2017 AIC BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE American International College 2017 Baseball Next Game: Saturday, March 25th vs Assumption College @ 12p.m & 3p.m. 2017 AIC Schedule March 5 @ Mercy College (DH) + ( W 16-12), (W 13-4) 10 Wilmington University (DEL.) % {W 7-5} 11 Nyack College (DH) % { L 4-7} {L 0-1} 12 Molloy College % { L 1-5} 12 Caldwell University % { L 2-16} AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL MERRIMACK COLLEGE 14 Barry University % { L 11-12} YELLOW JACKETS 15 Palm Beach Atlantic % { L 2-19} WARRIORS 16 Florida Memorial University % {L 2-4} 2017 Overall Record: 2-0 2017 Overall Record: 5-10-0 17 Southern Connecticut % { L 3-7} 2017 Northeast 10: Record 0-0 2017 NE-10 Record: 0-0 17 Merrimack College % { L 6-10} Head Coach: Nick Callini (14th season) Head Coach: Nick Barese (2nd season) 21 Merrimack College ^ {7:00pm} 2017 Statistical Leaders 2017 Statistical Leaders 25 Assumption College(DH) ^ {12pm/3pm} Batting Avg: K.J. White (.481) Batting Avg: Cam DiSarcina (.373) 26 Merrimack College(DH) ^ {12pm/3pm} Hits: Two Tied ( 13) Hits: Cam DiSarcina (22) 28 Merrimack College ^ {3:30pm} RBI’s: Matt Krause (14) RBI’s: Cam DiSarcina (20) 29 Post University + {3:30pm} Home Runs: Two Tied (2) Home Runs: Two Tied (3) Stolen Bases: Two Tied (5) Stolen Bases: Four Tied (5) April OBS: K.J. White (.588) OBS: Thomas Joyce (.500) 1 Le Moyne College(DH) ^ {12pm/3pm} ERA: Ryan Bruning (2.40) ERA: Nate Spielvogel (4.50) 2 Le Moyne College ^ {12pm} Wins: Matt Costanza (2) Wins: three tied (1) 4 @College of St. Rose ^ {3:30pm} Innings Pitched: Matt Costanza (18.0) Innings Pitched:Anthony Lupi (18.1) 8 @St. Anselm College (DH) ^ {12pm/3pm} Strikeouts: Two Tied (7) Strikeouts: PJ Browne (19) 9 @St. Michale’s College(DH) ^ {12pm/3pm} 13 Blomfield College + {3:30pm} Whats On Tap 14 Pace University ^ {12pm} 15 @Pace University(DH) ^ {12pm/3pm} The American International College baseball quickly after Andrew Ciacciarelli singled to 18 College of St. Rose ^ {3:30pm} team will play Merrimack College on neutral score White, making it a 3-2 game. 19 St. Anselm College ^ {3:30pm} ground at Franklin Pierce University on Tues- The Warriors didn't give the Yellow Jackets 22 Adelphi University(DH) ^ {12pm/3pm} 23 Adelphi University ^ {12pm} day, March 21 at 7 p.m. any time to catch their breath, as three more 26 Post University + {3:30pm} runs came across in the second inning for 29 @Southern Connectict(DH) ^ {12pm/3pm} 30 @Southern Connecticut ^ {12pm} LAST TIME OUT/LAST TIME THEY MET: Merrimack off a sac fly, a ground out and a May The Yellow Jackets finished their spring double all drove in runs to make it 6-2. 2 College of St. Rose ^ {3:30pm} break trip against the Warriors on March 17, AIC saw its next set of runs score in the 3 Post Universitry + {3:30pm} 5 U of New Haven ^ {12pm} losing 10-6. The Yellow Jackets and Warriors fourth inning, with the score now 8-2. Pepe 6 U of New Haven(DH) ^ {12pm/3pm} combined for five runs to start the first inning, got on base first with one out with a single. All times Eastern Standard Time. with the Warriors starting off with a RBI sin- Matt Costanza was next up with another sin- ^ Indicates Conference Games (NE-10) gle to score a runner from second base. A wild gle, where he was able to advance to second + indicates non-conference matchup. pitch resulted in the second run scoring for base after a throwing error by Merrimack's % Indicates SpringBreak Trip BOLD indicates home game Merrimack, before another RBI single drove pitcher, putting runners on second and third. in the Warriors' third run. Josh Aviles walked to load the bases, giving Athletic Communications Seth Dussault: Athletic Communications/Broadcasting The Yellow Jackets countered after Wosleger Wosleger the opportunity to single, driving in (Baseball primary contact) led off the inning by getting hit by a pitch. Pepe. A sac fly from White to left field was Email: [email protected] K.J. White followed up with a single, giving deep enough for Costanza to tag up from third AIC runners on first and second before a sin- base and score, making it now 8-4. Hunter Julius: Athletic Communications Intern gle by Chris Starcun loaded the bases for the The last runs of the game for AIC came in (Baseball secondary contact) Yellow Jackets. A sac fly to center field from the sixth inning, with Aviles singling to start Email: [email protected] Krause was all it took to score Wosleger to the inning off. Wosleger reached base after put up the first run of the game for AIC. The an error by the third baseman before White Yellow Jackets saw another run come across loaded the bases with a single. Starcun flied AIC BASEBALL out to left field, giving Aviles time to score Of those five home runs, two have been inside from third base to make it an 8-5. A double the park home runs. from Krause scored Wosleger from second base and advanced White to third. Ciacciarelli NEXT UP: The Yellow Jackets return home to walked and loaded the bases with one out, but a host Assumption College for a doubleheader on strikeout and a groundout was all it took to end Saturday, March 25 at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. the Yellow Jackets' scoring chance. The Warriors scored a lone run in the seventh and ninth innings to push their lead to 10-6. The Yellow Jackets gave Kyle Simcock (0-1) the start against Merrimack. Simcock went just a third of an inning, giving up three hits, three runs, two earned runs, one walk and one strike out. Jason Coscio was first to pitch in relief, going six full innings. Coscio let up 11 hits, six runs, three walks and one strike out. Anthony Crudale finished the game pitching 2.2 innings, giving up two hits, one run and two strike outs. SWINGING FOR THE FENCES: The Yellow Jackets have seen power come off their bats earlier in the year, with six triples and five home runs belted by Yellow Jackets this year. GENERAL INFO: Baseball Staff: Location: Springfield, Massachusetts Founded: 1885 Head Coach: Nick Callini (Trinity College '03 , 14th year) President: Vincent Maniaci Assistant Coach: Dan Fenton (AIC '14, 2nd year) Assistant Coach: Tyler Gauthier(SNHU '13 , 1st year) Director of Athletics: Matthew Johnson Equipment Manager: Ben Hodgkins Associate AD, Internal Operations: Benjamin Rosenfeld Assistant AD of Compliance/SWA: Jessica Chapin Athletic Communications Assistant AD of Operations: Paul DeMaria Broadcaster/Athletic Communications Assistant(Baseball Assistant Director of Athletic Event Operations: Mike contact): Seth Dussault Lavato Email: [email protected] Athletic Operations Coordinator: Jonathan DeAndrade Athletic Secretary: Arlene Pereira Director of Athletic Communications: Thomas Pool Head Athletic Trainer: John Culp Email: [email protected] Head Equipment Manager: Bo Reardon Office Phone: 413-205-3572 Faculty Athletics Representative: Jill McCarthy Payne Director of Athletic Communications: Thomas Pool Coordinator of Athletic Communications: Sarah Kirkpat- Coordinator of Athletic Communications: Sarah Kirkpat- rick rick Email: [email protected] Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northeast- 10 Nickname: Yellow Jackets Colors: Black and Gold Arena: Richard F. Bedard Field AIC BASEBALL Numerical Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown / Highschool/Previous School 1 Joe Pepe So. SS 5-8 150 L/R Selden, N.Y. / NewField 2 K.J. White Sr. 3B 6-1 210 R/R Wilbraham, Mass. / Minnechaug 3 Brendan Carter So. IF 5-7 144 R/R Merrimack, N.H. / Merrimack 4 Reed Phillips Jr. 2B/OF 5-11 176 L/R East Longmeadow, Mass. / East Longmeadow 5 Trent Dillon R-So. IF 5-11 175 R/R North Haven, Conn. / North Haven/Westfield State 6 Owen Wosleger Fr. Of 5-10 155 S/L East Hampton, Conn. / East Hampton 7 Josh Aviles So. OF 5-7 160 S/R Naugatuck, Conn. / Naugatuck 8 Jason Coscio Jr. RHP 5-8 165 L/R Hopewell Junction, N.Y. / John Jay 9 Matt Costanza Fr. 2B/RHP 5-10 160 L/R Revere, Mass. / Saint Mary’s 10 Travis Seymour R-Fr. 2B 5-8 165 L/R Chicopee, Mass. / Chicopee Comprehensive 11 Matt Krause Fr. OF/1B/3B 6-1 215 R/R Spotswood, N.J. / Spotswood 12 Colin Nicklas Fr. SS/RHP 5-11 180 R/R Plymouth, Mass. / Plymouth North 13 Jose Hernandez Jr. 1B 5-10 280 R/R New York, N.Y. / HS For Environmental Studies 15 Mike Wroth Fr. 1B/RHP 6-2 235 R/R Chicopee, Mass. / Chicopee 17 Andrew Ciacciarelli Fr. OF 6-5 220 R/R Cranston, R.I. / Bishop Hendricken 18 John O’Donnell Fr. LHP 6-2 162 R/L North Attleboro, Mass. / North Attleboro 19 Anthony Crudale Sr. RHP 5-11 200 R/R Cranston, R.I. / Cranston West 20 Nick Lavin Fr. C 5-6 165 R/R Watertown, N.Y. / Watertown 21 Ryan Bruning Fr. RHP 6-2 170 R/R Centerville, Mass. / Barnstable 22 Nick Kennedy Jr. LHP 6-2 215 R/L Longmeadow, Mass. / Longmeadow 24 Cam Winiarz Fr. RHP 5-11 170 R/R Quaker Hill, Conn. / St. Bernard 25 Chris Starcun Sr. 1B 6-4 225 L/R Easthampton, Mass. / Easthampton/SNHU 26 Dan Heller Fr. LHP 6-0 185 L/L East Northport, N.Y. / Northport 27 Tanner Brakken Fr. RHP 6-0 190 R/R Bridgewater, Mass. / Bridgewater-Raynham 28 Kyle Simcock Fr. RHP 6-3 195 R/R Seekonk, Mass.