2008 Team Guide Baseball Season Preview After a fourth-place national Regional and SUNYAC Player of the finish in 2007, the Cortland baseball Year in 2007. He was also selected team has been tabbed as the top to the ABCA/Rawlings National team in Division III in the 2008 and New York Region Gold Glove D3baseball.com preseason poll. But, Teams. Zaccardo batted .397 with a despite the preseason recognition, team-high nine homers and 40 RBI the staff and the players won’t be in 43 games. Sophomore Andersen satisfied until they achieve their goal Gardner, who led Cortland with a of reaching the Division III World .440 batting average, was named the Series for the ninth time in the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year and program’s history. earned second team all-region and first team All-ECAC and All-SUNYAC As always, ninth-year head honors. Freshmen Nick Faust, Justin coach Joe Brown primes the Red Fredenburg and Mike Gimblette Dragons for the postseason with round out the catching position. a challenging schedule. In 2008, Cortland has 10 games lined up The Red Dragons return 3-of-4 against six teams that participated starting infielders in 2008. Shortstop in the NCAA playoffs last season, as Matt Vitalone was a first team all- Senior pitcher Nick Serio led the well as a 14 games in the SUNYAC region, All-ECAC and All-SUNYAC Senior catcher Mike Zaccardo team with 17 relief appearances conference, arguably one of the top selection and was named to the has 14 career home runs in two last season. conferences in New York State. ABCA/Rawlings New York Region seasons. Gold Glove Team. Junior left-hander George Jweid earned first team He batted .391 with seven homers and 38 RBI. Senior all-region honors last season after posting a 7-1 record second baseman Joey Russo, who earned second with two saves and a 2.85 ERA in 14 appearances, team All-SUNYAC honors in 2007, led the team in including 10 starts. Senior Ryan Hooper was one games played with 47 and batted .306 with 27 RBI. of Brown’s top relief men in 2007, going 2-0 with a Sophomore third baseman Steve Nickel finished team-best four saves and a 2.78 ERA in 15 appearances. second on the team with 21 stolen bases and batted Senior Nick Serio led the team with 17 appearances .316 in 46 games. last season, posting a 3-1 record with three saves and a 1.47 ERA. Also returning are DeVito, who will see time at first base, senior first baseman John Giametta, senior Senior Nick Baker pitched in 16 games and went middle infielder Josh Hicks and junior third baseman 1-1, while senior Nick DeVito, who also wields a big P.J. Merriweather. DeVito batted .309 with 22 RBI and bat, posted a 1-0 record with one save and a 0.79 ERA tied for the team lead with three triples. Giametta in 10 relief appearances. Sophomore Matt Tone struck batted .300 with three home runs and 20 RBI. Hicks hit out 57 batters in 41.1 innings as a freshman and went .346 in limited plate appearances, while Merriweather 5-1 with a 3.05 ERA. Junior David Limbach pitched well batted .346 with four homers and 27 RBI. down the stretch in 2007, not allowing a run in 16.1 innings over 10 appearances. Other returning pitchers Newcomers to the infield include sophomore are junior Brendan Rowlands and sophomores Kenny Nick Palmiero, and freshmen Rob Throo, Alex Coffey Sherwood and A.J. Senior pitcher Justin Mattes and Mike Salvatore. Carney. returns in 2008 after missing all of last season. Three outfielders Two seniors return in 2008. Senior making their return after missing all Anthony Coromato earned second of 2007 are Justin Mattes and Chris team All-SUNYAC honors last Bilyk. Mattes earned four saves in season after batting .377 with 25 RBI. 2006 and fanned 44 batters in 27 Junior Ryan Benson saw action in 30 innings, while Bilyk was a second games, mainly as a pinch runner, and team All-SUNYAC selection after junior John Zilnicki batted .273 with posting a 5-3 record with a 3.02 ERA. six RBI in limited plate appearances. Newcomers looking to earn innings are juniors Nicolas Blanco and J.J. Five newcomers join the roster Potrikus, sophomore Kurt Heaton as outfielders this season – juniors and freshmen Mike Assmann, Dan Mike Avery, Adam Dimino and Khyle Inserillo, Andy King, Michael Mahay, Dimino and freshmen Matt Papillo Matthew Martin and Travis Ratliff. and Jason Simone.

Senior Mike Zaccardo heads the list of Cortland backstops. Zaccardo Junior pitcher George Jweid earned third team All-America Senior outfielder Anthony has the highest career winning honors and was named the ECAC Coromato tied for the team lead percentage (.938). Upstate New York, New York in triples last season. CORTLAND Coaching Staff Joe Brown Nick McPartland - Assistant Coach Head Coach Nick McPartland enters his first season on the Cortland coaching staff in 2008 after a four-year career with the Red Joe Brown has led Cortland to a combined Dragons. He posted a career 4-3 record with 10 saves, 100 strike- 289-83-1 record, eight NCAA Division III tournament outs and a 3.31 ERA in 64 appearances. He’s currently second in appearances, four World Series showings and seven appearances and 25th in . State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) titles in his first eight seasons as the Red McPartland led the Red Dragons in games pitched in each Dragons’ head coach. of his last three seasons. As a junior, he allowed just one earned run in 26.1 innings and led the team with six saves. He earned two saves in both the NCAA Division III In 2007, Brown guided Cortland to a 42-7 record, Regional and the NCAA Division III World Series. a fourth-place national finish and its third straight SUNYAC crown. His 2005 squad enjoyed the best McPartland graduated from Cortland with a bachelor’s degree in physical educa- season in school history with a 43-9-1 record and a national second-place finish. His 2000 tion and is pursuing a master’s degree in health education. A 2002 graduate of Beacon and 2001 squads also won NCAA New York Regional titles and tied for fifth nationally High School, McPartland was a four-year starter in baseball, earning all-state honors as each year. His 2003 and 2006 teams each tied for ninth nationally and his 2002 and 2004 a senior, and competed in football and basketball. teams both tied for 17th.

In 2000, he had the best season of any Cortland first-year head baseball coach, Steve Newman - Volunteer Assistant leading the Red Dragons to a 36-9 record, an NCAA Division III New York Region title and a tie for fifth place at the World Series. In 2001, his squad finished 34-11, winning a Steve Newman enters his first season on the Cortland regional title and once again tying for fifth nationally at the World Series. In 2002, Cort- coaching staff in 2008. Prior to Cortland, Newman was an land finished the season 31-11 and participated in the NCAA Division III regionals. assistant varsity baseball coach at Rush-Henrietta Senior High during the 2006-07 seasons. The Rochester, N.Y., native played In 2003, the Red Dragons were 35-11, advanced to the championship game of the for the Red Dragons from 2004-05 and finished with a career NCAA regionals and finished tied for ninth nationally. In 2004, the Red Dragons finished .379 batting average, 16 doubles, six triples, four homers, 72 RBI 29-16 and earned one of three national “Pool C” at-large tournament berths. In 2006, and 19 stolen bases in 90 games. Cortland posted a 39-9 record, won the SUNYAC championship and advanced to the NCAA regional finals. As a senior, Newman batted .371 with three homers and 41 RBI and earned third team All-America and first team all-region, All-ECAC and All-SUNYAC honors. He set Brown was named the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) New York the school single-season assist record with 146 and compiled a 24-game hitting streak, Region “Coach of the Year” in 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2007 and was the SUNYAC “Coach which stands as second-best in school history. His junior season, Newman led the Red of the Year” in 2004, 2005 and 2007. Thirteen of his players have been chosen as All- Dragons with a .390 batting average. He was a second team All-SUNYAC selection and Americans, including three who were selected in the draft. In all, was named to the NCAA Division III Regional All-Tournament Team. seven of Brown’s players have advanced to play professionally, including two selections in the 2006 draft and one in 2007. A 2001 graduate of Rush-Henrietta, Newman played two seasons at Monroe Community College, where he received second team all-region honors. The 2005 Prior to his promotion to head coach, Brown was the top assistant coach and Cortland graduate is currently an adapted physical education teacher for DeRuyter pitching coach for Cortland teams that made seven straight NCAA Division III tourna- Central Schools and is pursuing a master’s degree in adapted physical education at the ment appearances from 1993 to 1999 and four World Series showings between 1995 and College. 1999. He also assisted with team recruiting duties. His Cortland hurlers were ranked in the top 25 nationally in team for five of six seasons between 1994- Andy Brown - Assistant Coach 99. During that time, four Cortland pitchers earned All-America honors and two were drafted professionally. Andy Brown enters his first season as a full-time assistant coach after serving as a volunteer assistant for the Red Dragons Born in Clifton Springs, N.Y., and raised in Maine, Brown moved back to New York in 2007. The older brother of head coach Joe Brown, Brown was and graduated as a three-sport letterwinner from Canandaigua Academy in 1986. He was a three-sport letterwinner at Canandaigua Academy, graduat- inducted into the Canandaigua Academy Sports Hall of Fame in the fall of 2006. A 1990 ing in 1984. He played two years of junior college baseball and, graduate of Ithaca College, Brown earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education. while serving in the Army in Hawaii, was a player/coach for an He played four years of baseball for the Bombers and was a member of the school’s All-Army baseball entry in the 1990 Aloha State Games. 1988 NCAA Division III championship squad. Upon graduation from Ithaca, he served for one season as adjunct faculty instructor and assistant baseball coach at Finger Brown was a full-time assistant coach for the Community College of the Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, N.Y. He earned a Master of Science in Sport Lakes baseball team that finished fourth in the nation at the 1992 NJCAA World Series. Studies, concentrating in sports psychology, from Miami (Ohio) University in 1992 while He was also an assistant coach for the inaugural season of the Newark Raptors of the serving as a graduate teaching assistant and assistant baseball coach for the Division I Northeast Collegiate Baseball League in the summer of 1998. Red Hawks. Mike Ondrako - Volunteer Assistant Craig Kerner - Volunteer Assistant Mike Ondrako enters his third season as a volunteer Craig Kerner enters his fifth season on Brown’s coaching assistant for the Cortland baseball program in 2008. Prior to staff in 2008. Kerner was a three-time All-America outfielder Cortland, Ondrako was the assistant varsity baseball coach for for the Red Dragons from 1998-2000 before being selected in Cortland High and has also coached modified and junior varsity the 13th round of the professional draft by the baseball programs in the Cortland school district. in June of 2000. He played three seasons in the Expos’ farm system. A captain for the Cortland City Fire Department, Ondrako resides in Cortland with his wife, Patty. They have two children, Al, who is currently a At Cortland, Kerner had a career batting average of .423 with 18 home runs, 135 junior on Le Moyne College’s baseball team, and Jenelle. RBI, 84 stolen bases and school records of 21 triples and 358 total bases. His 26-game hitting streak in 1998 is also a school record. Cortland Baseball A native of Whitesboro, N.Y., Kerner was a third team All-American as a freshman, SUNYAC Championships (26 total): first team selection as a sophomore and a second team honoree as a junior. He was also a three-time New York Region, ECAC Upstate New York and SUNYAC all-star. He 1959 1976 1992 1999 2006 was named the MVP of the NCAA Division III New York Regional in both his freshman 1960 2007 and junior seasons. 1977 1993 2000 1961 1979 1994 2001 Kerner earned his master’s degree in health education at Cortland and has served 1964 1981 1995 2002 as assistant coach for the Orleans Cardinals in the Cape Cod League. 1967 1983 1997 2003 1968 1991 1998 2005 r e d d r a g o n s Preseason Team Roster

No. Name...... Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 1 Nick Baker...... P R/R 6-0 175 Sr. Millerton/Webutuck 2 Nick Serio...... P R/R 6-0 190 Sr. Bedford Hills/Fox Lane 3 Steve Nickel...... 3B/SS R/R 5-8 180 So. Lake Ronkonkoma/Sachem North 4 Joey Russo...... 2B L/R 5-9 185 Sr. Inwood/Lawrence 5 Anthony Coromato...... OF L/R 5-9 180 Sr. Utica/Utica Notre Dame 6 Matt Vitalone...... SS R/R 6-1 180 Sr. Rome/Rome Free Academy 7 Mike Assmann...... P R/R 6-1 185 Fr. Auburn/Auburn 8 Mike Salvatore...... 1B/UT L/L 5-11 205 Fr. Patchogue/Patchogue-Medford 9 Nick Palmiero...... UT R/R 5-10 165 So. Rochester/Bishop Kearney 10 Justin Fredenburg...... C R/R 6-1 215 Fr. Saugerties/Saugerties 11 Adam Dimino...... OF R/R 6-3 190 Jr. Lima/Honeoye Falls-Lima 12 Khyle Dimino...... OF L/R 6-1 180 Jr. Lima/Brighton 13 Matt Papillo...... OF R/R 5-11 195 Fr. Bellmore/Mepham 14 Josh Hicks...... SS/2B R/R 5-9 175 Sr. Sherburne/Sherburne-Earlville 15 Jason Simone...... OF L/L 5-9 170 Fr. Utica/Thomas R. Proctor 16 Brendan Rowlands...... P R/R 6-1 215 Jr. Utica/Utica Notre Dame 17 Andersen Gardner...... C L/R 5-9 185 So. Fairport/Fairport 18 Mike Avery...... OF R/R 6-4 200 Jr. Cortland/Cortland 19 Travis Ratliff...... P L/L 6-3 170 Fr. Levittown/Division Avenue 20 Ryan Benson...... OF L/L 6-0 180 Jr. Selden/Centereach 21 John Zilnicki...... OF L/R 6-4 205 Jr. Riverhead/Riverhead 23 Nick Faust...... OF/C R/R 6-1 190 Fr. Massapequa/St. Anthony’s 24 J.J. Potrikus...... P R/R 6-4 205 Jr. North Syracuse/Cicero-North Syracuse 25 Justin Mattes...... P R/R 6-4 210 Sr. Queensbury/Queensbury 26 Ryan Hooper...... P L/R 6-2 195 Sr. Red Hook/Red Hook 27 John Giametta Jr...... 1B R/R 6-2 210 Sr. Marlboro/Marlboro 28 Nick DeVito...... P/IF R/R 6-6 260 Sr. Hingham, MA/Hingham 30 P.J. Merriweather...... 3B R/R 6-3 210 Jr. Mount Vernon/Mount Vernon 31 Matt Tone...... P L/L 6-1 210 So. Rochester/Irondequoit 32 Nicolas Blanco...... P R/R 6-1 185 Jr. Bronx/St. Raymond’s 33 Mike Zaccardo...... C L/R 6-0 215 Sr. Rochester/Irondequoit 34 Chris Bilyk...... P L/L 6-3 185 Sr. Ithaca/Ithaca 35 George Jweid...... P L/L 6-1 210 Jr. New Hartford/New Hartford 36 Kurt Heaton...... P L/L 6-3 195 So. Bellport/Bellport 37 Michael Mahay...... P L/L 5-9 175 Fr. Whitesboro/Whitesboro A.J. Carney...... P L/L 6-1 175 So. Penfield/Webster Christian Alex Coffey...... IF R/R 6-1 205 Fr. Hilton/Hilton Mike Gimblette...... UT R/R 6-2 190 Fr. Yorktown/Yorktown Dan Inserillo...... P L/L 6-0 165 Fr. Stanfordville/Pine Plains Andy King...... P R/R 5-10 175 Fr. Troy/Tamarac David Limbach...... P L/L 6-0 180 Jr. Ronkonkoma/Connetquot Matthew Martin...... P R/R 5-11 180 Fr. Hamilton/Hamilton Kenny Sherwood...... P R/R 6-0 180 So. Vestal/Vestal Rob Throo...... IF R/R 6-0 185 Fr. Islip Terrace/East Islip

Head Coach: Joe Brown (Ithaca ‘90), 9th Year (289-83-1) Assistant Coaches: Craig Kerner, Nick McPartland, Steve Newman, Andy Brown, Mike Ondrako Certified Athletic Trainer:Pat Donnelly Athletic Training Student: Mike Bennice Team Managers: Steve Ryan, Pete Sweeney Captains: John Giametta Jr., Ryan Hooper, Joey Russo, Mike Zaccardo 2007 Record: 42-7 (4th place, NCAA Division III Tournament; SUNYAC Champions)

RED DRAGON NEWCOMERS Front Row: (l. to r.) Matt Papillo, Jason Simone, Nick Palmiero, Matthew Martin. Middle Row: Dan Inserillo, Michael Mahay, Justin Fredenburg, Alex Coffey, Mike Salvatore, Andy King, Mike Assmann. Back Row: Mike Avery, Kurt Heaton, Nick Faust, Mike Gimblette, Nicolas Blanco, Khyle Dimino, Adam Dimino, Travis Ratliff, J.J. Potrikus. Not Pictured: Rob Throo.

CORTLAND Player Profiles RETURNERS Anthony Coromato Senior, Outfield Major: Health Education Utica, NY Nick Baker Senior, Pitcher 2007: Anthony earned second team All-SUNYAC Major: Kinesiology Millerton, NY honors and was named to the NCAA Div. III Regional 2007: Nick appeared in 16 games with one start... All-Tournament Team...Saw action in 42 games with 36 Posted a 1-1 record with a 4.35 ERA and 15 strikeouts in starts...Batted .377 with 34 runs, nine doubles, three 20.2 innings...Earned a win versus Trinity at the NCAA triples and 25 RBI...Stole 10-of-14 bases...Batted .417 Regional in three and two-thirds innings of relief... (10-for-24) with 10 runs and four RBI in five games at the Fanned a season-high three in one and two-thirds hitless NCAA Regional...Batted .462 (6-for-13) with two doubles in three SUNYAC innings in a win versus Rowan...Struck out two in two playoff games...Batted .400 with six RBI during an eight-game hitting streak... hitless innings in wins versus Utica and SUNYIT...Fanned two in one inning Went 4-for-7 with two triples, three runs and three RBI in a doubleheader versus Oneonta in the SUNYAC title game...2006: Appeared in 13 games with sweep versus Stevens Tech...Went 3-for-4 at Plattsburgh...Went 2-for-3 with one start...Posted a 1-0 record with one save, a 6.14 ERA and eight strikeouts two doubles, two runs and an RBI in a win versus Carthage at the Div. III in 14.2 innings...Earned the win versus St. John Fisher in one and two-thirds World Series...Prior to Cortland: Attended SUNY Oswego, where he was innings of relief...Earned the save versus Wheaton...Struck out three in two a member of the baseball team...Earned second team all-region and first and two-thirds innings at Keystone...Career: 2-1 record, one save, 5.09 ERA, team All-SUNYAC honors...Finished 14th nationally and led the conference in 23 strikeouts and 35.1 in 29 appearances...Prior to Cortland: batting...Finished fifth nationally in slugging percentage...High School: A 2004 Attended Columbia-Greene C.C., where he was a member of the baseball graduate of Utica Notre Dame...Three-year member of the baseball team... team...High School: Graduated from Webutuck in 2004...Three-year starter Named All-Mohawk Valley and All-CNY as a senior...Two-year member of in baseball...Two-time MVP and team captain...Dutchess County Player of the the football team...Played three seasons of hockey...Parents: Cynthia and Year and first team all-league as a senior...Second team all-league as a junior... Richard Coromato Brothers/Sisters: Bryan, Nicole...Nicole played basketball Team won division crown his senior season...Three-year starter in soccer... at Herkimer Community College and softball at Springfield. Two-time MVP and team captain...Third team all-league as a senior...Two- time honorable mention all-league in basketball...Parents: Diane and David Nick DeVito Senior, Pitcher/Infield Baker Brothers/Sisters: Michael, Sandy. Major: Sport Management Hingham, MA 2007: Nick was named to the NCAA Div. III Regional Ryan Benson Junior, Outfield All-Tournament Team...Played in 30 games with 21 Major: Sport Management Selden, NY starts...Also appeared in 10 games as a relief pitcher... 2007: Ryan played in 30 games with one start...Batted Batted .309 with 22 runs, two doubles, three triples, one .235 with two doubles, one RBI and eight runs...Stole homer and 22 RBI...Posted a 1-0 record with one save, 4-of-6 bases...Went 1-for-1 with a double and a run in a a 0.79 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 11.1 innings...Batted .476 win at Farmingdale...Collected an RBI and a run in a win (10-for-21) with one triple, nine runs and five RBI at the NCAA Regional...Also versus Ithaca in the title game of the NCAA Regional earned a win in relief versus Ithaca, allowing one hit in two and two-thirds in his one start...Went 1-for-1 with a double in a win innings...Went 4-for-6 with a double, homer, three runs and four RBI in a win versus Bowdoin...2006: Saw action in 10 games off the bench, mainly as a versus Bowdoin...Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in a win versus pinch runner...Went 1-for-5 at the plate...Scored six runs...Stole 4-of-4 bases... Marietta at the Div. III World Series...Knocked in two runs in wins versus Collected a single in a win at New Paltz...Career: Batting .227 with 14 runs, Rowan and Susquehanna...Allowed just six hits and no runs in his final nine two doubles, one RBI and eight stolen bases in 40 games...High School: appearances on the mound...Prior to Cortland: Attended the University of A 2005 graduate of Centereach...Two-year starter on the baseball team... Connecticut, Indian River C.C. and Northeastern University...High School: A Earned all-county honors as a senior...Played in Suffolk Senior Game...Played 2003 graduate of Hingham...Four-year starter in baseball...League MVP as a one season of football...Parents: Veronica and Ray Benson...Father earned senior...Three-time league all-star...Named all-scholastic...Team won league All-America honors in the foil in 1981 as a member of Notre Dame’s fencing title his senior season...Three-year starter in basketball...Team captain...League team...Brothers/Sisters: Chris, Kyle. all-star as a senior...Other: A 42nd round draft pick of the in 2003...Parents: Barbara and Samuel DeVito...Father played golf at Wentworth Chris Bilyk Senior, Pitcher Institute...Brothers/Sisters: Sam, Kim, Kristin...Sam played baseball at Eckerd Major: Criminology Ithaca, NY College. 2007: Chris did not compete...2006: Earned second team All-SUNYAC honors...Pitched in 11 games with Andersen Gardner Sophomore, Catcher seven starts...Posted a 5-3 record, one shutout, a 3.02 Major: Undeclared Fairport, NY ERA and 41 strikeouts in 41.2 innings...Tossed a six-inning 2007: Andersen earned second team all-region honors, complete-game shutout versus Manhattanville...Allowed was a first team All-ECAC and All-SUNYAC selection and one hit, no runs with a season-best eight strikeouts in was named the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year...Saw action five and two-thirds innings in a win at New Paltz...Fanned seven in four and in 38 games with 29 starts...Led the team with a .440 a third innings at Virginia Wesleyan...Struck out six in three innings to earn batting average...Compiled 32 runs, 11 doubles, one triple, the win at Montclair St...Prior to Cortland: Attended Le Moyne, where he one home run and 33 RBI...Stole 14-of-18 bases...Struck was a member of the baseball team...Shut out Cornell in his first start...Also out just seven times in 125 at bats...Batted .565 (13-for-23) with four doubles attended Tompkins-Cortland Community College...High School: A 2003 and 11 RBI during an early-season seven-game hitting streak...Batted .636 (14- graduate of Ithaca...Three-year starter in baseball...Struck out 20 batters in a for-22) with four doubles, five runs and six RBI during a five-game stretch... seven-inning game to tie a state record...Other: Competed in baseball at the Went 6-for-6 in a doubleheader sweep of Fredonia, including going 5-for-5 2002 Empire State Games...Parents: Kas and Mark Bilyk...Father competed in with a homer, four runs and four RBI in game two...Went 3-for-5 in a win track and field at Penn State...Brothers/Sisters: Matthew. versus Ithaca...Had a pair of hits versus Emory at the Div. III World Series... Had an eight-game hitting streak during the season with 11 runs and six RBI... A.J. Carney Sophomore, Pitcher High School: Graduated from Fairport in 2006...Two-year starter in baseball... Major: Sport Management Penfield, NY Two-time first team all-county selection...Earned first team all-state honors 2007: A.J. missed the season due to injury...High School: as a senior...Player of the Year...Team was two-time Section Five champion Graduated from Webster Christian in 2006...Five-year and competed in state tournament...Two-year starter in football...Earned first starter in baseball...Holds single-season team all-county honors twice...Named Kicker of the Year...Parents: Becky record...Set state career strikeout record...Team won and Norm Gardner Brothers/Sisters: Bryan, Sam, Emily. Section Five title...Two-year starter in soccer...Four-year starter in basketball...Three-time MVP...Parents: Nora and Wayne Carney Brothers/Sisters: Amber, Alyson.

r e d d r a g o n s Player Profiles John Giametta Jr. Senior, First Base seven and two-thirds innings to earn the win over Wooster at the NCAA Major: Physical Education Marlboro, NY Division III College World Series...Also pitched versus Hampden-Sydney and 2007: John appeared in 31 games with 12 starts...Batted Chapman at the Series, both Cortland wins...Earned his first win with three .300 with 14 runs, four doubles, one triple, three homers innings of scoreless relief versus nationally ranked Marietta...Allowed no and 20 RBI...Recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage on runs and struck out five in three innings in back-to-back appearances against 150 chances...Belted a homer and drove in four runs in Ithaca and Rochester...Went 2-for-2 in a win versus Mt. St. Mary...Career: 10-1 a win versus New Paltz...Had a double and four RBI in record, five saves, 2.33 ERA, 110 strikeouts and 115.2 innings in 42 appearances... a win versus St. Joseph’s...Had a double, a triple, three High School: Graduated from Red Hook High in 2004...Three-year starter runs and three RBI in a win against Bowdoin...Homered in a win versus on baseball team...Two-time team captain...Named MHAL Pitcher of the Rowan and versus Keystone...Drove in two runs in wins versus Montclair St. Year as a senior...First team MHAL as a junior and honorable mention MHAL and Oswego...2006: Earned second team All-SUNYAC honors...Played in 28 as a sophomore...Three-year member of the basketball team...Team was games with 18 starts...Batted .282 with five doubles, a team-best five homers three-time league and two-time section champion and two-time regional and 19 RBI...Batted .429 with two homers, seven RBI, including a 3-for-5 game finalist...Other: Competed in 2003 Empire State Games...Grandfather, Ronald with a double, homer and four RBI in a win versus Oneonta, at the SUNYAC Lester, played baseball for the New York Giants...Parents: Kathy and George Championships...Had a double, grand slam and six RBI in a win at Oswego... Hooper Brothers/Sisters: Lindsey. Had two doubles in a win versus SUNYIT...Homered versus Stevens Tech and in a win at New Paltz...2005: Saw action in 21 games with two starts... George Jweid Junior, Pitcher Batted .303 with a double, two triples and eight RBI...Went 4-for-5 with a Major: Physical Education New Hartford, NY triple and five RBI in a win versus Mt. St. Mary...Drove in two runs in a win at 2007: George earned first team all-region honors and Hartwick...Tripled and scored in a win against Old Westbury...Career: Batting was named to the NCAA Div. III Regional All-Tournament .293 with 25 runs, 10 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 47 RBI in Team...Appeared in 14 games with 10 starts...Posted a 7-1 80 games...High School: A 2004 graduate of Marlboro Central...Four-year record with two saves, a 2.85 ERA and 60 strikeouts in member of the baseball team...Team captain and first team All-MHAL and 60 innings...Struck out a career-best 10 in four innings to all-state as a senior...Three-year member of the football team...Two-time earn a win versus SUNYIT...Allowed one hit and struck team captain...Honorable mention all-section as a junior and first team all- out eight in six and two-thirds innings in a win versus Manhattanville at section as a senior...Other: American Legion baseball team won state title in the NCAA Regional...Fanned seven and allowed one run in five and a third 2004...Parents: Donna and John Giametta...Father played football at Ithaca... innings in a win versus Rowan...Pitched six and one-third innings of two-hit Brothers/Sisters: Sarah, Catherine. shutout ball in a win at York...Earned saves in wins at Hampden-Sydney and versus Ithaca in the regular season...Picked up a win against Ithaca in Josh Hicks Senior, Shortstop/Second Base the title game of the NCAA Regional...Earned wins versus New Paltz and Major: Sport Management Sherburne, NY Centenary...2006: A third team all-region selection...Set the school record 2007: Josh played in 15 games with six starts...Batted .346 for most games won by a freshman...Pitched in 15 games with five starts... with nine runs, five RBI and four stolen bases in four Posted an 8-0 record with a team-best 1.34 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 47 attempts...Went 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI in innings...Struck out nine in six and a third innings in a win over Brockport a win versus Fredonia...Went 3-for-4 with two RBI in a at the SUNYAC Championships...Allowed three hits and two runs in five win against Oswego...Went 1-for-1 in a win versus Richard innings in a win versus Ithaca at the NCAA Division III Regional...Allowed Stockton and versus Keystone...Prior to Cortland: one unearned run and fanned nine in five and a third innings in a win at Attended Herkimer Community College and Bryant University...Member Susquehanna...Tossed five innings of two-hit shutout ball with five strikeouts of the Dean’s List and baseball team at Herkimer...Two-time team captain... in a win at Rochester...Career: 15-1 record, two saves, a 2.19 ERA, 115 strikeouts Earned first team all-region and all-conference honors...Received Pop Wasch and 107 innings pitched in 29 appearances...High School: Graduated from Award...Team competed at Junior College World Series...High School: A New Hartford in 2005...Three-year starter in baseball...First team all-state as a 2004 graduate of Sherburne-Earlville, where he was Varsity Club president... senior...Team won Section Three title and reached state Final Four his senior Three-year starter in baseball...Three-time first team all-league selection... season...Three-year starting goalie in hockey...Team MVP and All-Central New Team MVP as a senior...Team won league crown each year...Three-year starter York as a junior and senior...Parents: Karen and George Jweid. in basketball...Team MVP as a senior...Three-year starter in football...Senior all-star...Other: Mountain Atlantic Summer League all-star...Parents: Diane David Limbach Junior, Pitcher and Mike Hicks Brothers/Sisters: Jeremy, Jesi. Major: Business Economics Ronkonkoma, NY 2007: David appeared in 10 games with one start... Ryan Hooper Senior, Pitcher Posted a 1-0 record with one save, a 0.00 ERA and eight Major: Sport Management Red Hook, NY strikeouts in 16.1 innings...Pitched four shutout innings in 2007: Ryan appeared in 15 games with one start... a win versus Susquehanna...Tossed three shutout innings Posted a 2-0 record, a team-high four saves, a 2.78 ERA to earn a save versus Ithaca at the NCAA Regional... and 33 strikeouts in 32.1 innings...Earned a save with Fanned two batters in wins at Farmingdale and versus three and one-third hitless innings versus Carthage Fredonia...Prior to Cortland: Attended Briarcliffe College, where he was a at the Div. III World Series...Picked up a win with member of the Dean’s List and the baseball team...Team won USCAA title... two and two-thirds scoreless innings at Plattsburgh... High School: A 2005 graduate of Connetquot...Earned high honors...Three- Earned a win with three and one-third scoreless innings versus Brockport year member of the baseball team...Two-year member of the basketball in the SUNYAC playoffs...Struck out a season-high six batters in three and team...Parents: Marie and Paul Limbach Brothers/Sisters: Nicole. one-third innings at Brockport...Matched his season high with six strikeouts against Ithaca in the NCAA Regional...Earned saves versus William Paterson, Justin Mattes Senior, Pitcher SUNYIT and Oneonta...2006: Earned third team all-region and second team Major: Sport Management Queensbury, NY All-SUNYAC honors...Appeared in 13 games with nine starts...Posted a 6-1 2007: Justin missed the season due to injury...2006: record, one save, a 2.28 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 51.1 innings...Allowed four Pitched in 17 games with one start...Did not allow a hit hits in six shutout innings with six strikeouts in a win at Fredonia...Allowed in nine of his appearances...Posted a 1-1 record with four one run in five and a third innings in a win over Brockport in the title game saves, a 4.00 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 27 innings...Struck at the SUNYAC Championships...Fanned nine in seven innings and allowed out all six batters he faced to earn a save versus RIT... one run in a win versus W. New England...Pitched one-hit ball with seven Earned a save with four strikeouts in one and two-thirds strikeouts in four innings to earn the save versus Ithaca at the NCAA Division innings at Susquehanna...Struck out four and earned saves in wins versus III Regional...Allowed one run and struck out seven in five and a third innings Keystone and Old Westbury...Allowed one hit in three and two-thirds innings at Oswego...2005: Appeared in 14 games with two starts...Posted a 2-0 record to earn the win at Virginia Wesleyan...Pitched two and a third scoreless with a 1.97 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 32 innings...Also batted .444 with three innings versus E. Connecticut St. at the NCAA Division III Regional...2005: doubles and two RBI in 18 at bats...Allowed one run and struck out five in Made 14 relief appearances...Posted a 3-1 record, two saves, a 2.75 ERA and 20 CORTLAND Player Profiles strikeouts in 19.2 innings pitched...Earned a save in his first appearance, a win Joey Russo Senior, Second Base versus nationally ranked Marietta...Struck out all four batters he faced versus Major: Fitness Development Inwood, NY Alvernia...Earned wins over Messiah and SUNYIT during the regular season... 2007: Joey was a second team All-SUNYAC selection... Earned a win versus Rhode Island College at the NCAA Division III Regional... Played in 47 games with 43 starts...Batted .306 with 30 Career: 4-2 record, six saves, 3.47 ERA, 64 strikeouts and 46.2 innings in runs, five doubles and 27 RBI...Went 5-for-5 in stolen 31 appearances...Prior to Cortland: Attended Adirondack Community bases...Scored seven runs in three games at the SUNYAC College, where he was a member of the baseball team...Third in the league Tournament...Drove in three runs in season-opening win in strikeouts...High School: Graduated from Queensbury in 2003...Three- at Hampden-Sydney...Had two RBI in a win over Ithaca in year starter in baseball...Named first team all-league as a senior...Three-year the NCAA Regional title game...Went 3-for-4 in a win versus Manhattanville... member of the bowling team...Played one year of football at Port Byron Went 4-for-7 with three RBI in a doubleheader sweep versus SUNYIT...Had High...Parents: Dave and Robin Mattes Brothers/Sisters: Jordin, Peytin. two runs and two RBI in a win at Farmingdale...Went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs and an RBI in a win versus Manhattanville in the NCAA Regional...2006: P.J. Merriweather Junior, Third Base Saw action in 32 games with 14 starts...Batted .318 with 19 runs, three doubles, Major: Physical Education Mount Vernon, NY a triple, a homer and 10 RBI...Went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI in a win 2007: P.J. earned first team All-SUNYAC honors...Saw versus Wisconsin-Oshkosh...Went 2-for-4 with three runs in three games at action in 32 games with 19 starts...Batted .346 with 26 the NCAA Division III Regional...Homered versus Ohio Wesleyan and tripled runs, six doubles, four home runs and 27 RBI...Stole the next game in a win versus Messiah...2005: Played in 34 games with 10 7-of-8 bases...Raised his average from .267 to .370 during starts...Batted .311 with 13 runs, three doubles and 12 RBI...Went 3-for-3 in a seven-game hitting streak (9-for-16)...Went 2-for-2 with stolen bases...Went 4-for-6 with two RBI in a win versus Old Westbury...Had three runs and four RBI in a win versus Fredonia...Belted a pair of doubles at North Carolina Wesleyan...Went 2-for-4 with a double a homer and drove in three runs in a win versus Bowdoin...Had a double, and two RBI in a win at Mt. St. Mary...Career: Batting .310 with 62 runs, 11 home run and three RBI in a win against New Paltz...Scored three runs and doubles, a triple, a home run, 49 RBI and nine stolen bases in 113 games... knocked in three runs in a win at Farmingdale...Homered versus Keystone High School: Graduated from Lawrence High in 2004...Three-year starting and in a win over Oneonta...Drove in a pair of runs in a win at Plattsburgh... shortstop on baseball team...Earned all-conference honors as a junior and all- Prior to Cortland: Attended Virginia Wesleyan, where he was a member county honors as a senior...Other: Cousin, Gene Larkin, played baseball for of the baseball team...High School: A 2005 graduate of Mount Vernon... the ...Parents: Lee and Drew Russo Brothers/Sisters: Jenna. Three-year starter in baseball...Two-time all-league, all-section and MVP of league...Member of the basketball team...Other: Won a bronze medal at the Nick Serio Senior, Pitcher 2004 Empire State Games...Parents: Trina and Paul Weather, Natalie Stewart Major: Fitness Development Bedford Hills, NY Brothers/Sisters: Letisha, Jazmine, Javious, Janeé, Kycib, Kymika, Zionia. 2007: Nick led the pitching staff with 17 appearances... Posted a 3-1 record with three saves, a 1.47 ERA and 22 Steve Nickel Sophomore, Third Base/Shortstop strikeouts in 30.2 innings...Did not allow a run in 11 of his Major: Athletic Training Lake Ronkonkoma, NY outings...Tossed four and a third innings, allowing one 2007: Steve played in 46 games with 36 starts...Batted hit and no runs to earn the win versus Marietta at the .316 with 34 runs, four doubles and 21 RBI...Stole 21-of-26 Div. III World Series...Struck out four in two and a third bases...Ended the season with a seven-game hitting innings to earn the win versus Oneonta in the SUNYAC Tournament...Earned streak...Batted .435 (10-for-23) at the NCAA Regional... a save versus Trinity at the NCAA Regional...Fanned a season-high six in two Batted .353 (6-for-17) with four RBI in four games at and two-thirds hitless innings to earn the win versus Montclair St...Collected the Div. III World Series...Batted .556 (10-for-18) during saves versus Carthage and Susquehanna...2006: Appeared in three games in a six-game stretch...Went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in a win versus relief...Posted an 11.57 ERA with one strikeout in two and a third innings...Did Western New England...Went 4-for-6 with three RBI in a doubleheader split not allow a hit in two-thirds of an inning at Virginia Wesleyan...2005: Posted a at Plattsburgh...Went 3-for-4 in wins versus Manhattanville and Ithaca at the 3.38 ERA with three strikeouts in three appearances...Fanned three batters in NCAA Regionals...Had two hits and two RBI in a win over Carthage at the Div. one inning of work in a win versus Oswego...Career: 3-1 record, three saves, a III World Series...Scored three runs in wins versus Fredonia, St. Joseph’s and 2.27 ERA, 26 strikeouts and 35.2 innings in 23 appearances...Prior to Cortland: St. John Fisher at the NCAA Regional...High School: Graduated from Sachem Attended Sacred Heart...Member of the baseball team...High School: North in 2006...Two-year starter in baseball...Earned all-county, All-Long Graduated from Fox Lane High in 2003...Three-year starting pitcher on the Island and all-league honors as a senior...All-league selection as a junior... baseball team...Earned all-league and all-section honors...Team won section Played one season of volleyball...Parents: Clare and Steve Nickel Brothers/ crown and reached state final four...Other: Member of the Dean’s List at Sisters: Shawn. Cortland...Parents: Debra and Michael Serio Brothers/Sisters: Brandon.

Brendan Rowlands Junior, Pitcher Kenny Sherwood Sophomore, Pitcher Major: Sport Management Utica, NY Major: Sport Management Vestal, NY 2007: Brendan appeared in six games out of the 2007: Kenny appeared in two games...Retired all four bullpen...Posted an 0-1 record with 12 strikeouts in eight batters he faced...Pitched two-thirds of an inning in innings...Fanned a season-high five batters in two and wins versus SUNYIT and Susquehanna...High School: A two-thirds innings in a win versus Bowdoin...Struck 2006 graduate of Vestal, where he was a member of the out four in one and two-thirds innings in a win against National Honor Society...Three-year starter in baseball... SUNYIT...Fanned three in two hitless innings in a win Team reached state quarterfinals his senior season... versus Manhattanville...2006: Did not compete...2005: Appeared in two Three-year member of the football team...Parents: Barb and Ken Sherwood games...Posted a 4.15 ERA with six strikeouts in four and a third innings... Brothers/Sisters: Andy, Jesse. Struck out three in one and two-thirds innings versus Ithaca...Career: 0-1 record, an 8.03 ERA, 18 strikeouts and 12.1 innings in eight appearances...High Matt Tone Sophomore, Pitcher School: A 2004 graduate of Utica Notre Dame, where he was a member Major: Undeclared Rochester, NY of the National Honor Society and received a President’s Scholarship... 2007: Matt appeared in 11 games with eight starts... Four-year starter on baseball team...Three-time All-Tri-Valley, two-time Posted a 5-1 record with a 3.05 ERA and 57 strikeouts in all-state and first team All-Central New York as a senior...Four-year member 41.1 innings...Averaged 12.4 strikeouts per nine innings... of the basketball team...Three-time All-Tri-Valley selection...All-Mohawk Fanned a season-high 12 and allowed one hit in six and Valley, All-CNY and all-state as a senior...Four-year starter in soccer...Earned two-thirds innings in a win versus New Paltz...Struck All-Tri-Valley honors as a senior...Other: Uncles Fred and Richard Hooper are out eight in five innings versus Emory at the Div. III Cortland graduates and played soccer for the Red Dragons...Parents: Jane World Series...Recorded eight strikeouts in three and two-thirds innings in a and Keith Rowlands...Father played baseball and basketball at Hudson Valley win over Centenary...Struck out seven and allowed one hit in three innings Community College...Brothers/Sisters: Kevin, Cara. to earn the win versus St. Joseph’s...Fanned six in three shutout innings r e d d r a g o n s Player Profiles versus Richard Stockton in his career debut...Earned wins over Carthage John Zilnicki Junior, Outfield and Susquehanna...High School: Graduated from Irondequoit in 2006... Major: Physical Education Riverhead, NY Three-year starter in baseball...Earned first team all-county honors as a junior 2007: John saw action in 22 games with seven starts... and senior...All-state selection...Named Monroe County Player of the Year Batted .273 with 10 runs, one double and six RBI...2-for- as a senior...Two-year starter in basketball...Parents: Terri and Doug Tone 2 in stolen bases...Went 2-for-4 with a double, three Brothers/Sisters: Kristen, Meri. runs and an RBI in a win versus Fredonia...Knocked in two runs in a win at Farmingdale...Went 2-for-2 with Matt Vitalone Senior, Shortstop an RBI in a win versus New Paltz...2006: Played in 16 Major: Sport Management Rome, NY games with two starts...Batted .333 with three RBI...Collected a hit in his first 2007: Matt earned first team all-region, All-ECAC and three games...Career: Batting .294 with 11 runs, one double and nine RBI in All-SUNYAC honors...Named to the ABCA/Rawlings 38 games...High School: Graduated from Riverhead in 2005, where he was a New York Region Gold Glove Team and the NCAA Div. member of the honor roll and received the Suffolk Zone Award...Three- III Regional All-Tournament Team...Played in and started year starter in baseball...Team captain and all-league as a junior and senior... 45 games...Batted .391 with 35 runs, 14 doubles, one Team won league crown his junior year...Two-year member of the football triple, seven homers and 38 RBI...Stole 5-of-6 bases... team...Earned first team all-division honors...Played one season of soccer and Batted .458 (27-for-59) during a 16-game hitting streak...Batted .385 (10-for-26) basketball...Parents: Joanne and John Zilnicki Brothers/Sisters: Jackie. with three doubles and four RBI in six games at the NCAA Regional...Batted .444 with a double, home run and three RBI in the SUNYAC Tournament... NEWCOMERS Went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI and two homers in a win versus St. Joseph’s...Went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI and a homer in a win Mike Assmann Freshman, Pitcher against Rowan...Had three hits and three RBI in a win versus Fredonia...Drove Major: Kinesiology Auburn, NY in three runs with a homer in wins versus Centenary and Susquehanna...Went High School: Mike graduated from Auburn in 2007, where he was a member 4-for-4 in a win at Farmingdale...2006: Played in 33 games with 21 starts... of the high honor roll and received an academic scholarship...Two-year Batted .282 with 12 runs, 10 doubles, a triple, a homer and 17 RBI...Had a base starter on the baseball team...Earned first team all-league and third team All- hit and an RBI in his first plate appearance...Went 3-for-4 in a win versus Central New York honors as a senior...Tossed a no-hitter as a junior...Pitched a St. John Fisher...Had a double and three RBI in a win versus Western New one-hitter in the sectionals as a senior...Parents: Nancy and Steven Assmann. England...Had two doubles, two runs and two RBI in a win over Wheaton... Mike Avery Junior, Outfield Homered in a win versus RIT...Drove in two runs in a win against SUNYIT... Major: Kinesiology Cortland, NY Career: Batting .356 with 47 runs, 24 doubles, two triples, eight homers and Prior to Cortland: Mike attended SUNY Brockport, where he was a member 55 RBI in 78 games...Prior to Cortland: Attended Siena College...High School: of the Dean’s List...Played two seasons of baseball...Earned second team All- Graduated from Rome Free Academy in 2004...Two-year starter in baseball... SUNYAC and third team all-region honors and named to the ABCA/Rawlings First team All-CNY as a senior and second team All-CNY as a junior...Two- New York Region Gold Glove Team as a sophomore...High School: A 2005 time All-Mohawk Valley...Team won Section Three title and reached state graduate of Cortland...Member of the National Honor Society...Three-year final four his junior year...Two-year starter in hockey...Played three seasons of starter in baseball...First team all-league as a senior...Played one season of golf...Parents: Elaine and Carl Vitalone Brothers/Sisters: Mike. football...First team all-league...Two-year member of the basketball team... Other: Competed in the 2004 Empire State Games...Parents: Clare and Mike Zaccardo Senior, Catcher Gradin Avery Brothers/Sisters: Tom, Amy. Major: Sociology Rochester, NY 2007: Mike was a third team ABCA All-American and Nicolas Blanco Junior, Pitcher an honorable mention D3baseball.com All-American... Major: Criminology Bronx, NY Named the ECAC Upstate New York, the New York Prior to Cortland: Nicolas attended Fairleigh Dickinson University, where Regional and the SUNYAC Player of the Year...Selected he was a member of the Dean’s List...Member of the baseball team...High to the NCAA Div. III Regional All-Tournament Team... School: Graduated from St. Raymond’s in 2005...Member of the baseball Named to the ABCA/Rawlings National and New York team...Parents: Maira and Jose N. Blanco Brothers/Sisters: Joseph. Region Gold Glove Teams...Played in 43 games with 39 starts...Batted .397 Alex Coffey Freshman, Infield with 41 runs, 14 doubles, one triple, a team-high nine home runs and 40 RBI... Major: Physical Education Hilton, NY Stole 6-of-6 bases...Led the team with a .682 slugging percentage and a High School: Alex is a 2007 graduate of Hilton...Four-year starter in baseball... .469 on-base percentage...Had two nine-game hitting streaks, batting .483 Earned first team all-county honors as a junior and senior...Three-year starter (14-for-29) with two doubles, four homers and 13 RBI and .528 (19-for-36) in football...First team all-county selection as a junior and senior...Parents: with five doubles, one homer and 13 RBI, respectively...Batted .346 with four Michelle Brush and Thomas Coffey. runs, six RBI, two doubles and a homer at the NCAA Regional...Batted .500 with five RBI in the SUNYAC Tournament...Went 6-for-6, setting a school Adam Dimino Junior, Outfield record for hits in a game, with two homers, four runs and four RBI in a Major: Business Economics Lima, NY win versus Bowdoin...Belted three home runs and drove in seven runs in a Prior to Cortland: Adam attended Monroe and Finger Lakes Community win versus Fredonia...Went 5-for-6 with two doubles, a homer, three runs Colleges and Le Moyne College...Member of the Dean’s List and baseball and three RBI in a win at Plattsburgh...Went 4-for-5 with two doubles in a team at FLCC...Second team all-region in 2006...Conference Player of the win at York...2006: Played in 34 games with 24 starts...Batted .271 with 17 Year, team MVP and first team all-region in 2007...High School: A 2004 runs, two doubles, five homers and 26 RBI...Tied for the team lead in home graduate of Honeoye Falls-Lima...Two-year member of the baseball team... runs...Homered in a win versus E. Connecticut St. at the NCAA Division III Parents: Mary Reakes and Tom Dimino...Father was a shortstop in the Regional...Went 3-for-5 with four RBI in a win over SUNYIT...Went 3-for-3 Cincinnati Reds organization...Brothers/Sisters: Khyle, Jordan, Brian...Khyle is with a homer, two runs and three RBI in a win at Rochester...Hit a three-run also a member of Cortland’s baseball team. home run in a win at New Paltz...Knocked in three runs in a win at Montclair St...Career: Batting .352 with 58 runs, 16 doubles, one triple, 14 home runs Khyle Dimino Junior, Outfield Major: Political Science Lima, NY and 66 RBI in 77 games...Prior to Cortland: Attended Monroe Community Prior to Cortland: Khyle attended Monroe Community and Finger Lakes College...First team all-region catcher on the baseball team...High School: Community Colleges...Two-year starter in baseball at FLCC...Broke school A 2003 graduate of Irondequoit...Three-year starting catcher in baseball... record for stolen bases...Led Division III junior colleges in stolen bases...High Second team all-state and Monroe County Player of the Year as a senior... School: Graduated from Brighton in 2005...Two-year starter in baseball and Three-year starting quarterback in football...Other: Member of the Dean’s football...Parents: Mary Reakes and Tom Dimino...Father was a shortstop in List at Cortland...Parents: Janice and Thomas Zaccardo Brothers/Sisters: the Cincinnati Reds organization...Brothers/Sisters: Adam, Jordan, Brian... Thomas...Played baseball at the University of Rochester. Adam is also a member of Cortland’s baseball team.

CORTLAND Player Profiles Nick Faust Freshman, Outfield/Catcher Nick Palmiero Sophomore, Utility Major: Undeclared Massapequa, NY Major: Physical Education Rochester, NY High School: Nick graduated from St. Anthony’s in 2007, where he was a Prior to Cortland: Nick attended St. Bonaventure and Monroe Community member of the honor roll...Two-year starter in baseball...Two-year member College, where he was a member of the baseball teams...MCC team won of the football team as a wide receiver...Parents: Josephine and William Faust district title and went to junior college World Series...Earned first team all- Brothers/Sisters: Christian, Anthony. region honors...High School: Graduated from Bishop Kearney in 2005, where he was a member of the high honor roll and received the Bishop Hickey Justin Fredenburg Freshman, Catcher Scholarship...Four-year member of the baseball team, three as a starter...Two- Major: Physical Education Saugerties, NY time team captain...Team MVP and first team all-county as a senior...Team High School: Justin is a 2007 graduate of Saugerties...Five-year member of captain and quarterback on the football team...Parents: Karen and Richard the baseball team, four as a starter...Three-time first team all-conference and Palmiero Brothers/Sisters: Ricky, Brianna...Ricky played baseball at St. John all-league...Team won three straight league titles and a sectional crown...Four- Fisher and professionally in Italy. year starting quarterback in football...First team all-conference as a senior... Broke multiple school records...Two-year starter in basketball...Other: Won Matt Papillo Freshman, Outfield a silver medal in baseball at the Empire State Games...Parents: Yvonne and Major: Undeclared Bellmore, NY Phillip Fredenburg Brothers/Sisters: Jeremy. High School: Matt is a 2007 graduate of Mepham, where he was a member of the National Honor Society...Four-year member of the baseball team, Mike Gimblette Freshman, Utility three as a starter...Earned all-conference honors as a senior...Team won Major: Physical Education Yorktown, NY conference title his senior season...Three-year member of the wrestling High School: Mike graduated from Yorktown in 2007...Named Varsity team...Earned all-conference honors as a sophomore...Parents: Nancy and Athlete of the Year as a senior...Two-year starting catcher in baseball...Team Joseph Papillo...Father is a Cortland graduate and played baseball for the Red captain...Earned all-section honors...Three-year member of the soccer team... Dragons...Brothers/Sisters: Joe. All-league, team captain and leading scorer as a senior...Two-year member of the swim team...Earned all-division honors...Competed in sectional meet... J.J. Potrikus Junior, Pitcher Parents: Kim and John Gimblette Brothers/Sisters: John, Peter. Major: Childhood Education North Syracuse, NY Prior to Cortland: J.J. attended Siena College, where he was a member Kurt Heaton Sophomore, Pitcher of the baseball team...First career collegiate victory came in relief versus Major: Undeclared Bellport, NY nationally fourth-ranked Tennessee...High School: Graduated from Cicero- Prior to Cortland: Kurt attended Suffolk Community College, where he was North Syracuse in 2005...Member of the honor roll...Three-year starter in a member of the baseball team...High School: A 2004 graduate of Bellport... baseball...Named second team All-Central New York as a junior and third Three-year starter on the baseball team...Parents: Laura and Neal Heaton... team all-league as a senior...Other: Member of a band that has recorded Father pitched for the , and Montreal two albums...Competed in the Empire State Games...Parents: Sue and Leo Expos, among others, from 1982-1993...Brothers/Sisters: Neal, Garrett...Neal Potrikus Brothers/Sisters: Alaina. is a Cortland graduate and played football and baseball for the Red Dragons. Travis Ratliff Freshman, Pitcher Dan Inserillo Freshman, Pitcher Major: Physical Education Levittown, NY Major: Sport Management Stanfordville, NY Prior to Cortland: Travis attended Old Westbury in the fall of 2007...High High School: Dan graduated from Pine Plains in 2007, where he was a School: A 2007 graduate of Division Avenue...Three-year starter in baseball... member of the National Honor Society, the honor roll and received the Second team preseason All-American his senior year...Diamond Award President’s Award...Three-sport all-academic team member...Five-year nominee as best pitcher in Nassau County his junior season...Parents: Mary member of the baseball team, four as a starter...Four-time all-county Healy and Russ Ratliff Brothers/Sisters: Scott, Jayme selection...Three-time team MVP...Poughkeepsie Journal first team all-star as a senior...Named Rookie, Player and Pitcher of the Year...Five-year starter in Mike Salvatore Freshman, First Base/Utility soccer...Most Improved...Two-year starter in basketball...Most Dedicated... Major: Undeclared Patchogue, NY Other: Won a silver medal at the Empire State Games...Parents: Katherine High School: Mike graduated from Patchogue-Medford in 2007...Three-year and Robert Inserillo Brothers/Sisters: Jacqueline, Cassandra. starter in baseball...Earned all-county and all-league honors and named a Gold Glove first baseman as a senior...All-league selection as a junior...Two- Andy King Freshman, Pitcher year member of the football team...Other: Won a gold medal in baseball at Major: Business Economics Troy, NY the 2006 Empire State Games...Parents: Jayne and Mike Salvatore Brothers/ High School: Andy is a 2007 graduate of Tamarac...Three-year starter in Sisters: Lauren. baseball...Team captain...Named first team all-section and second team all-league...Played one season of golf...Parents: Tricia and Edward King Jason Simone Freshman, Outfield Brothers/Sisters: Meagan. Major: Criminology Utica, NY High School: Jason is a 2007 graduate of Thomas R. Proctor...Three-year Michael Mahay Freshman, Pitcher starter in baseball at Notre Dame...Two-time All-Mohawk Valley selection... Major: Criminology Whitesboro, NY Named to the All-Central New York team...Third team all-state as a junior... High School: Michael graduated from Whitesboro in 2007...Three-year Team won state title his sophomore year and section title his junior year... starter on the baseball team...Team captain as a senior...Team won three Played one season of baseball at Proctor...Mohawk Valley, CNY and NYS consecutive league titles...Parents: Nancy and Tim Mahay Brothers/Sisters: Player of the Year...First team all-state...Received Mr. Baseball Award...Team Tim, Dan. won state title...Played two seasons of football and one season of basketball at Notre Dame...Parent: Dominick Simone. Matthew Martin Freshman, Pitcher Major: Physical Education Hamilton, NY Rob Throo Freshman, Infield High School: Matthew is a graduate of Hamilton Central, where he was a Major: Business Economics Islip Terrace, NY member of the honor roll, senior class treasurer and received the Rider/Blain Prior to Cortland: Rob attended James Madison University, where he was Halloran Scholarship and the Andrew Hotaling Award...Athlete of the Year... a member of the Honors Program...High School: Graduated from East Islip Three-year starter in baseball...Two-time second team all-state...Conference in 2006...Four-year starter in baseball...Earned all-county and All-Long Island Player of the Year as a junior...Three-time Center State All-Star...Mohawk honors as a senior...Team won two Suffolk County titles...Three-year member Valley All-Star and MVP...Three-year starter in football...Honorable mention of the basketball team...Parents: Joanne and Fred Throo Brothers/Sisters: all-state and section all-star as a senior...Two-time Center State All-Star... Kate, Julie. Defensive MVP as a senior...Two-year starter in basketball...Named all-state and led Section Three in made three-pointers as a senior...Four-year member of the golf team...Two-time conference all-star...Parents: Lucinda and Daniel Martin...Mother competed in swimming at Susquehanna and went to graduate school at Cortland...Brothers/Sisters: Samantha.

r e d d r a g o n s 2007 Statistics/Results Name...... GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB-SBA Andersen Gardner...... 38-29 .440 125 32 55 11 1 1 33 6 14-18 Mike Zaccardo...... 43-39 .397 151 41 60 14 1 9 40 21 6-6 Matt Vitalone...... 45-45 .391 169 35 66 14 1 7 38 17 5-6 Sean Caughey...... 34-23 .388 103 28 40 5 0 1 13 8 13-15 Anthony Coromato...... 42-36 .377 151 34 57 9 3 0 25 4 10-14 Dan Maycock...... 46-43 .368 171 44 63 16 2 7 65 14 12-17 P.J. Merriweather...... 32-19 .346 81 26 28 6 0 4 27 13 7-8 Steve Nickel...... 46-36 .316 152 34 48 4 0 0 21 16 21-26 Travis Robinson...... 46-41 .311 135 30 42 8 3 1 28 24 7-11 Nick DeVito...... 30-21 .309 94 22 29 2 3 1 22 2 1-2 Joey Russo...... 47-43 .306 144 30 44 5 0 0 27 14 5-5 John Giametta Jr...... 31-12 .300 60 14 18 4 1 3 20 10 2-3 Jim Basnight...... 40-38 .266 124 40 33 11 0 1 14 30 23-24 (50 or less AB) Josh Hicks...... 15-6 .346 26 9 9 0 0 0 5 3 4-4 Mike Zgorzelski...... 8-2 .308 13 4 4 1 0 1 1 2 0-0 John Zilnicki...... 22-7 .273 33 10 9 1 0 0 6 6 2-2 Ryan Benson...... 30-1 .235 17 8 4 2 0 0 1 3 4-6 Jon Rockfeld...... 1-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Dan Barcavage...... 2-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 TOTALS...... 49-49 .348 1749 441 609 113 15 36 386 193 136-167 Opponents...... 49-49 .224 1541 169 345 47 4 11 143 145 25-41

Name...... App.-GS ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB SO David Limbach...... 10-1 0.00 1-0 1 16.1 8 0 0 4 8 Jimmy Dougher...... 12-12 0.63 8-2 0 86.0 46 12 6 7 74 Nick Serio...... 17-0 1.47 3-1 3 30.2 17 8 5 9 22 Jason Hauck...... 13-0 1.74 1-0 0 20.2 19 7 4 9 27 Ryan Hooper...... 15-1 2.78 2-0 4 32.1 31 16 10 10 33 George Jweid...... 14-10 2.85 7-1 2 60.0 55 24 19 14 60 Matt Tone...... 11-8 3.05 5-1 0 41.1 33 20 14 26 57 Mike Zgorzelski...... 10-10 3.07 8-0 0 58.2 48 24 20 31 53 Nick Baker...... 16-1 4.35 1-1 0 20.2 17 15 10 6 15 Jon Rockfeld...... 11-6 9.49 5-0 0 24.2 45 29 26 12 19 (15 or less IP) Corey LaRoche...... 2-0 0.00 0-0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Kenny Sherwood...... 2-0 0.00 0-0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 Nick DeVito...... 10-0 0.79 1-0 1 11.1 8 1 1 3 10 TOTALS...... 49-49 2.73 42-7 11 422.2 345 169 128 145 393 Opponents...... 49-49 7.64 7-42 1 403.0 609 441 342 193 251

Opponent...... Result Opponent...... Result at Hampden-Sydney...... W 13-7 * at Plattsburgh...... L 7-8 (9) ! Richard Stockton...... W 9-4 at York (PA)...... W 14-0 # Rowan...... W 11-1 Susquehanna...... W 11-3 # Stevens Tech...... W 3-0 Susquehanna...... W 5-1 # Stevens Tech...... W 9-4 + Oneonta...... W 12-0 # Anderson...... W 10-4 + Brockport...... W 5-4 # Carthage...... W 6-2 + Oneonta...... W 11-4 # Bowdoin...... W 25-10 = Manhattanville...... W 13-1 # W. New England...... W 12-4 = Trinity...... L 1-2 (13) at SUNY Farmingdale...... W 16-5 = St. John Fisher...... W 17-3 % Manhattanville...... W 9-0 = Trinity...... W 10-6 $ Montclair St...... W 5-1 = Ithaca...... W 8-5 at William Paterson...... W 4-2 = Ithaca...... W 9-4 Utica...... W 13-1 ~ Kean...... L 1-4 (12) * at Brockport...... L 2-4 ~ Marietta...... W 9-3 * at Brockport...... L 2-9 ~ Carthage...... W 5-2 * Fredonia...... W 17-6 ~ Emory...... L 3-6 * Fredonia...... W 22-6 Ithaca...... W 9-4 FINAL RECORD: 42-7 * Oswego...... W 7-0 * Oswego...... W 9-3 * SUNYAC game (11-3) Centenary...... W 12-9 ! at Hampden-Sydney Keystone...... L 6-8 (13) # Port Charlotte, FL * ^ SUNYIT...... W 9-0 % at SUNY Farmingdale * ^ SUNYIT...... W 5-2 $ at William Paterson < St. Joseph’s (NY)...... W 9-0 ^ at Delutis Field, Rome, NY < St. Joseph’s (NY)...... W 8-1 < at Baseball Heaven Complex, Yaphank, NY * Oneonta...... W 2-1 + SUNYAC Tournament (at Cortland) * Oneonta...... W 5-3 = NCAA Div. III Regional (Auburn, NY) Senior Nick DeVito batted .476 with nine runs * New Paltz...... W 12-5 ~ NCAA Div. III World Series (Grand Chute, WI) and five RBI and picked up a win in relief at the * New Paltz...... W 4-0 * at Plattsburgh...... W 13-6 NCAA Division III Regional.

CORTLAND Postseason History 2001: 3-0 at New York Regional, NCAA Div. III Regionals Auburn, NY NCAA Div. III World Series (Regional Champions) 1981: 0-2 at Northeast Regional, Cortland 1, Rensselaer 0 1995: 0-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, Willimantic, CT Cortland 14, Ithaca 2 Salem, VA Eastern Connecticut St. 8, Cortland 5 Cortland 5, Ithaca 4 (Tied for Seventh in Nation) Ithaca 18, Cortland 3 Marietta 11, Cortland 10 2002: 2-2 at New York Regional, William Paterson 16, Cortland 10 1993: 1-2 at New York Regional, Colonie, NY Ithaca, NY Cortland 13, Stevens Tech 6 1997: 3-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, Cortland 3, Rensselaer 1 Cortland 19, Pitt-Bradford 8 Salem, VA Ithaca 11, Cortland 3 Rensselaer 12, Cortland 2 (Third in Nation) Rensselaer 5, Cortland 2 Ithaca 3, Cortland 2 Carthage 6, Cortland 4 Cortland 12, Bridgewater St. 5 1994: 1-2 at New York Regional, 2003: 4-2 at New York Regional, Cortland 4, N.C. Wesleyan 3 Colonie, NY Troy, NY Cortland 2, Southern Maine 1 Rensselaer 7, Cortland 5 Cortland 6, Messiah 1 Wooster 8, Cortland 1 Cortland 7, Hartwick 5 Cortland 9, Ithaca 4 Rensselaer 10, Cortland 2 Trinity 8, Cortland 7 1998: 3-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, Cortland 3, Messiah 2 Salem, VA 1995: 4-1 at New York Regional, Cortland 4, Trinity 3 (10 innings) (Third in Nation) Ithaca, NY Trinity 10, Cortland 2 Cortland 9, Anderson 3 (Regional Champions) Montclair St. 4, Cortland 2 Stony Brook 4, Cortland 1 2004: 1-2 at New York Regional, Cortland 5, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4 Cortland 5, Ithaca 3 Troy, NY Cortland 12, Eastern Connecticut St. 0 Cortland 5, Stony Brook 0 Brockport 9, Cortland 4 Montclair St. 5, Cortland 2 Cortland 6, Rensselaer 5 Cortland 11, Rensselaer 2 Cortland 12, Rensselaer 6 Ithaca 8, Cortland 5 1999: 1-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, Salem, VA 1996: 2-2 at New York Regional, 2005: 4-0 at New York Regional, (Tied for Fifth in Nation) Colonie, NY Auburn, NY Cal Lutheran 7, Cortland 2 Cortland 5, Oswego 3 (Regional Champions) Cortland 12, Brandeis 5 Rensselaer 7, Cortland 2 Cortland 9, R. Island College 8 (10 innings) William Paterson 8, Cortland 3 Cortland 7, Oswego 6 Cortland 4, Centenary 0 Rensselaer 10, Cortland 9 (11 innings) Cortland 9, Ithaca 8 2000: 1-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, Cortland 9, Ithaca 7 Grand Chute, WI 1997: 3-0 at New York Regional, (Tied for Fifth in Nation) Colonie, NY 2006: 2-2 at New York Regional, Cortland 5, Montclair St. 1 (Regional Champions) Auburn, NY St. Thomas 8, Cortland 3 Cortland 8, Old Westbury 5 Cortland 9, Eastern Connecticut St. 0 Chapman 5, Cortland 0 Cortland 6, Rensselaer 1 Cortland 8, Ithaca 3 Cortland 6, Rensselaer 5 Eastern Connecticut St. 9, Cortland 5 2001: 1-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, Eastern Connecticut St. 10, Cortland 7 Grand Chute, WI 1998: 3-0 at New York Regional, (Tied for Fifth in Nation) Colonie, NY 2007: 5-1 at New York Regional, Cortland 10, Southern Maine 5 (Regional Champions) Auburn, NY St. Thomas 17, Cortland 5 Cortland 12, Mt. St. Mary 0 (Regional Champions) Salisbury St. 6, Cortland 4 Cortland 9, Rensselaer 5 Cortland 13, Manhattanville 1 Cortland 4, Rensselaer 0 Trinity 2, Cortland 1 (13 innings) 2005: 4-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, Cortland 17, St. John Fisher 3 Grand Chute, WI 1999: 4-1 at New York Regional, Cortland 10, Trinity 6 (Second in Nation) Colonie, NY Cortland 8, Ithaca 5 Wooster 7, Cortland 6 (Regional Champions) Cortland 9, Ithaca 4 Cortland 9, Hampden-Sydney 6 Mt. St. Mary 6, Cortland 1 Cortland 15, Chapman 12 Cortland 6, Rensselaer 0 Cortland 5, Wartburg 0 Cortland 4, Mt. St. Mary 3 Cortland 4, Wooster 1 Cortland 8, Ithaca 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater 11, Cortland 4 Cortland 11, Ithaca 3 2007: 2-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, 2000: 4-0 at New York Regional, Grand Chute, WI Auburn, NY (Fourth in Nation) (Regional Champions) Kean 4, Cortland 1 (12 innings) Cortland 14, Gwynedd-Mercy 1 Cortland 9, Marietta 3 Cortland 7, Rensselaer 2 Cortland 5, Carthage 2 Cortland 6, Ithaca 0 Emory 6, Cortland 3 Cortland 6, Ithaca 1

r e d d r a g o n s School Single-Season Records Most Stolen Bases: Best ERA (min. 30 IP): INDIVIDUAL 35, Craig Kerner, 1999 0.60, Ken Mclenathan, 1965 (30 IP) 33, Mark Duncan, 1994 Most Total Bases: 29, Will Groff, 2006 Consecutive Game Hitting Streak: 132, Craig Kerner, 1998 27, Craig Kerner, 2000 26, Craig Kerner, 1998 116, Craig Kerner, 2000 27, Scott Seabury, 2000 24, Steve Newman, 2005 116, Mike LaPointe, 2000 24, Ben Albright, 2001-02 115, Scott Weston, 1998 Most Assists: 22, Will Groff, 2006 112, Andrew Mead, 2005 146, Steve Newman, 2005 22, Cory Haggerty, 2002 144, Cory Haggerty, 2002 Highest Batting Average 141, Larry Williams, 2000 Perfect Games: (min. 2 AB/game): 136, Cory Haggerty, 2003 Bob Reggio vs. Mansfield St., 1964 .495, Dave Shinherr, 1989 133, Mike LaPointe, 1999 .494, Alex Colondona, 1981 133, Larry Williams, 1999 No Hit, No Run Games: .485, Mark Duncan, 1994 133, Doug Premo, 1997 Joe Chibbaro vs. New Paltz, 1966 .479, Ed Redmond, 1981 Fred Bruntrager vs. New Paltz, 1968 .477, Rich Verderese, 1982 Most Games Won by a Pitcher: Fred Bruntrager vs. New Paltz, 1970 11, Mike Howell (11-1), 2001 Ray Gadd vs. Hartwick, 1981 Most Hits: 10, Phil Tyskewicz (10-1), 1994 Mike McNamara vs. Clarkson, 1981 80, Craig Kerner, 1998 9, Jimmy Dougher (9-1), 2006 John Whalen vs. Colgate, 1982 77, Will Groff, 2006 9, Matt Miller (9-1), 2005 Brian Cross vs. Binghamton, 1985 77, Craig Kerner, 2000 9, Scott Brown (9-1), 1999 Mike Jablonski vs. S.J. Fisher, 1990 72, Scott Weston, 1998 9, Brian Rose (9-1), 1994 Brian Rose vs. Oswego, 1993 72, Steve Newman, 2005 9, Mike Burnett (9-2), 2005 (SUNYAC Championships) Brian Dyring vs. Oneonta, 1996 Most Singles: Most Games Won, Freshman: Mike Dempsey vs. New Paltz, 1998 61, Will Groff, 2006 8, George Jweid (8-0), 2006 53, Steve Newman, 2005 7, Brian Dyring (7-1), 1994 No-Hit Games (runs allowed): 51, Craig Kerner, 1998 Bill Bartlett vs. Plattsburgh, 1975 51, Scott Weston, 1998 Best Winning Pct. (min. 7 dec.): Brian Rosenberger vs. Albany, 1986 50, Craig Kerner, 2000 1.000 (8-0), Mike Zgorzelski, 2007 Justin Mattes/Jimmy Dougher 50, Scott Seabury, 2000 1.000 (8-0), George Jweid, 2006 vs. Chris. Newport, 2006 1.000 (8-0), Mike Dempsey, 1998 Most Doubles: 1.000 (8-0), Bill Earl, 1991 19, Craig Kerner, 2000 TEAM 17, Pat D’Auria, 2005 Most Consecutive Decisions Won: 17, Dave Tidick, 1998 20, Mike Dempsey, 1997-99 Most Games Won: 43, 2005 16, Dan Maycock, 2007 Fewest Games Lost: 2, 1959, 1964 16, Mike LaPointe, 1999 Most Games Lost by a Pitcher: Best ERA: 1.60, 1975 7, Bill Bartlett, 1973 Best Batting Average: .382, 1998 Most Triples: Most Runs Scored: 491, 1998 10, Craig Kerner, 1999 Most Strikeouts by a Pitcher: Most Total Bases: 988, 1998 10, Ken Torrey, 1970 109, Mike Howell, 2001 Most Hits: 624, 2005 88, Brian Rose, 1994 Most Singles: 447, 2005 Most Home Runs: 86, Eric Kwasniewski, 1995 Most Doubles: 126, 1998 13, Alex Steele, 1997 78, Fred Bruntrager, 1970 Most Triples: 29, 1994 11, Steve Wanamaker, 2002 Most Home Runs: 66, 1998 11, Dave Tidick, 1998 Fewest Walks (min. 50 IP): Most RBIs: 442, 1998 11, Heath Falzarano, 1996 7, Jimmy Dougher (86 IP), 2007 Most Stolen Bases: 136, 2007 10, Mike LaPointe, 1998 Most Strikeouts (Pitching): 415, 2005 10, Scott Weston, 1998 Most Strikeouts (Game): Most Walks: 202, 2001 17, Allan Greenberg (vs. Le Moyne), 1967 Best Fielding Pct.: .971, 2007 Most RBI: 16, Eric Kwasniewski (vs. Hobart), 1995 Most Putouts: 1,372, 2005 65, Dan Maycock, 2007 16, Dan Revai (vs. Hartwick), 1977 Most Assists: 549, 2005, 2007 62, Dave Tidick, 1998 55, Andrew Mead, 2005 52, Jeff Flegler, 2003 52, Billy Bacon, 1998 FRONT COVER: Senior For more information on the SUNY Cortland pitcher Ryan Hooper has Most Runs Scored: baseball program, please contact: 68, Mike LaPointe, 1998 a 10-1 career record with 66, Mike LaPointe, 2000 Joe Brown, Head Baseball Coach five saves and a 2.33 ERA 62, Craig Kerner, 1998 SUNY Cortland, Park Center, P.O. Box 2000 in 42 appearances. BACK 59, Andrew Mead, 2005 Cortland, NY 13045 COVER: (left to right) 57, Brendan Chiavaro, 2001 (607) 753-4950 Seniors John Giametta Jr., Matt Vitalone and Joey [email protected] Russo. Web Site: http://www.cortlandreddragons.com CORTLAND Career Statistical Leaders (1958-2007) RUNS BATTED IN: GAMES PITCHED: OFFENSE 149, Scott Weston...... 1997-00 71, Chris Fuller...... 1996-99 140, Andrew Mead...... 2003-06 64, Nick McPartland...... 2003-06 HITS: 138, Heath Falzarano...... 1993-96 62, Andrew Bisagna...... 1993-95 235, Andrew Mead...... 2003-06 137, Pat D’Auria...... 2001-05 48, Jimmy Dougher...... 2004-07 224, Scott Weston...... 1997-00 135, Craig Kerner...... 1998-00 48, Matt Miller...... 2002-05 216, Craig Kerner...... 1998-00 134, Scott Seabury...... 1997-00 46, Jason Chyr...... 2003-06 212, Pat D’Auria...... 2001-05 121, Travis Robinson...... 2003-07 46, Rich Jarer...... 1997-99 194, Jim Basnight...... 2004-07 121, Dave Tidick...... 1995-98 45, Kyle Johnson...... 2000-03 188, Scott Seabury...... 1997-00 116, Alex Steele...... 1995-97 44, Ryan Ensel...... 2001-04 181, Mike LaPointe...... 1998-00 109, Mike LaPointe...... 1998-00 43, Phil Benante...... 1999-02 179, Larry Williams...... 1998-01 177, Doug Premo...... 1994-97 STOLEN BASES: SAVES: 176, Cory Haggerty...... 2000-03 86, Jim Basnight...... 2004-07 16, Chris Fuller...... 1996-99 172, Travis Robinson...... 2003-07 84, Craig Kerner...... 1998-00 12, Andrew Bisagna...... 1993-95 65, Cedrick Bucknor...... 1982-84 HOME RUNS: 59, Scott Weston...... 1997-00 STRIKEOUTS: 24, Alex Steele...... 1995-97 58, Will Groff...... 2004-06 242, Matt Miller...... 2002-05 23, Heath Falzarano...... 1993-96 57, Scott Seabury...... 1997-00 232, Dan Revai...... 1975-79 22, Scott Weston...... 1997-00 54, Mike LaPointe...... 1998-00 214, Fred Bruntrager...... 1968-70 20, Mike LaPointe...... 1998-00 53, Mike Urtz...... 1990-93 213, Jimmy Dougher...... 2004-07 19, Dave Tidick...... 1995-98 50, Andrew Mead...... 2003-06 207, Bill Bartlett...... 1972-75 18, Pat D’Auria...... 2001-05 47, Mark Duncan...... 1993-94 189, Mike Dempsey...... 1995, 97-99 18, Steve Wanamaker...... 2001-02 172, Mike Burnett...... 2003-05 18, Craig Kerner...... 1998-00 GAMES PLAYED: 169, Kyle Johnson...... 2000-03 17, Andrew Mead...... 2003-06 194, Pat D’Auria...... 2001-05 169, Phil Benante...... 1999-02 15, Jeff Flegler...... 2002-03 184, Andrew Mead...... 2003-06 156, Brian Rose...... 1993-94 15, Cory Haggerty...... 2000-03 174, Jim Basnight...... 2004-07 15, Billy Bacon...... 1996-98 174, Travis Robinson...... 2003-07 INNINGS PITCHED: 166, Scott Weston...... 1997-00 252.1, Jimmy Dougher...... 2004-07 TRIPLES: 165, Larry Williams...... 1998-01 250.3, Dan Revai...... 1975-79 21, Craig Kerner...... 1998-00 163, Cory Haggerty...... 2000-03 243.0, Matt Miller...... 2002-05 13, Andrew Mead...... 2003-06 155, Scott Seabury...... 1997-00 228.3, Mike Dempsey...... 1995, 97-99 11, Jim Basnight...... 2004-07 154, Doug Premo...... 1994-97 223.0, Kyle Johnson...... 2000-03 10, Ken Torrey...... 1969-71 146, Heath Falzarano...... 1993-96 214.7, Bill Bartlett...... 1972-75 9, Neal Heaton Jr...... 2002-04 207.0, Phil Benante...... 1999-02 9, Cory Haggerty...... 2000-03 TOTAL BASES: 201.3, Brian Dyring...... 1994-97 9, Mike LaPointe...... 1998-00 358, Craig Kerner...... 1998-00 189.7, Fred Bruntrager...... 1968-70 9, Scott Weston...... 1997-00 348, Andrew Mead...... 2003-06 189.3, Mike Burnett...... 2003-05 9, Mark Duncan...... 1993-94 342, Scott Weston...... 1997-00 9, Doug Moonan...... 1977-81 331, Pat D’Auria...... 2001-05 EARNED RUN AVERAGE (min. 40 IP): 9, Steve Strife...... 1993-95 295, Mike LaPointe...... 1998-00 1.17, Al Garod (69.3 IP)...... 1962-64 276, Heath Falzarano...... 1993-96 1.38, Randy Page (71.7 IP)...... 1973-76 DOUBLES: 275, Jim Basnight...... 2004-07 1.43, Jimmy Dougher (252.1 IP)...... 2004-07 55, Pat D’Auria...... 2001-05 266, Cory Haggerty...... 2000-03 1.51, Chris Brunelle (107.3 IP)...... 1976-78 46, Craig Kerner...... 1998-00 257, Scott Seabury...... 1997-00 1.56, Garth Tymeson (155.7 IP)...... 1973-74 41, Jim Basnight...... 2004-07 249, Dave Tidick...... 1995-98 1.58, Steve Remington (73.7 IP)...... 1968-70 38, Scott Seabury...... 1997-00 1.84, Fred Ciampi (83.3 IP)...... 1969-71 36, Travis Robinson...... 2003-07 1.85, Fred Bruntrager (189.7 IP)...... 1968-70 36, Andrew Mead...... 2003-06 1.89, Dan Hoey (95.3 IP)...... 1979-81 36, Mike LaPointe...... 1998-00 2.05, Ken Mclenathan (66.0 IP)...... 1964-66 35, Dave Tidick...... 1995-98 PITCHING 34, Scott Weston...... 1997-00 WINNING PERCENTAGE (min. 10 wins): 32, Mike Urtz...... 1990-93 WINS: .938 (15-1), George Jweid...... 2006-07 32, Brian LaLonde...... 1993-95 27, Matt Miller...... 2002-05 .933 (14-1), Tom Neubert...... 1994-96 24, Jimmy Dougher...... 2004-07 .933 (14-1), Anthony Sprague...... 1998-01 RUNS SCORED: 24, Mike Dempsey...... 1995, 97-99 .929 (13-1), Mike Zgorzelski...... 2006-07 190, Mike LaPointe...... 1998-00 23, Brian Dyring...... 1994-97 .929 (13-1), Bob Reggio...... 1962-64 167, Andrew Mead...... 2003-06 23, Kyle Johnson...... 2000-03 .917 (11-1), Mike Howell...... 2001 167, Craig Kerner...... 1998-00 22, Dan Revai...... 1975-79 .909 (10-1), Ryan Hooper...... 2005-07 157, Jim Basnight...... 2004-07 21, Mike Burnett...... 2003-05 .909 (10-1), Jason Chyr...... 2003-06 156, Pat D’Auria...... 2001-05 20, Phil Benante...... 1999-02 .889 (24-3), Mike Dempsey...... 1995, 97-99 154, Scott Weston...... 1997-00 19, Scott Brown...... 1997-99 .875 (14-2), Mike Tout...... 1988-91 149, Heath Falzarano...... 1993-96 19, Ray Gadd...... 1977-81 147, Cory Haggerty...... 2000-03 127, Mike Urtz...... 1990-93 126, Scott Seabury...... 1997-00 r e d d r a g o n s All-Americans AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION (ABCA) ALL-AMERICANS (Division III unless noted) 2007 2000 1995 Jimmy Dougher, P...... (first team) Mike LaPointe, 2B...... (first team) Brian LaLonde, 1B...... (third team) Dan Maycock, OF...... (second team) Craig Kerner, LF...... (second team) Eric Kwasniewski, P...... (third team) Mike Zaccardo, C...... (third team) 1999 1994 2006 Craig Kerner, LF...... (first team) Mark Duncan, SS...... (third team) Jimmy Dougher, P...... (second team) Scott Brown, P...... (second team) Will Groff, 2B...... (second team) 1981 1998 Alex Colondona, 1B...... (second team) 2005 Mike Dempsey, P...... (second team) Doug Moonan, LF...... (third team) Andrew Mead, RF...... (second team) Mike LaPointe, 2B...... (second team) Matt Miller, P...... (third team) Craig Kerner, LF...... (third team) 1970 Steve Newman, 2B...... (third team) Ken Torrey, CF...... (second team, Div. II) 1997 2001 Alex Steele, RF...... (second team) Mike Howell, P...... (first team) Scott Landers, P...... (third team) Phil Benante, P...... (third team) Travis Smith, 3B...... (third team)

COLLEGE DIVISION ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 2005 2000 1996 Mike Burnett, P...... (second team) Mike LaPointe, 2B...... (second team) Doug Premo, SS...... (third team)

2002 1997 Phil Benante, P...... (second team) Doug Premo, SS...... (first team) Cortland Players in Professional Baseball (since 1994) Name (Yrs at Cortland), Pos. Drafted by Year Round Mark Duncan (1993-94), SS Lethbridge Mounties (Indep.) 1994 Free agent signing Brian Rose (1993-94), P 1994 26th Eric Sparks (1995-96), P Montreal Expos 1996 30th Alex Steele (1995-97), OF Detroit Tigers 1997 16th Craig Kerner (1998-00), OF Montreal Expos 2000 13th Mike Howell (2001), P Detroit Tigers 2001 33rd Tim Belz (1999-02), C St. Louis Cardinals 2002 Free agent signing Cory Haggerty (2000-03), SS Chicago White Sox 2003 18th Will Groff (2004-06), 2B St. Louis Cardinals 2006 29th (currently active) Andrew Mead (2003-06), OF Chicago White Sox 2006 40th (currently active) Jimmy Dougher (2004-07), P Toronto Blue Jays 2007 24th (currently active) Dan Maycock (2006-07), OF Fargo-Moorhead Red Hawks (Indep.) 2007 Free agent signing (currently active)

Most Victories NCAA Division III (2000-07)

Rank School...... Record Pct. 1. Marietta (Ohio)...... 303-87-3 .775 2. St. Scholastica (Minn.)...... 296-70-2 .807 3. E. Connecticut St...... 294-99-1 .747 4. Wooster (Ohio)...... 293-76 .794 5. CORTLAND...... 289-83-1 .776 6. Chapman (Calif.)...... 278-92-1 .751 7. Carthage (Wis.)...... 270-91-1 .747 8. Emory (Ga.)...... 269-99 .731 9. Johns Hopkins (Md.)...... 267-73-2 .784 St. Thomas (Minn.)...... 267-90-1 .747

Accepting the second-place trophy at the 2005 NCAA Division III College The 2008 Cortland Baseball Guide was written by Cortland Associate World Series. (Left to right): Head Coach Joe Brown, Nick Wilson, Toby SID Dan Surdam and edited by SID Fran Elia. Action photography Youngs, Steve Newman, Ken Hartling, Matt Miller, Mike Burnett and Pat by Darl Zehr Photography. The guide was printed by Graphics Plus D’Auria. Printing of Cortland, N.Y. CORTLAND of only six nationwide to finish in the top 20 each of the last About SUNY Cortland 12 years. Since 1989, the Red Dragons have captured 13 NCAA Division III team titles. Located atop one of the rolling hills in central New York’s “City of Seven Valleys,” the State University of New York The College offers its student-athletes excellent athletic College at Cortland was founded in 1868 as the Cortland facilities. The newly-constructed on-campus stadium Normal School, which included among its earliest students features two artificial turf fields. One field seats 6,500 inventor and industrialist Elmer A. Sperry of Sperry-Rand spectators, the other 1,500. The Cortland football, field Corp. fame. hockey, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s lacrosse and men’s and women’s track and field teams are Over the decades, the campus expanded and in 1941, by an among those who utilize the facility, which the New York act of legislature and the Board of Regents, the institution Times called “...a new stadium worthy of a major university officially became a four-year college providing courses power.” leading to the bachelor’s degree. In 1948, Cortland was a founding member of the State University of New York. The Bessie L. Park Physical Education and Recreation Center, opened in 1973, features the Whitney T. Corey Gymnasium Today, approximately 7,500 students are pursuing degrees with a 3,500 seating capacity; the Olympic-sized Harriet within the College’s three academic divisions — arts and Holsten swimming pool with gallery seating for 1,500; the sciences, professional studies and the school of education. Alumni Ice Arena, a facility which can accommodate 2,500 Twenty-three departments with a faculty of more than 400 spectators; a 500-seat gymnastics arena, racquetball and offer the SUNY Cortland student body 70 majors and 44 squash courts, a wrestling room, modern athletic training minors from which to choose. facilities and the state-of-the-art Francis Woods Fitness Facility. The College’s main campus covers 191 acres and includes 31 traditional and modern buildings. Fifteen of these Nearby Clayton R. Lusk Field House, with its tartan-textured structures are residence halls providing on-campus surface, is home for the indoor track teams, varsity practice housing for approximately 3,000 students. Cortland also sessions and recreational activities. Cortland’s soccer teams operates its Outdoor Education Center at Raquette Lake play on T. Fred “Prof” Holloway Field, which has lights for in the Adirondacks, the Hoxie Gorge Nature Preserve night contests and newly installed bleachers. The College outside Cortland, and the Brauer Education Center on the also has 22 outdoor tennis courts and two outdoor Helderberg Escarpment near Albany. basketball courts and boasts Robert H. Wallace Field (baseball) and Dragon Field (softball) as part of its 51 acres of At Cortland, athletics are viewed as having an important athletic fields. role in the educational mission of the College. During the fall, winter and spring seasons, Cortland participates in 25 intercollegiate sports — 14 women’s and 11 men’s — in an attempt to provide a broad program which meets the needs, interests and abilities of its students.

The Cortland athletic program placed third nationally out of approximately 430 colleges and universities in the 2006-07 all-sport United States Sports Academy Directors’ Cup Division III standings. The award was formerly known as the Sears Directors’ Cup from 1995-2002 and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors’ Cup in the 2002-03 school year. Cortland is the only New York school and one

r e d d r a g o n s 2008 Red Dragon Schedule February April 22 Fri. at North Carolina Wesleyan...... 3:00 9 Wed. at Keystone...... 3:30 23 Sat. ! Rowan...... 11:00 11 Fri. MT. ST. VINCENT...... 3:00 23 Sat. at Randolph-Macon...... 3:00 12 Sat. * SUNYIT (DH)...... 12:00 24 Sun. at Mary Washington...... 1:00 13 Sun. * PLATTSBURGH (DH)...... 12:00 March 16 Wed. at Ithaca...... 4:00 9 Sun. # Wheaton...... 12:00 19 Sat. * at Oneonta (DH)...... 12:00 10 Mon. # The College of New Jersey...... 1:30 20 Sun. * at New Paltz (DH)...... 12:00 11 Tue. # Wheaton...... 10:00 24 Thu. ST. JOHN FISHER...... 4:00 12 Wed. # The College of New Jersey...... 1:30 26 Sat. at Susquehanna (DH)...... 12:00 13 Thu. # Bowdoin...... 2:00 27 Sun. ST. JOSEPH’S (DH)...... 12:00 14 Fri. # Dickinson...... 12:00 29 Tue. CAZENOVIA...... 4:00 15 Sat. # Johns Hopkins...... 1:30 May 16 Sun. # William Paterson...... 12:00 2-4 Fri.-Sun. SUNYAC Tournament...... TBA 20 Thu. at Old Westbury...... 4:00 7 Wed. HAMILTON...... 4:00 21 Fri. at Montclair St...... 2:00 14-18 Wed.-Sun. NCAA Div. III Regional...... TBA 22 Sat. at Montcalir St...... 1:00 23-27 Fri.-Tue. NCAA Div. III World Series...... TBA 26 Wed. at Rochester...... 3:30 (Appleton, Wis.) 29 Sat. * BROCKPORT (DH)...... 12:00 30 Sun. * at Fredonia St. (DH)...... 12:00 * SUNYAC April ! at Randolph-Macon 2 Wed. ITHACA...... 3:00 # Arizona Spring Trip 5 Sat. * at Oswego (DH)...... 12:00 (DH) Doubleheader 6 Sun. MANHATTANVILLE (DH)...... 12:00 HOME GAMES IN BOLD RED CAPS