2005 FINAL OVERALL GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS VU OPP Game Date Opponent Score Innings R-H-E R-H-E Overall Record Big East Pitcher of Record Attendance Time Feb 18, 2005 %at Savannah State L 0-2 9 0-2-1 2-5-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 Jake Wolff (0-1) 163 2:31 Feb 19, 2005 %vs. Virginia Tech W 5-3 9 5-6-1 3-9-2 1-1-0 0-0-0 Mike Loree (1-0) 103 3:11 Feb 20, 2005 %vs. Navy T 10-10 8 10-18-2 10-12-1 1-1-1 0-0-0 None 175 3:40 Feb 26, 2005 at Norfolk State (G1) W 2-0 7 2-6-2 0-0-1 2-1-1 0-0-0 Nick Allen (1-0) 103 1:45 Feb 26, 2005 at Norfolk State (G2) W 11-0 7 11-11-0 0-3-3 3-1-1 0-0-0 Mike Loree (2-0) 103 2:55 Feb 27, 2005 at Norfolk State W 9-5 9 9-13-1 5-9-3 4-1-1 0-0-0 James Baxter (1-0) 92 3:00 Mar 4, 2005 at No. 8 Florida W 11-1 9 11-15-3 1-6-2 5-1-1 0-0-0 Nick Allen (2-0) 1,338 3:13 Mar 5, 2005 at No. 8 Florida L 5-6 9 5-8-2 6-7-1 5-2-1 0-0-0 Ted Aust (0-1) 2,243 2:52 Mar 6, 2005 at No. 8 Florida L 5-6 (10) 5-12-3 6-10-1 5-3-1 0-0-0 Ryan Wendler (0-1) 2,689 3:21 Mar 8, 2005 #at Jacksonville L 1-5 9 1-4-3 5-9-2 5-4-1 0-0-0 James Baxter (1-1) 361 2:37 Mar 9, 2005 #&vs. Mercer W 10-1 9 10-14-1 1-11-1 6-4-1 0-0-0 Ted Aust (1-1) 171 2:41 Mar 16, 2005 at La Salle W 4-3 9 4-5-1 3-8-5 7-4-1 0-0-0 James Baxter (2-1) 103 2:42 Mar 18, 2005 ^Fairfield W 6-3 9 6-12-2 3-7-1 8-4-1 0-0-0 Nick Allen (3-0) 111 2:43 Mar 19, 2005 ^Savannah State W 7-5 9 7-9-2 5-10-1 9-4-1 0-0-0 Mike Loree (3-0) 191 2:45 Mar 23, 2005 at Saint Joseph’s W 14-6 9 14-21-1 6-9-4 10-4-1 0-0-0 Kevin Mulvey (1-0) 75 2:50 Mar 24, 2005 *Rutgers (G1) L 3-4 7 3-8-3 4-6-2 10-5-1 0-1-0 Nick Allen (3-1) 177 2:08 Mar 24, 2005 *Rutgers (G2) W 3-1 9 3-7-2 1-1-1 11-5-1 1-1-0 Mike Loree (4-0) 127 2:14 Mar 26, 2005 *Connecticut (G1) W 3-0 7 3-6-0 0-0-0 12-5-1 2-1-0 Kevin Mulvey (2-0) 213 1:21 Mar 26, 2005 *Connecticut (G2) L 1-7 9 1-9-2 7-7-0 12-6-1 2-2-0 Ted Aust (1-2) 133 3:03 Mar 30, 2005 Penn W 3-1 9 3-5-0 1-8-2 13-6-1 2-2-0 Ted Aust (2-2) 159 2:16 Apr 3, 2005 *at Georgetown (G1)W 9-4 7 9-8-1 4-10-2 14-6-1 3-2-0 Nick Allen (4-1) 144 2:06 Apr 3, 2005 *at Georgetown (G2)L 0-4 9 0-3-1 4-8-1 14-7-1 3-3-0 Mike Loree (4-1) 91 2:22 Apr 4, 2005 *at Georgetown W 4-3 (13) 4-6-1 3-9-1 15-7-1 4-3-0 Ted Aust (3-2) 164 3:30 Apr 6, 2005 Coppin State W 12-5 9 12-10-0 5-9-1 16-7-1 4-3-0 James Baxter (3-1) 193 2:36 Apr 7, 2005 Saint Joseph’s W 10-3 9 10-9-0 3-6-1 17-7-1 4-3-0 Nate Hall (1-0) 79 2:44 Apr 9, 2005 *Seton Hall (G1) W 8-2 7 8-8-0 2-6-0 18-7-1 5-3-0 Nick Allen (5-1) 317 2:16 Apr 9, 2005 *Seton Hall (G2) L 3-11 9 3-4-2 11-16-2 18-8-1 5-4-0 Mike Loree (4-2) 101 2:59 Apr 10, 2005 *Seton Hall W 7-2 9 7-10-2 2-7-2 19-8-1 6-4-0 Kevin Mulvey (3-0) 321 3:18 Apr 13, 2005 vs. Lehigh W 9-5 9 9-9-0 5-6-2 20-8-1 6-4-0 James Baxter (4-1) 211 3:26 Apr 16, 2005 *at Pittsburgh (G1) L 4-6 7 4-8-0 6-7-0 20-9-1 6-5-0 Nick Allen (5-2) 101 2:00 Apr 16, 2005 *at Pittsburgh (G2) W 9-8 (10) 9-13-0 8-12-3 21-9-1 7-5-0 Mike Grodecki (1-0) 201 3:29 Apr 17, 2005 *at Pittsburgh L 3-8 9 3-9-2 8-10-3 21-10-1 7-6-0 Kevin Mulvey (3-1) 131 2:44 Apr 19, 2005 Rider W 13-10 9 13-15-1 10-12-4 22-10-1 7-6-0 Mike Grodecki (2-0) 131 3:14 Apr 20, 2005 La Salle W 11-1 9 11-12-1 1-6-3 23-10-1 7-6-0 Nate Hall (2-0) 201 2:47 Apr 22, 2005 *at Notre Dame L 2-5 9 2-10-3 5-12-1 23-11-1 7-7-0 Nick Allen (5-3) 1,810 2:15 Apr 25, 2005 *at Notre Dame (G1) L 4-9 7 4-8-2 9-8-1 23-12-1 7-8-0 Kevin Mulvey (3-2) 198 1:57 Apr 25, 2005 *at Notre Dame (G2) T 7-7 (10) 7-15-1 7-16-3 23-12-2 7-8-1 None 198 3:34 Apr 27, 2005 at Temple W 10-3 9 10-12-1 3-9-3 24-12-2 7-8-1 James Baxter (5-1) 125 2:40 Apr 28, 2005 at La Salle L 10-12 9 10-10-0 12-18-5 24-13-2 7-8-1 Mike Grodecki (2-1) 87 3:00 Apr 30, 2005 *at Boston College L 5-6 7 5-6-4 6-9-0 24-14-2 7-9-1 Nick Allen (5-4) 132 2:12 May 1, 2005 *at Boston College (G1) L 1-10 9 1-5-0 10-15-0 24-15-2 7-10-1 Mike Loree (4-3) 147 2:20 May 1, 2005 *at Boston College (G2) L 1-4 9 1-10-3 4-6-2 24-16-2 7-11-1 Kevin Mulvey (3-3) 147 2:35 May 3, 2005 Long Island W 7-1 9 7-7-1 1-9-0 25-16-2 7-11-1 Frank Jankowski (1-0) 91 2:36 May 4, 2005 Temple W 11-10 9 11-13-2 10-13-3 26-16-2 7-11-1 Nick Allen (6-4) 301 3:04 May 13, 2005 *West Virginia L 0-1 9 0-8-0 1-8-2 26-17-2 7-12-1 Nick Allen (6-5) 517 2:30 May 14, 2005 *West Virginia W 13-6 9 13-16-0 6-13-0 27-17-2 8-12-1 Kevin Mulvey (4-3) 239 2:34 May 15, 2005 *West Virginia L 3-7 9 3-11-0 7-12-0 27-18-2 8-13-1 Mike Loree (4-4) 331 2:43 May 17, 2005 at Penn State W 12-10 9 12-17-1 10-13-2 28-18-2 8-13-1 Ted Aust (4-2) 248 3:06 May 19, 2005 *St. John’s L 1-6 9 1-4-2 6-13-1 28-19-2 8-14-1 Nick Allen (6-6) 287 2:38 May 21, 2005 *St. John’s (G1) L 0-5 7 0-3-1 5-8-0 28-20-2 8-15-1 Kevin Mulvey (4-4) 271 1:53 May 21, 2005 *St. John’s (G2) L 2-7 9 2-7-0 7-10-1 28-21-2 8-16-1 Mike Loree (4-5) 351 2:49 SCHEDULE KEY () Denotes an extra-inning game % Savannah State Tournament (Grayson Field, Savannah, Ga.) - Tournament included Savannah State, Navy, Villanova, Virginia Tech # Kennel Club Classic (Alexander Brest Field, Jacksonville, Fla.) - Tournament included 16 teams playing games over a two-week period in early March & Game played at University of North Florida’s Harmon Stadium (Jacksonville and North Florida co-hosted the Kennel Club Classic) ^ Villanova Baseball Bash (Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) - Included Albany, Fairfield, Savannah State, Temple and Saint Joseph’s in round-robin format * Denotes a Big East Conference Contest All home games listed in bold and played at Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) WIN-LOSS SUMMARY: W L T Pct Total 28 21 2 .569 INNING-BY-INNING SUMMARY: Conference 8 16 1 .340 Non-Conf 20 5 1 .788 123456789 EXTotal Home 14 8 0 .636 Villanova 35 31 44 44 42 24 38 39 5 2 304 Away 11 13 1 .460 Opponents 28 15 37 20 26 42 38 26 17 1 250 Neutral 3 0 1 .875 GENERAL SUMMARY: Day 25 19 2 .565 Night 3 2 0 .600 Longest winning streak: 5 (March 9-23) vs Left 6 8 2 .438 Longest losing streak: 4 (April 28-May 1) vs Right 22 13 0 .629 1-Run games 4 5 0 .444 Home attendance: 4842 (22 dates avg = 220) 2-Run games 6 3 0 .667 Away attendance: 11311 (27 dates avg = 418) 5+Run games 13 8 0 .619 Total attendance: 16153 (49 dates avg = 329) Extra inns 2 1 1 .625 Shutouts 3 4 0 .429 Page 17 2005 FINAL OVERALL STATISTICS No. Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2 Derek Shunk .337 50-50 190 40 64 5 1 1 26 74 .389 26 5 37 7 .426 2 5 10 14 60 99 9 .946 40 Jeremy Hunt .324 50-48 173 35 56 13 2 2 31 79 .457 21 7 27 3 .416 1 8 6 8 345 19 8 .978 36 Angelo Petracca .322 50-50 183 32 59 6 1 3 24 76 .415 27 8 32 4 .423 4 3 16 22 45 94 13 .914 31 Robert Parks .321 23-12 53 11 17 2 0 0 13 19 .358 7 4 18 0 .438 0 3 0 0 111 7 1 .992 13 Andy Wendle .314 38-31 86 9 27 4 1 0 14 33 .384 9 1 24 1 .381 1 2 2 3 191 27 7 .969 8 Alan Day .295 51-51 176 38 52 8 1 2 22 68 .386 27 8 41 2 .408 2 4 8 10 72 2 3 .961 3 Ryan Arcadia .277 41-39 141 24 39 5 0 0 16 44 .312 24 8 36 3 .406 2 3 7 10 47 73 6 .952 11 Mark Cardillo .275 47-46 160 22 44 4 1 0 27 50 .313 7 9 28 4 .339 1 10 5 6 75 140 7 .968 14 Darren Griffith .269 23-13 52 14 14 1 3 0 11 21 .404 5 1 11 3 .345 0 0 3 4 32 0 2 .941 35 James Dolbier .260 49-46 154 26 40 2 2 3 35 55 .357 21 7 38 1 .364 5 8 8 14 55 4 2 .967 1 Kris Molloy .246 40-38 130 28 32 2 2 1 13 41 .315 12 4 13 0 .327 1 4 14 20 87 2 3 .967 47 Kelly Pickel .244 27-15 41 5 10 0 0 0 7 10 .244 9 7 11 0 .448 1 4 1 1 110 12 1 .992 ------25 Jim Gillin .353 7-4 17 6 6 1 0 1 5 10 .588 4 0 5 0 .455 1 0 0 0 24 1 0 1.000 44 Kai Beasley .333 6-0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .667 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 15 Dan Zurek-Toton .286 10-2 7 1 2 0 1 0 5 4 .571 0 0 4 0 .286 0 1 0 0 22 3 0 1.000 17 Gus Guida .200 7-0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 2 0 1 1 .429 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1.000 19 Joe Cotter .200 3-1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1 0 2 0 .333 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 30 Craig Mirsky .194 19-7 31 6 6 1 0 0 3 7 .226 10 0 9 0 .390 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 .000 9 Alex Bardeguez .179 21-3 28 3 5 0 0 0 3 5 .179 2 1 7 1 .258 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.000 26 Frank Cirone .063 10-3 16 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .063 2 0 1 0 .167 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 1.000 24 Jake Wolff .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals .289 51-51 1652 304 477 55 15 13 256 601 .364 216 70 346 30 .389 21 55 85 119 1300 563 64 .967 Opponents .271 51-51 1669 250 453 67 9 21 213 601 .360 177 52 332 30 .357 15 27 57 86 1288 527 82 .957 LOB - Team (422), Opp (389). DPs turned - Team (42), Opp (38). IBB - Team (3), Day 2, Hunt 1, Opp (3). Picked off - Molloy 3, Hunt 2, Petracca 1, Shunk 1, Bardeguez 1, Pickel 1, Dolbier 1, Day 1. Note: All Games are sorted by Batting Average. A player must have at least 1.0 at-bat per team game to qualify for the season leaders.

No. Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 21 Nick Allen 2.72 6 6 15 13 6 1 0 0 92.2 88 38 28 22 68 11 1 4 353 .249 4 10 3 2 3 12 Kevin Mulvey 4.52 4 4 12 12 3 1 0 0 71.2 75 49 36 28 73 12 0 2 278 .270 7 13 1 0 8 20 Mike Loree 4.92 4 5 13 12 0 0 1 0 71.1 78 44 39 25 49 16 5 6 270 .289 3 10 1 5 8 38 James Baxter 6.14 5 1 16 9 0 0 0 0 51.1 59 37 35 32 38 8 0 1 197 .299 9 6 1 2 5 ------42 Ted Aust 2.55 4 2 23 1 0 0 0 2 49.1 48 20 14 11 32 4 0 2 191 .251 4 1 0 2 2 32 Mike Grodecki 2.88 2 1 18 0 0 0 0 7 25.0 25 8 8 11 17 0 0 2 95 .263 2 1 0 1 0 17 Gus Guida 4.50 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 1 12.0 10 6 6 8 10 2 0 0 45 .222 2 2 0 0 0 29 Nate Hall 4.96 2 0 13 3 0 0 0 0 32.2 36 18 18 19 21 7 1 2 122 .295 2 6 0 1 1 37 Frank Jankowski 6.64 1 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 20.1 25 18 15 9 15 5 0 2 86 .291 3 3 0 2 0 24 Jake Wolff 13.50 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 7 .286 1 0 0 0 0 23 Ryan Wendler 15.00 0 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 6.0 7 10 10 11 8 0 2 0 25 .280 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 4.38 28 21 51 51 9 3 1 10 433.2 453 250 211 177 332 67 9 21 1669 .271 37 52 6 15 27 Opponents 5.01 21 28 51 51 9 4 3 4 429.1 477 304 239 216 346 55 15 13 1652 .289 49 70 8 21 55 PB - Team (12), Wendle 7, Pickel 4, Zurek-Toton 1, Opp (24). Pickoffs - Team (9), Baxter 3, Mulvey 2, Grodecki 1, Wendle 1, Loree 1, Hall 1, Opp (11). SBA/ATT - Wendle (29-43), Pickel (20-27), Baxter (19-25), Allen (10-14), Mulvey (6-11), Loree (6-10), Hall (3-9), Aust (4-8), Zurek-Toton (4-5), Jankowski (5-5), Gillin (3-4), Grodecki (2-2), Wendler (1-1), Guida (1-1). Note: All Games are sorted by Earned Run Average. A player must have at least 1.0 inning pitched per team game to qualify for the season leaders.

2005 STATISTICAL LEADERS

Mark Cardillo Alan Day James Dolbier Darren Griffith Jeremy Hunt Angelo Petracca HBP, SH GP, GS, t-BB t-HR, RBI, SF 3B 2B, TB, SLG% t-HR, t-BB, SB

Derek Shunk Nick Allen Ted Aust Mike Grodecki Kevin Mulvey Kelly Pickel SO OB% AVG,AB,R,H W, GS, CG, t-SHO, ERA, APP SV IP, Opp. B-Avg.

Page 18 2005 SEASON IN REVIEW 2005 Team Highlights

• Champions of the Liberty Bell Classic - Third Liberty Bell title since tournament began - First title since 1999 - Defeated Lehigh 9-5 in the championship game

• Defeated #8 Florida 11-1 on March 4 during a three-game series - First win over a top-10 team during Joe Godri’s tenure as coach - Florida was national runner-up in the College World Series - Villanova outscored the Gators 21-13 during three-game series Kevin Mulvey needed just 1 hour and 21 minutes to toss a no-hitter against Connecticut on March 26, beating the Huskies 3-0 at the • Two no-hitters thrown by the pitching staff Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth. Mulvey’s no-no came exactly one month - Wildcats had not had a no-hitter since 1962 to the day after Nick Allen no-hit Norfolk State. Before Allen’s no-hitter, - Seventh and eighth no-hitters in team history (since 1866) the Villanova baseball program’s last no-no had been in the 1962 season. - First school with two no-hitters in a season since Central Michigan had two in 1996

• National coverage from Baseball America for the two no-hitters - Lead story in online Weekend Recap on March 28

2005 Individual Highlights

• Nick Allen - Threw a no-hitter against Norfolk State on February 26 (W, 2-0) - First no-hitter by Villanova pitcher since 1962 - Second team All-Big East - College Baseball Insider National Player of the Week (2/28, 3/6) Head coach Joe Godri accepts the Liberty Bell Classic trophy after the Wildcats defeated Lehigh 9-5 on April 13 at Citizens Bank Park to win the - First player to earn the national honor in consecutive weeks title for the third time. Godri is joined by senior captains Nick Allen, - Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (2/28) James Baxter and Angelo Petracca. Villanova also won the Liberty Bell - Started season with 27.1 straight innings with no earned runs title in 1998 and 1999. - Pitched 7.1 innings with no earned runs in win over #8 Florida

• Kevin Mulvey - Threw a no-hitter against Connecticut on March 26 (W, 3-0) - No-hitter came exactly one month after Nick Allen’s - Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (3/28)

• Other Top Performances - Alan Day and Angelo Petracca each went 5-for-5 in a game - Angelo Petracca and James Dolbier both had six RBI in a game - Darren Griffith had two triples in a game against Long Island - Mike Loree struck out career-high 10 batters against Pittsburgh - Loree also pitched 7.2 innings of one-hit victory over Rutgers - Andy Wendle doubled three times in a game against Notre Dame - James Dolbier hit inside-the-park home run against Rider - Dolbier also hit a grand slam in win over West Virginia - Kris Molloy had five RBI, a three-run home run and nine putouts in the 11-1 win over #8 Florida on March 4 - Nick Allen threw six complete games, second best in the Big East Outfielder Alan Day goes up Nick Allen recorded six wins and a against the fence to take away an 2.72 ERA as a senior in 2005, and extra-base hit during a home game was a second team All-Big East against Seton Hall. Day batted selection. He graduated as one of .268 with a .387 on-base percent- the top hurlers in team history, age during his four-year career, ranking in the career top 10 in five racking up 139 hits, 181 total categories. bases, 82 runs scored, 61 runs bat- ted in and 68 walks. Page 19 VILLANOVA RECORD BOOK

TEAM RECORDS RBI, Game ...... 8, Ray Majczan, 1974 ...... Kevin Cain, 1987 Games Played, Season...... 56, 1995 & 1997 ...... Mike Wismer, 1989 Best Batting Avg., Season...... 354 (678-for-1913), 1989 ...... Mike Neill, 1990 Total Bases...... 1031, 1989 ...... Jeff Stetina, 1997 Runs Scored, Game ...... 29 vs. Georgetown, 5/1/78 RBI, Season ...... 83, Gary Scott, 1989 Runs Scored, Season...... 542, 1989 RBI, Career ...... 196, Rob Cafiero, 1999-2002 At-Bats, Game...... 55 vs. Lafayette, 4/23/91 Base on Balls, Season ...... 54, Jim Sears, 1988-91 At-Bats, Season ...... 1991, 1995 Base on Balls, Career ...... 145, Jim Sears, 1988-91 Hits, Game ...... 27 vs. Iona, 4/8/84 & Lafayette, 4/23/91 Sacrifices, Season ...... 11, Kris Molloy, 2004 Hits, Season ...... 678, 1989 Sacrifices, Career...... 32, Brian Trotta, 2001-04 Doubles, Game ...... 8 vs. Iona, 4/8/84 & Temple, 4/22/03 Stolen Bases, Season...... 38, Chris Graziano, 2002 Doubles, Season...... 136, 1989 Stolen Bases, Career ...... 105, Chris Graziano, 2000-2003 Triples, Game...... 3 vs. Rider, 4/28/75 & Ithaca, 3/8/88 Hit by Pitches, Season ...... 22, Pat Kane, 1997 Triples, Season ...... 19, 1995 Home Runs, Game ...... 7 vs. La Salle, 3/20/87 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Home Runs, Season ...... 70, 1987 RBI, Game...... 25 vs. Lafayette, 4/23/91 Appearances, Season ...... 30, Brian Manning, 1999 RBI, Season ...... 492, 1989 Appearances, Career...... 71, Scott Marks, 1986-89 Base on Balls, Season ...... 333, 1987 Complete Games, Season ...... 10, Brian Kenny, 1990 Sacrifices, Season ...... 56, 1989 Complete Games, Career ...... 18, Rafael Novoa, 1986-89 Stolen Bases, Season ...... 89, 1997 Saves, Season...... 15, James Russell, 2000-03 Most Victories ...... 42, 1989 Saves, Career...... 17, James Russell, 2000-03 Fewest Losses ...... 1, 1940 Wins, Season ...... 10, Rafael Novoa, 1989 & Brian Kenny, 1990 Highest Winning Pct ...... 938 (15-1), 1940 Wins, Career ...... 27, Brian Kenny (27-10), 1988-91 Longest Game ...... 15 innings vs. Princeton (L, 4-2), 1973 Innings Pitched, Game ...... 11 2/3, Steve Wasserleben vs. Rider, 4/22/75 Complete Games Pitched...... 16, 1985 Innings Pitched, Season ...... 95, Rafael Novoa, 1986-89 Innings Pitched ...... 484, 1995 Innings Pitched, Career ...... 297, Rafael Novoa, 1986-89 Earned Run Average ...... 2.01, 1958 Earned Run Avg., Season ...... 1.47 (13 ER in 79 2/3 IP), Harry Burke, 1968 Strikeouts...... 377, 1987 Earned Run Avg., Career ...... 1.85 (29 ER in 141 2/3 IP), Harry Burke, 1967-68 Base on Balls Allowed ...... 399, 1987 Strikeouts, Game...... 23, Bob Kropiewnicki vs. Drexel, 5/5/58 Saves...... 16, 2002 Strikeouts, Season ...... 113, Phil Fidalgo, 1960 Strikeouts, Career ...... 273, Rafael Novoa, 1986-89 INDIVIDUAL BATTING Best K/IP Ratio, Season ...... 1.62 (56 K, 34 1/3 IP), Brian Manning,1999 Games Played, Season ...... 56, Jason Cassesa, Larry Kleinz & Ryan McGinty, 1995 Best K/IP Ratio, Career ...... 1.07 (238 K, 222 1/3 IP), Phil Fidalgo, 1960-62 ...... Brian Fili, 1997 No-Hit Games ...... Daniel A. Herron vs. Wenonah A’s (W, 8-2), 5/26/1894 Games Played, Career...... 202, Rob Cafiero, 1999-2002 ...... William F. Moore vs. Phila. Business College (W, 3-2), 5/12/1904 Batting Average, Season ...... Philip Barry vs. Frankford (W, 8-0), 5/8/09 (Under 100 AB) ...... 507 (34-for-67), Steve Krines, 1967 ...... Henry Donohue vs. Vermont (L, 2-1), 4/8/42 (Over 100 AB) ...... 484 (75-for-155), Gene Schall, 1991 ...... Phil Fidalgo vs. Scranton (W, 9-0), 4/19/60 Batting Average, Career ...... 424 (132-for-311), Bob Loscalzo, 1979-81 ...... Bruce Howard & Mike Kiley vs. Phila. Textile (W, 22-0), 4/5/62 Total Bases, Season ...... 184, Mike Neill, 1991 ...... Nick Allen vs. Norfolk State (W, 2-0), 2/26/05 Total Bases, Career ...... 407, Matt Longo, 1998-2001 ...... Kevin Mulvey vs. Connecticut (W, 3-0), 3/26/05 Runs Scored, Season...... 85, Mike Neill, 1991 One-Hit Games ...... Bob Kropiewnicki vs. Drexel (W, 10-1), 5/5/68 Runs Scored, Career ...... 201, Jim Sears, 1988-91 ...... Harry Burke vs. Princeton (W, 10-0), 4/8/68 At-Bats, Game ...... 7, Robert Maurer, 1951 ...... Mike Schick vs. Georgetown (W, 11-0), 4/31/89 ...... Charlie McGuckin, 1953 ...... Larry Kingsbury & David Herr vs. Georgetown (W, 6-2), 4/16/92 ...... Dan Mostardi, 1984 ...... Mike Loree, Ted Aust & Mike Grodecki (W, 3-1), 3/24/05 ...... Brian Newbold, 2004 ...... Dennis McCaffery & Jack Stanczak, 1991 At-Bats, Season ...... 216 (52 games), Mike Neill, 1991 At-Bats, Career...... 719 (201 Games), Matt Longo, 1998-2001 Hits, Game ...... 6, Robert Maurer, 1951 Hits, Season ...... 101, Mike Neill, 1991 Hits, Career...... 242, Matt Longo, 1998-2001 Doubles, Game ...... 5, Mike Wismer, 1989 Doubles, Season ...... 22, Gary Scott, 1989 & Mike Neill, 1991 Doubles, Career ...... 61, Rob Cafiero, 1999-2002 Triples, Game ...... 2, Fred Anthony, 1958 ...... Joe Urbanovich, 1967 ...... Kevin Cooke, 1977 ...... Bob Loscalzo (twice), 1981 ...... Tom Koerick, 1992 ...... Jeff Stetina, 1997 ...... Alan Day, 2003 ...... Darren Griffith, 2005 Triples, Season ...... 8, Tom Vitti, 1971 & Bob Loscalzo, 1981 Triples, Career...... 15, Bob Loscalzo, 1979-81 Home Runs, Inning...... 2, Gene Schall, 1989 Home Runs, Game ...... 3, Bob Loscalzo, 1981 The seventh and eighth no-hitters in school history were thrown just four ...... Rafael Novoa, 1987 weeks apart by Nick Allen and Kevin Mulvey last season. The scorecards for ...... Mike Neill, 1990 both games (Allen on the left, Mulvey on the right) are above. Andy Wendle Home Runs, Season...... 22, Gary Scott, 1989 caught both of the no-hitters, which were the first for the Wildcats since Bruce Home Runs, Career ...... 44, Gary Scott, 1987-89 Howard and Mike Kiley combined for the accomplishment in 1962.

Page 20 VILLANOVA CAREER LEADERS

BATTING CATEGORIES DOUBLES STOLEN BASES VICTORIES 1. Rob Cafiero (1999-02) 61 1. Chris Graziano (2000-03) 105 1. Brian Kenny (1988-91) 27 GAMES PLAYED 2. Matt Longo (1998-01) 58 2. Brian Fili (1994-97) 61 2. Rafael Novoa (1986-89) 26 1. Rob Cafiero (1999-02) 202 3. Mike Neill (1989-91) 53 3. Kris Molloy (2004-present) 33 3. David Herr (1992-95) 20 2. Matt Longo (1998-01) 201 4. Gary Scott (1987-89) 46 Corey Williamson (1985-88) 33 Phil Fidalgo (1960-62) 20 3. Brian Trotta (2001-04) 195 5. Larry Kleinz (1993-96) 43 5. Mike Perate (1996-99) 30 Trevor Pepkowski (1994-97) 20 4. Nick Piantek (1998-01) 193 Nick Piantek (1998-01) 43 6. David Carr (1987-88) 29 Steve Skammer (1979-81) 20 5. Bob McCreary (1986-89) 182 7. Rob Cafiero (1999-02) 41 7. Angelo Petracca (2004-05) 27 7. Nick Allen (2002-05) 19 Dave Pizzini (1998-01) 182 Dave Pizzini (1998-01) 41 8. Dan Mostardi (1982-85) 25 8. Bill Bliss (1989-91) 17 7. Brian Fili (1994-97) 180 9. Bob McCreary (1986-89) 39 Mike Neill (1989-91) 25 9. Mike Schick (1987-89) 15 Steve Young (1993-96) 180 Rick Welsh (1995-98) 39 Matt Longo (1998-01) 25 10. Gene Schall (1989-91) 14 9. Brian Newbold (2001-04) 175 10. Cliff Foley (1989-92) 37 Derek Woods (1990-93) 14 10. Rick Welsh (1995-98) 174 BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 300 AB) Tom Kandybowicz (2000-03) 14 TRIPLES 1. Bob Loscalzo (1979-81) .424 AT-BATS 1. Bob Loscalzo (1979-81) 15 (132-for-311) SAVES 1. Matt Longo (1998-01) 719 2. Chris Graziano (2000-03) 8 2. Mike Neill (1989-91) .417 1. James Russell (2000-03) 17 2. Rob Cafiero (1999-02) 716 Thomas Vitti (1971) 8 (232-for-557) 2. John Klopp (1993-96) 16 3. Steve Young (1993-96) 693 4. Fred Anthony (1958-60) 7 3. Gene Schall (1989-91) .404 3. David Hunt (1991-94) 15 4. Bob McCreary (1986-89) 678 Kevin Cooke (1977-79) 7 (178-for-441) 4. Brian Manning (1998-00) 14 5. Nick Piantek (1998-01) 657 Matt Longo (1998-01) 7 4. Gary Scott (1987-89) .393 5. Brad Baker (1991-92) 10 6. Rick Welsh (1995-98) 632 Dave Pizzini (1998-01) 7 (218-for-555) 6. Adrian Schau (2001-04) 9 Dave Pizzini (1998-01) 632 Danny Poydenis (2003-04) 7 5. Dennis McCaffery (1990-91) .373 Mike Grodecki (2002-05) 9 8. Brian Fili (1994-97) 603 Jeff Stetina (1994-97) 7 (147-for-394) 8. Scott Marks (1986-89) 8 9. Chris Graziano (2000-03) 594 10. Mike Schick (1987-89) 6 Ryan McGinty (1991-95) .373 Phil Sartori (1978-81) 8 10. Brian Trotta (2001-04) 584 (149-for-400) 10. Bob McCreary (1986-89) 7 HOME RUNS 7. Mike Perate (1996-99) .362 Mike Ciccotelli (2001-04) 7 RUNS SCORED 1. Gary Scott (1987-89) 42 (132-for-362) 1. Jim Sears (1988-91) 201 2. Rick Welsh (1995-98) 38 8. Jim White (1981-85) .361 INNINGS PITCHED 2. Matt Longo (1998-01) 199 3. Gene Schall (1989-91) 35 (150-for-415) 1. Rafael Novoa (1986-89) 297.0 3. Gary Scott (1987-89) 191 4. Rob Cafiero (1999-02) 34 9. Dave Pizzini (1998-01) .358 2. Brian Kenny (1988-91) 293.0 4. Brian Fili (1994-97) 190 5. Mike Neill (1989-91) 32 (226-for-632) 3. Nick Allen (2002-05) 285.1 5. Mike Neill (1989-91) 184 6. Matt Longo (1998-01) 31 10. Jack Stancazk (1990-92) .356 4. R. Gianforcaro (1983-86) 260.0 6. Steve Young (1993-96) 146 Jack Stancazk (1990-92) 31 (192-for-540) 5. Tom Kandybowicz (2000-03) 259.0 7. Rob Cafiero (1999-02) 144 8. Nick Piantek (1998-01) 25 6. Trevor Pepkowski (1994-97) 247.1 8. Chris Graziano (2000-03) 140 9. Mike Evangelista (1990-93) 24 PITCHING CATEGORIES 7. Davis Herr (1992-95) 241.0 9. Rick Welsh (1995-98) 139 10. Jerry Holtz (1982-84) 21 8. Phil Fidalgo (1960-62) 221.0 10. Bob McCreary (1986-89) 138 APPEARANCES 9. Steve Zollner (1983-86) 212.2 TOTAL BASES 1. Scott Marks (1986-89) 71 10. Ed Szymanski (1977-80) 201.1 HITS 1. Matt Longo (1998-01) 407 2. John Klopp (1993-96) 68 1. Matt Longo (1998-01) 242 2. Rob Cafiero (1999-02) 405 3. Brian Manning (1998-00) 64 Strikeouts 2. Rob Cafiero (1999-02) 240 3. Mike Neill (1989-91) 389 Adrian Schau (2001-04) 64 1. Rafael Novoa (1986-89) 273 3. Mike Neill (1989-91) 232 4. Rick Welsh (1995-98) 332 5. Nick Allen (2002-05) 61 2. Brian Kenny (1988-91) 222 4. Dave Pizzini (1998-01) 226 5. Nick Piantek (1998-01) 324 3. David Herr (1992-95) 209 5. Steve Young (1993-96) 225 6. Jack Stancazk (1990-92) 322 6. Dan Farino (2001-04) 60 4. Phil Fidalgo (1960-62) 205 6. Gary Scott (1987-89) 218 7. Gene Schall (1989-91) 321 7. Bob Grzenda (1999-02) 59 5. R. Gianforcaro (1983-86) 201 7. Bob McCreary (1986-89) 207 8. Dave Pizzini (1998-01) 302 8. Rafael Novoa (1986-89) 58 6. Aaron Krawiec (1998-00) 190 8. Nick Piantek (1998-01) 202 9. Mike Evangelista (1990-93) 281 Trevor Pepkowski (1994-97) 58 7. Frank Kruetzer (1959-60) 189 9. Jack Stancazk (1990-92) 192 10. Bob McCreary (1986-89) 276 10. Tom Kandybowicz (2000-03) 57 8. Trevor Pepkowski (1994-97) 174 10. Brian Fili (1994-97) 181 Steve Skammer (1979-81) 174 BASE ON BALLS COMPLETE GAMES 10. Nick Allen (2002-05) 171 RUNS BATTED IN 1. Jim Sears (1988-91) 145 1. Rafael Novoa (1986-89) 18 1. Rob Cafiero (1999-02) 196 2. Brian Fili (1994-97) 136 2. Brian Kenny (1988-91) 16 EARNED RUN AVERAGE (MIN. 115 IP) 2. Gary Scott (1987-89) 183 3. Matt Longo (1998-01) 126 3. Phil Fidalgo (1960-62) 14 1. Harold Burke (1967-68) 1.85 3. Nick Piantek (1998-01) 164 4. Frank Matrone (1986-89) 116 4. David Herr (1992-95) 12 (29 ER, 141.1 IP) 4. Rick Welsh (1995-98) 161 5. Rob Cafiero (1999-02) 105 Harold Burke (1967-68) 12 2. Phil Fidalgo (1960-62) 2.73 5. Matt Longo (1998-01) 158 6. Ryan McGinty (1991-95) 95 6. Steve Skammer (1979-81) 11 (67 ER, 221.0 IP) 6. Mike Neill (1989-91) 154 7. Mike Evangelista (1990-93) 92 Derek Woods (1990-93) 11 3. Frank Kruetzer (1959-60) 2.86 7. Jack Stancazk (1990-92) 151 8. Marc Alderfer (1985-88) 89 8. Frank Kruetzer (1959-60) 9 (44 ER, 138.1 IP) 8. Gene Schall (1989-91) 150 9. David Carr (1987-88) 87 4. Ken O’Brien (1968-70) 3.26 9. Rob Cafiero (1999-) 148 Jack Stancazk (1990-92) 87 Trevor Pepkowski (1994-97) 9 (43 ER, 118.2 IP) 10. Larry Kleinz (1993-96) 127 Mike Venezia (1977-79) 9 5. John Klopp (1993-96) 3.42 Steve Zollner (1983-86) 9 (55 ER, 144.2 IP) Nick Allen (2002-05) 9 6. Brian Kenny (1988-91) 3.53 (115 ER, 293.0 IP) 7. Rafael Novoa (1986-89) 3.79 (125 ER, 297.0 IP) 8. Gene Schall (1989-91) 3.80 (49 ER, 116.0 IP) 9. Dan Farino (2001-04) 3.86 (60 ER, 140.0 IP) 10. Steve Skammer (1979-81) 3.88 (86 ER, 199.1 IP) CAREER STAT WATCH NAME AVG GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB BB SB Kris Molloy .256 90 313 80 63 39 9 2 1 96 35 33

NAME APP CG W SV IP SO ERA Ted Aust 42 0 9 2 96.0 58 2.34 Mike Loree 28 1 10 1 138.2 111 4.87 Kevin Mulvey 27 3 11 0 151.2 134 4.93

Page 21 ALL-TIME HONORS & AWARDS ALL-TIME BIG EAST CONFERENCE HONORS WILDCAT BASEBALL PLAYERS IN THE VILLANOVA VARSITY CLUB HALL OF FAME 2005 Nick Allen second team Kevin Mulvey third team Player Year of Graduation Year of Induction Derek Shunk third team Frank Skaff 1935 1976 2004 Brian Newbold third team Joseph Lord 1947 1978 2002 James Russell second team Thomas Morgan 1931 1978 Chris Graziano second team Michael Garbark 1938 1981 Rob Cafiero second team John McAndrews 1930 1982 Brendan Mannix second team Phil Fidalgo 1962 1982 2001 Nick Piantek first team Leonard Merullo 1939 1983 Chris Graziano second team Emil Reitz 1933 1984 2000 Dave Pizzini first team Robert McDonnell 1947 1984 Aaron Krawiec second team Ben Geraghty 1936 1984 Brian Slocum All-Rookie Team Edward Melanson 1930 1985 Tom Kandybowicz All-Rookie Team Richard Richman 1963 1985 1999 Matt Longo first team Arthur Vigilante 1939 1986 Rob Cafiero All-Rookie Team Stephen Krines 1968 1987 1998 Dan Boublis first team Daniel Casey 1948 1988 Matt Longo second team, All-Rookie Team Charles McGuckin 1954 1989 1996 Larry Kleinz first team Henry Donohoe 1948 1990 Jeff Stetina second team Victor “Majewski” Powers 1965 1990 John Klopp second team William Smith 1948 1991 1995 Jason Cassessa first team Daniel Renn 1962 1991 Brian Fili first team Robert Majczan 1973 1992 Ryan McGinty first team Stanley Chojnacki 1959 1993 John Clifford second team Frank Kruetzer 1961 1993 Jeff Stetina second team Dion Vonderlieth 1966 1994 David Herr second team Henry Nichols 1958 1995 1994 Trevor Pepkowski Rookie of the Year Robert P. Loscalzo 1981 1996 1993 Jack Stanczak first team Al Wiegand 1962 1997 Ed Deal first team Steve Skammer 1981 1998 Kevin Armstrong first team Jack Lynch 1981 1998 David Herr first team Jerry Holtz 1985 2000 George Bennett Coach of the Year Daniel Severino 1956 2001 Jack Stanczak Player of the Year Sam N. Greenwood, Jr. 1967 2002 David Herr Pitcher of the Year Ken O’Brien 1970 2003 Steve Young Rookie of the Year Carmen Porreca 1971 2004 1992 Cliff Foley first team Rafael Novoa 1989 2005 Kevin Armstrong first team Gary Scott 1994 2005 1991 Mike Neill first team, Player of the Year Gene Schall first team Brian Kenny first team 1990 Dennis McCaffery first team, Player of the Year Brian Kenny first team, Pitcher of the Year 1989 Gary Scott first team, Player of the Year Gene Schall first team, Rookie of the Year Rafael Novoa first team 1988 Gary Scott first team Bob McCreary first team Rafael Novoa first team George Bennett Coach of the Year 1987 Bob McCreary first team 1986 Bob McCreary Rookie of the Year ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS 2002 James Russell NCBWA third team 2002 Nick Allen Louisville Slugger Freshman honorable mention 2000 Tom Kandybowicz Louisville Slugger Freshman honorable mention Two-time All-American and 2005 Varsity Club Hall of Fame inductee Gary Scott 2000 Brian Slocum Baseball America freshman third team had his jersey retired on May 13, 2005. Scott and his son were joined by former 1999 Rob Cafiero Baseball America freshman third team head coach George Bennett, Director of Athletics Vince Nicastro, current head 1998 Matt Longo Baseball America freshman first team coach Joe Godri, and players Mark Cardillo and Angelo Petracca. 1991 Mike Neill ABCA first team Gene Schall ABCA first team, Baseball America first team 1990 Brian Kenny ABCA second team Jack Stanczak Baseball America freshman second team 1989 Gene Schall ABCA third team & freshman team Gary Scott Baseball America second team 1987 Gary Scott ABCA freshman team

Jack Stanczak was the Big East Player of the Year and a first team All-Conference performer in 1993. The Wildcats put together a 27-15-1 record for the season and advanced to the Big East Tournament.

Page 22 VILLANOVA BASEBALL HISTORY

POST-SEASON TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES VILLANOVA BASEBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR NCAA East Regionals (3-4) Big East Tournament continued (1866-PRESENT) 1989: Miami L, 4-1 1988: St. John’s W, 7-1 Year W L T Year W L T Year W L T East Carolina W, 10-6 Seton Hall W, 8-2 1866 2 1 0 1914 8 9 0 1962 12 8 0 Georgia Tech W, 18-16 St. John’s L, 8-6 1867 2 1 0 1915 10 9 1 1963 13 9 0 Central Florida W, 5-2 St. John’s L, 5-0 1868 3 0 0 1916 7 8 0 1964 9 7 0 Miami L, 3-1 1989: Providence W, 11-0 1869 5 2 0 1917 6 4 1 1965 15 5 0 1991: Maine L, 10-3 Seton Hall W, 8-7 1870 7 3 0 1918 8 3 0 1966 8 5 0 Clemson L, 8-3 Providence W, 10-7 1871 2 0 0 1919 9 9 0 1967 13 4 0 1990: St. John’s W, 3-0 1872 5 2 0 1920 8 6 0 1968 13 6 0 NCAA Region II Playoffs (1-5) Connecticut L, 1-0 1873 1 2 0 1921 5 7 1 1969 9 6 0 1952: St. John’s W, 6-4 Seton Hall L. 7-0 1874 1 1 0 1922 9 5 0 1970 12 7 0 Penn State L, 9-6 1991: Providence L, 5-1 1875 n/r 1923 16 5 0 1971 11 12 0 1953: Lafayette L, 4-3 Boston College W, 10-9 1876 n/r 1924 12 8 0 1972 8 6 1 1958: New York University L , 10 inn. 1877 n/r 1925 16 10 0 1973 5 13 0 2-1 Providence W, 6-3 1878 n/r 1926 19 3 0 1974 7 10 0 1960: St. John’s L, 7-2 St. John’s W, 6-2 1879 n/r 1927 14 7 0 1975 9 16 0 1880 n/r 1928 18 4 0 1976 6 19 1 1961: St. John’s L, 10-4 St. John’s W, 12-3 1881 n/r 1929 8 10 0 1977 10 11 0 1993: St. John’s L, 5-1 1882 1 0 0 1930 12 10 0 1978 11 18 0 ECAC SOUTH DIVISION PLAYOFFS Connecticut L, 10-5 1883 n/r 1931 5 14 0 1979 16 9 0 (1-4) 1995: Seton Hall L, 3-2 1884 n/r 1932 10 6 0 1980 21 7 0 1980: Catholic University L, 5-0 Providence L, 5-0 1885 n/r 1933 8 3 0 1981 20 12 0 Richmond L, 8-6 1996: St. John’s L, 4-1 1886 n/r 1934 7 5 0 1982 9 18 0 1981: Old Dominion L, 7-4 Notre Dame L, 7-3 1887 n/r 1935 9 3 0 1983 5 15 0 Richmond W, 5-2 1997: Notre Dame W, 10-5 1888 n/r 1936 11 3 0 1984 14 20 1 James Madison L, 12-0 Rutgers W, 12-5 1889 8 1 0 1937 8 5 0 1985 20 23 1 St. John’s L, 6-5 1890 3 0 0 1938 10 3 0 1986 21 20 1 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT (16-14) Notre Dame W, 5-4 1891 1 1 0 1939 10 4 0 1987 35 18 0 1987: St. John’s W, 9-3 11 inn. 1892 n/r 1940 15 1 0 1988 32 22 0 Seton Hall L, 18-1 St. John’s L, 9-7 1893 12 1 0 1941 16 5 0 1989 42 13 0 St. John’s W, 12-2 1894 8 3 0 1942 8 3 0 1990 33 16 0 Seton Hall L, 10-9 ALL-TIME POST-SEASON 1895 11 4 0 1943 4 2 0 1991 37 15 1 1896 8 5 0 1944 7 8 2 1992 22 21 0 TOURNAMENT RECORD: 21-27 1897 13 3 0 1945 5 9 0 1993 27 15 1 1898 15 4 0 1946 12 6 0 1994 18 23 0 1899 11 5 1 1947 13 5 0 1995 40 14 0 1900 13 3 0 1948 12 7 0 1996 25 20 0 1901 8 5 0 1949 6 10 0 1997 29 27 0 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES 1902 8 9 0 1950 5 8 0 1998 26 21 1 1903 7 12 0 1951 10 7 0 1999 27 26 1 1904 10 6 0 1952 10 4 1 2000 24 26 0 LIBERTY BELL CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1905 23 13 2 1953 10 6 1 2001 25 25 1 1998 (W, 10-6 versus Delaware in the Championship Game) 1906 13 7 0 1954 13 7 0 2002 30 23 0 1999* (W, 14-13 versus St. Joseph’s in the Championship Game) 1907 20 4 0 1955 17 5 0 2003 14 32 0 2005 (W, 9-5 versus Lehigh in the Championship Game) 1908 32 3 2 1956 11 7 0 2004 31 20 1 *Only the second team ever to win back-to-back titles 1909 18 8 0 1957 6 14 2 2005 28 21 2 1910 8 7 1 1958 13 6 0 * n/r (no record) BIG EAST BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1911 4 5 1 1959 12 8 0 Regular season titles: 1988 (South Division), 1993, 1996 (National Division 1912 2 7 0 1960 15 5 0 Villanova Baseball 1913 7 7 0 1961 17 4 0 All-Time Record: 1,634-1,120-29 (.592)

The Wildcats had perhaps their most successful season ever in 1989, winning a school-record 42 games and the program’s first-ever Big East title. In the NCAA East Regional, Villanova won three straight games and was just one win away from reaching the College World Series before being eliminated by Miami. Two key members of the 1989 team were Rafael Novoa (left) and Gene Schall. Novoa was 10-3 with four saves and a 3.02 ERA in 19 appearances, and was named first team All-Big East. Schall was the Big East Rookie of the Year and batted .397 with 16 doubles, 12 home runs and 62 runs batted in. Page 23 VILLANOVA COACHING HISTORY

Charles MCGeehan Father Edward MCCarthy Al Severance

George Frederick Bennett Crolius Head Coach Joe Godri

George “Doc” Philip Jacobs Weinert

Larry VILLANOVA COACHING HISTORY Shane Name Years Won Loss Tied *First 29 Seasons 1866-1904 165 74 1 Frederick Crolius 1905-1911 116 45 5 Charles McGeehan 1912-1932 211 153 4 George “Doc” Jacobs 1933-1943 106 37 0 Al Severance 1944 4 1 0 Father Edward McCarthy 1944-1945 8 16 2 Philip Weinert 1946-1949 43 28 0 Arthur L. Arthur L. Mahan 1950-1972 262 155 5 Larry Shane 1973-1985 153 191 3 Mahan George Bennett 1986-2001 463 324 6 Joe Godri 2002-Present 103 96 3 Villanova Totals 1866-Present 1634 1120 29 *Full-time head coaching position began in 1905

Page 24 BIG EAST CONFERENCE 2006 BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL The BIG EAST Conference moves into 2005-06 with an emphasis on the word "Big" as the league becomes the largest Division I-A conference in the nation with 16 outstanding Points 2005 Overall Record 2005 Conference Record academic and athletic institutions. The goal of the BIG EAST has always been to compete Notre Dame 117 (9) 38-24-1 14-9-1 at the highest level and to do so with integrity and sportsmanship. Pittsburgh 103 (2)33-22-0 15-10-0 USF 91 33-31-0 15-14-0* In 2005-06, the league welcomes five new members: University of Cincinnati, DePaul Louisville 87 32-24-0 15-14-0* University, University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South St. John’s 82 39-16-0 19-4-0 Florida. Rutgers 76 32-21-0 12-12-0 Villanova 51 (1)28-21-2 8-16-1 BIG EAST institutions reside in nine of the nation's top 33 largest media markets, including West Virginia 51 25-30-0 10-15-0 New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pittsburgh, Hartford, Connecticut 48 34-22-0 11-12-0 Milwaukee and Cincinnati. With the incoming members, the BIG EAST markets will con- tain almost one fourth of all television households in the U.S. Cincinnati 42 25-30-0 10-19-0* Seton Hall 26 17-35-0 8-17-0 Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 25 national championships in six differ- Georgetown 18 25-31-0 7-18-0 ent sports and 123 student-athletes have won individual national titles. Last year, (*) indicates team’s record in Conference USA in 2005 Providence's Kim Smith won the NCAA women's country championship. The Notre Dame women's soccer team took the 2004 national title. 2005 FINAL BIG EAST STANDINGS Overall Record Big East Record The BIG EAST has always been able to boast that some of its best students are also some of its best athletes. More than 300 student-athletes have earned Academic All-America honors. St. John’s 41-18-0 .695 19-4-0 .826 Boston College 37-20-0 .649 17-8-0 .680 In 2003-04, three BIG EAST student-athletes were named the national scholar-athletes of Notre Dame 38-24-1 .611 14-9-1 .630 the year in their respective sports - Connecticut's Emeka Okafor in men's basketball, Notre Pittsburgh 33-22-0 .600 15-10-0 .600 Dame's Vanessa Pruzinsky in women's soccer and St. John's Chris Wingert in men's soccer. Rutgers 32-21-0 .604 12-12-0 .500 Connecticut 34-22-0 .607 11-12-0 .478 BIG EAST student-athletes also have continued their success after leaving the classrooms West Virginia 25-30-0 .455 10-15-0 .400 and playing fields. Former Connecticut women=s basketball standout Dr. Leigh Curl was Villanova 28-21-2 .569 8-16-1 .340 inducted into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1999. Former Georgetown men=s Seton Hall 17-35-0 .327 8-17-0 .320 basketball star Dikembe Mutombo was named a winner of the President=s Service Award, Georgetown 25-31-0 .446 7-18-0 .280 the highest honor in the U.S. for volunteer service.

2005 ALL-BIG EAST PERFORMERS The BIG EAST continues to thrive in the basketball arena. In 2003-04, Connecticut became First Team the first school in NCAA history to win the men's and women's NCAA titles in the same P - Joe Martinez, Boston College, Sr. season. With the Syracuse men and the UConn women grabbing NCAA crowns the previ- P - Mike Wlodarczyk, Boston College, Sr. ous year, the BIG EAST also became the first conference in NCAA history to win the men's P - Craig Hansen, St. John’s, Jr. and women's titles in consecutive seasons. In fact, the BIG EAST has won five of the last P - Anthony Varvaro, St. John’s, Jr. six women's basketball crowns and three of the last seven men's titles. C - Joe Burke, St. John’s, Sr. 1B - Matt Edwards, Notre Dame, Sr. Whether it=s the student-athletes or the league as a whole, moving proactively has been a 2B - Jim Negrych, Pittsburgh, So. consistent strategy for the conference that was formed in 1979. The Big East has continual- SS - Doug Nelms, West Virginia, Jr. ly turned challenges into opportunities to bolster its strength. 3B - Jared McGuire, Boston College, So. OF - Ben Copeland, Pittsburgh, Jr. In the spring of 2001, the BIG EAST added women=s lacrosse to its growing list of sports. OF - Greg Thomson, St. John’s, Jr. The inaugural women=s golf championship was held in the spring of 2003. OF - Lee Fritz, West Virginia, Sr. DH - Ryan Craft, Georgetown, Jr. The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors Second Team from Providence College, St. John=s, Georgetown and Syracuse Universities. Seton Hall, P - Tom Thornton, Notre Dame, Jr. Connecticut and Boston College completed the original seven school alliance. P - Robert Brant, Pittsburgh, Fr. P - Billy Muldowney, Pittsburgh, So. While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not P - Dan McDonald, Seton Hall, Fr. wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of broad based programs, led by administrators P - Nick Allen, Villanova, Sr. and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. The BIG EAST C - Shawn McGill, Boston College, Jr. Conference has enjoyed a leadership role nationally. Its student athletes own significantly 1B - Jeff Hourigan, Connecticut, Sr. high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably show a balance 2B - Cory Rodriguez, Rutgers, Sr. between intercollegiate athletics and academics. SS - P.J. Antoniato, St. John’s, Sr. 3B - Justin Jenkins, West Virginia, So. Any successful organization needs outstanding leadership. Michael Tranghese, the league=s OF - Drew Locke, Boston College, Sr. first full-time employee, and for 11 years the associate to Dave Gavitt, moved into the OF - Billy Quinn, Georgetown, Sr. Commissioner=s chair in 1990. In his first year, he administered the formation of The BIG OF - Johnny Defendis, Rutgers, Jr. EAST Football Conference. DH - Colin Gaynor, Rutgers, Sr. The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and pub- Third Team licity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility Jason Delaney, Boston College, OF, Sr. for BIG EAST student athletes. The conference has enjoyed long-standing relationships Dave Preziosi, Boston College, 1B, Sr. with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC. Russ D’Argento, Connecticut, OF, Sr. Tom Braun, Georgetown, P, Sr. While BIG EAST basketball games are regular sellouts at campus and major public arenas, Craig Cooper, Notre Dame, OF, Jr. including the annual BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden, attendance fig- Brett Lilley, Notre Dame, 3B, Fr. ures also are significant at BIG EAST soccer, women=s basketball and baseball games. Todd Frazier, Rutgers, SS, Fr. Jeff Grose, Rutgers, OF, Jr. More than 500 BIG EAST athletes have earned All America recognition and dozens have Jim Martin, St. John’s, 3B, Sr. won individual NCAA national championships. The BIG EAST has been well represented Jim Wladyka, St. John’s, P, Sr. in U.S. or foreign national and Olympic teams. Several athletes earned gold medals in each Kevin Mulvey, Villanova, P, So. of the last five summer Olympiads. Derek Shunk, Villanova, SS, Fr. David Carpenter, West Virginia, C, So. The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to Stan Posluszny, West Virginia, OF, Jr. more than 5,500 athletes in 23 sports. Page 25 BIG EAST CONFERENCE HISTORY

VILLANOVA IN THE BIG EAST CAREER VILLANOVA IN THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE STATISTICAL RECORD BOOKS GAME AND SEASON RECORD BOOKS (BIG EAST CONFERENCE GAMES) Doubles in a Game Career Batting Average (Min. 90) Dave Pizzini t-1st 3 vs. Georgetown, 4/16/00 Dennis McCaffery 4th 1990-91 .420 (41-for-97) Triples in a Game Kevin Cain 8th 1987-89 .411 (51-for-124) Tom Koerick t-1st 2 vs. Georgetown, 4/18/92 Games Played Jeff Stetina t-1st 2 vs. Georgetown, 4/23/97 Rob Cafiero 3rd 1999-02 98 Alan Day t-1st 2 vs. St. John’s, 4/19/03 Matt Longo t-5th 1998-01 95 Sacrifice Flies in a Game At-Bats Chris Massella t-1st 2 vs. Georgetown, 4/16/92 Matt Longo 2nd 1998-01 353 Adrian Schau t-1st 2 vs. UConn, 4/12/02 Rob Cafiero 3rd 1999-02 348 Bases by Balls in a Game Runs Dave Pizzini 1st 5 vs. Pittsburgh, 3/6/01 Brian Fili 4th 1994-97 88 RBI in a Season Hits Larry Kleinz 1st 43 1996 Matt Longo t-8th 1998-01 108 Saves in a Season Rob Cafiero t-10th 1999-02 106 Steve Young t-10th 1993-96 106 John Klopp 1st 8 1996 Runs Batted In Team Sacrifice Flies in a Game Rob Cafiero 3rd 1999-02 88 Villanova 1st 5 vs. Georgetown, 4/16/92 Home Runs Stolen Bases in a Game Gary Scott t-8th 1987-89 19 Villanova t-2nd 8 vs. Georgetown, 4/6/85 Rob Cafiero t-10th 1999-02 18 Base on Balls VILLANOVA YEAR-BY-YEAR BIG EAST FINISHES Brian Fili 7th 1994-97 56 Year Place, Record Division (if applicable) Honors Strikeouts 1985 3rd, 7-11 Big East South Div. Rick Welsh t-3rd 1995-98 82 1986 3rd, 8-10 Big East South Div. 1987 2nd, 11-7 Big East South Div. Career ERA (Min. 36 IP) 1988 1st, 16-2 Big East South Div. South Division Champions John Klopp 9th 1994-96 2.48 (15 ER, 54.1 IP) 1989 2nd, 12-5 Big East South Div. Tournament Champions 1990 3rd, 13-8 Appearances 1991 t-2nd, 12-8 Tournament Champions Trevor Pepkowski t-10th 1994-97 31 1992 5th, 9-10 1993 1st, 14-7 Regular Season Champions Innings Pitched 1994 8th, 4-14 Trevor Pepkowski 8th 1994-97 156.0 1995 t-2nd, 14-7 1996 1st, 16-5 Big East National Div. National Division Champions Complete Games 1997 4th, 12-12 Big East National Div. Brian Kenny t-10th 1988-91 11 1998 8th, 6-15 1999 t-7th, 11-15 Wins 2000 t-8th, 8-15 Brian Kenny 3rd 1988-91 15 2001 9th, 10-16 2002 8th, 12-13 Strikeouts 2003 10th, 6-19 David Herr t-7th 1992-95 129 2004 6th, 11-14 2005 8th, 8-16-1 Base on Balls Rafael Novoa t-9th 1986-89 69 VILLANOVA'S BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Saves CHAMPIONSHIPS John Klopp t-2nd 1994-96 10 James Russell t-3rd 2001-03 9 Year Champion Coach Score Runner-up Site 1989 Villanova George Bennett 10-7 Providence Bristol, Conn. *Includes only those in the top 10 in each statistical category 1991 Villanova George Bennett 12-3 St. John's Bristol, Conn.

As head coach from 1986-2001, George Bennett led Villanova to its only two Big East titles and an over- all record of 463-324-6 during his tenure.

Page 26 NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY 1952 NCAA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS 1991 NCAA NORTHEAST REGIONALS Villanova 6 The Villanova baseball team captured its second Big East Conference St. John's 4 Championship title in three seasons, and in doing to received an automatic berth in the 1991 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The Wildcats were led by two Penn State 9 ABCA first team All-Americans in 1991 in Mike Neill and Gene Schall. Neill bat- Villanova 6 ted .468 with 22 doubled, 19 home runs and 76 RBI, while Schall hit .484 with 15 doubles, 18 home runs and 69 RBI. 1953 NCAA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND Lafayette 4 Maine 10 Villanova 3 Villanova 3

1958 NCAA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND Clemson 8 NYU 2 Villanova 3 Villanova 1 1960 NCAA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS St. John's 7 Villanova 2 1961 NCAA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS St. John's 10 Villanova 4 1989 NCAA EASTERN REGIONALS Villanova’s magical 1989 season was the finest ever in the baseball program’s illustrious history that dates back to 1866. The Wildcats earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Eastern Regional with their first-ever Big East Conference Tournament Championship title. After a first round loss to Miami in the NCAA Eastern Regionals, Villanova rode a three-game winning streak to the NCAA Regional title game where they would face Miami with a chance to go to the College World Series. The Wildcats fell to the Hurricanes by a 4-1 margin, but came closer than any Villanova team ever had to the illustrious College Baseball World Series. Larry Kingsbury pitched from 1990- FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS Gary Scott batted .393 with school Miami 3 Villanova 5 records of 44 home runs and 92 92 and was 11-5 with six saves and Villanova 1 Central Florida 2 extra-base hits from 1989-91. He was 103 strikeouts in 112 innings pitched a part of both Villanova Big East during his collegiate career. SECOND ROUND CHAMPIONSHIP Championship teams. Villanova 10 Miami 4 East Carolina 6 Villanova 1 (Miami Wins Regional) THIRD ROUND Villanova 18 Georgia Tech 16

Jim Sears batted .344 during his career and set a school record with 145 walks between 1989 and 1991. He batted over .340 in each of Villanova’s Big East championship seasons.

After helping lead the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament both 1989 and 1991, Mike Neill went on to play in the leagues with the Oakland Athletics. He played for squad in the 2000 Olympics and won a gold medal. Page 27 VILLANOVA BASEBALL ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

GTE/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 1993-94 Academic All-Star Team: David Herr, John Klopp, Steve Young. (Awarded each year by the GTE Corporation, as voted by the College Sports Information Directors of America [CoSIDA]). 1992-93 Academic All-Star Team: Mike Evangelista, Dan Marinello, Ryan David Herr (‘95) - Baseball - 1993 (3rd team) McGinty. John Corbin (‘84) - Baseball - 1984 (honorable mention) Jim Kane (‘86) - Baseball - 1985 (honorable mention) 1991-92 Academic All-Star Team: Brad Baker, Larry Kingsbury, John Lanza. Rich Moore (‘85) - Baseball - 1985 (honorable mention) Jerry Holtz (‘86) - Baseball - 1984 (1st team) 1990-91 Academic All-Star Team: Larry Kingsbury, Jim Sears, Eric Sobocinski. 1989-90 Academic All-Star Team: Mike Neill, Jim Sears. 1988-89 Academic All-Star Team: Bill Ellis, Jim Sears. 1985-86 Post Graduate Scholarship Team: Richard Moore, Baseball Academic All-Star Team: Richard Moore. VILLANOVA ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ACADEMIC AWARDS (Beginning in May, 1994, Villanova University’s Athletic Department recognized a male and female senior student-athlete of the year, and presented the Nnenna Lynch Award to the Wildcat team with the top cumulative grade point average.) 1994-95 Senior Student-Athlete Award: David Herr - 4.00 GPA, Finance 2003-04 Senior Student-Athlete Award: Adrian Schau - 3.51 GPA, Finance

Chris Graziano was a four-time Big East Academic All Star dur- ing his standout career and is the program’s all-time leader in stolen bases. NCAA POST GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

BIG EAST CONFERENCE ACADEMIC AWARDS (Presented annually by the Big East Conference since the 1984-85 season, these awards honor the top academic achievers from all conference-sponsored cham- pionship events.)

2004-05 Academic All-Star Team: Alex Bardeguez, James Baxter, Kai Beasley, Frank Cirone, Alan Day, Darren Griffith, Nate Hall, Frank Jankowski, Ryan Kuhn, Robert Parks, Michael Santoro

2003-04 Academic All-Star Team: Alex Bardeguez, Kai Beasley, Chris Cancro, Frank Cirone, Matthew Derr, Dan Farino, Mike Grodecki, Nate Hall, Angelo Petracca, Daniel Poydenis, Tim Poydenis, Adrian Schau, Brian Trotta, Andrew Wendle

2002-03 Academic All-Star Team: Nick Allen, Marshall Canosa, Frank Cirone, Matt Derr, Michael Duncan, Dan Farino, Chris Graziano, Mike Grodecki, Mitch David Herr, 1995 Mitchell, Dan Poydenis, Mark Rocca, Adrian Schau, Brian Trotta.

2001-02 Academic All-Star Team: Matt Derr, Mike Duncan, Dan Farino, Greg Fater, Chris Graziano, Bob Grzenda, Mike Illgas, Pete Riccio, Adrian Schau, Brian Trotta.

2000-01 Academic All-Star Team: Michael Duncan, Dan Farino, Gregory Fater, Chris Graziano, Robert Grzenda, Philip Juliano, Michael Narlinger, Mark Rocca, Daniel Rohan, Daniel Russomanno, Adrian Schau, Brian Trotta. 1999-2000 Academic All-Star Team: Jeff Cavanaugh, Michael Duncan, Gregory Fater, Chris Graziano, Aaron Krawiec, Chris McGratty, Mark Rocca, Chris Watson. 1998-99 Academic All-Star Team: Baseball - Kevin Feeley, Jason Kuchar, Matthew Longo, Christopher McGratty, Christopher Watson. 1997-98 Academic All-Star Team: Baseball - John Biggie, Patrick Clark, August Grove, Andrew Kirchner, Eric Kropf, Matthew Longo, Bryan McCormick, Joseph Moore, Bryan McCormick, Joseph Moore, Matthew Parnell, John Pilato, Thomas Shank, Christopher Valenti. 1996-97 Academic All-Star Team: Baseball - John Biggie, Sean Dunn, August Grove, Deon Jackson, Andrew Kirshener, Eric Kropf, Bryan McCormick, John Pilato, Todd Schmucker, Thomas Shank, Douglas Thompson. 1995-96 Academic All-Star Team: John Biggie, Sean Dunne, Casey Geib, August Grove, John Klopp, Jason Landon, James McCarthy, Joseph Moore, Todd Schmucker, Thomas Shank, Peter Sinopoli, Stephen Young. In 2004, Adrian Schau became the second baseball player to be named the 1994-95 Academic All-Star Team: Casey Geib, David Herr, John Klopp. male recipient of the Senior Student-Athlete Award.

Page 28 ‘NOVA NOTABLES THE VILLANOVA BASEBALL VILLANOVA HAS 16 NCAA TEAM PROGRAM’S ACCOLADES INCLUDE: CHAMPIONSHIPS TO ITS CREDIT • Five Big East Championships Men’s Cross Country: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970 All four teams coached by James “Jumbo” Elliott. • Seven NCAA Regional appearances Women’s Cross Country: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998; • 53 baseball players who have gone on to play in the Major Leagues 1989-93 coached by Marty Stern; 1994 coached by John Marshall; 1998 coached by Marcus O’Sullivan • Nine former Villanova players in the pros during the 2005 season - Nick Allen (Everett Aquasox, Seattle Mariners Organization) Men’s Indoor Track and Field: 1968, 1971, 1979 - Jim Baxter (Lowell Spinners, Boston Red Sox Organization) All three teams coached by James “Jumbo” Elliott. - Rob Cafiero (Long Island Ducks, Independent Atlantic League) - Mark Cardillo (Saim Rajo Rho, Italian Professional League) Men’s Outdoor Track and Field: 1957 - Mike Grodecki (Joliet Jackhammers, Independent Northern League) Coached by James “Jumbo” Elliott. - Aaron Krawiec (Daytona Cubs, Chicago Cubs Organization) - Mike Porzio (Richmond Braves, Atlanta Braves Organization) Men’s Basketball: 1985 - Adrian Schau (Lake County Captains, Cleveland Indians Organization) Coached by Rollie Massimino. - Brian Slocum (Akron Aeros, Cleveland Indians Organization) • One Olympic Baseball Gold Medalist (Mike Neill-2000 Olympics) • Seven Villanova players were drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft between 2002 and 2005: VILLANOVA ATHLETICS’ HIGHLIGHTS: - Brian Slocum - Cleveland Indians (2002, 2nd Round) - Rob Cafiero - Philadelphia Phillies (2002, 32nd Round) • 16 NCAA Team Championships - James Russell - Montreal Expos (2003, 25th Round) - Adrian Schau - Cleveland Indians (2003, 40th Round/2004, 25th Round) • One Men’s Basketball NIT Championship - Mike Ciccotelli - Seattle Mariners (2004, 29th Round) - James Baxter - Boston Red Sox (2005, 19th Round) • 66 combined Big East Championships - Nick Allen - Seattle Mariners (2005, 21st Round) • Two Yankee Conference Football titles Note: Two other Villanova players, Freddie Thon (2002) and Kevin Mulvey (2003) were drafted out of high school prior to attending • Two Atlantic 10 Conference Football titles Villanova. • 65 combined ECAC/IC4A Championships • 53 total Olympians • At least one Olympian in every Summer Olympics since 1948 • 35 athletes who have gone on to play in the NBA • 102 athletes who have gone on to play professional football • One athlete currently playing professsional soccer in the MLS Brian Slocum Rob Cafiero James Russell • Four football players currently playing in the NFL: - Terry Butler (New York Jets) - Brian Finneran (Atlanta Falcons) - Raymond Ventrone (New England Patriots) - Brian Westbrook (Philadelphia Eagles) • Four players currently playing in the NBA: - Malik Allen (Chicago Bulls) - Michael Bradley (Philadelphia 76ers) - Tim Thomas (Chicago Bulls) - Alvin Williams (Toronto Raptors) Adrian Schau Mike Ciccotelli • One NBA Hall of Famer (Paul Arizin) • One NFL Hall of Famer (Howie Long)

James Baxter Nick Allen Page 29 WILDCATS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES

Name Teams and Years Vincent Molyneaux St. Louis Browns 1917; Boston Red Sox Matthew Broderick Brooklyn Dodgers 1903 1918 Joseph Cassidy Washington Senators 1904-1905 Joseph Edward Murphy Philadelphia Athletics 1912-1915; Chicago Thomas H. Catterson Brooklyn Dodgers 1908-1909 White Sox 1915-1921; Pittsburgh Pirates 1926 Joseph E. Connell New York Giants 1926 Michael Murphy St. Louis Cardinals 1912; Philadelphia Edward C. Cotter Philadelphia Phillies 1926 Athletics 1916 Bertram E. Daniels New York Yankees 1910-1913; Cincinnati Richard Nallin American League Umpire 1915-1932 Reds 1914 Mike Neill Oakland A's 1998 John Wesley Deal Cincinnati Reds 1906 Rafael Novoa San Francisco Giants 1990; Milwaukee William Dietrich Philadelphia Athletics 1933-36; Washington Brewers 1993 Senators 1936; Chicago White Sox 1936-46; Michael Joyce O'Neill St. Louis Cardinals 1901-1904; Cincinnati Philadelphia Athletics 1947-48 Reds 1905 Francis Donahue New York Giants 1893; St. Louis Cardinals Mike Pasquariello Philadelphia Phillies 1919; St. Louis 1895-1897; Philadelphia Phillies 1898- Cardinals 1919 1901; St. Louis Browns 1902-1903; Mike Porzio Colorado Rockies 1999; Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians 1903-1905; Detroit 2002 Tigers 1906 Hal Savage Philadelphia Phillies 1912; Pittsburgh (F) Michael J. Doolan Philadelphia Phillies 1905-1913; Baltimore- 1914-15 FL 1914; Chicago FL 1915; Chicago Cubs Gene Schall Philadelphia Phillies 1995-96 1916; New York Giants 1916; Brooklyn Jim Schelle Philadelphia Athletics 1939 Dodgers 1918 Gary Scott Chicago Cubs 1991-92 Nicholas Etten Philadelphia Athletics 1938-1939; Fred Sherry Washington Senators 1911 Philadelphia Phillies 1941-1942, 1947; Frank Skaff Brooklyn Dodgers 1935; Philadelphia New York Yankees 1943-1946 Athletics 1943 Frank Fernandez New York Yankees 1967-1969; Oakland Al Smith New York Giants 1926 Athletics 1970-1971; Washington Senators Ray Stoviak Philadelphia Phillies 1938 1971; Chicago Cubs 1971-1972 James Savage Philadelphia Phillies 1912; Pittsburgh - F Michael Garbark New York Yankees 1944-1945 1914-1915 Ben Geraghty Brooklyn Dodgers 1936; Boston Braves Jim Stephens St. Louis Browns 1907-12 1943-1944 Mickey Vernon Washington Senators 1939-1948; 1950- Patrick Green (Foley) Philadelphia Phillies 1902; New York 1954; Cleveland Indians 1959-1960 Yankees 1903; Detroit Tigers 1903 Joseph Walsh New York Yankees 1910-1911 Willie Greene Brooklyn Dodgers 1924-25 John Francis Hayden Philadelphia Athletics 1901; Boston Red Key: FL = Federal League AA = American Association NA = National Sox 1906; Chicago Cubs 1908 Association Bruce Howard Chicago White Sox 1963-1968; Baltimore Orioles 1968; Washington Senators 1968 Stephen Huntz St. Louis Cardinals 1967, 1969; San Diego Padres 1970; Chicago White Sox 1971; San Diego Padres 1975 Joseph "Pat" Kilhullen Pittsburgh Pirates 1914 Frank Kreutzer Chicago White Sox 1962-1964; Washington Senators 1964-1969 Erling "Swede" Larsen Boston Braves 1936 Frederick Lear Philadelphia Athletics 1915; Chicago Cubs 1918-1919; New York Giants 1920 William "Mike" Loan Philadelphia Phillies 1912 Ernest Lush St. Louis Cardinals 1910 Denny Mack Rochester - NA 1871; Philadelphia Athletics 1872-1874; St. Louis Browns 1876; Buffalo Bison 1880; Louisville - AA 1882; Pittsburgh - AA 1883 Thomas "Bunny" Madden Boston Red Sox 1909-1911; Philadelphia Phillies 1911 Art Mahan Philadelphia Phillies 1940 Robert McDonnell Philadelphia Phillies 1947-1957 Bernard McFadden Cincinnati Reds 1901-1902 Cornelius McGeehan Philadelphia Athletics 1903 Len Merullo Chicago Cubs 1941-1947

Page 30 WILDCATS CURRENTLY IN THE PROFESSIONAL RANKS Throughout the program’s rich history, baseball players from Villanova have been well-represented in the professional ranks. The Wildcats had a total of nine former players who were active in profes- sional baseball during the 2005 season. Combined, the nine players were on the rosters of teams in six different leagues of minor league baseball, two independent league teams and one international profes- sional team.

Pitchers

Nick Allen (Everett Aquasox, Northwest League, Seattle Mariners) (6-4, 4.59 ERA; 16 G, 12 GS, 66.2 IP, 82 H, 34 ER, 12 BB, 37 SO)

James Baxter (Lowell Spinners, New York Penn League, Boston Red Sox) (0-0, 3.27 ERA; 10 G, 0 GS, 11.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 4 SO)

Mike Grodecki (Joliet Jackhammers, Northern League, Independent) (0-0, 7.36 ERA; 9 G, 0 GS, 11.0 IP, 18 H, 9 ER, 4 BB, 8 SO)

Aaron Krawiec (Daytona Cubs, Florida State League, Chicago Cubs) (Missed the season while rehabilitating a knee injury)

Mike Porzio (Mississippi/Richmond Braves, Southern/International, Atlanta Braves) Brian Slocum was a second round pick by the Cleveland Indians (2-3, 4.26 ERA; 14 G, 4 GS, 31.2 IP, 36 H, 15 ER, 12 BB, 20 SO) - Mississippi in the 2002 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. He was added (0-1, 6.75 ERA; 2 G, 1 GS, 5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 SO) - Richmond to the 40-man roster of the parent club this winter, and is expected to begin this season at AAA Buffalo. Adrian Schau (Lake County Captains, South Atlantic League, Cleveland Indians) (4-4, 4.89 ERA; 38 G, 2 GS, 1 CG, 1 SV, 77.1 IP, 84 H, 42 ER, 16 BB, 53 SO)

Brian Slocum (Akron Aeros, Eastern League, Cleveland Indians) (7-5, 4.40 ERA; 21 G, 18 GS, 1 CG, 102.1 IP, 98 H, 50 ER, 36 BB, 95 SO) Position Players Rob Cafiero (Long Island Ducks, Atlantic League, Independent) (39 G, 97 AB, 12 R, 23 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 7 BB, 20 SO, .237 AVG)

Mark Cardillo (Saim Rajo Rho, Italian Professional League) (Statistics unavailable)

Of the nine former Wildcats who played professionally in 2005, pitcher Mike Porzio is the only one who has reached the major leagues. Porzio appeared in 51 games during parts of three seasons in the majors with the Colorado Rockies and Chicago White Sox.

Jim Baxter pitched for the Lowell Spinners in the New York Penn League in 2005. After a successful season pitching for the Wildcats, Baxter was drafted in the 19th round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Boston Red Sox. Page 31 VILLANOVA BASEBALL HISTORY

A tradition that has lasted nearly 150 years, the baseball program at Villanova Left: William Dietrich won 108 games is not only one of the longest-standing traditions on campus, it also makes the during a 16-year major league career Wildcats one of the oldest baseball teams ever. Villanova will field its 141st base- between 1933-48. He pitched for three ball squad in 2006, ranking behind only Fordham (146th year) and Yale (142nd different teams and won at least 10 games year) in longevity among Division I senior colleges. Entering this season, the in a season on four different occasions. baseball program has amassed 1,634 victories and an all-time winning percentage of .592. since its inception in 1866. The images below depict some of the history- of baseball at Villanova.

Below: The 1952 team was the first ever at Villanova to reach the postseason. Led by Arthur Mahan, the Wildcats earned a berth in the NCAA Regional Playoffs, where they beat St. John’s before falling to Penn State.

The 1885 season was one of the earliest of Villanova baseball. The school was known as Villanova College then, as the “VC” logo on the uniforms in this team picture indicate. This team photo was taken in a field alongside what is now Lancaster Avenue in front of the main campus.

Left: As head coach from 1973-85, Larry Shane led Villanova to 153 victories. His best teams came in a three-year span from 1979-81, when the Wildcats aver- aged 19 wins per season with a .671 win- ning percentage.

Below: The 1989 Wildcats won the first Big East title in school history. Then, in the NCAA Tournament, Villanova came within one win of the College World Series before being eliminated.

Villanova had one of its most successful seasons ever in 1926, going 19-3 to turn in a winning percentage of .864. The schedule card shown here was used to record the season’s schedule, results and other notes. Page 32