Quick Facts/Table of Contents Location: Hempstead, NY 11549 Associate Director of Athletics for Enrollment: 12,400 Communications: Stephen Gorchov TABLE OF CONTENTS Founded: 1935 Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 Nickname: Pride Senior Sports Information Director: Quick Facts 1 Hofstra Highlights 2 Colors: Gold, White and Blue Jim Sheehan Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Affiliation: NCAA Division I Coaching Staff Communications: Jeremy Kniffin Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Head Coach Patrick Anderson 4 Home Field: University Field Graduate Assistant/Baseball Contact: Assistant Coach John Russo 6 Brian Bohl Assistant Coach James Lally 7 President: Stuart Rabinowitz Office Phone: (516) 463-2907 Assistant Coach Kelly Haynes 7 NCAA Faculty Representative: Michael Barnes E-mail Address: [email protected] 2010 Roster 8 Director of Athletics: Jack Hayes Director of Athletic Publications/Baseball Contact: Len Skoros 2010 Outlook 9 Executive Associate Director of Athletics: Office Phone: (516) 463-4602 Danny McCabe Fax: (516) 463-5033 Player Profiles Senior Associate Director of Athletics: E-mail Address: [email protected] Elliot Hagburg 11 Cindy Lewis John Kenny 12 Equipment Manager: Anthony Battaglia Associate Director of Athletics for Rob Kumbatovic 13 Assistant Equipment Managers: Dave Walsh, Communications: Stephen Gorchov Ethan Paquette 14 Kathy Theiling, John Considine Associate Director of Athletics for External Matt Prokopowicz 15 Photographers: Brian Ballweg, Ross Obley, Relations: Tim McMahon Ryan Radke 16 Len Skoros, Joe Rogate Scott A’Hara 17 Associate Director of Athletics for Jeff Guthridge 18 Compliance: Lauren Ashman Kevin Rigopolous 19 Assistant Director of Athletics for Corporate BASEBALL INFORMATION Mike Walraven/Kevin Flynn 20 Relations: Ellen Johnson Sean Monaghan/E.J. Smith 21 Assistant Director of Athletics for Head Coach: Patrick Anderson (Mars Hill, 1997) TJ Thomas/ Matt Hancock 22 Development: Daniel Solow Overall Record/Years: 11-32/1 year 2010 Freshmen 23 Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticket Record at School/Years: Same Operations: Maria Corvino Assistant Coach: John Russo (West Alabama, This is Hofstra 28 Director of Marketing: Rocky Silvestri 2000) Hofstra University President 30 University Senior Administration 31 Director of Ticket Sales: Genevieve Haney Assistant Coach: James Lally (St. John’s, 2007) Hofstra Director of Athletics 32 Director of Student-Athlete Services: Assistant Coach: Kelly Haynes (Lenoir-Rhyne, Athletics Administration and Annie Fiorvanti 1996) Head Coaches 33 Assistant Director of Athletic Administration: Athletic Trainer: David Riviere Hofstra Heritage 35 Meaghan Almon Baseball Office Phone: (516) 463-5065/3759 Academic Support 37 Assistant Director of Compliance: Joe Klauder 2009 Record: 11-32 Sports Medicine/ Athletic Department Phone: (516) 463-6750 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 6-18/10th Athletic Training 38 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/18 Strength and Conditioning 39 Long Island and New York City 40 HOFSTRA BASEBALL Starters Returning/Lost: 3/6 Hofstra in the Community 41 ON THE WEB: Pitchers Returning/Lost: 5/7 GoHofstra.com Newcomers: 26 Baseball Facilities 42 2009 Statistics and Results 44 2009 Recaps 46 The Colonial Athletic Top Returning Batters: Association 49 2009 Colonial Athletic Name Pos. Cl. Avg.-HR-RBI-SB Association Review 50 Matt Prokopowicz 2B Sr. .344-3-30-4 Hofstra Record Book 52 John Kenny OF Sr. .288-2-21-16 Series Records 56 Year-by-Year Records 57 Top Returning Pitchers: All-Time Results 58 Name Cl. IP W-L, SV, ERA, K Media Services 63 Rob Kumbatovic Sr. 75.2 4-8, 0, 7.61, 44 Campus Map 64 Jeff Guthridge Jr. 37.0 4-2, 3, 4.38, 30 Getting to Hofstra 64 2010 Schedule BC 2010 BASEBALL 1 Hofstra Highlights Highlights Celebrating 75 years of academic excellence in 2010 Hosted the final Presidential Debate of the 2008 campaign Located close to the global business capital of New York City, on October 15. The debate, which was televised world-wide the Frank G. Zarb School for Business will help you find your from the Mack Sports Complex, was moderated by CBS News edge in business. The school is ranked among the top 75 M.B.A Correspondent Bob Schieffer. programs by Forbes magazine and features the Martin B. Greenburg Trading Room in C.V. Starr Hall. CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper visited Hofstra as part of the “Define ’09: New Challenges, New Solutions,” a year-long series of programs designed to examine the new presidential administration, its policies and initiatives, the challenges we currently face and ways of addressing our country’s most pressing issues. Cooper discussed “A 360-Degree Look at World Events” during his appearance at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse and also spoke privately to a group of students in a forum at Hofstra Hall. In 2007 Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz and the North Shore-LIJ Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Dowling joined today to announce a unique and historic agreement to plan the establishment of a new medical school on Hofstra’s campus. Hofstra University School of Medicine, which hopes to admit its first class in 2011, is currently pursuing preliminary accreditation with the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and requisite New York State approval. 2008 Presidential Debate at Hofstra Just a 10-minute drive to Jones Beach 2 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Anderson Cooper of CNN speaks to a group of students during a Define ’09 event Located Hofstra Highlights 25 miles east of Celebrating 75 years of New York academic excellence in 2010 City Jason Mraz performs during a free outdoor concert at Hofstra 2010 BASEBALL 3 Head Baseball Coach Patrick Anderson atrick Anderson is in “Patrick Anderson has extensive baseball experience at both his second season as the collegiate and professional levels,” said Hofstra Director of Phead baseball coach at Athletics Jack Hayes. “We are excited that he will be leading Hofstra University. Anderson the Hofstra Baseball program.” was named the 13th coach in the program’s 71-year history “I am excited to have the opportunity to take over a program that on August 11, 2008. I am quite familiar with,” said Anderson. “Coming home and being able to coach at a school like Hofstra means a great deal to In his first season Anderson me. I am ecstatic to be a part of the Hofstra family once again.” coached his team to an 11- 32 record, but saw Mark His work for the Royals also saw him serve as hitting coach Stuckless blossom under his for the Gulf Coast Royals (Rookie League) in 2001, the Class tutelage as the senior earned A Burlington (IA) Bee’s from 2002 to 2006, the Idaho Falls Colonial Athletic Association Chukars (Advanced Rookie League) in 2007 and the rookie first team accolades and was the CAA Baseball Scholar-Athlete affiliate Burlington (NC) Royals in 2008. of the Year after flirting with a .400 batting average and led the Pride in batting (.392), hits (69), runs (43), doubles (11), triples Anderson began his coaching career in 1996 at Gannon (4) and home runs (5). University in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. After leaving Gannon in 1997 he began Anderson, who served as an assistant coach at Hofstra for coaching at The Baseball Factory, an organization that evaluates three seasons from 1998 to 2001, spent eight seasons as a and showcases potential collegiate and professional players, in minor league hitting and catching instructor with the Kansas Ellicott City, Maryland. City Royals Professional Baseball Club before returning to Hempstead. Anderson served as a roving instructor at various Anderson began his first Hofstra tenure in the fall of 1998, levels of the organization - from rookie ball to Kansas City’s serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under Triple-A affiliate - working with high-level prospects that Head Coach Reginald Jackson. In 2000 Anderson served as Kansas City touted as potential major league players. During hitting coach for the Orleans Cardinals of the prestigious Cape his tenure with the Royals, Anderson worked with many future Cod Collegiate Summer League, building individual project major leaguer’s including Mike Sweeney, Gregg Zaun and plans for each player. In his one season with the Cardinals, Donnie Murphy. Anderson coached future Arizona Diamondback Chad Tracy. 4 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Coach Anderson and New York Yankee legend Bucky Dent An individual instructor for seven years, Anderson has also worked for the Long Island Astros organization, serving as their Winter Fundamental Baseball Camp Director from 2003 to 2008. He also is a volunteer coach and coordinator for the Big Brothers/Challenger Baseball League. Anderson’s experience is not only limited to coaching as he played professionally in the late 1990s for two independent league teams (Chillicothe Paints and Zanesville Greys) and was an all-star for both organizations. A native of Silver Spring, Maryland, Anderson graduated in 1997 with a degree in physical education and a concentration in sports management from Mars Hill College in North Carolina. He is married to Hofstra Softball Associate Head Coach Larissa Anderson and resides in Levittown, New York. The Anderson Family 2010 BASEBALL 5 Assistant Coach John Russo ohn Russo is in his second season as an assistant coach Jon the Hofstra Baseball staff. Russo, who serves as recruiting coordinator and infield coach as well as the third base coach, joined the Pride in 2008 after spending the previous five summers as the manager of the Vermont Mountaineers of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, leading the team to back-to-back NECBL championships in 2006 and 2007. During his tenure with the Mountaineers, Russo posted a 137-99 record and was the 2005 NECBL Manager of the Year. He has coached more than 55 players who were selected in the MLB Draft, including Christian Friedrich (2008 first round pick by the Colorado Rockies) and A.J.