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2004 Stony Brook Seawolves Baseball Media Guide General Information pg. 1 ................................ Media Information pg. 2-3 ........................... About Stony Brook pg. 4-5 ............................ About Long Island pg. 6 ................... America East Conference 2004 Seawolves Baseball pg. 7 ......................................... 2004 Roster pg. 8-9 ...................... 2004 Season Preview pg. 10-11 ................ Head Coach Matt Senk pg. 12 ............ Assistant Coach Gerry Sputo pg. 12 ........... Assistant Coach Tom Nielsen pg. 13-24..................... 2004 Player Profiles Seawolves Baseball pg. 25 .............................. Season Schedule pg. 26-29......... 2004 Opponent Information A Winning Tradition 2003 Season in Review pg. 30 ........................ 2003 Season Review pg. 31 ........................ 2003 Final Standings pg. 31 .......... America East League Leaders pg. 32 ................... Game-by-Game Results pg. 33 ............................ Individual Statistics pg. 34-36.......................... 2003 Box Scores 2004 Baseball Quickfacts Seawolves History pg. 37 ............... Seawolves in Pro Baseball University Information Baseball Information pg. 38 ......... Single-Season Record Holders pg. 38 ................ All-Time Individual Honors Official Name: ............... Stony Brook University Affiliation: ................................. NCAA Division I pg. 39 ..................... Career Record Holders Location: ............................... Stony Brook, N.Y. Conference: ................................. America East pg. 40 ......................... Year-by-Year History Enrollment: ............................................. 22,355 Home Field: .................. University Field (1,000) pg. 40 ............................... Coaching History Founded: .................................................... 1957 Surface: .................................................... Grass pg. 41-44................... Year-by-Year Results President: ................... Dr. Shirley Strum Kenny Dimensions: .................... 320 Lines/420 Center pg. 45 .................. History vs. All Opponents Director of Athletics ........................... Jim Fiore Collegiate Seasons ....................................... 38 Nickname: ........................................ Seawolves First Baseball Season ............................... 1966 Stony Brook Athletics Colors: ........................................ Scarlet & Grey All-Time Record: .................... 512-500-4 (.504) pg. 46 .. Dr. Shirley Strum Kenny, President Athletic Dept. Phone: ................. 631-632-7205 2003 Overall Record: .............................. 33-21 pg. 47 .......... Jim Fiore, Director of Athletics Athletic Dept. FAX: ..................... 631-632-7122 2003 Conference Record/Finish ........ 15-9/3rd pg. 48 ................ Strength and Conditioning Seawolves Hotline: .................. 631-632-WOLF Postseason ........ America East Championships pg. 48 .................... Stony Brook Academics Head Coach: ..................................... Matt Senk Media Relations Information Alma Mater .................................. Cortland (‘80) Credits: The 2004 SBU baseball media guide was Baseball Phone: ......................... 631-632-9226 written, designed and edited by Matthew Wrynn, As- sistant Director of Media Relations. Editorial assis- Asst. AD/Media Relations: Rob Emmerich, Jr. Collegiate Record/years: ............ 328-180-3/13 tance provided by Rob Emmerich, Director, and Asst. Dir. Media Relations: Christine Graziano Record at SBU/years: ............................. Same Christine Graziano, Assistant Director, and Jen Asst./Baseball Contact: ................. Matt Wrynn Assistant Coach: ........................... Gerry Sputo Fontanetta, intern. External cover designed by John Alma Mater ....................................... Siena (‘85) Schaffhauser of Schaffhauser Design, Canton, Office Phone: ............................ (631) 632-7293 Mass. Photos by Bob O’Rourk, Moira Jones, NYC Cell Phone ................................. (631) 680-8889 Assistant Coach: ........................... Tom Nielsen & Company - the Convention & Visitors Bureau and Email: ............................. [email protected] Alma Mater .................................. Fordham (‘99) the Long Island Visitor’s Bureau. Printed by Multi- Media Relations Phone: ............ 631-632-6312 Athletic Trainer: .............................. Wayne Lee Ad, Peoria, Ill. Special thanks to Dick Burkhart, John Schaffhauser and the Athletic Media Relations staff. Media Relations Fax: ................. 631-632-8841 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................. 17/9 Additional copies of this media guide can be ob- Web Site: ....................... www.goseawolves.org Starters Returning/Lost: ............................. 3/6 tained by writing the Athletic Media Relations Of- Mailing Address: ........... Sports Complex, SBU Pitchers Returning/Lost: ........................... 11/2 fice, Stony Brook University, Sports Complex, Stony Brook, N.Y., 11794-3500 or by calling 631-632-6312. .................................... Stony Brook, N.Y., 11794 Newcomers: ..................................................... 9 1 Stony Brook Baseball sbu www.goseawolves.org 2 pages 3 Stony Brook Baseball long island www.goseawolves.org 4 pages 5 Stony Brook Baseball America East Conference America East Conference continues to grow. Entering its 16th year East athletes in sports such as men’s and women’s cross country, of all-sports championship competition with a reputation as one of men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s the most comprehensive NCAA Division I conferences, America golf, and men’s and women’s swimming and diving will compete East announced in April that University of Maryland, Baltimore in those NCAA Championships. Overall, America East sponsors Country (UMBC) has joined the conference in all sports for the championships in 22 sports. 2003-04 year. The success in the sports arena has translated to success in the “The America East Conference is very excited about the addition classroom, as well. In keeping the proper balance between aca- of the UMBC,” said Chris Monasch, Commissioner of America demics and athletics, America East awards the Academic Cup, East. “The institution is a natural fit for the conference with an honoring the institution whose student-athletes compile the high- academic and athletics mission similar to our current members. est composite team grade-point average over the course of the The Mid-Atlantic location of UMBC, combined with our present academic year. America East Conference also sponsors one of membership in New York and New England, positions America the nations most expansive programs for citing academic achieve- East as a significant mid-major conference in this part of the coun- ments among its student-athletes. Last year, more than 1,500 stu- try.” dent-athletes with outstanding grade-point averages were named to the America East Academic Honor Roll, including nearly 700 UMBC joins a membership that includes University at Albany, Bing- student-athletes with grade-point averages of 3.5 or better being hamton University, Boston University, University of Hartford, Uni- named to the Commissioners Honor Roll. With input from a com- versity of Maine, University mittee including NCAA of New Hampshire, North- Faculty Athletic Represen- eastern University, Stony America East Member Schools tatives and academic advi- Brook University, and Uni- sors, the conference annu- versity of Vermont. America ally determines the top East also has an associate Scholar-Athlete in each of membership with Quinnipiac its 21 championship sports University in the sport of and from those 21 winners, men’s lacrosse. the top male and female Scholar-Athlete are further America East remains com- Albany Great Danes New Hampshire Wildcats honored. mitted to broad-based, com- petitive Division I athletics To see how far America programs, complementing East has progressed, con- the academic integrity of the sider the conference was member institutions. established in 1979 as the Binghamton Bearcats Northeastern Huskies ECAC North. The confer- America East’s proven ence at that time consisted record of success in its of 10 institutions and spon- sports will enable the confer- sored league competition ence to earn admission to 12 only in mens basketball, NCAA Championships in with the champion having 2003-04. Student-athletes in Boston Univ. Terriers Stony Brook Seawolves an automatic bid to the the sports of baseball, men’s NCAA Championship. basketball, women’s basket- Mens basketball remained ball, field hockey, men’s la- the lone league sport until crosse, women’s lacrosse, the 1988-89 academic men’s soccer, women’s soc- year. At that time, the Board cer, softball, men’s tennis, of Directors made a new women’s tennis, and volley- Hartford Hawks UMBC Retrievers commitment to the Confer- ball receive access to NCAA ence, establishing a confer- Championships via the ence office, hiring a full- conference’s automatic time commissioner, and qualifiers. Individual champi- embarking on a building ons at the America East Out- program which, within a door Track and Field Cham- few short years, sponsored pionship will receive bids to Maine Black Bears Vermont Catamounts championship competition that NCAA Championship. In in 21 different sports for addition, several America men and women. www.goseawolves.org 6 2004 Seawolves