2006 MEDIA GUIDE Eric Hildenbrand Senior Siena and the Capital District Sports Information Table of Contents Quick Facts Baseball SID . Jason Rich Location . Loudonville, N.Y. Siena and the Capital District . Inside Front Cover Office . 518-783-2411 Founded . 1937 Content/Quick Facts . 1 Home/Cell . 518-542-7240 Enrollment . 2,900 2006 Outlook . 2-3 Fax . 518-783-2992 President . Rev. Kevin E Mackin, O.F.M. Seniors E-mail . [email protected] Vice President . Fr. James Toal, O.F.M. Bill Lazio . 4 Assistant SID . Ryan Smith Director of Athletics . John D’Argenio Matt Gidaly . 5 Graduate Assistant . Joe Burek Associate Athletic Director . Joyce Eggleston Scott King . 6 Administrative Secretary . Megan Gilligan Assistant Athletic Director . Dennis Bates Eric Hildenbrand . 7 Athletic Secretary . Sybille Cowan Brian Schmotzer, Kevin Snyder . 8 Assistant Athletic Director . Kim Moutz John Wilkes . 9 Athletic Department Phone . 518-783-2450 Ken Grant . 10 Nickname . Saints Colors . Green and Gold Gabe Perez . 11 To the media: Affiliation . NCAA Division I Juniors This publication should answer most of the questions Conference . Metro Atlantic Athletic Vince Gutierrez, Trevor Reid . 12 you have about the 2006 Siena baseball team. If you Field (capacity) . Siena Field (500) James Pacifico . 13 need any other information, or would like to speak with Surface . Grass the coaching staff, or members of the 2006 Siena Sophomores Dimensions baseball team, please contact the Siena College Sports Mike Ambury . 13 . RF (330), RC (380), C (400), LC (380), LF (310) Information Office. Chris Klepps . 14 Press Box Phone: . (518) 542-7240 Thomas Hopkins, Ryan King . 15 Website: . SienaSaints.com Phone: (518) 783-2411 Corey Muscara, Jake Willis . 16 Fax: (518) 783-2992 Craig Chaput, Rick Seltzer . 17 Baseball Information E-mail: [email protected] Freshmen Head Coach . Tony Rossi Siena College Sports Information Office Matt Moberg, Will Hassett, Jason Defillipo, JJ Potrikus . 18 (37th Season-SUNY Brockport ’65) 515 Loudon Road Nick Messinger, Phil Cahill, Andy Wells, Kevin Hawk . 19 Record . 594-673-5 (.470) Loudonville, NY 12211-1462 Lee Keysor, Drew Sgro, Sean Keeler . 20 Assistant Coach . Mark Michaud (1st season) Head Coach Tony Rossi . 21 Admission to all games is free of charge, and the media Assistant Coach . Inaki Ormaechea (1st Season) Assistant Coaches . 22 is always welcome; however, we do ask that you contact Assistant Coach . Bill Scott (1st Season) The College . 23 the sports information office prior to each game you plan Office Phone . 518-786-5044 Siena College Foundations . 24 on attending, so that proper arrangements may be made. Assistant Coaches’ Phone . 518-782-6875 The Capital Region . 25 E-Mail . [email protected] 2006 Roster . 26 Lettermen Returning/Lost . 19/5 Siena Baseball: An Established Program on the Rise . 27 Starters Returning/Lost . 8/0 2006 Opponents . 28-30 Pitchers Returning/Lost . 8/3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . 31 2005 Overall Record . 29-23 Athletic Support Services . 32-33 Home . 10-5 Siena College Administration . 34-35 Away . 18-17 Siena College Head Coaching Staff . 35 MAAC Record (Finish) . 19-5 (2nd) 2005 Statistics and Results . 36 The Record Book . 37-48 Saints in the Classroom . 49 Baseball History Saints in the Community . 50-51 First year of Division I baseball . 1977 The 2006 Siena baseball guide is published by the Siena Siena Athletics . 52 Overall Division I record . 521-587-5 (.471) College Sports Information Office. It was prepared and TV/Radio Roster . inside back cover MAAC Tournament Appearances . 7 edited by Jason Rich. Assistance was provided by Joe 2005-2006 Schedule . back cover MAAC Tournament Record . 14-7 Burek and Jake Hill. Record Book assistance was provided MAAC Championships (Most Recent) . 4 (1999) by Paul Thompson. Years in NCAA Tournament (Most Recent) . 1 (1999) Design by: Jan Jarvis, Willow Graphics. Most Recent Tournament Host . Wake Forest Printing by: Walter Snyder Printer, Inc., Troy, N.Y. NCAA Play-in Appearances (Most Recent) . 3 (1997) Photography by: Stockton Photo, Inc. and Brett Sarsfield NCAA Play-in Record . 1-6 Albany and Capital District photos courtesy Last NCAA Tournament Opponent . Virginia Tech of Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. Result . Virginia Tech 11, Siena 5 Copies may be purchased for $6.00 Siena College Baseball 2006 1 2006 Outlook Last year’s Siena baseball team proved you can’t always “We know we won’t sneak up on anybody this year,” Rossi Grant and Chaput will likely hold down the Saturday spots put too much stock in expectations. Sometimes preseason said. “We’re excited about what we have back and have of the Saints’ conference rotation. The third weekend expectations aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on. high expectations, but it will be difficult to replace the starter is up for grabs. pitching we lost.” This year, the Saints hope isn’t one of those times. Juniors Trevor Reid and James Pacifico will likely compete First and foremost, the Saints will need to replace the top with sophomore Ryan King for the final MAAC spot. Reid Head coach Tony Rossi welcomes back every positional of their rotation. John Lannan was drafted by the Washington posted a 3-2 record as a freshman, but suffered through starter from last year’s team which surprised the MAAC Nationals in the 11th Round after a junior season in which bouts of inconsistency last year. He has the talent to contri - and won 29 games. It is a roster loaded with upperclassmen, he won a program-record 10 games, shutout Manhattan in bute in a variety of roles as he continues to develop. but one that did suffer some damage to its pitching corps the first round of the MAAC Tournament and garnered from both the Major League draft and graduation. King finished his freshman year second on the team with a Second-Team All-Northeast honors. 2.89 ERA. He has above-average velocity on his fastball “John had one of the greatest seasons in program history, so and locates all his pitches well. we will need some people to step in and fill the void there,” Pacifico saw most of his action in relief last season, collecting Rossi said. “We’re confident in what we have coming back, a team-high three saves. If he doesn’t crack the rotation, but the fact remains that we need to perform on the field.” he could be used in that role again this season. In nearly If expectations meet performance, the Saints should be 24 innings of work as a sophomore he struck out 19 batters one of the four teams fighting it out for an NCAA bid in and walked just five. Fishkill again this May. Other returning pitchers include sophomores Kevin Snyder, Pitching Corey Muscara and Thomas Hopkins . Snyder showed great improvement as his junior season went on and did not Along with Lannan, the Saints will also have allow an earned run in his final three appearances. Muscara to replace the graduated Josh Burnett and Hopkins showed periodic success in their 17 combined who served as a regular on the week - appearances as rookies. Both are expected to play an end rotation last season. Fortunately, increased role now that they have become better-accustomed there seem to be plenty of options to the college game. for Rossi to select from. Rossi has added seven new arms to keep his staff among Senior Ken Grant won five games as the deepest in the league. Will Hassett has emerged as a junior including a sparkling two-hit the front runner among the freshmen for immediate time on shutout of #26 Central Florida in Orlando the hill after a standout high school career at Long Island’s on the Saints’ annual Southern swing. Grant Chaminade High School. Hassett figures to earn innings in is a 6-7 fireballer with.