and All-Delaware County selection as a senior…Second team All-SCCL and All-Delaware County pick as a junior…Has one brother and one sister…Also recruited by Drexel, Coastal Carolina, Pace and New Haven…Aspires to play professional baseball…Undecided major.
Year G/GS W-L SV ERA IP R ER H SO BB HB WP 2004 5/2 0-0 0 23.14 4.2 12 12 9 5 14 2 4
2 005 BASEBALL 31 PLAYER PROFILES
Jeff Denlea Sophomore, 6-1, 180 Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right Oyster Bay, New York 17 St. Dominic’s High School 17
Played for the Lenoir Oilers of the Southern Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2004…Posted a 2-2 record with a 1.13 ERA in 11 relief appearances…Struck out 31 batters in 32 innings pitched…Selected to league all-star team.
At Hofstra 2004: Appeared in a staff-high 27 games in relief…Posted a 2-2 record with a 7.15 ERA and two saves…Tied for team lead in saves…Pitched 34 innings…Recorded 21 strikeouts…Picked up saves in both ends of a doubleheader at Towson…Threw two scoreless innings versus Siena to earn win…Notched other victory against William & Mary…Struck out two batters in perfect inning of relief versus Fordham…Had two strikeouts in an inning versus Delaware…Was 1-1 with an 8.38 ERA and two saves in 10 appearances in Colonial Athletic Association games.
High School/Personal Played four years of baseball at St. Dominic’s High School in Oyster Bay, New York…Named to Newsday All-Long Island team as a senior…All-league selection…Named to all-academic team…Posted a 6-2 record with a 1.97 ERA…Started playing baseball at age 5…Also recruited by St. Leo, Coastal Carolina and Sacred Heart…Plans to pursue a career as school teacher…Undecided major.
Year G/GS W-L SV ERA IP R ER H SO BB HB WP 2004 27/0 2-2 2 7.15 34.0 31 27 42 21 13 11 2
Ryan Dunn Sophomore, 6-2, 190 Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right East Islip, New York St. Anthony’s High School 2200
At Hofstra 2004: Appeared in 13 games, starting two…Posted an 0-2 record with a 9.53 ERA…Threw 28 and one-third innings…Struck out 14 batters…Struck out five batters in five and two-thirds innings of relief against Stony Brook…Went three and two-thirds innings versus James Madison and allowed just three hits… Pitched a perfect inning of relief at Old Dominion…Recorded decisions versus Auburn and Quinnipiac…Was 0-0 with a 7.30 ERA in eight Colonial Athletic Association appearances.
High School/Personal Played four years of baseball and soccer, and one season of basketball at St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, New York…Two-time all- league selection…Team captain…Keith O’Connell Award recipient in 2001 for demonstrating athletic, academic and leadership abilities…Posted a 5-1 record with a 2.98 ERA and 38 strikeouts as a senior…Has four sisters…Also recruited by St. John’s, Furman, Albany and Marist…Plans to become a lawyer…Grandfather, Lawrence, played in the New York Yankees organization from 1948-51…Bible school camp volunteer…Undecided major.
Year G/GS W-L SV ERA IP R ER H SO BB HB WP 2004 13/2 0-2 0 9.53 28.1 39 30 42 14 19 2 4
32 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PLAYER PROFILES
Charlie Frago Sophomore, 6-1, 175 Pitcher Bats: Left Throws: Left Cromwell, Connecticut 27 Cromwell High School 27
Played for the Berkshire Dukes in the New England Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2004…Posted a 1-1 record in five appearances.
At Hofstra 2004: Appeared in 16 games, starting 12…Posted a 4-6 record with a 6.04 ERA and 21 strikeouts…Threw a team-high 73 innings…Led team in victories and ERA…Pitched team’s only complete game, scattering six hits and four runs in win over Quinnipiac in first game of a doubleheader…Scattered nine hits and allowed just one earned run over seven and two-thirds innings in win at St. John’s…Also had wins against Dartmouth and Towson…Hurled seven innings and allowed three earned runs versus Delaware…Struck out three batters in a game four times…Was 1-5 with a 6.92 ERA in eight Colonial Athletic Association starts.
High School/Personal Played four years of baseball and two years of basketball at Cromwell High School…Helped Cromwell to an 18-4 record and the state semifinals in 2003…All-Connecticut selection as a senior…All-conference pick as a senior…Posted a 12-0 record and a .453 average in 2003…Helped lead Cromwell to COC championships in 2001 and 2003…Graduated sixth in his class…Member of the National Honor Society…Boy’s State participant…Has one sister…Lists Billy Wagner as his favorite athlete…Nickname is Chuck…Physics major.
Year G/GS W-L SV ERA IP R ER H SO BB HB WP 2004 16/12 4-6 0 6.04 73.0 58 49 102 21 21 1 3
John Fuhrman Sophomore, 6-4, 195 Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right Manchester, New Hampshire 3344 Trinity High School
Played for the Lenoir Oilers in the Southern Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2004…Posted a 2-0 record and a 5.25 ERA in five appearances…Had 19 strikeouts in 12 innings.
At Hofstra 2004: Made 20 appearances…Started one game…Posted a 2-1 record with a 10.74 ERA and 19 strikeouts…Threw 31 innings…Picked up first win with a perfect inning of relief against Lafayette…Posted second win in relief appearance against Seton Hall…Made only start against Stony Brook and took the loss…Struck out seven batters in five innings of relief against George Mason…Was 0-0 with a 9.39 ERA in 10 appearances in Colonial Athletic Association games.
High School/Personal Played four years of baseball, three years of football and two years of basketball at Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire…Second team All-New Hampshire selection in baseball as a senior…Twin State All-Star selection…Honorable mention all-state pick in football…Earned the Pitching Award as a senior…Posted a 4-2 record with a 1.89 ERA…Has one sister…Lists Nolan Ryan as his favorite athlete…Also recruited by Massachusetts, Sacred Heart and Hartford…Began playing baseball at age 7…Marketing major.
Year G/GS W-L SV ERA IP R ER H SO BB HB WP 2004 20/1 2-1 0 10.74 31.0 42 37 57 19 12 3 3
2 005 BASEBALL 33 PLAYER PROFILES
Paul Keldsen Freshman (RS), 6-2, 175 Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right West Chester, Pennsylvania 31 Malvern Prep 31
At Hofstra 2004: Red-shirted and did not play.
High School/Personal Played three years of baseball at Malvern Prep in Malvern High School…League Most Valuable Player…First team All-Inter-AC…Most Improved Player Award recipient…Posted 65 strikeouts and a 0.59 ERA in 2002…Has one brother…Lists Greg Maddux as his favorite player…Also recruited by Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth, LaSalle and Coastal Carolina…Aspires to be a physical therapist…Biomedical engineering major with a minor in mathematics.
Patrick Rogers Sophomore, 6-3, 185 Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right Centereach, New York 2255 Centereach High School
Played for the Carolina Copperheads of the Southern Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2004…Went 0-0 with a team-high five saves and a 3.75 ERA in 13 appearances…Struck out 24 batters in 12 innings.
At Hofstra 2004: Appeared in 13 games, starting one…Was an 0-1 record with an 8.57 ERA and nine strikeouts…Made only start at Army and was charged with the loss…Struck out two batters in two innings versus Stony Brook…Had three strikeouts versus Iona…Allowed two hits and no runs in two and one-third innings of relief at UNC Wilmington…Was 0-0 with an 8.22 ERA in five Colonial Athletic Association appearances.
High School/Personal Played four years of baseball at Centereach High School…Team Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior…Two-time all-league selection…Scholar- athlete in 2002 and 2003…Posted a 3.70 ERA and 66 strikeouts as a senior…Received the President’s Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence and the CHS Occupation Education Award for Business Education as a senior…Has one sister and one brother…Began playing baseball at age 4…Lists Don Mattingly as his favorite athlete…Also recruited by St. John’s, St. Joseph’s, Stony Brook and Binghamton…Aspires to pursue a career in business…Business computer information systems major.
Year G/GS W-L SV ERA IP R ER H SO BB HB WP 2004 13/1 0-1 0 8.57 21.0 22 20 26 9 14 3 4
34 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 2005 NEWCOMERS
John Boyd III Will DeVito Freshman, 5-10, 225 Sophomore, 5-8, 175 Catcher Pitcher Bats: Right Bats: Right Throws: Right Throws: Right Hempstead, New York 3355 Hicksville, New York 1166 Upper Room Christian School Chaminade High School Dowling College
High School/Personal Played for the Riverpoint Royals in the New England Collegiate Baseball Lettered in baseball at Upper Room Christian School in Dix Hills, New League during the summer of 2004…Was 1-0 with a 6.43 ERA in 10 York…Attended Bethel Christian Academy prior to Upper Room appearances. Christian…Helped lead Upper Room to a 24-1 record in 2004…Batted .718 with 27 doubles and 48 RBIs…Set school records for batting At Dowling College average and RBIs…Baseball Factory All-American…Played on a Baseball Attended Dowling College in Oakdale, New York during the 2003-04 Factory international team that toured Italy during the summer of academic year…Posted a 4-1 record with a 3.96 ERA and 63 2004…Has one brother and one sister…Also recruited by Norfolk strikeouts…Helped lead Dowling to the finals of the 2004 NCAA State…Hopes to pursue a career in baseball and as a Northeast Regional. producer…Communications major with a minor in drama. High School/Personal Is a 2003 graduate of Chaminade High School in Mineola, New David Cole York…Played four years of baseball…Also wrestled and ran track for Freshman, 5-8, 170 one year…All-Long Island selection as a senior…Team Pitcher of the Outfield Year as a senior…Team Most Valuable Player…Has one Bats: Right sister…Undecided major. Throws: Right Teaneck, New Jersey 11 Teaneck High School Shawn DeYoung Freshman, 6-0, 190 Outfield High School/Personal Bats: Left Lettered in baseball and soccer at Teaneck High School…Earned first Throws: Left team All-New Jersey accolades in 2004…All-county selection as a Melrose, Massachusetts 3300 senior…All-league pick as a sophomore and junior…Team Most St. John’s Preparatory Valuable Player and captain…Batted .497 as a senior and .467 as a High School junior…Has two sisters…Also recruited by Virginia Commonwealth, Cushing Academy Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Elon and Marist…Aspires to play professional baseball…Also interested in a career as a physical High School/Personal education teacher…Undecided major. Prepped during the 2003-04 academic year at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Massachusetts…Is a 2003 graduate of St. John’s Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts…Played four years of baseball and football…Helped team to Catholic Conference championships as a junior and senior…Team was the top-ranked program in Massachusetts… Batted .406 with 24 RBIs as a junior…Hit .305 as a senior, using a wood bat…Has one sister and one brother…Aspires to work in the federal law enforcement field with the FBI, DEA or ATF…Undecided major.
Eric Balson
2 005 BASEBALL 35 2005 NEWCOMERS
Stephen Fox Dan Lux Freshman, 6-5, 240 Freshman, 6-2, 175 Pitcher Pitcher Bats: Right Bats: Left Throws: Right Throws: Left Washington Township, 4444 Huntington Station, New York 1155 New Jersey Chaminade High School Bergen Catholic High School
High School/Personal High School/Personal Played baseball for four years at Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, Earned letters in baseball, winter track and field, swimming and football New Jersey…Helped team to a league championship as a senior after at Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York…Team co-captain as a posting a 7-2 record with a 0.89 ERA…Named to All-New Jersey senior…Has one brother…Lists Barry Zito as his favorite athlete…Also Parochial first team…All-county first team selection…Has three recruited by St. Louis University…Active in St. Patrick’s Parish in brothers…Also recruited by Rhode Island, Virginia Commonwealth and Huntington…Undecided major. Liberty…Undecided major. Greg Polius Matt Kougasian Freshman, 5-11, 170 Freshman, 5-10, 190 Outfield Utility Bats: Left Bats: Right Throws: Left Throws: Right Roosevelt, New York 3333 Rochelle Park, New Jersey 3322 St. Mary’s High School St. Joseph Regional High School
High School/Personal High School/Personal Played four years of baseball and one year of basketball at St. Mary’s Played four years of baseball and soccer, and wrestled for one year at High School in Manhasset, New York…Earned Coach’s Trophy in St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey…Helped 2004…Has two brothers…Lists Michael Vick as his favorite team achieve top ranking in New Jersey as a senior…St. Joseph’s was athlete…Also recruited by Adelphi, New York Tech and C.W. Post…Has the top-ranked team in North Jersey in 2002 and 2003…All-league served as a volunteer youth counselor in Roosevelt…Aspires to become selection as a sophomore, junior and senior…Team Most Valuable a lawyer…Undecided major. Player in 2004…Batted .400 as a senior and .365 as a junior…Has one brother…Lists Don Mattingly as his favorite athlete…Also recruited by St. Peter’s…Would like to coach baseball at the collegiate level or teach Scott Rader physical education and coach in high school…Physical education major. Freshman, 5-11, 180 Catcher Bats: Right Greg Lane Throws: Right Freshman, 6-1, 185 Clifton Park, New York 2222 Pitcher Shenendehowa High School Bats: Right Throws: Right Binghamton, New York 2288 High School/Personal Binghamton High School Played four years of baseball at Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park, New York…Named team Offensive Player of the Year as a senior after batting .449 with four home runs and 22 RBIs…Named to All- High School/Personal Suburban Council first team as a senior…Albany Times Union and Troy Played four years of baseball and one year of basketball at Binghamton Record All-Area selection…New York State Scholar-Athlete as a junior High School…Golfed for four years as well…All-division selection as a and senior…Named to 2003 Baseball Factory All-America team…Played senior…Has three sisters…Also recruited by Binghamton, Central on the Adirondack Region scholastic baseball team at the 2003 Empire Connecticut and Western New England…Has volunteered for Catholic State Games…Has one brother…Lists Don Mattingly as his favorite Charities and Mom’s House…Undecided major. athlete…Also recruited by St. Peter’s and Ithaca…Has done volunteer work with his church and has been a youth baseball instructor…Aspires to work in the physical therapy or athletic training fields after graduation, or attend medical school…Athletic training major.
36 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 2005 NEWCOMERS
Anthony Sarno At Grayson County College Freshman, 5-10, 165 Attended Grayson County College in Denison, Texas during the fall Pitcher, Utility semester of 2003. Bats: Left Throws: Left High School/Personal Avenel, New Jersey 22 Is a 2003 graduate of Kennedy-Kenrick High School in Norristown, Colonia High School Pennsylvania…Named one of the Top 6 Prospects in Pennsylvania by Baseball America…TeamOneBaseball.com North Top 25 Prospect…Has one brother…Lists Money Ball as his favorite book…Undecided major. High School/Personal Played four years of baseball and one year of football at Colonia High School in Colonia, New Jersey…Named to All-New Jersey Group III first Mike Xydias team…Three-time all-conference selection…Four-time all-division Freshman, 5-10, 150 pick…Batted .483 as a senior with three home runs and 36 Pitcher RBIs…Recorded a school record 102 hits in his career…Posted a 15-10 Bats: Right career record on the mound…Has one sister…Also recruited by Throws: Right 18 Monmouth, Fairleigh Dickinson and Pace…Plans to pursue a career as a Snellville, Georgia 18 teacher and coach…Undecided major. East Rockaway (NY) High School
Jon Smolenski High School/Personal Sophomore, 6-2, 195 Played baseball for four years and ran cross country for one year at East Pitcher Rockaway High School in East Rockaway, New York…Two-time All- Bats: Right Nassau County selection…Named Student of the Year in English, Math Throws: Right and Social Studies as a senior…Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Award Harleysville, Pennsylvania 23 recipient…Posted a 3-4 record with a 3.00 ERA and 60 strikeouts as a 23 senior…Has one brother…Has participated in the Light the Night Walk Kennedy-Kenrick High School Grayson County College to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society…Plans to become a math teacher…Math education major. Pitched for the Thunder Bay Border Cats in the Northwoods League during the summer of 2004…Appeared in one game.
2 005 BASEBALL 37 ATHLETIC FACILITIES
UNIVERSITY FIELD
he Pride call University Field, located on Hofstra’s North Campus, their Thome. University Field is centrally located between two of the most frequented sites on campus, the Hofstra Recreation Center and the Hofstra University Arena. It is also just 25 yards from the Colonial Square residential complex.
University Field has undergone major renovations in recent years. The infield was skinned and a new drainage system was installed. This was followed by the installation of “Competition Turf” by Edel Grass. The artificial grass surface, which is similar to what is used at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was installed by Landtek of Amityville, New York. The new surface gives the Pride greater flexibility in playing during inclement weather and will also allow for greater use during the summer months. Other renovations included leveling the berm that was located behind the backstop, moving the backstop back 10 feet and installing new bleachers behind home plate. New fences were also installed along the right field and left field lines. In 2002-03, the existing dugouts were replaced with sunken dugouts, measuring 70 feet in length, with protective fencing. During the summer of 2004, the outfield warning track was resurfaced with crushed gravel for better playability and drainage.
The recent renovations weren’t the first done to University Field. In 1990 extensive outfield repair was done, including the installation of a wooden fence. In 1991 dugouts were constructed, new fencing was installed in foul territory and the bullpen areas were also enclosed with fencing.
University Field has dimensions of 331 feet down the left field line, 380 to center field and 340 down the right field line. There is ample parking adjacent to the field.
38 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY THE GAMBARDELLA GATEWAY TO HOFSTRA BASEBALL
The entrance to University Field, located just south of the backstop seating, is named in memory of Gennaro “Jerry” Gambardella, a second-year Pride baseball player from West Haven, Connecticut, who died suddenly on November 14, 2001. The Gambardella Gateway to Hofstra Baseball, which also features a bronze plaque in Gambardella’s memory, was officially dedicated on October 27, 2002. Then-Hofstra Director of Athletics Harry Royle proclaimed, “Players for decades to come will use the Gambardella Gateway to Hofstra Baseball and know who Jerry was.”
HOFSTRA PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER/ NEW YORK JETS PRACTICE BUBBLE
Hofstra can avoid inclement weather by using the indoor Physical Fitness Center, which is equipped with pitching machines and batting cages. The Pride also has use of the New York Jets indoor practice bubble. The 50-yard turf field gives Hofstra a unique practice environment. The practice bubble is located on the North Campus, near Hofstra Arena.
HOFSTRA ARENA WEIGHT ROOM
The team also has the use of a state- of-the-art weight training facility. Located in the Hofstra Arena, the weight room is outfitted with the most advanced strength training and cardiovascular equipment available.
2 005 BASEBALL 39 2004 HOFSTRA BASEBALL STATISTICS AND RESULTS
Record: 14-36 Home: 10-16 Away: 4-20 Colonial Athletic Association: 3-21 Player Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT Ricky Caputo .361 50-50 202 37 73 11 3 8 41 114 .564 19 5 39 5 .429 0 0 10-17 Josh Stewart .330 49-49 200 46 66 16 3 7 37 109 .545 21 6 49 0 .408 1 1 16-21 Mike Walsh .330 48-44 176 25 58 12 3 4 33 88 .500 12 5 42 3 .385 2 0 2-4 George Athanasopoulos .302 45-45 172 25 52 11 4 3 29 80 .465 19 2 38 4 .372 3 0 4-6 Steve Oliveri .286 43-39 140 14 40 5 0 0 19 45 .321 12 3 19 1 .350 2 5 1-3 J.P. Wechter .275 41-41 160 27 44 12 1 1 19 61 .381 15 3 16 3 .346 1 3 6-7 Mike Perullo .272 45-44 162 17 44 13 0 3 31 66 .407 17 7 25 0 .360 3 0 4-4 Josh Stern .270 44-42 163 22 44 11 0 3 25 64 .393 12 1 28 2 .311 7 3 11-13 Andy Campana .262 43-32 126 33 33 6 0 1 11 42 .333 16 2 30 1 .354 0 0 9-10 Mackie Root .258 28-16 66 10 17 1 0 3 9 27 .409 7 1 22 1 .338 0 0 1-3 Eugene Brooks .250 24-11 52 9 13 2 0 1 4 18 .346 6 2 14 2 .350 0 0 4-4 Felix Adamkiewicz .241 20-8 29 2 7 1 0 0 2 8 .276 5 0 13 0 .353 0 2 0-0 Steve Conley .231 25-9 39 11 9 1 0 0 2 10 .256 0 0 7 0 .231 0 1 2-4 Eric Balson .207 25-10 29 9 6 2 0 0 4 8 .276 5 0 7 0 .324 0 0 3-5 David Huth .130 8-5 23 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 .130 1 0 5 2 .167 0 0 0-0 Brett Stambolian .105 14-5 19 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 .158 1 0 3 1 .150 0 1 0-0
Totals .291 50-50 1758 293 511 105 14 34 267 746 .424 168 37 357 25 .361 19 16 73-101 Opponents .331 50-50 1842 471 610 170 18 49 421 963 .523 223 63 232 21 .416 27 20 83-106
LOB – Hofstra (379), Opponents (409). DP’s turned – Hofstra (32), Opponents (38). IBB – Hofstra (2 – Stewart, Caputo), Opponents (1). Picked off – Caputo 4, Walsh 2, Stern 2, Balson 2, Wechetr, Athanasopoulos.
Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP BK Patrick Dahlgren 3.86 0-0 7 2 0 0 0 7.0 10 11 3 7 5 2 0 0 .345 2 1 0 Charlie Frago 6.04 4-6 16 12 1 0 0 73.0 102 58 49 21 21 25 5 11 .329 3 1 1 Scott Bisco 6.66 0-2 11 5 0 0 1 24.1 28 24 18 22 13 9 0 2 .283 4 0 0 Terrence Vogenberger 6.80 1-4 16 4 0 0 2 42.1 53 37 32 20 38 13 1 2 .306 4 7 0 Sam DeLuca 6.81 2-1 22 0 0 0 0 35.2 41 42 27 24 19 14 0 2 .289 11 7 1 Jeff Denlea 7.15 2-2 27 0 0 0 2 34.0 42 31 27 13 21 10 2 3 .298 2 11 0 Kellen Taylor 7.88 0-5 17 6 0 0 1 48.0 70 52 42 20 35 19 2 4 .333 3 10 2 Patrick Rogers 8.57 0-1 13 1 0 0 0 21.0 26 22 20 14 9 12 0 5 .321 4 3 0 David Huth 8.66 2-9 15 12 0 0 0 69.2 105 78 67 24 25 32 4 9 .344 4 11 3 Ryan Dunn 9.53 0-2 13 2 0 0 0 28.1 42 39 30 19 14 13 2 3 .331 4 2 2 John Fuhrman 10.74 2-1 20 1 0 0 0 31.0 57 42 37 12 19 15 1 7 .399 3 3 1 Brendan Smar 12.75 1-3 11 3 0 0 0 12.0 23 18 17 7 7 5 0 1 .411 3 4 0 Eric Corkery 23.14 0-0 5 2 0 0 0 4.2 9 12 12 14 5 1 1 0 .409 4 2 0 Ricky Caputo 54.00 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 .500 3 1 0 Kevin Conzelman 99.00 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0
Totals 8.05 14-36 50 50 1 0 6 431.2 610 471 386 223 232 170 18 49 .331 54 63 10 Opponents 5.23 36-14 50 50 1 1 11 442.2 511 293 257 168 357 105 14 34 .291 29 37 5
PB – Hofstra (9 – Oliveri 6, Walsh 3), Opponents (8). Pickoffs – Hofstra (9 – Oliveri 5, Frago 2, Taylor, Walsh), Opponents (12).
2004 Fielding Statistics Name C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI Steve Conley 22 21 1 0 1.000 000- - -00 Ryan Dunn 11 1 10 0 1.000 0 6 2 .750 0 0 Jeff Denlea 91801.000 0 9 3 .750 0 0 Brendan Smar 20201.000 0 5 0 1.000 0 0 Mike Perullo 175 163 11 1 .994 800- - -00 Mike Walsh 372 326 39 7 .981 17 25 6 .806 3 0 Josh Stewart 149 143 3 3 .980 000- - -00 Steve Oliveri 234 194 33 7 .970 2 58 12 .829 6 0 Ricky Caputo 236 101 123 12 .949 23 0 0 - - - 0 0 David Huth 57 33 21 3 .947 1 8 3 .727 0 0 Eric Balson 18 17 0 1 .944 000- - -00 G. Athanasopoulos 112 99 6 7 .938 000- - -00 Josh Stern 204 58 133 13 .936 13 0 0 - - - 0 0 Charlie Frago 14 1 12 1 .929 1 10 1 .909 0 0 Felix Adamkiewicz 27 8 17 2 .926 200- - -00 Kellen Taylor 12 5 6 1 .917 0 12 0 1.000 0 0 Andrew Campana 98 35 54 9 .908 12 0 0 - - - 0 0 Eugene Brooks 29 25 1 3 .897 000- - -00 Scott Bisco 9351.889 0 3 5 .375 0 0 J.P. Wechter 120 50 56 14 .883 800- - -00 Sam DeLuca 15 4 9 2 .867 0 4 1 .800 0 0 Brett Stambolian 5492.800 000- - -00 Terrence Vogenberger 14 1 9 4 .714 0 13 2 .867 0 0 Patrick Dahlgren 3111.667 0 2 1 .667 0 0 Patrick Rogers 5032.600 0 1 2 .333 0 0 John Fuhrman 5032.500 0 5 2 .714 0 0 Kevin Conzelman 0000.000 000- - -00 Mackie Root 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Totals 1954 1295 563 96 .951 32 83 23 .783 9 0 Opponents 1924 1327 533 64 .967 38 73 28 .723 8 2
40 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 2004 HOFSTRA BASEBALL RESULTS
Date Opponent Score Att. Line Score Pitcher of Record Record 2/14 at College of Charleston 4-9 L 238 4-9-4/9-10-4 Huth (0-1) 0-1 2/16 at College of Charleston 5-21 L 238 5-11-1/21-13-3 Taylor (0-1) 0-2 2/27 at #10 Auburn 4-19 L 2,723 4-6-3/19-17-2 Huth (0-2) 0-3 2/28 at #10 Auburn 4-6 L 3,508 4-6-3/6-9-1 Frago (0-1) 0-4 2/29 at #10 Auburn 3-9 L 3,145 3-2-2/9-11-2 Dunn (0-1) 0-5 3/3 vs. Lafayette 5-2 W 104 5-9-0/2-4-0 Fuhrman (1-2) 1-5 3/06 Dartmouth 5-8 L 156 5-13-1/8-11-1 DeLuca (0-1) 1-6 3/07 Dartmouth 10-7 W 210 10-10-1/7-11-4 Frago (1-1) 2-6 3/07 Dartmouth 8-14 L 249 8-11-0/14-18-1 Smar (0-1) 2-7 3/10 Stony Brook 1-7 L 113 1-6-3/7-12-1 Smar (0-2) 2-8 3/13 Quinnipiac 16-4 W (7) 123 16-14-0/4-6-3 Frago (2-1) 3-8 3/13 Quinnipiac 10-7 W 102 10-16-1/7-10-2 Huth (1-2) 4-8 3/14 at Quinnipiac 5-8 L 100 5-9-2/8-11-2 Dunn (0-2) 4-9 3/24 at Fordham 2-8 L 75 2-5-2/8-11-2 Smar (0-3) 4-10 3/26 at Va. Commonwealth* 4-5 L 219 4-13-2/5-9-1 Vogenburger (0-1) 4-11, 0-1 3/27 at Va. Commonwealth* 3-5 L 209 3-8-2/5-10-0 Frago (2-2) 4-12, 0-2 3/28 at Va. Commonwealth* 2-10 L 188 2-4-3/10-13-3 Taylor (0-2) 4-13, 0-3 3/30 at Long Island 7-5 W 98 7-17-1/5-8-3 Vogenberger (1-1) 5-13 4/03 at Towson* 10-9 W 200 10-12-1/9-10-3 Frago (3-2) 6-13, 1-3 4/03 at Towson* 7-6 W (7) 150 7-10-0/6-9-1 Huth (2-2) 7-13, 2-3 4/04 at Towson* 2-9 L 150 2-4-1/9-11-2 Taylor (0-3) 7-14, 2-4 4/06 Stony Brook 3-8 L 65 3-7-2/8-7-2 Fuhrman (1-1) 7-15 4/07 Fordham 17-4 W 95 17-16-0/4-13-4 Deluca (1-1) 8-15 4/09 William & Mary* 3-9 L 96 3-6-1/9-14-0 Huth (2-3) 8-16, 2-5 4/10 William & Mary* 5-4 W (10) 67 5-12-1/4-10-0 Denlea (1-0) 9-16, 3-5 4/11 William & Mary* 3-8 L 67 3-7-1/8-11-3 Taylor (0-4) 9-17, 3-6 4/15 Siena 8-7 W (11) 57 8-13-3/7-11-0 Denlea (2-0) 10-17 4/16 George Mason 3-10 L 107 3-9-2/10-14-1 Huth (2-4) 10-18, 3-7 4/17 George Mason 8-25 L 167 8-19-5/25-22-1 Frago (3-3) 10-19, 3-8 4/18 George Mason 4-13 L 253 4-6-2/13-14-0 Taylor (0-5) 10-20, 3-9 4/20 at Army 5-16 L 125 5-10-3/16-17-1 Rogers (0-1) 10-21 4/21 Manhattan 14-13 W (11) 63 14-21-5/13-17-0 Smar (1-3) 11-21 4/23 James Madison* 5-6 L 97 5-10-1/6-14-1 Denlea (2-1) 11-22, 3-10 4/24 James Madison* 5-6 L 209 5-12-3/6-6-0 Vogenberger (1-2) 11-23, 3-11 4/25 James Madison* 5-6 L 112 5-8-1/6-13-0 Huth (2-5) 11-24, 3-12 4/27 at Marist 14-16 L 75 14-20-3/16-16-1 Bisco (0-1) 11-25 4/30 at UNC Wilmington* 2-7 L 447 2-8-2/7-11-1 Frago (3-4) 11-26, 3-13 5/01 at UNC Wilmington* 3-11 L 106 3-13-2/11-12-0 Huth (2-6) 11-27, 3-14 5/02 at UNC Wilmington* 2-7 L 402 2-7-2/7-10-0 Huth (2-7) 11-28, 3-15 5/04 at Stony Brook 5-9 L 84 5-9-0/9-12-0 Bisco (1-7) 11-29, 5/05 Iona 9-12 L (11) 64 9-14-3/12-17-1 Denlea (2-2) 11-30 5/06 St Francis (NY) 15-12 W 75 15-14-1/12-7-1 DeLuca (2-1) 12-30 5/07 Delaware* 3-12 L 102 3-7-5/12-12-0 Frago (3-5) 12-31, 3-16 5/08 Delaware* 0-11 L 212 0-7-2/11-15-1 Vogenberger (1-3) 12-32, 3-17 5/09 Delaware* 4-16 L 162 4-6-3/16-18-1 Huth (2-8) 12-33, 3-18 5/11 Seton Hall 9-8 W 274 9-15-4/8-14-0 Fuhrman (2-1) 13-33 5/12 at St. John’s 12-4 W 150 12-12-2/4-10-1 Frago (4-5) 14-33, 3-18 5/14 at Old Dominion* 2-11 L 198 2-8-1/11-18-1 Vogenberger (1-4) 14-34, 3-19 5/15 at Old Dominion* 7-16 L 195 7-10-1/16-18-2 Huth (2-9) 14-35, 3-20 5/16 at Old Dominion* 1-6 L 213 1-9-2/6-13-0 Frago (4-6) 14-36, 3-21 *Colonial Athletic Association game
2 005 BASEBALL 41 THE COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
he Colonial Athletic Association celebrates In men’s basketball, the CAA has earned a granting visiting academic status to student- its 20th Anniversary in 2004-05, proud of reputation as a “giant killer” in the NCAA athletes traveling to an away contest so that Tits past and excited about the future. Tournament. Since 1981, CAA schools have they have access to libraries, academic resource posted 12 wins over higher-seeded teams. Last centers and computer labs. Boasting a roster of 10 (soon to be 12) well- year, seven of the league’s 10 teams were respected academic institutions, the CAA has among the top 140 in the RPI and four were In 2002, two faculty members from CAA established itself as one of the nation’s top ranked in the top 100. In women’s basketball, institutions were awarded academia’s most collegiate conferences. On the playing field, the the CAA ranked ninth among the nation’s 31 coveted distinction – the Nobel Prize. John B. league has produced 16 national team conferences in 2003-04. Perennial power Old Fenn, a research professor in the Department of champions in five different sports, 33 individual Dominion has captured three national Chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University, national champions, 11 national coaches of the championships (1979, 1980, 1985) and reached received the Nobel Prize for chemistry, and year, 11 national players of the year and 12 the title game again in 1997. Vernon Smith, a professor of economics and Honda Award winners. The CAA has consistently law at George Mason University, shared the ranked among the top 15 in the Sears Directors The conference has also excelled in many other Nobel Prize in economic sciences. Cup standings and has been the nation’s top- sports. CAA squads have won 10 field hockey ranked Division I non-football conference in national titles since the championship began in Under the direction of Commissioner Thomas E. recent years. 1981, which is not only more than any other Yeager, who has guided the CAA since its inception, the league currently includes 10 Even more impressive, however, are the members and will expand to 12 in 2006. Core honors accumulated away from members George Mason University, James competition, which include five Madison University, the University of Rhodes Scholars and 16 North Carolina at Wilmington, Old NCAA post-graduate Dominion University, Virginia scholars. Last year, the Commonwealth University and CAA had eight CoSIDA the College of William & Mary Academic All-Americans, were joined by the University including five who were of Delaware, Drexel selected to the first team. University, Hofstra University Over 1,200 CAA student- and Towson University in 2001. athletes posted at least a Georgia State University and 3.2 grade point average while Northeastern University will lettering in a varsity sport and become members of the conference in received the CAA Commissioner’s July, 2006. Academic Award in 2003-04. The CAA traces its roots back to 1983 when With a geographic footprint that currently conference but represents nearly half of all titles three of its current members- George Mason, stretches from the shadow of the Statue of won. In baseball, at least two CAA teams have James Madison, and William and Mary - were Liberty to the beaches of North Carolina, the earned NCAA Tournament berths for seven aligned with East Carolina University, the United landscape of the conference includes four of the consecutive seasons. The CAA is annually States Naval Academy and the University of nation’s top 25 media markets – New York (1), ranked among the nation’s top 10 conferences Richmond as a basketball league (ECAC South). Philadelphia (4), Washington, D.C. (8) and in men’s and women’s soccer, and has During the next two years, the league added 11 Baltimore (24). That reach will expand even traditionally sent multiple teams to the NCAA sports, acquired two new members (UNC wider in 2006 with the addition of Georgia State Tournament. The conference finished the 2003- Wilmington and American University) and University in Atlanta and Northeastern University 04 campaign with teams ranked among the top decided to form a new association. The in Boston, giving the CAA a presence in five of 25 nationally in cross country, field hockey, transformation from ECAC South to CAA took the nation’s nine largest metropolitan areas. men’s soccer, wrestling, softball, men’s and place on June 6, 1985. By the fall of 1986, the league gained automatic bids to NCAA The CAA conducts championships in 21 sports. women’s tennis and men’s and women’s lacrosse. Championships in men’s basketball, soccer, Male athletes compete for championships in baseball and women’s basketball and formed an baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, CAA member institutions are also committed to officials’ bureau. Old Dominion became a lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, excellence in the classroom. The Colonial member of the CAA in 1991-92 and Virginia track & field and wrestling. Female athletes Academic Alliance was created in 2002 by the Commonwealth University joined the conference battle for conference titles in basketball, cross league’s presidents with a goal of expanding prior to the 1995-96 season. country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, their partnership to all aspects of university life softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & outside of intercollegiate athletics. Among the From all-star athletes to Nobel Prize winning field and volleyball. programs already established are an faculty, the CAA takes great pride in producing undergraduate research conference, performers who stand out both on the playing coordination of study abroad programs and field and in the classroom.
42 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 2004 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION REVIEW
2004 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Standings
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. H A N George Mason 20 4 .833 39 19 .672 18-5 15-10 6-4 UNC Wilmington 17 6 .739 40 23 .635 27-9 11-14 2-0 William & Mary 14 10 .583 37 20 .649 23-8 12-9 2-3 Virginia Commonwealth 14 10 .583 34 24 .586 20-12 13-11 1-1 Old Dominion 13 11 .542 26 28 .481 17-14 9-11 0-3 Delaware 12 11 .522 33 24 .579 19-10 11-14 3-0 James Madison 8 16 .333 28 26 .519 21-12 7-13 0-0 Towson 6 18 .250 17 35 .327 12-16 5-19 0-0 Hofstra 3 21 .125 14 36 .280 10-17 4-20 0-0
Player of the Year: Chris Rahl, So., OF, William & Mary Defensive Player of the Year: Jeff Palumbo, Sr., SS, George Mason Rookie of the Year: Harold Mozingo, Fr., RHP, Virginia Commonwealth Coach of the Year: Bill Brown, George Mason All-CAA Teams Position First Team Second Team 1B Chris Looze, GMU Matt Sutton, UNCW 2B Will Rhymes, W&M Ricky Caputo, HU SS Jeff Palumbo, GMU Aaron Smith, UNCW 3B Anthony Granato, VCU Nick Shimer, GMU C Brian Valichka, UD Neil Eichhorn, UNCW OF Chris Rahl, W&M Steven Harris, ODU OF Chip Grawey, UNCW Adam Heffron, TU OF Mike Butia, JMU Adam Innerst, GMU DH Casper Wells, TU Kelly Buber, UD UTIL Mike Walsh, HU Jonathan Batts, UNCW SP Stacen Gant, GMU Donnie Smith, ODU SP Justin Verlander, ODU Justin Orenduff, VCU RP Blake Cross, UNCW Cla Meredith, VCU RP Bill Bray, W&M
2004 CAA Team Statistics Batting
Team GP AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT Avg. William & Mary 57 2122 476 691 135 37 68 223 398 89-110 .326 George Mason 58 2104 484 658 131 19 83 239 397 67-84 .313 Delaware 57 2081 429 647 123 20 69 188 425 89-109 .311 UNC Wilmington 63 2175 399 648 128 15 45 179 402 104-142 .298 James Madison 54 1843 378 549 116 13 55 205 360 85-123 .298 Hofstra 50 1758 293 511 105 14 34 168 357 73-101 .291 Va. Commonwealth 58 1979 324 563 98 20 26 199 354 113-136 .284 Old Dominion 54 1848 285 507 90 9 23 167 332 62-84 .274 Towson 52 1749 300 459 98 17 43 194 326 50-66 .262 Totals 251 17659 3368 5233 1024 164 446 1762 3351 731-954 .296 Pitching
Team G W L S IP H R ER BB SO ERA Va. Commonwealth 58 34 24 11 507.0 500 286 233 187 487 4.14 UNC Wilmington 63 40 23 12 555.2 580 306 256 213 389 4.15 George Mason 58 39 19 8 513.1 526 289 237 146 357 4.16 Old Dominion 54 26 28 9 480.1 507 297 238 168 471 4.46 William & Mary 57 37 20 11 515.0 542 315 261 193 475 4.56 Delaware 57 33 24 7 501.2 544 338 288 234 418 5.17 James Madison 54 28 26 10 463.0 574 386 294 144 370 5.71 Towson 52 17 35 5 439.2 567 411 347 221 241 7.10 Hofstra 50 14 36 6 431.2 610 471 386 222 232 8.05 Totals 251 268 235 79 4407.1 4950 3099 2540 1728 3440 5.19
2 005 BASEBALL 43 Fielding Team G PO A E Pct. DP PB SBA-ATT William & Mary 57 1545 620 74 .967 47 18 68-102 George Mason 58 1540 557 75 .965 33 5 64-93 Va. Commonwealth 58 1521 581 76 .965 46 11 70-96 UNC Wilmington 63 1667 689 93 .962 60 20 69-90 Towson 52 1319 605 76 .962 52 18 83-101 Delaware 57 1505 639 88 .961 46 11 47-75 Old Dominion 54 1441 556 91 .956 37 14 56-74 Hofstra 50 1295 563 96 .951 32 9 83-106 James Madison 54 1389 592 109 .948 40 12 82-99 Totals 251 13222 5402 778 .960 393 118 622-836 2004 Colonial Athletic Association Individual Statistics Batting Batting Average Player Team GP Avg. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB Jeff Palumbo GMU 58 .402 239 81 96 34 14 3 3 32 Chris Rahl W&M 54 .389 229 73 89 70 10 8 20 24 Will Rhymes W&M 49 .388 188 52 73 35 13 4 8 15 Ed McDonnell UD 44 .379 116 23 44 32 10 3 4 13 Mike Butia JMU 52 .373 193 51 72 60 17 4 18 31 Chip Grawey UNCW 62 .373 271 53 101 30 14 7 2 9 Ricky Caputo HU 50 .361 202 37 73 41 11 3 8 19 Brian Valichka UD 52 .360 189 42 68 27 17 3 7 11 Adam Heffron TU 52 .359 184 54 66 37 17 3 6 34 Anthony Granato VCU 57 .357 213 50 76 45 15 6 5 36 Pitching Earned Run Average Player Team G ERA W L SV IP H R ER BB SO Donnie Smith ODU 20 2.29 6 2 6 86.1 65 26 22 25 99 Justin Orenduff VCU 15 2.43 5 5 0 100.0 84 33 27 34 129 Bill Bray W&M 29 2.44 4 4 8 59.0 46 24 16 15 84 Cla Meredith VCU 26 2.55 7 3 7 67.0 49 27 19 12 84 Stacen Gant GMU 16 2.72 10 1 0 119.0 95 41 36 32 87 Jarame Beaupre UD 16 3.07 7 2 0 88.0 74 45 30 31 73 Zach Kimball UNCW 19 3.26 8 5 0 107.2 100 43 39 34 74 Matt Prendergast VCU 16 3.38 8 4 0 98.2 101 48 37 27 63 Brent Hitz GMU 16 3.45 6 0 0 73.0 68 32 28 13 42 Justin Verlander ODU 16 3.49 7 6 0 105.2 90 48 41 43 151
Hits Nick Shimer GMU 22 Chip Grawey UNCW 39-48 Player Team Hits Four tied with 18 Eric Latura VCU 22-26 Chip Grawey UNCW 101 Three tied with 19 Jeff Palumbo GMU 96 Triples Chris Rahl W&M 89 Player Team 3B Wins John Rhymes W&M 87 Chris Rahl W&M 8 Player Team W Steve Van Note UD 81 Five tied with 7 Ronald Hill UNCW 12 Stacen Gant GMU 10 Runs Scored Home Runs Forrest Cory W&M 8 Player Team Runs Player Team HR Matt Prendergast VCU 8 Jeff Palumbo GMU 81 Chris Rahl W&M 20 Zach Kimball UNCW 8 Chris Rahl W&M 73 Mike Butia JMU 18 Nick Shimer GMU 65 Chris Looze GMU 17 Strikeouts Michael Cowgill JMU 58 Nick Shimer GMU 17 Player Team SO Chris Looze GMU 58 Adam Innerst GMU 15 Justin Verlander ODU 151 Justin Orenduff VCU 129 Runs Batted In Total Bases Donnie Smith ODU 99 Player Team RBI Player Team TB Mike Mihalik UD 98 Chris Looze GMU 81 Chris Rahl W&M 175 Stacen Gant GMU 87 Adam Innerst GMU 73 Chris Looze GMU 156 Chris Rahl W&M 70 Mike Butia JMU 151 Saves Mike Butia JMU 60 Adam Innerst GMU 147 Player Team Svs. Steve Van Note UD 58 Nick Shimer GMU 142 Blake Cross UNCW 12 Travis Risser JMU 9 Doubles Stolen Bases Bill Bray W&M 8 Player Team 2B Player Team SB-ATT Cla Meredith VCU 7 Greg Sexton W&M 24 Anthony Granato VCU 44-49 Joe Coudon UD 7 Chris Looze GMU 23 Chris Rahl W&M 42-46
44 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 2005 OPPONENTS
AUBURN UNIVERSITY DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY February 4-6 - at Auburn March 4-6 - at Delaware State March 11 - at Hofstra (Wingate Invitational) March 13 - at Hofstra (Wingate Invitational) Location: Auburn, AL Location: Dover, DE Nickname: Tigers Nickname: Hornets Location: Albany, NY Conference: Southeastern (SEC) Conference: Mid Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Nickname: Great Danes Athletic Director: Jay Jacobs Interim Athletic Director: Ed Davis Conference: America East Home Field: Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Home Field: Soldier Field (200) Athletic Director: Lee McElroy Plainsman Park (4,096) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 27-23 (11-6) Home Field: Varsity Field (1,000) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 32-24 (12-18) Head Coach: J.P. Blandin 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 37-14 (14-7) Head Coach: Tom Slater (VMI, 1990) Record at School/Years: Head Coach: Jon Mueller (Eckerd, 1992) Record at School/Years: First year Overall Record/Years: Record at School/Years: 111-132-1/5 years Overall Record/Years: 49-101/3 years Baseball SID: Dennis Jones Overall Record/Years: Same Baseball SID: Kirk Sampson E-mail: [email protected] Baseball SID: Brianna LaBrecque E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (302) 857-6068 E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (334) 844-9800 Office Fax: (302) 857-6069 Office Phone: (518) 442-5733 Office Fax: (334) 844-9807 Web Site: www.dsu.edu/athletics Office Fax: (518) 442-3139 Web Site: www.auburntigers.com Web Site: www.albany.edu/sports
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE LAFAYETTE COLLEGE CORNELL UNIVERSITY February 12-13 - at VMI March 8 - at Lafayette March 12 - at Hofstra (Wingate Invitational)
Location: Lexington, VA Location: Easton, PA Location: Ithaca, NY Nickname: Keydets Nickname: Leopards Nickname: Big Red Conference: Big South Conference: Patriot League Conference: Ivy League Athletic Director: Donny White Athletic Director: Bruce McCutcheon Athletic Director: Andy Noel Home Field: Patchin Field (1,000) Home Field: Class of 1978 Stadium (500) Home Field: David F. Hoy Field (500) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 23-32 (4-20) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 23-26 (11-9) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 13-29 (7-13) Head Coach: Marlin Ikenberry (VMI, 1995) Head Coach: Joe Kinney (Lehigh, 1988) Head Coach: Tom Ford (Ithaca, 1979) Record at School/Years: 23-32/1 year Record at School/Years: 84-131/5 years Record at School/Years: 210-337-2/14 years Overall Record/Years: Same Overall Record/Years: Same Overall Record/Years: Same Baseball SID: Chris Kent Baseball SID: Phillip LaBella Baseball SID: Eric Lawrence E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (540) 464-7015 Office Phone: (610) 330-5122 Office Phone: (607) 255-5627 Office Fax: (540) 464-7583 Office Fax: (610) 330-5519 Office Fax: (607) 255-9791 Web Site: www.vmikeydets.com Web Site: www.goleopards.com Web Site: www.cornellbigred.com
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY SAINT PETER’S COLLEGE WAGNER COLLEGE February 19-21 - at Liberty March 9 - at Hofstra March 16 - at Wagner
Location: Lynchburg, VA Location: Jersey City, NJ Location: Staten Island, NY Nickname: Flames Nickname: Peacocks Nickname: Seahawks Conference: Big South Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) Conference: Northeast Athletic Director: Kim Graham Athletic Director: William A. Stein Athletic Director: Walter Hameline Home Field: Worthington Stadium (1,000) Home Field: Joseph J. Jarosak Field (200) Home Field: Dr. Bill Willets Field 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 25-30 (9-15) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 8-34 (4-23) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 20-29 (12-11) Head Coach: Matt Royer (Liberty, 1980) Head Coach: Derek England (Columbia, 1994) Head Coach: Joe Litterio (Rutgers, 1993) Record at School/Years: 42-67/2 years Record at School/Years: First year Record at School/Years: 81-164-2/5 years Overall Record/Years: 360-304/14 years Overall Record/Years: Same Overall Record/Years: Same Baseball SID: Ryan Bomberger Baseball SID: Timothy Camp Baseball SID: Todd Vatter E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (434) 582-2605 Office Phone: (201) 915-9101 Office Phone: (718) 390-3215 Office Fax: (434) 582-2076 Office Fax: (201) 915-9102 Office Fax: (718) 390-3347 Web Site: www.libertyflames.com Web Site: www.spc.edu/athletics Web Site: www.wagner.edu/athletics
2 005 BASEBALL 45 2005 OPPONENTS
RIDER UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE UNC WILMINGTON March 19 - at Hofstra March 25-27 - at Delaware April 1-3 - at Hofstra
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ Location: Newark, DE Location: Wilmington, NC Nickname: Broncs Nickname: Fightin’ Blue Hens Nickname: Seahawks Conference: Metro Atlantic (MAAC) Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Athletic Director: Curt Blake Athletic Director: Edgar N. Johnson Interim Athletic Director: Mike Capaccio Home Field: Francis “Sonny” Pittaro Field Home Field: Bob Hannah Stadium (1,300) Home Field: Brooks Field (3,500) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 24-27 (15-12) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 33-24 (12-11) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 40-23 (17-6) Head Coach: Barry Davis (Bridgewater (VA) College, Head Coach: Jim Sherman (Delaware, 1982) Head Coach: Mark Scalf 1987) Record at School/Years: 134-93/4 Years (UNC Wilmington, 1980) Record at School/Years: First year Overall Record/Years: 352-220/11 Years Record at School/Years: 401-351/14 Years Overall Record/Years: 571-196/15 years Baseball SID: John Kneisly Overall Record/Years: Same Baseball SID: Bud Focht E-mail: [email protected] Baseball SID: Tom Riordan E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (302) 831-2186 E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (609) 896-5135 Office Fax: (302) 831-8653 Office Phone: (910) 962-4099 Office Fax: (609) 896-0341 Web Site: www.udel.edu/sportsinfo Office Fax: (910) 962-3686 Web Site: www.gobroncs.com Web Site: www.uncwsports.com
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY March 20 - at Hofstra March 29 - at Long Island April 5 - at Hofstra May 10 - at Hofstra Location: Teaneck, NJ Location: Fairfield, CT Nickname: Knights Location: Brooklyn, NY Nickname: Pioneers Conference: Northeast Nickname: Blackbirds Conference: Northeast Athletic Director: David Langford Conference: Northeast Athletic Director: Don Cook Home Field: FDU Field (1,000) Athletic Director: John Suarez Home Field: The Ballpark at Harbor Yards 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 12-28 (11-13) Home Field: LIU Field (500) (5,300) Head Coach: Jerry DeFabbia (Fairleigh DickInson, 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 9-29 (7-16) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 12-36 (10-14) 1993) Head Coach: Frank Giannone Head Coach: Nick Giaquinto Record at School/Years: First year (Long Island, 1974) (Connecticut, 1979) Overall Record/Years: Same Record at School/Years: 531-472-4/28 Years Record at School/Years: 293-359-1/16 years Baseball SID: Drew Brown Overall Record/Years: Same Overall Record/Years: Same E-mail: [email protected] Baseball SID: Derek Crudele Baseball SID: Gene Gumbs Office Phone: (201) 692-2204 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Office Fax: (201) 692-9361 Office Phone: (718) 488-1307 Office Phone: (203) 396-8127 Web Site: www.fduknights.com Office Fax: (718) 488-3302 Office Fax: (203) 371-7889 Web Site: www.liu.edu Web Site: www.sacredheartpioneers.com
IONA COLLEGE SIENA COLLEGE TOWSON UNIVERSITY March 23 - at Iona March 30 - at Siena April 8-10 - at Hofstra
Location: New Rochelle, NY Location: Loudonville, NY Location: Towson, MD Nickname: Gaels Nickname: Saints Nickname: Tigers Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Athletic Director: Pat Lyons Athletic Director: John DiArgenio Athletic Director: Dr. R. Wayne Edwards Home Field: J.B. Buono Field (1,000) Home Field: Siena Field (1,000) Home Field: John B. Schuerholz Park 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 21-31 (11-14) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 27-26 (13-12) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 17-35 (6-18) Head Coach: Al Zoccolillo (Husson, 1967) Head Coach: Tony Rossi Head Coach: Mike Gottlieb (Towson, 1979) Record at School/Years: 367-394/17 Years (SUNY Brockport, 1965) Record at School/Years: 423-427-7/17 years Overall Record/Years: 527-466/24 Years Record at School/Years: 565-650-5/36 Years Overall Record/Years: Same Baseball SID: Kyle Steinway Overall Record/Years: Same Baseball SID: Dan O’Connell E-mail: [email protected] Baseball SID: Jason Rich E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (914) 633-2334 E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (410) 704-3102 Office Fax: (914) 633-2072 Office Phone: (518) 783-2411 Office Fax: (410) 704-3861 Web Site: www.iona.edu/gaels Office Fax: (518) 783-2992 Web Site: www.towsontigers.com Web Site: www.sienasaints.com
46 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 2005 OPPONENTS
ST. FRANCIS (NY) COLLEGE ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH April 12 - at Hofstra April 20 - at Hofstra UNIVERSITY April 29-May 1 - at Hofstra Location: Brooklyn Heights, NY Location: Jamaica, NY Nickname: Terriers Nickname: Red Storm Location: Richmond, VA Conference: Northeast Conference: Big East Nickname: Rams Athletic Director: Edward Aquilone Interim Athletic Director: Jim Pellow Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Home Field: Richmond County Bank Ballpark Home Field: The Ballpark at St John’s (3,500) Athletic Director: Dr. Richard L. Sander (7,000) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 37-23 (17-9) Home Field: Petersburg Sports Complex (2,000) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 12-30 (6-17) Head Coach: Ed Blankmeyer (Seton Hall, 1976) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 34-24 (14-10) Head Coach: Frank Del George Record at School/Years: 278-191-3/9 years Head Coach: Paul Keys (Old Dominion, 1984) Record at School/Years: Overall Record/Years: Same Record at School/Years: 374-220/10 years Overall Record/Years: Baseball SID: Mike Carey Overall Record/Years: Same Baseball SID: Angela Manekas E-mail: [email protected] Baseball SID: Niki DeSantis E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (718) 990-1521 E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (718) 489-5369 Office Fax: (718) 969-8468 Office Phone: (804) 828-8818 Office Fax: (718) 797-2140 Web Site: www.redstormsports.com Office Fax: (804) 828-9428 Web Site: www.stfranciscollege.edu Web Site: www.vcurams.vcu.edu
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY MARIST COLLEGE April 15-17 - at George Mason April 22-24 - at William and Mary May 3 - at Hofstra
Location: Fairfax, VA Location: Williamsburg, VA Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Nickname: Patriots Nickname: Tribe Nickname: Red Foxes Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) Athletic Director: Tom O’Connor Athletic Director: Terry Driscoll Athletic Director: Tim Murray Home Field: Raymond H. “Hap” Spuhler Field Home Field: Plumeri Park (1,500) Home Field: McCann Field (500) (900) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 37-20 (14-10) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 25-29 (17-10) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 39-19 (20-4) Head Coach: Jim Farr (Penn State, 1978) Head Coach: Joe Raccuia (Radford, 1995) Head Coach: Bill Brown (George Mason, 1980) Record at School/Years: 336-283-2/12 Years Record at School/Years: 25-29/1 year Record at School/Years: 641-572-5/23 Years Overall Record/Years: Same Overall Record/Years: Same Overall Record/Years: Same Baseball SID: Chris Poore Baseball SID: Jason Corriher Baseball SID: Richard Coco E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (757) 221-3370 Office Phone: (845) 575-3699x3321 Office Phone: (703) 993-3264 Office Fax: (757) 221-3412 Office Fax: (845) 471-0466 Office Fax: (703) 993-3259 Web Site: www.TribeAthletics.com Web Site: www.goredfoxes.com Web Site: www.gomason.com
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY SETON HALL UNIVERSITY JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY April 19 - at Stony Brook April 26 - at Seton Hall May 7-9 - at James Madison April 27 - at Hofstra Location: Stony Brook, NY Location: Harrisonburg, VA Nickname: Seawolves Location: South Orange, NJ Nickname: Dukes Conference: America East Nickname: Pirates Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Athletic Director: Jim Fiore Conference: Big East Athletic Director: Jeffrey T. Bourne Home Field: University Field (1,000) Athletic Director: Jeff Fogelson Home Field: Long Field/Mauch Stadium (1,200) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 29-27 (11-10) Home Field: Owen T. Carroll Field (1,000) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 28-26 (8-16) Head Coach: Matt Senk (Cortland, 1980) 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 17-33-1 (9-17) Head Coach: Spanky McFarland (Hillsdale, 1976) Record at School/Years: 357-207-3/14 years Head Coach: Rob Sheppard (Seton Hall, 1992) Record at School/Years: 223-178-2/7 Years Overall Record/Years: Same Record at School/Years: 17-33-1/1 year Overall Record/Years: 399-402-3/15 Years Baseball SID: Matt Wrynn Overall Record/Years: Same Baseball SID: Curt Dudley E-mail: [email protected] Baseball SID: Jeff Mead E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (631) 632-7293 E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (540) 568-6154 Office Fax: (631) 632-8841 Office Phone: (973) 761-9493 Office Fax: (540) 568-3703 Web Site: www.goseawolves.org Office Fax: (973) 761-9061 Web Site: www.JMUSports.com Web Site: www.shupirates.com
2 005 BASEBALL 47 2005 OPPONENTS 2005 BASEBALL continued HOTEL INFORMATION
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY May 13 -15 at Hofstra
Location: Norfolk, VA Auburn University University of Delaware Nickname: Monarchs February 3-6, 2005 March 24-27, 2005 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Hilton Garden Inn Holiday Inn Athletic Director: Dr. Jim Jarrett Home Field: Bud Metheny Complex (2,500) 2500 Hilton Garden 1203 Christiana Road 2004 Overall Record (Conference): 26-28 (13-11) Drive Newark, DE 19713 Head Coach: Jerry Meyers (Iowa State, 1987) Record at School/Years: First year Auburn, AL 36830 (302) 737-2700 Overall Record/Years: same (334) 502-3500 Baseball SID: Carol Hudson Jr. E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (757) 683-3372 Office Fax: (757) 683-3119 George Mason Web Site: www.odusports.com Virginia Military University Institute April 14-17, 2005 February 11-13, 2005 Staybridge Suites Howard Johnson Inn 13700 Coppermine Route 11 Road Lexington, VA 24450 Herndon, VA 20171 (540) 463-9181 (703) 713-6800
Liberty University The College of February 18-21, 2005 William & Mary Holiday Inn Select April 21-24, 2005 601 Main Street Best Western Lynchburg, VA 24504 1600 Richmond Road (434) 528-2500 Williamsburg, VA 23185 (757) 229-1134 Delaware State University March 3-6, 2005 James Madison Fairfield Inn & Suites University 655 North DuPont May 6-9, 2005 Highway Days Inn Dover, Delaware 273-D Bells Lane (302) 677-0900 Staunton, VA 24401 (540) 248-0888
The Hofstra Baseball team on the deck of the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia.
48 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HOFSTRA SINGLE-SEASON RECORD BOOK
Team Records (since 1975) Hits No. Year Ricky Caputo 1. Ricky Caputo 73 2004 Batting Average .345 1985 2. Josh Stewart 66 2004 Runs (Season) 343 1995 3. Mike Miller 65 1995 Runs (Game) 27 1987 4. J.P. Wechter 62 2003 (vs. Mercy) 5t. Andrew Rumpelt 61 1985 Runs Allowed (Game) 30 1991 5t. Brian Church 61 1995 (by Delaware) 5t. Jeff Vallillo 61 1995 Hits 511 2004 Runs Batted In 294 1999 Runs No. Year Home Runs 57 1985 1. Mike Miller 59 1995 Doubles 105 1999 & 2t. Andrew Rumpelt 57 1985 2004 2t. Mike Miller 57 1994 Triples 17 1981 4t. Andrew Rumpelt 46 1986 Stolen Bases 102 1992 4t. Josh Stewart 46 2004 Base On Balls 277 1995 5. Jeff Vallillo 45 1995 Slugging Percentage .575 1985 Wins 27 1995 Runs Batted In No. Year 1. Greg Polli 62 1985 Losses 40 2002 Home Runs No. Year 2t. Greg Polli 57 1986 Earned Run Average 5.65 1998 1. Mike Miller 20 1995 2t. Mike Miller 57 1994 Innings Pitched 431.2 2004 2. Greg Polli 14 1985 2t. Mike Miller 57 1995 Strikeouts 274 2002 3. James Caroleo 13 1999 5. Brian Church 52 1995 Most Hits Allowed 610 2004 4t. Joe Monaco 12 1985 Fewest Hits Allowed 235 1987 4t. Greg Polli 12 1986 Most Walks Allowed 246 1996 At Bats No. Year 1. William Palmer 206 2002 Fewest Walks Allowed 123 1975 Slugging Percentage Slg. Year 2. Ricky Caputo 202 2004 Fielding Percentage .951 2004 1. Greg Polli .950 1985 3. Josh Stewart 200 2004 Putouts 1295 2004 2. Greg Polli .922 1986 4t. Brian Hillmann 189 2002 Assists 571 2002 3. Mike Miller .911 1995 4t. J.P. Wechter 189 2003 Most Errors 126 1980 4. Andrew Rumpelt .835 1985 5t. Noah Shapiro 186 1996 Fewest Errors 58 1987 5. Andre Rumpelt .797 1986 Double Plays 46 2002 5t. Thomas Brown 186 2002 Stolen Bases No. Year Games Played No. Year 1. Shaun Riley 46 1992 Individual Records (Batting) 1t. William Palmer 52 2002 2. Frank Pugliese 32 1992 1t. Brian Hillmann 52 2002 3. Shaun Riley 31 1993 Batting Average Avg. Year 3t. Noah Shapiro 50 1996 4t. Donald Young 22 1975 1. Andrew Rumpelt .504 1985 3t. Mark Bello 50 1996 4t. Pat Wallace 22 1982 2. Greg Polli .496 1985 3t. Thomas Brown 50 2002 4t. Ed Orlando 22 1993 3. Greg Polli .478 1986 3t. Ricky Caputo 50 2004 4. Pat Wallace .471 1982 3t. G. Adam Russ 50 2002 5. Andrew Rumpelt .445 1986 Walks No. Year 1. Brian Church 48 1995 Doubles No. Year 2t. Mike Mainolfi 38 1994 1t. Chris Tufano 17 1994 Mike Miller 2t. Mike Miller 38 1995 1t. J.P. Wechter 17 2003 4. Mike Mainolfi 36 1993 2. Josh Stewart 16 2004 5. Paul Ciofrone 35 2000 3t. Andrew Rumpelt 15 1985 3t. James Caroleo 15 1999 3t. Dave Lohman 15 1999 Individual Records (Pitching) 3t. Kevin Reinking 15 2000 Wins No. Year Triples No. Year 1. Justin Romano 9 1996 1t. George Athanasopoulos 4 2004 2t. Clint Ferenz 6 1975 1t. Bill Lyons 4 1977 2t. John Bilello 6 1987 1t. Jim Feeney 4 1981 4t. John Bilello 5 1985 1t. Mike Miller 4 1995 4t. Jamie De Vera 5 1988 1t. Scott Coppola 4 1996 4t. Pete Coen 5 1993 1t. Mike Miller 4 1996 4t. Andy Kasel 5 1994 1t. Tom Caputo 4 1997 4t. Justin Romano 5 1995 4t. Noah Shapiro 5 1996 4t. Gerald Auth 5 2001
2 005 BASEBALL 49 HOFSTRA SINGLE-SEASON RECORD BOOK Scott Coppola
Ryan Cosentino Jeff Vallillo
Earned Run Average ERA Year Fewest Hits Allowed No. Year 1. John Bilello 2.51 1987 1. Ray Williams 32 1995 2. Clint Ferenz 2.62 1975 2. Justin Romano 35 1993 3. James Hamilton 3.18 1995 3. Clint Ferenz 35 1978 4. Justin Romano 3.23 1996 4. Noah Shapiro 36 1996 5. Paul Fahs 3.32 1998 5. Rich Speri 37 1991
Innings Pitched No. Year Fewest Walks Allowed No. Year 1. Justin Romano 75.1 1996 1t. Damon Alexander 14 1994 2. Charlie Frago 73.0 2004 1t. Doug Gannon 14 2000 3. Gerald Auth 71.0 2002 3t. Andy Kasel 15 1995 4t. Scott Coppola 69.2 1998 3t. Doug Gannon 15 1999 4t. David Huth 69.2 2004 5. Stephen Rice 16 2001 5. Clint Ferenz 68.7 1975 Games Pitched No. Year Andy Kassel Strikeouts No. Year 1. Jeff Denlea 27 2004 1. Ryan Cosentino 74 2003 2t. Noah Shapiro 23 1996 2. John Bilello 71 1986 2t. Sam DeLuca 23 2003 3. John Bilello 70 1987 3. Zachary Basch 22 2002 4. Justin Romano 60 1996 4. Jon Lamattina 20 1993 5t. Jim Hansen 53 1999 5. Jon Lamattina 17 1994 5t. Ryan Cosentino 53 2002
Jim Hansen Hofstra Baseball All-Time Coaches’ Records Coach Seasons Wins Losses Ties Pct. Jack MacDonald 1938-1942 30 17 1 .635 Jack Smith* 1943-1962 179 140 6 .560 Doug Patton 1963-1965 33 33 0 .500 Bob Vanderwarker 1966-1969 42 41 0 .506 Bill Leete 1970-1978 79 137 1 .366 Ken Germano 1979-1980 13 46 1 .225 Richard Krumholz 1981 7 20 0 .259 Robert Borowicz 1982-1988 86 114 2 .431 Pit Schultz 1989 4 25 0 .138 Rich Martin 1990-1996 127 162 1 .440 Reginald Jackson 1997-2001 90 134 1 .402 Chris Dotolo 2002 - 38 111 0 .255
Totals 1721 Games 728 980 13 .427 *Does not include complete 1950 season due to lack of available information.
50 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY SERVICE
The Hofstra University Baseball program believes it has a special responsibility to the community. Thus, whether it’s the height of the season or those “slow” offseason months, the Hofstra Baseball staff and student-athletes are always active in the area.
The Pride lend their time and efforts to charitable and educational causes. The team has participated in the American Cancer Society’s “Walk for a Cure” breast cancer awareness walk at Jones Beach, and has volunteered at the Special Olympics, working with various teams and officiating games. This past offseason, the Pride conducted “Operation Cleanup” at the Schwarting Elementary School in the Plainedge School District.
YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS
Year Record Coach Year Record Coach Year Record Coach
1938 7-1-1 Jack MacDonald 1961 9-9 Jack Smith 1984 12-14 Robert Borowicz
1939 1-4 Jack MacDonald 1962 11-12 Jack Smith 1985 13-16-1 Robert Borowicz
1940 12-3 Jack MacDonald 1963 11-11 Doug Patton 1986 18-13 Robert Borowicz
1941 5-3 Jack MacDonald 1964 11-10 Doug Patton 1987 17-9 Robert Borowicz
1942 5-6 Jack MacDonald 1965 11-10 Doug Patton 1988 12-22 Robert Borowicz
1943 8-8 Jack Smith 1966 7-9 Bob Vanderwarker 1989 4-25 Pit Schultz
No team due to World War II 1967 8-12 Bob Vanderwarker 1990 6-25 Rich Martin
No team due to World War II 1968 13-10 Bob Vanderwarker 1991 10-23 Rich Martin
No team due to World War II 1969 14-10 Bob Vanderwarker 1992 13-24 Rich Martin
1947 6-5 Jack Smith 1970 15-13-1 Bill Leete 1993 20-21 Rich Martin
1948 7-7 Jack Smith 1971 13-8 Bill Leete 1994 26-24 Rich Martin
1949 11-11-1 Jack Smith 1972 10-13 Bill Leete 1995 27-21 Rich Martin
1950 5-1 Jack Smith 1973 9-13 Bill Leete 1996 25-24-1 Rich Martin
1951 14-5 Jack Smith 1974 4-15 Bill Leete 1997 14-28 Reginald Jackson
1952 9-12 Jack Smith 1975 10-18 Bill Leete 1998 20-24 Reginald Jackson
1953 15-9 Jack Smith 1976 8-17 Bill Leete 1999 24-20 Reginald Jackson
1954 13-10 Jack Smith 1977 3-22 Bill Leete 2000 15-30-1 Reginald Jackson
1955 13-7-1 Jack Smith 1978 7-18 Bill Leete 2001 17-32-0 Reginald Jackson
1956 9-11-1 Jack Smith 1979 6-18-1 Ken Germano 2002 12-40 Chris Dotolo
1957 11-10 Jack Smith 1980 7-28 Ken Germano 2003 12-35 Chris Dotolo
1958 10-11-3 Jack Smith 1981 7-20 Richard Krumholz 2004 14-36 Chris Dotolo
1959 12-9 Jack Smith 1982 5-22 Robert Borowicz Totals 728-980-13 1960 16-3 Jack Smith 1983 9-18-1 Robert Borowicz
2 005 BASEBALL 51 HOFSTRA BASEBALL SERIES RECORDS
Adelphi 7-22 Hampden-Sydney 1-0 Quantico Marines 0-2 Albany 3-2 Hartford 17-12 Queens 13-8 American 7-10 Hartwick 2-1 Quinnipiac 3-3 American International 0-1 Iona 11-19 Rhode Island 1-0 Appalachian State 0-1 James Madison 1-9 Rider 9-20 Army 4-7 Jersey City State 3-1 Rollins 0-1 Arnold 1-0 Jersey State College 2-1 Rutgers 3-4 Auburn 0-3 John Marshall 1-0 Rutgers-Newark 1-1 Baltimore 2-1 Kings Point 22-2 Sacred Heart 4-0 Bard 1-0 L.I. Aggies 3-0 Saginaw Valley State 0-1 Bergen 4-1 Lafayette 8-7 Saint Peter’s 4-0 Bloomsburg 0-2 LaSalle 5-14 Saint Rose 0-2 Boston College 2-2 Lehigh 9-3 Salisbury 0-1 Boston University 4-0 Lindenwood 1-0 Scranton 2-0 Bridgeport 1-3 Long Island University 15-21 Seton Hall 4-14 Bridgewater 1-1 Loyola 1-1 Siena 1-0 Brooklyn 23-7 Lynchburg 1-0 Southern Jersey 0-1 Bucknell 4-4 Maine 7-15 St. Francis (NY) 8-16-1 Buffalo State 0-1 Manhattan 15-8 St. John’s 11-35 C.C.N.Y. 14-7 Mansfield 1-0 St. Joseph’s 5-14 C.W. Post 12-20 Marist 3-5-2 St. Joseph’s (IN) 0-1 Central Connecticut 8-9 Marshall 0-1 Staten Island 1-0 Chicago State 2-0 Maryland 0-1 Stony Brook 9-11 City College 1-4 Maryland-Baltimore County 1-9 Tampa 0-2 College of Charleston 0-4 Maryland-Eastern Shore 1-0 Temple 6-14 Columbia 5-3 Mercy 2-1 Towson 18-27 Concordia 4-4 Millersville 1-0 Troy State 0-2 Coppin State 1-0 Mitchel Field 1-0 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 1-0 Dartmouth 4-2 Monmouth 2-3-1 UNC Wilmington 1-8 Delaware 10-43 Montclair 4-1 Union 1-0 Delaware State 1-0 North Carolina State 0-1 Upsala 3-6 Dominican 3-0 New Hampshire 4-3 Valparaiso 0-1 Dowling 7-4 New Mexico 0-2 Vanderbilt 0-1 Drexel 35-27 New Mexico State 0-4 Vermont 12-15 Eckerd 0-1 New York Maritime 1-0 Villanova 0-3 Fairfield 4-8 New York Tech 13-15-1 Virginia 0-1 Farleigh Dickinson 12-10 New York University 5-10 Virginia Commonwealth 0-10 Florida 0-3 Northeastern 6-16 Virginia Tech 1-1 Florida Atlantic 0-2 Northeastern Illinois 1-0 Virginia Wesleyan 0-1 Fordham 18-24 Northern State 0-1 Wagner 18-8-2 Fort Eustis 0-1 Northwestern 0-1 Washington 0-0-1 Gannon 3-0 Old Dominion 0-4 West Chester 8-8 George Mason 0-9 Pace 8-12 Western Michigan 0-1 George Washington 1-2 Panzer 3-4 William & Mary 1-7 Georgetown 0-1 Pittsburgh 1-1 William Paterson 0-1 Grand Valley State 1-0 Pratt 3-0
52 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (1938-2004)
Please note that these results were 1947 0 C.C.N.Y. 4 1 Bridgeport 7 compiled from the best available sources. Coach: Jack Smith Record: 6-5 4 St. John’s74 Adelphi 2 Any missing information is due to a lack 4 Manhattan 5 of available data. Results not available 4 New York University 5 1960 13 Brooklyn 15 Coach: Jack Smith Record: 16-3 Year: 1938 1948 5 Wagner 6 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS Coach: Jack MacDonald Record: 7-1-1 Coach: Jack Smith Record: 7-7 18 Towson 7 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 1953 9 Baltimore 7 9 Montclair 8 10 Brooklyn 11 Coach: Jack Smith Record: 15-9 11 Adelphi 1 8 Hartwick 6 4 Brooklyn 1 5 Manhattan 14 6 Wagner 6 2 Manhattan 10 Results not available 4 C.C.N.Y. 3 5 Panzer 8 6 Kings Point 4 3 West Point 7 11 Bergen 3 3 St. John’s21954 11 Fordham 1 9 Panzer 5 7 NYU 12 Coach: Jack Smith Record: 13-10 11 Brooklyn 2 7 Bergen 2 7 City College 9 9 C.W. Post 5 9 Upsala 4 5 NY State Maritime Academy 0 Results not available 8 New York University 0 11 Bard 0 8 Pratt 7 10 St. John’s2 16 C.C.N.Y. 13 1955 5 Wagner 1 Year: 1939 4 St. John’s5Coach: Jack Smith Record: 13-7-1 14 Wagner 8 Coach: Jack MacDonald Record: 1-4 5 Adelphi 3 9 Manhattan 1 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 7 Army 8 Results not available 5 C.C.N.Y. 3 2 Panzer 6 10 Fordham 16 7 Fordham 2 10 Upsala 15 1956 1 St. John’s2 3 Bergen 4 1949 Coach: Jack Smith Record: 9-11-1 8 Brooklyn 7 2 Hartwick 13 Coach: Jack Smith Record: 11-11-1 8 Kings Point 5 2 Montclair 0 Results not available Results not available 1961 Year: 1940 1957 Coach: Jack Smith Record: 9-9 Coach: Jack MacDonald Record: 12-3 1950 Coach: Jack Smith Record: 11-10 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS HOFSTRA OPPONENTS Coach: Jack Smith Record: 5-1 W C.W. Post 11 Panzer 2 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS Results not available 6 Upsala 7 2 City College 4 2 Army 12 6 Kings Point 2 6 New York University 2 8 Manhattan 5 1958 4 Fairleigh-Dickenson 2 8 Brooklyn 5 8 Vermont 7 Coach: Jack Smith Record: 10-11-3 16 Queens 5 5 Montclair 2 15 Brooklyn College 4 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 6 C.W. Post 1 13 Bergen 6 14 Kings Point 6 8 L.I. Aggies 2 13 Queens 0 9 Arnold 8 25 Kings Point 2 3 C.C.N.Y. 2 NYU 10 Queens 2 CCNY 0 Lehigh 3 1 St. John’s10 4 Montclair 3 Fordham 6 Brooklyn 5 25 Brooklyn 2 8 Bergen 4 Complete results not available 0 Washington 0 1 Fordham 3 7 Brooklyn 3 15 Baltimore 1 7 Manhattan 10 3 Panzer 20 1951 8 Loyola 3 1 Wagner 2 4 City College 5 Coach: Jack Smith Record: 14-5 3 Seton Hall 11 6 Fordham 9 8 Upsala 6 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 1 Manhattan 2 8 Rutgers 13 10 Queens 1 3 Delaware 4 4 Fairleigh Dickinson 11 CCNY 1 Virginia Poly 2 3 New York University 4 Year: 1941 16 Hampden-Sydney 2 7 Columbia 7 1962 Coach: Jack MacDonald Record: 5-3 11 Army 0 6 St. John’s8Coach: Jack Smith Record: 11-12 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 17 L.I. Aggies 0 0 St. John’s4 4 New York University 7 4 Dartmouth 3 6 City College 1 Results not available 6 Union 3 4 Wagner 3 8 Army 6 3 Panzer 6 19 Iona 2 12 Kings Point 2 1963 6 New York University 4 14 Kings Point 3 0 Upsala 9 Coach: Doug Patton Record: 11-11 8 C.C.N.Y. 5 5 C.C.N.Y. 4 2 New York University 5 12 Brooklyn 7 1 C.C.N.Y. 3 1 Wagner 1 Results not available 6 Brooklyn 8 21 Kings Point 4 7 Wagner 1 7 C.C.N.Y 6 3 Queens 2 1 Queens 7 1964 5 St. John’s310 Brooklyn 0 Coach: Doug Patton Record: 11-10 Year: 1942 3 Long Island 5 5 Manhattan 16 Coach: Jack MacDonald Record: 5-6 1 New York University 2 Results not available HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 4 Manhattan 2 1959 2 Fordham 8 5 Brooklyn 3 Coach: Jack Smith Record: 12-9 1965 13 Panzer 2 3 Mitchel Field 2 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS Coach: Doug Patton Record: 11-10 8 C.C.N.Y. 3 4 C.C.N.Y. 10 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 9 John Marshall 0 1952 3 Manhattan 2 14 New York Tech 0 11 Pratt 10 Coach: Jack Smith Record: 9-12 1 Fordham 10 19 Scranton 3 8 Brooklyn 7 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 0 Columbia 9 3 Upsala 11 1 Queens 2 17 Rutgers-Newark 2 8 New York University 18 7 Kings Point 2 1 Montclair 2 10 Pratt 4 3 St. John’s44 Wagner 3 2 New York University 5 6 Iona 0 4 Iona 9 1 Manhattan 9 4 C.C.N.Y. 7 15 Brooklyn 5 13 Brooklyn 4 0 Bridgeport 1 6 Brooklyn 9 4 Virginia 5 8 Lehigh 5 0 Fordham 8 10 Lynchburg 5 3 Upsala 2 1 Rider 9 1943 0 Fort Eustis 17 4 Fairleigh Dickinson 8 2 Baltimore 7 Coach: Jack Smith Record: 8-8 2 Quantico Marines 13 6 Manhattan 3 5 Long Island 13 1 Quantico Marines 19 5 New York University 0 0 St. Joseph’s8 Results not available 1 Wagner 0 12 Brooklyn 7 6 Fairfield 0 4 New York University 6 10 Wagner 2 6 Iona 1 1944-46 – No team due to World War II 7 St. John’s62 C.C.N.Y. 3 6 C.C.N.Y. 5 15 L.I. Aggies 3 6 St. John’s36 Seton Hall 10 8 Manhattan 10 14 Kings Point 6 11 Fairleigh Dickinson 2 4 C.C.N.Y. 1 8 Wagner 3 8 Queens 2
2 005 BASEBALL 53 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (1938-2004)
4 Rutgers 3 1 St. John’s05 Long Island 9 3 St. Joseph’s6 10 St. John’s85 St. Francis (NY) 10 9 Kings Point 1 4 New York Tech 3 3 Iona 2 1 Adelphi 5 1 Queens 5 1966 2 Upsala 8 4 West Chester 5 7 LaSalle 13 Coach: Bob Vanderwarker Record: 7-9 4 C.C.N.Y. 3 9 American 1 5 LaSalle 8 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 3 Rutgers 1 3 American 1 4 West Chester 14 1 Monmouth 4 0 St. John’s123 Temple 4 4 West Chester 19 4 Upsala 5 14 Adelphi 9 4 Temple 10 14 Kings Point 5 10 New York Tech 0 5 Long Island 4 14 Drexel 0 4 New York Tech 15 2 New York University 6 7 St. John’s111 Drexel 2 3 Drexel 4 4 American International 7 6 Bridgeport 3 1 St. Joseph’s44 Drexel 2 6 Wagner 17 6 Wagner 5 3 St. Joseph’s46 Wagner 3 6 Kings Point 2 2 Seton Hall 9 12 Wagner 2 9 Brooklyn 0 8 Manhattan 2 5 Queens 7 8 Adelphi 6 4 Long Island 2 11 Hartwick 3 8 Fairleigh Dickinson 3 3 Rutgers 7 4 C.W. Post 1 7 C.C.N.Y. 5 6 Kings Point 10 6 LaSalle 4 2 Iona 9 15 Fordham 2 9 C.W. Post 4 4 LaSalle 3 4 Adelphi 15 0 Rider 1 9 Fordham 0 6 Long Island 8 1970 9 Queens 0 1976 0 Rutgers 7 Coach: Bill Leete Record: 15-13-1 Coach: Bill Leete Record: 8-17 3 Southern Jersey 12 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 1973 8 Scranton 5 0 LaSalle 7 Coach: Bill Leete Record: 9-13 Results not available 2 Monmouth 2 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 1967 15 C.C.N.Y. 4 10 New York Tech 4 1977 Coach: Bob Vanderwarker Record: 8-12 5 West Chester 4 0 C.W. Post 6 Coach: Bill Leete Record: 3-22 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 5 West Chester 9 2 Rider 6 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 5 New York Tech 1 2 St. John’s90 Temple 10 8 Loyola 16 5 Maryland 6 2 Iona 3 7 Temple 5 1 Salisbury 5 4 American 1 7 Temple 1 4 St. Joseph’s36 New York Tech 9 2 Delaware 6 5 Temple 3 3 St. Joseph’s27 Wagner 9 1 Manhattan 0 3 C.C.N.Y. 5 19 Long Island 5 3 St. John’s4 2 City College 3 5 Kings Point 4 4 Adelphi 0 0 Temple 4 19 Stony Brook 1 3 St. Joseph’s28 New York University 1 7 Adelphi 9 4 Monmouth 3 2 St. Joseph’s121 American 2 0 LaSalle 9 4 Fordham 5 7 Long Island 8 0 American 2 0 LaSalle 19 3 Long Island 9 7 Rutgers 6 3 West Chester 4 4 Iona 6 3 St. John’s50 American 2 5 Fordham 7 2 Rider 4 8 New York University 9 2 American 1 7 Wagner 11 6 St. Joseph’s12 3 Iona 8 6 Iona 5 5 Adelphi 7 6 St. Joseph’s20 2 Seton Hall 0 3 Manhattan 1 0 LaSalle 1 6 Fordham 9 5 Fairleigh Dickinson 7 3 Sacred Heart 2 0 LaSalle 7 10 Stony Brook 7 0 Rider 7 1 Fairleigh Dickinson 7 6 Stony Brook 0 6 Drexel 7 8 Wagner 3 11 Wagner 5 1 St. John’s129 Drexel 10 1 Adelphi 3 9 St. Francis (NY) 5 0 St. John’s76 Brooklyn 7 12 Kings Point 5 2 Queens 14 3 Kings Point 1 2 Long Island 3 0 C.W. Post 9 2 Seton Hall 3 7 American 10 0 St. John’s61974 8 American 5 1968 3 C.W. Post 4 Coach: Bill Leete Record: 4-15 3 C.W. Post 7 Coach: Bob Vanderwarker Record: 13-10 4 Adelphi 3 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 9 Columbia 10 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 4 Long Island 0 8 Fordham 12 3 Adelphi 11 7 Vermont 4 1 Rider 8 6 Kings Point 2 6 Brooklyn 4 1971 0 Temple 12 8 Sacred Heart 7 Coach: Bill Leete Record: 13-8 1 Temple 5 1978 4 Bridgeport 11 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 3 Adelphi 4 Coach: Bill Leete Record: 7-18 7 Queens 5 2 Long Island 1 6 St. Joseph’s5 3 Wagner 2 0 St. John’s43 St. Joseph’s4Results not available 7 New Hampshire 2 4 Temple 0 4 C.W. Post 7 5 Long Island 11 7 Temple 1 4 LaSalle 5 1979 7 C.W. Post 6 4 Adelphi 6 3 LaSalle 4 Coach: Ken Germano Record: 6-18-1 5 New York Tech 4 3 St. John’s97 New York Tech 3 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 9 Rider 5 0 St. Joseph’s12 Stony Brook 6 8 Columbia 5 5 Upsala 7 2 St. Joseph’s54 Drexel 2 6 Temple 14 16 Kings Point 8 4 Adelphi 1 4 Drexel 5 1 Temple 6 5 Iona 6 4 American 1 5 Long Island 6 4 LaSalle 15 3 Seton Hall 2 4 American 5 5 Adelphi 15 0 LaSalle 9 0 St. Francis (NY) 1 11 Kings Point 2 3 Kings Point 4 2 St. John’s15 1 St. John’s710 Rider 3 7 Rutgers 12 1 Rider 6 2 Fairleigh Dickinson 0 4 Drexel 3 9 New York Tech 7 3 Adelphi 14 3 Fordham 4 13 Drexel 8 4 Dowling 3 4 C.C.N.Y. 6 3 West Chester 2 1975 6 Stony Brook 5 1 Adelphi 2 2 Wagner 1 Coach: Bill Leete Record: 10-18 4 New York Tech 4 5 Manhattan 3 3 LaSalle 0 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 2 Iona 12 2 LaSalle 6 4 American 14 11 Drexel 10 1969 3 C.W. Post 4 4 American 9 0 Drexel 4 Coach: Bob Vanderwarker Record: 14-10 10 Fordham 7 1 Rider 0 7 Long Island 13 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 4 Dowling 0 2 St. Joseph’s19 3 Vermont 0 1972 11 Dowling 4 6 St. Joseph’s17 2 Monmouth 6 Coach: Bill Leete Record: 10-13 6 Fordham 9 6 American 16 1 Iona 2 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 2 Temple 6 0 American 4 4 C.C.N.Y. 2 1 C.W. Post 5 2 Temple 4 10 Pace 3 5 Fordham 2 4 St. Francis (NY) 6 3 Adelphi 13 10 C.W. Post 14 2 Long Island 12 1 West Chester 8 2 St. John’s68 Adelphi 10 10 Manhattan 3 11 Rider 14 1 St. Joseph’s26 Kings Point 5
54 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (1938-2004)
17 Fordham 20 3 Concordia 2 6 Lehigh 3 1 Lafayette 21 2 St. Francis (NY) 12 5 Concordia 9 2 Lehigh 7 1 Towson State 4 12 Brooklyn 11 5 Pace 10 2 Towson State 9 1980 6 Drexel 4 5 Mercy College 18 Coach: Ken Germano Record: 7-28 1985 11 Drexel 5 5 Concordia College 14 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS Coach: Robert Borowicz Record: 13-16-1 0 Adelphi 18 6 C.W. Post 14 0 St. John’s9 6 Jersey City State 8 6 Rider 4 6 Army 8 Results not available 9 Concordia 11 7 Rider 17 1 James Madison 2 1 Iona 7 6 Bucknell 8 4 James Madison 10 1986 7 New York Tech 13 5 Bucknell 8 0 James Madison 7 Coach: Robert Borowicz Record: 18-13 10 Lafayette 7 8 Fairfield 7 5 Bridgewater 9 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 20 Lafayette 2 4 LIU-C.W. Post 17 6 Bridgewater 4 7 Lehigh 3 7 Brooklyn 1 3 James Madison 16 5 Lehigh 2 2 St. John’s101991 8 LaSalle 14 13 Fairleigh Dickinson 11 6 Towson State 9 Coach: Rich Martin 10-23 7 LaSalle 9 11 Columbia 10 0 Towson State 4 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 9 Dowling 10 11 St. Francis (NY) 8 12 Seton Hall 9 8 Fairleigh Dickinson 11 3 St. Joseph’s1211 Concordia 4 7 St. John’s93 Fairleigh Dickinson 5 6 St. Joseph’s54 LIU 3 23 C.W. Post 25 5 Manhattan 2 4 Temple 25 7 Pace 16 3 Rider 10 1 New York Tech 20 2 Temple 6 10 Adelphi 11 6 Rider 7 16 UMBC 13 15 Stony Brook 7 6 Drexel 5 4 Bucknell 3 0 UMBC 7 9 Pace 13 16 Drexel 10 8 Bucknell 4 2 LIU 9 12 Manhattan 10 8 William Paterson 11 5 C.W. Post 15 4 Fordham 9 5 Drexel 8 6 Dowling 8 5 Towson State 6 12 Fairfield 2 4 Drexel 6 3 Lafayette 8 8 Rider 6 8 Towson State 11 6 Long Island 11 8 Lafayette 19 5 Delaware 13 1 Towson State 6 1 Adelphi 17 12 Fordham 14 2 Towson State 7 4 St. Francis (NY) 20 0 Towson 2 1989 8 Manhattan 7 1 New York Tech 9 10 Towson 2 Coach: Pit Schultz 4-25 9 Drexel 1 18 American 5 2 Bucknell 3 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 7 Drexel 6 7 American 11 10 Bucknell 11 1 Lafayette 9 11 Drexel 9 9 C.W. Post 16 5 C.W. Post 4 13 Fordham 10 4 St. John’s 20 6 Adelphi 11 4 Adelphi 7 9 Lehigh 7 4 Jersey State College 10 9 Long Island 12 5 Delaware 10 5 Lehigh 10 1 Rider 10 9 Kings Point 5 9 Delaware 3 2 LIU 6 9 Rider 10 8 Rider 5 5 Rider 7 3 Dowling 5 9 Iona 14 0 Fordham 6 13 Rider 8 2 Adelphi 5 16 Pace 12 12 Queens 18 14 Wagner 3 2 Drexel 7 1 Rider 3 6 Queens 15 10 Brooklyn 7 5 Drexel 6 2 Delaware 5 2 Columbia 6 8 Jersey State College 4 18 Jersey State College 10 2 Delaware 3 22 U.S. Merchant Marine Acad. 7 4 Concordia 11 5 Delaware 30 1981 5 Iona 9 16 Queens 2 Coach: Richard Krumholz Record: 7-20 1987 1 New York Tech 3 1 Central Connecticut 19 Coach: Robert Borowicz Record: 17-9 0 Delaware 1 14 Central Connecticut 17 Results not available HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 0 Delaware 18 1 Central Connecticut 14 3 Lehigh 1 1 Adelphi 2 1 St. Francis (NY) 1 1982 17 Lehigh 8 5 New York Tech 21 Coach: Robert Borowicz Record: 5-22 8 Fordham 1 5 Seton Hall 9 1992 1 St. Francis (NY) 6 0 Towson State 2 Coach: Rich Martin 13-24 Results not available 5 Dominican 4 1 Towson State 2 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 10 Dominican 5 2 Lafayette 11 3 Georgetown 4 1983 4 Adelphi 7 2 St. John’s2613 Manhattan 2 Coach: Robert Borowicz Record: 9-18-1 10 Bucknell 0 2 C.W. Post 22 4 Towson State 7 10 Bucknell 9 5 Rider 9 2 Towson State 6 Results not available 6 Jersey City State 3 2 Rider 8 0 Seton Hall 2 27 Mercy 25 2 Bucknell 13 9 Fairleigh Dickinson 4 1984 1 Lafayette 6 4 Bucknell 11 3 Manhattan 0 Coach: Robert Borowicz Record: 12-14 6 Lafayette 5 0 St. John’s512 Brooklyn 4 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 6 Delaware 23 9 Brooklyn 5 7 Brooklyn 10 5 Columbia 4 13 Delaware 5 11 Brooklyn 7 6 Fordham 5 4 Towson 8 1990 18 Dowling 17 11 Mercy 3 0 Towson 5 Coach: Rich Martin 6-25 15 LIU 11 10 Staten Island 4 3 C.W. Post 5 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 3 Iona 6 4 Fairleigh Dickinson 9 17 Adelphi 19 2 Fairleigh-Dickenson 17 1 UMBC 6 17 Fairleigh Dickinson 5 17 Dowling 13 9 Dowling 5 13 Pace 17 14 St. Francis (NY) 15 3 Drexel 0 1 Delaware 10 16 St. John’s27 5 Buffalo State 7 12 Drexel 5 2 Delaware 6 8 C.W. Post 9 3 Long Island 19 2 Seton Hall 18 2 Lehigh 1 0 Fairfield 1 15 Stony Brook 8 5 Rider 1 1 Lehigh 2 1 Fairfield 2 8 Brooklyn 14 6 Rider 1 2 LIU-Brooklyn 15 4 UMBC 7 5 Wagner 7 2 Dominican 0 7 St. Francis (NY) 14 3 UMBC 12 6 Jersey City State 5 5 College of St. Rose 6 6 Dowling 8 0 Long Island 19 1988 2 College of St. Rose 18 2 St. Francis (NY) 5 1 St. Francis (NY) 6 Coach: Robert Borowicz Record: 12-22 10 Jersey City State 7 3 Rider 16 9 C.W. Post 7 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 6 Iona 9 6 Rider 3 2 C.W. Post 5 5 Fordham 3 4 St. John’s226 Rider 9 22 Dowling 9 7 Fairfield 9 1 Maryland-Baltimore County 12 2 Fairfield 4 20 Kings Point 6 3 New York Tech 5 6 Maryland-Baltimore County 15 15 St. Francis (NY) 13 5 Wagner 6 10 Long Island 11 4 Drexel 2 10 Queens 5 2 Adelphi 5 10 Delaware 11 2 Drexel 11 2 Central Connecticut 8 2 Adelphi 3 1 Delaware 9 5 NY Tech 13 2 Central Connecticut 3 4 Iona 8 7 Lehigh 2 6 Lafayette 7 11 Central Connecticut 8
2 005 BASEBALL 55 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (1938-2004)
9 Pace 7 8 New York Tech 15 1996 1 Queens 8 7 Towson State 8 8 Fordham 5 Coach: Rich Martin 25-24-1, 12-12 NAC 4 Fairleigh Dickinson 10 11 Brooklyn 1 17 Saint Peter’s3HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 4 Northeastern* 16 2 Rider 4 7 C.W. Post 6 10 Lindenwood 0 3 Northeastern* 8 6 C.W. Post 5 2 Pittsburgh 3 2 Vermont* 9 1993 6 C.W. Post 7 3 Marist 3 4 Vermont* 5 Coach: Rich Martin 20-21 8 West Chester 9 6 Rutgers-Newark 9 10 Pace 13 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 5 Hartford 1 4 Seton Hall 17 7 LIU-Brooklyn 2 6 Villanova 7 3 Fordham 12 11 Marist 7 7 Drexel* 19 8 Villanova 10 17 Iona 7 7 Mansfield 3 5 Drexel* 10 6 Tampa 9 1 Delaware 8 8 Fairleigh Dickinson 1 2 Drexel* 4 1 Tampa 6 9 Delaware 5 8 Bloomsburg 9 9 Drexel* 10 1 Vanderbilt 6 1 Delaware 4 17 Millersville 4 5 Fordham 4 1 Rollins 6 1 Delaware 19 8 Lafayette 5 6 Towson State* 7 11 Eckerd 16 11 Fordham 13 2 Lafayette 1 8 Towson State* 5 2 Western Michigan 3 3 Vermont 1 23 Queens 2 6 Towson State* 5 0 Seton Hall 7 5 Vermont 8 8 Queens 7 14 Towson State* 9 2 Fairleigh Dickinson 1 8 Boston University 4 2 St. John’s 17 10 Temple 9 14 West Chester 3 5 Boston University 4 0 Vermont* 10 22 St. Francis (NY) 13 3 West Chester 6 8 Central Connecticut 3 1 Vermont* 3 12 West Chester 5 5 Hartford* 2 *America East game 9 West Chester 1 1995 10 Hartford* 2 7 Fordham 4 Coach: Rich Martin 27-21, 8-15 NAC 16 Marist 2 1998 7 Fairfield 13 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 7 Marist 8 Coach: Reginald Jackson 20-24, 14-14 3 Fairfield 9 7 Saginaw Valley State 11 2 Delaware* 0 America East 4 Queens 2 4 Gannon 3 4 Delaware* 2 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 8 New York Tech 5 4 Northern State 8 0 Delaware* 7 16 Chicago State 3 10 New York Tech 3 5 Grand Valley State 3 5 Delaware* 8 3 Rhode Island 4 10 New York Tech 2 6 Boston College 5 4 Drexel* 1 7 Wagner 6 0 New York Tech 8 16 LaSalle 8 3 Drexel* 6 1 Seton Hall 11 20 St. John’s36 Fairleigh Dickinson 4 1 Towson State* 2 5 Seton Hall 8 13 St. Francis (NY) 10 7 Pittsburgh 2 3 Towson State* 9 6 St. Francis (NY) 9 5 Central Connecticut 7 15 LaSalle 2 8 LIU-Brooklyn 7 1 Monmouth 14 9 Central Connecticut 5 11 Boston College 7 5 St. Francis (NY) 11 10 Northeastern* 11 4 Central Connecticut 1 14 Pace 5 5 New Hampshire* 2 1 Northeastern* 8 2 Central Connecticut 7 5 Lafayette 10 6 New Hampshire* 0 6 Northeastern* 5 11 Fairfield 10 5 Lafayette 4 8 Maine* 10 4 Northeastern* 10 11 Saint Peter’s 6 16 Saint Peter’s32 Maine* 6 10 Lafayette 7 11 Iona 16 4 Maine* 2 5 Fordham 11 5 Iona 3 2 Pace 3 7 Maine* 10 12 Iona 20 5 Vermont* 3 2 Pace 5 3 New Hampshire* 11 3 Drexel* 1 0 Vermont* 14 9 Pace 7 5 New Hampshire* 6 4 Drexel* 10 5 Vermont* 6 13 Pace 7 8 Concordia 6 4 Drexel* 3 2 Vermont* 1 15 Wagner 8 21 Concordia 4 20 Drexel* 8 7 Temple 10 1 Fordham 12 5 Hartford* 6 11 Fordham 6 12 Drexel* 11 1 C.W. Post 10 4 Hartford* 10 6 Towson State* 3 7 Drexel* 6 4 C.W. Post 8 2 Drexel* 3 2 Towson State* 3 7 Drexel* 6 8 C.W. Post 1 4 Drexel* 5 14 St. Francis (NY) 9 9 Drexel* 8 13 C.W. Post 7 6 Iona 3 6 Central Connecticut 18 5 Pace 4 11 Drexel* 9 4 Northeastern* 3 7 LIU-Brooklyn 8 1994 0 Northeastern* 19 0 Northeastern* 1 2 Delaware* 3 Coach: Rich Martin Record: 26-24 2 Northeastern* 5 2 Drexel% 12 1 Delaware* 4 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 7 St. Francis (NY) 10 2 Delaware% 27 3 Delaware* 5 3 Virginia Wesleyan 15 10 Manhattan 6 3 Delaware* 7 5 Temple 10 9 St. John’s8*North Atlantic Conference game 16 Fordham 2 11 Temple 12 11 LIU-Brooklyn 9 %North Atlantic Conference Tournament 6 Towson* 7 4 Old Dominion 10 5 Hartford* 6 5 Towson* 3 3 Virginia Commonwealth 10 15 Hartford* 8 1997 7 Towson* 6 2 Troy State 5 6 Hartford* 7 Coach: Reginald Jackson 14-28, 7-16 8 St. John’s11 11 Chicago State 6 5 Hartford* 1 America East 3 Hartford* 7 12 Central Connecticut 2 3 Fordham 12 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 15 Hartford* 7 14 Northeastern Illinois 5 17 Iona 7 1 Valparaiso 9 3 Hartford* 4 3 Troy State 5 1 Delaware* 8 1 Boston College 4 8 Hartford* 4 14 Manhattan 5 9 Delaware* 5 9 Bloomsburg 10 0 Maine* 3 8 St. Francis (NY) 9 1 Delaware* 4 3 Northwestern 10 12 Maine* 6 13 Iona 18 1 Delaware* 19 4 St. Joseph’s (IN) 5 2 Maine* 1 10 Central Connecticut 20 11 Fordham 13 0 Marist 7 1 Maine* 3 9 Central Connecticut 8 3 Vermont* 1 1 Lafayette 2 0 Delaware% 8 8 Central Connecticut 5 5 Vermont* 8 6 Lafayette 4 6 Vermont% 7 10 St. Francis (NY) 3 8 Boston University* 4 5 New Hampshire* 1 5 West Chester 0 5 Boston University* 4 0 New Hampshire* 6 *America East game 8 West Chester 2 8 Central Connecticut 3 4 Maine* 1 %America East Tournament 11 West Chester 1 7 Maine* 15 12 St. John’s4*North Atlantic Conference game 3 St. John’s51999 15 Manhattan 13 5 Marist 2 Coach: Reginald Jackson 24-20, 14-14 5 Pace 6 0 Delaware* 9 America East 8 Pace 12 1 Delaware* 2 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 7 Pace 9 2 Delaware* 6 4 vs. Gannon 2 8 Fairfield 7 19 Iona 3 12 vs. Gannon 1 9 Fordham 8 6 Hartford* 14 5 Stony Brook 4 8 Iona 22 4 Hartford* 3 6 Stony Brook 14 2 New York Tech 6 3 Hartford* 1 7 at Marist 3 8 New York Tech 4 4 Hartford* 6 20 at Iona 13
56 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (1938-2004)
7 at New York Tech 19 2 at Maine* 6 2 at Quinnipiac 11 15 at Fordham 3 7 Maine* 13 5 at Maine* 13 5 Manhattan 17 6 Delaware* 12 4 Maine* 8 3 at Maine* 2 3 at James Madison 1 9 Delaware* 3 8 Maine* 11 6 at Maine* 5 0 at James Madison 9 5 Delaware* 11 15 Maine* 8 3 Drexel* 4 4 at James Madison 5 3 at Stony Brook 5 14 at Coppin State 5 8 Drexel* 7 2 at Seton Hall 14 3 at Iona 18 19 at Maryland-Eastern Shore 4 2 Drexel* 1 1 at UNC Wilmington* 3 4 Drexel* 2 16 at Virginia Tech 11 10 Drexel* 9 0 at UNC Wilmington* 2 3 Drexel* 2 1 at Towson* 10 2 at UNC Wilmington* 4 2 Drexel* 6 4 at Towson* 3 *America East game 12 at LIU-Brooklyn 4 6 at Towson* 2 6 Iona 8 *Colonial Athletic Association game 3 at Towson* 4 2001 1 Towson* 0 #UNCW/Hughes Brothers Challenge 15 at Pace 13 Coach: Reginald Jackson 17-32, 10-17 2 Towson* 9 19 at LIU-Brooklyn 16 America East 11 Towson* 10 2004 5 Delaware* 11 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 13 Wagner 12 Coach: Chris Dotolo 14-36, 3-21 CAA 1 Delaware* 11 1 at New Mexico 13 5 Saint Peter’s0HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 12 Delaware* 2 1 at New Mexico 8 8 George Mason* 14 4 at College of Charleston 9 6 Delaware* 10 3 at New Mexico State 11 2 George Mason* 15 5 at College of Charleston 21 4 at Fordham 16 6 at New Mexico State 18 0 George Mason * 11 4 at #10 Auburn 19 2 at Drexel* 8 5 at New Mexico State 12 1 at Albany 7 4 at #10 Auburn 6 6 at Drexel* 4 8 at New Mexico State 17 12 Fordham 13 3 at #10 Auburn 9 4 at Drexel* 2 5 at George Washington 6 6 Virginia Commonwealth* 11 5 vs. Lafayette 2 1 at Drexel* 6 1 at George Washington 7 1 Virginia Commonwealth* 7 5 Dartmouth 8 13 Marist 14 9 at George Washington 6 2 Virginia Commonwealth* 4 10 Dartmouth 7 2 at Stony Brook 7 8 Sacred Heart 5 6 Stony Brook 4 8 Dartmouth 14 2 at Northeastern* 5 7 Wagner 6 4 LIU-Brooklyn 8 1 Stony Brook 7 2 at Northeastern* 20 8 at Albany 0 1 at William & Mary* 8 16 Quinnipiac 4 5 at Northeastern* 3 3 at Albany 1 1 at William & Mary* 10 10 Quinnipiac 7 2 at Northeastern* 0 0 at New York Tech 1 7 at William & Mary* 13 5 at Quinnipiac 8 1 at Vermont* 6 3 Iona 2 5 at Fairfield 10 2 at Fordham 8 9 at Vermont* 0 1 Hartford* 0 5 at Delaware* 6 4 at Virginia Commonwealth* 5 7 at Vermont* 4 4 Hartford* 3 0 at Delaware* 15 3 at Virginia Commonwealth* 5 14 at Vermont* 5 4 Hartford* 3 9 at Delaware* 15 2 at Virginia Commonwealth* 10 2 at St. John’s1010 Hartford* 3 14 at New York Tech 17 7 at Long Island 5 10 Hartford* 1 5 at Seton Hall 14 17 at Stony Brook 16 10 at Towson* 9 4 Hartford* 3 5 at Drexel* 4 12 Pace 4 7 at Towson* 6 7 Hartford* 8 3 at Drexel* 9 7 at Drexel* 8 2 at Towson* 9 10 Hartford* 1 3 at Drexel* 1 1 at Drexel* 12 3 Stony Brook 8 0 at Drexel* 1 2 at Drexel* 6 17 Fordham 4 *America East game 8 Long Island 5 3 William and Mary* 9 11 at Towson* 6 *Colonial Athletic Association game 5 William and Mary* 4 2000 5 at Towson* 3 3 William and Mary* 8 Coach: Reginald Jackson 15-30, 9-17 0 at Towson* 10 2003 8 Siena 7 America East 4 at Towson* 14 Coach: Chris Dotolo 12-35, 5-15 CAA 3 George Mason* 10 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 5 at Stony Brook 10 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 8 George Mason* 25 6 Dartmouth 3 8 at Fordham 19 6 at Florida 17 4 George Mason* 13 3 Dartmouth 2 3 Delaware* 11 2 at Florida 13 5 at Army 16 17 vs. Monmouth 7 0 Delaware* 9 6 at Florida 28 14 Manhattan 13 1 vs. Boston College 7 6 Delaware* 15 2 vs. North Carolina State# 5 5 James Madison* 6 2 at Florida Atlantic 9 10 Delaware* 16 2 vs. Villanova# 11 5 James Madison* 6 4 at Florida Atlantic 18 9 at St. John’s100 vs. Appalachian State# 2 5 James Madison* 6 4 Stony Brook 7 0 Maine* 4 4 Stony Brook 11 14 at Marist 16 1 Fairleigh Dickinson 4 1 Maine* 2 6 Army 4 2 at UNC Wilmington* 7 8 Marist 8 3 Maine* 4 6 Quinnipiac 9 3 at UNC Wilmington* 11 1 at UMBC 4 4 Maine* 8 13 Albany 11 2 at UNC Wilmington* 7 6 at UMBC 10 6 Pace 14 6 Albany 13 5 at Stony Brook 9 8 at UMBC 13 10 at Northeastern* 8 2 at Wagner 6 9 Iona 12 8 at New York Tech 6 5 at Northeastern* 7 11 Sacred Heart 1 15 St. Francis 12 10 Iona 7 2 at Northeastern* 6 3 at St. John’s53 Delaware* 12 6 Vermont* 15 6 at Northeastern* 8 5 St. John’s 7 0 Delaware* 11 3 Vermont* 13 8 Stony Brook 17 6 at St. John’s 7 4 Delaware* 16 3 Vermont* 10 3 at Vermont* 7 8 at Fordham 9 9 Seton Hall 8 5 Vermont* 4 4 at Vermont* 1 3 UNC Wilmington* 2 12 at St. John’s4 0 at Seton Hall 10 0 at Vermont* 11 2 UNC Wilmington* 23 2 at Old Dominion* 11 4 Towson* 12 0 UNC Wilmington* 16 7 at Old Dominion* 16 10 Towson* 8 *America East game 2 LIU-Brooklyn 11 1 at Old Dominion* 6 2 Towson* 4 10 at Towson* 9 6 Towson* 13 2002 3 at Towson* 21 *Colonial Athletic Association game 14 LIU-Brooklyn 2 Coach: Chris Dotolo 12-40, 2-19 CAA 6 at Towson* 7 3 at Delaware* 4 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 3 at George Mason* 13 1 at Delaware* 7 5 at Delaware State 4 8 at George Mason* 11 7 Fordham 12 6 at College of Charleston 13 6 at George Mason* 8 1 at Hartford* 3 7 vs. Marshall 11 17 Columbia 16 3 at Hartford* 2 8 at College of Charleston 11 15 Columbia 14 2 at Hartford* 3 1 St. Francis (NY) 3 8 Marist 15 3 at Hartford* 6 6 St. Francis (NY) 7 4 at Virginia Commonwealth* 15 2 St. John’s215 Army 6 4 at Virginia Commonwealth* 7 4 Northeastern* 6 6 Army 11 4 at Virginia Commonwealth* 6 4 Northeastern* 2 2 Army 1 7 at Columbia 21 3 Northeastern* 16 0 Army 9 6 at Manhattan 10 2 Northeastern* 3 3 Fairfield 10 3 William & Mary* 7 7 at Temple 8 2 St. John’s 5 11 William & Mary* 14 12 Pace 15 4 Quinnipiac 2 10 Fairleigh Dickinson 8
2 005 BASEBALL 57 2005 HOFSTRA MEDIA INFORMATION
The Hofstra University Office of Athletic Communications welcomes the Radio: The Hofstra Office of Athletic Communications will provide a members of the media covering the 2005 Pride Baseball team. If we can touch-tone digital phone line for the opponent’s commercial and student be of any assistance to you throughout the year, please do not hesitate to radio stations. Visiting teams will need to give the Athletic contact us. We hope the following items will help you during your visits Communications Office two weeks notice of their intention to broadcast. to Hofstra University. Enjoy the season. All calls must be made collect or direct dial from the radio station to University Field. Office of Athletic Communications 230 Hofstra University - PFC-232 Postgame Interviews: Hofstra players and coaches will be available for Hempstead, NY 11549 postgame interviews, upon request, after a 10-minute cooling off period. (516) 463-2907 - Sara Weber’s Office Contact Sara Weber with your request. (516) 463-5033 - Fax Player Interviews: All requests for student-athlete interviews during the week should be made at least one day in advance with the Office of Athletic Communications. If you are requesting a phone interview, we will have the student-athlete return your call at a mutually convenient time.
Player home phone numbers will not be distributed. In-person interviews may be conducted in a number of locations in and around the Hofstra Physical Fitness Center. However, interviews may not be conducted in the locker room or the training room. Jim Sheehan Stephen Gorchov Associate Director of Athletics for Assistant Director of Athletic 2005 HOFSTRA BASEBALL MEDIA OUTLETS Communications Communications THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOFSTRA CHRONICLE 50 Rockefeller Plaza Student Center New York, NY 10020 Hempstead, NY 11550 (212) 621-1630 - Office (516) 463-6965 - Office (212) 621-1639 - Fax (516) 463-6977 - Fax
NEWSDAY NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND 235 Pinelawn Road 150 Media Crossways Melville, NY 11747 Woodbury, NY 11797 (631) 843-2820 - Office (516) 393-3740 - Office Jeremy Kniffin Sara Weber (Baseball Contact) (631) 454-6892 - Fax (516) 393-1269 - Fax Senior Associate Director of Athletic Communications Graduate Athletic Communications Assistant NEW YORK TIMES WLNY-TV 55 229 West 43rd Street 270 South Service Road New York, NY 10036 Melville, NY 11747 (212) 556-7384 - Office (631) 753-6397 - Office (212) 556-5848 - Fax (631) 420-4846 - Fax
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS MSG SPORTS DESK 450 West 33rd Street 4 Penn Plaza New York, NY 10001 New York, NY 10001 (212) 210-1692 - Office (212) 465-5955 - Office Len Skoros (212) 643-7845 - Fax (212) 465-5944 - Fax Director of Athletic Publications NEW YORK POST WRHU-FM 88.7 Press Seating: University Field press seating is located behind the back- 1211 Avenue of the Americas Hofstra University stop, on the first and third base sides of home plate. Radio stations will New York, NY 10036 Dempster Hall broadcast from the third base side. Print journalists can sit at the tables (212) 930-8700 - Office Hempstead, NY 11549 on the first base side, or if radio is not present, along the third base side. (212) 930-8727 - Fax (516) 463-5667 - Office (516) 463-5668 - Fax Credential Requests: All members of the press should contact the Office LONG ISLAND PRESS of Athletic Communications at least 48 hours before each game to 1103 Stewart Avenue request credentials. Garden City, NY 11530 Game Services: Game notes, statistics and lineups are available at the scor- (516) 992-1800 - Office er’s table, located behind the backstop on the first base side of home plate. (516) 992-1801 - Fax
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2 005 BASEBALL 59 GETTING TO HOFSTRA
From Southern New Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Meadowbrook Parkway-South to Exit M4 West (Hempstead Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia: Turnpike Route 24). Follow Hempstead Turnpike West to Hofstra (approximately 1 mile). Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 13. Cross the Goethals Bridge and continue on Route 278 to the Verrazano-Narrows For Team Travel Via Bus: Bridge. Stay in the left lane of the Bridge and take the Belt Parkway-East. The Belt Parkway becomes the Southern State Commercial buses are not allowed on New York City (Belt, Parkway at the Nassau County line. Take the Southern State Grand Central or Cross Island) or Long Island (Southern State Parkway to the Meadowbrook Parkway North (Exit 22). Exit the or Northern State) Parkways. Team buses should take the Meadowbrook Parkway at Exit M4 (Hempstead Turnpike Route Brooklyn-Queens Expressway from the south, and the 24). Head west to Hofstra (approximately 1 mile). Clearview Expressway from the north, to get to the Long Island Expressway for the trip to Hofstra. Once on the Long Island From Northwestern New Jersey, Northern Pennsylvania and Expressway (I-495), buses should proceed to Glen Cove Road- the Middle States: South (exit 39). Head south on Glen Cove Road for approxi- mately eight miles to Hempstead Turnpike/Fulton Avenue and Take Interstate 78, Interstate 80, U.S. Route 22, New Jersey turn left (east). Hofstra University is approximately two miles Route 4 or New Jersey Route 17 to the George Washington east on Hempstead Turnpike. Bridge. Proceed over the bridge to the Cross Bronx Expressway. Take the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Throgs Public Transportation from Airport: Neck Bridge. Follow directions from the Throgs Neck Bridge from this point. If a visitor arrives at either La Guardia or Kennedy Airport, the most direct means of reaching the University is by one of three From Upstate New York: limousine companies that service both airports and the Hofstra University area. Larry’s Taxi Service (516) 483-3333; Transport Take New York Thruway over the Tappan Zee Bridge to Cross Limousine Service (800) 654-1164 (out of state) (800) 832- Westchester Expressway (Interstate 287). Stay on the 5466 (in New York state); Winston Limousine Service (800) 4- Expressway to the New England Thruway (Interstate 95). AIRPORT. Proceed south on the Thruway to the Throgs Neck Bridge. Follow directions from the Throgs Neck Bridge from this point. Railroads:
From the Throgs Neck Bridge: AMTRAK services Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, approxi- mately 30 miles from the Hofstra campus. To get to Hofstra Follow signs for Eastern Long Island. Take the Cross Island from Penn Station, take the Long Island Rail Road to the Parkway to the Grand Central Parkway-East. The Grand Central Hempstead station. The Hofstra University Courtesy Bus and becomes the Northern State Parkway at the Nassau County taxi services are available there. Hofstra is approximately 1.5 line. Take the Northern State Parkway-East to the miles from the station. Meadowbrook Parkway-South (exit 31A). Take the
60 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Patrick Rogers
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*Colonial Athletic Association game Dates and times subject to change. Home games in shaded boxes. Head Coach: Chris Dotolo
KEY SPC Saint Peter’s FDU Fairleigh Dickinson SAC Sacred Heart SHU Seton Hall AUB Auburn UA Albany IC Iona TU Towson VCU Virginia VMI Virginia Military CU Cornell UD Delaware SFC St. Francis Commonwealth LIB Liberty SJU St. John’s LIU Long Island GMU George Mason MC Marist DSU Delaware St. WAG Wagner SC Siena SBU Stony Brook JMU James Madison LAF Lafayette RID Rider UNCW UNC Wilmington W&M William & Mary ODU Old Dominion Andy Campana
Josh Stern
Steve Oliveri
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