Kenny Jackson Dalton Rouleau David D’Errico Matt Ford Robbie Cafiero TJ Ehrsam Nick Kozlowski John Schilt 2014 HOFSTRA UNI VERSITY BASEBALL QUICK FACTS Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Senior Sports Information Director: Founded: 1935 Jim Sheehan TAB LE Enrollment: 11,090 Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Assistant Director of Athletic Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Communications: Brian Bohl OF CONTENTS Nickname: Pride Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 Quick Facts 1 Colors: Gold, White and Blue Director of Athletic Publications/Baseball Hofstra Highlights 2 Home Stadium (Capacity): Contact: Len Skoros University Field (600) Office Phone: (516) 463-4602 Coaching Staff Cell Phone: (516) 765-5584 Head Coach John Russo 4 President: Stuart Rabinowitz Fax: (516) 463-5033 Assistant Coach Kelly Haynes 6 Assistant Coach Chris Johns 7 Faculty Athletics Representative: Email: [email protected] Assistant Coach Rob Cafiero 7 Dr. Michael Barnes Equipment Managers: Kathy Theiling, Vice President and Director of Athletics: Dave Walsh (Baseball), John Considine 2014 Roster 8 Jeffrey A. Hathaway Photographers: Brian Ballweg, Zack Lane, 2014 Outlook 9 Deputy Director of Athletics: Mark Nessia, Ross Obley, Tim Cowie Player Profiles Dino Mattesich Robbie Cafiero 12 Senior Associate Director of Athletics: David D’Errico 13 Cindy Lewis BASEBALL TJ Ehrsam 14 Senior Associate Director of Athletics/ Matt Ford 15 Chris Harkey 16 Facilities: Jay Artinian INFORMATION Kenny Jackson 17 Associate Director of Athletics/NCAA Head Coach: John Russo (West Alabama, 2000) Everett Keller 18 Education and Compliance Services: Overall Record/Years: 60-49/2 years Cody Normand 19 Dalton Rouleau 20 Jim Gibbons Record at School/Years: Same John Schilt 21 H Associate Director of Athletics/ Assistant Coach: Kelly Haynes Brett Schreiber 22 Communications: Stephen Gorchov (Lenoir-Rhyne, 1996) Graham Tebbit 23 Assistant Director of Athletics/Marketing Assistant Coach: Chris Johns Dave Jesch 24 and Promotions: Chrissy Arnone (Northern Colorado, 2006) Nick Kozlowski 25 Assistant Director of Athletics/ Brendan Mulligan 26 Assistant Coach: Rob Cafiero Kevin Brantley/Chris Hardardt/ Administration: Rachel August (Villanova, 2002) David Leiderman 27 Assistant Director of Athletics/Ticket Athletic Trainer: Jesica Brown 2014 Newcomers 28 Operations: Maria Corvino Baseball Office Phone: (516) 463-5065/3759 This is Hofstra 36 Assistant Director of Athletics/Student- 26-27 2013 Record: Hofstra University President 38 Athlete Services and Life Skills 2013 Conference Record/Finish: 11-16/7th University Senior Administration 39 Development: James Lally Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/16 Hofstra Director of Athletics 40 Assistant Director of Athletics/NCAA Starters Returning/Lost: 3/6 Athletics Administration and Education and Compliance Services: Pitchers Returning/Lost: 10/9 Head Coaches 42 Samantha Sweeney Academic Support 44 Newcomers: 20 Sports Medicine/Athletic Training 45 Director of Athletic Development: Long Island 46 Jim Furlong New York City 47 Director of Ticket Sales: Haile Urquhart Baseball Facilities 48 Athletic Department Phone: 2013 Statistics and Results 50 2013 Colonial Athletic Association Review 52 (516) 463-6750 The Colonial Athletic Association 54 Hofstra in the Community 55 Associate Director of Athletic HOFSTRA BASEBALL ONLINE Hofstra Record Book 56 Communications: Stephen Gorchov GoHofstra.com Pride in the Pros 62 Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 Series Records 63 Year-by-Year Records 64 All-Time Results 65 Media Services 76 Top Returning Batters: Nondiscrimination Policy Hofstra University is committed to extending equal opportunity to all qualified Name Pos. Cl. Avg.-HR-RBI-SB individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, Kenny Jackson OF Sr. .300-9-36-21 gender identity or expression, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, marital or veteran status (characteristics collectively Robbie Cafiero C Sr. .270-0-17-13 referred to as “Protected Characteristic”) in employment and in the conduct Matt Ford 2B Sr. .384-2-48-20 (2012 stats) and operation of Hofstra University’s educational programs and activities, including admissions, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other Dalton Rouleau SS Sr. .328-5-31-26 (2012 stats) school administered programs. This statement of nondiscrimination is in compliance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, the Age Top Returning Pitchers: Discrimination Act and other applicable federal, state and local laws and Name Cl. IP W-L, SV, ERA, K regulations relating to nondiscrimination (“Equal Opportunity Laws”). The Equal Rights and Opportunity Officer is the University’s official responsible Brett Schreiber Sr. 54.1 3-3, 6, 2.48, 47 for coordinating its overall adherence to Equal Opportunity Laws. Questions Nick Kozlowski Jr. 41.2 3-0, 0, 3.89, 35 or concerns regarding any of these laws or other aspects of Hofstra’s Equal Opportunity Statement should be directed to the Equal Rights and Opportunity David D’Errico Sr. 46.1 3-4, 0, 5.83, 22 Officer at [email protected], (516) 463-7310, C/O Office of Legal Affairs and General Counsel, 101 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549. For Chris Harkey Sr. 21.1 2-1, 0, 3.80, 10 additional contacts and related resources, see http://www.hofstra.edu/about/ policy/policy_eoe.html 2014 baseball • 1 HOFSTRA HIGHLIGHTSHEADING TEXT WRHU, HOFSTRA’S RADIO STATION, WAS RECENTLY RATED THE FIFTH BEST COLLEGE RADIO STATION IN THE NATION BY THE PRINCETON REVIEW. HOFSTRA HOSTED A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ON OCTOBER 16, 2012, AND BROUGHT A SLATE OF TOP POLITICAL STRATEGISTS, ACTIVISTS, SCHOLARS AND JOURNALISTS TO CAMPUS AS PART OF AN ELECTION- THEMED EVENT SERIES. POP SINGER KE$HA HEADLINED VIBE LIVE DURING THE 2013 H FALL FESTIVAL HOFSTRA CELEBRATED ITS DUTCH ROOTS WITH THE 30TH ANNUAL DUTCH FESTIVAL ON MAY 5, 2013. THE PRINCETON REVIEW RECENTLY NAMED THE ZARB SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ONE OF ITS “GREAT SCHOOLS FOR MARKETING AND SALES MAJORS” 2 • hofstra Uni versity HOFSTRA HIGHLIGHTS HOFSTRA IS JUST HOFSTRA NAMED 25 MILES FROM ITS SCHOOL OF NEW YORK CITY. COMMUNICATION FOR DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS LAWRENCE HERBERT, THE INVENTOR OF THE PANTONE COLOR MATCHING SYSTEM, TO HONOR HIS GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY AND HIS REVOLUTIONARY IMPACT ON PRINT AND DESIGN. APPROXIMATELY 2,000 UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND LAW STUDENTS CELEBRATED THE COMPLETION OF THEIR STUDIES DURING FOUR SEPARATE GRADUATION EXERCISES IN MAY 2013. H THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY RAISED MORE THAN THEN-NEWARK $111,000 FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AS MAYOR CORY PART OF THE ANNUAL RELAY FOR LIFE, SETTING A BOOKER WAS NEW RECORD FOR THE HOFSTRA EVENT. THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR HOFSTRA’S ANNUAL P.R.I.D.E. WEEK. 2014 baseball • 3 HEAD BASEBALL COACH JOHN RUSSO ohn Russo is in his sixth season on the Hofstra JBaseball staff in 2014 and is the 14th head coach in program history. Russo was named head coach of the Hofstra Baseball program on May 6, 2012, after serving as interim head coach since January 2012. In his two seasons at the helm of the Pride program, Russo In 2012 Russo led the team to a school record 34 wins and the has coached the team to a 60-49 #2 seed in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship with record and has seen four players a 20-10 conference mark. signed by Major League Baseball teams, including two that were drafted. Senior Danny Poma was selected by the Arizona In addition to the team’s 34 wins, the Pride set seven other team Diamondbacks organization in the 10th-round of the 2012 MLB records including runs (447), hits (669), doubles (145), stolen Draft, while junior Bryan Verbitsky was a third round selection bases (157), ERA (5.37), strikeouts (349) and double plays (65). of the San Diego Padres in the 2013 Draft. In addition, junior Matt Reistetter and 2012 graduate Kevin Flynn signed with the Under Russo’s direction in 2012 the Pride was one of the top Washington Nationals organization as free agents in 2013. H offensive teams in the country. Hofstra ranked in the top 10 in 11 offensive categories, leading the nation in doubles (2.59) Hofstra won 26 games in 2013, tying for the third most and stolen bases (2.80) per game while finishing second in victories in program history. The Pride pitching staff set a new batting (.334) and total steals (157). Poma led the nation in team record for strikeouts with 365 and junior Brett Schreiber’s doubles (32) and ranked second in batting (.430) and runs (78). 2.48 ERA set a new single season benchmark. Poma, who was the CAA Player of the Year, would earn several 4 • hofstra Uni versity HEAD BASEBALL COACH JOHN RUSSO coach, St. Joseph’s led its conference in fielding and ranked in the top 10 nationally three times during his four seasons. Russo also monitored the academic progress of his team, which compiled an overall GPA of 3.1 during his tenure. Russo began his career in 1998 as hitting coach at the University of West Alabama, helping the team set nine individual and team batting records in his three seasons. A 2000 graduate of West Alabama with a degree in secondary education and a concentration in physical education, Russo had been a teacher and athletic director in the Millburn School District in Wadsworth, Illinois, from 2005 to 2008. Russo and his wife, Stacey, have been married for 13 years and have four children - Hailey (10), Lainey (7) and twins Palmer and Chase (2). JOHN RUSSO COACHING CAREER 2012 Hofstra 34-22 CAA Playoffs 2013 Hofstra 26-27 H Career Two years 60-49 All-America accolades for his play in 2012, and joined Jared Hammer and Matt Ford on the All-East Region team as well.