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19173_covers:2007 baseball cover.2 2/15/08 10:59 AM Page 1 FEBRUARY Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 2008 22 23 Season Florida - 6:30pm Florida - 2pm 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 Showings Cornell - 12pm Virginia - 4pm Virginia - 3pm Florida - 1pm UVA TOURNAMENT MARCH Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. CHRIS KLEPPS 2345678 Cornell - 11am UVA Arkansas - 7:30pm TOURNAMENT Arkansas - 1:05pm 9101112131415 2008 University of Arkansas Central Florida 1:05pm 1pm (2) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Central Florida Holy Cross - 3pm Niagara Niagara 1pm 12pm (2) 12pm 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Hofstra - 1:30pm (2) Saint Peterʼs 12pm (2) 30 31 Saint Peterʼs Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 12pm 12345 APRIL Quinnipiac 3pm Dartmouth - 3pm Manhattan - 12pm (2) 6789101112 RICK SELTZER Manhattan - 12pm Vermont - 2pm (2) Rhode Island - 3:30pm Fairfield - 12pm (2) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Fairfield - 12pm Binghamton - 4pm NYIT - 2pm (2) Canisius - 12pm (2) 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 LeMoyne JACOB WILLIS Canisius - 12pm Cornell - 2pm (2) NJIT - 4pm 12pm (2) 27 28 29 30 LeMoyne SIENA ATHLETICS PRESENTS 12pm UMass - 3pm Maine - 4pm IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. A TONY ROSSI PRODUCTION RICK SELTZER JACOB WILLIS 123 “ARMED AND DANGEROUS” MICHAEL AMBURY TOM HOPKINS MAY MAIKEL HURTADO RYAN KING CHRIS KLEPPS MOISES RIVERA Rider - 12pm (2) PHIL CAHILL CRAIG CHAPUT JASON DEFILIPPO WILL HASSETT 45678910 NICK MESSINGER ERIC MRUCZEK MATT MOBERG RYAN BURKE FRANK CEBEK GARY DERHAGOPIAN ANTHONY GIANSANTI Rider - 12pm Iona - 12pm (2) CRAIG MARCELLUS DAN MIKLAS AL WILLIAMS JUAN AMADOR 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 MIKE AMBURY CHRIS CIRLINCIONE DON DIPETTA ZACH HARTMAN KYLE HUDSON DAN LAZZARONI KYLE SUMPLE AND KEVIN QUARANTO Iona - 12pm Maine - 3pm Marist - 12pm (2) Marist - 12pm 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS CLINT MCAULEY IDRIS LIASU DREW PEARCE 2008 Tournament ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MATT CALCAGNI Waterfront Park • Trenton, N.J. 25 26 27 28 29 COMING THIS SEASON TO A FIELD NEAR YOU NCAA Away Game All times Regionals Home Game Eastern CRAIG CHAPUT 19173_covers:2007 baseball cover.2 2/15/08 10:59 AM Page 2 SIENA BASEBALL 2008 CAST 1 2 3 4 5 6 MICHAEL AMBURY CHRIS KLEPPS NICK MESSINGER JASON DEFILIPPO AL WILLIAMS ANTHONY GIANSANTI Senior • 2B • L/R Senior • SS • R/R Junior • OF • R/R Junior • OF • R/R Sophomore • OF • R/L Sophomore • OF • R/R 5-9 • 185 5-11 • 190 5-9 • 170 5-7 • 160 5-9 • 170 5-10 • 180 Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh Bristol, Conn./ Norton, Mass./Bishop Gloucester, Mass./ Clifton Park, N.Y./ Montville, Conn./ Bristol Central Feehan Stoneham Shenendehowa Montville 7 8 9 10 14 15 MOISES RIVERA RYAN BURKE GARY DERHAGOPIAN KYLE HUDSON ERIC MRUCZEK TOM HOPKINS Senior • SS • R/R Sophomore • C • R/R Sophomore • C • R/R Freshman • OF • R/R Junior • OF • R/R Senior • LHP • R/L 5-9 • 185 5-9 • 200 5-9 • 200 5-9 • 175 6-1 • 210 6-2 • 200 New Paltz, N.Y./UMaine Weston, Conn./Weston Mount Laurel, N.J./ Beltsville, Md./St. Batavia, N.Y./UBuffalo Plainview, N.Y./ Lenape Anselm’s Abbey Plainview-JFK ON LOCATION 16 17 19 21 25 27 RYAN KING JUAN AMADOR PHIL CAHILL DON DIPETTA JACOB WILLIS MATT MOBERG SIENA AND THE CAPITAL DISTRICT Senior • RHP • R/R Freshman • OF • L/L Junior • C • R/R Freshman • 2B • R/R Senior • 3B • R/R Junior • LHP • R/L 5-11 • 200 5-10 • 170 6-0 • 200 5-9 • 185 6-1 • 210 5-11 • 170 Skillman, N.J./ Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Wall, N.J./CBA Kennesaw, Ga./ Niantic, Conn./East Lyme State College, Pa./State Montgomery Academy Kennesaw Mountain College Area 28 29 30 31 32 33 KYLE SUMPLE MAIKEL HURTADO FRANK CEBEK CRAIG MARCELLUS DAN LAZZARONI CRAIG CHAPUT Freshman • RHP • R/R Senior • RHP • R/R Sophomore • RHP • R/R Sophomore • LHP • L/L Freshman • OF • R/R Junior • RHP • R/R 6-0 • 180 5-10 • 175 6-3 • 195 6-0 • 185 5-10 • 170 6-1 • 215 Windsor, Conn./ Skarholmen, Sweden/ Bronx, N.Y./Iona Prep Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Roy Roswell, Ga./Lassiter Ottawa, Ontario/Hillcrest Northwest Catholic DeAnza JC C. Ketcham 34 36 42 45 47 49 RICK SELTZER WILL HASSETT CHRIS CIRLINCIONE DAN MIKLAS KEVIN QUARANTO ZACH HARTMAN Senior • 1B • L/R Junior • RHP • R/R Freshman • RHP • R/R Sophomore • RHP • R/R Freshman • 1B • L/R Freshman • RHP • R/R 6-6 • 225 6-1 • 230 6-2 • 160 6-2 • 225 6-2 • 235 6-4 • 185 Allentown, Pa./Parkland North Bellmore, N.Y./ Monroe Township, N.J./ Wantagh, N.Y./Kellenburg Hopkinton, Mass./ Ballston Spa, N.Y./ Chaminade Monroe Townsip St. John’s Ballston Spa 19173_text_rev:siena 07-08 2/23/08 9:18 PM Page 1 Quick Facts Baseball History Location . Loudonville, N.Y. First Year of Division I Baseball . 1977 Enrollment . 2,900 Overall Division I Record . 556-651-6 (.460) Founded. 1937 MAAC Tournament Appearances. 7 Nickname . Saints MAAC Tournament Record . 14-7 Colors . Green and Gold MAAC Championships (Most Recent) . 4 (1999) Conference . Metro Atlantic Athletic Years in NCAA Tournament Affiliation. NCAA Division I (Most Recent) . 1 (1999) Field (capacity) . Siena Field (500) Most Recent Tournament Host . Wake Forrest Surface . Grass NCAA Play-in Appearances (Most Recent) DimensionsRF (330), RC (380), C (400), . 3 (1997) LC (380), LF (310) NCAA Play-in Record: . 1-6 Press Box Phone: . (518) 542-7240 Last NCAA Tournament Opponent President . Fr. Kevin J. Mullen, O.F.M. Virginia Tech Jason Rich ’98 Vice-President . Fr. James Toal, O.F.M. Result . Virginia Tech 11, Siena 5 Assistant Athletic Director– Director of Athletics . John D’Argenio Communications Associate Athletic Director. Joyce Eggleston Athletic Communications Assistant Athletic Director . Dennis Bates Assistant Athletic Director for Assistant Athletic Director . Lori Perillo Communications/Baseball Contact . Jason Rich Corporate Sales Manager . Scott Knapp Phone . (518) 783-2411 Marketing Manager . Katelyn Dooley Home/Cell/Press Box . (518) 542-7240 Athletics Secretary. Sybille Cowan Email. [email protected] Athletics Secretary . Megan Gilligan Interim Assistant Sports Athletic Phone . (518) 783-2551 Information Director. Mike Demos Athletic Fax . (518) 783-2992 Phone. (518) 783-2377 Baseball Facts Cell Phone . (336) 675-7343 Head Coach. Tony Rossi - 39th Season Email . [email protected] Alma Mater. SUNY Brockport ’65 Intern . Mark Adam Record . 619-737-6 (.456) Cell Phone . (518) 275-5727 Assistant Coach. Clint McAuley (1st Season) Email . [email protected] Mike Demos Assistant Coach. Idris Liasu (1st Season) Sports Information Fax . (518) 783-2992 Asst. Sports Information Director Assistant Coach . Drew Pearce (1st Season) Contents Office Phone. 518-786-5044 Siena and the Capital District E-Mail . [email protected] . Inside Front Cover Lettermen Returning/Lost . 22/8 Content/Quick Facts. 1 Starters Returning/Lost. 8/0 2008 Outlook . 2-3 Pitchers Returning/Lost . 9/6 Captains . 4-5 2007 Overall Record . 12-33 Seniors . 6-10 Home . 6-9 CREDITS Upperclassmen . 11-17 The 2008 Siena College Baseball Media Away. 6-24 Newcomers. 18-19 Guide is published by the Siena College MAAC Record (Finish) . 10-13 (7th) Coaching Staff. 20-21 Athletic Communications Office. It was The College . 22 prepared by Assistant Athletic Director Siena’s Franciscan Tradition . 23 for Communications Jason Rich, Mark Adam and Tony Rossi. Athletic Support Services . 24-25 TO THE MEDIA Design by: Jan Jarvis, Willow Graphics This publication should answer most of the questions 2008 Roster . 26 you have about the 2008 Siena baseball team. If you Siena Baseball: An Established Program. 27 Albany and Capital District photos need any other information, or would like to speak 2008 Opponents . 28-30 courtesy of Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. with the coaching staff, or members of the 2008 Siena The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. 31 baseball team, please contact the Siena College Sports Siena College Administration. 32-33 For more information about the Siena Information Office. College baseball program, please Siena College Head Coaching Staff. 33 contact the Siena College Baseball Phone: (518) 783-2411 • Fax: (518) 783-2992 The Capital Region . 34 Office, 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, E-mail: [email protected] 2007 Statistics and Results . 35 NY 12211-1462 Siena College Athletic Communications Office Saints in Professional Baseball . 36 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211-1462 Phone: (518) 786-5044 The Record Book . 37-48 Email: [email protected] Admission to all games is free of charge, and the Saints in the Classroom . 49 media are always welcome; however, we do ask that Saints in the Community . 50-51 you contact the athletic communications office prior Siena Athletics. 52 to each game you plan on attending, so that proper arrangements may be made. TV/Radio Roster . Inside Back Cover 2007 Schedule. Back Cover 1 2008 SIENA COLLEGE BASEBALL • ARMED AND DANGEROUS 19173_text_rev:siena 07-08 2/23/08 9:18 PM Page 2 2008 BOX OFFICE PREVIEW Since 1970, Tony Rossi has overseen Siena’s base- Ambury and Klepps have combined to form ball program. Many milestones have been reached Jacob Willis one of the most potent double-play tandems in and championships won under his direction. school history. They will be assisted by versatile The 2007 season produced no such memories. senior Moises Riviera whose bat will be difficult The Saints began the year with a school- to keep out of the lineup. The Maine transfer is record 21-game losing streak that normally a leader in the clubhouse and on the diamond.