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ALEC EISENBERG RYAN KARL DAVE JESCH BRENDAN MULLIGAN HOFSTRA 2016 BASEBALL GUIDE BRAD WITKOWSKI DAVID LEIDERMAN CHRIS HARDARDT STEVEN FOSTER HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Assistant Director of Athletic TABLE OF Founded: 1935 Communications: Brian Bohl Enrollment: 10,870 Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 CONTENTS Affiliation: NCAA Division I Director of Athletic Publications/Baseball Colonial Athletic Association Len Skoros Conference: Contact: Quick Facts 1 Pride (516) 463-4602 Nickname: Office Phone: Hofstra at a Glance 2 Colors: Gold, White and Blue Cell Phone: (516) 765-5584 Home Stadium (Capacity): University Field Email: [email protected] (600) Equipment Managers: Kathy Theiling, Coaching Staff BRAD WITKOWSKI Dave Walsh (Baseball), John Considine Head Coach John Russo 4 President: Stuart Rabinowitz Photographers: Zack Lane, Brian Ballweg, Assistant Coach John Habyan 6 Faculty Athletics Representative: Scott Chandler Assistant Coach Tyler Kavanaugh 7 Dr. Michael Barnes Assistant Coach Ron McKay 8 Vice President and Director of Athletics: Jimmy Prendergast/Rachel Peel- Jeffrey A. Hathaway BASEBALL INFORMATION MacAndrew 9 Deputy Director of Athletics: Dino Mattessich John Russo 2016 Roster 10 Head Coach: Senior Associate Director of Athletics: (West Alabama, 2000) 2016 Outlook 11 Cindy Lewis Overall Record/Years: 99-102/Four years Senior Associate Director of Athletics/ Record at School/Years: Same Facilities: Jay Artinian Player Profiles Assistant Coach: John Habyan Dave Jesch 14 Associate Director of Athletics/NCAA (SUNY Empire State College, 2007) Brendan Mulligan 15 Education and Compliance Services: Tyler Kavanaugh Ariel Pesante Assistant Coach: Chris Bonk 16 (Kenyon, 2006) Associate Director of Athletics/ Ron McKay Alec Eisenberg 17 Stephen Gorchov Volunteer Assistant Coach: Communications: (Queens, 1984) Bowie Matteson 18 Assistant Director of Athletics/Marketing Stephanie David David Leiderman 19 and Promotions: Chrissy Arnone Athletic Trainer: Chris Hardardt 20 Assistant Director of Athletics/ Baseball Office Phone: (516) 463-5065/3759 Kieran Ryan 21 Administration: Rachel August 19-29 Assistant Director of Athletics/Ticket 2015 Record: Brad Witkowski 22 6-18/8th Operations: Maria Corvino 2015 Conference Record/Finish: Matt Weissheier/Mat Annunziata 23 Assistant Director of Athletics/Student- Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 18/13 Patrick Bryant/Steven Foster 24 Athlete Services and Life Skills Position Starters Returning/Lost: 5/4 Adam Heidenfelder/Adam Seibert 25 12/5 Development: James Lally Pitchers Returning/Lost: Chris Weiss/Nick Bottari 26 14 Assistant Director of Athletics/NCAA Newcomers: Alex Cosenza/Max Dolente 27 Education and Compliance Services: Alyssa Morales 2016 Newcomers 28 Director of Ticket Sales: Chris Stellato Athletic Department Phone: Hofstra University President 34 (516) 463-6750 University Senior Administration 35 Hofstra Director of Athletics 36 Associate Director of Athletic Athletics Administration and Head Communications: Stephen Gorchov Coaches 38 Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 HOFSTRA BASEBALL Academic Support 40 Senior Sports Information Director: Sports Medicine/Athletic Training 41 Jim Sheehan ON THE WEB Long Island 42 Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 GoHofstra.com New York City 43 Baseball Facilities 44 2015 Statistics and Results 46 Top Returning Hitters: 2015 Colonial Athletic Association Name Pos. Cl. Avg.-HR-RBI-SB Review 48 Steven Foster OF So. .351-2-21-19, CAA All-Rookie The Colonial Athletic Association 51 Brad Witkowski IF Jr. .312-1-22-10 Hofstra in the Community 52 Chris Hardardt C Jr. .326-0-10-1 Pride in the Pros 53 David Leiderman 3B Jr. .277-1-29-6 Hofstra Record Book 54 Series Records 60 Top Returning Pitchers: Year-by-Year Records 61 Name Cl. IP W-L, SV, ERA, K Chris Weiss So. 17.2 0-0, 4, 3.57, 10 All-Time Results 62 Alec Eisenberg Sr. 54.0 5-4, 0, 5.83, 31 Media Services 75 Brendan Mulligan Sr. 30.2 1-2, 3, 4.40, 27 2016 BASEBALL • 1 HOFSTRA AT A GLANCE • Founded in 1935 DEGREES CAMPUS LIFE • Located in Hempstead, Long Island, 25 • 6 undergraduate degrees; 145 program • 35 residence halls housing about 3,500 miles east of NYC options students, 18 eateries, 6 theaters, and about • President: Stuart Rabinowitz, JD • 14 graduate degrees; approximately 160 200 student clubs of which there are about • Provost: Dr. Gail M. Simmons program options 30 local/national fraternities & sororities • Private, nonsectarian, coeducational • 3 first professional degrees • Hofstra has a vibrant campus with • 115 buildings on 240 acres • 16 dual degrees hundreds of social, academic and cultural • 22 academic and 25 total accreditations events per year • Member of Phi Beta Kappa • The Hofstra University Museum is • 100% program accessibility for persons accredited by the American Alliance of with disabilities Museums. The Museum, with a collection • Hofstra University has more than 128,000 of more than 5,000 works of art from the alumni world’s diverse cultures, offers 4-6 original Total Fall 2015 Enrollment: 10,870 • 6,883 Undergraduate • 2,951 Graduate • 733 Law • 353 Medicine COLLEGES & SCHOOLS • Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences • Honors College • Frank G. Zarb School of Business • Lawrence Herbert School of Communication • School of Education • School of Engineering and Applied Science • School of Health Professions and Human Services • Maurice A. Deane School of Law • Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Hofstra University • Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies • Hofstra University Continuing Education 2 • HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HOFSTRA AT A GLANCE exhibitions annually, and also oversees an extensive collection of outdoor sculptures featuring approximately 70 works of art. • The Hofstra libraries contain over 1 million volumes and provide 24/7 online access to more than 75,000 full-text journals and 150,000 electronic books. NATIONAL RECOGNITION Founded in 1935, Hofstra University is a nationally and internationally recognized institution that has been cited on the Best College lists of U.S. News & World Report, Princeton Review, Fiske, Washington Monthly, Forbes, LinkedIn and GraduatePrograms.com. Hofstra is also one of only two universities chosen to host consecutive U.S. Presidential Debates (2008 and 2012). UNIVERSITY DISTINCTIONS • Hofstra is in the top nine percent of colleges and universities nationwide for return on investment, based on starting and mid-career salaries for graduates with a bachelor’s degree, according to the Payscale.com 2015-16 College Education ROI Rankings. • Hofstra ranked second best school in the nation for media professionals based on alumni career outcomes (2014 LinkedIn Rankings) • Hofstra is one of the Top 50 most entrepreneurial universities in the nation (Forbes 2015 Most Entrepreneurial University list) • Hofstra named among “Great Colleges to • Princeton Review has recognized Hofstra 2014 edition) Work For” (Chronicle of Higher Education, for the 4th year in its “Guide to Green • President’s Higher Education & Community 2009-2016) Colleges”, which profiles colleges and Service Honor Roll (2008-2014) Diversity and inclusiveness has also earned • universities committed to sustainability Hofstra 4.5 out of 5 stars for fostering a inside and outside the classroom. (2011- LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender)- friendly campus environment. (LGBT- Friendly Campus Climate Index 2008-2014) • Hofstra was listed among Colleges of Distinction (2015-16 edition). CollegesofDistinction.com is an online resource that evaluates schools on the basis of four criteria: experiential learning, great teaching, vibrant communities, and successful outcomes. • Hofstra University is among only three schools in the New York metropolitan area with colleges of Law, Medicine, and Engineering. • Hofstra University was named to the 2016 Military Friendly School list by Victory Media, a data-driven survey that recognizes the top 20 percent of colleges and universities that are providing support and services to veterans, active military and their families. 2016 BASEBALL • 3 HEAD BASEBALL COACH JOHN RUSSO ohn Russo is in his eighth season on the Hofstra Baseball staff in 2016 and his Jfifth as head coach. He is the 14th head coach in program history and was tabbed to lead the Hofstra Baseball program on May 6, 2012, after serving as interim head coach since January 2012. In his four seasons at the helm of the Pride Russo ranks fourth all-time in coaching offensive categories, leading the nation in program, Russo has coached the team to a victories at Hofstra and is fifth in winning doubles (2.59) and stolen bases (2.80) per 99-102 record and has seen five players signed percentage entering the 2016 season. game while finishing second in batting (.334) by Major League Baseball teams, including and total steals (157). Poma led the nation two that were drafted. Senior Danny Poma In 2015 the Pride set a new team record in doubles (32) and ranked second in batting was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks for fielding percentage at .970, leading the (.430) and runs (78). Poma, who was the CAA organization in the 10th-round of the 2012 Colonial Athletic Association for the first time Player of the Year, would earn several All- MLB Draft, while junior Bryan Verbitsky in program history. Freshman Steven Foster America accolades for his play in 2012, and was a third round selection of the San Diego earned a spot on the CAA All-Rookie team joined Jared Hammer and Ford on the All-East Padres