BRONC BASEBALL HONORS Rider University Baseball Media Guide • 2011
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www.gobroncs.com 2011 Media Guide 20112010 T.V./RadioT.V./Radio Roster Roster 1 2 3 4 5 P 2B 1B/DH C 3B Sophomore Senior Senior Sophomore Sophomore 6’3” 5’11” 6’1” 5’11” 6’1” 185 lbs 180 lbs 200 lbs 190 lbs 190 lbs Sean Kuberiet A. J. Albee Steve Galella Mike O’Reilly Adam Wayman 6 7 8 10 11 P OF C/INF P OF Senior Freshman Freshman Freshman Junior 5’11” 6’0” 5’10” 6’2” 6’2” 160 lbs 200 lbs 190 lbs 180 lbs 205 lbs Jeff Giordano Stephen Stopper Ken Kremer Julian Anapolsky Brandon Cotten 12 14 15 16 17 P C P P OF Senior Junior Freshman Freshman Senior 6’2” 6’0” 6’3” 6’1” 6’2” 180 lbs 210 lbs 205 lbs 180 lbs 195 lbs Mike Thomas Chris Pierfy Mike Campbell Kyle Kennett Karl Johnston 18 19 20 21 23 P P INF/OF P P Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Sophomore Senior 6’0” 6’1” 5’9” 6’2” 6’6” 185 lbs 195 lbs 175 lbs 180 lbs 210 lbs Chris Taylor Joe Calogero Nick Crescenzo Mike Murphy Nate Eppley 24 25 27 28 29 P P SS P P Sophomore Sophomore Senior Junior Sophomore 6’1” 6’2” 6’0” 6’0” 6’3” 220 lbs 220 lbs 185 lbs 150 lbs 190 lbs Chris LeRoy Tyler Smith John Ralston Patrick Devlin Tim Hogan 32 33 34 39 OF OF/INF OF/1B 3B/1B Sophomore Freshman Junior Senior 6’0” 6’4” 6’3” 6’2” 185 lbs 185 lbs 200 lbs 200 lbs Ian Lindsay Jerry Mulderig Ryan Murphy Mason Heyne BRONC BRIEFS Rider University Baseball Media Guide • 2011 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099 Directions to Rider Enrollment: 6,011 (4,791 undergraduates) From New York and North Jersey: Founded: 1865 Academic Units: From the New Jersey Turnpike: Take the NJ College of Business Administration; College of Liberal Arts, Education and Sciences; Turnpike South to Exit 7A (I-195 West). Fol- College of Continuing Studies; and Westminster College of the Arts low I-195 West to the exit for I-295 North (Princeton). I-295 North will become I-95 President: Mordechai Rozanski, Ph.D. South. Take Exit 7A off of I-95 South to U.S. Athletic Director: Don Harnum 609-896-5054 Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quar- ter mile on the right. Associate Director of Athletics: Greg Busch 609-895-5642 From U.S. Route 1 South: take the exit for I- Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator: 95 South (sign says “To Pennsylvania”). Bear Karin Torchia 609-896-5249 right at junction, following signs for I-95 Manager Athletic Business Operations: Lucy Sech 609-895-5650 South (Pennsylvania). Take exit 7A off of I-95 South to U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton). Academic Support Coordinator: Sonya Hurt 609-896-5308 Rider is a quarter mile on the right. Faculty Athletics Representative: Jonathan Husch, Ph.D. From Pennsylvania: Head Coach: Barry Davis (Bridgewater ’87), 7th season Take I-95 North, straight over the Delaware Assistant Coach: Jaime Steward (Le Moyne ’01) 3rd season River into New Jersey. Take Exit 7A off of I- Assistant Coach: Tim Reilly (Rutgers ’11) 1st season 95 to U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right. Assistant Coach: Ray Scipione (Elon) 2nd season From the Pennsylvania Turnpike: take the PA Baseball Office Phone: Turnpike east to Exit 28 (Philadelphia) and (609) 896-5055 take U.S. Route 1 North to I-95 North. Con- Team Physician and Medical Consultant: Sean Cook, M.D. tinue on I-95 North, straight over the Delaware River into New Jersey. Take Exit Head Athletic Trainer: Tim Lengle, A.T.C. 7A off of I-95 to U.S. Route 206 South (Tren- Assistant Athletic Trainers for Baseball: Karen Cote, Josh Michael ton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right. Colors: Cranberry, White, Gray From the South: Nickname: Broncs Take I-295 North. I-295 North will become Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) I-95 South. Continue on I-95 South and take Exit 7A off I-95 South to U.S. Route 206 Athletic Affiliation: Division I NCAA, ECAC South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on Home Field: the right. Sonny Pittaro Field (2,000) Sports Information Director and Baseball Contact: Bud Focht 609-896-5138 From the East: Assistant SID: Brian Solomon 609-896-5135 Take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 98 (I- Sports Information Secretary: 195 West). Follow I-195 West to the exit for I- Lynn Rugg 295 North (Princeton). I-295 North will Athletics FAX: 609-896-0341 become I-95 South. Take Exit 7A off of I-95 South to U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider Athletics Hotline: 609-219-2000, 2 is a quarter mile on the right. Athletics Home Page: www.GoBroncs.com Page 3 SONNY PITTARO FIELD Rider University Baseball Media Guide • 2011 Sonny Pittaro Field The 2005 Rider University baseball season was the inaugural season for Sonny Pittaro Field, located in the back of the Lawrenceville campus. Distances from Home Plate Left field ...........................................................330 feet Center field .......................................................405 feet Right field ........................................................330 feet Height of outfield fence.....................................6 feet Capacity............................................................2,000 Page 4 HEAD COACH BARRY DAVIS Rider University Baseball Media Guide • 2011 Barry Davis enters his seventh season at Rider University with a career record of 728-330, including 157-163 at Rider. Last year he led Rider to a program-best 36 wins. In just his fourth season at Rider Coach Davis led the Broncs to the 2008 NCAA Tournament as champion of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and repeated that accomplishment last year, guiding Rider to the 2010 MAAC Title and to the NCAA Regional at Austin, Texas. Davis’ Broncs have made the four-team MAAC playoffs three straight years and are picked to win the MAAC in 2011. Davis was named the Rider head coach in July of 2004. In his first year he led Rider to a 21-win season, in- cluding a 14-13 record in the MAAC. In his second season, he was named the co-winner of the MAAC Baseball Coach of the Year award, leading the Broncs to a playoff berth and a third place finish in the MAAC. Last year Davis was named the New Jersey College Baseball Association Division I Coach of the Year. Barry Davis In 2008 his team defeated the top seed, Canisius, and beat the third seed, Siena, two out of three games to win the MAAC tournament, held at Mercer County’s Waterfront Park, and advance to the NCAA Tournament in Fullerton, California. Prior to coming to Rider Davis was the head coach at Georgia Southwestern State University from 2001-2004. The four-time NJCAA Division III National Coach of the Year at Gloucester County College, Davis has compiled 728 victories in his head coaching career with just 330 losses, including 157 wins at Rider and an 11-year stint at Gloucester CC where he won four National Junior College titles and eight Regional Championships. Davis was 137-87 at Georgia Southwestern, winning the 2002 conference regular season and finishing with a National NAIA Ranking of fifth, earning Georgia Dugout Club NAIA Coach of the Year honors. Davis has sent 18 of his players on to the professional ranks, including Jamie Hayes of the 2009 squad and Scott Knazek of the 2006 Rider squad. Davis also coached the National Junior College Athletic Association all-star team in 1999 which defeated Team Canada. A 1987 graduate of Bridgewater (VA) College, Davis has assisted at George Mason and Frostburg State. Davis was an All-Conference and All-State shortstop at Bridgewater, earning team MVP honors as a junior. Davis is Rider's eighth baseball coach and just the third since 1960. He resides in Morrisville, PA with his wife, Rhonda and daughter, Amanda, a 2009 Rider graduate. His son, Derek is 21 years old. Rider Coaching Career Records Coach Years WLT Clair Bee 1929 320 Rex Ellis 1941-42 3 11 1 Paul Ricatto 1946 440 John Kelly 1947-52 63 34 2 Carl Nawoj 1953-60 116 38 0 Tom Petroff 1961-70 155 84 3 Sonny Pittaro 1971-2004 766 674 8 Barry Davis 2005- 157 163 0 Total 66 years 1267 1012 14 Page 5 COACHING STAFF Rider University Baseball Media Guide • 2010 Jaime Steward of Blackwood, a former pitcher in the Anaheim Angels organization, begins his third sea- son as an assistant coach at Rider. “Jaime was an excellent addition to our staff,” said Rider head coach Barry Davis. “He has been successful at every level and has pitched for championship teams at the high school and college level.” “I am very excited to be a part of the Rider Baseball Program,” said Steward. “Coach Davis is a proven winner and I am constantly learning from him.” Steward is a 1997 graduate of Gloucester Catholic High School and a 2001 graduate of Le Moyne College. At Le Moyne Steward graduated as the career leader in strikeouts and innings pitched, and was drafted in the 39th round by the Angels. “As a former player in the MAAC, this is familiar territory for me,” Steward said. Jaime Steward The 2001 Le Moyne Athlete of the Year, Steward was the MAAC Pitcher of the Year in 1999, after earning MAAC Rookie of the Year honors in 1998. At Gloucester Catholic Steward earned All-State and honorable mention All-America honors as a senior, leading his team to a national ranking of fifth.