www.gobroncs.com 2009 Media Guide 2009 T.V./Radio Roster 1 2 3 4 5 OF/P 2B/OF 2B/1B P C Senior Sophomore Sophomore Senior Junior 5’11” 5’11” 6’1” 6’4” 6’0” 190 lbs 175 lbs 190 lbs 190 lbs 190 lbs James Hayes A. J. Albee Steve Galella Mike Petrowski Eric Woodrow 6 7 8 10 11 P SS/2B OF 1B/OF OF Sophomore Junior Junior Junior Freshman 6’0” 5’10” 5’9” 6’1” 6’2” 155 lbs 155 lbs 165 lbs 198 lbs 180 lbs Jeff Giordano Garrett Rugg Darron Lattomus Matt McCollum Brandon Cotton 12 13 14 15 16 P OF C P P Senior Sophomore Freshman Junior Junior 6’2” 5’10” 5’10” 6’0” 6’1” 170 lbs 180 lbs 210 lbs 190 lbs 185 lbs Mike Thomas Adan Minaya Chris Pierfy Brian Herman Derek Caldwell 17 18 19 21 23 OF C/OF P P P Freshman Freshman Senior Senior Sophomore 6’1” 6’0” 6’2” 6’3” 6’6” 180 lbs 185 lbs 205 lbs 195 lbs 205 lbs Karl Johnston Austin Straub Jimmer Kennedy Dan Sasso Nate Eppley 24 26 27 28 32 OF P INF P C/1B Senior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Senior 6’0” 6’3” 6’0” 6’0” 6’0” 230 lbs 205 lbs 190 lbs 150 lbs 210 lbs Maurice Williams Kris Brown John Ralston Patrick Devlin Sean Olson 33 34 35 39 OF INF P INF Junior Freshman Junior Sophomore 6’2” 6’2” 6’1” 6’2” 205 lbs 180 lbs 190 lbs 210 lbs Nick Wojnowski Ryan Murphy Ryan Miller Mason Heyne BRONC BRIEFS Rider University Baseball Media Guide • 2009 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099 Directions to Rider Enrollment: 6,011 (4,791 undergraduates) Founded: 1865 From New York and North Jersey: Academic Units: College of Business Administration; College of Liberal Arts, Education and Sciences; From the New Jersey Turnpike: Take the NJ College of Continuing Studies; and Westminster College of the Arts Turnpike South to Exit 7A (I-195 West). Fol - low I-195 West to the exit for I-295 North President: Mordechai Rozanski, Ph.D. (Princeton). I-295 North will become I-95 Athletic Director: Don Harnum 609-896-5054 South. Take Exit 7A off of I-95 South to U.S. Associate Director of Athletics: Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quar - Greg Busch 609-895-5642 ter mile on the right. Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator: Karin Torchia 609-896-5249 From U.S. Route 1 South: take the exit for I- Manager Athletic Business Operations: Lucy Sech 609-895-5650 95 South (sign says “To Pennsylvania”). Bear right at junction, following signs for I-95 Academic Support Coordinator: Sonya Hurt 609-896-5308 South (Pennsylvania). Take exit 7A off of I-95 Faculty Athletics Representative: Jonathan Husch, Ph.D. South to U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right. Head Coach: Barry Davis (Bridgewater '87), 5th season Assistant Coaches: Jaime Steward (Le Moyne) 1st season, Jim Maher (Barton ‘84) 3rd season From Pennsylvania: Baseball Office Phone: (609) 896-5055 Take I-95 North, straight over the Delaware Team Physician and Medical Consultant: Tom Lardner, M.D. River into New Jersey. Take Exit 7A off of I- Head Athletic Trainer: 95 to U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider Tim Lengle, A.T.C. is a quarter mile on the right. Assistant Athletic Trainers for Baseball: Karen Cote, Crista Sciancalepore From the Pennsylvania Turnpike: take the PA Colors: Cranberry, White, Gray Turnpike east to Exit 28 (Philadelphia) and take U.S. Route 1 North to I-95 North. Con - Nickname: Broncs tinue on I-95 North, straight over the Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Delaware River into New Jersey. Take Exit Athletic Affiliations: 7A off of I-95 to U.S. Route 206 South (Tren - Division I NCAA, ECAC ton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right. Home Field: Sonny Pittaro Field (2,000) Sports Information Director and Baseball Contact: From the South: Bud Focht 609-896-5138 Assistant SID: Brian Solomon 609-896-5135 Take I-295 North. I-295 North will become Sports Information Secretary: Lynn Rugg I-95 South. Continue on I-95 South and take Exit 7A off I-95 South to U.S. Route 206 Athletics FAX: 609-896-0341 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on Athletics Hotline: 609-219-2000, 2 the right. Athletics Home Page: www.GoBroncs.com From the East: Take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 98 (I- 195 West). Follow I-195 West to the exit for I- 295 North (Princeton). I-295 North will become I-95 South. Take Exit 7A off of I-95 South to U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right. Sonny Pittaro Field The 2005 Rider University baseball season was the inaugural season for Sonny Pittaro Field, located in the back of the Lawrenceville campus. Distances from Home Plate Left field ........................................................... 330 feet Center field ....................................................... 405 feet Right field ........................................................ 330 feet Height of outfield fence ..................................... 6 feet Capacity ............................................................ 2,000 Page 3 HEAD COACH BARRY DAVIS Rider University Baseball Media Guide • 2009 In just his fourth season at Rider University Barry Davis led the Broncs to the 2008 NCAA Tournament as cham - pion of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Barry Davis was named the Rider head coach in July of 2004. In his first year he led Rider to a 21-win season, including a 14-13 record in the MAAC. In his second season, he was named the co-winner of the MAAC Baseball Coach of the Year award, leading the Broncs to a playoff berth and a third place finish in the MAAC. In 2008 his team defeated the top seed, Canisius, and beat the third seed, Siena, two out of three games to win the MAAC tournament, held at Mercer County’s Waterfront Park, and advance to the NCAA Tournament in Fuller - ton, California. Prior to coming to Rider Davis was the head coach at Georgia Southwestern State University from 2001-2004. The four-time NJCAA Division III National Coach of the Year at Gloucester County College, Davis has compiled Barry Davis 666 victories in his head coaching career with just 284 losses, including 95 wins at Rider and an 11-year stint at Gloucester CC where he won four National Junior College titles and eight Regional Championships. Davis was 137-87 at Georgia Southwestern, winning the 2002 conference regular season and finishing with a National NAIA Ranking of fifth, earning Georgia Dugout Club NAIA Coach of the Year honors. Davis has sent 17 of his players on to the professional ranks, including Scott Knazek of the 2006 Rider squad. Davis also coached the National Junior College Athletic Association all-star team in 1999 which defeated Team Canada. A 1987 graduate of Bridgewater (VA) College, Davis has assisted at George Mason and Frostburg State. Davis was an All-Conference and All- State shortstop at Bridgewater, earning team MVP honors as a junior. Davis is Rider's eighth baseball coach and just the third since 1960. He resides in Morrisville, PA with his wife, Rhonda and daughter, Amanda. His son, Derek attends Bridgewater College in Virginia. Rider Coaching Career Records Coach Years WLT Clair Bee 1929 320 Rex Ellis 1941-42 3 11 1 Paul Ricatto 1946 440 John Kelly 1947-52 63 34 2 Carl Nawoj 1953-60 116 38 0 Tom Petroff 1961-70 155 84 3 Sonny Pittaro 1971-2004 766 674 8 Barry Davis 2005- 95 117 0 Total 65 years 1205 966 14 Page 4 COACHING STAFF Rider University Baseball Media Guide • 2009 Jaime Steward of Blackwood, a former pitcher in the Anaheim Angels organization, began his first season as an as - sistant coach at Rider in September. “Jaime is an excellent addition to our staff,” said Rider head coach Barry Davis. “He has been successful at every level and has pitched for championship teams at the high school and college level.” “I am very excited to be a part of the Rider Baseball Program,” said Steward. “Coach Davis is a proven winner, and I am looking forward to learning from him.” Steward is a 1997 graduate of Gloucester Catholic High School and a 2001 graduate of Le Moyne College. At Le Moyne Steward graduated as the career leader in strikeouts and innings pitched, and was drafted in the 39th round by the Angels. “As a former player in the MAAC, this is familiar territory for me,” Steward said. Jaime Steward The 2001 Le Moyne Athlete of the Year, Steward was the MAAC Pitcher of the Year in 1999, after earning MAAC Rookie of the Year honors in 1998. At Gloucester Catholic Steward earned All-State and honorable mention All-America honors as a senior, leading his team to a national ranking of fifth. “I have high expectations for our pitching staff as we work toward defending our MAAC Championship,” Steward said. After two years in the Angels’ organization Steward pitched for the Camden River Sharks and the Atlantic City Surf, and was selected as the starting pitcher in the 2005 Atlantic League South Division All-Star game. “That experience brings instant credibility to our pitching pro - gram,” Davis said. “I am looking forward to working with him this year.” Jim Maher was named a volunteer assistant coach in October 2006. “As the final component to the staff, Jim gives us head coaching experience with the ability to coach all phases of the game,” said head coach Barry Davis.