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2008-09 NEC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Matt Maher, Fairleigh Dickinson Major: Communications

Fairleigh Dickinson senior outfielder Matt Maher (Peekskill, NY/JFK Catholic) claimed the Scholar- Athlete award in baseball for the second straight season. Maher was named to the ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic All-America first team, a year after earning third team honors. This past season, the Peekskill, NY product was tabbed second team All-NEC and second team All-New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association after hitting .339 with a team-high 45 runs scored. His 30 stolen bases ranked him first among Knights, second in the league and 19th in the nation. Maher concluded his career holding program records for hits (201), at-bats (651) and stolen bases (71). At the FDU Athletics Awards Banquet, he received the George Braun Alumni Leadership Award for his success on the diamond and in the classroom, as well as the Robert Metz Award, given to the male senior student-athlete sporting the highest cumulative grade point average upon graduation. An active member of the Communication Honor Society and intern in the Department of Athletic Communications, Maher also is a budding screenplay writer. He co-wrote the script and developed an original score for the film "Awake," which won the Campus Movie Festival’s "Best Drama" category and advanced to the Northern Regional Finale at the Tribeca Grand Hotel Screening Room in New York City. Maher, a Communications major, sports a 3.95 grade point average.

Returning NEC Scholar-Athletes

Name School Yr. Major Name School Yr. Major Colin Dougherty BU Jr. Accounting Owen Stewart MU So. History James Skagerlind BU So. Business Administration Alex Andrews MSM Jr. Accounting Daniel Hickey CCSU So. Undecided Max Brittenham MSM Sr. Business/Economy Thomas Meade CCSU Sr. History Jacob Darr MSM Sr. Psychology Todd Savatsky CCSU So. MIS Tommy Flynn MSM Jr. Political Science/Psychology Richard Tri CCSU Sr. Construction Management Michael Foster* MSM So. Biology Corey Jeffers FDU Sr. Communication Zach Helman* MSM Jr. Accounting/Business Spencer Kelly FDU Jr. Psychology Dan Horner MSM So. Political Science Zachary Kisling FDU Jr. Computer Science Kyle Kane* MSM Jr. Business Steven LaForge FD Jr. Marine Biology Joe Kavanaugh* MSM Jr. English Nicholas Melchiorre FDU Sr. Communication Kent Worthington MSM Sr. BioChemistry Eric Pollag FDU Jr. Management Jared Balbach SHU Sr. Business JT Sherba FDU So. Mechanical Engineering Corey Corcoran SHU Sr. Biological/Life Sciences Michael Strachman FDU Sr. Electrical Engineering Matthew Fitton SHU Jr. History Chris Theordor FDU Jr. Finance Michael Schifano SHU Jr. Undecided Julian Castro LIU So. Sports Science Damian Csakai WC Sr. Computer Science/Math Gregory DeSantis* LIU Sr. Finance Ryan Van Spronsen WC So. Business Kyle Breese MU Sr. Finance Brian Miller WC Sr. Business Administration Mike Casale MU Sr. History David Rees WC Jr. Business Administration Calvin Costanzo MU Jr. Management Jared Gruccio WC Jr. Business Administration Nick McNamara MU Jr. Undeclared MJ Dugan WC Jr. Business Administration Stephen Prosapio MU So. Business Seth Boyd WC Jr. Sociology Jamie Rosenkranz MU So. Real Estate Jack Rice WC Jr. Business Administration

*Denotes Commissioner’s Honor Roll Award Recipient (3.75 GPA and higher)

Congratulations to the 2009 Team GPA Award Winner: Mount St. Mary’s (3.060) Northeast Conference Fans:

Welcome to the 2010 Northeast Conference Baseball Championship!

The NEC looks forward to an exciting championship here at TD Bank Ballpark, hosted by Sacred Heart. We hope it is a memorable experience for fans and student-athletes alike. During the next three days, four talented teams will compete in a double-elimination tournament with the winner receiving a coveted spot in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament.

Now in its 29th season, the NEC consists of 11 institutions of higher learning located throughout five states. The Conference is committed to providing opportunities for student-athletes to achieve their fullest potential both in athletic competition and in the classroom, as well as becoming an NCAA Division I leader for athletic success, academic achievement and integrity, sportsmanship, equity and diversity, community partnership and national engagement. NEC member institutions include Central Connecticut State, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Monmouth, Mount St. Mary's, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (NY), Saint Francis (PA) and Wagner. Bryant University will become a core member of the NEC in 2012 upon completion of the five-year NCAA Division I reclassification period.

NEC institutions span a number of diverse locations, from the urban bustle of Brooklyn, NY to the rural settings of Loretto, PA and Emmitsburg, MD, to the beaches and shoreline of West Long Branch, NJ. But when it comes to intercollegiate athletics, the goal of the NEC is consistent - to provide its members the opportunity to participate in quality competition at the Division I level while operating programs that are fully integrated in the academic mission of each institution. The NEC's commitment to academic excellence has translated into national recognition for both individual student-athletes and the league's member institutions as a whole. NEC student-athletes consis- tently graduate at well above the national average and its athletic programs continue to be honored for their Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and Academic Progress Rate (APR) figures. On a conference-wide level, more than 2,000 student-athletes qualified for the NEC Academic Honor Roll in 2008-09, nearly a 25 percent increase from the previous year. Saint Francis (PA) posted the highest GPA in the conference to claim the NEC Institutional Academic Award for the first time.

On the field of play, the NEC has enjoyed many successes both regionally and nationally, competing in 21 NCAA championships each year. The future of the NEC looks even brighter with new facilities and improvements recently completed, under construction or in planning stages at a majority of the league's member institutions.

We also would like to thank you, the fans, for your support and tremendous enthusiasm of the sport of baseball. Enjoy the action!

Sincerely,

Noreen Morris, Commissioner

Message To Spectators Northeast Conference member institutions value the principles of sportsmanship and the ideal of pursuing victory with honor in intercollegiate athletics. The Conference believes that athletics should be conducted in a way that reflects positively on the individual participants and institutions. The essential elements of sportsmanship and ethics in sports are embodied in the concept of character building and seven core principles: respect, responsibility, fairness, honesty, integrity, caring and civility. The highest potential of sports is achieved when competition reflects these seven principles.

The NEC has communicated this message through public service announcements that air on televised football and basketball games, public address announcements at all events and signage on each member campus. The Conference also implemented a new Team Sportsmanship Award program in 2008-09 to recognize those teams and student-athletes who adhere to the principles of sportsmanship and pursue victory with honor. Saint Francis (PA) finished the year with a league-high six sportsmanship awards, which are voted on by student-athletes and coaches following the conclusion of each athletic season.

In 2009-10, the NEC is partnering with the NCAA on a "Respect" campaign to address sportsmanship and fan behavior issues through education, communication and enforcement when problems arise. NEC Baseball History NEC Single-Season Records

Season Individual Records Tournament Team Records Category Player (School) Record Year Category School Record Year Batting Average Mike Carlsen (FDU) .466 1991 Hits (game) RID vs. WC 26 1997 Home Runs Josh Vittek (MSM) 20 2008 Hits (series) Monmouth 59 2001 Runs Batted In Joe McCullough (MU) 79 1998 Runs (game) FDU vs. SFNY 25 1999 Runs Keith Stegbauer (CCSU) 80 2004 CCSU vs. WC 25 2006 Hits Keith Stegbauer (CCSU) 100 2004 Runs (series) CCSU 45 2006 Doubles Jared Boyd (UMBC) 32 2002 Runs By Both Teams (game) CCSU vs. WC 33 2006 Triples Levi Miskolczi (RID) 8 1995 RBI (game) FDU vs. SFNY 23 1999 Stolen Bases Kyle Messineo (MU) 42 (of 46) 2007 RBI (series) CCSU 40 2006 Earned Run Average Brian O'Neill (WC) 1.16 1994 Doubles (game) RID vs. WC 8 1997 Innings Pitched Eric Weltmer (UMBC) 122.2 2001 Doubles (series) Rider 13 1997 Strikeouts Adam Poturnicki (CCSU) 112 1999 Wins Eric Weltmer (UMBC) 12 2001 Triples (game) RID vs. WC 3 1996 Win Per.(min. 5 decisions): Mike Benfield (MU) 1.000 (8-0) 2001 Triples (series) Monmouth 4 2005 Anthony Rawa (RID) 1.000 (7-0) 1994 Home Runs (game) LIU vs. SFNY 4 1995 Todd Ruder (CCSU) 1.000 (6-0) 2004 Home Runs (series) Rider 9 1995 Saves* Andrew Huebner (WC) 13 2009 Stolen Bases (game) CCSU vs. WC 7-7 2006 *since 1996 Stolen Bases (series) Wagner 10-11 2004 Walks (game) FDU vs. SFNY 12 1999 Season Team Records Walks (series) CCSU 32 2004 Category School Record Year Strikeouts (game) WC vs. MU 14 2004 Batting Average Long Island .354 1990 Strikeouts (series) Wagner 37 2004 Home Runs Quinnipiac 71 1999 Walks Allowed (game) SFNY vs. FDU 12 1999 Runs Batted In Central Connecticut State 398 2004 Walks Allowed (series) WC 24 2004 Runs Central Connecticut State 457 2004 Errors (game) FDU vs. MU 6 1993 Hits Central Connecticut State 623 2004 FDU vs. CCSU 6 1999 Monmouth 623 2009 UMBC vs. WC 6 2000 Doubles Central Connecticut State 134 2002 Errors (series) Monmouth 13 2000 Triples Long Island 32 1995 Fewest Errors (game) 50 times 0 --- Stolen Bases Fairleigh Dickinson 113 1988 Fewest Errors (series) Monmouth 1 2002 Earned Run Average Monmouth 3.34 2006 Double Plays (game) MU vs. CCSU 4 2003 Innings Pitched Monmouth 493.0 2007 SFNY vs. MU 4 2001 Strikeouts Monmouth 374 2008 Double Plays (series) St. Francis (NY) 7 1993 Overall Wins Central Connecticut State 41 2004 Long Island 7 1995 Overall Win Percentage Central Connecticut State .703 (41-17-1) 2004 Conference Wins Monmouth 23 2002 Conference Win Percentage Monmouth .852 (23-4) 2002 2009 Tournament Most Valuable Player NEC Tournament Records Player Position School Chris Collazo 2B Monmouth Tournament Individual Records Category Player (School) Record Year 2009 NEC All-Tournament Team BA (series, min 10 at bats) Adam Taha (CCSU) .643 (9-14) 2006 Slugging Percentage (series) Lou Deman (LIU) 1.277 1995 Player Position School On Base Percentage (series) Mike Policasttro (FDU) .722 1993 Brett Holland OF Monmouth Hits (game) Four players with five 5 --- Ryan Terry 3B Monmouth Hits (series) Jeff Toth (MU) 12 2001 Matt Goitz RHP Monmouth Doubles (game) Jamie Scholz (WC) vs. UMBC 3 2000 Jeff Hanson 1B Sacred Heart Doubles (series) Mark Zielinski (FDU) 4 1999 Jeff Heppner C Sacred Heart Jamie Scholz (WC) 4 2000 Steve Tedesco 2B Sacred Heart Triples (game) Michael Wenner (RID) vs. WC 2 1997 Brian Martutartus SS Wagner Jason Law (MON) vs. FDU 2 1999 Richie Tri OF Central Connecticut State Triples (series) Five players with two 2 --- Home Runs (game) Four players with two 2 --- Tournament MVPs Home Runs (series) Lou Deaman (LIU) 4 1995 1993 John Gambale St. Francis (NY) Josh Vittek (MSM) 4 2008 1994 Mark Gola Rider RBI (game) Josh Vittek (MSM) 6 2008 1995 Lou Deman Long Island RBI (series) Josh Vittek (MSM) 12 2008 1996 Jim Gordon Rider Stolen Bases (game) Jared Williams (WC) vs. CCSU 3 2004 1997 Ben Shove Marist 1998 Joe McCullough Monmouth Stolen Bases (series) Jared Williams (WC) 6 2004 1999 Mike Benfield Monmouth Hit by Pitch (game) Seven players with two 2 --- 2000 Steve Coppola Wagner Hit by Pitch (series) Tim D'Aquila (CCSU) 4 2004 2001 Eric Weltmer UMBC Runs Scored (game) Three players tied with four 4 --- 2002 Kevin Rival Central Connecticut State Runs Scored (series) Mark Zielinski (FDU) 9 1999 2003 Zack Herrick Central Connecticut State Chad Gerben (UMBC) 9 2001 2004 Evan Scribner Central Connecticut State Walks (game) Three players tied with four 4 --- 2005 Ryan Rizzo Quinnipiac Walks (series) Phil Rothkugel (CCSU) 9 2004 2006 Bobby McKee Sacred Heart Fewest Hits Allowed (game) Chris Wakefield (QU) vs. SHU 1 2005 2007 Matt Coulson Monmouth Fewest Runs Allowed (game) 13 players with 0 0 --- 2008 Josh Vittek Mount St. Mary’s Strikeouts (game) Jose Torres (FDU) vs. LIU 13 1994 2009 Chris Collazo Monmouth NEC Baseball History Regular Season & Tournament Champions Regular Season Tournament Year Champion Coach Record Champion Coach Site 1987 Fairleigh Dickinson Dennis Sasso 8-3-1 1988 Fairleigh Dickinson Dennis Sasso 9-3-0 1989 Monmouth Walter Woods 9-3-0 1990 Long Island Frank Giannone 12-3-0 1991 Monmouth Walter Woods 10-5-0 1992 St. Francis (NY) Frank Del George 12-6-0 1993 Fairleigh Dickinson Dennis Sasso 15-6-0 St. Francis (NY) Frank Del George Ewing Twp., NJ 1994 Rider Sonny Pittaro 15-6-0 Rider Sonny Pittaro Ewing Twp., NJ Fairleigh Dickinson Dennis Sasso 15-6-0 1995 Rider Sonny Pittaro 16-5-0 Rider Sonny Pittaro Ewing Twp., NJ 1996 Rider Sonny Pittaro 15-6-0 Rider Sonny Pittaro Ewing Twp., NJ Monmouth Dean Ehehalt 15-6-0 1997 Marist John Szefc 14-7-0 Marist John Szefc Sussex, NJ 1998 St. Francis (NY) Frank Del George 10-5 Monmouth Dean Ehehalt Jersey City, NJ^ Monmouth Dean Ehehalt 10-5 1999* Monmouth (S) Dean Ehehalt 12-7 Monmouth Dean Ehehalt Bridgeport, CT Fairleigh Dickinson (N) Dennis Sasso 12-8 Central Conn. St.(N) George Redman 12-8 2000 Long Island (N) Frank Giannone 14-8 Wagner Joe Litterio Atlantic City, NJ UMBC (S) John Jancuska 16-6 2001 Central Conn. St.(N) Charlie Hickey 14-8 UMBC John Jancuska Atlantic City, NJ St. Francis (NY) (N) Frank Del George 14-8 UMBC (S) John Jancuska 17-5 Monmouth (S) Dean Ehehalt 17-5 2002** Monmouth Dean Ehehalt 23-4 Central Conn. St. Charlie Hickey Lakewood, NJ 2003 Central Conn. St. Charlie Hickey 19-6 Central Conn. St. Charlie Hickey Lakewood, NJ 2004 Central Conn. St. Charlie Hickey 20-4 Central Conn. St. Charlie Hickey Lakewood, NJ 2005 Quinnipiac Dan Gooley 17-6 Quinnipiac Dan Gooley Lakewood, NJ 2006 Central Conn. St. Charlie Hickey 16-7 Sacred Heart Nick Giaquinto Lakewood, NJ 2007 Quinnipiac Dan Gooley 21-7 Monmouth Dean Ehehalt New Britain, CT Mount St. Mary's Scott Thomson 21-7 2008 Monmouth Dean Ehehalt 20-5 Mount St. Mary’s Scott Thomson Atlantic City, NJ 2009 Wagner Joe Litterio 17-9 Monmouth Dean Ehehalt New Britain, CT ^Tournament was originally scheduled to be played at Waterfront Park in Trenton, NJ, but rain forced site change. * In 1999, two divisions, north and south, were formed for regular season play. **Conference returned to a one division format for regular season play. Coach of the Year Player of the Year Rookie of the Year NCAA Tournament Results 1988 Dennis Sasso, Fairleigh Dickinson 1988 Mike Mongiello, Fairleigh Dickinson 1989 John White, Wagner 1994 Miami 17, Rider 4 1989 Walter Woods, Monmouth 1989 Steve Stuart, Fairleigh Dickinson 1990 Rob Leary, Long Island West Virginia 19, Rider 7 1990 Frank Giannone, Long Island 1990 Sal Conti, Long Island 1991 Jeff Barbalinardo, Monmouth 1997 Florida State 4, Marist 2 1991 Mike Carlsen, Fairleigh Dickinson 1992 John Gambale, St. Francis (NY) 1991 Tom Sherald, Mount St. Mary’s West Carolina 8, Marist 3 1992 Rich Vitaliano, Wagner 1992 Scott Pagano, St. Francis (NY) 1993 Jon Manuelian, Long Island 1993 Dennis Sasso, Fairleigh Dickinson 1993 Ray DeSimone, Long Island Anthony Mauro, St. Francis (NY) 1998 Florida 12, Monmouth 8 1994 Sonny Pittaro, Rider 1994 Sal Racobaldo, Fairleigh Dickinson 1994 Jason Koehler, Rider Illinois 12, Monmouth 2 1995 Frank Del George, St. Francis (NY) 1995 Mark Barron, Marist George Santiago, Marist 1999 Texas A&M 6, Monmouth 0 1996 Dean Ehehalt, Monmouth 1996 Ryan Pandolfini, Rider 1995 Ryan Pandolfini, Rider Mississippi 12, Monmouth 3 1997 John Szefc, Marist 1997 Mark Barron, Marist 1996 Jared Lenko, Rider 2000 Miami 19, Wagner 5 1998 Frank Del George, St. Francis (NY) 1998 Joe McCullough, Monmouth 1997 Dan Severino, Monmouth Florida International 10, Wagner 1 1999 Dennis Sasso, Fairleigh Dickinson 1999 Joe Zeccardi, Long Island 1998 Greg Landis, Monmouth 2001 East Carolina 7, UMBC 0 2000 Nate Noyes, Quinnipiac 1999 Jason Law, Monmouth 2000 John Jancuska, UMBC Winthrop 6, UMBC 0 2001 Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State 2001 Jason Law, Monmouth 2000 Tom McLaughlin, Fairleigh Dickinson 2002 Dean Ehehalt, Monmouth 2002 Jared Boyd, UMBC 2001 Tim D'Aquila, Central Connecticut State 2002 Texas 7, CCSU 2 2003 Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State 2003 Tim D'Aquila, Central Connecticut State 2002 Phil Rothkugel, Central Connecticut State Lamar 9, CCSU 4 2004 Dan Gooley, Quinnipiac 2004 Keith Stegbauer, Central Connecticut State 2003 Marc Weres, Monmouth 2003 Arizona State 14, CCSU 2 2005 Nick Giaquinto, Sacred Heart 2005 Bryan Sabatella, Quinnipiac 2004 Dustin Pease, Mount St. Mary's UNLV 22, CCSU 3 2006 Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State 2006 Nick Massari, Monmouth 2005 Josh Vittek, Mount St. Mary's 2004 Florida 12, CCSU 1 2007 Scott Thomson, Mount St. Mary's 2007 Tim Binkoski, Quinnipiac 2006 Rick Niederhaus Monmouth Oklahoma 6, CCSU 1 2008 Dean Ehehalt, Monmouth 2008 Kyle Higgns, Monmouth 2007 Ryan Buch Monmouth 2005 Texas 20, Quinnipiac 2 2009 Joe Litterio, Wagner 2009 Shane Eyler, Mount St. Mary's 2008 Ryan Terry, Monmouth 2009 Matt Holsman, Fairleigh Dickinson Miami (OH) 35, Quinnipiac 8 Pitcher of the Year 2006 Georgia 11, Sacred Heart 0 1993 Brian Woods, Fairleigh Dickinson Jacksonville 4, Sacred Heart 3 1994 Rich Hartmann, Long Island 2007 Arizona 5, Monmouth 3 1995 Mark Barron, Marist Nebraska 6, Monmouth 5 Chris O'Connor, Fairleigh Dickinson 2008 North Carolina 16, Mount St. Mary’s 8 1996 Joe Aragona, Monmouth Elon 6, Mount St. Mary’s 3 1997 Mark Nugent, Wagner 2009 Mississippi 8, Monmouth 1 1998 Santino Sarrica, St. Francis (NY) Missouri 9, Monmouth 0 1999 Adam Poturnicki, Central Connecticut State 2000 Kevin Miller, Long Island 2001 Jason Fardella, St. Francis (NY) 2002 Jim Carone, Monmouth 2003 Barry Hertzler, Central Connecticut State 2004 Patrick Egan, Quinnipiac 2005 Jay Monti, Sacred Heart 2006 Dustin Pease, Mount St. Mary's 2007 Brad Brach, Monmouth 2008 Joe Testa, Wagner 2009 Matt Watson, Wagner 2010 NEC Baseball Tournament Bracket

#1 Sacred Heart (29-25, 20-12 NEC)

Game #1: Winner of Game #1 Thursday, May 27 • 12:00 p.m.

#4 Monmouth (22-25, 15-17 NEC) Game #4: Winner of Game #4 Friday, May 28 • 3:30 p.m.

#2 Central Conn. St. (29-20, 18-14 NEC)

Game #2: Thursday, May 27 • 3:30 p.m. Winner of Game #2 Winner of Game #6 #3 Wagner (25-29, 20-12 NEC) Game #6: Saturday, May 29 • 3:30 p.m.

Game #7 Loser of Game #4 Sunday, May 30 12:00 p.m. Loser of Game #1 Game #5: (If Necessary) 2010 NEC Champion Saturday, May 29 • 12:00 p.m. Winner of Game #5 Game #3: Friday, May 28 • 12:00 p.m. Winner of Game #3

Loser of Game #2 Loser of Game #6

2010: 64th ANNUAL DIVISION I MEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

16 Regional Site Selections on May 30 (Time: TBD) Baseball Selection Show on ESPN at 12:30 p.m. EST

Regionals (16 Sites) June 4-7, 2010 On- and Off-Campus Sites

Super Regionals (8 Sites) June 11-13 or June 12-14, 2010 On- and Off-Campus Sites

Men's College World Series June 19-29/30, 2010 Omaha's Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Host: Creighton University 2010 NEC Baseball Standings (including games played through 5/23/10)

School NEC Pct. Overall Pct Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Bryant^ 25-7 .781 34-22 .607 W2 16-5 18-14 0-3 2. Sacred Heart* 20-12 .625 29-25 .537 L2 13-8 13-13 3-4 3. Central Conn. St.* 18-14 .562 29-20 .592 W2 14-7 13-13 2-0 4. Wagner* 17-15 .531 25-29 .463 W4 15-4 9-25 1-0 5. Monmouth* 15-17 .469 22-25 .468 L1 13-7 8-17 1-1 6. Mount St. Mary's 14-18 .438 20-31 .392 W1 11-9 8-22 1-0 7. Quinnipiac 13-19 .406 14-39 .264 L10 8-13 6-26 0-0 8. Fairleigh Dickinson 11-21 .344 16-38 .296 W1 8-10 7-26 1-2 Long Island 11-21 .344 14-42 .250 L2 8-10 4-23 2-9 ^Bryant is ineligible for NEC Tournament *Clinched NEC Tournament Berth

Akadema/NEC Players of the Week Akadema/NEC Pitchers of the Week Akadema/NEC Rookies of the Week May 24 Brian Martutartus, Wagner May 24 Brent Almeida, Bryant May 24 Justin Topa, Long Island May 17 Steve Tedesco, Sacred Heart May 17 Eric Polvani, Bryant May 17 Ashley Bulluck, Fairleigh Dickinson May 10 Sean Allaire, Central Conn. St. May 10 Brent Almeida, Bryant May 10 Troy Scribner, Sacred Heart May 3 Jamie Rosenkranz, Monmouth Troy Scribner, Sacred Heart May 3 Kevin Brown, Bryant Robert Griffith, Sacred Heart May 3 Kent Worthington, Mount St. Mary’s Apr. 26 John Murphy, Sacred Heart Apr. 26 Sean Allaire, Central Conn. St. Jared Balbach, Sacred Heart Apr. 19 Mickey Amanti, Quinnipiac Apr. 19 Christian Rautenstrauch, Wagner Apr. 26 Justin Topa, Long Island Pat Epps, Central Conn. St. Apr. 12 Gaby Ramirez, Wagner Apr. 12 Seth Boyd, Wagner Apr. 19 Chris Zaccherio, Sacred Heart Apr. 5 Alex Russow, Quinnipiac Apr. 5 Tommy Meade, Central Conn. St. Apr. 12 Troy Scribner, Sacred Heart Mar. 29 Kevin Brown, Bryant Mar. 29 Sean Allaire, Central Conn. St. Apr. 5 Alex Russow, Quinnipiac Mar. 22 Gaby Ramirez, Wagner Mar. 22 Vin Avella, Wagner Mar. 29 Kent Worthington, Mount St. Mary's Mar. 15 Peter Kelich, Bryant Mar. 15 Damian Csakai, Wagner Mar. 22 Nick Meyers, Monmouth Mar. 8 Troy Scribner, Sacred Heart Mar. 8 Tommy Meade, Central Conn. St. Mar. 15 Kyle Breese, Monmouth Mar. 1 Justin Topa, Long Island Mar. 1 Vin Avella, Wagner Mar. 8 Mike Matta, Mount St. Mary's Mar. 1 Matt Watson, Wagner NEC Statistical Leaders (through games of May 23rd) BATTING AVERAGE SLUGGING PERCENTAGE EARNED RUN AVERAGE 1. ALLAIRE, Sean - CCSU .456 1. ALLAIRE, Sean - CCSU .804 1. ALMEIDA, Brent - BU 1.94 2. EPPS, Pat - CCSU .413 2. EPPS, Pat - CCSU .776 2. WORTHINGTON, Kent - MSM 2.95 3. GRIFFITH, Robert - SHU .408 3. WELLS. Mitch - CCSU .631 3. MEYERS, Nick - MU 3.42 4. TRI, Richie - CCSU .404 4. TRI, Richie - CCSU .627 4. POLVANI, Eric - BU 3.43 5. CAMPBELL, Nick - BU .391 5. MEADE, Tommy - CCSU .626 5. BALBACH, Jared - SHU 3.62

RUNS BATTED IN ON-BASE PERCENTAGE STRIKEOUTS 1. ALLAIRE, Sean - CCSU 70 1. ALLAIRE, Sean - CCSU .515 1. POLVANI, Eric - BU 89 2. EPPS, Pat - CCSU 66 2. EPPS, Pat - CCSU .496 2. ZACCHERIO, Chris - SHU 78 3. AVELLA, Vin - WC 56 4. HEPPNER, Jeff - SHU 55 3. WELLS. Mitch - CCSU .462 3. WORTHINGTON, Kent - MSM 72 5. MEADE, Tommy - CCSU 51 4. GRIFFITH, Robert - SHU .457 4. CEDEL, Kenny - LIU 70 5. MARTINO, Joe - FDU .455 5. 2 tied with 66 strikeout(s) RUNS SCORED 1. DROWNE, Mike - SHU 61 HOME RUNS OPPONENT BATTING AVERAGE 2. EPPS, Pat - CCSU 60 1. EPPS, Pat - CCSU 17 1. ALMEIDA, Brent - BU .223 3. ALLAIRE, Sean - CCSU 59 2. AVELLA, Vin - WC 15 2. WORTHINGTON, Kent - MSM .223 4. TEDESCO, Steve - SHU 54 3. HEPPNER, Jeff - SHU 13 3. POLVANI, Eric - BU .239 5. 2 tied with 52 run(s) scored 4. ALLAIRE, Sean - CCSU 13 4. MEYERS, Nick - MU .251 5. 2 tied with 9 home run(s) 5. SCRIBNER, Troy - SHU .264 #1 Sacred Heart Pioneers (29-25, 20-12 NEC)

# Name Yr Pos B/T Ht/Wt Hometown/High School 1 Greg DePalma JR C R/R 5-9/150 Wantagh, NY/MacArthur 2 Mike Drowne SR LHP/OF R/L 5-10/175 South Hadley, MA/South Hadley 3 JJ Edwards SR IF R/R 6-1/185 Endwell, NY/Maine-Endwell 4 John Murphy FR IF L/R 5-11/175 Seymour, CT/Seymour 5 Carl Brooks JR RHP R/R 5-11/175 Chesapeake City, MD 6 Jeff Heppner SR C R/R 6-1/220 Aqubogue, NY/Riverhead 7 Chris Whittemore JR IF R/R 5-9/180 Lavellette, NJ/Union Catholic 8 MJ Schifano JR IF L/R 6-0/180 Monroe, NY/Monroe-Woodbury 9 Matt Fitton JR LHP/OF L/L 6-9/225 Lebanon, CT/Lyman Memorial 10 Steve Tedesco SR IF R/R 6-1/185 Mission Viejo, CA/Trabuco Hills 11 Rob Griffith SO 1B R/R 6-2/210 Lake Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem North 12 Hunter Phillips SO INF R/R 5-6/170 Monroe, CT/Masuk 14 Jonathan Servilla FR OF R/R 5-9/145 Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Ludlowe 15 Bobby Shepherd SO OF R/R 6-1/185 Groton, CT/Fitch 16 Steve Armato JR C R/R 5-9/185 Staten Island, NY/St. Jos. by the Sea 18 Rocco Gondek SO OF/C R/R 6-3/210 Glastonbury, CT/Glastonbury 19 Mick Oswald JR RHP R/R 6-7/220 Mineola, NY/Mineola 20 Mike Korevec JR RHP R/R 6-0/195 Greenwich, CT/Canterbury 21 John Hermanson FR RHP R/R 5-10/185 Milford, CT/Jonathan Law 22 Chris Zaccherio SR RHP R/R 6-1/190 Manhasset, NY/Manhasset 23 Mike Olszyk SO 1B/RHP L/R 6-6/220 Hamden, CT/Suffield Academy 24 Dave Boisture FR OF L/L 6-0/185 Highland Mills, NY/Blair Academy 25 Phil Riggio SR C L/R 6-1/190 Wappingers Falls, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes 26 Jared Balbach GR LHP L/L 6-2/200 Pine Bush, NY/Pine Bush 31 James Ineson SO RHP R/R 6-1/185 Milford, CT/Jonathan Law 33 Chris Dionisio SO RHP R/R 6-2/165 Smithtown, NY/St. Anthony's 34 Corey Corcoran SR LHP L/L 6-0/180 Norwich, CT/St. Bernard 35 Troy Scribner FR RHP R/R 6-1/165 Washington Depot, CT/Shepaug Valley Matt Hegarty FR RHP R/R 6-1/165 Barnstable, MA/Barnstable Kevin Magoon FR RHP R/R 6-2/170 Quincy, MA/Boston College Liam Rafferty FR RHP L/R 6-2/225 Westminster, MA/Oakmont Regional Anthony Sabene FR RHP R/R 6-4/185 Danbury, CT/Danbury

Head Coach: Nick Giaquinto Pitching Coach: Wayne Mazzoni Assistant Coach: Earl Mathewson Assistant Coach: Tyler Santos #2 Central Conn. St. Blue Devils (29-20, 18-14 NEC)

# Name Yr Pos B-T Ht/Wt Hometown/High School 1 Tyler Casserta FR OF R/R 6-0/185 Stratford, CT/Bunnell 2 Sean Allaire SR IF R/R 5-10/180 Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern 3 Anthony Scialdone SR IF L/R 6-1/195 West Hartford, CT/Hall 4 Brett Rosenblum SO OF R/R 6-0/180 Merrick, NY/Calhoun 5 Angelo Buscemi SO IF R/R 5-10/175 Marlboro, NY/Marlboro 6 Anthony Turgeon FR IF R/R 6-0/180 Mystic, CT/Fitch 7 Richie Tri SR OF L/R 6-2/200 Everett, WA/Barnstable 8 Mitch Wells SO IF L/R 5-10/190 East Haddam, CT/Xavier 11 Roy Natoli SO IF S/R 6-1/195 Rockville Centre, NY/South Side 12 Tony Peveraro SO C L/R 5-10/175 New Hyde Park, NY/Mohawk CC 13 Tyler Riordan SR RHP R/R 6-3/175 Haddam, CT/Avery Point 14 Sean Miller-Jones JR IF R/R 5-8/180 Centerville, MA/Barnstable 15 Harry Glynne SO RHP R/R 6-0/190 Hamden, CT/Vermont 16 Jack Greenhouse SO LHP L/L 5-10/180 Orange, CT/Amity Regional 17 Jason Foster SO LHP L/L 6-1/180 Shelton, CT/Shelton 18 Donny White SR LHP L/L 6-0/215 Wallingford, CT/Sheehan 20 Kyle Zarotney SR OF/1B R/R 6-7/205 Berlin, CT/Berlin 21 Tommy Meade SR RHP/1B R/R 6-4/215 Pearl River, NY/Pearl River 22 Nick Neumann FR RHP R/R 6-2/175 Middletown, CT/Middletown 24 Wes Poppe SR RHP/1B R/R 6-2/205 Sloatsburg, NY/Rockland CC 25 Todd Savatsky SO RHP R/R 6-2/200 Stamford, CT/Stamford 26 Andy Lalli FR C R/R 6-2/225 Lakeville, MA/Coyle and Cassidy 28 Donny Crook FR RHP R/R 5-10/190 Meriden, CT/Platt 29 Mike Riemer FR OF R/R 6-3/190 Ellington, CT/Fairfield 30 Dave Krasnowiecki JR LHP L/L 6-2/185 Cranston, RI/CCRI 32 Pat Epps JR IF R/R 6-3/225 Waterford, CT/Waterford 34 Dan Markoya SR RHP R/R 6-4/205 Carbondale, CO/Otero JC 36 Derek Drag FR RHP R/R 6-4/265 New City, NY/Rockland 37 Danny Hickey SO C R/R 5-8/195 Cromwell, CT/Xavier 39 Chris Renzoni FR LHP L/L 6-0/220 Oxford, CT/Seymour 40 Normand Gosselin JR RHP L/R 6-2/200 L'Acienne-Lorette, Quebec/Monroe College 42 Nate Sturgis SO RHP R/R 6-3/190 Gorham, ME/Gorham

Head Coach: Charlie Hickey Assistant Coach: Pat Hall Assistant Coach: Jim Ziogas Assistant Coach: Paul LaBella #3 Wagner Seahawks (25-29, 20-12 NEC)

# Name Yr Pos B-T Ht/Wt Hometown/High School 1 Tommy Higgins SO IF R/R 5-9/175 Port Monmouth, NJ/Red Bank Catholic 2 Brian Martutartus JR IF R/R 5-10/160 Carlsbad, CA/La Costa Canyon 3 Jared Gruccio JR IF/OF R/R 5-8/160 Landisville, NJ/Buena Regional 4 Jack Rice JR LHP/1B R/L 6-1/215 Middlesex, NJ/Immaculata 5 Damian Csakai SR OF R/R 5-9/160 Freehold Township, NJ/Freehold Township 6 Kevin McDonnell JR OF R/R 6-1/200 Bristol, CT/Avon Old Farms 7 Gaby Ramirez FR C R/R 5-10/190 San Juan, Puerto Rico/Perkiomen (PA) 8 Joe Jamison JR IF/OF R/R 6-1/180 West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell 9 Jon Lucas JR IF/RHP S/R 5-9/185 Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown 10 Ryan Van Spronsen SO RHP R/R 6-2/190 Brantford, Ontario/Assumption College 12 Seth Boyd JR IF/OF L/R 6-1/180 Perth Amboy, NJ/Perth Amboy 13 Vin Avella SR 1B R/R 6-0/205 Matawan, NJ/CBA 15 Michael Annunziata FR IF S/R 5-10/170 Manorville, NY/Eastport-South Manor 16 MJ Dugan JR C L/R 5-9/180 Mountainside, NJ/Governor Livingston 20 Hayden Hunter SO C R/R 6-1/210 Santa Monica, CA/Notre Dame 22 Matt Logan JR IF L/R 6-3/225 Wall, NJ/Wall 23 Joe Conforti SR OF L/R 6-1/185 Staten Island, NY/Farrell 24 Dale Hering JR RHP R/R 6-1/210 Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery (Rutgers) 25 Matt Watson SR RHP R/R 6-2/200 Howell, NJ/Howell 26 Brian Miller SR RHP R/R 6-1/190 Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills 28 David Rees JR LHP L/L 6-1/190 Staten Island, NY/Xavier 30 Andy Wells SR RHP R/R 6-2/210 Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's (Siena) 32 Nick Alfano FR OF R/R 6-0/190 Coral Springs, FL/North Broward Prep 36 Dakota Dvorak FR RHP R/R 6-5/195 Pompano Beach, FL/North Broward Prep 38 Christian Rautenstrauch FR RHP R/R 6-3/170 Charlotte, NC/Providence Day 45 AJ Pirozzi JR RHP R/R 6-2/210 Staten Island, NY/Farrell 46 Mark Holmes SO RHP R/R 6-6/225 Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan 47 Ian Karlsson JR RHP R/R 6-1/215 Brooklyn, NY/Xaverian Eddie Brown JR IF R/R 5-11/190 Edison, NJ/St. Joseph's Metuchen (Seton Hall)

Head Coach: Joe Litterio Assistant Coach: Jason Jurgens Pitching Coach: Bill Malloy Dir. of Baseball Ops: Ben Walter #4 Monmouth Hawks (22-25, 15-17 NEC)

# Name Yr Pos B-T Ht/Wt Hometown/High School 1 Steve Sanguiliano JR IF/P R/R 6-2/165 Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central 2 Ray Maggi FR OF R/R 5-9/165 South Salem, NY/John Jay 3 Nick Vallillo SR LHP R/L 5-10/180 Old Tappan, NJ/Northern Valley Regional 4 Josh Boyd SO OF L/L 6-1/165 Port Murray, NJ/West Morris Central 5 Anthony Lawrence JR SS L/R 5-11/175 Fairless Hills, PA/Pennsbury 6 Ryan Terry JR IF R/R 6-0/190 Levittown, PA/Harry S. Truman 8 Matt McEndy JR OF R/L 5-9/175 Malvern, PA/Malvern Prep 9 Andy McDonnell SR IF/P R/R 6-2/195 Newtown Square, PA/Archbishop Carroll 10 Mike Casale SR IF R/R 6-0/185 Toms River, NJ/Toms River North 12 Nick Meyers SR LHP L/L 6-2/185 East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick 14 Bobby Dombrowski SR C R/R 6-2/215 Denville, NJ/Seton Hall/Seton Hall Prep 15 Tom Augustyniak SO C R/R 5-11/190 Whitehouse Station, NJ/Immaculata 16 Dan Avella FR IF L/R 5-11/200 Matawan, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy 18 Stephen Prosapio SO RHP R/R 6-2/195 Nanuet, NY/Nanuet 19 Kevin Maroney FR IF/OF L/R 6-5/190 Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood 21 Owen Stewart SO IF R/R 6-0/190 Howell, NJ/St. Rose 22 Dan Smith FR LHP L/L 6-2/180 Marlton, NJ/Cherokee 24 Jamie Rosenkranz SO IF R/R 5-10/185 Oakhurst, NJ/Ocean Township 25 Kyle O'Neill SO IF/OF R/R 6-2/215 Tinton Falls, NJ/Pacific/Red Bank Catholic 26 Kyle Breese SR LHP S/L 5-10/185 Monmouth Junction, NJ/South Brunswick 27 Tim McEndy JR IF L/R 6-0/190 Malvern, PA/Cincinnati/Malvern Prep 28 Adam Krebs SO RHP R/R 5-10/165 Commack, NY/Commack 29 David Jacob SO OF R/R 6-2/195 Sussex, NJ/Vernon Township 30 Neil Harm FR RHP R/R 6-1/185 Hamilton, NJ/Steinert 32 Matt Frazier SR RHP R/R 6-5/210 Whippany, NJ/Whippany Park 33 Cal Costanzo JR C R/R 5-11/185 Edison, NJ/Edison 34 Joe Loiodice SO RHP R/R 6-0/175 Forest Hill, MD/John Carroll 35 John McDonald JR IF/P R/R 6-0/165 Langhorne, PA/Conwell Egan Catholic 36 Nick Pulsonetti JR OF R/R 6-1/210 Old Tappan, NJ/Northern Valley Regional-Old Tappan 37 Chris Perret SO LHP L/L 6-1/180 Morris Plains, NJ/Morris Catholic 38 Jonathan Shippee SO RHP R/R 5-11/175 Waterford, NJ/Shenendehowa 39 Nick McNamara JR LHP L/L 5-8/160 Branchburg, NJ/Somerville 41 Matt Goitz SO RHP R/R 6-0/170 Hawthorne, NJ/Hawthorne 42 Pat Light FR RHP R/R 6-6/200 Colts Neck, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy 43 Evan Grandizio FR C L/R 5-10/175 Bloomsburg, PA/Bloomsburg

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