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FORDHAM BASEBALL Table of Contents QUICK FACTS BASEBALL INFORMATION Quick Facts/Mission Statement: 1 Location: Bronx, NY 10458 Head Coach: Kevin Leighton This is Rams Baseball 2-3 Founded: 1841 Alma Mater/Year: Seton Hall ‘01 Around Fordham/Social Networks/ Enrollment (Undergraduate): 8,855 Record at School: 146-182 (6) : Rams 346-301-1 (12) Directions: 4 Nickname Overall Record: Colors: Maroon and White Office Phone Phone: (718) 817-4292 Home Facility: Houlihan Park Assoc. Head Coach/Recruit Coord.: Rob DiToma The Coaching Staff Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Assistant Coach: Pete Larson Head Coach Kevin Leighton: 6-7 Conference: Atlantic 10 Vol. Assistant Coach: Pat Porter Associate Head Coach Rob DiToma: 7 President: Joseph McShane, S.J. Dir. of Baseball Operations: Tony Mellaci Assistant Coach Pete Larson: 8 Vice Pres. for Student Affairs: Jeffrey Gray Volunteer Asst. Coach Pat Porter: 8 TEAM INFORMATION Support Staff: 8 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL 2017 Overall Record: 27-24 Director of Intercollegiate Athletics: David Roach 2017 A-10 Record: 11-12 Deputy Dir. of Intercoll. Athletics: Charlie Elwood Lettermen Returning/Lost: 22/13 2018 Fordham Baseball Sr. Assoc. Athletic Director/Business: John Barrett Position Starters Returning/Lost: 4/5 2018 Roster: 10 Sr. Assoc. Athletic Dir./SWA: Djeanne Paul Pitchers Returning/Lost: 15/5 2018 Athlete Profiles: 11-26 Assoc. Athletic Director/Marketing: Joel Lawson Newcomers: 13 Assoc. Athletic Director/Special Events & Travel: The Atlantic 10 Julio Diaz SPORTS INFORMATION/MEDIA RELATIONS : Joe DiBari The Atlantic 10: 27 Asst. Ath. Director/Facilities: Steve Westerduin Director of Sports Media Relations Asst. Athletic Director/Intramurals, Club Sports, SID Office Phone: (718) 817-4240 2017 Tournament Information/Awards: 28 & Recreation: Michael Roberts SID Fax: (718) 817-4244 Asst. Ath. Director/Compliance: Associate SID (Baseball): Scott Kwiatkowski 2017 in Review Katherine Anderson Office Phone: (718) 817-4219 2017 Statistics/Results: 29-32 Asst. Ath. Director/Equipment: Jean-Michel Royall Home Phone: (914) 262-5440 Dir. of Corporate Sponsorships: Kevin Waters E-Mail Address: [email protected] The History Athletic Facilities Manager: Nick LaMarca Assistant SID: Ryan Uhlich : (718) 817-4240 Career Batting/Pitching Records: 34-35 Academic Advisor: Frank Taylor Office Phone Assoc. Ath. Director/Ath. Performance: Assistant SID: Sarah Tranelli Single Season Batting/Pitching Records: 36-37 Joe Gilfedder Office Phone: (718) 817-4243 Miscellaneous Records/No-Hitters: 38 Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach: Josh Greer Sports Hotline: (718) 817-2RAM Coaching Records/Postseason Play: 39 Head Athletic Trainer: Dawn Purington Fordham Website: www.fordhamsports.com Year-by-Year Records: 40-47 Asst. Ath. Trainer (Baseball): Duncan Graham Twitter Site: @FordhamRams Rams in the Majors: 48 Executive Secretary/Training Room: Jill Shapiro Baseball Twitter Site: @FordhamBaseball Fordham Athletic Hall of Famers: 49 Athletic Dept. Phone: (718) 817-4300 Facbook Site: facebook.com/FordhamAthletics Fordham Draft Picks 49 The Fordham Flip: 50 2018 FORDHAM BASEBALL SCHEDULE This Is Fordham Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time New York is My Campus, Wofford Tournament (Spartanburg, S.C.) Apr. 14 at La Salle* 1:00 PM Fordham is My School: 51-54 Feb. 16 vs. Evansville 12:00 PM Apr. 15 at La Salle* 2:00 PM Athletic Success at Fordham: 55-56 Academic Success at Fordham: 57 Feb. 17 at Wofford 5:00 PM Apr. 17 FAIRFIELD 6:00 PM Academic Advising: 58 Feb. 18 vs. USC Upstate 3:00 PM Apr. 18 at Columbia 3:30 PM Fordham Administration: 59-61 Apr. 20 GEO. WASHINGTON* 6:00 PM Sports Medicine: 62 Feb. 23 at South Florida 7:00 PM Apr. 21 GEO. WASHINGTON* 2:00 PM Athletic Facilities: 63 Feb. 24 at South Florida 6:30 PM Apr. 22 GEO. WASHINGTON* 12:00 PM Noted Alumni: 64 Feb. 25 at South Florida 1:00 PM Apr. 25 at Yale 3:30 PM Mar. 2 at James Madison 3:00 PM Apr. 27 at Saint Joseph’s* 3:00 PM Mar. 3 at James Madison 2:00 PM Apr. 28 at Saint Joseph’s* 2:00 PM Mar. 4 at James Madison 1:00 PM Apr. 29 at Saint Joseph’s* 1:00 PM Contents of Facts/Schedule/Table Quick Baseball Mar. 7 at LIU Brooklyn 2:30 PM May 1 HOFSTRA 7:00 PM Mar. 10 at Coppin St. (DH) 11:00 AM May 4 DAYTON* 6:00 PM Mar. 11 at Coppin St. 1:00 PM May 5 DAYTON* 2:00 PM Fordham Athletics Mar. 14 WAGNER 3:00 PM May 6 DAYTON* 12:00 PM Mission Statement Mar. 17 CORNELL (DH) 12:00 PM May 11 at Massachusetts* 3:00 PM Mar. 18 CORNELL 12:00 PM May 12 at Massachusetts* 1:00 PM The ultimate objective of Fordham University’s Mar. 21 at Iona 3:30 PM May 13 at Massachusetts* 12:00 PM Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is to integrate academic and athletic experiences successfully in the Mar. 23 at Davidson* 6:00 PM May 17 RICHMOND* 12:00 PM Jesuit tradition. Student-athletes are expected to ben- Mar. 24 at Davidson* 2:00 PM May 18 RICHMOND* 12:00 PM efit from the educational, professional, and cultural Mar. 25 at Davidson* 1:00 PM May 19 RICHMOND* 7:00 PM advantages of a university located in New York City. Accordingly, we are committed to broad Mar. 27 at Saint Peter’s 3:00 PM participation in intercollegiate athletics, with ample Mar. 30 MANHATTAN 11:00 AM May 23- at Atlantic 10 Championship opportunity provided for meaningful and successful Mar. 31 MANHATTAN (DH) 12:00 PM May 26 (Tucker Field at Barcroft Park – contributions by men, women, and minorities. Apr. 3 SIENA 6:00 PM Arlington, Va.) For all athletic pursuits, whether they are at the varsity, club, intramural, or recreational level, the Apr. 4 SAINT PETER’S 3:30 PM Athletic Department strives to provide a rewarding Apr. 6 RHODE ISLAND* 3:30 PM *- Atlantic 10 contest experience for all its constituents. The Department Apr. 7 RHODE ISLAND* 2:00 PM All Times Eastern. Dates & Times Subject conducts its activities in ways that promote sports- manship, camaraderie, and a comprehensive commit- Apr. 8 RHODE ISLAND* 12:00 PM to change. Home games in BOLD CAPS. ment to academic excellence, diversity, and equitable Apr. 11 SIENA 6:00 PM opportunity for all students and staff. Apr. 13 at La Salle* 3:00 PM 2018 Fordham Baseball Media Guide 1 FORDHAM BASEBALL Academic Success Once again, Fordham continues to be in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” rankings, as well as ranking among the top Catholic Universities. Jack Coffey Jack Coffey is synonymous with Fordham baseball, as a player and a coach for over half a century. A part of over 1,000 wins with the maroon & white, he New York Baseball is the only man to be a teammate of Ty Cobb and Fordham has had strong ties to the Babe Ruth. professional baseball scene of New York, playing games at Shea Stadi- um (top), the Polo Grounds (middle), and Yankee Stadium (bottom) over its team history. 2 2018 Fordham Baseball Media Guide FORDHAM BASEBALL Fordham Legacy in the Majors Fordham boasts a number of players that have been drafted and signed by Major League Baseball teams, and gone on to have very successful professional careers. (Far left) Frankie Frisch, “the Fordham Flash”, had a Hall of Fame career with the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, while Johnny Murphy (middle left) pitched in six World Series as an ace reliever with the New York Yankees. Hank Borowy (middle right) pitched for over a decade with five clubs, including the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs, and was the last Cubs’ pitcher to win a World Series game prior to 2016, while Pete Harnisch (middle right) is the only 1st round draft pick in team history and went on to win 111 games over 14 seasons and was an All-Star selection in 1991. Nick Martinez was the latest Ram to make it to the big leagues, debuting in 2014 with the Texas Rangers. #1 in the NCAA Fordham baseball ranks #1 in all-time wins in NCAA history with over 4,000, and has seven NCAA Tournament appearances. 2018 Fordham Baseball Media Guide 3 FORDHAM BASEBALL Around Fordham Social Networks Suggested Restaurants FordhamSports.com Applebee’s (347) 226-5120 FordhamSports.com is your source for everything on Ford- Michaelangelo’s (718) 220-8355 ham’s 22 varsity sports, as well as special events, fan polls, and Mike’s Deli (718) 295-5033 watching the Rams on-line through the new Rams All-Access. Pizza Studio (718) 215-6820 Burger Lodge (718) 219-9888 Suggested Hotels Hilton Westchester (914) 939-6300 Hampton Inn Yonkers-Westchester (914) 963-3200 Suggested Car Services ZipCar (866) 494-7227 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & YouTube Fans can also follow Fordham Athletics on Twitter at @FordhamRams and on Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube by searching for FordhamAthletics. Ford- ham Baseball can also be found on Twitter & Instagram by following @FordhamBase- ball. Credits Directions to Fordham/Houlihan Park GPS Address: 2853 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY, 10458 The 2018 Fordham University Baseball Media Guide is a publi- From Upstate NY and Rockland County: NY State Thruway South to the Tappan Zee Bridge. Take Exit 8 onto Rt. cation of the Fordham University 287 (Cross-Westchester Expressway). Take Exit 3 onto the Sprain Brook Parkway South (to NYC). Sprain Brook Office of Sports Media Relations. Parkway turns into the Bronx River Parkway. Take Exit 7W / Fordham Rd. (US 1). 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