HOFSTRA 2005 MEDIA GUIDE Ricky Caputo Josh Stewart Brett Stambolian Mike Walsh HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK 11549 George Athanasopoulos Ryan Dunn John Furhman Charlie Frago 2005 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY TABLE OF BASEBALL QUICK FACTS CONTENTS Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Head Athletic Trainer: Evan Malings Enrollment: 13,400 Baseball Athletic Trainer: Bethlyn DeVito Quick Facts.....................................................1 Founded: 1935 Head Equipment Manager: Kevin Maxwell This is Hofstra University...............................2 Nickname: Pride Equipment Manager: Kathy Theiling Hofstra Facilities.............................................4 Colors: Gold, White and Blue Assistant Equipment Managers: Brit Stone Hofstra University President ..........................5 Affiliation: NCAA Division I and Dave Walsh University Senior Administration....................6 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Athletic Department Secretaries: Hofstra Director of Athletics...........................7 Home Field: University Field (500) Carol Spargimino, Kay Kenney, Harriet Teitle, Athletics Administration and President: Stuart Rabinowitz Clarice Smith and Cathy Aull Head Coaches .............................................8 Director of Athletics: Jack Hayes Photographers: Brian Ballweg and Mike Cortez Executive Associate Director of Athletics: Hofstra Heritage ...........................................10 Danny McCabe Athletic Development ...................................12 Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Academic Support........................................13 Cindy Lewis BASEBALL INFORMATION Sports Medicine/Athletic Training ................14 Associate Director of Athletics for Long Island, New York.................................15 Communications: Jim Sheehan Head Coach: Chris Dotolo Associate Director of Athletics for (Virginia Wesleyan, 1991) Coaching Staff External Affairs: Mark Cox Overall Record (Years): 38-111/3 years Head Coach Chris Dotolo .............................16 Associate Director of Athletics for NCAA Record at School (Years): Same Assistant Coach Asa Grunenwald.................18 Compliance and University Eligibility: Assistant Coaches: Asa Grunenwald Dan McCarthy Assistant Coach Scott Coppola ....................18 (St. John’s, 2003) and Scott Coppola Assistant Director of Compliance: (Hofstra, 2002) James Alexander 2004 Roster .................................................19 Team Manager: Jimi Oh Director of Corporate Advertising and Sales: 2004 Outlook ...............................................20 Baseball Office Phone: (516) 463-5065/3759 Rob Cohen 2004 Overall Record: 14-36 Director of Marketing and Promotions: 2004 Conference Record (Finish): 3-21 Player Profiles Jesse Bonfiglio (9th in the CAA) Ricky Caputo................................................23 Athletic Department Phone: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/10 Brett Stambolian ..........................................24 (516) 463-3800/6750 Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Josh Stewart ................................................25 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 7/6 Associate Director of Athletics for Mike Walsh ..................................................26 Newcomers: 13 Communications: Jim Sheehan Steve Conley/Eric Balson..............................27 Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 David Huth/Steve Oliveri ..............................28 Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Josh Stern/Felix Adamkiewicz......................29 Communications: Jeremy Kniffin HOFSTRA BASEBALL ON THE WEB: George Athanasopoulos/Andy Campana ......30 Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 http://www.hofstra.edu/athletics Kevin Conzelman/Eric Corkery .....................31 Assistant Director of Athletic Communications: Jeff Denlea/Ryan Dunn.................................32 Stephen Gorchov Charlie Frago/John Furhman........................33 Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 Paul Keldsen/Patrick Rogers........................34 Graduate Assistant//Baseball Contact: Sara Weber 2005 Newcomers .........................................35 Office Phone: (516) 463-2907 E-mail Address: [email protected] Baseball Facilities .........................................38 Office Fax: (516) 463-5033 2004 Statistics and Results..........................40 The Colonial Athletic Association .................42 2004 Colonial Athletic Association Review ..43 2005 Opponents...........................................45 Top Returning Position Players: Team Travel Information...............................48 Name Pos. Cl. Ht. B/T Avg. HR RBI SB Hofstra Record Book....................................49 Ricky Caputo 2B/3B Jr. 6-1 R/R .361 8 41 10 Hofstra in the Community............................51 Josh Stewart OF Sr. 5-10 L/R .330 7 37 16 Year-by-Year Records...................................51 Mike Walsh DH/C Jr. 5-9 R/R .330 4 33 2 Series Records.............................................52 All-Time Results...........................................53 Top Returning Pitchers: Media Services.............................................58 Name Cl. Ht. B/T W L ERA K BB Campus Map................................................59 Charlie Frago So. 6-1 L/L 4 6 6.04 21 21 Getting to Hofstra.........................................60 Jeff Denlea So. 6-1 R/R 2 2 7.15 21 13 2005 Schedule............................................IBC 2 005 BASEBALL 1 THIS IS HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY THE FACTS Hofstra offers bachelor’s degrees in 130 areas of study. M The University offers approximately 140 graduate programs. M Hofstra was ranked 18th on Forbes’ list of Most Connected Campuses in 2003. M n its relatively short history, Hofstra has College. Bachelor’s degrees are offered in 130 Hofstra has 524 full-time faculty established itself as a world-class institution areas of study. There are also approximately members and 1,325 total faculty Iof higher education and cultural enterprise. 140 graduate programs, including Ph.D., members. Each academic year, the Hofstra campus and Ed.D., Psy.D., and J.D. degrees, advanced M the programs offered grow and change to certificates and professional diplomas. meet the demands of our students and our The student-faculty ratio is 14:1; community. Recently, the University celebrated the opening average class size is 22 students. of Hagedorn Hall, the new home of our School Hofstra opened in 1935 as a commuter school of Education and Allied Human Services. In M with all classes and offices housed in one 2001 Hofstra University Honors College building. Since those early days, Hofstra has welcomed its first class. This new division of Hofstra is one of only 270 institutions evolved into an international institution with a the University proved to be an immediate out of more than 3,600 student body hailing from 47 states and 78 success, not only with University faculty and nationwide with a chapter countries around the world. The beautiful administrators, but among the 93 inaugural of Phi Beta Kappa. campus is an accredited arboretum with 113 students. Every fall since, the number of M buildings on 240 acres. There are more than entering freshmen has increased substantially. 4,000 students living on campus, and Hofstra The Hofstra Libraries are fully offers them and all students an extensive array Hofstra’s School of Communication is one of computerized and contain 1.2 million of academic and social activities. Additionally, the largest, most advanced non-commercial volumes for student use. Hofstra’s close proximity to Manhattan means television facilities in the East. Students take that students have easy access to the classes and work in Dempster Hall, a M wondrous cultural, social and career offerings sophisticated television production/post- of the city. production facility with two broadcast-quality Hofstra’s campus has 37 residence studios and control rooms; two advanced halls, housing about 4,200 students, What has remained consistent throughout the online video edit suites; two Avid non-linear and 13 dining facilities. years, however, is the sense of community on digital editing systems and several cuts-only M campus, the eagerness of our students to video work stations. Two satellite dishes are learn and the commitment of the Hofstra available with one dish providing special news Hofstra has more than 140 faculty and administration to provide a feeds for the broadcast journalism room, student clubs and organizations, challenging education that encourages the which also has access to Associated Press, of which there are about pursuit of lifelong learning. Lexis-Nexis and Dow Jones services. In 30 local and national addition, the facility is capable of broadcasting fraternities and sororities. The Colleges and Schools of the University student-produced programming to the entire are: Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and campus on our own cable channels. Also Sciences, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, located here is the University’s radio station New College, School of Communication, (WRHU/88.7-FM), audio production studios, a School of Education and Allied Human film/video screening room, film editing rooms, Services, School of Law, School for University a computer laboratory, a speech performance Studies, University College for Continuing studio and a large dance studio. Education, Honors College and Saturday 2 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Hofstra’s C.V. Starr Hall offers academic recreation center and numerous athletic facilities that are among the most facilities, including the 15,000-seat James M. technologically advanced in the nation.