Stony Brook Seawolves QU I CK FAC ts TABLE OF CON T EN ts GENERAL INFORMA ti ON Stony Brook University ....................2-5 2008 America East Recap ................ 33 Location: Stony Brook, N.Y. 2009 Roster .....................................6-7 Single Season Records .................... 34 Founded: 1957 2009 Season Preview......................8-9 Career Recrods ................................ 35 Enrollment: 23,997 Head Coach Megan Bryant ......... 10-11 Year-by-Year Stats ............................ 36 President: Dr. Shirley Strum Kenny Assistant Coaches ............................ 12 Coaching History .............................. 37 Director of Athletics: Jim Fiore Meet the Seawolves ....................13-23 All-Time Results ..........................37-38 Nickname: Seawolves 2009 Tournament Schedule .............. 24 All-Time Series ................................. 39 Colors: Red, Blue and Grey 2009 Opponenets ........................25-28 Hall of Fame Members ..................... 39 Athletic Dept. Phone: 631-632-7205 America East Conference................. 29 Honors and Awards .......................... 40 Athletic Dept. Fax: 631-632-7122 2008 Year In Review......................... 30 All-Time Roster ................................. 41 SOF T BALL INFORMA ti ON 2008 Game-by-Game Results .......... 31 Athletic Director Jim Fiore ................ 42 Affiliation: NCAA Division I 2008 Stats ........................................ 32 President Shirley Strum Kenny......... 42 Conference: America East Home Field: University Field 2009 SCHEDULE Collegiate Seasons: 37 Date Opponent Location Time All-Time Record: 409-570-3 Feb. 27 vs. Florida A&M$ Orlando, Fla. 11:30 am Postseason Appearances: 10 Feb. 27 vs. Villanova$ Orlando, Fla. 4:00 pm Last: 2008 NCAA Regional Feb. 28 vs. Syracuse$ Orlando, Fla. 9:30 am Feb. 28 vs. Western Michigan$ Orlando, Fla. 1:30 pm COACH I N G INFORMA ti ON March 1 vs. Eastern Michigan$ Orlando, Fla. 9:30 am Head Coach: Megan T. Bryant March 6 vs. Towson# Boca Raton, Fla. 9:00 am Alma Mater: Bridgeport ‘81 March 6 vs. Florida Gulf Coast# Boca Raton, Fla. 11:00 am Record at SBU: 209-219-1 (8) 1 March 7 vs. Central Michigan# Boca Raton, Fla. 11:00 am Overall Record: 554-526-2 (21) March 7 @ Florida Atlantic# Boca Raton, Fla. 6:00 pm Assistants: Melissa Bieman, Bree Nasti March 8 vs. Columbia# Boca Raton, Fla. 11:00 am Softball Office Phone: 631-632-7282 March 18 YALE (DH) STONY BROOK 2:00 PM TEAM INFORMA ti ON March 21 FAIRFIELD^ STONY BROOK 10:30 AM 2008 Record: 33-23-1 March 21 HOLY CROSS^ STONY BROOK 2:30 PM 2008 Conference Record/Finish: 13-8/3rd March 22 QUINNIPIAC^ STONY BROOK 2:30 PM Starters Returning/Lost: 8/2 March 24 RHODE ISLAND (DH) STONY BROOK 2:00 PM Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/2 March 25 @ Monmouth (DH) West Long Branch, N.J. 3:00 pm Newcomers: 2 March 28 BINGHAMTON (DH)* STONY BROOK 12:00 PM AT HLE ti C COMMUN I CA ti ON S INFORMA ti ON March 29 BINGHAMTON* STONY BROOK 12:00 PM Director: Phil Hess April 1 @ Rutgers (DH) Piscataway, N.J. 2:00 pm Phone: 631-632-7289 April 4 @ Maine (DH)* Orono, Maine 12:00 pm Softball Contact: Craig Schroeder April 5 @ Maine* Orono, Maine 11:00 am Phone: 631-632-7293 April 8 HARTFORD (DH)* STONY BROOK 2:00 PM Email: [email protected] April 9 IONA STONY BROOK 2:00 PM Fax: 631-632-8841 April 11 VERMONT (DH)* STONY BROOK 12:00 PM Website: www.goseawolves.org April 12 VERMONT * STONY BROOK 12:00 PM April 14 @ Fairfield Fairfield, Conn. 3:00 pm April 16 SACRED HEART (DH) STONY BROOK 3:00 PM April 18 @ Boston University (DH)* Boston, Mass. 1:00 pm April 19 @ Boston University* Boston, Mass. 12:00 pm April 22 @ Hartford* West Hartford, Conn. 2:00 pm April 23 @ Hofstra Hempstead, N.Y. 4:00 pm April 25 UMBC (DH)* STONY BROOK 12:00 PM April 26 UMBC* STONY BROOK 12:00 PM April 28 MARIST (SENIOR DAY) STONY BROOK 3:00 PM May 2 @ Albany (DH)* Albany, N.Y. 1:00 pm May 3 @ Albany* Albany, N.Y. 12:00 pm May 7-9 America East Championship TBD TBA May 15-17 NCAA First Round Games TBD TBA Credits: The 2009 softball media guide was written, de- signed and edited by Craig Schroeder, assisted by Phil Hess, All times are EST Jeremy Cohen and Adam Gutes. External cover design by Home games are in bold caps John Schaffhauser of Schaffhauser Design. Printing by New $ University of Central Florida Tournament York Press & Graphics, Albany, New York. Photos by Bob # Florida Atlantic University “Miken” Classic O’Rourk, Rob Emmerich, Ben Dickie, the NYC Convention ^ Stony Brook Invitational Bureau, Rick Scuteri and Donna Kavitsky. * America East Conference game 2009 Stony Brook Softball Media Guide Meet The Seawolves 2 2009 Stony Brook Softball Media Guide Meet The Seawolves 3 2009 Stony Brook Softball Media Guide Meet The Seawolves 4 2009 Stony Brook Softball Media Guide Meet The Seawolves 5 2009 Stony Brook Softball Media Guide 2009 Roster NUMER I CAL No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. B/T Hometown/Last School Major 2 Kelly Oberto SR 5-6 IF R/R Spring Lake Hts, N.J./Manasquan Studio Art 3 Vicki Kavitsky JR 5-5 IF L/R Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East Health Sciences 4 Crista Cerrone JR 5-4 UT L/R Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Biology 5 Casey Jacobs JR 5-5 P/1B R/R Davie, Fla./Broward CC Sociology 6 Brijette Martin SO 5-6 IF/OF R/R New York, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum Women’s Studies 8 Suzanne Karath FR 5-7 OF S/R Fishkill, N.Y./Ketcham Biology 9 Colleen Matthes SO 5-9 P R/R Severn, Md./Institute of Notre Dame Cinema & Cultural Studies 11 Marissa Fleury SR 5-8 C/1B R/R Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac Athletic Training 12 Kelsi Fanelli SR 5-5 OF R/R Audubon, N.J./Audubon Sociology 14 Katelyn O’Donnell JR 5-8 IF R/R Kingston, Mass./Silver Lake Business 19 Bernadette Tenuto FR 5-6 IF R/R Audubon, N.J./Paul VI Business 21 Molly Kestranek SR 5-5 IF R/R St. Mary’s, Ga./Fayetteville-Manlius Health Science 23 Jade Clare JR 5-6 C R/R Federal Way, Wash./Todd Beamer History 25 Alyssa Struzenberg JR 5-10 P R/R Cooper City, Fla./Cooper City Business Management 28 Kendall Blumenthal JR 5-8 IF/C R/R Frederick, Md./Frederick Psychology ALPHABE ti CAL No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. B/T Hometown/Last School Major 28 Kendall Blumenthal JR 5-8 IF/C R/R Frederick, Md./Frederick Psychology 6 4 Crista Cerrone JR 5-4 UT L/R Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Biology 23 Jade Clare JR 5-6 C R/R Federal Way, Wash./Todd Beamer History 12 Kelsi Fanelli SR 5-5 OF R/R Audubon, N.J./Audubon Sociology 11 Marissa Fleury SR 5-8 C/1B R/R Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac Athletic Training 5 Casey Jacobs JR 5-5 P/1B R/R Davie, Fla./Broward CC Sociology 8 Suzanne Karath FR 5-7 OF S/R Fishkill, N.Y./Ketcham Biology 3 Vicki Kavitsky JR 5-5 IF L/R Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East Health Sciences 21 Molly Kestranek SR 5-5 IF R/R St. Mary’s, Ga./Fayetteville-Manlius Health Science 6 Brijette Martin SO 5-6 IF/OF R/R New York, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum Women’s Studies 9 Colleen Matthes SO 5-9 P R/R Severn, Md./Institute of Notre Dame Cinema & Cultural Studies 2 Kelly Oberto SR 5-6 IF R/R Spring Lake Hts, N.J./Manasquan Studio Art 14 Katelyn O’Donnell JR 5-8 IF R/R Kingston, Mass./Silver Lake Business 25 Alyssa Struzenberg JR 5-10 P R/R Cooper City, Fla./Cooper City Business Management 19 Bernadette Tenuto FR 5-6 IF R/R Audubon, N.J./Paul VI Business Head Coach: Megan Bryant (Bridgeport ‘81) Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coach: Melissa Bieman (Syracuse ‘01) Megan Bryant ............. MEE-gan Molly Kestranek ..........KUH-strah-nick Assistant Coach: Breanne Nasti (Buffalo ‘04) Crista Cerrone ............ SIR-own Brijette Martin ..................BRUH-zhett Captains: Kelsi Fanelli, Marissa Fleury, Molly Kestranek, Kelly Oberto RE T URNER S Marissa Fleury .356 62 hits 12 doubles 7 HR 31 RBI Katelyn O’Donnell .167 5 hits 2 doubles 6 runs 3 RBI Kelsi Fanelli .304 58 hits 6 doubles 8 HR 31 RBI Crista Cerrone .120 11 hits 8 runs 2 SB 4 RBI Vicki Kavitsky .301 47 hits 8 doubles 5 HR 28 RBI Brijette Martin .600 3 hits 1 run 1 SB 3 RBI Molly Kestranek .288 51 hits 5 doubles 3 HR 20 RBI Casey Jacobs 1.94 ERA 7-4 4 saves 51 SO Kelly Oberto .273 41 hits 6 doubles 3 HR 22 RBI Alyssa Struzenberg 2.01 ERA 24-11 22 CG 244 SO Jade Clare .210 30 hits 6 doubles 3 HR 26 RBI Colleen Matthes 4.31 ERA 2-7 2 saves 42 SO Kendall Blumenthal .179 7 hits 5 runs 1 HR 3 RBI LO ss E S NEWCOMER S Ashley Westphal .290 51 hits 10 doubles 6 SB 10 RBI Suzanne Karath 5-7 OF Fishkill, N.Y. Sara Cerrone .277 18 hits 4 doubles 4 HR 11 RBI Bernadette Tenuto 5-6 IF Audubon, N.J. 2009 Stony Brook Softball Media Guide 2009 Roster SEAWOLVE S BY ST A T E Florida New Jersey Casey Jacobs Kelly Oberto Alyssa Struzenberg Vicki Kavitsky Kelsi Fanelli Georgia Bernadette Tenuto Molly Kestranek New York Maryland Crista Cerrone Colleen Matthes Brijette Martin Kendall Blumenthal Suzanne Karath Marissa Fleury Massachusetts Katelyn O’Donnell Washington Jade Clare 7 SEAWOLVE S BY PO siti ON CF Kelsi Fanelli Brijette Martin LF RF Crista Cerrone Brijette Martin Brijette Martin Suzanne Karath SS 2B Vicki Kavitsky Molly Kestranek Katelyn O’Donnell Brijette Martin Crista Cerrone P Alyssa Struzenberg 3B Casey Jacobs 1B Kelly Oberto Colleen Matthes Marissa Fleury Katelyn O’Donnell Casey Jacobs Bernadette Tenuto Kendall Blumenthal C Jade Clare Marissa Fleury Kendall Blumenthal 2009 Stony Brook Softball Media Guide Season Preview Coming off the most successful season in school history, ex- Kavitsky will play a large role in the Seawolves defensive success pectations are higher than ever for Stony Brook University’s soft- in 2009.