RIDER RECORDS Rider University Baseball Media Guide • 2012
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www.gobroncs.com 2012 Media Guide 20122010 T.V./RadioT.V./Radio Roster Roster 1 2 3 4 5 P INF INF INF 3B Junior Freshman Freshman Freshman Junior 6’3” 5’9” 5’11” 6’0” 6’1” 185 lbs 170 lbs 165 lbs 170 lbs 190 lbs Sean Kuberiet Mike Parsons Greg Fazio Troy Miller Adam Wayman 6 8 10 11 12 C C P OF P/OF Freshman Junior Sophomore Senior Freshman 6’0” 5’10” 6’2” 6’2” 6’0” 190 lbs 175 lbs 180 lbs 205 lbs 150 lbs Eric Strano Richie Garcia Julian Anapolsky Brandon Cotten Zach Mawson 13 14 15 16 18 P C P P P Freshman Senior Sophomore Sophomore Junior 6’4” 6’0” 6’3” 6’1” 6’0” 193 lbs 210 lbs 205 lbs 180 lbs 185 lbs Kurt Sowa Chris Pierfy Mike Campbell Kyle Kennett Chris Taylor 19 20 21 23 24 P INF/OF P INF P Junior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Junior 6’1” 5’9” 6’2” 5’10” 6’1” 195 lbs 175 lbs 180 lbs 190 lbs 220 lbs Joe Calogero Nick Crescenzo Mike Murphy Ken Kremer Chris LeRoy 25 26 27 28 29 P 3B/1B OF/INF P P Junior Freshman Sophomore Senior Junior 6’2” 6’3” 6’4” 6’0” 6’3” 220 lbs 200 lbs 185 lbs 150 lbs 190 lbs Tyler Smith Justin Thomas Jerry Mulderig Patrick Devlin Tim Hogan 31 32 34 44 P OF OF/1B P Freshman Junior Junior Freshman 6’3” 6’0” 6’3” 6’4” 190 lbs 185 lbs 200 lbs 170 lbs David Hafer Ian Lindsay Ryan Murphy Eric Thomas BRONC BRIEFS Rider University Baseball Media Guide • 2012 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099 Directions to Rider Enrollment: 5,665 (4,675 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: Kelly Bidle, Ph.D. From Pennsylvania: Head Coach: Barry Davis (Bridgewater ’87), 8th season Take I-95 North, straight over the Delaware Assistant Coach: Jaime Steward (Le Moyne ’01) 4th season River into New Jersey. Take Exit 7A off of I- Assistant Coach: Karl Johnston (Rider ’11) 1st season 95 to U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right. Assistant Coach: Jeff Giordano (Rider ’11) 1st 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 Trainer for Baseball: Karen Cote 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 • 2012 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 ABOUT RIDER • ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT Rider University Baseball Media Guide • 2012 ider’s enrollment of almost 6,000 consists of over 4,400 full- and Rpart-time undergraduate and more than 1,400 graduate students studying on campuses in Lawrenceville and Princeton, New Jersey. The University is comprised of four academic units - the College of Business Administration; the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences; the College of Continuing Studies; and Westminster College of the Arts- and offers undergraduate programs in 60 areas and grad- uate programs in 17 specialties. Ninety-six percent of Rider’s 244 full-time faculty hold doctoral de- grees or the highest credential in their field. Rider’s faculty are award- winning teachers and researchers dedicated to excellence in teaching, learning and scholarship and 13 have been named Fulbright Scholars. Rider’s classes are small and interactive with a student-faculty ratio of 13:1. Rider’s curricula balance theory and practice, and emphasize learn- ing by doing through more than 1,000 student internships or field ex- periences, community service learning placements, and undergraduate research fellowships. Westminster’s internationally acclaimed choirs per- graduate programs on both campuses are accredited by the National form with world-famous orchestras and conductors in the United States Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The and abroad, further demonstrating Rider’s commitment to experiential undergraduate and graduate music programs of Westminster Choir learning. College are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music Rider is currently ranked in the top tier of northern regional uni- (NASM). In addition, Rider’s graduate counseling services program versities under the designation of “Best Universities - Master’s” by in the School of Education holds the Council for Accreditation of U.S. News and World Report and has been included in the last eight edi- Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) national tions of The Princeton Review’s Best 373 Colleges, its list of the nation’s accreditation. Rider University is regionally accredited by the Middle top 10 percent of colleges and universities. States Association of Colleges and Schools. The University’s many specialized accreditations attest to the qual- Rider University is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic ity of its academic programs. Rider is among the select business Association (NCAA) Division I for both men’s and women’s athletics. schools to have attained AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate The University offers 20 varsity sports - 10 men’s and 10 women’s teams Schools of Business) accreditation and one of only two schools in New - 18 in the competitive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Jersey to hold the specialized AACSB accreditation in accounting. with field hockey in the Northeast Conference (NEC) and wrestling in the Elementary and secondary education programs and their applicable Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT Arete’ Team Mentor With the start of the 1990-91 academic school year, Rider University Through the mentor program, established in the fall of 1994, Rider fac- implemented its innovative Arete' Program for all student-athletes. ulty members or administration are paired with varsity athletic teams. Arete' refers to the ancient Greek ideal of a balanced striving for excellence Mentors are present for support, advice, cheerleading, as well as other in all areas of life. The purpose of the program, which has been detailed non-coaching duties. The mentor program opens communication lines in The New York Times and The Times of Trenton, is to help student-athletes between faculty/staff members and student-athletes, and gives the stu- develop in all areas of their lives, not just on the playing fields or in the dent-athlete another person in the Rider community to turn to for sup- classroom. Subjects of the seminars include time management, stress port and guidance. management, sports nutrition, substance abuse, communication skills, study skills, training techniques, HIV, etiquette/good manners, inter- Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) view techniques, resume writing, and life after Rider. Comprised of one student-athlete from each of Rider’s varsity teams, the Student Transitional Education Program (STEP) Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) meets monthly to discuss various student-welfare issues and to organize ways for student-athletes During the 1993-94 academic year, the Rider Department of Athletics to become involved in the community.