VILLANOVA BASEBALL VILLANOVA WILDCATS 2002 SCHEDULE & RESULTS

(11-6 OVERALL, 0-0 BIG EAST) DATE OPPONENT SCORE/TIME Feb 15 @Tulane (#6) L, 11-1 Feb 16 @Tulane (#6) L, 9-2 Feb 17 @Tulane (#6) L, 5-4 (10) Feb 22 vs. Navy # L, 6-5 Feb 23 vs. Air Force # W, 5-1 VS. vs. Memphis # W, 9-7 Feb. 24 Navy - Championship Game # L, 4-0 Feb. 26 at La Salle W, 8-6 Mar 4 Duquesne ! L, 3-2 (10) Mar 5 Fairfield ! W, 3-2 Mar 6 Holy Cross ! W, 2-0 Mar 8 St. Bonaventure ! W, 9-1 ELAWARE IGHTIN LUE ENS Mar 9 Chicago State ! W, 4-1 D F ’ B H Mar 12 @West Chester W, 7-3 Mar 15 Coppin State W, 3-2 (8-9 OVERALL, 0-0 CAA) Mar 16 Coppin State W, 12-0 (7) Mar 17 Coppin State W, 7-1 (5) Mar 19 @Temple ppd. Mar 20 La Salle ppd. **LIBERTY BELL CLASSIC FIRST ROUND** Mar 21 Delaware % 3:00 p.m. HURSDAY ARCH Mar 23 @ St. John's (2) 12:00 p.m. T , M 21 Mar 24 @ St. John's 12:00 p.m. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Mar 26 Marist 3:00 p.m. Mar 28 @ Georgetown (2) 12:00 p.m. 3:00 P.M. Mar 30 @ Rutgers (2) 12:00 p.m. RICHIE ASHBURN FIELD Apr 2 Lehigh 3:00 p.m. Apr 2 Liberty Bell Classic Semifinals % 3:00 p.m. Apr 3 Liberty Bell Classic Final % 7:00 p.m. Apr 4 St. Joseph's (site TBD) TBA Apr 6 Virginia Tech (2) 12:00 p.m. Apr 7 Virginia Tech 12:00 p.m. Apr 9 @ Drexel 3:30 p.m. MEDIA INFORMATION Apr 10 St. Joseph's 3:00 p.m. Apr 12 Connecticut (2) 12:00 p.m. Apr 14 West Virginia (2) 12:00 p.m. INTERVIEW REQUESTS Apr 17 @ Penn 3:30 p.m. All Interview requests should be directed towards Jonathan Gust, Apr 20 Boston College (2) $ 12:00 p.m. Apr 21 Boston College 12:00 p.m. Assistant Director of Media Relations at (610) 519-4122 or via Apr 24 Drexel 3:00 p.m. email at [email protected]. Apr 27 @ Pittsburgh (2) 3:00 p.m. Apr 28 @ Pittsburgh 12:00 p.m. Apr 30 Howard 3:00 p.m. ON THE WEB May 1 Temple (Make-up date) 3:00 p.m. Villanova’s recently re-designed web-page can be found at: May 11 Notre Dame 3:00 p.m. May 12 Notre Dame (2) 12:00 p.m. www.villanova.com. May 15 @ Delaware 3:00 p.m. May 17 @ Seton Hall 12:00 p.m. May 18 @ Seton Hall (2) 12:00 p.m. HOTLINE May 23-26 Big East Tournament in Bridgewater, N.J. TBA Get up-to-date scores on all your favorite Wildcat sports on the All Times Eastern. official hotline: (888) 400-NOVA All home games at Richie Ashburn Field in Philadelphia unless noted. # - Service Academies Spring Classic in Millington, Tenn. ! - Homestead Challenge (Homestead, Fla.) % - Liberty Bell Classic @ Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia (Opening Round on 3/21 at Richie Ashburn Field) $ - at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia

BIG EAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS (THROUGH 3/19/02) BIG EAST OVERALL THIS WEEK’S TOP STORIES Team W L T W L T Seton Hall 2 1 0 6 11 0 • Villanova has won eight straight games and 11 of its last 13. Georgetown 1 2 0 6 19 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 13 3 1 • Junior center fielder Chris Graziano tied the Villanova career Villanova 0 0 0 11 6 0 stolen base record of 61 held by Brian Fili (1994-97). Notre Dame 0 0 0 9 6 0 • The Wildcat pitching staff has a 3.03 ERAthus far in 2002, with Rutgers 0 0 0 8 6 0 the starting pitchers having combined for a 2.23 ERA. Boston College 0 0 0 9 7 0 West Virginia 0 0 0 8 7 0 • Junior Brian Slocum currently has a scoreless innings streak of 12 Connecticut 0 0 0 5 5 0 and two-thirds innings. Virginia Tech 0 0 0 6 7 0 St. John's 0 0 0 5 9 0 W I L D C A T B A S E B A L L

VILLANOVA BASEBALL 2002 ROSTERS WILDCATS BY CLASS

Numerical Roster Graduate Students - 1 (Scott Ward). Seniors - 6 (Rob Cafiero, Greg Fater, Bob NO NAME CL POS HT WT B/T HOMETOWN/ HIGH SCHOOL Grzenda, Brian Hearne, Brendan Mannix, 1 Dustin Downs Jr IF 6-0 185 R/R Staten Island, N.Y./ St. Joseph by the Sea Brendan Trainor. 2 Brian Trotta So SS 6-1 170 R/R Long Island, N.Y./ W.T. Clarke Juniors - 11 (Marshall Canosa, Ry a n 3 Greg Fater Sr C 5-11 175 R/R Newport, R.I./ Rogers Crammer, Dustin Downs, Michael Duncan, 7 Brian Hearne Sr LHP/DH 5-11 180 L/L Landenberg, Pa./ Avon Grove Chris Graziano, Tom Kandybowicz, Brian 8 Alan Day Fr OF/RHP 6-1 195 R/R Lake Ridge, Va./ Woodbridge Senior 9 Ryan Crammer Jr 1B/DH 6-4 185 L/R Columbus, N.J./ Bordentown Regional Newbold, James Russell, Brian Slocum, 11 Mark Cardillo Fr IF 5-8 160 R/R Naples, Fla./ Barron Collier John Yeager, Jamison Young. 12 Brian Slocum Jr RHP 6-3 195 R/R Eastchester, N.Y./ Iona Prep Sophomores - 4 (Mike Ciccotelli, Dan 13 Tom Kandybowicz Jr RHP 6-1 210 R/R Massapequa, N.Y./ Massapequa Farino, Adrian Schau, Brian Trotta. 14 Peter Riccio Fr IF 6-3 175 L/L Warren, N.J./ Watchung Hills Freshmen - 10 (Nick Allen, James Baxter, 15 Matt Derr Fr OF/1B 6-1 200 R/R Barto, Pa./ Upper Perkioman Mark Cardillo, Alan Day, Matt Derr, 17 Brian Newbold Jr OF/DH 6-2 185 R/R Newington, Conn./ Newington Michael Grodecki, Mike Illgas, Patrick 19 Dan Farino So RHP/DH 6-2 205 R/R Mt. Holly, N.J./ Rancocas Valley Regional Krieg, Joe McCoy, Peter Riccio. 20 John Yeager Jr RHP 6-2 205 R/R Kimberton, Pa./ Phoenixville Area 21 Nick Allen Fr RHP 6-0 190 R/R Green Lane, Pa./ Boyertown 22 Jamison Young Jr. OF 6-0 225 R/R Sicklerville, Pa./ Overbrook 23 Chris Graziano Jr OF 6-0 190 L/L Hamilton, N.J./ Notre Dame 24 Brendan Mannix Sr C/DH 6-3 208 S/R Crofton, Md./ Archbishop Spalding WILDCATS BY STATE 25 Michael Duncan Jr 3B 6-3 215 R/R Toms River, N.J./ Toms River North 30 Brendan Trainor Sr IF 6-1 185 L/R Chelmsford, Mass./ Northfield California - 1 (Adrian Schau). 31 Bob Grzenda Sr RHP 6-1 180 R/R Moosic, Pa./ Bishop Hannan Connecticut - 1 (Brian Newbold). 32 Michael Grodecki Fr RHP 6-7 200 R/R Northbrook, Ill./ Loyola Academy Florida - 1 (Mark Cardillo). 33 Adrian Schau So RHP/OF 6-1 198 R/R Novato, Calif./ Marin Catholic College Prep Illinois - 1 (Michael Grodecki). 35 Joe McCoy Fr RHP 6-2 175 R/R Dallas, Texas/ Highland Park Maryland - 1 (Brendan Mannix). 36 James Russell Jr RHP 6-7 240 R/R Rochester, N.Y./ Greece Athena 37 Patrick Krieg Fr OF 6-1 188 R/R West Chester, Pa./ West Chester East Massachusetts - 1 (Brendan Trainor). 38 James Baxter Fr LHP 6-0 185 L/L Mt. Pleasant, N.J./ Monsignor Donovan Rhode Island - 1 (Greg Fater). 40 Mike Ciccotelli So LHP 6-0 187 R/L Hartsdale, N.Y./ Iona Prep New Jersey - 7 (James Baxter, Ry a n 44 Mike Illgas Fr C 5-9 195 L/R Kennett Square, Pa./ Malvern Prep Crammer, Michael Duncan, Dan Farino, 47 Marshall Canosa Jr C 5-9 190 R/R Pine Bush, N.Y./ Pine Bush Chris Graziano, Peter Riccio, Scott Ward). 50 Scott Ward Gr RHP 6-1 208 R/R Haddonfield, N.J./ Haddonfield Memorial New York - 8 (Rob Cafiero, Marshall 52 Rob Cafiero Sr 1B/DH 6-4 235 R/R Massapequa Park, N.Y./ Massapequa Canosa, Mike Ciccotelli, Dustin Downs, Tom Kandybowicz, James Russell, Brian Slocum, Brian Trotta). Alphabetical Roster - 8 (Nick Allen, Matt Derr, NO NAME CL POS HT WT B/T HOMETOWN/ HIGH SCHOOL Bob Grzenda, Brian Hearne, Mike Illgas, 21 Nick Allen Fr RHP 6-0 190 R/R Green Lane, Pa./ Boyertown Patrick Krieg, Jon Yeager, Jamison Young). 38 James Baxter Fr LHP 6-0 185 L/L Mt. Pleasant, N.J./ Monsignor Donovan Texas - 1 (Joe McCoy). 52 Rob Cafiero Sr 1B/DH 6-4 235 R/R Massapequa Park, N.Y./ Massapequa Virginia - 1 (Alan Day). 47 Marshall Canosa Jr C 5-9 190 R/R Pine Bush, N.Y./ Pine Bush 11 Mark Cardillo Fr IF 5-8 160 R/R Naples, Fla./ Barron Collier 40 Mike Ciccotelli So LHP 6-0 187 R/L Hartsdale, N.Y./ Iona Prep 9 Ryan Crammer Jr 1B/DH 6-4 185 L/R Columbus, N.J./ Bordentown Regional 8 Alan Day Fr OF/RHP 6-1 195 R/R Lake Ridge, Va./ Woodbridge Senior WILDCAT BASEBALL 15 Matt Derr Fr OF/1B 6-1 200 R/R Barto, Pa./ Upper Perkioman PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 Dustin Downs Jr IF 6-0 185 R/R Staten Island, N.Y./ St. Joseph by the Sea 25 Michael Duncan Jr 3B 6-3 215 R/R Toms River, N.J./ Toms River North 19 Dan Farino So RHP/DH 6-2 205 R/R Mt. Holly, N.J./ Rancocas Valley Regional Ryan Crammer ...... CRAMM-er 3 Greg Fater Sr C 5-11 175 R/R Newport, R.I./ Rogers Tom Kandybowicz ...... kandy-BOW-itz 23 Chris Graziano Jr OF 6-0 190 L/L Hamilton, N.J./ Notre Dame Peter Riccio ...... REACH-e-o 32 Michael Grodecki Fr RHP 6-7 200 R/R Northbrook, Ill./ Loyola Academy Matt Derr ...... DARE 31 Bob Grzenda Sr RHP 6-1 180 R/R Moosic, Pa./ Bishop Hannan 7 Brian Hearne Sr LHP/DH 5-11 180 L/L Landenberg, Pa./ Avon Grove Bob Grzenda ...... gra-ZENDA 44 Mike Illgas Fr C 5-9 195 L/R Kennett Square, Pa./ Malvern Prep Mike Grodecki ...... gro-DECKI 13 Tom Kandybowicz Jr RHP 6-1 210 R/R Massapequa, N.Y./ Massapequa Adrian Schau ...... (rhymes with HOW) 37 Patrick Krieg Fr OF 6-1 188 R/R West Chester, Pa./ West Chester East Patrick Krieg ...... KREEG 24 Brendan Mannix Sr C/DH 6-3 208 S/R Crofton, Md./ Archbishop Spalding Mike Ciccotelli ...... chick-o-TELL-e 35 Joe McCoy Fr RHP 6-2 175 R/R Dallas, Texas/ Highland Park Mike Illgas ...... ILL-gus 17 Brian Newbold Jr OF/DH 6-2 185 R/R Newington, Conn./ Newington Rob Cafiero ...... ca-FEAR-o 14 Peter Riccio Fr IF 6-3 175 L/L Warren, N.J./ Watchung Hills 36 James Russell Jr RHP 6-7 240 R/R Rochester, N.Y./ Greece Athena 33 Adrian Schau So RHP/OF 6-1 198 R/R Novato, Calif./ Marin Catholic College Prep 12 Brian Slocum Jr RHP 6-3 195 R/R Eastchester, N.Y./ Iona Prep 30 Brendan Trainor Sr IF 6-1 185 L/R Chelmsford, Mass./ Northfield 2 Brian Trotta So SS 6-1 170 R/R Long Island, N.Y./ W.T. Clarke 50 Scott Ward Gr RHP 6-1 208 R/R Haddonfield, N.J./ Haddonfield Memorial 20 John Yeager Jr RHP 6-2 205 R/R Kimberton, Pa./ Phoenixville Area 22 Jamison Young Jr. OF 6-0 225 R/R Sicklerville, Pa./ Overbrook

Head Coach: #5 Joe Godri (first season) Assistant Coaches: #10 Rick Clagett, #18 Doc Kennedy, #34 Rod Johnson W I L D C A T B A S E B A L L

DELAWARE BASEBALL 2002 ROSTER LAST MEETING:

No. Name Cl. Pos. B/T Ht./Wt. Hometown (High School) VILLANOVA VS. DELAWARE 1 Daryl Holcomb Fr. OF L/R 5-8/175 Wilmington, DE (Mt. Pleasant) Apr24, 2001 at Philadelphia, PA (Veterans Stadium) 2 Brent Rogers Fr. INF R/R 5-11/165 Claymont, DE (Mt. Pleasant) Delaware 5 (28-10) 3 Brett Wallace Fr. C R/R 5-11/170 Lincoln University, PA (Avon Grove) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO POA 4 Steve Van Note So. OF R/R 6-3/210 Brigantine, NJ (Atlantic City) Salvo, Andrew 2b...... 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 6 Maestrales, Peter 3b...... 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 5 Nick DeCarlo Jr. INF R/R 6-0/200 Glen Mills, PA (Garnet Valley) Kolodzey, Chris rf...... 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 6 Teddy Puitz Sr. INF R/R 6-2/230 Pennsville, NJ (Pennsville) Schneider, John c...... 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 0 Vukovich, Vince cf...... 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 Reid Gorecki Jr. OF R/R 6-1/170 East Rockaway, NY(Kellenberg) Gorecki, Reid lf...... 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 8 Mark Michael So. INF/P R/R 6-4/195 Gibbstown, NJ (Gloucester Catholic) Dufner, Kris ss...... 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 4 Harden, Steve 1b...... 4 0 0 0 0 1 15 2 9 Casey Fahy Sr. OF L/L 5-9/170 Clayton, NJ (Gloucester Catholic) Fahy, Casey dh...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Joe Kolodzey So. OF R/R 5-10/180 Cherry Hill, NJ (Cherry Hill East) Puitz, Teddy ph/dh...... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Eitelman, Doug pr...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Brock Donovan Fr.r INF L/R 5-10/175 New Castle, DE (William Penn) Pelcher, Mike p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 Kris Dufner Jr. INF L/R 6-2/180 Philadelphia, PA (Father Judge) Sage, Vic p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14 John Schneider Jr. C R/R 6-3/215 Lawrenceville, NJ (Lawrenceville) Totals...... 35 5 6 4 5 8 30 21 15 Steve Harden Jr. INF/P R/R 6-1/185 Wilmington, DE (Dickinson) Villanova 4 (18-22-1) 16 Jason Rogers Fr. P R/R 6-0/185 New Castle, DE (William Penn) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A 17 Rich McGuire Sr. P R/R 6-2/205 Wantagh, NY(Gen. MacArthur) Graziano, Chris cf...... 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 18 Brian Zeigler Sr. P L/L 6-2/170 Bear, DE (Caravel/Mansfield) Longo, Matt 2b...... 5 3 3 2 0 1 4 1 Pizzini, Dave lf...... 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 19 Dave Harden Fr.r OF R/R 6-1/195 Wilmington, DE (Dickinson) Piantek, Nick 3b...... 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20 Mike Iannucci Fr.r P L/L 6-1/190 Voorhees, NJ (Bishop Eustace) Rohan, Dan pr/rf...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Houser, Mike ph...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 Chris Garrick Fr.r P R/R 6-3/190 Nesconset, NY(Smithtown) Cafiero, Rob 1b...... 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 22 Ryan Dulaney Jr. P R/R 6-2/200 Annapolis, MD (Riverdale Baptist) Schau, Adrian p/dh...... 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Blaney, Matt rf...... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 Jason Vincent Jr. P R/R 6-2/180 Seaford, DE (Seaford) Petre, Jason ph...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Mike Mihalik So. P R/R 6-3/205 Allentown, PA (Parkland) Duncan, Michael 3b..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Glover, Dan c...... 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 29 Doug Eiteleman Jr. OF L/L 6-0/190 Wilmington, DE (Concord) Trotta, Brian ss...... 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 30 Matt Wimer Jr. C R/R 5-7/170 Quarryville, PA (Solanco) Hearne, Brian p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 35 4 9 4 5 3 30 6 32 Scott Rambo Fr.r P R/R 6-0/200 Downingtown, PA (Downingtown) Score by innings: R H E 33 Tom Turner Jr. RHP R/R 6-4/205 Brooklyn, NY(Xaverian) ------34 Andrew Noe Fr. INF/P R/R 6-5/235 Audubon, NJ (Audubon) Delaware 000 201 000 2 - 5 6 0 Villanova 102 000 000 1 - 4 9 1 35 Mike DeCarlo Fr.r C R/R 6-0/225 Glen Mills, PA (Garnet Valley) ------E - Piantek(3). DP- Delaware 2; Villanova 1. LOB - Delaware 7; Villanova Head Coach: Jim Sherman 8. 2B - Salvo(7); Schneider(13); Trotta(2). 3B - Longo(1). HR - Assistant Coaches: Dan Hammer, Greg Mamula, Tim Hamberger Schneider(7); Longo(7). SB - Gorecki(12). CS - Dufner(4). SH - Cafiero(1). SF - Dufner(4). DELAWARE IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Pelcher, Mike...... 7.0 6 3 3 5 1 25 31 Sage, Vic...... 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 10 11

VILLANOVA IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Schau, Adrian...... 5.1 5 3 3 3 4 20 24 Hearne, Brian...... 4.2 1 2 2 2 4 15 18 Win - Sage 5-2. Loss - Hearne 0-2. Save - None. WP- Schau(6); Hearne(3). HBP- by Schau (Fahy); by Pelcher (Pizzini).

DELAWARE 2002 RESULTS

Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall CAA Pitcher of record Attend Time ------/------Feb 15, 2002 at East Carolina Univ. 6-10 L 6 11 1/10 14 0 9 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 McGuire (L0-1) 2250 2:44 Feb 16, 2002 at East Carolina Univ. 2-3 L 2 8 0/ 3 12 1 (10) 0- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 Rogers,J. (L0-1) 2312 2:45 Feb 17, 2002 at East Carolina Univ. 0-9 L 0 4 2/ 9 14 3 9 0- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Mihalik (L0-1) 1521 2:37 #Feb 22, 2002 vs Univ. of San Diego 2-6 L 2 11 1/ 6 9 0 9 0- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 McGuire (L0-2) 100 2:39 #Feb 23, 2002 vs Cal State Northridge 2-6 L 2 8 3/ 6 10 1 9 0- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 Rambo (L0-1) 250 3:00 #Feb 24, 2002 vs Oklahoma State Univ. 4-6 L 4 9 1/ 6 8 3 9 0- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 Mihalik (L0-2) 212 2:40 !Mar 01, 2002 vs Furman University W 3-1 3 7 0/ 1 8 1 (9) 1- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 McGuire (W1-2) 64 1:53 Mar 01, 2002 at Coastal Carolina U. 1-5 L 1 3 2/ 5 7 2 9 1- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 Vincent (L0-1) 154 2:33 Mar 06, 2002 Rider University W 25-8 25 22 1/ 8 12 2 9 2- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 Mihalik (W1-2) 200 3:00 Mar 08, 2002 Delaware State Univ. 11-12 L 11 16 4/12 13 1 9 2- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 Rambo (L0-2) 335 3:15 Mar 09, 2002 Delaware State Univ. W 9-2 9 9 0/ 2 6 1 7 3- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 Vincent (W1-1) 515 1:35 Mar 09, 2002 Delaware State Univ. W 12-2 12 11 0/ 2 4 6 7 4- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 Rogers, J. (W1-1) 268 1:55 Mar 12, 2002 Quinnipiac Univ. W 13-4 13 13 1/ 4 9 1 9 5- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 Mihalik (W2-2) 95 2:45 Mar 16, 2002 Boston College 8-9 L 8 9 4/ 9 12 3 (10) 5- 9- 0 0- 1- 0 Rogers, J. (L1-2) 330 2:40 Mar 16, 2002 Boston College W 4-1 4 6 0/ 1 5 0 9 6- 9- 0 0- 1- 0 Vincent (W2-1) 235 2:17 Mar 17, 2002 Boston College W 5-2 5 9 1/ 2 6 1 9 7- 9- 0 0- 1- 0 Mihalik (W3-2) 180 2:05 Mar 19, 2002 George Washington U. W 6-1 6 8 0/ 1 1 2 9 8- 9- 0 0- 1- 0 Rambo (W1-2) 150 2:05 * Colonial Athletic Association game #=East Carolina Pirate Classic $=Virginia Beach Tournament () extra inning game W I L D C A T B A S E B A L L

VILLANOVA BY POSITION VILLANOVA ROSTER BREAKDOWN CF LF Graziano RF BYPOSITION Schau Krieg Day Pitchers ...... 15 Newbold Derr Catchers ...... 4 Infielders ...... 9 Outfielders ...... 7 SS 2B Trotta Trainor Downs Cardillo HITTING Right-Handed Batters ...... 24 Left-Handed Batters ...... 7 P Switch Hitters ...... 1 Slocum 3B Kandybowicz 1B Downs Yeager Cafiero PITCHING Duncan Grzenda Crammer Right-Handed ...... 12 Farino Left-Handed ...... 3

MISCELLANEOUS C DH Fater Crammer Starters Returning/ Lost ...... 5/4 Canosa Newbold Lettermen Returning/ Lost ...... 21/9 Mannix Newcomers ...... 12

VILLANOVA HEAD COACH JOE GODRI VILLANOVA BASEBALL QUICK FACTS

On Tuesday, May 8, 2001, Villanova University Director of Home Field ...... Richie Ashburn Field Athletics Vince Nicastro announced the hiring of Joe Godri as the Capacity ...... 1,000 school's 10th head baseball coach, replacing former head coach Head Coach ...... Joe Godri George Bennett who retired following the 2001 season after 16 years with the Wildcats. Godri, who has had two different stints with the Record at Villanova/ Years ...... 11-6/ first season Villanova baseball program totaling five years, had just finished up Career record/ Years ...... same his first season as Associate Head Coach of the Wildcats in 2001. Alma Mater ...... University of Pittsburgh, 1990 Godri began his coaching career at the University of Assistant Coach ...... Rick Clagett Pittsburgh in 1988, where he was the batting coach from 1988-90. He Assistant Coach ...... Doc Kennedy came to Villanova University in 1991 for his first of two stints with Assistant Coach ...... Rod Johnson the Wildcat baseball program. Godri was the batting coach for 2001 Overall Record ...... 25-25-1 Villanova for three seasons. Following his three seasons at Villanova, Godri headed to New Mexico State 2001 Big East Record/ Finish ...... 10-16/ 9th where he served as the team's head assistant from 1994-97. While coaching at New Mexico Letterwinners Returning/ Lost ...... 21/9 State, the Aggies were ranked in the top 25 for the first time in school history. Starters Returning/ Lost ...... 5/3 After three seasons at New Mexico State, Godri spent one season as an associ- Newcomers ...... 11 ate scout for the . He then traveled to the University of Utah where he Baseball Office Telephone ...... (610) 519-4529 assisted with the pitching staff for two seasons. Following his two seasons in Salt Lake Head Coach’s Email ...... [email protected] City, Godri returned to the Main Line in 2000 to begin his second go-around with the Media Relations Contact ...... Jonathan Gust Wildcats. After serving as an assistant to head coach George Bennett in 2000, he was pro- moted to Associate Head Coach in January 2001. In addition to his on-the-field duties for Media Relations Telephone ...... (610) 519-4122 Villanova this past season, Godri also served as the team's recruiting coordinator. Media Relations Fax ...... (610) 519-7323 A 1990 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with his Bachelor's Degree in Contact’s Email ...... [email protected] education, Godri went on to receive his Master's Degree in marketing and management from Contact’s Home Telephone ...... (610) 526-0604 New Mexico State. He played his collegiate ball at Colorado State and Montgomery County Villanova Baseball Years/ Record ...... 1866-Present/ 1531-1024-26 Junior College.

TEAM COMPARISON

VILLANOVA TEAM COMPARISON DELAWARE 17 Games 17 .246 Batting Average .279 505 At-Bats 588 83 Runs 113 124 Hits 164 70 RBI 104 22-5-12 2B-3B-HR 34-7-23 78 BB 47 119 SO 137 3.03 ERA 4.09 142.2 IP 145.1 117-62-48 H-R-ER 150-87-66 45 BB 62 121 SO 108 W I L D C A T B A S E B A L L

LIBERTY BELL CLASSIC HISTORY

VILLANOVAAT THE LIBERTYBELLCLASSIC (1992-2001): VILLANOVA ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS AT THE LBC: 2001 Liberty Bell Classic West Chester 3-0 First Round: Villanova 5, St. Joseph's 4 (11 innings-4/17/01) Pennsylvania 2-0 Semifinals: Delaware 5, Villanova 4 (10 innings-4/24/01) Temple 2-0 La Salle 1-0 2000 Liberty Bell Classic Drexel 2-1 First Round: Lehigh 4, Villanova 3 (3/28/00) St. Joseph's 3-2 Delaware 1-4 1999 Liberty Bell Classic Lehigh 0-1 First Round: Villanova 11, Pennsylvania 10 (3/30/99) Total 14-8 Semifinals: Villanova 12, Temple 10 (4/6/99) Finals: Villanova 14, St. Joseph's 13 (4/8/99) Co-Most Valuable Players: VILLANOVA VERSUS LBC TEAMS IN 2002: Rob Cafiero, 1B, 7-for-15, two HR, three doubles, five runs, 10 RBI Matt Longo, 2B, 6-for-10, two HR, one double, eight runs, seven RBI Feb. 26 Villanova 8, La Salle 6 1998 Liberty Bell Classic First Round: Villanova 15, Pennsylvania 6 (6 innings-4/1/98) TOPVILLANOVA PERFORMERS AT THE LIBERTY BELL: Semifinals: Villanova 16, St. Joseph's 4 (4/14/98) Finals: Villanova 10, Delaware 6 (4/16/98) ***CURRENT WILDCAT PLAYERS*** Most Valuable Player: Tom Shank, 2B, 7-for-12, one double, one HR, five runs, nine RBI Rob Cafiero Year AB R H RBI 2B HR 1997 Liberty Bell Classic 1999 15 5 7 10 3 2 First Round: Villanova 7, Drexel 1 (4/4/97) 2000 5 1 2 0 1 0 Semifinals: Villanova 11, La Salle 3 (4/7/97) 2001 8 0 3 2 1 0 Finals: Delaware 4, Villanova 1 (4/9/97) Career 28 6 12 12 5 2 1996 Liberty Bell Classic Adrian Schau First Round: St. Joseph's 11, Villanova 7 (4/11/96) Year IP H R ER BB SO Record 2001 7.1 5 3 3 3 7 (1-0) 1995 Liberty Bell Classic First Round: Villanova 13, West Chester 4 (4/5/95) Semifinals: Villanova 5, Drexel 1 (4/6/95) Finals: Delaware 3, Villanova 1 1994 Liberty Bell Classic First Round: St. Joseph's 6, Villanova 5 (3/29/94) 1993 Liberty Bell Classic First Round: Villanova 11, West Chester 4 (4/6/93) Senior first baseman Rob Cafiero Semifinals: Drexel 9, Villanova 8 (4/7/93) was Co-MVP of the Liberty Bell Classic in 1999. For his career, 1992 Liberty Bell Classic Cafiero is 12-of-28 (.429) with six First Round: Villanova 7, Temple 4 (3/31/92) runs scored, five doubles, two home Semifinals: Villanova 9, West Chester 8 (4/14/92) runs and 12 RBI in six LBC games. Finals: Delaware 6, Villanova 2 (4/17/92) W I L D C A T B A S E B A L L

VILLANOVA NEWS & NOTES

RUNNING INTO THE RECORD BOOKS... CAFIERO CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS... Junior center fielder Chris Graziano is among the top stolen base threats Senior first baseman Rob Cafiero’s name is all over the Villanova record in the country giving opponents a constant headache on the basepaths. books with the majority of his senior season still ahead of him. He is cur- Last season, Graziano stole 37 bases in 41 attempts and finished the 2001 rently among the top 10 in the Villanova career record books in seven cat- campaign third in the nation in stolen bases per game. A strong all- egories: tied for third in doubles (46), fourth in RBI (160), seventh in around performer, he also batted .357 in 2001 with 40 runs scored and 17 total bases (310), eighth in hits (193) and at-bats (588), tied for eighth in RBI. Graziano was named to the All-Big East third team following the games played (166) and ninth in home runs (23). Cafiero has one of the season. This season, he has picked up right where he left off. Through school’s biggest records in his sites - the RBI mark. He needs only 24 17 games, Graziano is 18-of-20 in stolen base attempts giving him 61 RBI to break the all-time Wildcat RBI mark of 183 held by former thefts for his career. His second stolen base versus Coppin State on Villanova All-American and major leaguer Gary Scott. Averaging near- Sunday was the 61st of his career, tying him for the Villanova career ly 50 RBI per season over his first three years, Cafiero is well on his way mark held by 1997 grad Brian Fili, who stole 61 bases between 1994-97. to that record mark of 183.

WILDCAT WIN STREAK - EIGHT GAMES AND COUNTING... `02 SEASON GODRI’S FIRSTAS VILLANOVA HEAD COACH... Villanova started the 2002 season 0-4 after being swept by nationally On Saturday, Feb. 23, against Air Force, head coach Joe Godri earned his ranked Tulane and dropping a one- contest to Navy. Since that time, first Villanova victory as his Wildcats defeated the Falcons, 5-1. Godri the Wildcats have been red hot. Villanova has currently won eight began his first season at the helm of the Villanova baseball program in straight games, and 11 of its last 13 to improve their record to 11-6. 2002. He took over for longtime Wildcat mentor George Bennett, who During the Wildcats’five-game winning steak, they have outscored their retired following the 2001 season after 16 years and a 463-324-6 record opponents by a 47-10 margin. at the school. Godri, who has had two different stints with the Villanova baseball program totaling five years, had just finished up his first season as Associate Head Coach of the Wildcats in 2001. During his coaching SLOCUM ADDS TO SCORELESS INNINGS STREAK... career to date, he has also spent time as an assistant at Pittsburgh, New Junior right-hander Brian Slocum has not given up a run since the third Mexico State, and Utah. inning of his start on March 4 versus Duquesne. With five more score- less innings on Saturday against Coppin State, Slocum’s scoreless innings streak stands at 12 and two-thirds innings. Thus far in 2002, he COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PRAISES FRESHMEN CLASS... is 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA, striking out 32 and walking only 11 in 26.2 Heading into the 2002 season, Collegiate Baseball released their annual innings. Slocum attracts pro scouts every time he pitches. He was draft- list of the nation's top recruiting classes. The list includes the nation's top ed out of high school in the 14th round by the , but 30, as well as the next 50 best classes. The Villanova baseball team and chose to by-pass the professional ranks and come to Villanova. Slocum head coach Joe Godri's Wildcat recruiting class was rated as the 67th best has lived up to his reputation. As a freshman in 1999, he earned Baseball recruiting class in the nation by Collegiate Baseball. It was also rated as America Freshman All-America honors after recording four wins and a the third best in the Big East, behind only Notre Dame and Connecticut. 2.62 ERA. Last season, Slocum missed the majority of the season with Godri's 2002 Wildcats will include 10 newcomers. Included among those a shoulder injury, but after a summer in the Cape Cod League and a newcomers are Alan Day (RHP/OF, Lakeridge, Va./ Woodbridge Senior), tremendous fall season, Slocum is back to his dominating form. Mark Cardillo (IF, Naples, Fla./ Barron Collier), Peter Riccio (IF/OF, Warren, N.J./ Watchung Hills), Matt Derr (OF, Pennsburg, Pa./ Upper Perkioman), Nick Allen (RHP, Green Lane, Pa./ Boyertown), Michael MASTERY ON THE MOUND... Grodecki (RHP, Northbrook, Ill./ Loyola Academy), Joe McCoy (RHP, The Wildcats’starting pitchers have been as good as advertised thus far Dallas, Texas/ Highland Park), Patrick Krieg (OF, West Chester, Pa./ in 2002. Through 17 games, Villanova’s staff of Brian Slocum, Tom West Chester East), James Baxter (LHP, Toms River, N.J./ Monsignor Kandybowicz, John Yeager, Bob Grzenda and Dan Farino have com- Donovan) and junior transfer Dustin Downs (SS/2B) from Manhattan bined for a 2.13 ERA, giving up just 26 earned runs in 110.0 innings. All College. five hurlers have ERA’s under four - Slocum (1.35), Yeager (1.61), Grzenda (2.08), Farino (2.40) and Kandybowicz (3.86). Slocum leads the staff in with 32, having posted a career-high 12 versus FILLING THE OFFENSIVE VOID... Duquesne on March 4. Yeager has struck out 16 batters and walked only The Villanova baseball team must make up for the loss of an outstanding one in five games. 2001 senior class that was lost to graduation. The biggest losses from last season are second baseman Matt Longo, designated hitter Nick Piantek, and left fielder Dave Pizzini. Longo ended his career among the school’s THE SCHAU MUST GO ON... all-time leaders in a number of statistical categories. He is first in In his first season as the Villanova starting left fielder, sophomore Adrian Wildcat record books in games played (201), at-bats (719), hits (242), Schau has been one of the team’s top offensive weapons. Schau was doubles (58), and total bases (407), second in runs (199), fourth in RBI named the Big East Conference Player of the Week on March 11, after for (158) and fifth in home runs (31). Piantek ended his career batting .307 leading the Wildcats to a 4-1 record at the Homestead Challenge by bat- with 43 doubles, 25 home runs and 164 RBI. He also garnered All-Big ting .444 with six runs scored, three doubles, one triple, one home run East first team, as well as All-Region honors last season. Pizzini finished and three RBI. Schau also made his mark on the mound that week his tremendous Villanova career batting .358 with 226 hits and 41 dou- against Holy Cross on March 6, coming on in the ninth inning and get- bles. ting the game-ending double play to earn his first save of the year. For the season, he leads the team in batting (.380 avg.), slugging (.740), total bases (37), and is tied for the team lead in home runs (4). W I L D C A T B A S E B A L L

VILLANOVA NEWS & NOTES

NEW VILLANOVA BASEBALLHOME ON TAPFOR `03... VILLANOVA AMONG THE BIG EAST STAT LEADERS... The Villanova baseball program will have a new home in 2003, as the Batting Wildcats move from their current field in Philadelphia to a new baseball Adrian Schau 10th .380 complex in Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Ground has already been broken for ERA this future home of the Wildcats, which will be located just off Brian Slocum 3rd 1.35 Germantown Pike within Plymouth Township. The Villanova baseball John Yeager 4th 1.61 program has been playing its home games at Richie Ashburn Field in Bob Grzenda 6th 2.08 Philadelphia since 1998 when the Wildcats field on campus was leveled Home Runs to make room for new residence halls. Villanova’s new field in Plymouth Rob Cafiero T-5th 4 Adrian Schau T-5th 4 is approximately six to seven miles and just a 15-minute drive from the Doubles Villanova campus. “This complex will be a vital building block for the Rob Cafiero T-10th 5 future of Villanova baseball,” said head coach Joe Godri. “This will give Triples Villanova baseball one of the top facilities in the northeast, and will Chris Graziano T-1st 2 enable us to continue attracting not only the top recruits in the northeast, Stolen Bases but on the national level as well.” Chris Graziano 1st 18 Walks Chris Graziano T-2nd 13 VILLANOVA PICKED 9TH IN BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL... Rob Cafiero T-6th 11 In the 2002 Big East Conference Preseason Poll, the Villanova baseball Adrian Schau T-6th 11 team was picked to finish ninth. The 2001 Big East Regular Season Total Bases Champion, Notre Dame, was once again chosen to win the conference. Adrian Schau T-10th 37 Last season’s tournament champion, Seton Hall, was picked to place On-Base Percentage fourth. Below is the entire 2002 Big East Preseason Poll: Adrian Schau T-4th .500 Team (1st Place Votes) Pts. 2001 Record Slugging Percentage 1. Notre Dame (8) 98 49-13-1 (22-4 Big East) Adrian Schau 6th .740 2. Rutgers (2) 92 42-17 (18-8) Wins John Yeager T-1st 3 3. Virginia Tech (1) 78 29-28-1 (14-11-1) Strikeouts 4. Seton Hall 69 34-23-1 (14-11-1) Brian Slocum T-2nd 32 5. St. John’s 65 31-22 (13-13) Saves 6. Boston College 54 29-22 (11-13) James Russell 2nd 4 7. Connecticut 46 26-25 (13-13) Opponents Batting Avg. 8. West Virginia 34 27-26 (12-14) Brian Slocum 1st .157 9. Villanova 31 25-25-1 (10-16) John Yeager 7th .223 10. Pittsburgh 26 18-27 (6-18) Bob Grzenda 9th .244 11. Georgetown 12 17-39 (7-19) As voted on by the league’s head coaches. John Yeager 8th 28.0 Appearances Dan Farino T-5th 6 James Russell T-5th 6 Complete Games John Yeager T-2nd 2 *Stats through games of March 10

Brian Slocum Tom Kandybowicz John Yeager Bob Grzenda Dan Farino W I L D C A T B A S E B A L L

VILLANOVA BY THE NUMBERS IN 2002

2002 VILLANOVA SEASON-HIGH 2002 VILLANOVA SEASON-LOW SUPERLATIVES SUPERLATIVES Batting Batting Hits 13, vs. Memphis, 2/23/02 Hits 2, twice, last vs. Navy 2/24/02 Runs 12, vs. Coppin State, 3/16/02 Runs 0, vs. Navy, 2/24/02 Doubles 4, vs. Chicago State, 3/9/02 Doubles 0, twice, last at Tulane 2/17/02 Triples 1, five times, last vs. West Chester, 3/12/02 Triples 0, 12 times, last vs. Coppin St 3/17/02 Home Runs 2, three times, last at La Salle 2/26/02 Home Runs 0, three times, last vs. Navy 2/24/02 Walks 13, vs. Coppin State, 3/16/02 Walks 1, twice, last vs. Memphis 2/23/02 Strikeouts 16, at Tulane, 2/17/02 Strikeouts 0, vs. Coppin State, 3/17/02 Stolen Bases 4, vs. Coppin State, 3/15/02 Stolen Bases 0, three times, last vs. Navy 2/24/02 Pitching Pitching Hits Allowed 14, at Tulane, 2/15/02 Hits Allowed 3, twice, last vs. Coppin State 3/16/02 Runs Allowed 11, at Tulane, 2/15/02 Runs Allowed 0, twice, last vs. Coppin State 3/16/02 Walks 7, at Tulane, 2/17/02 Walks 0, vs. Coppin State, 3/17/02 Strikeouts 17, vs. Duquesne, 3/4/02 Strikeouts 1, vs. Coppin State, 3/17/02 Fielding Fielding Errors for 4, vs. Fairfield, 3/5/02 Errors for 0, four times, last vs. Coppin St 3/16/02 Errors Against 4, vs. Memphis, 2/23/02 Errors Against 0, six times, last vs. Coppin St 3/14/02 Misc. Misc. Innings 10, twice, last vs. Duquesne 3/4/02 Game Time (9 inn.) 2:02, vs. Coppin St 3/15/02 Game Time 3:04, vs. St. Bonaventure, 3/8/02 Game Time (7 inn.) 1:24, vs. Navy, 2/24/02

VILLANOVA BASEBALL VILLANOVA BASEBALL BY THE NUMBERS IN 2002 2002 ATTENDANCE FIGURES

THE WILDCATS ARE... Number of home games thus far in `02 3 Total home attendance (avg. per game) 270 (90) 11-6 overall Season-high home game attendance 110 on 3/15 vs. 3-0 at home Coppim State 2-3 on the road Number of road games thus far in `02 5 6-3 at neutral sites Total road attendance (avg. per game) 7,371 (1,474) 0-0 in Big East Conference play Season-high road game attendance 2,485 at Tulane 0-0 in Big East home games on 2/17/02 0-0 in Big East road games 0-2 in extra inning games Number of neutral site games thus far in `02 9 7-1 when scoring 5+ runs Total neutral site attendance (avg. per game) 1,894 (210) 4-5 when scoring less than 5 runs Season-high neutral site game attendance 375 vs. Navy on 2/24/02

MARGIN OF VICTORIES (RUNS) VILLANOVA AGAINST THE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ CONFERENCES 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 versus Mid-Eastern Athletic 3-0 versus Mid-Continent 1-0 MARGIN OF DEFEATS(RUNS) versus PSAC 1-0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ versus MAAC 1-0 3 1 1 1 versus Mountain West 1-0 versus Atlantic 10 2-1 versus Patriot League 1-2 versus Conference USA 1-3