2015 ECC Baseball ChampionshipMay 7

No. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas d. No. 2 Bridgeport, 5-1No. 4 LIU Post d. No. 1 Dowling, 8-0

at Hempstead, N.Y.

May 8No. 2 Bridgeport d. No. 1 Dowling, 6-5

No. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas d. No. 4 LIU Post, 4-2No. 2 Bridgeport d. No. 4 LIU Post, 4-1 (12 inn.)

at Hempstead, N.Y.

May 9 - FinalNo. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas d. No. 2 Bridgeport, 4-1

at Hempstead, N.Y.

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Past Champions

UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT

Coach Joe Tonelli

Alec Jannotta

Casey McCone

Ben Torres

No. Name Yr Pos Ht B/T Hometown/Previous School1 Ben Torres So. OF 6-2 L/R Hollywood, Fla./Nova High School2 Jose Negron So. IF 5-9 L/R New Haven, Conn./Career HS3 Daren Grabowski So. OF/C 5-7 R/R Berlin, Conn./Berlin HS4 Dylan Steigerwald Jr. IF 5-10 R/R Holbrook, N.Y./St. John the Baptist5 Tom Rinaldi So. IF 6-0 R/R Waterbury, Conn./Central Conn. State6 Cam Overbaugh Jr. OF 6-4 R/R Catskill, N.Y./Columbia Greene, CC7 Ray Kreiger Sr. P 6-0 L/R Derby, Conn./Central Conn. St. 8 CaseyOuellette Jr. OF 5-9 R/R NewCanaan,Conn./NewCanaan9 Dakota Edwards Jr. P 6-2 R/R Turlock, Calif./Turlock10 Justin Carey Jr. IF 6-1 R/R Amherst, Mass./Dean CC 11 AlecJannotta Sr. OF 6-3 R/R Branford,Conn./Branford12 Tyler Theiss So. C 5-11 R/R Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park13 Tyler Gambardella Jr. OF 5-7 R/R West Haven, Conn./West Haven 14 Isaiah Rivera So. OF 6-0 R/R Newington, Conn./Pace U.16 Anthony Alicki Jr. P 6-2 R/R Milford, Conn/Western Okla. State17 Denis Lyman Jr. P 6-3 R/R Kingston, N.Y./Lee University18 MattVanRiper Jr. P 6-2 R/R ElmwoodPark,N.J./BergenCC19 MikeOwens Jr. P 5-10 R/R Pottstown,Penn./PopeJohnPaulII22 Andrew Oswald So. P 6-0 R/R St. James, N.Y./Smithtown East23 Alnaydo Rodriguez Jr. IF 6-1 L/R Bronx/ N.Y./Warner University24 Casey McCone Jr. IF/OF 6-5 R/R Milford, Conn./Foran27 Bryan Kondor Sr. U 5-11 R/R Shelton, Conn./Shelton28 Rob Anderson Sr. P 6-2 R/R Stratford, Conn./Central Conn St.30 RidgeAckerman Sr. P 6-2 R/R Springfield,Ill./LeeUniversity31 Brendon Blake Sr. OF 5-11 R/R Bay Shore, N.Y./Brentwood32 Adam Thayer Jr. P 6-2 L/L Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia33 Henry Jacobs So. P 6-3 R/R Bedford Hills, N.Y./Dean CC34 AnthonySemonella Jr. P 5-10 R/R Levittown,N.Y./DivisionAvenue35 Sal Trovato Jr. P 5-11 R/R Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park36 Bobby Schryver So. U 6-0 L/R Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia38 Mark Hirschbeck RFr. OF 5-9 R/R Trumbull Conn./Central Conn. State44 Mark Komarmi So. IF 6-0 R/R Bridgeport,Conn./NotreDameFairfield51 Kevin Johnson So. P 6-1 R/R Milford, Conn./Jonathan Law

Head Coach: Joe Tonelli (4th Season)Assistant Coaches: Mike DeLellis, Josh Parrow, and Richie Benese

About BridgeportAn international, doctoral intensive comprehensive university, with award-winning academic programs, at the University of Bridgeport, the New England’s fastest growing university, students can earn degrees in a variety of innovative undergraduate and graduate degree programs. UB is among America’s strong international universities with 25 percent of our students coming from overseas. The University’s commitment to educate students from throughout the world is recognized in the US News and World Report issue on colleges. With students from more than 80 countries who are active in student government, publica-tions and clubs, the University of Bridgeport prides itself in being a real world experience in globalization. Through its International Programs, the University provides academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities which support the University’s commitment to promote global citizenship and a commitment to public service. There are 200 full- and part-time faculty, including Fulbright Scholars, National Science Foundation Fellows, Ford Fellows, National Endow-mentfortheHumanitiesFellows,AmericanCouncilforLearnedSocietiesScholarsandPhiBetaKappaScholars.Knownforitscompetent,committed,caringfaculty, the University prides itself on its student-faculty ratio of 11:1. It also takes pride in its commitment to diversity. Some 32 percent of its students are membersofminorities.Committedtocreatingnewlearningvenues,theUniversityofBridgeport’sSchoolofContinuingandProfessionalStudiesanditsOfficeofDistanceLearningpioneeredthefirstonlinegraduatedegreeprogramintheStateofConnecticut.Avarietyofonlinecoursesandcertificateprogramsare

Quick FactsLocation: Bridgeport, Conn. Colors: Purple and WhiteFounded: 1927 President: Neil Albert SalonenEnrollment: 4,800 Director of Athletics: AnthonyVittiNickname: Purple Knights

Did You Know?•TheUniversityofBridgeportwomen’sgymnasticsteamhaswonsixofthelastsevenUSAGymnasticsCollegiateNationalTeamChampion-ships.•UBmen’sswimmerRubenGimenezhasbeenselectedthelasttwoyearsastheNCAADivisionIINationalAt-LargeAcademicAll-Americaof the Year.•TheBridgeportwomen’svolleyballteamhashostedtheNCAADivisionIIEastRegionalin2013and2014.•Bridgeportwomen’ssoccerteammadeitsfirst-everappearanceintheNCAADivisionIIChampionshipSemifinalsthispastDecember

DOWLING COLLEGE

Coach Tom Caputo

RJ Going

Cody McPartland

Michael Rizzitello

No. Name Yr Pos Ht B/T Hometown/Previous School1 Chris Cepeda R-Fr. IF/P 5-10 R/R PortJeffersonStation,N.Y./WardMelville3 Rob Costanzo Jr. IF 5-11 L/R Nesconset, N.Y./Sachem North 4 Dan Farina Sr. IF/OF 5-7 R/R Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North5 RJ Going Sr. IF 6-2 R/R Islip, N.Y./Islip6 Jack Laudani Fr. P 6-1 R/R Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East7 Tim Going So. IF/OF 5-9 R/R Islip N.Y./Islip8 Michael Rizzitello Sr. C 5-9 R/R Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot 9 Chris Tessitore So. P 6-3 R/R Baldwin N.Y./Kellenberg10 Anthony Raucci Fr. IF 5-10 R/R Seaford, N.Y./Island Trees11 Marc Torres Sr. IF/OF 5-9 L/L Bay Shore, N.Y./St. John the Baptist 12 Chris Russo Jr. C 5-10 R/R Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd 13 Kenneth Fils-Aime Rf. OF 5-10 R/R North Babylon N.Y./North Babylon 14 Chris Appell Sr. IF 5-10 L/R Westbury N.Y./W.T. Clarke 15 Dwayne Page So. C/OF 6-2 R/R Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot16 DylanPiscitelli R-So. IF/OF 5-9 L/R GreenlawnN.Y./Harborfields17 Tyler Piccolo Jr. IF 6-0 R/R Sound Beach N.Y./Rocky Point20 VinnyOrlando R-Sr. IF 5-9 R/R EastMeadow,N.Y./St.Dominic’s21 ChrisMott Fr. P 6-0 R/R Holbrook,N.Y./SachemEast22 Michael Richter Sr. 1B 6-1 R/R Dumont/Dumont 23 Jonathan Tenaglia R-So. IF/OF 5-10 R/R Nesconset N.Y./St. John The Baptist24 MikeJeannetti Sr. P 5-10 R/R Levittown,N.Y./IslandTrees25 Robert Morse R-Jr. IF 5-11 R/R Commack, N.Y./Commack27 Dennis Buckstein So. P 5-10 R/R Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North28 DominicDanetti Jr. P 6-2 L/L Wantagh,N.Y./MacArthur29 John Parisi Jr. P 6-3 R/R East Northport, N.Y./St. Anthony’s 30 Cody McPartland Jr. P 6-2 R/R Miller Place, N.Y. / Miller Place 31 Andrew Sesto Sr. P 6-2 R/R West Islip, N.Y./St. John the Baptist 36 Billy Goncalves Sr. P 6-5 R/R Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor

Head Coach: Tom Caputo (4th Season)Assistant Coaches: AndrewLarsen,MattCaputo,DanParisiandTomBammann

About DowlingFoundedin1955aspartofAdelphiUniversity’sSuffolkCampus,thecollegepurchasedtheformerW.K.VanderbiltestateinOakdalein1962. In 1968 the college was renamed after its chief benefactor, Robert Dowling, a noted city planner and aviator.

SituatedonthebanksoftheConnetquotRiveronaformerVanderbiltestate,Dowling’sRudolphCampusinOakdaleisamongthena-tion’s most beautiful. The 105-acre Brookhaven Center is located on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley and features high-tech learning facilities for a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses. Located within walking distance to the Long Island Rail Road and featuringfreeparkingandshuttlebusservice,DowlingiseasilyaccessiblefrombothSuffolkandNassaucounties,aswellasthefiveboroughs of New York City.

Quick FactsLocation: Oakdale, N.Y. Colors: Navy Blue and GoldFounded: 1955 President: Dr. Alber F. Inserra Enrollment: Over 6,500 Director of Athletics: Melody CopeNickname: Golden Lions

Did You Know?•HeadCoachTomCaputoplayedprofessionallyforthreeseasonsasamemberoftheLongIslandDucks•Dowlinghashadsixstudent-athletesselectedintheMLBFirstYearPlayerdraft(KipRoggendorf,‘93,Toronto;WilbertoOrtiz,‘06,LosAngeles[AL];BillyMottram,‘07,Chicago[NL];DavidWendt,‘09,TampaBay;TylerBadamo,‘14,NewYork[NL];BrendanButler,‘15,Oakland).•TheDowlingwomen’sbasketballteamadvancedtotheNationalChampionshipgamein2013.•Dowling’smen’ssoccer(2006)andmen’slacrosseprograms(2012)havewonNationalChampionships.

MOLLOY COLLEGE

Coach Joe Fucarino

Ronald Bauer

Angelo Navetta

Kevin Podell

About MolloyMolloyCollegeisaninstitutionoftheDominicantraditionwhichoffersstudentsarich,multi-dimensionaleducationalex-perience in an academically challenging environment. We foster critical thinking and creative exploration while preparing students to live and work in the global world of today.

Quick FactsLocation: Rockville Centre, N.Y. Colors: Maroon and WhiteFounded: 1955 President: Drew Bogner, Ph.DEnrollment: 3,300 Director of Athletics: Susan Cassidy-LykeNickname: Lions

No. Name Yr Pos Ht B/T Hometown/Previous School3 Brian Murphy Jr. IF 6-3 R/R Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka4 Joseph Nastasi So. P/OF 5-7 R/L South Salem, N.Y./Iona Prep5 PeterVath Sr. P 5-10 L/L Selden,N.Y./Centereach6 Deilyn Guzman Sr. P/OF 5-11 R/R East Hampton, N.Y./East Hampton7 Jack McCarty So. C/IF 5-11 R/R Huntington, N.Y./St. Dominic8 Ronald Bauer Jr. P 5-7 R/R Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville9 Anthony Alberghina Jr. OF 5-10 L/R Staten Island, N.Y./Susan E. Wagner10 Nicholas Gonchar Sr. OF 6-0 R/R Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph By The Sea11 Michael Rahn R-Jr. IF 5-11 R/R Sayville, N.Y./Sayville12 Ryan Hensley Fr. IF 5-9 R/R Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey13 Ryan Doerschug Fr. P 6-0 R/R Commack, N.Y./Commack14 Austin Nieves Jr. OF 5-10 R/R Glendale, N.Y./Holy Cross15 Ryan Dillon Jr. C/1B 6-2 R/R Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford16 Shawn Klotsche So. P 6-3 L/L Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh17 Seth Noreman Jr. P 6-0 R/R Old Bethpage, N.Y./Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK18 Elijah Leerdam Jr. OF 6-4 R/R Jamaica, N.Y./Bayside19 Kevin Podell Jr. IF 5-11 R/R Wantagh, N.Y./NJIT20 Michael Wall Fr. C 6-2 R/R Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa21 ChristianTodd So. OF 5-11 R/R StatenIsland,N.Y./Tottenville24 Anthony Pedraita Fr. P 5-4 R/R Glen Cove, N.Y./Chaminade26 TimothyPanetta Fr. P 5-10 R/R Broad Channel, N.Y./Christ the King27 Lucas Burton Fr. P 5-8 R/R Glendale, N.Y./Christ the King28 Nick Pedraita Sr. C/IF 5-9 R.R Glen Cove, N.Y./St. Dominic29 Bobby Kelly R-Jr. LHP 6-0 L/L Mineola, N.Y./Kellenberg31 AngeloNavetta So. 1B 6-0 L/L Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph By The Sea32 Anthony Galanoudis Jr. OF 5-9 L/L Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale33 SeanGordon Jr. RHP 6-3 R/R Levittown,N.Y./St.Dominic35 Anthony Catinella So. RHP 6-3 R/R MiddleVillage,N.Y./ArchbishopMolloy40 VincentAschettino Fr. 1B 6-1 R/R Massapequa,N.Y./Plainedge43 MattCastaneda R-Jr. P 6-0 R/R EastMeadow,N.Y./EastMeadow44 Kevin Hiss So. P 6-5 R/R Merrick, N.Y./Hofstra

Head Coach: Joe Fucarino (11th Season)Assistant Coaches: MikeCallahan,PatBrown,JeffreyBurke,andJoeHolden

Did You Know?•177Student-AthleteswerenamedtotheMolloyAthleticDirector’sHonorRollforachievingagrade-point average of 3.25 or higher in their respective studies in the fall semester. Of these student-athletes, 13wereinductedasthenewestmembersoftheMolloy4.0ClubforattainingaperfectGPAinthefall.•ThenewestvarsityprogramforMolloyCollege,theLions’women’sbowlingteam,celebratedtwoAcademic All-Americans on February 1. Freshmen Afsha Malik and Sydney Kelly received the honors fromtheUnitedStatesBowlingCongressafterattainingagrade-pointaverageof3.5orbetterduringthe fall semester. •Twoweeksago,Molloy’ssoftballteamwontheirfourthECCSoftballChampionshipinthepastsixyears.

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

Coach Scott Muscat

Deven Del Priore

Scott Hannon

Joseph Pena

No. Name Yr Pos B/T Ht Hometown/Previous School1 MichaelMorgan Fr. OF L/L 5-10 MiddleVillage,N.Y./HolyCross2 Brandon Fischer Sr. IF R/R 5-11 East Northport, N.Y./Northport3 Juan Adorno RSo. OF R/R 6-0 Brooklyn, N.Y./Beacon7 Joseph Pena So. IF S/R 5-9 Brooklyn, N.Y./The Perkiomen School8 John DeAngelis Sr. OF R/R 6-0 Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian10 MattKostalos Sr. P L/R 5-11 StatenIsland,N.Y./MooreCatholic11 Frankie Moscatiello So. P R/R 5-8 Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point12 Greg Dawber Jr. IF R/R 5-10 Commack, N.Y./Commack13 Tyler Patane Fr. IF L/R 6-1 Lake Grove, N.Y./Sachem North14 Chris Pennell So. P R/R 5-11 Mamaroneck, N.Y./Rye Neck18 Deven Del Priore Jr. C R/R 5-9 Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant19 Joe Signore So. IF R/R 5-10 Bronx, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac20 Nick Pucciarelli RFr. OF R/R 5-10 Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell22 SamVincenzo Jr. P L/L 6-3 St.Clairsville,Ohio/St.Clairsville23 Cris Ruiz Fr. C R/R 5-8 Bridgeport, Conn./King Low Haywood24 Nicholas Gargan Sr. IF/OF L/L 5-11 Nesconset, N.Y./St. Anthony’s25 Jesse Nakashian Fr. IF/P R/R 5-8 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa26 Joe Boland RJr. IF R/R 6-0 Hyde Park, N.Y./Arlington27 Omar Cuevas RSr. IF R/R 6-1 Bronx, N.Y./Arts and Business28 Jonathan McGugan Sr. C R/R 5-11 Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson29 John Perri Sr. C R/R 5-7 Stamford, Conn./Salisbury30 Richard Cesca, Jr. Sr. C S/R 6-0 Congers, N.Y./Clarkstown South31 Maurizio Devita So. P R/R 6-2 Franklin Square, N.Y./Holy Trinity32 Jose Peralta Jr. P L/L 5-11 Santo Domingo, D.R./Cenapec33 John Bednarek Jr. P L/L 5-10 Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson34 Gregory Morano So. P R/R 6-0 Congers, N.Y./Clarkstown North35 Alex Mack Fr. P L/R 6-5 Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall36 Ryan Coulon Fr. IF R/R 6-4 Lindenhurst, N.Y./St. Anthony’s37 Brian Helft Jr. P R/R 5-8 North Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham41 ScottHannon Fr. P R/R 5-10 Glendale,N.Y./ArchbishopMolloy42 Andre Jackson RFr. OF R/R 6-2 Massapequa, N.Y./Holy Trinity45 Simon Urena So. P R/R 6-3 New York, N.Y./St. Raymond47 Giovanni Dingcong So. OF R/R 6-2 Daly City, Calif./The Beacon School55 Anthony Morris Jr. P L/L 6-0 New City, N.Y./Clarkstown South75 Donald Hazelton Fr. P R/R 6-3 East Williston, N.Y./The Wheatley School85 Chad Sinko Jr. P R/R 6-2 Latham, N.Y./Shaker88 George Navadel Jr. P R/R 6-1 El Paso, Texas/Frankin

Head Coach:ScottMuscat(16thSeason)Associate Head Coach: Jon GarveyAssistant Coaches: Manny Del Rosario, John Muller, Sean Kammerer, and John Galanoudis

About St. Thomas AquinasTheCollege’s2,000fullandparttimeundergraduatestudentsmajorinoneof31programsofferedinfivedivisionareas:TheHumanitites;BusinessAd-ministration;SocialSciences;NatrualSciences&Mathematics;andTeacherEducation.TheCollegeoffersafullscholarshipHonorsProgramwhichpro-vides studens with a Summer Study experience at Oxford University in England. In addition there are several study abroud opportunities and strategic alliancesdesignedtoofferexpandedopportunitiesforstudents.Forexample,studentscanmajorinmathematicsatSt.ThomasforthreeyearsandthenenteraengineeringprogramateitherGeorgeWashingtonUniversityorManhattanCollegeaspartofadualdegreeprogram.St.ThomasAquinasCollegenowfields16NCAADivisionIIsports,isanactivememberoftheNCAAandsupports200student-athletes.Men’ssportsinclude:baseball,basketball,crosscountry,golf,soccer,tennisandtrack&field(indoorandoutdoor).Women’ssportsinclude:basketball,crosscountry,golf,lacrosse,soccer,softball,tennisandtrack&field(indoorandoutdoor).TheSpartans’andLadySpartan’steamscompeteinmorethan300contestsannually.

Quick FactsLocation: Sparkill, N.Y. Colors: Maroon and GoldFounded: 1896 President: Dr.MargaretFitzpatrickEnrollment: 2,200 Director of Athletics: Gerald OswaldNickname: SpartansDid You Know?•Duetofieldrenovations,STACwasforcedtoplayitsfirst31gamesthisseasonontheroad.Whentheydidhittheirhometurf, they were dominant, posting a 9-1 record (including 5-1 vs. ECC opponents).•TheSpartanshavebeennostrangerstohard-foughtgamesthisseason,recordinganamazing18-3recordingamesde-cided by two runs or less. They are 30-3 when tied or leading after six innings.•St.ThomasAquinaswonitsthirdRegular-SeasonChampionshipinfiveyears(2012,2013,2016),andtheSpartansareriding a string of three straight ECC Tournament championships. Should they earn an NCAA berth, it would be the fourth straight season for that feat. They are an impressive 18-9 combined in the post-season (ECC and NCAA Tournaments) over the last three years.

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