2018 Wagner Baseball Record
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quick facts GENERAL HISTORY Location Staten Island, NY First Year of Baseball 1945 Founded 1883 First Year of NEC Baseball 1987 Enrollment 2,100 All-Time School Record (Years) 927-1356-31 (70 years) President Dr. Richard Guarasci All-Time NEC Record 335-364-0 (31 years) Athletic Director Walt Hameline NCAA Appearances 1 Nickname Seahawks Last NCAA Appearance 2000 Colors Green & White School Record For Wins (Year) 31 (2009) Conference Northeast 2018 TEAM STADIUM INFORMATION Letter Winners Returning-Lost 20-2 Home Field Richmond County Bank Ballpark Position Starters Returning-Lost 9-0 at St. George Pitchers Returning-Lost 6-5 Dimensions Left 320 ft Newcomers 12 Center 390 ft Position Players 5 Right 318 ft Pitchers 7 Surface Natural Grass Capacity | Opened 7,171 | June 24, 2001 2017 RECAP First Used By Wagner 2008 2017 Overall Record 22-28 Overall Record at RCBB 128-80 (.615) Home Record 8-10 Overall NEC Record at RCBB 87-60 (.592) Away Record 11-14 Neutral Record 3-4 BASEBALL 2017 NEC Record (Finish) 13-12 (3rd) Head Coach Jim Carone Home Record 6-9 Seasons at Wagner Seventh Away Record 7-3 Alma Mater Monmouth, 2003 2017 Postseason Record 1-2 Record at Wagner 134-185-1 (.420) NEC Tournament 1-2 Conf. Record at Wagner 83-86 (.491) Career Record Same 2017 STATISTICS (NEC RANK) Batting .272 (5th) Assistant Coach Craig Noto Pitching 4.93 (3rd) Seasons at Wagner Second Alma Mater John Jay, 1992 Fielding Percentage .961 (4th) Assistant Coach Chris Greco RETURNING STAT LEADERS Seasons at Wagner Fourth Batting Average Phil Capra (.351) Alma Mater Monmouth, 2013 Slugging Percentage Anthony Godino (.569) On-Base Percentage Phil Capra (.453) Volunteer Asst. Coach Nick Pavia Hits Phil Capra (65) Seasons at Wagner First Runs Anthony Godino (45) Alma Mater Wagner, 2014 Doubles Anthony Godino (13) Triples Anthony Pecora (6) Strength & Conditioning Coach Max Barnhart Home Runs Freddy Sabido (9) Athletic Trainer Briana Stevens Baseball Office Phone 718-420-4121 RBIs Phil Capra (42) Walks Phil Capra (31) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATION STAFF Stolen Bases Anthony Godino (17) Assistant AD/Media Relations John Beisser Total Bases Phil Capra (100) Assistant Director/Media Relations ERA (30+ innings) Danny Marsh (1.96) (Baseball) Brian Morales Innings Pitched Danny Marsh (78.0) Media Relations Assistant Max Rottenecker Wins Danny Marsh (6) Media Relations Assistant Marcus Thatcher Strikeouts Danny Marsh (69) Media Relations/Marketing Asst. Nicole Hopton Saves Neil Abbatiello (1) Freddy Sabido (1) Baseball Contact Brian Morales Douglas Molnar (1) Work Phone 718-390-3215 Cell Phone 646-342-4414 Nick Robino (1) Email [email protected] Appearances Douglas Molnar (19) Athletics Website www.wagnerathletics.com Nick Robino (19) 2018 wagner college baseball 2018 baseball outlook This will be the seventh season under the direction of head coach Jim Carone. Catchers Leading the team will be a total of seven seniors: Kyle Brey, Nick Mascelli, The Green & White carry three catchers this season. Juniors Phil Capra Brad Currao, Danny Marsh, Kyle Cala, Sean Mazzio, Anthony Godino. Overall and James Wise are the incumbents while newcomer Brandon Hall, 20 players return to the team from last season when the Seahawks endured from Kennebunk, ME, will be join the catching trio. Capra started in all three walk-off games in the 2017 NEC Tournament, while eliminating the 50 games while garnering 2017 Northeast ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second and All-NEC Second Team honors. Capra batted a team-leading overall top-seed in the process. 12 newcomers join the squad for the slate of .351, which placed him among all hitters in the league. He posted a total 53 games, including 19 contests at Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. OPS of .994, which included a slugging percentage of .541, fifth best in George’s. the league. Infield Pitchers The Wagner infield features a veteran group led by seniors Nick Mascelli, The pitching staff includes ten right-handers and three southpaws. A relatively Sean Mazzio and juniors Anthony Pecora and Will Johnson. Mascelli is making his return after missing the entire 2017 campaign while Mazzio, young staff, the Wagner hurlers, who finished third in the Northeast Confer- who filled the gap for Wagner at short in Mascelli’s absences, started in ence (NEC) a season ago in team ERA at 4.93, will be anchored by senior 49 games while batting .303 and was third on the team with 56 hits. Danny Marsh and junior LHP Neil Abbatiello. Marsh, who was an All-NEC First Pecora was one of three players to play in all 50 games in 2017, making 36 starts at the hot corner. The Mamaroneck, NY native delivered one of Teamer along with being named to the Northeast ABCA/Rawlings All-Region the biggest hits in program history, lacing a two-run single the bottom Second, was the starter in Wagner’s 6-5 walk-off victory that ended top- of the ninth that gave the Green & White a 6-5 walk-off win over the seeded Bryant’s chance at repeating as league champions. Though not factor- top-seed, Bryant, in the 2017 NEC Tournament. The Seahawks will have three newcomers to the infield in Ben Montenegro, Mike Ruggiero and ing in the decision, Marsh pitched seven strong innings while striking out Tyler Sanfillippo. seven Bulldogs. The Monroe Township, NJ native finished the 2017 regular season with a 6-2 record, highlighted by a miniscule 1.52 ERA, which topped the NEC and ranked No. 7 in the entire nation. Marsh closed out the year Outfield with a 1.96 ERA, which was among the top-20 nationally and was also the An experience trio will expect to patrol the outfield for the Seahawks in 13th-best single-season ERA mark ever by a Seahawk pitcher. Marsh was the 2018, led by seniors Anthony Godino and Kyle Cala along with junior Joe nation’s ERA leader back on April 10, when he sported a 0.40 ERA. In addi- Silvestrone. Godino, who earned his second All-NEC First Team selec- tion a year ago, finished 2017 batting .329 with team-bests in runs tion, Marsh earned two NEC Pitcher of the Week citations while pitching two scored (43), doubles (11), triples (4) and slugging (.578), which was complete games. His best start of the season came back on April 30 when he also second-best in the conference. Godino blasted seven home runs, struck out a career-best 11 batters over eight innings in a 12-0 victory. tying him with Capra for second on the squad while swiping 17 stolen bases, which were fourth-best in the circuit. Cala started in 49 games for Wagner while batting .286 and connecting on five home runs. Also Abbatiello made 16 appearances during the 2017 season, making four starts returning for Wagner is sophomores Eric Lauk and Dario Anderson, while and going 1-1 in those outings. The third-year Seahawk pitched one complete welcoming newcomer Emil Matti. game on the road at Mount St. Mary’s back on May 20, allowing three runs, Designated Hitter five hits, three walks and striking out five in the 7-3 victory. Out of the bull- pen, the North Salem, NY native made 12 appearances out of the pen, hurling Second-year Seahawk, Freddy Sabido, was Wagner’s primary designated hitter last year, earning NEC All-Second Team honors while twice receiv- 22.1 innings and recorded his second career save in preserving a 4-1 victory ing NEC Rookie of the Week honors. The Staten Island, NY native batted over St. Bonaventure in the nightcap of the April 14 doubleheader. .297 while leading the team with nine home runs, the ninth-most round trippers in a single season and the most since former Seahawk catcher Among the returning arms for the 2018 Seahawks include sophomores and 2015 NEC Player of the Year, Nick Dini, belted seven dingers. In 24 league contest, Sabido batted .347 with a total OPS of 1.030, high- Nick Robino, Nick Zuppe, Ryan Lauk and junior Douglas Molnar. Among the lighted by a .643 slugging percentage. newcomers to the pitching staff are juniors Keaton Freire, Eric Ligda and Koby Bishop. Freshmen Kevin Wiseman, Mike Pirrotta, Nick LePre and Pat Galla- gher will also provide depth for the Seahawks. 2018 wagner college baseball 2018 baseball roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Prev.School 1 Kyle Brey INF L/R 5-10 185 Sr. Middletown, NJ/Middletown South 2 Nick Mascelli INF R/R 5-9 175 Sr. Clifton, NJ/Seton Hall Prep 3 James Wise C L/R 5-10 170 Jr. Staten Island, NY/Tottenville 4 Kevin Wiseman RHP R/R 6-1 190 Fr. Fallbrook, CA/Linfield Christian 5 Nick Robino RHP R/R 5-10 175 Soph. Wilmington, DE/Salesianum School 6 Ben Montenegro INF L/R 6-2 185 Fr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River South 7 Mike Ruggiero INF R/R 6-1 170 Fr. Smithtown, NY/Smithtown High School East 9 Nick Zuppe RHP R/R 6-2 175 Soph. Freehold, NJ/Freehold Borough 10 Ryan Lauk RHP R/R 6-2 195 Soph. Mullica Hill, NJ/Clearview Regional 11 Brad Currao LHP/1B R/L 6-2 190 Sr. Howell, NJ/St. Rose 12 Neil Abbatiello LHP L/L 6-0 170 Jr. North Salem, NY/Dobbs Ferry 13 Danny Marsh RHP R/R 6-0 205 Sr. Monroe Township, NJ/Monroe Township 15 Anthony Pecora INF R/R 6-1 190 Jr. Mamaroneck, NY/Mamaroneck 19 Eric Lauk OF L/R 5-11 180 Soph.