2011 Medaille Baseball Media Guide
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2011 MEDAILLE BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE MEDAILLEBASEBALL2011 QUICKFACTS STAFFINFORMATION TABLEOFCONTENTS Head Coach: Paul Smaldone (Fordham) Record At Medaille (Yr.): 27-41 (3rd Year) QUICK FACTS……………….……………..3 Associate Head Coach: Tim Slawek (St. John Fisher) (7th Year) Assistant Coach: Josh Sova (St. Bonaventure) (3rd Year) ROSTER BREAKDOWN...………..…4-5 Assistant Coach: Michael Stangroom (Buffalo) (1st Year) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Aaron Nielsen (Canisius) (1st Year) 2011 PREVIEW…………………...……6-7 Athletic Trainer: Paul Insalaco Baseball Office Phone: (716) 880-2330 COACHING STAFF.……….……………..8 PLAYER PROFILES….…….………...9-17 TEAMINFORMATION 2011 Captains: Brandon Lumadue, Eric Skibinski, Erik Prentice, 2010 RESULTS……………………………18 Jeff Cox, Nick Kanutsu 2011 Academic Captains: Matt Dunford, Nick Weigel 2010 OVERALL STATISTICS…..……19 2010 Record: 18-18, 12-8 AMCC (6th Place) HITTING RECORDS……………….19-20 PITCHING RECORDS……..………21-22 From Left to Right 1st Row: Machmer, Petronella, Lombardo, Hoffman, Smith, Skibinski, Nicolazzo, Coach Nielsen, Coach Smaldone 2nd Row: Morrissey, Weigel, Lorenzo, Mancuso, Jordan, Button, Burke, Coach Slawek rd 3 Row: Fritz, Boyack, Kanutsu, Urbanski, Prentice, Gibson, Miano, Coach Stangroom 4th Row: Hagen, Leipold, Lumadue, Cox, Dunford, Volpe, Dexter, Coach Sova ROSTER MEDAILLEBASEBALL2011 INFIELDERS (11) NO. NAME YEAR HT WT POS HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 24 Brad Gibson SR 6'1 230 C/1B Cheektowaga, NY/St. Mary's 5 Ryan Jordan FR 5'10 160 C Ronkonkoma, NY/Connetquot 21 Jeff Cox SR 6' 185 1B/OF Buffalo, NY/City Honors 30 Pat Leipold SO 6'3 255 1B Painted Post, NY/Corning-Painted Post West 23 Mike Volpe SO 6'1 195 1B/UT Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Catholic 6 Korey Hagen FR 6' 160 2B/UT Grand Island, NY/Grand Island 3 Jon Lombardo SR 5'8 155 2B Jamestown, NY/Frewsburg 7 Joe Petronella JR 5'7 155 2B/SS Buffalo, NY/Canisius 4 Matt Urbanski SR 6' 165 2B/SS Depew, NY/Lancaster 2 Eric Skibinski SR 5'9 170 SS Cheektowaga, NY/West Seneca East 13 Nick Kanutsu JR 6' 175 3B/OF Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East OUTFIELDERS (4) NO. NAME YEAR HT WT POS HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 8 John Boyack SR 5'11 180 OF Buffalo, NY/Canisius 14 Brandon Lumadue SR 5'11 190 OF/1B Lancaster, NY/West Seneca East 31 Anthony Nicolazzo FR 5'8 165 OF Warsaw, NY/Warsaw Central 36 Nick Weigel JR 5'9 180 OF East Amherst, NY/Williamsville East PITCHERS (9) NO. NAME YEAR HT WT POS HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 12 Andrew Dexter JR 6'1 210 P Portland, ME/Lancaster 33 Matt Dunford SR 6'4 210 P Buffalo, NY/Bishop Timon 28 Derrek Hoffman SO 5'8 140 P/OF Clarence, NY/Clarence 25 William Lorenzo JR 5'7 150 P Fairport, NY/Fairport 20 Zach Machmer SO 5'11 220 P Pine City, NY/Elmira Southside 16 Pat Mancuso JR 5'9 190 P Batavia, NY/Notre Dame 22 Nick Miano SR 6'1 180 P Williamsville, NY/Clarence 9 Erik Prentice SR 5'11 190 P West Seneca, NY/St. Francis 1 Brad Smith SO 5'6 125 P Buffalo, NY/McKinley BY CLASS SENIORS (11) Boyack, Cox, Dunford, Gibson, Lombardo, Lumadue, Kanutsu, Miano, Prentice, Skibinski, Urbanski JUNIOR (5) Dexter, Lorenzo, Mancuso, Petronella, Weigel SOPHOMORES (4) Hoffman, Leipold, Smith, Volpe FRESHMAN (4) Hagen, Jordan, Machmer, Nicolazzo MEDAILLEBASEBALL2011 POSITIONROSTER 2011PREVIEW MEDAILLEBASEBALL2011 The 2011 baseball season offers an opportu- nity for the Medaille Mavericks to make a run at an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championship. Third year coach Paul Smaldone returns a very talented and experienced team. The Mavericks return seven starters and four players that were chosen to the 2010 All- Allegany Mountain Collegiate Conference Baseball Team: Jeff Cox (Buffalo, NY/City Honors), Nick Kanutsu (Williamsville, NY/ Williamsville East), Brandon Lumadue (Cheektowaga, NY/West Seneca East) and Matt Urbanski (Depew, NY/Lancaster). The team also returns five of their six top pitch- ers from last year. The outfield: Senior Brandon Lumadue will once again anchor the outfield, either play- ing left field or center. Lumadue is a career (.428) hitter and is also a two-time All-AMCC outfield selection and already holds the career records for: doubles (27), home runs (14), runs batted in (100) and total bases (222). Also playing in the outfield is senior John Boyack (Buffalo, NY/Canisius), junior Nick Weigel (East Amherst, NY/ Williamsville East) and freshman Anthony Nicolazzo (Warsaw, NY/Warsaw). John Boyack has shown good im- provement and has been penciled in as the starter in right field. Nick Weigel is recovering from an injury short- ened 2010 season, and is looking to bounce back to man center field. Anthony Nicolazzo should compete for some playing time and projects to make a strong contribution to Medaille Baseball over the next four years. Nick Kanutsu, Jeff Cox, Mike Volpe (Niagara Falls, Niagara Catholic), Jon Lombardo (Jamestown, NY/ Frewsburg) and Korey Hagen (Grand Island, NY/ Grand Island) may also see some time in the outfield. The infield: The team’s biggest strength coming into the new season is definitely their infield. The team is return- ing core players: Nick Kanutsu at third base, Eric Skibinski at shortstop and Matt Urbanski at second base. Jeff Cox will be making the transition from outfield to first base. Last year, Kanutsu hit (.500) in AMCC contests and also mashed (7) home runs. Despite being hurt most of the season, Matt Urbanski still managed to hit (.400) with a (.508) on-base percentage. Urbanski also lit up opposing batteries for (11) stolen bases. The sure-handed Skib- inski will be looking to build upon his offensive ascent as last year he reached career highs across the board offen- sively. Cox should make an easy transition to first base, as he has very good hands, quick feet and good baseball instincts. Cox, who at one point of the season was leading the country in batting, led the team with a (.480) aver- age last year. Also manning the infield this year is Jon Lombardo, Pat Leipold (Painted Post, NY/Corning-Painted Post West), Mike Volpe (Niagara Falls, NY/ Niagara Catholic), Joe Petronella (Buffalo, NY/Canisius), and newcomer Korey Hagen. Lombardo has proven to be a very valuable asset to the team during his career. He is a very smart player and works hard to do things the right way. Lombardo is a very solid middle infielder that can be counted on for leadership and infield depth. Leipold is returning after a very successful freshman year in which he batted (.333) in limited chances. Leipold will be a strong contributor at first base and as the designated hitter. Volpe, returns for his sophomore season after showing off his strong offensive and defensive capabilities as a freshman. MEDAILLEBASEBALL2011 2011PREVIEW Petronella is a very hard worker and brings more depth to the middle of the infield. Hagen has displayed versatil- ity and will provide invaluable depth in the infield in the addition to the outfield. Catchers: The catching position has been improved greatly with the addition of senior Brad Gibson (Cheektowaga, NY/St. Mary's) and freshman Ryan Jordan (Ronkonkoma, NY/Connetquot). Gibson joins the Mavs after two very successful seasons at nearby Erie Community College and a year at Mississippi Valley State. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to he team and will be instrumental in helping the development of the team’s younger pitchers and also helping groom fellow catcher Ryan Jordan. Gibson is a very strong hitter and should add some more punch to the lineup. Ryan Jordan has very advanced defensive skills and will split the duties with Gibson this year, and projects to have a very successful career at Medaille. Pitchers: Medaille is returning five of their top six pitchers: senior Matt Dunford (Buffalo, NY/Bishop Timon), jun- ior Pat Mancuso (Batavia, NY/Notre Dame), senior Nick Miano (Williamsville, NY/Clarence), sophomore Brad Smith (Buffalo, NY/McKinley) and sophomore Derrek Hoffman (Clarence, NY/ Clarence). Dunford, who also is a member of Medaille’s Basketball team, is expected to be the team’s ace. He is a big game pitcher and possesses the stuff to be very dominant. Mancuso is also expected to be one of the conference starters. He is a bulldog on the mound and is a fearless competitor. Rounding out the rest of the staff is senior co-captain Erik Prentice (West Seneca, NY/St. Francis), junior William Lorenzo (Fairport, NY/Fairport), junior Utica transfer Andy Dexter (Portland, ME/Lancaster), freshman Mansfield transfer and Zach Machmer (Pine City, NY/Elmira Southside). The 2011 Mavericks have been working and training hard and have high expectations for the upcoming season. They understand their mission and possess a proper mindset to succeed. A new and improved culture, character and attitude have been established by Coach Smaldone and his staff emphasizing team work, discipline, good work ethics, preparation and a respect for the game. The team and coaches are looking forward to an exciting and successful season of Medaille Maverick baseball. COACHINGSTAFF MEDAILLEBASEBALL2011 Head Coach: Paul J. Smaldone [email protected] The Medaille College baseball team will hit the diamond under the tutelage of third year head coach, Paul J. Smaldone. Coach Smaldone brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the diamond as he is a member of the Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame and the Canisius High School Sports Hall of Fame. Coach Smaldone has coached locally for over 25 years, including 18 years as a varsity assistant coach at Canisius High School where the Crusaders won 9 Georgetown Cup titles during that time. Coach Smaldone is currently serving as the Coordinator of high school baseball for the Buffalo Bisons.