2010 university of rhode island baseball media guide
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FEBRUARY 19 Fri atMississippiState Starkville,Miss. 5:00p.m. 20 Sat atMississippiState Starkville,Miss. 3:00p.m. 21 Sun atMississippiState Starkville,Miss. 2:30p.m. 26 Fri atVirginia Charlottesville,Va. 3:00p.m. 27 Sat atVirginia Charlottesville,Va. 1:00p.m. 28 Sun atVirginia Charlottesville,Va. 1:00p.m.
MARCH 6 Sat vs.Maine WinterHaven,Fla. 1:30p.m. 7 Sun vs.BowlingGreen WinterHaven,Fla. 1:30p.m. 8 Mon vs.SacredHeart WinterHaven,Fla. 5:00p.m. 9 Tue vs.Yale WinterHaven,Fla. 4:30p.m. 10 Wed vs.Fairfield WinterHaven,Fla. 11:00a.m. 11 Thu vs.Miami(Ohio) WinterHaven,Fla. 1:00p.m. 19 Fri atUNC-Wilmington Wilmington,N.C. 6:00p.m. 20 Sat atUNC-Wilmington Wilmington,N.C. 4:00p.m. 21 Sun atUNC-Wilmington Wilmington,N.C. 2:00p.m. 23 Tue atWilliam&Mary Williamsburg,Va. 7:00p.m. 24 Wed atWilliam&Mary Williamsburg,Va. 7:00p.m. 26 Fri atTemple* Philadelphia,Pa. 3:00p.m. 27 Sat atTemple* Philadelphia,Pa. 1:00p.m. 28 Sun atTemple* Philadelphia,Pa. 1:00p.m. 30 Tue vs.CentralConnecticut Kingston,R.I. 3:30p.m. 31 Wed vs.BostonCollege Kingston,R.I. 3:30p.m.
APRIL 1 Thu atFordham* Bronx,N.Y. 2:00p.m. 2 Fri atFordham* Bronx,N.Y. 11:00a.m. 3 Sat atFordham* Bronx,N.Y. 1:00p.m. 7 Wed atNortheastern Boston,Mass. 3:00p.m. 9 Fri Charlotte* Kingston,R.I. 3:00p.m. 10 Sat Charlotte* Kingston,R.I. 1:00p.m. 11 Sun Charlotte* Kingston,R.I. 12:00p.m. 13 Tue atQuinnipiac Hamden,Conn. 3:00p.m. 14 Wed vs.BryantUniversity Kingston,R.I. 3:30p.m. 16 Fri vs.Massachusetts* Kingston,R.I. 3:00p.m. 17 Sat vs.Massachusetts* Kingston,R.I. 1:00p.m. 18 Sun vs.Massachusetts* Kingston,R.I. 12:00p.m. 20 Tue atSacredHeart Bridgeport,Conn. 3:30p.m. 21 Wed atConnecticut Storrs,Conn. 3:00p.m. 23 Fri vs.Xavier* Kingston,R.I. 3:00p.m. 24 Sat vs.Xavier* Kingston,R.I. 1:00p.m. 25 Sun vs.Xavier* Kingston,R.I. 12:00p.m. 27 Tue vs.Brown Kingston,R.I. 3:30p.m. 28 Wed vs.Siena Kingston,R.I. 3:30p.m. 30 Fri atDuquesne* Pittsburgh,Pa. 3:00p.m.
MAY 1 Sat atDuquesne* Pittsburgh,Pa. 1:00p.m. 2 Sun atDuquesne* Pittsburgh,Pa. 12:00p.m. 7 Fri atSt.Bonaventure* Olean,N.Y. 3:00p.m. 8 Sat atSt.Bonaventure* Olean,N.Y. 12:00p.m. 9 Sun atSt.Bonaventure* Olean,N.Y. 12:00p.m. 14 Fri vs.Richmond* Kingston,R.I. 3:00p.m. 15 Sat vs.Richmond* Kingston,R.I. 1:00p.m. 16 Sun vs.Richmond* Kingston,R.I. 12:00p.m. 18 Tue vs.Hartford Kingston,R.I. 1:00p.m. 19 Wed vs.Northeastern Kingston,R.I. 12:00p.m. 20 Thu vs.GeorgeWashington Kingston,R.I. 3:00p.m. 21 Fri vs.GeorgeWashington Kingston,R.I. 1:00p.m. 22 Sat vs.GeorgeWashington Kingston,R.I. 12:00p.m. 26-26 Wed-Sat Atlantic10Tournament Camden,N.J. TBD
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GENERALINFoRMATIoN 2010Schedule................................................................1 TableofContents............................................................1 BillBeckField..................................................................2 AthleticFacilities.............................................................3 TheUniversityofRhodeIsland.....................................4-5 TheOceanState...........................................................6-7 IndividualExcellence....................................................8-9 TeamSuccesses.............................................................10 RamsintheCommunity................................................11 AthleticTraining............................................................12 MedicalSupportStaff...................................................13 Strength&Conditioning...............................................14 AcademicSupport.........................................................15MEETTHERAMS HeadCoachJimFoster.............................................16-17 AssistantCoachesSteveBreitbach................................18 AssistantCoachesEricCirella.........................................19 VolunteerAssistantCoachesIdrisLiasu.........................20 SupportStaff.................................................................21 2010Roster..............................................................22-23 PlayerBioPages.......................................................24-45
GENERALINFoRMATIoNLocation....................................................................................................................................... Kingston,RhodeIsland02881Founded............................................................................................................................................................................. 1892Enrollment....................................................................................................................................................................... 15,591President...................................................................................................................................................... Dr.DavidM.DooleyAthleticDirector........................................................................................................................................................ ThorrBjornNickname.......................................................................................................................................................................... RamsColors................................................................................................................................... KeaneyBlue,DarkBlueandWhiteHomeField(capacity)............................................................................................................................... BillBeckField(1,000)Conference................................................................................................................................................................. Atlantic10
CoACHINGINFoRMATIoNHeadCoach.................................................................................................................... JimFoster(Providence‘93)5thSeasonRecordatRhodeIsland........................................................................................................................ 125-93-2(FourSeasons)CareerRecord..................................................................................................................................................................... SameAssistantCoaches................................................................................................. SteveBreitbach(Oglethorpe‘03)7thSeason.................................................................................................................................... EricCirella(SalveRegina‘05)4thSeasonVolunteerAssistantCoach.................................................................................................. IdrisLiasu(Bethany‘06)2ndSeasonDirectorofBaseballOperations............................................................................. MattFinlayson(SalveRegina‘08)1stSeason
TEAMINFoRMATIoNOfficePhone....................................................................................................................................................... (401)874-48882009Record................................................................................................................................................................... 37-20-12009Atlantic10Record/Finish...........................................................................................................................19-6/2ndPlacePlayersReturning/Lost.........................................................................................................................................................19/7PitchersReturning/Lost.........................................................................................................................................................7/4PositionStartersReturning/Lost............................................................................................................................................7/1
ATHLETICMEDIARELATIoNSBaseballContact................................................................................................................................................ JodiPontbriandE-mail........................................................................................................................................................ jpontbriand@uri.eduOfficePhone....................................................................................................................................................... (401)874-5356Fax..................................................................................................................................................................... (401)854-5354Cell..................................................................................................................................................................... (401)481-6648Website................................................................................................................................................................. GoRhody.com
2010BASEBALLSCHEDULE 2009SEASoNREvIEW 2009Statistics..........................................................46-47 2009IndividualHonors/Awards....................................48 Atlantic10FinalStandings/Tournament/Awards..........48 TheAtlantic10Conference............................................49
URIBASEBALLRECoRDS IndividualBattingRecords.......................................50-53 IndividualFieldingRecords...........................................53 IndividualPitchingRecords......................................53-55 TeamRecords................................................................55 All-TimeSeriesRecords.................................................56 IndividualHonors/Awards.............................................57 RamsinthePros...........................................................58 RickLigiMVPAwardRecipients....................................58 JoeAbarrUnsungHeroAwardRecipients......................58
ATHLETICSADMINISTRATIoN NCAACompliance-Rules&Regulations.......................59 Dr.DavidM.Dooley,UniversityPresident......................60 ThorrBjorn,DirectorofAthletics...................................61 AthleticsAdministration..........................................62-64 HeadCoaches................................................................64
The 2010 University of Rhode Island baseball media guide was written, edited and designed by Jodi Pontbriand. Editorial assistance: Dan Higgins, Jaclyn Muns, Cam Fox. Photography: Joe Giblin, Renee Lavoie, Doug Learned, Nora Lewis, Lisa Mastors, Ed Pepin, Jodi Pontbriand, Mike Scott.CD duplication: DiscMasters - Maple Park, Ill.
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BILLBECKFIELD,which was built in memory of former Rhode Island baseball and football coach Bill Beck, originally opened in 1966 and has since served as the home of the Rams. In November of 2007, an anonymous donor pledged $1-million to the Rhody baseball program, initiating facility renovations designed to equip the Rams with one of the finest ballparks in all of New England. Seventeen months and $1.4-million dollars later, the Rhode Island baseball team has a completely resurfaced field consisting of the same artificial FieldTurf used by the Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays. Also included in the renovation project were a new backstop, scoreboard, fencing and bullpens. Aside from providing URI with an outstanding competitive advantage, the improved facility also requires significantly less maintenance which, in turn, allows the team to spend more time on the field throughout the year. After additional fundraising goals are met, the Rams plan to construct a hitting barn as well as improve the grandstand/bleacher/pressbox setup.
INTHEIRFIRSTSEASoNoNTHENEWBECK...TheRamsposteda14-2recordandwoneachoftheirAtlantic10homeseries,includingsweepsofbothDaytonandSt.Bonaventure.
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THERHoDYRAMSHAvESoMEoFTHEBESTFACILITIESINTHEATLANTIC10.The URI Athletic Complex - which is made up of the Mackal Field House, Keaney Gymnasium, Tootell Athletic Center and the Thomas M. Ryan Center - is the home of the Rhode Island baseball indoor practice and training facilities. URI is planning to begin construction on a new 10,000 square-foot weight room as part of the Student-Athlete Development Center - a major component of the University's MakingaDifference Campaign.
STATE-oF-THE-ARTWEIGHTRooMWithover$2millionpledged,URI'snew10,000square-footstate-of-the-artstrength&conditioningcenter(picturedright)isenteringthedesignphase.ThenewfacilitywillhelppropelRhodeIslandtothetopoftheAtlantic10Conferenceintermsofstrength&conditioningspace.
PRACTICEANDTRAININGFACILITIESThe Rams have access to several training facilities throughout the year,including the indoor batting cages and pool in theTootell Athletic Center(picturedbelow).
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THEUNIvERSITYoFRHoDEISLAND is the largest university in the nation’s smallest state, but with 12,793 undergraduates and 3,111 graduate/professional students, URI is small enough to be friendly, intimate, safe and student-centered. In part because of its of its unique location - six miles from Rhode Island’s coastal beaches and the Narragansett Bay - the University has developed strong marine programs and has been designated a national Sea Grant institution.
HISToRYTheUniversitywascharteredasthestate’sagriculturalschoolin1888.TheOliverWatsonfarmwaspurchasedasasitefortheschool,andtheoldfarmhouse,nowrestored,stillstandsonthecampus.TheschoolbecametheRhodeIslandCollegeofAgricultureandMechanicArtsin1892,andthefirstclassof17memberswasgraduatedtwoyearslater.TheMorrillActof1862providedforthesaleofpubliclands. Income from these sales was to be used to create at least one collegeineachstatewiththeprincipalpurposeofteachingagricultureandmechanicarts.Fromthisgrantoflandcomestheterm“landgrant,”whichappliedtothenationalsystemofstatecolleges. Inalateradaptationoftheconcept,federalfundsgiventocollegesformarineresearchandextensionarecalled“seagrants.”In1909thenameofthecollegewaschangedtoRhodeIslandStateCollege,andtheprogramofstudywasrevisedandexpanded. In1951thecollegebecamethe University of Rhode Island by an act of the General Assembly.The Boardof Governors for Higher Education, appointed by the governor, became thegoverningbodyoftheUniversityin1981.
ACADEMICSTheUniversityconferredatotalof2,837degreesatits2008Commencement,including2,201bachelor’sdegrees,481master’sdegrees,68doctoraland87doctorofpharmacydegrees(six-yearpharmacyprogram).
THEFACULTYTheUniversity’s589facultymembersaredrawnfromacross thecountryandthroughouttheworld.Withastudent-to-facultyratioof16.5-to-1,RhodeIslandofferspersonalattention,aswellastheresourcesofalargeresearchuniversity.While class size varies, two-thirds of all undergraduate courses are taught inclassesof29studentsorfewer.
THESTUDENTSThe University’s 12,793 undergraduate and 3,111 graduate/professionalstudentscomefromallovertheworld.The323internationalstudentsrepresent64differentcountriesandregions.
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DIvERSITYThe Multicultural Student Services staff is part of the Division of StudentAffairsandsponsorsprogramsandseminarsforallstudents.Someexamplesof multicultural events are Asian Awareness Month; Black History Month;CapeVerdean AwarenessWeek; Career Day; DiversityWeek; Latino StudentLeadershipConference;MartinLutherKingWeek;UnityWeekend;andWomenofColorConference.
HoUSINGUniversity students live in the 22 residence halls on campus, which includeroomswithprovisions for studentswithdisabilities.Residencehallhousingisguaranteedtofreshmenwhoenterinthefallterm.Therearefourgraduateand undergraduate apartment complexes, as well as the Rainbow DiversityHouse.Morethan1,600studentsparticipateinthefraternity-sororitysystem- more than 600 of which reside in fraternity and sorority houses. Otherschoose to live in rented rooms or houses near the ocean, just a short drivefromcampus.
THEURICAMPUS&BEYoNDThe University of Rhode Island is located in the historic village of Kingstonwithinasuburbanareaofapproximately55,000people,closetotheoceanandmajorbeaches.The1,200-acreruralcampusisahandsomemixofivy-coveredbuildingsandcontemporaryarchitecture.Just30milessouthofProvidence,thecampusiswithineasyreachofNewport,Boston,andNewYorkCitybycarorconvenientpublictransportation.
ALUMNIINvoLvEMENTTherearemorethan100,900activeURIalumni.Thestateswiththemostactivealumni are: Rhode Island, 43,107; Massachusetts, 12,518, Connecticut, 7,061;NewYork,5,326andNewJersey,4,910.GRoWTHANDDEvELoPMENTIn 2009, the University opened several new buildings and research centers.Amongthemwerethe$54million,140,000square-footCenterforBiotechnologyand Life Sciences on the Kingston campus, as well as the $15 million, 41,000square-footOceanScienceandExplorationCenterandthePellMarineScienceLibraryattheNarragansettBayCampus.
In addition, groundbreaking ceremonies were held for a $2.2 million, 5,000square-foot Hillel Center (opening this winter) and a $5 million, 22,000square-foot Hellenic Studies Center Paideia, which will include an open airamphitheater.
Inthespringof2007,Universityofficialsunveiledprojects totalingmorethan$120 million to improve the student experience, including a new dining hall,newsuite-andapartment-styleundergraduatehousing,renovationstoexistingresidencehalls,and1,400newparkingspaces for students.The800-bed,$68millionhousingprojectisthelargestconstructioneffortinUniversityhistory.
The new $22 million, 42,229-square-foot Hope Commons opened in August,2007andfeaturesthelatestinthecollegediningexperiencewithfoodstations.Eachstationhasitsownthemeandculinaryofferings.
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URICoRNERSToNESTheUniversityofRhodeIslandisaprincipledcommunityguidedbyvalues.Asmembersofthiscommunity,wesubscribetothefollowingprinciples,whichformthefoundationofourendeavors:
•Wepursueknowledgewithhonesty,integrity,andcourage•Wepromoteindependentchoice,intellectualcuriosity,open-mindednessandfreeexpression•Werespecttherightsanddignityofeachindividualandgroup•Werejectprejudiceandintolerance,andweworktounderstanddifferences•Weacceptpersonalresponsibilityforouractionsandtheirconsequences•WeactivelycooperatetoimprovetheUniversity,thestateofRhodeIsland,andtheglobalcommunitybeyondourborders•Westrivetobeacommunitywheretheenvironmentandpropertyaretreatedrespectfully•Weseektocreateandmaintainanenvironmentconducivetopersonalhealthandwellness•Weworktodevelopskillswhichpromotelifelonglearning,leadershipandservice
AWoRLDoFoPPoRTUNITYTheUniversityofferstheonlyacademicprogramsintheworldthatmergethedisciplinesofoceanography,oceanengineering,archeologyandmaritimehistorytostudysunkenshipsofantiquity.Ledbyworld-renownedoceanographerDr.RobertBallard,whofoundtheTitanic,theprogramisfocusingitsresearchonPhoenicianandBronzeAgeshipsintheBlackSeaandeasternMediterranean.
RHoDEISLANDis centrally located between three major cities - all easily accessible by car or train. Boston is about an hour away, while New York City is just under three hours away, and Hartford, Conn. is less than two hours away. Many of the adjoining states and sights in New England are just a short trip away by car, train or ferry. The smallest of the 50 states, “Little Rhody” was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams and also has the longest official state name - “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.”
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EDUCATIoNALEXCELLENCEThe University of Rhode Island is the state’s largest university, with anenrollment of 12,793 undergraduate and 3,111 graduate/professionalstudentonitsfourcampuses.Withnationally-andinternationally-knownfaculty members engaged in a broad range of teaching, research andoutreachactivities,URIisrenownedinmanyareas,includingbiotechnology,oceanography, environmental sciences, engineering, and public healthpromotion.
APPLICATIoNSApplicationstotheUniversityincreasedby57percent,from9,111in1998to15,887in2008.
SELECTIvITYAdmissionwasgrantedto80percentofthoseapplicantsin2008,comparedto78.8%in1998.
vALUELEARNINGIn2009,URIwasranked15thnationally–andNo.1inNewEngland–byTheWallStreet Journal’sSmartMoneymagazine inastudyofpublicand
THEUNIvERSITYis located in Kingston - in the heart of historic and picturesque South County with more than 400 miles of shoreline and 100 beaches, Rhode Island is well-known as the “Ocean State.” But Rhode Island has much more than sandy beaches. Many top companies have corporate offices and headquarters nearby and in the capital city of Providence, providing numerous opportunities for URI students and graduates.
privatecolleges,examiningtherelationshipbetweentuitioncostsandgraduates’earning power. The University was lauded for delivering a strong return oninvestmentforitsstudents.
MISSIoNThe University of Rhode Island is the State’s public learner-centered researchuniversity.Weareacommunityjoinedinacommonquestforknowledge.TheUniversity is committed to enriching the lives of its students through its land,sea,andurbangranttraditions.URIistheonlypublicinstitutioninRhodeIslandoffering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students the distinctiveeducational opportunities of a major research university. Our undergraduate,graduate,andprofessionaleducation,research,andoutreachserveRhodeIslandand beyond. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are united in one commonpurpose: to learn and lead together. Embracing Rhode Island’s heritage ofindependentthought,wevalue:
•CreativityandScholarship•Diversity,Fairness,andRespect•EngagedLearningandCivicInvolvement•IntellectualandEthicalLeadership
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ATURI,PERSoNALGRoWTHISENHANCEDBYthe strength and quality of our student-athletes and coaches. Last year, the University of Rhode Island placed a total of 151 student-athletes on the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (82 fall, 69 spring). Rhody men’s basketball head coach Jim Baron was inducted into the St. Bonaventure Athletics Hall of Fame for his contributions as a player and as a coach. Baron also was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his head coaching career. Baseball head coach Jim Foster led Rhody to a trio of wins over nationally-ranked opponents and was an Honorable Mention for CollegeBaseballInsider.com’s National Coach of the Year award. In addition, Foster was named the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association’s Coach of the Year after guiding the Rams to a school-record 37 victories. Women’s tennis head coach Sandy Wood also received postseason honors as he was named Atlantic 10 Co-Coach of the Year.
MilanAdams–BaseballAtlantic10All-RookieTeam
TylerAdams–Men’sTrack&FieldFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Indoor)
BrianAlexander–Men’sTrack&FieldAtlantic10AcademicAll-ConferenceTeam(Indoor)
JimmyBaron–Men’sBasketballLowe’sSeniorCLASSAll-AmericaTeam
PortsmouthInvitationalTournamentParticipantNABCAll-District4TeamFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10
Atlantic10AcademicAll-ConferenceCoxSportsRhodeIslandMaleCollegiateAthleteoftheYear
RhodeIslandD-IMen’sBasketballCo-PlayeroftheYearSetnewURIandAtlantic10recordsforcareer3-pointers
JohnCarstensen–Men’sTrack&FieldFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Indoor)
TomCoulombe–BaseballAtlantic10All-ChampionshipTeam
KedanCrosby–Men’sSoccerNEISLSeniorAll-StarGameParticipant
SecondTeamAll-Atlantic10
ShaynaDaugherty–Women’sTrack&FieldSecondTeamAll-Atlantic10(Indoor)
Atlantic10AcademicAll-Conference(Indoor)FirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Outdoor)
Atlantic10FieldPerformeroftheYear(Outdoor)CoSIDA/ESPNtheMagazineAcademicAll-DistrictTeam(Outdoor)
LukeDemko–BaseballMLBDraftee(29thround,SanFranciscoGiants)
StopperoftheYearAwardWatchListSecondTeamAll-Atlantic10
FranDempsey–FootballCAAFootballAcademicAll-ConferenceTeam
MichaelElliott–Men’sTrack&FieldFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Indoor/Outdoor)
Atlantic10AcademicAll-ConferenceTeam(Indoor/Outdoor)
TaylorFontaine–Men’sGolfPingDivisionIAll-NortheastRegionTeam
Atlantic10Co-RookieoftheYear
MallaryFossa–RowingNRCANationalScholar-Athlete
AnandaFraser–Women’sTrack&FieldFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Outdoor)
AcademicAll-ConferenceTeam(Indoor)
KarinFulkerson–RowingNRCANationalScholar-Athlete
TyLynnGraham–Women’sTrack&FieldSecondTeamAll-Atlantic10
NickGreenwood–BaseballMLBDraftee(14thround,SanDiegoPadres)
ABCA/RawlingsGoldGloveAwardWinnerABCAAll-NortheastRegionSecondTeam
NEIBAAll-NewEnglandFirstTeamAtlantic10All-ConferenceHonorableMention
Atlantic10All-ChampionshipTeam
StephanieGregory–Women’sTrack&FieldAtlantic10AcademicAll-ConferenceTeam
FirstTeamAllAtlantic10(Indoor)
MattHansen–FootballFCSAll-NewEnglandTeam
All-CAAFootballSecondTeam
GraceHedstorm–Women’sTennisCoSIDA/ESPNTheMagazineAcademicAllDistrict-lFirstTeam
Atlantic10AcademicAll-ConferenceTeam
DelroyJames–Men’sBasketballAtlantic10SixthManoftheYear
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Lara-JaneQue–Women’sTrack&FieldFirstTeamAllAtlantic10(Indoor)
JasmineJennings–Women’sTrack&FieldUSATrack&FieldChampionshipParticipant
NCAAChampionshipQualifierUSTFCCCADivisionIAll-American
RIAIAWDistinguishedStudentAthleteoftheYearFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Outdoor)
PennRelaysHammerThrowChampionNewEnglandHammerThrowChampion
Atlantic10HammerThrowChampion
JacobKeeling–Men’sTrack&FieldNCAAEastRegionalParticipant
SecondTeamAll-Atlantic10(Outdoor)FirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Indoor)
DavidKennedy–Men’sTrack&FieldFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Indoor)
ShunzaburoKida–Men’sTrack&FieldFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Outdoor)
SecondTeamAll-Atlantic10(Indoor)
LaurenKillea–RowingNRCANationalScholar-Athlete
NicoleKlaiber–RowingNRCANationalScholar-Athlete
BrandonJohnson-Farrell–FootballAll-CAAFootballThirdTeam
MikeLeBel-BaseballAtlantic10All-RookieTeam
KirstenLeikem–Women’sTennisSecondTeamAll-Atlantic10
oliverPalmer–BaseballNEIBAAll-NewEnglandFirstTeam
SecondTeamAll-Atlantic10CoSIDA/ESPNTheMagazineAcademicAll-DistrictIFirstTeam
Atlantic10AcademicAll-ConferenceAtlantic10All-ChampionshipTeam
BrittanyPelsue–Women’sTrack&FieldFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Indoor)
AndresPerdomo–Men’sSoccerNEISLSeniorAll-StarGameParticipant
DerekPeterson–Men’sTrack&FieldNCAAEastRegionalParticipant
NewEnglandOutdoorChampion(Discus)FirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Outdoor)
ErkkoPuranen–Men’sSoccerNSCAAAll-MidAtlanticRegionThirdTeam
Atlantic10All-RookieTeamAtlantic10All-ChampionshipTeam
JenessaRedfern–RowingAtlantic10CommissionerHonorRollAllNewEnglandRegionFirstTeam
NRCANationalScholar-AthleteAtlantic10AcademicAll-Conference
AndrewReigstad–Men’sTrack&FieldFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Outdoor)
DanRhault–BaseballMLBDraftee(26thround,TampaBayRays)
BrooksWallaceAwardWatchListAll-PingBaseballNationalTeamHonorableMention
NEIBAAll-NewEnglandSecondTeamECACAll-StarFirstTeam
Atlantic10ConferencePlayeroftheYearFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10
GraceRignanese–RowingNRCANationalScholar-Athlete
NickSanborn–Men’sTrack&FieldSecondTeamAll-Atlantic10
StephanieSantos–Women’sSoccerAtlantic10All-ConferenceHonorableMention
Atlantic10All-RookieTeam
KahiemSeawright–Men’sBasketballFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10
PortsmouthInvitationalTournamentParticipant
KalynSheehan–Women’sTrack&FieldFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Outdoor/Indoor)
Atlantic10MostOutstandingRookie(Outdoor)
KaylenShimoda–Women’sSoccerAtlantic10All-ConferenceHonorableMention
EricSmith-BaseballMLBDraftee(2ndround,ArizonaDiamondbacks)
NEIBAAll-NewEnglandSecondTeamFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10
D.J.Stefkovich–FootballCAAAcademicAll-ConferenceTeam
MarkStevens–Men’sGolfPingDivisionIAll-NortheastRegionTeamAtlantic10AcademicAll-ConferenceTeam
JamesWhalen–Men’sTrack&FieldAtlantic10FieldPerformerofYearFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10(Indoor)
Atlantic10AcademicAll-ConferenceTeam(Indoor)
CaitlynWelsh–volleyballAtlantic10All-ConferenceHonorableMention
DwayneWilliams–Men’sSoccerSecondTeamAll-Atlantic10
KaylaWilson–volleyballAtlantic10All-RookieTeam
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THE2008-09ACADEMICYEARsaw many of Rhode Island’s teams continue to build on their previous season’s successes. The Rhody baseball team led the way, recording a program-best 37 victories with wins over No. 8 Miami, No. 11 Oklahoma State and No. 25 Ohio State. Making their seventh consecutive appearance in the Atlantic 10 Championship - the league’s longest active streak - the Rams earned a first-round bye before defeating third-seeded Xavier (7-6) and top-seeded Dayton (9-2) to advance to the championship game. The URI women’s tennis program was equally as impressive, turning in a 15-4 record - including a perfect 6-0 mark in the fall - and winning its third consecutive New England Championship title. The Rhode Island men’s basketball team won 23 games en route to earning a spot in the postseason NIT for the second straight year while URI’s football team captured the Governor’s Cup for the third consecutive season and the sixth time in the last eight years. Appearing in A-10 tournament for the sixth year in a row in 2008, the Rhody men’s soccer program also holds the league’s best active streak for consecutive appearances at the conference championship. The URI men’s track & field squad captured the team title at the New England Outdoor Championship while placing second at the Atlantic 10 indoor and outdoor meets. The Rhody women, meanwhile, finished third at each of the conference championship meets while URI’s rowing team finished runner-up at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
Baseball–SecondPlace
Men’sBasketball–Quarterfinals
Women’sBasketball–Quarterfinals
Men’sCrossCountry–13thPlace
Women’sCrossCountry–12thPlace
Golf–FifthPlace
Men’sIndoorTrack&Field–SecondPlace
2008-09ATLANTIC10CHAMPIoNSHIPPARTICIPANTSWomen’sIndoorTrack&Field–ThirdPlace
Men’sOutdoorTrack&Field–SecondPlace
Women’sOutdoorTrack&Field–ThirdPlace
Rowing–SecondPlace
Men’sSoccer–Quarterfinals
Women’sSwimming&Diving–10thPlace
Women’sTennis–Tied,SeventhPlace
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URI’S STUDENT-ATHLETES EXCEL IN THE CoMMUNITY as well as in competition and the classroom. Members of Rhody’s 18 athletic teams participate in a wide-variety of community service projects, from clinics, to charity events to “Reading Week” - an annual department-wide venture which places student-athletes in local elementary schools. URI’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) helps organize many of these activities, as well as the highly successful “Pink Out” - which began in 2006 as the first-ever breast cancer charity event linked to an NCAA Division I men’s basketball game.
UniversityofRhodeIslandstudent-athletesareactiveinthecommunity,participatinginactivitiessuchas:WalktoD’FeetALS;JonnycakeCenterThanksgivingFoodDrive;Date-a-JockCharityAuction;theannual“PinkOut”tobenefitbreastcancerawareness;The Autism Project of Rhode Island walk (pictured above); Habitat for Humanity;GrassrootsSoccer(picturedatright);andReadingWeek.
“We want to be champions in the threemost important areas: in competition, intheclassroom,andinthecommunity.” -ThorrBjorn,URIDirectorofAthletics
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RENoWNEDREGIoNALLYANDNATIoNALLY,the University of Rhode Island Sports Medicine department provides the best medical care possible to all varsity student-athletes. Led by Associate Athletics Director for Health & Performance Kim Bissonnette, the URI sports medicine staff works hand-in-hand with a full staff of some of the top orthopedic surgeons, medical doctors, dentists, chiropractors, strength & conditioning coaches, and podiatrists. This ensures that URI student-athletes receive the very best in professional medical care. The entire URI sports medicine staff is devoted to the education, prevention, evaluation and rehabilitation of athletic related injuries. These individuals are dedicated to returning URI’s student-athletes to their sport in the safest and quickest manner as possible.
ANDYLLAGUNoSenior Associate Athletic Trainer
Football,Rowing
MITzIDUSINAssociate Athletic Trainer
Football,Men’sXC/Track&Field
MICHAELMoNTEIRoAssociate Athletic Trainer
Men’sBasketball,Golf
MICHELLELEvREAULTAssistant Athletic Trainer
Women’sBasketball,Women’sTennis
KRISTENABBoTTAssistant Athletic Trainer
Women’sSoccer,Baseball
LAURENGoLEYAssistant Athletic Trainer
Men’sSoccer,Women’sXC/Track&Field
BRIDGETRUMERAssistant Athletic Trainer
Volleyball,Softball
KIMBISSoNNETTEAssociate Athletics Director for Health & PerformanceFootball,Swimming&Diving
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UNIvERSITYoFRHoDEISLANDSTUDENT-ATHLETESreceive the top medical care available thanks to the University’s partnership with South County Hospital and its new state-of-the-art Orthopedics Center. South County Hospital has long been recognized for its specialty in orthopedics as the Orthopedics Center offers patients the latest surgical techniques and the most advanced technology in a state-of-the-art orthopedic facility. Additionally, all URI student-athletes have access to the on-campus health services facility, led by Dr. Fred Procopio. URI’s health services department seeks to be the most caring, respected and sought-after health care resource for the diverse student population.
Dr.DavidBurns,DO Dr.MarkCoppes,MD Dr.TimDrury,MD Dr.JosephFitzgerald,MD
Dr.RobertMarchand,MD Dr.RandallRisinger,MD Dr.ThomasWarcup,MD
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STRENGTH & CoNDITIoNING The strength & conditioning department trains URI’s student-athletes using movements that are varied, complex and require a great deal of force development. Emphasis is placed on movements that are ground based and employ a closed-chain kinetic multi-joint action with the ultimate goal of increasing rate of force development and having explosive strength. Functional exercises done to enhance performance and to help the student-athlete improve resistance to injury.
Strength.Speed.Flexibility.InjuryPrevention.Endurance.Explosiveness.Toughness.Success.
Underthedirectionofheadstrength&conditioningcoachLizProctor,theRamshavespecific,year-roundworkoutschedulesthataremappedoutanddesignedtomaximizetheperformanceofeachmemberoftheRhodeIslandbaseballprogram.
Allstrength&conditioningtrainingisgearedtowardmakingteammembersthebesttheycanbe,bothonandoffthefield.
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ACADEMICADvISINGURI is proud to offer its student-athletes an academic support system designed to foster responsibility and enthusiasm for learning. Individuals in need of additional academic support are assigned to a Learning Specialist. These advisors are experts in dealing with academically challenged students and offer close academic monitoring as well as ongoing needs assessments. During weekly meetings, student-athletes have the opportunity to discuss academic problems and work on time management/study skills. Because of their professional relationship with many of the faculty, our advisors are able to help students communicate effectively with their professors. They also assist with scheduling classes, selecting majors and researching internship opportunities.
TheRhodyLifeSkillsProgramiscommittedtothe“totaldevelopment”ofthestudent-athlete.The program focuses on five commitment areas designed to promote personal growth:academic excellence, athletic excellence, personal development, career development andcommunityoutreach.Incollaborationwithcampusandcommunityresources,theRhodyLifeSkillsProgramoffersavarietyofworkshops,seminars,andactivitiesdesignedtoprepareURI'sstudent-athletesforlife’schallengesbeyondtheplayingarena.
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JimFosterentershisfifthseasonasheadcoachoftheRhodeIslandbaseballprogramin2009-10.
In his first year at the helm of the program, Foster ledtheteamtoa34-16record,includinga19-6finishintheAtlantic 10.The Rams claimed their fourth-consecutiveregular-seasontitleandhadsixdifferentindividualsnamedtotheAll-Conferenceteams,including2006Atlantic10PitcheroftheYearSteveHolmes,wholedthenationwitha1.30ERA.
Mostrecently,Fosterguidedhis2009clubtovictoriesoverNo.8Miami,No.11OklahomaStateandNo.25OhioStateaswellasaprogram-best37winsandatriptotheAtlantic10titlegame.
Withjusttwoseniorsontheteam,URIputtogetherwhat,arguably,wasbestseasoninRhodeIslandbaseballhistory.TheRamssawsevenplayerscollectAll-Conferencehonors,includingA-10PlayeroftheYearandPing!BaseballNationalTeamhonorablementionDanRhault.FourRamsearnedNEIBAAll-NewEnglandhonorswhileNickGreenwoodwasanABCANortheastRegionselectionandtheA-10'sfirst-everrecipientofaRawlingsGoldGloveAward.
For URI's successes in 2009, Foster was recognized by CollegeBaseballInsider.com as an honorablementionfortheorganization'sNationalCoachoftheYearaward.Healsowasnamedthe2009NewEnglandIntercollegiateBaseballAssociation(NEIBA)DivisionICoachoftheYear-invotingconductedamongtheassociation's17Division Iheadcoaches-andreceivedthe2009WordsUnlimitedMaleCoachoftheYearaward.
Asateam,RhodeIslandwasrecognizedastheTop-RankedDivisionIBaseballTeaminNewEnglandbytheBoSoxClub,theofficialboostercluboftheBostonRedSox.
HEADCoACH
JIM FOSTERHeadCoach•FifthSeason
THEFoSTERFILEFifth season at Rhode Island
Hometown:Warwick,R.I.
Education:B.A.,Providence,1993
CoachingExperience(overallRecord:125-93-2/.573)•HeadCoach,RhodeIsland(2006-present)•AssistantCoach,RhodeIsland(2005)•AssistantCoach,Brown(2003-04)
CoachingHonors/Accomplishments•NamedtheA-10'sbestcoachinCollege Baseball Insider'spreseasonpreview(2010)•NamedtheA-10's'CoachontheRise'inRivals.com'spreseasonpreview(2010)•SetnewUniversityrecordwith37wins(2009)•Victoriesover#8Miami,#11OklahomaStateand#25OhioState(2009)•College Baseball InsiderNationalCoachoftheYearhonorablemention(2009)•NewEnglandIntercollegiateBaseballAssociation(NEIBA)CoachoftheYear(2009)•HeadCoachof'UniversityTeam'at35thAnnualNEIBAAll-StarGame(2009)•Words UnlimitedMen'sSportsCoachoftheYear(2009)•BoSoxClubawardforTop-RankedDivisionIBaseballTeaminNewEngland(2009)•NamedtheA-10'sbestcoachinCollege Baseball Insider'spreseasonpreview(2009)•NamedtheA-10's'CoachontheRise'inRivals.com'spreseasonpreview(2009)•Atlantic10RegularSeasonChampions(2006)•NCAAPitchingCoachoftheYearnominee(2005)•2005Atlantic10Champions,URI'sfirst-everNCAATournamentberth
ProfessionalPlayingExperience:•BaltimoreOrioles,ArizonaDiamondbacks,AnaheimAngels,ChicagoWhiteSox•Baseball Weekly MinorLeagueCatcheroftheYear(1997)•ToppsAll-RookieTeam(1993)
CollegiatePlayingExperience:•ProvidenceCollege-1990-93 Big East All-Conference Team (1993) Team Captain (1993) All-New England Selection (1992, 1993) Helped lead team to Big East Championship title in 1992
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Ifyou'relookingforacoachthataccomplishesalotwithnotmuchintermsofresources,looknofurtherthanFoster.FosterguidedtheRamstoa34-16recordinhisfirstseasonwiththeprogrambackin'06.HealsoledtheRamsto31winsin'08beforetakingahugestepforwardlastseasonwitha37-20record.URIalsoshould'vemadeanNCAAregionallastseasonafterrecordingafewmarqueewins.Fosterisn'tdealingwithafull11.7scholarships,butstillisfindingwaystowin.That'simpressive.
- Kendall RogersYahoo! Sports/Rivals.com
It'snothingshortofincrediblewhatcoachJimFosterhasmanagedtodothere...URIdoesatremendousjoballocatingresourcesandgettingthemostoutofitstalent.
- Aaron FittBaseball America
AnativeofWarwick,R.I.,Fosterhasamasseda125victoriesinjustfouryearsatthehelmoftheURIprogram. He has produced five MLB draft picks - including four this past season - and boasts theprogram'shighest-everselectionasjuniorEricSmithwaspicked60thoverallinthesecondroundofthe2009draft.
FosterservedasRhodeIsland'spitchingcoachandalsoworkedwiththeteam'scatcherspriortohisappointmentasheadcoach.TheRams'earnedrunaveragerankedtheminthetop-35nationallyinboth2005and2006asthreeofFoster'spitcherswentontosignprofessionalcontractsinthetwo-yearspan(ZackZuercher/St.LouisCardinals/2005,MickLefort/ChicagoCubs/2005andSteveHolmes/NewYorkMets/2006).Forhisefforts,Fosterwasnominatedforthe2005NCAAPitchingCoachoftheYearaward.
Also in2005,Fosterhelped leadRhode IslandtotheAtlantic10Championshiptitleaswellastheprogram's first trip to the NCAA Regionals, finishing the season with a 34-21 record (18-6 in theAtlantic10).
FosterwasanAll-BigEastandtwo-timeAll-NewEnglandselectionatProvidence.HewasdraftedbytheBaltimoreOriolesandspentsevenyearswiththeorganization.HealsoplayedintheArizonaDiamondbacks,AnaheimAngelsandChicagoWhiteSoxfarmsystems.HewasnamedBaseballWeekly'sMinorLeagueCatcheroftheYearin1997andwasnamedtotheToppsAll-RookieTeamin1993.
Fosterretiredafterspending10yearsintheminorleagues.HethenspenttwoyearsasanassistantcoachatBrownwhereheservedashittingcoachandworkedwiththeteam'scatchers.
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ASSISTANTCoACHES
SteveBreitbachentersinhisseventhseasonwiththeRhodeIslandbaseballprogramin2009-10.SincejoiningtheRhodystaffinJanuaryof2004,hehasinstructedhitters,outfielders,infieldersandcatchers.Healsohasservedastherecruitingcoordinatorsince2005andiscurrentlythehittingcoachfortheRams.
RhodeIslandhasenjoyeditsmostsuccessfultimeinprogramhistoryaveraging32winsaseasonsinceBreitbacharrivedoncampus.Inthattime,theRamshavealsocapturedfourAtlantic10regularseasontitlesandplayedinthe2005NCAARegionalsafterwinningURI'sfirst-everA-10Championship.
IndividualsunderthetutelageofCoachBreitbachnowhold22single-seasonandcareerhittingrecordsatURIwhileninenewsingle-seasonteamrecordshavebeenset.ThetopfiverecordsinnearlyeverystatisticalcategoryarenowownedbyplayersorteamscoachedbyBreitbach.
In2009,theRamsamassedaschool-record37victories,includingwinsoverNo.8Miami,No.11OklahomaState,No.25OhioState,andNCState.OffensivelyURIhaditsbestseasontodatesettingteamrecordsforhits,runs,doubles,homerunsandrunsbattedin,averagingnearlysevenrunsagame.
Additionally,fourRamswereselectedinthe2009MLBDraftincludingAtlantic10PlayeroftheYearDanRhaultwhowasundraftedoutofhighschool.
InBreitbach'stimeatURI,hehascoachedthreeAll-Americans,sixAll-Regionselections,17All-NewEnglandpicks,twoAtlantic10PlayersoftheYear,21All-Conferencehonoreesand13playerswhohaveeitherbeendraftedorinkedprofessionalcontracts.
Incollege,BreitbachspenttwoyearsplayingatBerryCollegeandtwoyearsatOglethorpeUniversity.WhileatOglethorpe,hewasatwo-timeteamcaptainandwasselectedtothe2000SCACAll-Tournamentteam.
AftercompletinghiscareeratOglethorpe,Breitbachbecameanassistantcoachathisalmamater,servingastheinfield,hitting,andconditioningcoachforthreeyears.InBreitbach'sfirstyearofcoaching,hehelpedguidetheStormyPetrelstothe2002SCACEasternDivisiontitle.
OriginallyfromPowderSprings,Ga.,BreitbachnowresidesinFoster,R.I.withhiswifeVicki.
STEVE BREITBACHAssistantCoach•SeventhSeason
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ASSISTANTCoACHES
EricCirella,aRhodeIslandnative,entershisfourthseasonwiththeRamsin2009-10.HisprimaryresponsibilitiesatURIincludecoachingthirdbase,outfield,baserunning,bunting/situationalhitting,andassistingwithrecruiting.IneachofhisyearsatRhodeIsland,theRamshavequalifiedfortheAtlantic10,extendingtheircurrentstreaktosevenyears-thelongestcurrentactivestreakintheleague.
In2009,URIpostedaschoolrecord37wins,knockedoffthreetop-25teams(Miami,OklahomaStateandOhioState),hadfourplayerstakenintheMLBdraft,andalsofinishedinthenation'stop-20instolenbasesandstolenbasespergame.
Afour-yearstand-outbaseballplayeratSalveRegina(Newport,R.I.),CirellawasanAll-ConferenceandAcademicAll-Conferencememberallfouryearswhilealsoearningthe2004BrotherMichaelReynoldsAwardforoutstandingaccomplishmentinacademicsandathletics.HewasSRU'sMaleAthleteoftheYearin2005andwasathree-timeCoSIDA/ESPNTheMagazineAcademicAll-American(2003-2005)inadditiontoearningtheCoSIDA/ESPNTheMagazineAcademicAll-AmericanoftheYearawardin2005.Followinghisjunior(2004)andsenior(2005)seasonsatSalveRegina,hewasselectedAll-NewEnglandFirstTeamandwasaRawlingsABCAAll-Americanasbothashortstopandoutfielder.
Asthenationalleaderinbattingaverage(.504)andbasesonballs(49)hissenioryear,CirellaoriginallysignedacontractwiththeRockfordRiverhawksoftheFrontierLeaguewhileeventuallylandingwiththeNewHavenCountyCuttersoftheCanAmLeagueinthesummerof2006.
CirellagraduatedmagnacumlaudefromSalveReginaUniversitywithaB.S.inFinancialManagementinMayof2005.HewasamemberoftheDean'sListalleightsemestersandgraduatedwithanimpressive3.87GPA,thehighestGPAofanyfinancegraduatein2005.
Cirellabeganhiscoachingcareerin2005-2006atSalveReginaUniversity,helpingtheSeahawkswinaschoolrecord32games(32-13).
In2008,Cirellawasselectedasthehittinginstructor/thirdbasecoachfortheGreenBayBullfrogsoftheNorthwoodsLeague.Offensively,theBullfrogsledtheNorthwoodsleagueinfivestatisticalteamcategories,includingaverage,hits,doubles,triples,andtotalbases.Additionally,sixplayersfromGreenBay's2008teamwereselectedinthe2009MLBDraft,includingfourpickswhowentinthetop15rounds.
CirellaiscurrentlyagraduateinstructorintheURISchoolofCommunicationwhereheisalsopursuinghismaster'sdegree.
ERIC CIRELLAAssistantCoach•FourthSeason
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ASSISTANTCoACHES
IdrisLiasuentershissecondseasonwiththeRhodeIslandbaseballprogramin2009-10.
LiasucomestoURIfromSienaCollege,wherehespentthe2008seasonasanassistantontheSaints'staff.There,heassistedwithdailypracticeplansandwasinchargeofdefensivealignmentstrategies.HealsoorganizedrecruitingeffortsinPennsylvania,ConnecticutandNewYorkanddevelopedconditioningprogramsforallpositionplayers.
PriortohisstintatSiena,Liasuspendthe2006-07academicyearasanassistantattheCommunityCollegeofRhodeIsland(CCRI)whereheservedasthein-gamefirstbasecoachandworkedwithinfieldersandcatchers.Healsoassistedwithteamfundraising,oversawtheKnights'strengthprogramandcontrolledrecruitingforthenorthernpartofRhodeIsland,MassachusettsandNewHampshire.
A2006graduateofBethanyCollege,Liasuearnedhisbachelor'sdegreeinphysicaleducationwhilecompetingfortheBisonfrom2003-05.HewasawardedthePerformanceBaseballAwardScholarship,Dean'sscholarshipandwasatwo-timeKCACAcademicAll-Conferenceselection.
BeforearrivingatBethanyCollege,LiasuplayedatCCRIwherehecaptainedhis2001teamandbeganhiscoachingcareerasacampinstructor.
AftercompletinghisplayinghiscareeratCCRI,hebecameanassistantcoachfortheKnightsinthefallof2002.Inthatrole,heworkedwiththeoutfielders,servedasfirstbasecoach,rantheconditioningprogramandassistedwithscouting.
In2003,LiasuservedasheadcoachoftheRhodeIslandTidesAAUprogramandledtheteamtoasilvermedalfinishattheNortheastChampionship.HealsotookonheadcoachingdutiesfortheUpperDeckSeniorLegioninCumberlandR.I.
IDRIS LIASUVolunteerAssistantCoach•SecondSeason
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SUPPoRTSTAFFMATTFINLAYSoNDirectorofoperations•FirstYearMattFinlaysonentershisfirstseasonwiththeRhodeIslandbaseballprogramin2010.A2008CumLaudegraduateofSalveRegina,FinlaysonearnedhisBachelor’sofScienceinAccountingandcurrentlyworkingtowardshisMaster’sDegreeinSportManagementfromtheUniversityofMassachusettsatAmherst.
AtSalveRegina,Finlaysonwasafouryearmemberofthebaseballteamandcaptainedthesquadin2008.Hefinishedhiscareerastheprogram'srecordholderforstolenbasesandgamesstarted.AthreetimeCCCAll-ConferenceSelection,FinlaysonalsoreceivedtheCommonwealthCoastConferenceSeniorScholarAthleteAward.
InhiscurrentroleatRhodeIsland,Finlaysonhandlesbusinessoperations,coordinatestravelandassistswithfundraising.
KRISTENABBoTTAthleticTrainer•SecondYearKristenAbbottentershersecondyearatRhodeIslandin2009-10.AbbottworkswiththeRams'baseballandwomen'ssoccerprograms.
AgraduateofSlipperyRockUniversity,AbbottearnedherB.S.inAthleticTrainingin2007.WhileatSRU,sheearnedvaluableexperienceworkingasastudentathletictrainerin
thehighschool,collegiateandclinicalsettings.
AbbottwentontoobtainherM.S.inExerciseScienceandHealthPromotionwithaconcentrationinRehabilitationSciencesfromCaliforniaUniversityofPennsylvaniainDecemberof2008.Whilepursuinghergraduatedegree,sheearnedherNASMCorrectiveExerciseSpecializationandworkedatClarionUniversityasagraduateassistantwithwomen'ssoccer,baseballandbothbasketballteams.
LIzPRoCToRStrength&Conditioning•SixthYear
LizProctorisinhersixthseasonintheURIStrength&ConditioningdepartmentandherfourthasDirector.SheisresponsibleforcreatingandoverseeingtheURIstrengthandconditioningprogramwiththeprimarygoalofdevelopingstrength,power,speed,agility,flexibilityandinjurypreventionfortheUniversity's18programs.
PriortohertimeatURI,ProctorspentfouryearsatTheCollegeoftheHolyCrossasAssistantStrengthCoach.WhileinWorcester,sheworkedprimarilyfootball,hockey,men'sbasketball,fieldhockey,men'sandwomen'slacrosse,women'ssoccer,baseball,andsoftball.ProctoralsospenttimeasanassistantstrengthcoachwiththeWorcesterIcecatsoftheAmericanHockeyLeague(AHL)aswellastheirNationalHockeyLeague(NHL)affiliate,St.LouisBlues.PriortoHolyCross,sheworkedatMikeBoyle'sstrengthandconditioningprograminBurlington,Mass.
Duringthe2000-01season,ProctorservedastheStrengthandConditioningCoordinatorfortheWNBA'sNewYorkLiberty.Alongwithdesigningandincorporatingflexibilityandenduranceexerciseforindividualplayers,sheimplementedthein-seasonstrengthandconditioningprogram.Proctoralsoassistedtheathletictrainerwithtreatment,rehabilitationexercisesandequipmentmanagement.
ProctorgraduatedfromSouthernConnecticutin1996withabachelor'sdegreeinexercisescienceandminorinnutritionwhilealsocompetingonthefieldhockeyandsoftballteams.Sheearnedhermaster'sdegreeinappliedexercisescienceatSpringfieldCollegein2000whilealsoservingastheassistantstrengthcoachforfootballandallolympicsports.
NICoLEPoLoSKIAcademicAdvisor•FifthYear
NicolePoloskibeginsherfifthyearworkingwiththeURIAcademicSupportTeamin2009-10.
A2001graduateofProvidenceCollege,sheearnedaBachelorofArtsinMarketing.DuringherfouryearswiththeFriars,sheplayedfieldhockeyunderhermaidenname,
NicoleLaBranche.Theyearfollowingherundergraduategraduation,shereceivedherM.Ed.inCounselingfromProvidencein2002.
AtRhodeIsland,Poloskiisresponsibleforadvisingthebaseballstudent-athletesthroughouttheacademicyear.Sheassistsinclassselection,monitorsacademicprogress,givesrecommendationsfortutoringand/orotheracademic-basedservicesaswellasmonitorsstudyhallhours.PoloskialsoworkswiththeURIwomen'sbasketballandmen'ssoccerteams.
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No. NAME CL PoS HT WT B/T HoMEToWN/LASTSCHooL 1 KennyBurns JR OF 5-11 180 R/R Shelton,Conn./MercersbergAcademy 2 LuisChacon SR INF/RHP 6-0 194 R/R Coventry,R.I./CCRI 3 JeffCammans JR OF 6-0 182 R/R Jamestown,R.I./NorthKingston 4 ZoeyAngulo SR OF 5-10 180 R/R Miami,Fla./GulliverPrep 5 AdamChickman JR C 5-10 168 R/R SanMateo,Calif./CollegeofSanMateo 7 MikeLeBel SO INF 5-11 168 R/R Quincy,Mass./Quincy 8 OliverPalmer SR INF 6-0 205 R/R NorthKingstown,R.I./NorthKingstown 9 MikeBradstreet FR RHP 5-11 176 R/R Lansdale,Pa./NorthPenn 10 RobNoe r-SO C 6-0 202 R/R Lynnfield,Mass./St.John’sPrep 11 DanRossignol SR RHP 5-8 162 R/R Nashua,N.H./NashuaSouth 12 MilanAdams SO C 6-3 213 R/R Exeter,R.I./BishopHendricken 13 AnthonyPisani SO LHP 6-0 193 L/L Revere,Mass./BishopFenwick 14 KenGraveline JR RHP 6-2 199 R/R Prospect,Conn./WoodlandRegional 15 RobCurran r-FR LHP 6-3 151 L/L NorthKingstown,R.I./BishopHendricken 17 DanHaverstick r-SO INF 6-1 198 R/R Marlton,N.J./Cherokee 18 TylerBrennan FR RHP 6-2 219 R/R Warwick,R.I./BishopHendricken 19 SeanCaron FR OF 6-2 192 L/L Londonderry,N.H./Londonderry 21 RobDeVeney SR OF 6-0 192 R/R Marlton,N.J./WesternCarolina 22 TimBoyce SR RHP 6-2 205 R/R Swansea,Mass./JosephCase 23 SamCooke FR RHP 6-2 205 R/R Meriden,Conn./Maloney 24 GardnerLeaver JR RHP 6-1 192 R/R Montauk,N.Y./EastHampton 25 ChrisPickering JR LHP 6-2 209 L/L Lincoln,R.I./Lincoln 26 BrianBodjiak JR RHP 6-2 208 R/R Sandwich,Mass./MassasoitC.C. 27 EvanLaude JR 1B/OF 6-3 218 R/R LongBeach,N.Y./LongBeach 28 KevinStenhouse FR OF/1B 6-3 204 L/R Warwick,R.I./Pilgrim 29 TomCoulombe JR INF/OF 6-4 206 R/R Lincoln,R.I./Lincoln 30 KyleBorden JR OF 6-4 208 L/R Lincoln,R.I./CCRI 31 AdamDerner r-SO 1B 6-2 245 L/R RiverEdge,N.J./RiverDell 33 JohnKashmanian FR RHP 6-1 175 R/R Smithfield,R.I./Smithfield 35 DanJohnson JR RHP 6-2 208 L/R Wakefield,R.I./Univ.ofNewHaven
HeadCoach:#34JimFoster(Providence‘93)fifthseason AssistantCoaches:#32SteveBreitbach(Oglethorpe‘03),#6EricCirella(SalveRegina‘05) volunteerAssitantCoach:#16IdrisLiasu(Bethany‘06) DirectorofBaseballoperations:MattFinlayson(SalveRegina‘08) AthleticTrainer:KristenAbbott(SlipperyRock‘07/CaliforniaPa.‘08)
No. NAME PRoNUNCIATIoN 1 KennyBurns 2 LuisChacon sha-CONE 3 JeffCammans CAM-mins 4 ZoeyAngulo an-GOO-low 5 AdamChickman 7 MikeLeBel 8 OliverPalmer 9 MikeBradstreet 10 RobNoe NO-ee 11 DanRossignol RAW-sig-naul 12 MilanAdams MY-lin 13 AnthonyPisani pis-AHN-ee 14 KenGraveline GRAVE-line 15 RobCurran 17 DanHaverstick 18 TylerBrennan 19 SeanCaron 21 RobDeVeney da-VANE-ee 22 TimBoyce 23 SamCooke 24 GardnerLeaver 25 ChrisPickering 26 BrianBodjiak BO-jack 27 EvanLaude LOUD-ee 28 KevinStenhouse 29 TomCoulombe ka-LOME 30 KyleBorden 31 AdamDerner 33 JohnKashmanian cash-MANE-ee-in 35 DanJohnson
32 SteveBreitbach BRITE-bock 16 IdrisLiasu EE-drislee-AH-sue
NUMERICAL ROSTER pRONUNCIATIONS
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RHoDEISLAND(12)MilanAdamsKyleBorden
TylerBrennanJeffCammans
LuisChaconTomCoulombe
RobCurranDanJohnson
JohnKashmanianOliverPalmer
ChrisPickeringKevinStenhouse
SENIoRS(6)ZoeyAngulo
TimBoyceLuisChacon
RobDeVeneyOliverPalmerDanRossignol
FLoRIDA(1)ZoeyAngulo
CALIFoRNIA(1)AdamChickman
CoNNECTICUT(3)KennyBurnsSamCooke
KenGraveline
JUNIoRS(10)BrianBodjiakKyleBordenKennyBurns
JeffCammansAdamChickmanTomCoulombe
DanJohnsonEvanLaude
GardnerLeaverChrisPickering
SoPHoMoRES(7)MilanAdams
AdamDerner*KenGraveline
DanHaverstick*MikeLeBelRobNoe*
AnthonyPisani
FRESHMEN(7)MikeBradstreetTylerBrennan
SeanCaronSamCooke
RobCurran*JohnKashmanianKevinStenhouse
RoSTERBREAKDoWN
PENNSYLvANIA(1)MikeBradstreet
NEWYoRK(2)GardnerLeaver
EvanLaude
NEWHAMPSHIRE(2)SeanCaron
DanRossignol
MASSACHUSETTS(5)BrianBodjiak
TimBoyceMikeLeBel
RobNoeAnthonyPisani
NEWJERSEY(3)AdamDernerRobDeVeney
DanHaverstick
* indicates redshirt
INFIELDERS(8)LuisChacon+
TomCoulombe+AdamDerner
DanHaverstickEvanLaude+
MikeLeBelOliverPalmer
KevinStenhouse+
oUTFIELDERS(9)ZoeyAnguloKyleBordenKennyBurns
JeffCammansSeanCaron
TomCoulombe+RobDeVeneyEvanLaude+
KevinStenhouse+
CATCHERS(3)MilanAdams
AdamChickmanRobNoe
RIGHTHANDEDPITCHERS(11)BrianBodjiak
TimBoyceMikeBradstreetTylerBrennanLuisChacon+
SamCookeKenGravelineDanJohnson
JohnKashmanianGardnerLeaverDanRossignol
LEFTHANDEDPITCHERS(3)RobCurran
ChrisPickeringAnthonyPisani
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zoEYANGULoSenior•OF•R/R5-10•180Miami,Fla.GulliverPrep
SENIoRS
2009:Finishedtheseasonbatting.323with43hits,28runsand19RBI...HadahitandastolenbaseagainstNCStateonFeb.20...HittwodoublesalongwithanRBIagainstXavieronFeb.22...Went3-for-4withahomerunandthreeRBIina13-2victoryoverDuquesneonMarch1...Recordedtwohitsandarunscoredinan8-6winoverNo.25OhioStateonMarch6...RecordedahitandarunagainstNo.4CalStateFullertononMar.13...Hitatwo-runhomer,scoredtwice,andstoleabaseina5-4winoverNo.11OklahomaStateonMar.15...Went2-for-5witharunscoredonMar.27inan11-3winagainstXavier...Recordedtworuns,twohitsandtwoRBIagainstCentralConnecticutonMar.31...Went1-for-1withahomerunversusLaSalleonApr.10...Hitadoubleandscoredarunina12-1winoverHartfordonApr.15...SlammedfourhitsandscoredthreerunsagainstSaintJoseph'sonApr.24...Went2-for-5inawinversusHolyCrossonApr.24...Droveintworuns,scoredanother,andhitahomeruninahomelosstoFordhamonMay1...Hitadouble,scoredarunanddroveinanotherina10-inningwinatUMassonMay8...Went3-for-6withtwoRBIagainstSaintLouisonMay15...ScoredanddroveinarunagainstXavierattheAtlantic10ChampionshiponMay21...Hadathreehitperformance-whichincludedadoubleandtworuns-ina9-2winovertop-seededDaytononMay22.
2008:Appearedin40oftheteam's59games...Finishedtheseasonwith33hits,17runsand13RBI...Went2-for-4withadoubleinURI'sseasonopeneragainstTroy...Was4-for-5withthreeRBIina6-4winoverPittsburghonMarch1...Hadahit,arunandanRBIinan8-0winoverCCSUonMarch7...RecordedtwohitsandtworunsinaMarch9thvictoryoverIona...Recordedtwohitsina4-1winoverDaytononMarch28...Hitadoubleandscoredaruninan8-2winatBrownonApril2...Was2-for-4witharunandanRBIagainstDuquesneonApril5...Hitthegame-winningdoubleagainstSienaonApril10...RecordedhisfirstcareerhomerunagainstRichmondonApril22...Was2-for-5withtwoRBIagainstSacredHeartonApril22...HadtwohisandarunagainstConnecticutonApril23.
2007:Appearedin17gamesfortheRamsstartingineight...FinishedtheseasonwithfourdoublesandthreeRBI...Went2-for-4withtworunsagainstFloridaInternationalonFeb.25...Went2-for-4withanRBIagainstWestVirginiaonMarch3...RecordedtwohitsandanRBIagainstNewMexicoonMarch9...Went2-for-4withadoubleagainstRichmondonMarch23...Went2-for-4withawalkina5-4victoryoverSienaonApril30.
HighSchool:WasamemberofthebaseballandfootballteamsatGulliverPrep...Captainedhisbaseballteamasasenior...Posteda.400careerbattingaverageandhelpedleadteamtotwodistricttitles,oneregionaltitleandonestatetitle...Startedinleftfieldasasophomoreandposteda.408battingaverage(13thinnation)whileteamwent27-6enroutetocapturingtheClass3AStateChampionshiptitle...WasaMiamiDadeHonorableMentionasajuniorandsenior.
Personal:BornOctober10,1987...SonofCyndeeLevy-AnguloandVictorAngulo...Hasanolderbrother,Avian...MajoringinCivilEngineering.
4CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR GP-GS AvG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So SB-SBA
2007 17-8 .244 45 5 11 4 0 0 3 2 8 1-3
2008 40-34 .229 144 17 33 5 1 1 13 5 26 3-4
2009 44-31 .323 133 28 43 10 0 4 19 8 21 7-9
CAREER 101-73 .279 322 50 87 19 1 5 35 15 55 11-16
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22TIMBoYCESenior•RHP•R/R6-2•205Swansea,Mass.JosephCase
2009:Made14appearances-allstarts-andturnedina6-2recordasajunior...Endedtheseasonwitha5.80ERAand62strikeoutsover76inningspitched...Issuedjust31walksontheyear...StuckoutsevenbattersinfourinningsatNCStateonFeb.20...TalliedsevenK'swithjustfourhitstoearnhisfirstwinoftheseasonagainstDuquesneonFeb.28...Struckoutaseason-higheightbattersatGeorgeWashingtononMarch20...RecordedfourconsecutivewinsoverXavier,Dayton,LaSalleandSt.BonaventurefromMarch27-April17...PickeduphissixthwinoftheseasonattheAtlantic10ChampionshipasRhodydownedXavier,7-6.
2008:Made18appearancesandturnedina4-1recordfortheRams...Endedtheseasonwithateam-best0.89ERAandfivesaves...Struckout36battersandhadjustthreeearnedrunsandsixwalksover30.1inningspitched...WasnamedtotheAmericanBaseballCoachesAssociation(ABCA)All-NortheastRegionSecondTeam...AlsoearnedaspotontheNewEnglandIntercollegiateBaseballAssociation(NEIBA)SecondTeamandwasselectedtoparticipateinthe2008NEIBAAll-Stargame...Closedouttheseasonwith15.2consecutivescorelessinningsfromApril11-May22...Earnedhisfirstwinoftheseasonafterpitching1.1scorelessinningswithnohitsagainstPittsburghonMarch1...ClosedoutthegamewithtwostrikeoutsandascorelessninthinninginURI'swinoverIonaonMarch9...Pitched2.2inningswithfourstrikeoutstoearnhisfirstsaveoftheseasonagainstRadfordonMarch17...Recordedthreestrikeoutswithzerohitsin1.1inningsonMarch23...EarnedhissecondsaveinURI's1-0winoverMaristonMarch26...Pitched2.2inningswithapairofK'sagainstConnecticutonApril9...EarnedhissecondwinoftheseasonagainstSaintLouisonApril11...Pitched4.1shutoutinningswithfivestrikeoutstoearnthewinatRichmondonApril19...Recordedhisthirdsaveoftheyearpitchingtwoshutoutinningsina9-8winoverSaintJoseph'sonMay2...Pitched2.2scorelessinningswithtwostrikeoutsagainstNortheasternonMay13...EarnedhisfourthsavepitchingtwoscorelessinningsandallowingjustonehitwithtwostrikeoutsagainstCharlotteonMay16...Pitchedtwoscorelessinningswithnohitstogetthesaveagainsttop-seededXavierinthesecondroundoftheAtlantic10Championship.
2007:Finishedwitharecordof1-0fortheRamswhileleadingtheteaminsaveswithsix...Alsohadateamhigh22reliefappearances...WasnamedtotheAtlantic10ConferenceAll-Rookieteam...MadehisseasondebutagainstFloridaInternationalonFeb.24,recordingsixstrikeoutsandallowingjustonehitwhileclosingoutthegamefortheRams'firstwinoftheseason...GaveupjustonehitovertwoinningsagainstMaristonMarch4...Earnedhissecondsaveoftheseason,pitching1.1inningsandstrikingoutthreeagainstDuquesneonMarch31...Pitched2.1inningsandstruckouttwobatterstoearnhisfirstcareerwinagainstMassachusettsonApril7...Pickeduphisthirdsaveoftheseason,pitchingthreeinningsandallowingjusttwohitswhilestrikingoutfourbatters,ina5-4victoryoverSt.BonaventureonApril21...Earnedhisfourthsaveoftheseasonina3-1winoverXavieronApril28...Struckouttwobattersinasmanyinningsina5-4victoryoverXavieronApril29...Recordedhisfifthsaveoftheseason,pitchingthreeinningsandallowingjusttworunsonfourhitswhilestrikingoutthreebatters,ina6-5winoverSaintJoseph'sonMay15...EarnedhissixthsaveoftheseasoninURI's4-3winoverXavierintheopeninggameoftheAtlantic10ChampionshiponMay23...Closedoutthegamewith1.2scorelessinningsofreliefinRhody's3-0losstoXavierinanelimination-roundgameonMay24.
HighSchool:Wasafour-yearmemberofthebaseballandgolfteamsatJosephCaseHighSchool...Alsoplayedtwoyearsofvarsitybasketball...Wasapitcher/shortstopandathree-timeleagueAll-Star...EarnedTeamMVPandSouthCoastConferenceMVPhonorsasasenior...PitchedaperfectgameagainstApponequetHSandearnedSCCAll-Starhonorsasajunior...HelpedleadbaseballandbasketballteamstotheSCCtitlehisjunioryear.
Personal:BornFebruary6,1987...SonofSharonandMichaelBoyce...MajoringinHorticulture&TurfgrassManagement.
CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo Sv IP H R ER So BB*2006 13.50 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 3 2 2 0 12007 5.35 1-0 22 0 0 0 6 35.1 32 24 21 40 142008 0.89 4-1 18 0 0 0 5 30.1 19 5 3 36 62009 5.80 6-2 14 14 1 0 0 76.0 79 55 49 62 31CAREER 4.72 11-3 56 14 1 0 11 143.0 133 86 75 138 52* Redshirt season
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LUISCHACoNSenior•IF/RHP•R/R6-0•194Coventry,R.I.CommunityCollegeofR.I.
SENIoRS
2009:Appearedin15gamesforRhody,makingfivestarts...Batted.300withsixhitsandthreeruns...DoubledinhisonlyatbatagainstNo.4CalStateFullertononMarch13...Went1-for-3withadoubleinawinatWilliamandMaryonMarch18...TalliedtwohitsandscoredtwiceagainstBrownonApril1...RecordedonehitinhisonlyatbatagainstBryantonApril7...Reachedbaseonasingleinhisonlyatbatina14-7winatSt.Joe'sonApril25.
CommunityCollegeofRhodeIsland:CaptainedhisCCRIteamin2008...ReceivedtheDefensivePlayeroftheYearawardin2007and2008...AlsohelpedleadtheKnightstotheRegionXXI(MCCAA)titleaswellastheNewEnglandchampionshiptitleinbothin2007and2008.
HighSchool:AttendedCentralandWestWarwickHighSchools...SpenttwoyearsplayingbaseballintheDominicanRepublicbeforereturningtoRhodeIslandforhissenioryear.
Personal:BornSeptember10,1986...SonofFranciscaColonandLuisChacon...Hasayoungersister,Luz...FavoriteteamistheBostonRedSox...DoublemajoringinSpanishandHealthFitness.
2CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR GP-GS AvG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So SB-SBA
2009 15-5 .300 20 3 6 2 0 0 0 4 4 0-0
CAREER 15-5 .300 20 3 6 2 0 0 0 4 4 0-0
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21RoBDEvENEYSenior•OF•R/R6-0•192Marlton,N.J.WesternCarolina
2009:Appearedin57oftheteam's58games,making56starts...Finishedtheseasonwitha.275battingaverage,53hits,42RBI,33runs,12doublesandsevenhomeruns...Hadahit,arunandaRBIagainstXavieronFeb.22...Went3-for-5withahomerunandtwoRBIina13-2winoverDuquesneonMarch1...Hadthreehits-includingatriple-andtworunsscoredagainstFairfieldonMarch2...HitadoubleandhadtwoRBIina4-3victoryoverFairfieldonMarch5...Went2-for-4witharunscoredandtwoRBIversusNo.4CalStateFullertononMarch15...Reachedbasefourtimesonthreehitsandawalk,whiledrivinginthreerunsandscoringtwoofhisownatWilliamandMaryonMarch18...Wasjustasingleawayfrombattingforthecycle,whilescoringtwiceanddrivingintwomoreagainstGeorgeWashingtononMarch20...Went4-for-7withtwohomeruns,fiveRBI,tworunsscoredandthreewalksinapairofgamesatXavieronMarch28-29...Talliedonehit,onerun,oneRBIandtwostolenbasesagainstLaSalleonApril10...DroveinfourrunsonthreehitsandscoredonceagainstSt.Joe'sonApril24...Went2-for-4andaddedanRBIagainstSaintJoseph'sonApril25...ScoredtwiceinawinatHolyCrossonApril28...Beltedahomerun,scoredtwiceandhadtwoRBIagainstMassachusettsonMay8...RecordedtwoRBIatUMassonMay10...Went2-for-3withapairofwalksandtwoRBIagainstSaintLouisonMay15.
2008:Appearedandstartedin58oftheteam's59games...Finishedtheseasonwith54hitsand21runs...Wassecondontheteamwith16doubles...RecordedtwodoublesandanRBIina3-2winoverMaryland-EasternShoreonMarch1...RecordedahitandarunatNavyonMarch8...HithisfirsthomerunoftheseasonatRadfordonMarch17...HomeredagainandcollectedthreeRBIagainstNortheasternonMarch25...Was2-for-4withadoubleandtwoRBIinan8-2winatBrownonApril2...Went2-for-4withastolenbaseagainstDuquesneonApril5...HadtwohitsincludingadoubleagainstDuquesneonApril6...Went2-for-3withtwoRBIandarunscoredina6-5victoryoverSiena...RecodedthreehitsandthreeRBIagainstSaintLouisonApril11...HadtwohitswithanRBIandarunscoredagainstRichmondonApril19...Hadapairofhitsina9-3victoryoverSacredHeart...Went2-for-4witharunscoredagainstLaSalleonApril27...Recordedahit,anRBIandarunagainstCharlotteonMay16...Went2-for-4withtworunsandanRBIagainsttop-seededXavierinthesecondroundoftheAtlantic10ChampionshiponMay22.
WesternCarolinaUniversity:WasaDean'sListstudentandmemberofthebaseballteamatWesternCarolinabeforetransferringtoRhodeIsland...AppearedintwogamesfortheCatamounts,going1-for-1attheplatewithonerunscored.
HighSchool:Wasamemberofthebaseball,basketballandfootballteamsatHolyCrossHighSchool...Captainedhisbaseballandfootballteamsasasenior...Helpedleadbaseballteamtofour-straightDivisionandSouthJerseytitles...EarnedoneAll-CountyandfourAll-Conferenceawards...AlsoearnedAll-StaterecognitionaswellasthreeDivisiontitleswithfootballteam.
Personal:BornDecember8,1987...SonofGinaandBobDeVeney...Hastwooldersisters,BiancaandLacy...Hobbiesincludesportsandfishing...FavoriteteamsaretheSeattleMarinersandPittsburghSteelers...MajoringinKinesiology.
CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR GP-GS AvG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So SB-SBA*2007 2-0 1.000 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
2008 58-58 .275 212 21 54 16 0 2 31 14 47 5-8
2009 57-56 .264 193 33 53 12 2 7 42 28 41 6-10
CAREER 117-114 .268 406 55 108 28 2 9 73 42 88 11-18* At Western Carolina (2007)
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oLIvERPALMERSenior•INF•R/R6-0•205NorthKingstown,R.I.NorthKingstown
SENIoRS
2009:AppearedandstartedinallbutoneofRhody's57gameshisjunioryear...Finishedtheseasonwitha.342battingaverage...LedtheRamswith53runs,21doublesand138totalbases...Wassecondontheteaminhits(78),homeruns(11)andsluggingpercentage(.605)...Defensively,hewasnearperfectinthefield,committingjustthreeerrorson262chances...LandedaspotontheAtlantic10All-ConferenceSecondTeamaswellastheleague'sAcademicAll-Conferencesquad...AlsowasaCoSIDA/ESPNTheMagazineAcademicAll-DistrictIFirstTeamselectionandearnedAll-ChampionshiphonorsattheA-10tournament...Went4-for-5withtwoRBIandthreerunsscoredinan11-8victoryoverNCStateonFeb.20...Was2-for-4withahomerunandtwoRBIina12-6victoryoverDuquesneonFeb.28...RecordedadoubleandatripleagainstDuquesneonMarch1...Went2-for-5withadoubleandarunscoredina12-6winoverFairfieldonMarch2...Hadtwohitsandtworunsscoredinan8-6victoryoverNo.25OhioState...TalliedanRBI-doubleagainstNo.4CalStateFullertononMarch13...Went2-for-4andscoredtwiceatNo.11OklahomaStateonMarch14...Recordedthreehits,threerunsandanRBIinadoubleheaderatWilliamandMaryonMarch18...Went2-for-3withtworunsatGeorgeWashingtononMarch22...Homeredtwiceinan11-3winatXavieronMarch27...Hadtwohits-includingahomerun-andscoredtwiceatXavieronMarch28...Went2-for-4witharunagainstCentralConnecticutonMarch31...Was4-for-4withthreeRBIandapairofrunsinawinoverDaytononApril4...RecordedanRBI-doubleagainstDaytononApril5...Went3-for-4withtwohomerunsandthreerunsscoredagainstLaSalleonApril10...Talliedfourhits,anRBIandarunscoredagainstQuinnipiaconApril14...Went5-for-9withfourRBI,fourrunsscored,ahomerunandastolenbaseinathree-gamesweepofSt.Bonaventure,April17-19...Went3-for-5withtworunsscoredagainstHolyCrossonApril28...HadasolohomerunagainstFordhamonMay1...Hadtwohits-includingahomerun-andalsostoleabaseagainstFordhamonMay2...HadtwohitsandanRBIinanextra-inningwinatMassachusettsonMay8...HadtwoRBIandtwohitsatSaintLouisonMay14...Hithisfirstcareergrandslamina7-6winoverXavierattheAtlantic10ChampionshiponMay21...Went2-for-4withtwoRBI,arunandastolenbaseagainstDaytonattheconferencetournamentonMay22...Went2-for-5intheA-10titlegameagainstXavieronMay23.
2008:WasoneofjusttwoRamstostartandappearineachofURI's59games...Endedtheseasonrankedsecondontheteaminhits(64)andthirdinruns(37)...Went2-for-4witharunandanRBIatMaryland-EasternShoreonMarch1...Recordedthreehits,fourrunsandtwoRBIagainstUMESthefollowingday...Went3-for-4withanRBIandarunatNavyonMarch8...NailedatripleandscoredthreerunsagainstIonaonMarch9...Was4-for-10inthreegamesatEastCarolina...Recordedapairofhitsinsix-straightgamesagainstTemple(twogames),Northeastern,MaristandDayton(twogames)toextendhishittingstreaktotengames...Recordedhisfirstcareerhomerunaspartofa3-for-5performanceatBrownonApril2...HadadoubleandtworunsscoredagainstDuquesneonApril6...Went1-for-3withtworunsandawalkagainstConnecticutonApril9...Went2-for-4ina6-3winoverSaintLouisonApril11...RecodedtwohitsandarunagainstHartfordonApril16...Went3-for-5withadoubleandanRBIina8-3winatRichmondonApril18...HadtwohitsandarunscoredagainstConnecticutonApril23...Recordedahit,arunandanRBIagainstLaSalleonApril27...RecordedahitandarunagainstSaintJoseph'sonMay2...Went2-for-4witharunscoredagainstNortheasternonMay13...Went4-for-5recordingthreeRBIandarunscoredinan11-4victoryovertop-seededXavierintheAtlantic10tournamentonMay22.
2007:Started31gamesfortheRamsasafreshman...Finishedhisrookieseasonwitha.262battingaverage...Compiled32hitsand14RBIontheseason...Went4-for-13withtwoRBI,tworunsandastolenbaseinthreegamesagainstFloridaInternational(Feb.23-25)...Recordedastolenbaseina6-2losstoNo.22CoastalCarolinaonMarch2...Went3-for-5withtworunsscoredagainstCaliforniaonMarch17...Went2-for-5withadoubleandanRBIagainstNortheasternonMarch27...HitadoubleandascoredarunagainstMaristonMarch28...Went2-for-5withanRBIina9-6winoverDuquesneonMarch30...Went1-for-3withtworunsscoredandawalkina9-0victoryoverDuquesneonMarch31...Went1-for-3witharunscoredandwalkinavictoryoverCentralConnecticutonApril3...Went2-for-4withanRBIandastolenbaseina5-4vicotryoverMassachusettsonApril7...Went3-for-4withoneRBIina16-3victoryoverUMassonApril8...Went2-for-3againstConnecticutonApril11...Went1-for-3withanRBIagainstCharlotteonApril13...Went2-for-3withanRBI,tworunsscoredandtwostolenbasesina9-3victoryoverSacredHeartonApril24...HadanRBIina4-0victoryoverConnecticutonApril25...HadtwoRBIandastolenbaseina7-4victoryoverXavieronApril28...Went2-for-4withanRBIandastolenbaseina7-4victoryoverXavieronApril28...Hadadoubleandarunscoredina5-4winoverXavieronApril29...Went1-for-3withanRBIagainstHartfordonMay15.
HighSchool:Wasafour-yearletterwinnerandhonorrollstudentatNorthKingstownHighSchool...Captainedhisteamasasenior...Helpedleadteamtoconsecutiveappearancesinthestatefinals(2005,2006)...Alsoreceivedteamco-MVP,DivisionMVPandAll-Statehonorsasasenior.
Personal:BornJanuary13,1988...SonofJudyandRichardPalmer...Hasayoungerbrother,Andrew,andayoungersister,Abby...MajoringinCommunications.
6CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR GP-GS AvG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So SB-SBA
2007 35-31 .262 122 15 32 4 0 0 14 4 24 7-7
2008 59-59 .270 237 37 64 9 1 1 21 13 36 9-17
2009 56-56 .342 228 53 78 21 3 11 44 14 33 9-13
CAREER 150-146 .296 587 105 174 34 4 12 79 31 93 25-37
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11DANRoSSIGNoLSenior•RHP•R/R5-8•162Nashua,N.H.NashuaSouth
2009:Made18appearances-14outofthebullpenandfoursstarts-asajuniorpitcherfortheRams...Endedtheseasonwithapairofsavesanda2-2record...Turnedina3.43ERAtogoalongwith35strikeoutsover44.2inningspitched...Pitched2.2shut-outinningsofreliefina13-2victoryoverDuquesneonMarch1...StruckoutfivebattersinhisfirststartoftheseasonagainstFairfieldonMarch5...StruckoutfivebattersoverfivescorelessinningstocollecthisfirstwinoftheyearatWilliamandMaryonMarch18...CameinandpitchedfourscorelessinningsofreliefagainstBryantonMarch25...StruckouttwobattersinoneperfectinningofreliefagainstHartfordonApril15...PitchedfourhitlessinningsofreliefagainstSt.Joe'sonApril24...PickeduphisfirstsaveafterstrikingoutthreebattersintwohitlessinningsofreliefagainstNortheasternonMay12...Pitchedhiswayoutofabases-loadedjaminthetopoftheninthinning,helpingRhodeIslandedgethird-seededXavier,7-6,attheAtlantic10ChampionshiponMay21.
2008:Was3-2ontheseasonwith14appearances...Struckout38battersin38.2inningsofwork...PickeduphisfirstwinoftheseasonatMaryland-EasternShoreonMarch1...RecordedeightstrikeoutsinfiveinningsagainstNortheasternonMarch25...StruckoutfivebattersinfourinningsofworkagainstBostonCollegeonApril8...Earnedhissecondwinoftheseasonpitching6.1shutoutinningsagainstQuinnipiaconApril15...PitchedfiveinningswithfourstrikeoutstoearnhisthirdvictoryoftheseasonagainstConnecticutonApril23.
2007:Finishedwitha1-0recordwhileappearingin13gamesasafreshman....Pitched16.2-consecutiveinningswithoutallowinganearedrun(March27-April25)...Madehiscollegiatedebutintheseason-openeragainstFloridaInternational,pitching2.2inningsandrecordingtwostrikeoutsonFeb.23...RecordedthreestrikeoutsinfiveinningswithjustonehitinawinoverCentralConnecticutonApril3...Struckoutsixbattersandallowedjusttwohitsandoneearnedrunin3.1inningsagainstHarvardonApril10...Recordedhisfirstcareerwininhisfirstcareerstart,pitchingsevenshutoutinningsandallowingjustfourhitswhilestrikingoutfivebattersina4-0winoverConnecticutonApril25...Threwtwoinningsandstruckoutonebatterina5-4winoverSienaonApril30...Pitchedascorelessninthinningtocloseoutthegameinalosstotop-seededCharlotteattheAtlantic10ChampionshiponMay24.
HighSchool:Wasafour-yearhonorrollstudentandtwo-yearmemberofthebaseballteamatNashuaSouthHighSchool...Compileda16-2careerpitchingrecordandrecorded143strikeoutsinhisjuniorandsenioryears...Pitchedacompletegameandledhisteamtoawininthe2005StateChampionshipgame...Wasthestartingpitcherinthe2006NewHampshirevs.MaineAll-StarGame...WasanAll-AreaandAll-StateFirstTeamselectioninin2005and2006...AlsowasnamedMVPofhisNashuaLegionPost3teamin2005.
Personal:BornOctober18,1987...SonofSharonandJeffRossignol...Hasayoungerbrother,Travis...MajoringinTurfgrassManagement.
CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo Sv IP H R ER So BB
2007 6.08 1-0 13 3 0 0 0 26.2 34 20 18 20 11
2008 6.75 3-2 14 7 0 0 0 38.2 57 35 29 38 14
2009 3.43 2-2 18 4 0 0 2 44.2 41 25 17 35 11
CAREER 5.24 6-4 45 14 0 0 2 110.0 132 80 64 93 36
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KENNYBURNSJunior•OF•R/R5-11•180Shelton,Conn.MercersbergAcademy
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2009:Appearedin46gamesandmade40startsasasophomore...Finishedtheseasonwitha.234battingaverage,37hits,26runs,19RBIand11stolenbases...WasESPNSportscenter's#2PlayoftheDayaftercrashingthroughtheoutfieldfencetorobNortheasternofahomerunonApril20...Hadahit,arunandthreeRBIagainstNCStateonFeb.20...Recordedahit,arunandawalkagainstXavieronFeb.22...Went2-for-5withthreerunsscoredandtwostolenbasesina10-6winoverDuquesneonFeb.28...Went2-for-4withanRBIandarunscoredagainstNo.25OhioStateonMarch6...RecordedtwohitsandarunatNo.11OklahomaStateonMarch15...Was2-for-4withtworuns,andRBIandastolenbaseatXavieronMarch27...HadtwohitsatXavieronMarch29...Went2-for-3withadoubleagainstDaytononApril5...Rippedathree-runtripleagainstLaSalleonApril10...Recordedthreehits-includingadoubleandatriple,twoRBI,arunandastolenbaseagainstQuinnipiaconApril14...DroveinapairofrunsagainstSt.BonaventureonApril17...Was2-for-2withtworunsandtwostolenbasesagainstSacredHeartonApril21...Hadtwohits-includingahomerun,scoredthreeruns,droveinapairandstoleabaseatSaintJoseph'sonApril24...CrossedtheplatetwiceatMassachusettsonMay8...Went3-for-5withtworunsandastolenbaseagainsttop-seededDaytonattheAtlantic10ChampionshiponMay22.
2008:Appearedin26gamesandmade25starts...Finishedhisrookiecampaignwith21hits,11runs,12RBIandeightstolenbases...Recordedhisfirstcollegiatehit-adouble-atTroyonFeb.23...Talliedtwohits,tworunsandtwoRBIinan18-2winoverMaryland-EasternShoreonMarch2...Went3-for-4witharunandanRBIinURI's8-0blankingofCentralConnecticutonMarch7...HadtwohitsandanRBIatNavyonMarch8...HitadoubleandrecordedtwoRBIatEastCarolinaonMarch14...Hadahit,arunandtwoRBIatRadfordonMarch17...HithisfirsthomerunoftheseasonandpickeduptwoRBIagainstWilliamandMaryonMarch18...Went2-for-4withadoubleandknockedinthreeRBIinawinoverTempleinthefirstroundoftheAtlantic10tournamentonMay21.
HighSchool:WasamemberofthebaseballandfootballteamsatNotreDameCatholicHighSchoolandMercersburgAcademy...Alsocompetedintrack...Captainedhisbaseballandfootballteams...ReceivedthebaseballMVPAwardhisseniorseasonatNotreDameandwasatwo-timeAll-ConferenceandAll-Areaselection...AlsoearnedAll-ConferenceandAll-AreahonorsatMercersburgwhilehelpingleadhisteamtothe2007PennsylvaniaIndependentSchoolsStateChampionship...Wasatwo-timeAll-Conference,All-AreaandAll-StateselectioninfootballatNotreDameandearnedAll-ConferenceandAll-AreafootballhonorsatMercersburg.
Personal:BornAugust8,1988...SonofDonnaandKenBurns...Hasabrother,Joey,andthreesisters,Rachel,BellaandMonica...FavoriteteamsaretheNewYorkMets,Giants,KnicksandRangers...MajoringinCommunications.
1CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR GP-GS AvG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So SB-SBA
2008 26-25 .231 91 11 21 3 0 1 12 7 15 8-10
2009 46-40 .234 158 26 37 6 2 1 19 10 31 11-16
CAREER 72-65 .233 249 37 58 9 2 2 31 17 46 19-26
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3JEFFCAMMANSJunior•OF•R/R6-0•182Jamestown,R.I.NorthKingstown
2009:Appearedandstartedin56ofRhody's58gamesasasophomore...Batted.335with69hits,39runs,35RBI,11doublesandandfourhomeruns...Alsofinishedsecondontheteamwith17stolenbases...Was3-for-4withtworunsscoredatNCStateonFeb.20...Went2-for-4againstSantaClaraonFeb.21...Was5-for-8withthreeRBIintwogamesagainstDuquesne...HitatripleandhadfiveRBIina12-6winoverFairfieldonMarch2...Went2-for-4withadoubleandastolenbaseina3-0winoverNo.8Miami(Fla.)...Recodedthreehits,arun,andanRBIagainstNo.25OhioStateonMarch6...Went2-for-5andscoredonceagainstGeorgeWashingtononMarch20...HadtwohitsandstoleabaseagainstBryantonMarch25...Blastedathree-runhomerandscoredtwiceinan11-3winatXavieronMarch27...ScoredtwiceafterreachingbaseontwosinglesagainstXavieronMarch28...RecordedtwohitsinalossatBostonCollegeonApril8...Reachedbasethreetimes-ontwohitsandawalk-onApril14versusQuinnipiac...Went2-for-4withawalkinatHartfordonApril15...Gotonbasetwicewithawalkandahit,stoletwobases,scoredarunanddroveinanthertolifttheRamstoa7-2winoverSt.BonaventureonApril17...Scoredthreetimes,stoletwobases,andhadanRBIagainstSt.BonaventureonApril19...TalliedtwohitsandcollectedapairofRBIatSaintJoseph'sonApril24...Went1-for-2withtwowalksandthreestolenbasesversusSt.Joe'sina6-1winonApril26...Went3-for-4withtwoRBIandtworunsscoredagainstHolyCrossonApril28...Talliedahit,arun,andtwoRBIagainstSienaonApril29...ReachedbasethreetimesinalosstoFordhamonMay2...Went4-for-5,withadoubleandahomerunversusFordhamonMay3...WasnamedAtlantic10PlayeroftheWeekonMay4...HadadoubleandanRBIatUMassonMay10...HadthreeRBIonthreehitsagainstSaintLouisonMay15...Went2-for-5andcollectedthreeRBIina9-2winovertop-seededDaytonattheAtlantic10ChampionshiponMay22...Hadtwohitsandscoredarunintheseason-endinggameagainstXavieronMay23.
2008:Appearedin27gamesfortheRamsandmade15starts...Finishedtheseasonwith15hits,sevenRBI,sixrunsandtwostolenbases...MadehiscollegiatedebutatTroyonFeb.23...ReachedbaseonawalkandscoredaruninURI's6-4winoverPittsburghonMarch1...Went1-for-2andscoredtworunsagainstTempleonMarch21...RecordedahitandarunatBrownonApril2...Hithisfirstcollegiatehomeruninapinch-hitat-battotiethegameintheninthinningagainstRichmondonApril19...Went1-for-2withanRBIatSacredHeartonApril22...Went3-for-4withadoubleandtwoRBIagainstSaintJoseph'sonMay3...Was2-for-3againstMassachusettsonMay10...RecordedahitandarunagainstXavierinthesecondroundoftheAtlantic10tournamentonMay22.
HighSchool:Wasanhonorrollstudentandfour-yearmemberofthebaseballteamatNorthKingstownHighSchool...HelpedleadteamtotwoDivisiontitlesandtwoappearancesintheStateChampionship...Wasathree-timeAll-DivisionandAll-Stateselection...Alsowasathree-yearstarterintheRhodeIslandAll-Stargame.
Personal:BornNovember15,1988...SonofKathyandJeffCammans...Interestsincludefootball,basketball,snowboardingandgolf...FavoriteteamsaretheBostonRedSox,CelticsandPhiladelphiaEagles...MajoringinFinance.
CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR GP-GS AvG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So SB-SBA
2008 27-15 .231 65 6 15 1 0 1 7 4 13 2-3
2009 56-56 .335 206 39 69 11 1 4 35 18 43 17-27
CAREER 83-71 .310 271 45 84 12 1 5 42 22 56 19-30
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ToMCoULoMBEJunior•INF/OF•R/R6-4•206Lincoln,R.I.Lincoln
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2009:Appearedin53gamesandhad52startsasasophomore...Batted.295with57hits,41runsand28RBI...Alsoledtheteamwith20stolenbases...Wasnamedtothe2009Atlantic10All-ChampionshipTeam...Went6-for-9withfourdoublesandfourRBIintwogamesagainstDuquesne...Recordedahit,anRBIandarunscoredina3-2winoverFairfieldonMarch5...ScoredarunandhadtwohitsinawinatXavieronMarch27...ReachedbasethreetimeswhilescoringonceanddrivinginoneatXavieronMarch28...Beltedapairofhits-includingahomerun-scoredtwice,anddroveintwomoreagainstCentralConnecticutonMarch31...Went2-for-4withadoubleandscoredonceversusDaytononApril5...HadanRBIandarunscoredonthreehitsina6-4winoverLaSalleonApril10...Smashedathree-runhomeragainstHartfordonApril15...Went6-for-11,scoredfourrunsandhadtwostolenbasesinathreegamehomesweepoverSt.BonaventureApril17-19...Went4-for-5withfourrunsscored,anRBIandastolenbaseagainstSt.Joe'sonApril25...Hadthreehits,scoredtwiceandaddedanRBIinaroadwinoverSt.Joe'sonApril26...Talliedtwohits-includingadouble-andscoredtwiceagainstUMassonMay10...Went3-for-5andtalliedandRBIagainsttop-seededDaytonattheAtlantic10ChampionshiponMay22...Recordedfivehits,fourRBI,arunscoredandastolenbaseintwoA-10ChampionshipgamesagainstXavieronMay23.
2008:Appearedin43gamesandmade37starts...Finishedtheseasonwith43hits,21runs,14RBIandfivestolenbases...RecordedahitinhiscollegiatedebutatTroyonFeb.23...Was1-for-2witharun,anRBIand10putoutsatfirstbaseinURI's8-0winoverCentralConnecticutonMarch7...HadahitandtworunsagainstIonaonMarch9...Was2-for-2withanRBIagainstTempleonMarch22...Went2-for-3withadoubleandanRBIagainstNortheasternonMarch25...Was2-for-2withanRBIina4-1victoryoverDaytononMarch28...RecordedtwohitsandanRBIinURI's2-0winoverDaytononMarch29...Hadahit,arunscoredandanRBIagainstBostonCollegeonApril8...Went3-for-4withtworunsandtwoRBIinan8-3victoryatRichmondonApril18...Went1-for-3withthreeRBIagainstRichmondonApril19...Hadtwohits,anRBIandarunscoredagainstLaSalleonApril27...Scoredtworunsandhadastolenbaseina9-8victoryoverSaintJoseph'sonMay2...Went2-for-4witharunscoredagainstNortheasternonMay13...Went1-for-3witharunscoredagainstTempleinthefirstroundoftheAtlantic10tournamentonMay21.
HighSchool:PlayedbaseballandbasketballalongsideteammateChrisPickeringatLincolnHighSchool...Alsowasamemberofthefootballteam...Captainedthebaseballteamhisjuniorandseniorseasonsandwasbasketballteamcaptainasasenior...AlsowasanAll-DivisionandAll-Statebasketballselectionhisjunioryear.
Personal:BornAugust18,1988...SonofKathyandRoyCoulombe...HasanoldersisterCaitlin,whowasamemberoftheswimteamatKeeneStateCollege...Interestsincludebasketball,videogamesandmusic...FavoriteteamsaretheBostonRedSox,BostonCelticsandNewEnglandPatriots...MajoringinCommunications.
29CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR GP-GS AvG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So SB-SBA
2008 43-37 .264 129 21 34 4 0 0 14 10 30 5-8
2009 53-52 .295 193 41 57 13 0 3 28 23 39 20-23
CAREER 96-89 .283 322 62 91 17 0 3 42 33 69 25-31
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14KENGRAvELINEJunior•RHP•R/R6-2•199Prospect,Conn.WoodlandRegional
2009:Made19appearances-12outofthebullpenandsevenstarts-asasophomorepitcherfortheRams...Endedtheseasonwitha6-2recordtogoalongwitha5.01ERAand39strikeoutsover55.2inningspitched...Pickeduphisfirstvictoryoftheseasonpitching1.1inningsina4-3winoverFairfieldonMarch5...PitchedtwoscorelessinningsagainstBryantonMarch25...Tossed1.1perfectinningsofreliefagainstXavieronMarch27...WentfiveinningswithfourstrikeoutsinanodecisionagainstCentralConnecticutonMarch31...GaveupjustonerunoverseveninningsandstruckouteightbatterstopickuphisthirdwinoftheyearonApril15againstHartford...Threwsixandathirdinningsandgaveupsevenhits,butonlyoneearnedrunforthewinagainstConnecticutonApril22...Pickeduphisfourthwininasmanystarts,goingsixinningsandstrikingoutfouragainstHolyCrossonApril28...PitchedtwoscorelessinningsagainstMassachusettsonMay8topickuphissixthwinoftheseason.
2008:Made12reliefappearancesandonestartasafreshman...Struckout25battersover26.0innings...Struckoutthreebattersin2.0inningsinhiscollegiatedebutatTroyonFeb.23...RecordedthreeK'satEastCarolinaonMarch16...StruckoutthreebattersinasmanyinningsatBrownonApril2...Pitched1.2inningsandstruckouttwobattersagainstBostonCollegeonApril8...StruckoutfiveinfiveinningsofworkagainstSienaonApril10...FannedsixbattersinthreeinningsagainstNortheasternonMay13.
HighSchool:Wasanhonorrollstudentandfour-yearmemberofthebaseballandsoccerteamsatWoodlandRegionalHighSchool...AlsoplayedbasketballatWRHS...Captainedthebaseballandsoccerteamshisjuniorandseniorseasons...Helpedleadbaseballteamtotheleaguechampionshipin2007...Pitchedtwoperfectgames-oneinhighschoolandoneinLegionball...Posteda.455careerbattingaveragetogoalongwitha25-10pitchingrecordanda1.55ERAover240inningswithjust35walks...Wasathree-timeteamMVPandAll-Conferenceplayer...EarnedAll-State,All-HartfordCourantandAll-NewHavenRegisterhonorsasajuniorandsenior...Alsoearnedtheleague'stopseniorawardin2007.
Personal:BornFebruary11,1989...SonofTheresaandMarkGraveline...Motherwasafour-yearmemberofthesoftballteamatSalveReginaUniversity...Hastwooldersisters,EvynneandMeghan-whowasamemberoftherowingteamatUConn,andyoungerbrother,Zackary...Interestsincludeskiing,snowmobilingandjetskiing...FavoriteteamistheNewYorkYankees...MajoringinTextiles,FashionMerchandising&Design.
CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo Sv IP H R ER So BB
2008 6.23 0-0 13 1 0 0 0 26.0 29 21 18 25 7
2009 5.01 6-2 19 7 0 0 0 55.2 69 38 31 39 13
CAREER 5.40 6-2 32 8 0 0 0 81.2 98 59 49 49 20
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EvANLAUDEJunior•1B/OF•R/R6-3•218LongBeach,N.Y.LongBeach
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2009:Appearedinfourgamesandbatted.300inaninjury-shortenedseason...HadahitandarunscoredatNCStateonFeb.20...Went1-for-3againstNo.4CalStateFullertononMarch13...Was1-for-2atNo.11OklahomaStateonMarch14.
2008:Appearedin28gamesandmade24starts...Finishedtheseasonwith23hits,10runsand10RBI...Endedtheseasonwithaperfectfieldingpercentageon103chances...MadehiscollegiatedebutatTroyonFeb.24...Recordedadoubleathisonlyat-batatEastCarolinaonMarch14...HadahitandtworunsagainstTempleonMarch21...Was2-for-4withanRBIagainstNortheasternonMarch25...Went2-for-4withanRBIagainstSaintLouisonApril11...Went2-for-4withtwoRBIandtworunsscoredina8-3victoryoverRichmondonApril18...HadtwoRBI,ahitandarunatRichmondonApril19...HadtwohitsatLaSalleonApril26...Went2-for-3withtwoRBIagainstSaintJoseph'sonMay2...Hadtwohits-includingadouble-ina11-4victoryovertop-seededXavierinthesecondroundoftheAtlantic10tournamentonMay22.
HighSchool:Wasafour-yearhighhonorrollstudentandmemberofthebaseballandbasketballteamsatLongBeachHighSchool...Graduated14thinaclassof280witha98.9weightedaverage...Captainedhisbaseballandbasketballteamsasasenior...WasaWorldScholarAthletein2006andreceivedthe2007U.S.ArmyScholarAthleteAward...ReceivedAll-Conferencehonorsin2005and2006andwasanAll-Countyselectionon2007...Alsoreceivedhisteam'sMVPAwardandtheJayLakeMemorialAwardhissenioryear...WasamemberoftheForeignLanguageandNationalHonorsSocietiesaswellasNYSSMA,YoungLife,AthleteshelpingAthletesandthejazzband.
Personal:BornApril17,1989...SonofWendyandPaulLaude...Hasanoldersister,Laura...Interestincludelisteningtomusicandplayingbasketball,beachvolleyballandfootball...FavoriteteamsaretheYankees,JetsandWizards...MajoringinJournalismwithaspirationsofbecomingasportsjournalist.
27CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR GP-GS AvG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So SB-SBA
2008 28-22 .271 28-22 10 23 4 1 0 10 5 16 0-1
2009 4-3 .300 4-3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0
CAREER 32-25 .271 32-25 11 26 4 1 0 10 5 19 0-1
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24GARDNERLEAvERJunior•RHP•R/R6-1•192Montauk,N.Y.EastHampton
2009:Made26reliefappearancesasasophomore...Finishedwitha4-1recordanda5.13ERAover40.1inningspitched...Alsototaled23strikeouts...Gaveuptwohitsin2.1inningsofworkagainstNCStateonFeb.20...PitchedtwoscorelessinningsofreliefagainstDuquesneonFeb.28...Recorded1.1scorelessinningsagainstNo.4CalStateFullertononMarch13...PickeduphisfirstwinaftertossingthreeinningsofreliefatNo.11OklahomaStateonMarch15...Struckouttwobattersin2.2inningstopickuphissecondwinoftheyearatWilliamandMaryonMarch18...Pitched1.1scorelessinningsofrelieftopickuphisthirdwinagainstDaytononApril5...TalliedaninningofscorelessreliefagainstBostonCollege(April8),Connecticut(April22)andHolyCross(April28)...TossedtwoinningsofreliefandstruckoutthreebattersagainstFordhamonMay1...PitchedthreescorelessinningswiththreestrikeoutsagainstFordhamonMay3...Recorded1.2scorelessinningsatMassachusettsonMay10...PitchedoneperfectinningofreliefagainstXavierintheAtlantic10ChampionshiponMay23.
2008:Made13reliefappearancesasafreshman...Struckout13battersover18.2innings...RecordedastrikeoutinhiscollegiatedebutatTroyonFeb.22...TalliedthreeK'sin2.1inningsagainstTempleonMarch22...Stuckoutthreein1.1inningsagainstDuquesneonApril6...PitchedtwoscorelessinningsofreliefagainstNortheasternonMay13.
HighSchool:Wasathree-yearmemberofthebaseballteamatEastHamptonHighSchool...CaptainedhisteamandearnedAll-Leaguehonorsasasenior.
Personal:BornJanuary19,1989...SonofDianeandRustyLeaver...Hasanoldersister,Retta...Interestsincludefishingandsnowboarding...FavoriteteamsaretheNewYorkYankeesandNewYorkGiants...MajoringinBusinessManagement.
CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo Sv IP H R ER So BB
2008 6.27 0-0 13 0 0 0 0 18.2 28 19 13 13 16
2009 5.13 4-1 26 0 0 0 0 40.1 43 28 23 23 10
CAREER 5.49 4-1 39 0 0 0 0 59.0 71 47 36 36 26
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CHRISPICKERINGJunior•LHP•L/L6-2•209Lincoln,R.I.Lincoln
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2009:Made14appearances-fiveoutofthebullpenandninestarts-asasophomorepitcherfortheRams...Endedtheseasonwitha6-2recordtogoalongwitha5.87ERAand32strikeoutsover53.2inningspitched...Earnedhisfirstwinoftheseasonpitchingfiveinningsina12-6winoverFairfieldonMarch2...Gaveuponerunover4.1inningswhilestrikingoutfivebattersinanodecisionappearanceagainstNo.11OklahomaStateonMarch15...TossedthreeinningsofreliefandearnedthewinagainstGeorgeWashingtononMarch20...PitchedtwohitlessinningsofreliefagainstXavieronMarch28topickuphisthirdwin...WascreditedwiththewinaftergoingseveninningswiththreestrikeoutsagainstQuinnipiaconApril14...StruckouteightbattersinfiveinningsofworktopickuphisfifthwinagainstSacredHeartonApril21...PitchedsevenscorelessinningsandstuckoutfourtocollecthissixthwinontheyearagainstNortheasternonMay12.
2008:Made15appearancesandeightstartsasafreshman...Finishedwitha5-2recordanda4.07ERA...Struckout41battersover55.1inningsandrecordedateam-bestfourpickoffs...EarnedthestartandstruckoutthreeinfiveinningsinhiscollegiatedebutatTroyonFeb23...NotchedhisfirstcareerwinatRadfordonMarch17...Pitchedeightinningsofno-hitballwhilestrikingoutninebatters-beforegivingupaleadoffsingleinthetopoftheninthinning-toearnhissecondwinoftheseasonagainstMaristonMarch26...ReceivedtheAtlantic10PitcherandRookieoftheWeekawardsonMarch31...Pickeduphisthirdwinoftheseason,strikingoutfourbattersinasmanyinningsatBrownonApril2...StruckoutfourbattersinfourinningstoearnhisthirdvictoryagainstBrownonApril2...StruckoutsixbattersoverseveninningstopickuphisfourthwinoftheseasonagainstHartfordonApril16...PitchedfiveinningswhilegivinguponejustonehittoearnhisfifthvictoryagainstSacredHeartonApril22...StruckoutfivebattersinseveninningsagainstXavierinthesemifinalsoftheAtlantic10tournamentonMay23.
HighSchool:PlayedbaseballandbasketballalongsideteammateTomCoulombeatLincolnHighSchool...Captainedthebaseballteamhissenioryear...WasanAll-Stateselectionin2006and2007...WastheNorthernDivisionMVPasajuniorandearnedMostOutstandingPlayerhonorshissessionseason.
Personal:BornFebruary21,1989...SonofGailandDavidPickering...HasanolderbrotherMatt,whopitchedfortheRamsin2006,andtwoyoungerbrothers,BenandJon...Interestsincludefishing,basketball,footballandvideogames...FavoriteteamsaretheBostonRedSox,BostonCelticsandNewEnglandPatriots...MajoringinSecondaryEducation.
25CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo Sv IP H R ER So BB
2008 4.07 5-2 15 8 0 0 0 55.1 59 32 25 41 23
2009 5.87 6-2 14 9 0 0 0 53.2 69 43 35 32 28
CAREER 4.95 11-4 29 17 0 0 0 109.0 128 75 60 73 51
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12MILANADAMSSophomore•C•R/R6-3•213Exeter,R.I.BishopHendricken
2009:Appearedin50gameswith48startsasafreshmancatcherfortheRams...WasnamedtotheAtlantic10All-Rookiesquadafterbatting.288,with49hits,14doubles,twohomerunsand21RBI...Recordedahomerun,adouble,andfourRBIina13-2winoverDuquesneonMarch1...HithissecondhomeruninasmanygameswhileaddingtwoRBIagainstFairfieldonMarch2...Went1-for-3inURI's3-0winoverNo.8MiamionMarch3...Hadtwohits-includingadouble-anddroveinarunagainstfourth-rankedCalStateFullertononMarch13...Scoredarun,anddroveinanotherontwohitsinaroadvictoryoverGeorgeWashingtononMarch20...DoubledandwalkedagainstXavieronMarch27...Went5-for-9withthreedoublesandfourrunsscoredinathree-gamesweepoverDayton(April4-5)...Putinathree-hitperformancewhilescoringtworunsina6-4winoverLaSalleonApril10...HadapairofhitsandapairofrunsversusHartfordonApril15...HadahitandtwoRBIagainstConnecticutonApril22...Went2-for-5withanRBIatSaintJoseph'sonApril24...Blastedthreehits-includingadouble-andscoredarunagainstFordhamonMay2...Went2-for-5witharunina10-7winoverUMassonMay8...Recordedtwodoubles,scoredtwiceandplatedtworunsatMassachusettsonMay9...Scoredtwice,stoleabase,andhadanRBIinaroadwinoverSaintLouisonMay15...Reachedbaseonahitandscoredina7-6winoverXavierattheAtlantic10ChampionshiponMay21.
HighSchool:WasanhonorrollstudentandmemberofthebaseballteamatBishopHendricken...Helpedleadteamtothestatechampionshiphissenioryear...AlsoearnedFirst-TeamAll-StateandAll-Divisionhonorsin2008...WasamemberofNationalHonorSocietyaswellastheRhodeIslandHonorSociety.
Personal:BornSeptember4,1990...SonofSusanandEarlAdams...Hasanoldersister,Nichole...Interestsincludefourwheeling,hunting,campingandfishing...FavoriteteamistheBostonRedSox...MajoringinBusiness.
CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR GP-GS AvG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So SB-SBA
2009 50-48 .288 170 25 49 14 0 2 21 12 31 3-3
CAREER 50-48 .288 170 25 49 14 0 2 21 12 31 3-3
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ADAMDERNERRedshirtSophomore•1B•L/R6-2•245RiverEdge,N.J.RiverDell
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2009:Appearedin21gameswith17starts...Batted.220with13hits,fiverunsandfiveRBI...Alsohadatwostolenbases...RecordedhisfirstcareerhitatNCStateonFeb.20...Hadapinch-hitsingleagainstNo.25OhioStateonMarch6...Went1-for-2witharunscoredagainstSt.BonaventureonApril19...HadahitandanRBIinawinatSaintJoseph'sonApril25...TalliedahitandanRBIagainstHolyCrossonApril28...Beltedtwohits-includingahomerun-whilescoringonceanddrivingintwoagainstFordhamonMay2...Went2-for-3againstNortheasternonMay12.
HighSchool:WasamemberofthefootballandbaseballteamsatRiverDellHighSchool...Earnedthreelettersforbaseballandfootball...Captainedthebaseballteamhisseniorseason...Wonthetriplecrownforthefirsttimeeverwitha.614battingaverage,13homeruns,and48RBI...Setschoolrecordsinbattingaverage,RBI,andsluggingpercentagehisseniorseason...EarnedFirstTeamAll-StateandAll-Grouphonorsin2007.
Personal:BornMarch24,1989...SonofAdrienneandJulesDerner...HasthreesiblingsHarris,Alex,andKimmy...Interestsincludeplayingvideogames,hangingoutwithfriends,andlifting...FavoritesportsteamsaretheYankees,Giants,andNewJerseyDevils...MajoringinHumanDevelopment&FamilyStudies.
31CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR GP-GS AvG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So SB-SBA
2008 Did Not Play - Redshirt Season
2009 21-17 .220 59 5 13 1 0 1 5 5 18 2-2
CAREER 21-17 .220 59 5 13 1 0 1 5 5 18 2-2
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17DANHAvERSTICKRedshirtSophomore•INF•R/R6-1•198Marlton,N.J.Monmouth
2009:Appearedin24gamesandmadeninestartsasaredshirtfreshmanwiththeRams...Batted.286with14hits,eightRBIandsevenrunsscored...Recordedhisfirstcollegiatehit-ahomerun-ina12-6victoryoverFairfieldonMarch2...Went1-for-2atNo.11OklahomaStateonMarch14...HadtwohitsandscoredarunagainstBrownonApril1...Went1-for-3witharunscoredversusBryantonApril7...Went1-for-2againstBostonCollegeonApril8...Beltedathree-rundoubleandscoredarunagainstSaintJoseph'sonApril25...Went2-for-4withatripleagainstSienaonApril22...Went2-for-2withanRBIagainstXavierattheAtlantic10ChampionshiponMay23.
MonmouthUniversity:TransferredtoRhodeIslandaftersittingouthisfreshmanyearatMonmouth.
HighSchool:Wasafour-yearletterwinnerinbaseballandtwo-yearmemberofthevarsityfootballteamatCherokeeHighSchool...Helpedleadbaseballteamtoback-to-backconferencetitlesin2006and2007...EarnedFirst-TeamAll-ConferenceandSecond-TeamAll-GroupIVhonorsasasenior...PlayedintheCarpenterCupin2007...Helpedleadfootballteamtoa10-2recordin2006enroutetowinningthestatetitle...Finishedasstaterunner-upin2007...WasaFirst-TeamAll-ConferencelinebackerasaseniorwhilealsoearningSecond-TeamAll-GroupIVandSecond-TeamAll-Countyhonorsasasenior...AlsowasnamedSuperChiefScholar-Athleteandwasafour-yearhonorrollstudent.
Personal:BornOctober6,1988...SonofKathyandDaveHaverstick...Hasthreeyoungersisters,Kately,Kayce,andKylieandtwoyoungerbrothers,TimandMatt...FavoriteteamsarethePhiladelphiaPhillies,SixersandEagles...MajoringinKinesiology.
CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR GP-GS AvG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So SB-SBA
2008 At Monmouth - Did Not Play - Redshirt Season
2009 24-9 .286 49 7 14 2 1 1 8 1 4 1-2
CAREER 24-9 .286 49 7 14 2 1 1 8 1 4 1-2
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MIKELEBELSophomore•INF•R/R5-11•168Quincy,Mass.Quincy
SoPHoMoRES
2009:Appearedandstartedin54gamesasafreshmanfortheRams...WasnamedtotheAtlantic10All-Rookieteamafterbatting.323with62hits,41RBI,39runs,17stolenbases,12doublesandsevenhomeruns...Went3-for-4againstSantaClaraonFeb.21...Recordedahit,tworunsscoredandawalkagainstXavieronFeb.22...RecordedhisfirstcollegiatehomerunalongwithtwoRBIandastolenbaseina10-6winoverDuquesneonFeb.28...Hadahit,arunscored,andastolenbaseagainstFairfieldonMarch2...RecordedtwoRBIandaruninURI's8-6winoverNo.25OhioStateonMarch6...Went2-for-3witharunscoredandanRBIagainstNo.4CalStateFullertononMarch13...Reachedbasethreetimes-ontwowalksandahit-whileaddinganRBIagainstNo.4CalStateFullertononMarch15...Was2-for-2witharuninawinatNo.11OklahomaStateonMarch15...Went3-for-5witharunscoredandanRBIatWilliamandMaryonMarch18...Went5-for-9,withapairofrunsandapairofRBIintwogamesagainstGeorgeWashingtononMarch20-21...Smashedahomerunaspartofathreehit,threeRBIperformanceagainstXavieronMarch27...Recordedatwo-runhomerunagainstXavieronMarch28...Went1-for-3withadoubleandscoredonceagainstBrownonApril1...Hadtwohits-includingahomerun-andfourRBIagainstBrownonApril1...Recordedatwo-rundoubleagainstLaSalleonApril10...Went2-for-5withhadthreeRBIagainstQuinnipiaconApril14...Went6-for-11withsevenRBI,fiveruns,threestolenbasesand2homerunsinathree-gamehomesweepoverSt.BonaventureApril17-19...WasnamedAtlantic10RookieoftheWeekonApril20...Went4-for-4withadoubleandatripleanddroveinthreerunsagainstSt.Joe'sonApril25...RecordedanRBI-doubleagainstSt.Joe'sonApril26...HadtwohitsandastolenbaseatMassachusettsonMay10...Beltedatwo-runhomerina4-0winoverNortheasternonMay12...Went2-for-5,scoredtworunsandstoleabaseatSaintLouisonMay15.
HighSchool:Wasamemberofthebaseball,hockeyandgolfteamsatQuincyHighSchool...Captainedthebaseballandgolfteamshissenioryear...Wasatwo-timeAll-StarselectionandearnedAll-Scholastichonorsasasenior...AlsowasamemberoftheNationalHonorSocietyfrom2006-08andservedasNHSsecretary.
Personal:BornDecember12,1990...SonofLorraineandRichardLeBel...HasanoldersisterKim,whoplayssoftballatQuinnipiac...Interestsincludeboating,wakeboardingandpiano...FavoriteteamsaretheBostonRedSox,andBostonBruins...MajoringinBusinessAdministration.
7CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR GP-GS AvG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So SB-SBA
2009 54-54 .323 192 39 62 12 3 7 41 19 33 17-24
CAREER 54-54 .323 192 39 62 12 3 7 41 19 33 17-24
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10RoBNoERedshirtSophomore•C•R/R6-0•202Lynnfield,Mass.St.John'sPrep
2009:Missedthe2009seasonwithaninjury.
2008:Appearedin25gameswith20starts...Batted.229with16hits,eightrunsandfiveRBI...HadtwohitsandanRBIinRhody's6-4victoryoverPittsburghonMarch1...Was3-for-5withanRBIandarunscoredagainstIonaonMarch9...Recordedahit,anRBIandarunatWilliamandMaryonMarch18...Was2-for-4withanRBIagainstDaytononMarch29...ScoredtwooftheRams'runsinan11-3lossatBrownonApril2...HadtwohitswitharunscoredagainstLaSalleonApril27.
HighSchool:Wasafour-yearhonorrollstudentandmemberofthebaseballandfootballteamsatSt.John'sPrep...Captainedhisbaseballteamasasenior...Helpedleadhisteamtothree-consecutiveCatholicConferencechampionshiptitles(2005-07)andadvancedtothestatefinalshisjunioryear...Three-timeNorthfinalists(2005-07)...Wasatwo-timeCatholicConferenceAll-Star...AlsoearnedBostonGlobeandSalemEveningNewsAll-Starhonors...ReceivedtheEnglishScholarAwardandwasamemberoftheNationalHonorsSociety...AlsoservedasvicepresidentoftheItalianClub.
Personal:BornSeptember6,1988...SonofMarryAnnandRobertNoe...Hasayoungerbrother,Tyler,andanoldersister,Marissa...Interestsincludeplayingtheguitar,golfing,skiingandfishing...FavoriteteamsaretheBostonRedSoxandNewEnglandPatriots...MajoringinBusinessManagement.
CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR GP-GS AvG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So SB-SBA
2008 25-20 .229 70 8 16 0 0 0 5 10 7 1-3
2009 Did Not Play - Redshirt Season
CAREER 25-20 .229 70 8 16 0 0 0 5 10 7 1-3
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ANTHoNYPISANISophomore•LHP•L/L6-0•193Revere,Mass.BishopFenwick
SoPHoMoRES
2009:MadesevenreliefappearancesforRhodyasafreshman...Finishedtheseasonwithfivestrikeoutsover7.1inningspitched...Struckoutonebatterintwo-thirdsofaninningagainstSantaClaraonFeb.21...PitchedonescorelessinningandhadastrikeoutagainstBryantonApril7...ThrewonehitlessinningagainstHartfordonApril15...StruckouttwointwoinningsofworkatNortheasternonApril20.
HighSchool:PlayedbaseballandfootballatBishopFenwickHighSchool...CaptainedthebaseballteamhissenioryearandwasnamedTeamMVP...AlsowasaCatholicCentralLeagueAll-Star...WasanhonorrollstudentandvolunteerattheSt.CharlesHouse,ahomefororphans.
Personal:BornMay21,1990...SonofRosemaryandPaulPisani...Hastwoolderbrothers,DamianandPaul...FatherplayedhockeyatSalemState...BrotherPaulplayedfootballatMerrimack...Interestsincludemusic,movies,runningandweightlifting...FavoriteteamsaretheNewEnglandPatriotsandBostonRedSox...MajoringinCommunications.
13CAREERSTATISTICSYEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo Sv IP H R ER So BB
2009 12.27 0-0 7 0 0 0 0 7.1 12 10 10 5 8
CAREER 12.27 0-0 7 0 0 0 0 7.1 12 10 10 5 8
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BRIANBoDJIAKJunior•RHP•R/R6-2•208Sandwich,Mass.MassasoitCC
MassasoitCommunityCollege:WasamemberoftheAcademicAthleticHonorRoll.
ElonUniversity:AppearedinsevengamesasafreshmanatElon...Recordeda5.58ERAwithfivestrikeoutsover11.3inningspitched.
HighSchool:PlayedbaseballandbasketballatSandwichHighSchool...Wasatwo-timeAtlanticCoastLeagueAll-Star...AlsowasanAll-CapeCodselectionandwasanIslandsBaseballTeamhonoreeinboth2005and2006...Batted.423witha.678sluggingpercentageand.508OBPasajunior...Recorded77strikeouts-aswellasano-hitter-betweenhissophomoreandjuniorseasons.
Personal:BornOctober7,1988...SonofKathyandBobBodjiak...Hasanoldersister,Stephanie...Enjoysplayinggolf...FavoriteathleteisTigerWoods...FavoriteteamistheBostonRedSox...MajoringinCommunications.
26KYLEBoRDENJunior•OF•L/R6-4•208Lincoln,R.I.Com.CollegeofR.I. 30
CommunityCollegeofRhodeIsland:Batted.315withthreehomerunsasafreshman...Improvedhisaverageto.415withsixhomerunsthefollowingyear...ReceivedAll-NewEnglandandAll-Region21honors...AlsoreceivedtheNewEnglandRegionMVPAwardwhenhisteamwontheChampionshipin2009.
HighSchool:Wasamemberofthebaseball,basketballandfootballteamsatLincolnHighSchool,whereheplayedalongsideteammatesTomCoulombeandChrisPickering...Captainedhisbaseballteamin2007...Wasatwo-timeAll-DivisionFirstTeamselection(2006-07),helpingleadhisteamstothreestraightDINorthChampionshiptitles.
Personal:BornJanuary20,1989...SonofJoanneandJohnBorden...Hasayoungersister,Jessica...Enjoysplayingbaseball,basketballandfootball...FavoriteathleteisTomBrady...FavoriteteamsareRedSox,PatriotsandCeltics...MajoringinSociology.
MIKEBRADSTREETFreshman•RHP•R/R5-11•176Lansdale,Pa.NorthPenn
HighSchool:Wasathree-yearmemberofthebaseballteamatNorthPennHighSchool...HelpedleadhisteamtotheDistrict1titlein2008andthePennsylvaniaStatetitlein2009...AlsoReceivedtheMostOutstandingPitchingawardfor2009PennsylvaniaStateLegiontournament.
Personal:BornJuly28,1991...SonofDebandTomBradstreet...Hasayoungersister,Kellianna,andayoungerbrother,Shawn...FavoriteathleteisColeHamels...FavoriteteamisthePhiladelphiaPhillies.
9TYLERBRENNANFreshman•RHP•R/R6-2•219Warwick,R.I.BishopHendricken 18
HighSchool:PlayedbaseballandhockeyatBishopHendricken...Helpedleadhisteamtothestatechampionshiphissenioryear...WasasamemberofboththeRhodeIslandandNationalHonorSocieties.
Personal:BornFebruary9,1990...SonofMerrillandPaulBrennan...Hastwosisters,LindseyandCourtney...EnjoysplayingMarioKartandwiffleball...FavoriteteamistheBostonRedSox...FavoriteathleteisTedWilliams...MajoringinKinesiology.
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SEANCARoNFreshman•OF•L/L6-2•192Londonderry,N.H.Londonderry
HighSchool:Wasafour-yearmemberofthebaseballteamatLondonderryHigh...Receivedtheteam'sOffensivePlayeroftheYearawardin2008andwastheDefensivePlayeroftheYearin2009...Setanewsingle-seasonRBIrecord(32)hissenioryear.
Personal:BornJuly11,1991...SonofSaraandBillCaron...Hasayoungersister,Elisabeth,andanolderbrother,Chris-whoplaysbaseballatMerrimack...Enjoysfishing,kayakingandspendingtimeatthebeach...FavoriteathleteisJDDrew...FavoriteteamistheBostonRedSox...MajoringinTurfgrassManagement.
19ADAMCHICKMANJunior•C•R/R5-10•168SanMateo,Calif.CollegeofSanMateo 5
CollegeofSanMateo:WasanAll-ConferenceFirstTeamselectionasbothafreshmanandsophomore...Batted.309hisfreshmanyearandwas.338with10doublesandthreehomerunsasasophomore...HelpedtheBulldogscapturetheconferencetitlesin2008and2009...TeamalsoadvancestotheSuperRegionalsin2009.
HighSchool:Wasanhonorrollstudentandfour-yearmemberofthebaseballteamatBurlingameHighSchool...Captainedhisteamandbatted.394asasenior...WasanAll-SanMateoCountyselection...HelpedleadhisteamstoafirstplacefinishinthePeninsulaAthleticLeague(PAL)hissophomoreandsenioryears.
Personal:BornOctober5,1988...SonofTeriandGregChickman...Hasanolderbrother,Brad...FavoriteathleteisCarlosPena...MajoringinCommunications.
SAMCooKEFreshman•RHP•R/R6-2•205Meriden,Conn.Maloney
HighSchool:Wasafour-yearmemberoftheMaloneyHighSchoolbaseballteamwherehisteamqualifiedfortheConnecticutStatetournamentallfouryears...WasselectedtoparticipateintheCTJuniorAll-StarGamein2008...AlsowasamemberoftheMeridenAmericanLegionteamfrom07-09...ReceivedSociologyStudentoftheYearhonorsin2009.
Personal:BornMarch22,1991...SonofKirstenandWilliamCooke...Hasanoldersister,Allison,andanolderbrother,Andrew-whoplayedsocceratEasternConnecticut...FavoriteathleteisJonathanPapelbon...FavoriteTeamistheBostonRedSox...MajoringinComparativeLiterature.
23RoBCURRANRedshirtFreshman•LHP•L/L6-3•151NorthKingstown,R.I.BishopHendricken 15
HighSchool:WasamemberofthebaseballandsoccerteamsatBishopHendrickenHighSchool...Helpedleadhisbaseballteamtothestatetitlehissenioryear.
Personal:BornApril26,1990...SonofLisaandRichardCurran...HasanolderbrotherSeanandanoldersisterJennifer...Enjoysplayinggolf,footballandbasketball...FavoriteathleteisCalRipken,Jr...FavoriteteamistheBostonRedSox...MajoringinBusinessAdministration.
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DANJoHNSoNJunior•RHP•R/R6-2•208Wakefield,R.I.NewHaven
UniversityofNewHaven:PlayedtwoseasonsofbaseballatNewHaven...Made11appearancesandrecorded19strikeoutstogoalongwitha3.10ERAhisfreshmanyear...Made21appearancesandpitched32.1inningsasasophomore...Struckout24battersandfinishedwitha4.73ERAandonesave.
HighSchool:Wasafour-yearhonorrollstudentandmemberofthebaseballandbasketballteamsatSouthKingstownHighSchool...Alsowasamemberofthecricketandbadmittonclubs...ReceivedAll-Statehonorsinbaseball(2006)andwasatwo-timeAll-Divisionhonoreeinbasketball...AlsoreceivedDivision1SouthBaseballMVPaccoladesin2006...Wasatwo-timeAcademicPlayeroftheYearawardrecipient.
Personal:BornMay19,1988...SonofDianeandMichaelJohnson-whoplayedA-ballintheTexasRangers'system...Hastwoyoungerbrothers,SamandWilliam-whoalsoattendsURI...Hisgrandfather,GeneJohnson,playedAAA-ballfortheNYGiants...Alsohasanuncle,JeffJohnson,whoplayedA-ballintheAtlantaBraves'system...Enjoysproducingmusic,playingbasketballandvideogames...FavoriteathleteisCarlEverett...FavoriteteamistheBostonRedSox...MajoringinElectricalEngineering.
35JoHNKASHMANIANFreshman•RHP•R/R6-2•208Smithfield,R.I.Smithfield 33
HighSchool:WasamemberofthebaseballandbasketballteamsatSmithfieldHighSchool...Captainedbothteamsasasenior...WasanAll-Statesecondteamselection(baseball)in2009...WasnamedtotheHighHonorRollallfouryears...AlsowasamemberofFBLAandNHSaswellastheNationalAcademyofFinanceandStudentsAgainstDestructiveDecisions.
Personal:BornFebruary28,1991...SonofPamelaandKennethKashmanian...HasayoungersisterLaura...Enjoysvideogames,sportsandhangingoutwithfriends...FavoriteathletesareLeBronJamesandAlexRodriguez...FavoriteteamsincludetheNewYorkYankees,NewEnglandPatriotsandBostonCeltics...MajoringinFinance.
KEvINSTENHoUSEFreshman•OF/1B•L/R6-3•204Warwick,R.I.Pilgrim
HighSchool:WasamemberofthebaseballandbasketballteamsatPilgrimHighSchool...Captainedbothteamshissenioryear...WasanAll-DivisionselectioninbaseballandanAll-Conferencehonoreeinbasketball...ReceivedPilgrim'sAthleteoftheYearaward...AlsowasselectedastheU.S.NavyStudent-AthleteoftheYearandreceivedtheRensaillerEngineeringAward.
Personal:BornDecember4,1990...SonofSueandMikeStenhouse-whoplayedprofessionalbaseballwiththeRedSox,TwinsandExpos(1983-86)...Hasanolderbrother,Garrett...Hisgrandfather,DaveStenhousewasafour-yearmemberofthebaseballandbasketballteamsatURIandwentontoplayproballfortheWashingtonSenatorsinthe1960's...EnjoyswatchingTVandplayingvideogames...FavoriteathleteisMarkMcGwire...FavoriteteamsaretheBostonRedSox,ArizonaDiamondbacksandGreenBayPackers...MajoringinFinance.
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2009RHoDEISLANDBASEBALLFINALSTATISTICSoverallRecord:37-20-1Home:14-2Away:17-12-1Neutral:6-6Atlantic10:19-6
Batting Statistics - Sorted by Batting AveragePlayer AvG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP So GDP oB% SF SH SB ATT Po A E FLD%DanRhault .393 53 53 201 48 79 15 1 12 60 132 .657 27 3 31 2 .460 6 1 11 12 72 157 25 .902OliverPalmer .342 56 56 228 53 78 21 3 11 44 138 .605 14 5 33 4 .386 4 5 9 13 99 160 3 .989JeffCammans .335 56 56 206 39 69 11 1 4 35 94 .456 18 10 43 0 .408 4 2 17 27 126 16 2 .986ZoeyAngulo .323 44 31 133 28 43 10 0 4 19 65 .489 8 2 21 0 .363 3 3 7 9 53 0 1 .981MikeLeBel .323 54 54 192 39 62 12 3 7 41 101 .526 19 1 33 2 .381 3 6 17 24 43 110 13 .922TomCoulombe .295 53 52 193 41 57 13 0 3 28 79 .409 23 9 39 1 .389 4 5 20 23 399 27 3 .993MilanAdams .288 50 48 170 25 49 14 0 2 21 69 .406 12 4 31 5 .346 2 6 3 3 307 34 4 .988RobDeVeney .275 57 56 193 33 53 12 2 7 42 90 .466 28 7 41 2 .378 5 7 6 10 128 2 4 .970PeteMastors .270 38 28 111 26 30 8 1 1 12 43 .387 19 2 29 1 .383 1 3 6 9 48 2 0 1.000KennyBurns .234 46 40 158 26 37 6 2 1 19 50 .316 10 2 31 1 .283 3 1 11 16 81 1 3 .965AdamDerner .220 21 17 59 5 13 1 0 1 5 17 .288 5 5 18 0 .333 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000x-LuisChacon .300 15 5 20 3 6 2 0 0 0 8 .400 4 0 4 1 .417 0 0 0 0 5 14 5 .792EvanLaude .300 4 3 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 .300 0 1 3 0 .364 0 0 0 0 17 2 0 1.000DanHaverstick .286 24 9 49 7 14 2 1 1 8 21 .429 1 0 4 3 .300 0 1 1 2 23 12 0 1.000x-RyanO'Neill .286 5 2 7 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 .429 1 0 4 0 .375 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1.000SamVandenHeuvel .214 7 3 14 3 3 0 0 0 2 3 .214 0 1 3 0 .267 0 0 0 0 9 3 1 .923MikeEschmann .138 19 9 29 1 4 0 0 0 3 4 .138 4 0 9 1 .242 0 0 1 1 65 9 2 .974Totals .305 58 58 1973 378 602 128 14 54 341 920 .466 193 52 377 23 .376 35 40 112 152 1515 649 70 .969opponents .269 58 58 1942 315 523 102 14 44 290 785 .404 188 74 397 32 .352 26 36 50 72 1506 616 82 .963
LOB-Team(410),Opp(438).DPsturned-Team(47),Opp(41).TPsturned-Team(1).CI-Team(2),Eschmann1,Adams1,Opp(1).IBB-Team(5),Rhault2,Coulombe2,Adams1,Opp(3).Pickedoff-DeVeney3,Chacon2,Cammans1,Burns1,Coulombe1.
Pitching Statistics - Sorted by Earned Run AveragePlayer ERA W L APP GS CG SHo CBo Sv IP H R ER BB So 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHANickGreenwood 3.61 7 3 16 13 1 1 1 1 92.1 88 43 37 16 74 21 2 6 358 .246 6 10 2 3 6EricSmith 4.08 5 3 11 11 1 1 1 0 70.2 62 34 32 29 56 14 2 6 261 .238 2 12 1 1 2TimBoyce 5.80 6 2 14 14 1 0 0 0 76.0 79 55 49 31 62 9 3 7 288 .274 5 20 0 4 6x-RyanO'Neill 3.00 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 11 .182 1 1 0 0 0LukeDemko 3.27 1 5 25 0 0 0 1 11 33.0 27 16 12 22 44 5 0 0 120 .225 4 2 2 3 3DanRossignol 3.43 2 2 18 4 0 0 2 2 44.2 41 25 17 11 35 9 1 2 168 .244 1 4 0 2 2MarkFraser 3.65 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 12.1 10 7 5 8 17 2 1 1 43 .233 1 3 0 0 0SamVandenHeuvel 4.91 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 11.0 11 6 6 3 5 2 1 3 41 .268 1 2 3 1 1KenGraveline 5.01 6 2 19 7 0 0 0 0 55.2 69 38 31 13 39 13 0 5 229 .301 1 5 0 3 6GardnerLeaver 5.13 4 1 26 0 0 0 0 0 40.1 43 28 23 10 23 7 0 6 155 .277 2 4 0 4 4ChrisPickering 5.87 6 2 14 9 0 0 1 0 53.2 69 43 35 28 32 16 2 6 216 .319 4 7 1 3 5CamFox 12.00 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 4 4 3 2 0 1 1 13 .385 0 0 0 0 0AnthonyPisani 12.27 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 12 10 10 8 5 2 1 0 29 .414 0 4 0 2 0RossDavis 22.50 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 5 5 4 2 0 0 1 10 .500 0 0 0 0 1Totals 4.76 37 20 58 58 3 5 3 15 505.0 523 315 267 188 397 102 14 44 1942 .269 28 74 9 26 36opponents 5.61 20 37 58 58 10 1 1 6 502.0 602 378 313 193 377 128 14 54 1973 .305 36 52 12 35 40
PB-Team(22),Adams19,Eschmann3,Opp(10).Pickoffs-Team(8),Boyce4,Pickering2,Graveline1,Smith1,Opp(8).SBA/ATT-Adams(40-53),Eschmann(9-14),Boyce(13-14),Smith(5-11),Rossignol(5-9),Leaver(6-9),Greenwood(7-8),Pickering(4-6),Graveline(2-5),Demko(4-4),Fraser(2-3),DeVeney(1-2),Fox(1-1),VandenHeuvel(1-1),Pisani(0-1).
Fielding Statistics - Sorted by Fielding PercentagePlayer C Po A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CIPeteMastors 50 48 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0NickGreenwood 37 11 26 0 1.000 1 7 1 .875 0 0DanHaverstick 35 23 12 0 1.000 1 0 0 - 0 0EvanLaude 19 17 2 0 1.000 1 0 0 - 0 0DanRossignol 9 1 8 0 1.000 0 5 4 .556 0 0GardnerLeaver 5 2 3 0 1.000 0 6 3 .667 0 0LukeDemko 4 2 2 0 1.000 0 4 0 1.000 0 0x-RyanO'Neill 3 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0MarkFraser 3 2 1 0 1.000 0 2 1 .667 0 0AnthonyPisani 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 1 .000 0 0RossDavis 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0CamFox 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0TomCoulombe 429 399 27 3 .993 32 0 0 - 0 0OliverPalmer 262 99 160 3 .989 32 0 0 - 0 0MilanAdams 345 307 34 4 .988 0 40 13 .755 19 1JeffCammans 144 126 16 2 .986 11 0 0 - 0 0ZoeyAngulo 54 53 0 1 .981 0 0 0 - 0 0MikeEschmann 76 65 9 2 .974 0 9 5 .643 3 1RobDeVeney 134 128 2 4 .970 0 1 1 .500 0 0KennyBurns 85 81 1 3 .965 0 0 0 - 0 0EricSmith 24 7 16 1 .958 2 5 6 .455 0 0TimBoyce 22 6 15 1 .955 0 13 1 .929 0 0ChrisPickering 19 4 14 1 .947 1 4 2 .667 0 0SamVandenHeuvel 13 9 3 1 .923 1 1 0 1.000 0 0KenGraveline 13 1 11 1 .923 0 2 3 .400 0 0MikeLeBel 166 43 110 13 .922 5 0 0 - 0 0DanRhault 254 72 157 25 .902 33 0 0 - 0 0x-LuisChacon 24 5 14 5 .792 3 0 0 - 0 0AdamDerner 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 - 0 0Totals 2234 1515 649 70 .969 47 50 22 .694 22 2opponents 2204 1506 616 82 .963 41 112 40 .737 10 1
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2009SCoRES/RESULTS
GAMEDATE oPPoSINGTEAM SCoRE R-H-E R-H-E INNS ovERALL ATLANTIC10 PITCHERoFRECoRDFeb20,2009 atNCState W 11-8 11-15-3 8-9-3 9 1-0-0 0-0-0 Demko(W1-0)Feb21,2009 vsSantaClara 1-10 L 1-8-3 10-11-1 9 1-1-0 0-0-0 Greenwood(L0-1)Feb22,2009 vsXavier 5-6 L 5-8-2 6-8-1 9 1-2-0 0-0-0 Demko(L1-1)Feb28,2009 vsDuquesne W 10-6 10-13-2 6-7-2 9 2-2-0 0-0-0 Boyce(W1-0)Mar01,2009 vsDuquesne W 13-2 13-20-4 2-2-1 9 3-2-0 0-0-0 Greenwood(W1-1)Mar02,2009 vsFairfield W 12-6 12-12-1 6-12-1 9 4-2-0 0-0-0 Pickering(W1-0)Mar03,2009 atNo.8Miami(Fla.) W 3-0 3-9-1 0-3-0 9 5-2-0 0-0-0 Smith(W1-0)Mar05,2009 vsFairfield W 4-3 4-2-2 3-8-2 9 6-2-0 0-0-0 Graveline(W1-0)Mar06,2009 vsNo.25OhioState W 8-6 8-12-3 6-7-6 9 7-2-0 0-0-0 Greenwood(W2-1)Mar13,2009 vsNo.4CalStateFullerton 3-17 L 3-11-2 17-16-0 9 7-3-0 0-0-0 Boyce(L1-1)Mar14,2009 atNo.11OklahomaState 2-14 L 2-7-2 14-18-1 9 7-4-0 0-0-0 Greenwood(L2-2)Mar15,2009 vsNo.4CalStateFullerton 3-4 L 3-5-0 4-11-2 9 7-5-0 0-0-0 Demko(L1-2)Mar15,2009 atNo.11OklahomaState W 5-4 5-9-1 4-11-1 9 8-5-0 0-0-0 Leaver(W1-0)Mar18,2009 atWilliamandMary-1 W 11-9 11-13-1 9-12-4 9 9-5-0 0-0-0 Leaver(W2-0)Mar18,2009 atWilliamandMary-2 W 3-0 3-6-0 0-4-1 7 10-5-0 0-0-0 Rossignol(W1-0)Mar20,2009 atGeorgeWashington W 11-7 11-15-1 7-8-0 9 11-5-0 1-0-0 Pickering(W2-0)Mar21,2009 atGeorgeWashington 3-4 L 3-7-0 4-11-2 9 11-6-0 1-1-0 Leaver(L2-1)Mar22,2009 atGeorgeWashington W 4-3 4-10-0 3-4-2 9 12-6-0 2-1-0 Smith(W2-0)Mar25,2009 atBryant 1-7 L 1-8-2 7-10-0 9 12-7-0 2-1-0 Pickering(L2-1)Mar27,2009 atXavier W 11-3 11-14-2 3-7-2 9 13-7-0 3-1-0 Boyce(W2-1)Mar28,2009 atXavier W 8-7 8-13-1 7-13-3 (12) 14-7-0 4-1-0 Pickering(W3-1)Mar29,2009 atXavier 1-6 L 1-5-1 6-8-0 9 14-8-0 4-2-0 Smith(L2-1)Mar31,2009 atCentralConnecticut 9-10 L 9-17-2 10-14-4 9 14-9-0 4-2-0 Demko(L1-3)Apr01,2009 atBrown 6-7 L 6-6-2 7-11-0 7 14-10-0 4-2-0 Greenwood(L2-3)Apr01,2009 atBrown 7-7 T 7-10-2 7-10-1 5 14-10-1 4-2-0 NoneApr04,2009 DAYTON W 10-1 10-11-0 1-4-2 9 15-10-1 5-2-0 Boyce(W3-1)Apr05,2009 DAYTON-1 W 4-2 4-10-1 2-8-1 9 16-10-1 6-2-0 Leaver(W3-1)Apr05,2009 DAYTON-2 W 3-0 3-6-1 0-3-0 9 17-10-1 7-2-0 Smith(W3-1)Apr07,2009 BRYANT 1-5 L 1-8-1 5-11-0 9 17-11-1 7-2-0 Graveline(L1-1)Apr08,2009 atBostonCollege 0-10 L 0-4-2 10-11-0 9 17-12-1 7-2-0 Pickering(L3-2)Apr10,2009 LASALLE-1 W 9-5 9-12-1 5-8-1 9 18-12-1 8-2-0 Boyce(W4-1)Apr10,2009 LASALLE-2 W 6-4 6-14-0 4-9-0 9 19-12-1 9-2-0 Graveline(W2-1)Apr14,2009 QUINNIPIAC W 11-6 11-16-1 6-10-3 9 20-12-1 9-2-0 Pickering(W4-2)Apr15,2009 atHartford W 12-1 12-14-1 1-5-3 9 21-12-1 9-2-0 Graveline(W3-1)Apr17,2009 ST.BONAVENTURE W 7-2 7-9-0 2-6-1 9 22-12-1 10-2-0 Boyce(W5-1)Apr18,2009 ST.BONAVENTURE W 6-0 6-12-0 0-3-1 9 23-12-1 11-2-0 Greenwood(W3-3)Apr19,2009 ST.BONAVENTURE W 12-5 12-10-0 5-6-1 9 24-12-1 12-2-0 Smith(W4-1)Apr20,2009 atNortheastern 1-12 L 1-1-1 12-15-0 9 24-13-1 12-2-0 Rossignol(L1-1)Apr21,2009 SACREDHEART W 7-4 7-6-0 4-6-1 6 25-13-1 12-2-0 Pickering(W5-2)Apr22,2009 CONNECTICUT W 3-1 3-4-1 1-8-1 9 26-13-1 12-2-0 Graveline(W4-1)Apr24,2009 atSaintJoseph's W 16-8 16-21-3 8-11-2 9 27-13-1 13-2-0 Rossignol(W2-1)Apr25,2009 atSaintJoseph's W 14-7 14-18-0 7-14-1 9 28-13-1 14-2-0 Greenwood(W4-3)Apr26,2009 atSaintJoseph's W 6-1 6-10-2 1-5-2 9 29-13-1 15-2-0 Smith(W5-1)Apr28,2009 atHolyCross W 10-4 10-15-0 4-13-0 9 30-13-1 15-2-0 Graveline(W5-1)Apr29,2009 atSiena 6-7 L 6-7-2 7-11-2 9 30-14-1 15-2-0 Demko(L1-4)May01,2009 FORDHAM 4-6 L 4-9-1 6-8-1 9 30-15-1 15-3-0 Boyce(L5-2)May02,2009 FORDHAM W 5-2 5-12-2 2-8-3 9 31-15-1 16-3-0 Greenwood(W5-3)May03,2009 FORDHAM W 7-6 7-9-2 6-11-3 (12) 32-15-1 17-3-0 Leaver(W4-1)May08,2009 atMassachusetts W 11-7 11-14-2 7-11-4 (10) 33-15-1 18-3-0 Graveline(W6-1)May09,2009 atMassachusetts 9-10 L 9-9-1 10-12-2 9 33-16-1 18-4-0 Rossignol(L2-2)May10,2009 atMassachusetts 3-10 L 3-10-1 10-12-0 9 33-17-1 18-5-0 Smith(L5-2)May12,2009 NORTHEASTERN W 4-0 4-8-0 0-4-0 9 34-17-1 18-5-0 Pickering(W6-2)May14,2009 atSaintLouis 3-5 L 3-8-0 5-7-0 9 34-18-1 18-6-0 Demko(L1-5)May15,2009 atSaintLouis W 9-1 9-14-2 1-3-3 9 35-18-1 19-6-0 Greenwood(W6-3)May21,2009 vsXavier W 7-6 7-10-1 6-11-1 9 36-18-1 19-6-0 Boyce(W6-2)May22,2009 atDayton W 9-2 9-18-1 2-10-2 9 37-18-1 19-6-0 Greenwood(W7-3)May23,2009 vsXavier 7-9 L 7-8-0 9-12-1 9 37-19-1 19-6-0 Smith(L5-3)May23,2009 vsXavier 1-10 L 1-10-0 10-12-0 9 37-20-1 19-6-0 Graveline(L6-2)
2009STATISTICALREvIEW
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Team A-10 Pct. overall Pct.1. Dayton 21-6 .778 38-19-0 .6672. RhodeIsland 19-6 .760 37-20-1 .6473. Xavier* 18-9 .667 39-21-0 .650 Massachusetts 16-11 .593 27-26-0 .509 Fordham 16-11 .593 22-32-0 .407 Charlotte 16-11 .593 33-22-0 .6007. SaintLouis 12-13 .480 30-25-0 .5458. GeorgeWashington 11-15 .423 22-33-0 .400 Temple 11-15 .423 17-33-0 .34010. Richmond 11-16 .407 22-25-0 .46811. SaintJoseph's 9-17 .346 16-30-1 .351 St.Bonaventure 9-17 .346 24-25-0 .49013. LaSalle 8-18 .308 19-30-0 .38814. Duquesne 7-19 .269 14-41-0 .255
*2009Atlantic10Championshipwinner
2009ATLANTIC10FINALSTANDINGS2009ATLANTIC10AWARDSPlayer of the Year .............................................................. Dan Rhault (Rhode Island)PitcheroftheYear.................................................................. PatLehman(GeorgeWashington)RookieoftheYear.............................................................................. CameronHobson(Dayton)CoachoftheYear..................................................................................... TonyVittorio(Dayton)StudentAthleteoftheYear................................................................RyanBennett(SaintLouis)
ALL-CoNFERENCEFIRSTTEAMSP - Eric Smith (URI),PatLehman(GW);RP-JordanConley(XU);C-ScottDunwoody(UD);1B-RobLyerly(CHA);2B-SeanRockey(GW);3B-JimmyRoesinger(UD);SS - Dan Rhault (URI);OF-SeanBarksdale(TU),MikeDonato(UM),JacobSpaeth(UD);DH-JimMacdonald(UM)
ALL-CoNFERENCESECoNDTEAMSP-CameronHobson(UD),JoeYermal(CHA);RP - Luke Demko (URI);C-ZaneWilliams(CHA);1B-BenThomas(XU);2B - Oliver Palmer (URI);3B-DannyLeach(FOR);SS-JordanConley(XU);OF-MaxNavalinski(UD),AdamPasono(XU),JustinWilson(CHA);DH-RyanRivers(CHA)
HoNoRABLEMENTIoNNick Greenwood, SP (URI);JohnMalloy,OF(LAS);BillyO’Conner,C(XU);DeweyOriente,DH(SJU)
ALL-RooKIETEAMMilan Adams, C (URI); Tom Conley, C (UM); Ricky Devereaux, C/IF (DUQ); Cameron Hudson,P(UD);Mike LeBel, IF (URI);AdamMcConnell,IF(UR);ZachMiller,IF(SLU);TonyNegrin,OF(LAS);RyanSkellie,OF(SBU)
ACADEMICALL-CoNFERENCETEAMBrian Alas (UR); Ryan Bennett (SLU); Bobby DiNardo (FOR); Scott Dunwoody (UD); MitchellEilenberg(UM);QuinnHaselhorst(UD);RobLyerly(CHA);BillyO’Conner(XU);Oliver Palmer (URI);RyanRivers(CHA)
2009HoNoRSANDAWARDSMILANADAMS:Atlantic10All-RookieTeam
JEFFCAMMANS:Atlantic10PlayeroftheWeek(5/4)
ToMCoULoMBE:Atlantic10All-ChampionshipTeam
LUKEDEMKo:MLBDraftee(29thround,SanFranciscoGiants),StopperoftheYearAwardWatchList,SecondTeamAll-Atlantic10,Atlantic10PlayeroftheWeek(March23)
NICKGREENWooD:MLBDraftee(14thround,SanDiegoPadres),ABCA/RawlingsGoldGloveAwardWinner,ABCAAll-NortheastRegionSecondTeam,NEIBAAll-NewEnglandFirstTeam,Atlantic10All-ConferenceHonorableMention,Atlantic10All-ChampionshipTeam,Atlantic10PitcheroftheWeek(April20)
MIKELEBEL:Atlantic10All-RookieTeam,Atlantic10RookieoftheWeek(April20)
oLIvERPALMER:NEIBAAll-NewEnglandFirstTeam,SecondTeamAll-Atlantic10,CoSIDA/ESPNTheMagazineAcademicAll-DistrictIFirstTeam,Atlantic10AcademicAll-Conference,Atlantic10All-ChampionshipTeam
DANRHAULT:MLBDraftee(26thround,TampaBayRays),BrooksWallaceAwardWatchList,All-PingBaseballNationalTeamHonorableMention,NEIBAAll-NewEnglandSecondTeam,ECACAll-StarFirstTeam,Atlantic10ConferencePlayeroftheYear,FirstTeamAll-Atlantic10,Atlantic10PlayeroftheWeek(March23)
ERICSMITH:MLBDraftee(2ndround,ArizonaDiamondbacks),NEIBAAll-NewEnglandSecondTeam,FirstTeamAll-Atlantic10,Atlantic10PitcheroftheWeek(March16,April6),CollegeBaseballFoundationNationalAll-StarLineup(March11),Recruitingcloser.comNationalPitchersoftheWeekList(March11)
2009STANDINGS/PoSTSEASoN/HoNoRS&AWARDS
DAY1-MAY20Game1-Massachusetts5,Fordham4Game2-Xavier8,Charlotte6Game3-Charlotte13,Fordham10
DAY2-MAY21Game4-Dayton9,Massachusetts5Game5-RhodeIsland7,Xavier6Game6-Massachusetts6,Charlotte5(10inn.)
2009ATLANTIC10ToURNAMENTMay20-23•FifthThirdField•Dayton,ohio
DAY3-MAY22Game7-RhodeIsland9,Dayton2Game8-Xavier6,Massachusetts4Game9-Xavier11,Dayton3
DAY4-MAY21Game10-Xavier9,RhodeIsland7Game11-Xavier10,RhodeIsland1
2009CHAMPIoN:Xavier2009MoSToUTSTANDINGPLAYER:BillyO'Connor(XU)
ALL-CHAMPIoNSHIPTEAMJordanConley,SS(XU);Tom Coulombe, OF (URI);BobbyFreking,1B(XU);MikeGedman,1B(UM);Nick Greenwood, P (URI);ZackJacobs,2B(UD);RobLyerly,1B(CHA);JohnMcCambridge,3B(XU);BillyO’Conner,C(XU);Oliver Palmer, 2B (URI);ZacRichard,P(XU);BenThomas,DH(XU)
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ThepresidentsandchancellorsofAtlantic10institutionshavemadeastrongcommitmenttomakingtheacademicandathleticsequationwork.Overtheyears,theleaguemembershiphasstrivedtobetterrecognizetheacademicaccomplishmentsofitsstudent-athletes. Indoingso,theAtlantic10institutedtheCommissioner’sHonorRoll,whichciteseveryAtlantic10student-athletewitha3.5orbettersemestergradepointaverage.Nearly1,200student-athleteswerenamedtotheFall2008HonorRollandover1,100werenamedtotheSpring2009HonorRoll.TheleaguesponsorsAcademicAll-Conferenceteamsineachofitssportsandhonorsonestudent-athletepersportastheA-10Student-AthleteoftheYear.In2008-09,over180student-athletesearnedAcademicAll-Conferencerecognition.Inaddition,theleaguenamesamaleandfemaleScholar-AthleteoftheYearineachA-10sport.TheAtlantic10alsoprovidespostgraduatescholarshipgrantstoqualifiedstudent-athletes.
TheAtlantic10Conference,withatotalpopulationofnearly74millionpeoplewithinitsgeographicfootprintofeightstatesandtheDistrictofColumbia,willcrownchampionsin21sportsthisyear:baseball,men’sandwomen’sbasketball,men’sandwomen’scrosscountry,fieldhockey,men’sgolf,women’slacrosse,men’sandwomen’sindoorandoutdoortrack&field,women’srowing,men’sandwomen’ssoccer,softball,men’sandwomen’sswimming&diving,men’sandwomen’stennis,andwomen’svolleyball.
ATLANTIC10CoNFERENCE11827CanonBlvd.,Suite200
NewportNews,Va.23606
Office:(757)706-3040Fax:(757)706-3042
www.atlantic10.com
THEATLANTIC10CoNFERENCE... On March 2, 1975, the idea of what is now the Atlantic 10 Conference was conceived. What started as an eight-school, men’s basketball-only affiliation has grown into a 14-university, 21-sport league that is universally hailed as one of the best conferences in the country. That growth and prominence is a direct result of the ideals and commitments of the member institutions of the Atlantic 10 - the University of Dayton, Duquesne University, Fordham University, The George Washington University, La Salle University, University of Massachusetts, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of Rhode Island, University of Richmond, St. Bonaventure University, Saint Joseph’s University, Saint Louis University, Temple University, and Xavier University.
ATLANTIC10STAFFDIRECToRYCommissioner....................................................................................... BernadetteV.McGladeAssociateCommissioner.............................................................................. DebbieRichardsonAssociateCommissioner............................................................................................EdPasqueAssistantCommissioner........................................................................................MeganKahnAssistantCommissioner..................................................................................... StephenHaugDirectorofNewMediaandInternet...............................................................AnnMariePersonAssistantDirectorofChampionships........................................................................BradJones
THEATLANTIC10CoNFERENCE
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GAMESPLAYED SEASoN GP NAME SEASoN1. 59 Oliver Palmer 2008 59 ZachZaneski 20083. 58 Rob DeVeney 2008 58 MikeO’Malley 20085. 57 Rob DeVeney 20096. 56 DanBatz 2004 56 MikeRainville 2004 56 Jeff Cammans 2009 56 Oliver Palmer 200910. 55 MattSullivan 2005
GAMESPLAYED CAREER GP NAME YEARS1. 208 DanBatz 2001-042. 205 ScottBrown 2004-073. 204 MattSullivan 2002-054. 197 WayneRusso 2002-065. 193 DaveSavard 2004-076. 192 MikeRainville 2002-057. 192 JustinLamboy 2000-038. 189 MikeLaBarbera 1998-20019. 181 RyanCunningham 2004-0710. 179 JonScullin 1998-2001
BATTINGAvERAGE SEASoNminimum100at-bats AvG NAME SEASoN1. .422 SteveCote 19962. .409 RobFarrell 19973. .406 DanBatz 20044. .404 MikeLaBarbera 20015. .395 JoshNestor 20046. .393 DanBatz 2003 .393 DanRhault 20098. .390 SteveBirkett 19909. .384 KevinLanzilli 199810. .377 HiramBarber 1993
BATTINGAvERAGE CAREERminimum220at-bats AvG NAME YEARS1. .387 DanBatz 2001-042. .368 TonyHill 1984-863. .366 MikeLaBarbera 1998-20014. .353 JimSauro 1992-935. .348 HiramBarber 1990-936. .344 TomHealy 1978-817. .339 DaveHaring 1982-858. .336 RobFarrell 1996-989. .335 JonScullin 1998-2001
ATBATS GAME AB NAME oPPoNENT(DATE)1. 8 MikeChadwick Longwood(3/19/79) 8 TomImondi Longwood(3/19/79) 8 ScottBrown GeorgeWashington(5/26/06) 8 WayneRusso GeorgeWashington(5/26/06)
ATBATS SEASoN AB NAME SEASoN1. 237 Oliver Palmer 20082. 228 Oliver Palmer 20093. 217 ZachZaneski 20084. 213 MikeO’Malley 20085. 212 Rob DeVeney 20086. 208 MattSullivan 20057. 206 Jeff Cammans 20098. 205 MikeRainville 20049. 204 ScottBrown 2005 204 DaveSavard 2007
ATBATS CAREER AB NAME YEARS1. 786 ScottBrown 2004-072. 724 DanBatz 2001-043. 716 MattSullivan 2002-054. 707 MikeLaBarbera 1998-20015. 675 DaveSavard 2004-076. 670 RyanCunningham 2004-077. 654 JonScullin 1998-20018. 627 WayneRusso 2002-069. 611 MikeRainville 2002-0510. 587 Oliver Palmer 2007-pres.
RUNSSCoRED GAME R NAME oPPoNENT(DATE)1. 5 MikeChadwick Longwood(3/19/78) 5 JohnScullin Monmouth(3/10/01) 5 MattSullivan Fordham(4/28/03) 5 ZachZaneski Richmond(4/19/08)
RUNSSCoRED SEASoN R NAME SEASoN1. 58 DanBatz 20042. 53 MattSullivan 2005 53 Oliver Palmer 20094. 53 JonScullin 20015. 51 RobFarrell 19976. 50 JonScullin 19997. 49 ZachZaneski 20088. 48 DanRhault 20099. 46 ScottBrown 200510. 44 DarylHolcomb 2005
RUNSSCoRED CAREER R NAME YEARS1. 155 DanBatz 2001-042. 152 MikeLaBarbera 1998-20013. 152 JonScullin 1998-20014. 145 ScottBrown 2004-075. 142 WayneRusso 2002-066. 128 DaveSavard 2004-077. 127 MattSullivan 2002-058. 122 RyanCunningham 2004-079. 109 ZachZaneski 2005-0810. 108 JoshNestor 2003-06
HITS GAME H NAME oPPoNENT(DATE)1. 5 TonyHill Connecticut(4/16/86) 5 MorganWortherspoon LongIsland(3/14/95) 5 MattClarke St.Bonaventure(3/18/99) 5 MikeLaBarbera St.Bonaventure(3/18/99) 5 AdamKessner Wagner(3/7/98) 5 JustinLamboy Monmouth(3/10/01) 5 JonScullin Monmouth(3/10/01) 5 RyanCunningham Richmond(4/9/05) 5 DarylHolcomb OldDominion(3/3/06)
HITS SEASoN H NAME SEASoN1. 80 MikeLaBarbera 20012. 79 DanRhault 20093. 78 Oliver Palmer 20094. 77 ZachZaneski 20085. 76 DanBatz 20046. 75 DanBatz 20037. 73 RyanCunningham 2005
HITS CAREER H NAME YEARS1. 280 DanBatz 2001-042. 259 MikeLaBarbera 1998-20013. 230 ScottBrown 2004-074. 229 MattSullivan 2002-055. 223 RyanCunningham 2004-076. 219 JonScullin 1998-017. 192 DaveSavard 2004-078. 180 ZachZaneski 2005-089. 174 Oliver Palmer 2007-pres.10. 168 HiramBarber 1990-93
DoUBLES GAME 2B NAME oPPoNENT(DATE)1. 3 RichardCarroll Providence(5/14/73) 3 DanBatz Lehigh(3/10/04)
DoUBLES SEASoN 2B NAME SEASoN1. 24 DanBatz 20042. 21 Oliver Palmer 20093. 17 RobFarrell 1997 17 ZachZaneski 20085. 16 RyanCunningham 2007 16 Rob DeVeney 20087. 15 JasonChamsarian 1999 15 DanBatz 2003 15 ScottBrown 2005 15 GreggAllen 2007 15 MikeO’Malley 2008 15 DanRhault 2009Dan Batz holds the URI career records in batting average (.387), runs scored (155), hits
(280), doubles (62), home runs (23), RBI (159), total bases (425) and extra base hits (92).
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DoUBLES CAREER 2B NAME YEARS1. 62 DanBatz 2001-042. 48 RyanCunningham 2004-073. 41 MikeLaBarbera 1998-2001 41 ScottBrown 2004-075. 39 MattSullivan 2002-056. 34 ZachZaneski 2005-08 34 Oliver Palmer 2007-pres.8. 32 JonScullin 1998-2001 32 RobFarrell 1996-98 32 JoshNestor 2003-06 32 DanRhault 2006-09
TRIPLES GAME 3B NAME oPPoNENT(DATE)1. 2 RalphGarber Upsala(4/16/73) 2 BobMessier Manhattan(4/19/76) 2 SteveFoster St.Leo(3/17/94) 2 AdamKessner Wagner(3/17/98) 2 MikeLaBarbera C.W.Post(3/24/01) 2 DaveSavard Temple(4/15/06)
TRIPLES SEASoN 3B NAME SEASoN1. 7 JonScullin 20002. 6 RichCrocker 1969 6 MikeLaBarbera 20014. 5 SteveFoster 1994 5 SteveCote 19966. 4 ShaunHagey 2006 4 EricLarson 2007
TRIPLES CAREER 3B NAME YEARS1. 16 JonScullin 1998-20012. 10 MikeLaBarbera 1998-20013. 8 SteveCote 1993-964. 7 AdamKessner 1995-985. 7 DanBatz 2001-046. 7 DaveSavard 2004-077. 6 MikeRainville 2002-05 6 RichCrocker 1969-71 6 ShaunHagey 2005-08 6 DanRhault 2006-09
HoMERUNS GAME HR NAME oPPoNENT(DATE)1. 4 TonyHill Campbell(3/15/85)2. 3 JasonChamsarian Fairfield(3/25/98)
HoMERUNS SEASoN HR NAME SEASoN1. 13 MattSullivan 20052. 12 RobFarrell 1997 12 DanBatz 2004 12 DanRhault 20095. 11 Oliver Palmer 20094. 9 TonyHill 1985 9 GregMcCarthy 1986 9 HiramBarber 1993 9 RyanCunningham 2006 9 EricLarson 2007
HoMERUNS CAREER HR NAME YEARS1. 23 DanBatz 2001-042. 21 TonyHill 1984-86
3. 20 MattSullivan 2002-05 20 JasonChamsarian 1998-2000 20 RyanCunningham 2004-076. 18 RobFarrell 1996-98 18 DanRhault 2006-098. 16 GregMcCarthy 1983-86 16 TonyCarlucci 1980-83
RUNSBATTEDIN GAME RBI NAME oPPoNENT(DATE)1. 8 DaveHaring KentuckyWestern(3/15/84) 8 TonyHill Campbell(3/15/85) 8 RobFarrell Brown(4/16/97)4. 7 AdamKessner Providence(4/14/98) 7 JasonChamsarian Fairfield(3/25/98)
RUNSBATTEDIN SEASoN RBI NAME SEASoN1. 60 DanRhault 20092. 59 DanBatz 20043. 56 RobFarrell 19974. 46 DanBatz 2003 46 ZachZaneski 20086. 45 RyanCunningham 20057. 44 MikeLaBarbera 2001 44 Oliver Palmer 20099. 43 ScottBrown 2005 43 MattSullivan 2005
RUNSBATTEDIN CAREER RBI NAME YEARS1. 159 DanBatz 2001-042. 137 ScottBrown 2004-073. 135 RyanCunningham 2004-074. 127 MattSullivan 2002-055. 117 DanRhault 2006-096. 116 MikeLaBarbera 1998-20017. 113 JonScullin 1998-20018. 106 RobFarrell 1996-989. 104 MikeRainville 2002-0510. 102 TonyCarlucci 1980-83
ToTALBASES GAME TB NAME oPPoNENT(DATE)1. 16 TonyHill Campbell(3/15/85)2. 14 JasonChamsarian Fairfield(3/25/98)3. 12 RobFarrell Brown(4/16/97)4. 11 JonScullin Monmouth(3/10/01)5. 10 AdamKessner Wagner(3/17/98) 10 DarylHolcomb OldDominion(3/3/06) 10 DanRhault NCState(2/20/09)
ToTALBASES SEASoN TB NAME SEASoN1. 138 DanBatz 2004 138 Oliver Palmer 20093. 132 DanRhault 20094. 126 MattSullivan 20055. 122 RobFarrell 19976. 110 RyanCunningham 20057. 109 DanBatz 20038. 108 ZachZaneski 20089. 107 RyanCunningham 2006 107 EricLarson 2007
ToTALBASES CAREER TB NAME YEARS1. 425 DanBatz 2001-042. 341 MikeLaBarbera 1998-20013. 339 RyanCunningham 2004-074. 332 MattSullivan 2002-055. 319 JonScullin 1998-20016. 316 ScottBrown 2004-077. 264 DanRhault 2006-098. 254 DaveSavard 2004-079. 252 Oliver Palmer 2007-pres.10. 251 WayneRusso 2002-06
EXTRABASEHITS SEASoN EBH NAME SEASoN1. 37 DanBatz 20042. 35 Oliver Palmer 20093. 32 RobFarrell 19974. 28 MattSullivan 2005 28 DanRhault 20096. 24 JasonChamsarian 1999
Rob Farrell was the last Ram to match URI's single-game RBI record when he drove in eight runs against Brown on April 16, 1997.
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EXTRABASEHITS CAREER EBH NAME YEARS1. 92 DanBatz 2001-042. 72 RyanCunningham 2004-073. 60 MattSullivan 2002-05 60 JonScullin 1998-20015. 58 MikeLaBarbera 1998-20016. 57 ScottBrown 2004-077. 56 DanRhault 2006-098. 54 RobFarrell 1996-989. 52 JasonChamsarian 1998-200010. 50 Oliver Palmer 2007-pres.
SLUGGINGPERCENTAGE CAREERminimum100at-bats SLG% NAME YEARS1. .641 TonyHill 1984-862. .587 DanBatz 2001-043. .579 RobFarrell 1996-984. .535 JasonChamsarian 1998-20005. .532 SteveCote 1993-96
WALKS GAME BB NAME oPPoNENT(DATE)1. 5 RalphGibson BostonCollege(4/27/75) 5 DaveSavard Massachusetts(5/15/05)
WALKS SEASoN BB NAME SEASoN1. 36 JoeZalobowski 19842. 32 JoshNestor 2005 32 WayneRusso 2005 32 TonyCarlucci 19835. 29 DanBatz 20046. 29 ZachZaneski 2008
7. 28 KevinPatti 1997 28 JonScullin 2001 28 JoshNestor 2004 28 WayneRusso 2004 28 ScottBrown 2006 28 RyanCunningham 2007 28 Rob DeVeney 2009
WALKS CAREER BB NAME YEARS1. 103 JoshNestor 2003-062. 101 WayneRusso 2002-063. 84 ScottBrown 2004-074. 82 TonyCarlucci 1980-835. 80 ShaunHagey 2005-086. 76 DaveSavard 2004-077. 75 JonScullin 1998-20019. 72 SteveLemieux 1998-2001 72 DanBatz 2001-0410. 70 ZachZaneski 2005-08
HITBYPITCH SEASoN HBP NAME SEASoN1. 19 WayneRusso 20032. 17 DJBurns 2003 17 JohnMaloney 20014. 15 MikeO’Malley 20085. 13 WayneRusso 20066. 12 JohnMaloney 20027. 11 WayneRusso 2005 11 ZachZaneski 20079. 10 RyanCooney 1999 10 MattSullivan 2005 10 ShaunHagey 2006 10 MikeO’Malley 2006 10 Jeff Cammans 2009
HITBYPITCH CAREER HBP NAME YEARS1. 52 WayneRusso 2002-052. 29 JohnMaloney 2001-03 29 MikeO’Malley 2006-084. 26 ZachZaneski 2005-08
5. 22 ShaunHagey 2005-086. 21 MattSullivan 2002-05 21 MikeSchiappa 1999-028. 20 DaveSavard 2004-079. 19 ScottBrown 2004-0710. 17 DJBurns 2003 17 RyanCooney 1998-2001
oN-BASEPERCENTAGE SEASoNminimum100plateappearances oB% NAME SEASoN1. .535 SteveCote 19962. .526 JohnEsainko 19953. .509 DaveHaring 19854. .508 RobFarrell 19975. .507 TonyCarlucci 1983 .507 DanBatz 2004
oN-BASEPERCENTAGE CAREERminimum250plateappearances oB% NAME YEARS1. .458 WayneRusso 2002-052. .453 DanBatz 2001-043. .443 SteveCote 1993-964. .423 JoshNestor 2003-065. .421 ZachZaneski 2005-086. .413 RobFarrell 1996-987. .403 JonScullin 1998-2001 .403 ShaunHagey 2005-089. .402 MikeO’Malley 2006-0810. .401 MikeLaBarbera 1998-2001
SACRIFICES SEASoN SAC NAME SEASoN1. 15 WayneRusso 20032. 12 JustinLamboy 2002 12 Rob DeVeney 20093. 11 MattSullivan 2005 11 KeithLaBelle 20005. 10 PeteKehoe 2000 10 SteveLemieux 2001 10 DarylHolcomb 2005 10 JoeViscuso 2005 10 Rob DeVeney 2008
SACRIFICES CAREER SAC NAME YEARS1. 33 WayneRusso 2002-062. 27 JustinLamboy 2000-033. 23 MattSullivan 2002-054. 22 Rob DeVeney 2008-pres.5. 19 DanRhault 2006-096. 18 FrankLeoni 1988-91 18 DaveSavard 2004-078. 17 DaveRodrigues 2000-02 17 MikeRainville 2002-05 17 DarylHolcomb 2004-06
SToLENBASES GAME SB NAME oPPoNENT(DATE)1. 4 JoelStedford Longwood(3/19/78) 4 JonScullin LaSalle(3/12/01) 4 MattSullivan Harvard(3/31/03) 4 DanHayden Dayton(4/2/03) 4 ScottBrown HolyCross(3/7/04)
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SToLENBASES SEASoN SB NAME SEASoN1. 35 MikeLaBarbera 20012. 28 JonScullin 20013. 26 MikeLaBarbera 20004. 21 MattSullivan 2003 21 RobFarrell 1997 21 RyanJette 1993
SToLENBASES CAREER SB NAME YEARS1. 92 MikeLaBarbera 1998-20012. 75 JonScullin 1998-20013. 51 JustinLamboy 2000-03 51 SteveLemieux 1998-20015. 50 MattSullivan 2002-056. 48 DarylHolcomb 2004-067. 47 JeffPallotta 1995-98
LoNGSETHITTINGSTREAKsince1992 GAMES NAME YEARS1. 18 ScottBrown 2005 18 RyanCunningham 20053. 17 MattSullivan 20054. 16 ScottBrown 20065. 15 ShaunHagey 2008 15 DanRhault 20087. 14 MikeSchiappa 2002 14 DanBatz 2004 14 DaveSavard 200610. 13 DaveSavard 2005 13 MikeLaBarbera 1999 13 Mike LeBel 2009
PUToUTS GAME Po NAME oPPoNENT(DATE)1. 20 PaulEvans Connecticut(4/12/76)2. 19 RyanCunningham Iona(3/4/06)3. 17 JoshNestor Duquesne(3/28/04)4. 16 DaveHaring Massachusetts(4/20/84) 16 JoahPeck Northeastern(4/26/01) 16 ScottBrown LongIsland(5/22/05) 16 TomCoulombe St.Bonaventure(4/18/09)
PUToUTS SEASoN Po NAME SEASoN1. 471 RyanCunningham 20072. 452 RyanCunningham 20063. 434 ZachZaneski 20084. 399 Tom Coulombe 20095. 374 DanBatz 20046. 371 JoshNestor 20047. 332 HiramBarber 19918. 329 JoshNestor 20059. 311 ScottBrown 200510. 309 ZachZaneski 2007
PUToUTS CAREER Po NAME YEARS1. 1,159 JoshNestor 2003-062. 1,049 RyanCunningham 2004-073. 1,027 ZachZaneski 2005-084. 746 TomHealy 1978-81
5. 643 MikeSchiappa 1999-20026. 637 HiramBarber 1990-937. 614 BrendanMcKeever 1995-988. 600 TonyCarlucci 1980-83
ASSISTS GAME A NAME oPPoNENT(DATE)1. 10 JeffPallotta Pittsburgh(3/6/98)2. 9 SteveGaluska Trinity(4/11/79) 9 MikeLaBarbera HolyCross(3/30/00)4. 8 JustinLamboy Rollins(3/12/02) 8 Oliver Palmer California (3/16/07) 8 ShaunHagey Xavier(5/24/07) 8 Oliver Palmer St. Bonaventure (4/17/09) 8 Oliver Palmer Saint Joseph’s (4/24/09) 8 DanRhault Dayton(5/22/09)
ASSISTS SEASoN A NAME SEASoN1. 169 MikeO’Malley 20062. 160 Oliver Palmer 20093. 158 MikeLaBarbera 20004. 157 DanRhault 20095. 145 JustinLamboy 20026. 134 Oliver Palmer 20087. 132 WayneRusso 20058. 131 MikeLaBarbera 1999 131 WayneRusso 2006 131 DanRhault 2007
ASSISTS CAREER A NAME YEARS1. 495 MikeLaBarbera 1998-20012. 478 WayneRusso 2002-063. 451 JustinLamboy 2000-034. 408 DanRhault 2006-095. 388 Oliver Palmer 2007-pres.6. 344 JeffPallotta 1995-987. 339 FrankLeoni 1988-918. 321 MikeO’Malley 2006-089. 304 MikeRainville 2002-0510. 265 ShaunHagey 2005-08
FIELDINGPERCENTAGE SEASoNminimum100chances PCT NAME SEASoN1. 1.000 PaulEvans 1976 1.000 TomHealy 1979 1.000 JonScullin 2000 1.000 ScottBrown 2007 1.000 Evan Laude 20086. .997 ScottBrown 20057. .996 TomHealy 1980 .996 BrendanMcKeever 1998
FIELDINGPERCENTAGE CAREERminimum100chances PCT NAME YEARS1. 1.000 Evan Laude 2008-pres.2. .993 Robert Noe 2008-pres.3. .992 ScottBrown 2004-074. .991 TomHealy 1978-815. .988 Milan Adams 2009-pres. .988 Jeff Cammans 2008-pres.7. .985 RyanCunningham 2004-078. .984 JonScullin 1998-20019. .983 DaveSavard 2004-07 .983 DanTucker 2003-04
EARNEDRUNAvERAGE SEASoNminimum35inningspitched ERA NAME SEASoN1. 1.30 SteveHolmes 20062. 1.72 JayKrystofolski 19983. 1.86 JamieDegidio 20064. 1.87 JeffFolkins 19805. 2.18 RonBarber 19816. 2.19 JackBannon 19777. 2.22 TomMessier 19828. 2.30 LukeDemko 20089. 2.35 JeffFolkins 197810. 2.49 JeffFolkins 1979
EARNEDRUNAvERAGE CAREERminimum100inningspitched ERA NAME YEARS1. 2.61 JeffFolkins 1977-802. 2.73 JackBannon 1974-77 2.73 JamieDegidio 2005-084. 2.83 SteveHolmes 2004-065. 2.95 ZackZuercher 2004-056. 3.27 JayKrystofolski 1995-987. 3.70 MikeTirella 1977-808. 3.81 JamesNorcott 2004-079. 4.01 DanPearce 1999-200210. 4.08 RonBarber 1980-83
WINS SEASoN W NAME SEASoN1. 10 SteveHolmes 20062. 9 AdamPerkins 20053. 8 PeteKehoe 2001 8 ZackZuercher 20044. 7 JoeWard 1986 7 DanFrederick 2004 7 SteveHolmes 2005 7 JamieDegidio 2006 7 BrettPalanski 2008 7 NickGreenwood 2009
WINS CAREER W NAME YEARS1. 23 AdamPerkins 2004-072. 22 JoeWard 1983-86 22 DanFredrick 2002-05 22 SteveHolmes 2004-065. 18 JonScullin 1998-20016. 17 DanPearce 1999-20027. 16 PeteKehoe 2000-02 16 BrettPalanski 2005-089. 15 NickGreenwood 2007-0910. 14 ZackZuercher 2004-05 14 JamesNorcott 2004-07
WINNINGPERCENTAGE SEASoNminimum5decisions PCT NAME SEASoN1. .875 SteveHolmes 20052. .857 JonScullin 19983. .833 BrianSheeky 1970 .833 RonBarber 1983 .833 SteveHolmes 2004 .833 SteveHolmes 20067. .800 ChrisPickett 1996 .800 PeteKehoe 2001 .800 Tim Boyce 2008
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WINNINGPERCENTAGE CAREERminimum12decisions PCT NAME CAREER1. .846 SteveHolmes 2004-062. .786 Tim Boyce 2006-pres.3. .733 Chris Pickering 2008-pres.4. .700 ZackZuercher 2004-055. .647 DanFredrick 2002-056. .632 JamieDegidio 2005-087. .619 AdamPerkins 2004-078. .619 RonBarber 1980-839. .611 JoeWard 1983-8610. .600 JaredTrout 2001-03 .600 JonScullin 1998-2001
APPEARANCES SEASoN APP NAME SEASoN1. 26 LukeDemko 2008 26 Gardner Leaver 20093. 25 LukeDemko 20094. 24 MickLefort 20045. 22 AdamPerkins 2005 22 TomVenedam 2005 22 TomVenedam 2004 22 Tim Boyce 2007 22 JamieDegidio 200710. 21 ChrisPickett 1995 21 BrettPalanski 2006 21 MarkFraser 2008 21 MarkFraser 2009
APPEARANCES CAREER APP NAME YEARS1. 79 TomVenedam 2003-062. 68 ChrisPickett 1995-983. 65 AdamPerkins 2004-074. 60 JamieDegidio 2005-085. 59 MarkFraser 2007-096. 56 DanFredrick 2002-05 56 Tim Boyce 2006-pres.8. 55 MickLefort 2002-2005 55 PatFreeman 1994-97 55 BrettPalanski 2005-08
GAMESSTARTED SEASoN GS NAME SEASoN1. 15 AdamPerkins 20072. 14 DanFrederick 2004 14 DanFredrick 2005 14 ZackZuercher 2005 14 BrettPalanski 2007 14 NickGreenwood 2008 14 BrettPalanski 2008 14 EricSmith 2008 14 Tim Boyce 200910. 13 DanFrederick 2003 13 SteveHolmes 2006 13 AdamPerkins 2006 13 JamesNorcott 2007 13 NickGreenwood 2009
GAMESSTARTED CAREER GS NAME YEARS1. 45 AdamPerkins 2004-072. 43 DanFredrick 2002-053. 38 SeanCarroll 1996-994. 36 DanPearce 1999-2002 36 JamesNorcott 2004-076. 35 SteveHolmes 2004-067. 33 ReidWillett 2001-038. 32 PeteKehoe 2000-02 32 JonScullin 1998-2001 32 SteveCote 1993-96
CoMPLETEGAMES SEASoN CG NAME SEASoN1. 9 ZackZuercher 20042. 8 JonScullin 2000 8 SeanCarroll 19994. 7 JayKrystofolski 1998 7 JoeWard 1984 7 RonBarber 1983
CoMPLETEGAMES CAREER CG NAME YEARS1. 23 JoeWard 1983-862. 15 JonScullin 1998-20013. 14 ZackZuercher 2004-05 14 DanPearce 1999-2002 14 SteveCote 1993-96 14 RonBarber 1980-83
SHUToUTS SEASoN SHo NAME SEASoN1. 4 ZackZuercher 20042. 3 SteveBirkett 19893. 2 PaulMurphy 1989 2 DanFrederick 2002 2 MikeHarris 2002 2 SteveHolmes 2006 2 JamesNorcott 2007
SHUToUTS CAREER SHo NAME YEARS1. 5 ZackZuercher 2004-052. 4 DanFrederick 2002-053. 3 SteveBirkett 1989-904. 2 PaulMurphy 1986-89 2 JonMcGloin 1988-91 2 ReidWillett 2001-03 2 MikeHarris 2002-05 2 JamesNorcott 2004-07 2 NickGreenwood 2007-09
SAvES SEASoN Sv NAME SEASoN1. 11 LukeDemko 20092. 9 MickLefort 20053. 8 MickLefort 20044. 6 ChrisFisher 2002 6 Tim Boyce 20076. 5 KeithRoss 2003 5 JamieDegidio 2008 5 Tim Boyce 20089. 4 RudyBulgar 1999 4 BrettPalanski 2006
SAvES CAREER Sv NAME YEARS1. 17 MikeLefort 2002-052. 13 LukeDemko 2008-093. 11 Tim Boyce 2006-pres.4. 10 JamieDegidio 2005-085. 8 KeithRoss 2001-046. 7 RudyBulgar 1999-20007. 6 ChrisFisher 2001-038. 5 RichSchmid 1981-84 5 ChrisPickett 1995-98
INNINGSPITCHED GAME IP NAME oPPoNENT(DATE)1. 12 BruceClarke BostonCollege(5/2/72)2. 11 EdZabilski NewHampshire(5/11/74)3. 10.1 DaPearce Navy(3/10/02)4. 10 PeteKehoe Temple(5/13/00)
INNINGSPITCHED SEASoN IP NAME SEASoN1. 104.0 SteveHolmes 20062. 92.2 ZackZuercher 20043. 92.1 NickGreenwood 20094. 92.0 NickGreenwood 20085. 91.1 ZackZuercher 20056. 84.1 JamesNorcott 20077. 83.2 AdamPerkins 2007 83.2 BrettPalanski 20089. 83.1 JonScullin 200010. 82.2 BrettPalanski 2007
INNINGSPITCHED CAREER IP NAME YEARS1. 278.2 AdamPerkins 2004-072. 275.2 DanFredrick 2002-053. 255.0 JoeWard 1983-864. 254.0 SteveHolmes 2004-065. 248.1 DanPearce 1999-20026. 236.0 JamesNorcott 2004-077. 232.1 JonScullin 1998-20018. 229.1 SeanCarroll 1996-999. 223.2 NickGreenwood 2007-0910 215.2 BrettPalanski 2005-08
STRIKEoUTS GAME SO NAME OPPONENT(DATE)1. 16 TomMessier Massachusetts(4/20/84)2. 15 RobertAnderson HolyCross(4/26/72) 15 SteveBirkett Bloomsburg(3/11/89)4. 13 ChrisGaffney Massachusetts(5/2/99) 13 PeteKehoe C.W.Post(3/25/01) 13 JaredTrout SacredHeart(3/26/03) 13 ZackZeurcher Duquesne(3/28/04) 13 ZackZeurcher Temple(4/17/04) 13 NickGreenwood SaintJoseph's(5/3/08)
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STRIKEoUTS CAREER SO NAME YEARS1. 255 SteveHolmes 2004-062. 235 DanFrederick 2002-053. 226 ZackZuercher 2004-054. 222 AdamPerkins 2004-075. 203 NickGreenwood 2007-096. 168 DanPearce 1999-20027. 167 TomMessier 1981-848. 162 SteveHolmes 2004-059. 161 ReidWillett 2001-0310. 156 JamieDegidio 2005-08
K'sPERNINEINNIGNS SEASoNminimum25inningspitched K/9 NAME SEASON1. 12.90 ZackZuercher 20042. 12.00 LukeDemko 20092. 11.51 LukeDemko 20083. 10.77 TomMessier 19844. 10.68 Tim Boyce 20085. 10.55 JaredTrout 20036. 10.47 SteveBirkett 19897. 10.26 Tim Boyce 20078. 10.14 ZackZuercher 20059. 9.98 TomMessier 198210. 9.88 MikeTirella 1980
K'sPERNINEINNIGNS CAREERminimum25inningspitched K/9 NAME YEARS1. 11.72 LukeDemko 2008-092. 11.05 ZackZuercher 2004-053. 9.97 TomVenedam 2003-064. 9.95 MarkFraser 2007-095. 9.47 JamieDegidio 2005-086. 9.39 JaredTrout 2001-037. 9.31 MickLefort 2002-058. 9.04 SteveHolmes 2004-069. 8.69 Tim Boyce 2006-pres.10. 8.53 MatthewBruderek 2005-07
CoNSECUTIvESCoRELESSINNINGSsince1992 K/9 NAME SEASON1. 20.0 ZackZuercher 20052. 19.0 JimNorcott 20053. 18.1 MikeHarris 20024. 16.1 TimBoyce 2008-095. 15.1 NickGreenwood 2008
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GAMESPLAYED GP SEASoN1. 59 20082. 58 20093. 56 20044. 55 20055. 53 2007
WINS GP SEASoN1. 37 20092. 35 20043. 34 2005 34 20065. 31 2008
BATTINGAvERAGE AvG SEASoN1. .313 20052. .311 20013. .309 19984. .308 19855. .307 2004
RUNS R SEASoN1. 378 20092. 370 20053. 343 20044. 327 19975. 326 2006
HITS H SEASoN1. 602 20092. 560 20053. 556 20084. 542 20045 523 2006
RUNSBATTEDIN RBI SEASoN1. 327 20052. 302 20043. 288 20064. 276 20015. 269 2008
DoUBLES 2B SEASoN1. 128 20092. 104 20083. 103 20054. 96 20045. 94 2006 94 2007
TRIPLES 3B SEASoN1. 16 20062. 15 20013. 14 1997 14 20095. 13 2005
HoMERUNS HR SEASoN1. 54 20092. 46 20053. 41 20044. 38 1984 38 1985 33 1998
SToLENBASES SB SEASoN1. 122 20012. 122 20003. 113 20034. 112 20095. 105 1999
WALKS BB SEASoN1. 221 20042. 208 20063. 197 19974. 193 20095. 191 1995 191 2007
ToTALBASES TB SEASoN1. 920 20091. 827 20052. 787 20043. 758 20084. 736 20065. 682 2007
SLUGGINGPERCENTAGE SLG% SEASoN1. .476 19852. .466 20093. .462 20054. .455 20045. .446 1997
ASSISTS A SEASoN1. 649 20092. 644 20083. 589 20074. 582 20065. 537 2002
PUToUTS Po SEASoN1. 1531 20082. 1515 20093. 1386 20074. 1356 20045. 1354 2005
FIELDINGPERCENTAGE FLD% SEASoN1. .969 20092. .962 20053. .961 20064. .960 20075. .959 1985
EARNEDRUNAvERAGE RA SEASoN1. 3.03 19702. 3.04 19723. 3.68 19764. 3.73 20065. 3.75 2005
STRIKEoUTS So SEASoN1. 465 20082. 463 20043. 420 20054. 397 20095. 372 2007
CoMPLETEGAMES CG SEASoN1. 19 1983 19 20003. 17 19994. 15 1991 15 2004
INNINGSPITCHED IP SEASoN1. 510.1 20082. 505.0 20093. 462.0 20074. 452.2 20045. 451.1 2005
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ALL-AMERICANS 2001 MikeLaBarbera ThirdTeam2001 DanBatz FreshmanTeam2002 MikeHarris FreshmanTeam2006 SteveHolmes ThirdTeam2009 DanRhault HonorableMention
ABCAALL-REGIoN 1996 SteveCote SecondTeam1997 RobFarrell SecondTeam1998 JayKrystofolski FirstTeam2000 MikeLaBarbera SecondTeam2001 MikeLaBarbera FirstTeam2005 MattSullivan FirstTeam RyanCunningham SecondTeam2008 TimBoyce SecondTeam2009 NickGreenwood SecondTeam
ALL-NEWENGLAND 1980 BrettBenza1981 TomHealy1983 TonyCarlucci,TomMessier,JoeWard1985 DaveRackie1991 FrankLeoni1993 SteveCote1995 JayKrystofolski1996 SteveCote1997 RobFarrell1998 JayKrystofolski1999 MikeLaBarbera2000 PeteKehoe,MikeLaBarbera2001 PeteKehoe,MikeLaBarbera,JonScullin2002 DanBatz2003 DanBatz,MattSullivan2004 DanBatz,RyanCunningham, DanFrederick,JoshNestor, MattSullivan,ZachZuercher2005 RyanCunningham,MattSullivan, ZackZuercher2006 JamieDegidio,SteveHolmes2007 ZachZaneski2008 TimBoyce2009 NickGreenwood,OliverPalmer,DanRhault,EricSmith
ECACALL-STARSELECTIoNS 1996 SteveCote1997 RobFarrell2009 DanRhault
ALL-YANKEECoNFERENCE 1977 DaveZyons(YankeeConference)
ABCAGoLDGLovEAWARD 2009 NickGreenwood Pitcher
ATLANTIC10PLAYERoFTHEYEAR 2004 DanBatz2009 DanRhault
ATLANTIC10ALL-CoNFERENCETEAM1985 DaveHaring FirstTeam TonyHill FirstTeam1986 TonyHill FirstTeam1987 JohnBroduer FirstTeam1990 SteveBirkett FirstTeam1991 RaphaelCerrato SecondTeam1992 ChristianMcCarthy FirstTeam1993 HiramBarber FirstTeam JimSauro SecondTeam1994 SteveCote SecondTeam1995 ChrisRothemich SecondTeam MorganWotherspoon SecondTeam1996 SteveCote FirstTeam1997 RobFarrell SecondTeam1998 JayKrystofolski FirstTeam1999 JonScullin SecondTeam2000 MikeLaBarbera FirstTeam2001 MikeLaBarbera FirstTeam2003 DanBatz SecondTeam JaredTrout SecondTeam2004 DanBatz FirstTeam DanFrederick SecondTeam ZachZuercher FirstTeam2005 ScottBrown SecondTeam RyanCunningham FirstTeam MickLefort SecondTeam JoshNestor SecondTeam MikeRainville FirstTeam WayneRusso SecondTeam MattSullivan FirstTeam2006 RyanCunningham SecondTeam SteveHolmes FirstTeam JoshNestor SecondTeam MikeO'Malley SecondTeam ZachZaneski SecondTeam2007 EricLarson FirstTeam2008 ShaunHagey FirstTeam ZachZaneski SecondTeam2009 LukeDemko SecondTeam NickGreenwood HonorableMention OliverPalmer SecondTeam DanRhault FirstTeam EricSmith FirstTeam
ATLANTIC10ALL-RooKIETEAM2007 TimBoyce2009 MilanAdams,MikeLeBel
ATLANTIC10ALL-ACADEMICTEAM1991 FrankLeoni1998 JayKrystofolski2003 JustinLamboy,JaredTrout2004 WayneRusso2005 MickLefort,WayneRusso2006 WayneRusso,TomVenedam2009 OliverPalmer
ATLANTIC10ALL-CHAMPIoNSHIPTEAM2004 DanBatz,JoshNestor, MikeRainville,SteveHolmes2005 DarylHolcomb,JoshNestor, WayneRusso,DaveSavard2008 BrettPalanski2009 TomCoulombe,NickGreenwood,OliverPalmer
A-10CHAMPIoNSHIPM.o.P.AWARD2005 WayneRusso
ATLANTIC10PITCHERoFTHEYEAR 2004 ZachZuercher2006 SteveHolmes
ATLANTIC10RooKIEoFTHEYEAR 2001 DanBatz
ATLANTIC10CoACHoFTHEYEAR 2003 FrankLeoni2004 FrankLeoni
Frank Leoni, two-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year.
Zach Zuercher earned Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year and All-New England honors in 2004.
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RAMSINTHEPRoSDaveStenhouse'55 WashingtonSenatorsAlAlvarez'58 NewYorkYankeesTonyRao'60 PittsburghPiratesHarold“Whitey”Fell'61 MinnesotaTwinsRogerPearson'60 BaltimoreOriolesJohnKindall'63 BrianSheeky'71 DetroitTigersBrettBenza'80 TexasRangersMikeTirella'80 MinnesotaTwinsTonyCarlucci'83 TexasRangersJoeWard'83 TorontoBlueJaysTomMessier'84 SanFranciscoGiantsTonyHill'86 BostonRedSoxDaveLavalle'89 TexasRangersSteveMcCumiskey'90 HoustonAstrosRandyPhillips'91 TorontoBlueJaysSteveCote'96 NashuaHawksRobFarrell'98 SpringfieldCapitalsJayKrystofolski'98 NewYorkMetsMikeLaBarbera'01 MontrealExposJonScullin'01 NewBrunswickCardinalsJaredTrout'03 OaklandAthleticsReidWillett'03 ChicagoCubsDanBatz'04 LosAngelesDodgersZachZuercher'05 St.LouisCardinalsMickLefort'05 ChicagoCubsMikeRainville'05 TampaBayRaysDaveLipson'05 NashuaPrideSteveHolmes'06 NewYorkMetsBrettPalanski'08 NashuaPrideZachZaneski'08 TexasRangersLukeDemko'09 SanFranciscoGiantsNickGreenwood'09 SanDiegoPadresDanRhault'09 TampaBayRaysEricSmith'09 ArizonaDiamondbacks
RICKLIGIMvPAWARDRECIPIENTSNamed after the former URI baseball player who passed away inthe summer of 1995 following his freshman year with the Rams,theRickLigiMVPAwardisbeenpresentedannuallytothememberoftheRhodybaseballteamwhobestembodiesLigi'sdesire,loyaltyandon-the-fieldability.
1996 SteveCote Senior OF/P1997 RobFarrell Junior OF1998 JayKrystofolski Senior P1999 SeanCarroll Senior P MattClarke Senior C2000 MikeLaBarbera Junior INF JonScullin Junior OF/P2001 MikeLaBarbera Senior INF2002 MikeSchiappa Senior C2003 DanBatz Junior 1B2004 DanBatz Senior 1B DanFrederick Junior P2005 MattSullivan Senior OF ZachZuercher Junior P2006 SteveHolmes Junior P2007 EricLarson Grad.Student OF/DH2008 ZachZaneski Senior C2009 DanRhault Senior INF EricSmith Junior RHP
JoEABARRUNSUNGHERoAWARDRECIPIENTSNamedaftertheprogram'sfirstUnsungHeroAwardrecipient,theJoeAbarrawardispresentedtoamemberoftheURIbaseballfamilywhohasmadesubstantive,yetunrecognizedcontributionstotheprogram while demonstrating outstanding loyalty and unselfishdevotiontotheprogram.
2009 JoeAbarr Senior C
The 2005 Rhode Island baseball team won the program's first-ever Atlantic 10 Championship, sending the Rams to Long Beach, Calif. where they took on No. 12 Long Beach State and No. 18 Pepperdine in the NCAA Regionals.
Eric Smith became Rhode Island's highest-ever MLB Draft Pick when he was selected 60th overall - by the Arizona Diamondbacks - following his outstanding junior season in 2009.
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ABooster’sGuideToNCAARules&RegulationsTheAtlantic10Conference,inconjunctionwiththeAthleticsDepartmentattheUniversityofRhodeIsland,asmembersoftheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation,areprimarilyresponsibleforinsuringthatitsvariousconstituencies(i.e.Universitystaffandfaculty,student-athletes,alumniandfriends)abidebytheNCAArulesandregulations.Underthoserules,alumniandfriendscanbecategorizedas“representativesoftheUniversity’sathleticinterests.”ThefollowinginformationwascompiledtoassistalumniandfriendsincomplyingwithNCAARulesandregulationsgoverningtheconductofourInstitutionandit’sathleticsprograms.
AmIaRepresentativeofAthleticInterests?YES,Ifyouhaveever:• BeenamemberoftheUniversity’s“booster”organizationoranyofthesportspecificgroupsundertheathleticdepartment.• MadeadonationtoanyoftheAtlantic10memberschools’men’sorwomen’sathleticprograms.• Helpedtoarrangeorhaveprovidedsummeremploymentforenrolledstudent-athletes.• Contacted(byletter,telephoneorinperson)ahighschoolstudent,grades9-12,forthepurposeofencouragingthestudenttoparticipateinURI’sAthleticsprograms.• Assistedinprovidinganybenefittoenrolledstudent-athletesortheirfamilies.• BeeninvolvedinanywaywiththeUniversityofRhodeIsland’sAthleticsprograms.The NCAA stipulates that once you have become an “athletic representative” you retain that identification forever, even if you no longer contribute to the athletic program.
FourImportantRulesYouShouldKnowRule#1:Onlycoachesandathleticsdepartmentstaffmemberscanbeinvolvedintherecruitingprocess.All“athleticrepresentatives”whoarenotemployedbytheschoolareprohibitedfromcontactingaprospectormembersoftheprospect’sfamilybytelephone,letterorinpersononoroffcampusforthepurposeofencouragingparticipationintheURI’sathleticprograms.Rule#2:UniversityofRhodeIslandrepresentativescannotprovidean“extrabenefit”orspecialarrangementtoaprospectORanenrolledstudent-athlete.SpecificapplicationsastheyapplytotheNCAAextrabenefitruletoprospectsandenrolledstudent-athletes,theirrelativesorfriendsstatethatyou:Maynotgivethemcashorloansinanyamount;Maynotsignorco-signanotewithanoutsideagencytoarrangealoan;Maynotemployrelativesorfriendsofaprospectasaninducementfortheenrollmentoftheprospect;Maynotgivethemgiftsofanykind(e.g.birthday,Christmas,Valentine’sDay)orfreeservices(e.g.clothing,airlinetickets,laundry,carrepair,haircuts,mealsinrestaurants);Maynotprovidespecialdiscountsforgoodsorservices;Maynotprovidethemhospitalityinyourhomeotherthanforspecialoccasions(e.g.Thanksgiving,birthday);Maynotinvitethemtoyoursummerhometogowaterskiing,sailing,etc;Maynotprovidethemtransportationwithinoroutsideofthecampusarea(e.g.,fromcampustoyourhome,fromtheairporttocampus,tosummerjob,etc.);Maynotentertainorcontactaprospectorprospect’sfamilyonoroffcampus;Maynotproviderentfreeorreducedrenthousing;Maynotprovideabenefitconnectedwithonoroffcampushousing(e.g.individualtelevisionsetsorstereoequipment,specializedrecreationalfacilities,etc.);Maynotprovideguaranteeofabond;Maynotpromisefinancialaidforpost-graduateeducation;Maynotprovidepromisetoaprospectofemploymentaftercollegegraduation.Rule#3:PLEASEassistthecoachingstaffintherecruitingprocessbynotifyingthemofanystudentyouthinkwouldbeastrongadditiontotheUniversityofRhodeIsland’sathleticsprogram.Thecoachcanthenmaketheappropriatecontactwiththeprospect.Rule#4:Asanathleticrepresentative,youarenotprecludedfromcontinuingfriendshipswithfamilieswhohaveprospectiveorenrolledstudent-athletes(e.g.,backyardbarbecues,picnics).Yousimplycannotencourageaprospect’sparticipationintheUniversityofRhodeIsland’sathleticprogramsorprovidebenefitstothestudent-athletethatyouwerenotprovidingbeforeheorshebecameaprospectorenrolledstudent-athlete.
WhoisaProspectiveStudent-Athlete?Aprospectivestudent-athleteisapersonwhohasbegunclassesfortheninthgrade.However,itispossibleforayoungerstudenttobeaprospect,soitisprudenttotreatALLathletesasprospects.
Can“I”beinvolvedwithHighSchoolandCommunityCollegeStudent-Athletes(Prospects)PLEASEfeelfreetoattendhighschoolandcommunitycollegeathleticevents.Yousimplycannothaveanycontactwiththeprospectivestudent-athletesorrelatives.Shouldyoufindyourselfseatednexttoparentsofaprospect,DONOTinitiateconversationwiththerelatives.Ifconversationisinitiatedwithyou,respondinacivilmannerbutDONOTdiscusstheUniversityofRhodeIsland’sathleticsprogramwiththem.Iftheyraisequestionsabouttheprogram,remindthemthattheNCAAprohibitsyoufromdiscussingtheprogramwiththem.DirecttheirquestionstotheUniversityofRhodeIsland’sAthleticsDepartment.CONTINUEestablishedfamilyrelationshipswithfriendsandneighbors.ContactswithsonsordaughtersofthesefamiliescertainlyarepermittedaslongastheyarenotmadeforrecruitingpurposesandarenotinitiatedbytheUniversityofRhodeIsland’scoachingstaffmembers.Youarepermittedtoplay“pick-up”basketballorsoftballgames,continueneighborhoodpicnicsorbackyardbarbecuesandengageinyournormalactivitieswithprospectsandtheirparentswhoarefamilyfriends.Again,yousimplycannotattempttorecruittheprospect.PLEASEfeelfreetoattendapublicevent(e.g.anawardsbanquetordinner)atwhichprospectsareinattendance.Noattemptshouldbemadetorecruittheprospect.PLEASEsendtotheUniversityofRhodeIsland’scoachingstaffanyinformationaboutprospectsthatyouthinkwouldbeofinterest.Yourassistanceinthismannerisveryhelpful.Thecoachingstaffwillthenmakecontactwiththeprospect.PLEASEfeelfreetoofferassistancetomembersoftheUniversityofRhodeIsland’scoachingstaffwhoarerecruitinginyourcommunity.
WhomDoIContact?Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutcontactwithaprospectiveorenrolledstudent-athlete,pleasedirectthesequestionsto:
PaulKassabian,AssociateAD/ComplianceUniversityofRhodeIslandThreeKeaneyRoad,SuiteOneKingston,RI02881Phone:(401)874-2281Fax:(401)874-2158e-mail:kokojr@uri.edu
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DR. DAVID M. DOOLEYUniversityofRhodeIslandPresident
B.A.,UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,1974Ph.D.,CaliforniaInstituteofTechnology,1979
AsDr.DavidM.DooleyembarksonhisfirstyearaspresidentoftheUniversityofRhodeIsland,heaimstostrengthenthesenseofcommunityanddiscovery.WithastrongbackgroundinresearchDooleybelieveseverystudentattheUniversityshouldgainexperienceinresearchandcreativework,regardlessoftheirfieldofstudy.
"WehavetointegratetheentireundergraduateexperienceintotheacademicgoalsandmissionsoftheUniversity,"Dooleysaid."WewantstudentstofeeleverythingtheyaredoingatURIwillhelpthemachievetheirgoals."
AnativeofCalifornia,DooleyearnedabachelorofartsinchemistryfromtheUniversityofCaliforniainSanDiegoandadoctorateinchemistryfromCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyinPasadena.HewasselectedinMayfromamongthreefinalistsfortheUniversityofRhodeIslandpositionafteranationwidesearchthatattracted55candidates.
Dooleyhasmorethan30yearsofexperienceworkinginhighereducationandplaceshighvalueongivingstudentsawell-roundeduniversityexperience.
"It'sasimplefactthatthekindsofskillsthatthestudentsaregoingtoneedforthefuturearethekindsofskillsandexperiencesthataregoingtobehardtocomebyintheformalclassroom.Weneedtopreparestudentsforthingswedon'tyetknowexist,"Dooleysaid.
DooleycomestoURIfromMontanaStateUniversityinBozeman,Mont.,whereheservedasprovostandvicepresidentofacademicaffairs.Hehadnearly16yearsexperienceaschiefacademicofficeranddepartmentchair.HeledthechemistryandbiochemistrydepartmentforsixyearsbeforebeingnamedinterimprovostandvicepresidentforacademicaffairsinJune1999,apositionhewasappointedtopermanentlyinJune2001.
Evenaftertakingthepostasprovostandvicepresidentofacademicaffairs,DooleymaintainedanactivelaboratoryatMontanaState.TheNationalInstitutesofHealthandtheNationalScienceFoundationhavefundedhisresearch.
Dooley also chaired the university's planning, budget and analysis committee, which is responsible forstrategic planning, assessment and for setting the university's operating budget. He also managed theuniversity's internationalpartnerships.AsChair,hisresponsibilitiesincludedsettingtheagenda,guidingtheprocessesofbudgetdevelopment,planning,andprioritysetting,moderatingdiscussion,andpresentingthebudgettotheUniversitycommunityandthePresident.Healsoservedastheprincipalrepresentativeforthecommitteetoexternalconstituencies,themedia,andthepublic.
Astrongbeliever insharedgovernance,DooleyhelpedfosterastrongcultureofcollaborativeprocessatMontanaState.ThisapproachearnedtheUniversitystatusasamajor researchuniversity, ranked in theCarnegie“VeryHighResearch”category.
DuringDooley’sserviceasProvost,hewasacentralfigureinattractingresearchdollarstoMontanaState,asannualresearchexpenditurestheregrewfrom$45millionin1999tomorethan$100millionin2007whilehewasthere.
MontanaStatecommitteditselftoexcellenceinundergraduateeducationandtothesuccessofitsstudents.DooleyhelpedleadthestrategicplanningprocessthatincorporatedthesegoalsandvaluesintoMontanaState’sFive-YearVision-whichisassessedandupdatedannually-andtheuniversity’smarketingplan.
Workingcloselywithfaculty,hefosteredthedevelopmentofanationally-recognized,newcorecurriculumthatincludesarequiredfirst-yearseminartaughtinsmallsections,quantitativereasoning,writing,inquirycourses in themajordisciplinaryareas,contemporary issues inscience,diversity,andanundergraduateresearch experience. He also developed new interdisciplinary undergraduate degrees in Liberal StudiesandAmericanStudiesbasedinthenewUniversityCollege,anewundergraduatemajorinPaleontology,Bioengineering, and Medical Laboratory Science, and minors in Latin American and Latino Studies andMuseumStudies.
Focusedonbuildingstudentsuccessandcom-munity,DooleyoversawMontanaState’scentralacademicadvisingofficeandaddedanadvisorespecially for students changing majors. Heprovided leadership to a multi-campus efforttosubstantiallyimprovetransferabilityintheMontanaUniversitySystemandhisofficecreatedtheAca-demicAdvisingCounciltodevelopuniversity-wideimprovementsinadvisingandtoidentifyandsharebestpractices.
TheUniversityalsoinstitutedconvocation,particularlytargetingfirst-yearstudents;establishedlearningcentersformathematicsandchemistry inresidencehalls;andimprovedrelationshipswiththeAthleticsDepartmenttoenhancethesuccessofstudent-athletes.LikeURI,MontanaStateisaffiliatedwithNCAADivisionIathletics,withfootballcompetingintheFootballChampionshipSubdivision.
DooleyplayedaroleinaddingnewPh.D.programsinAnimalandRangeScience,Neuroscience,EcologyandEnvironmentalScience,History(firstPh.D.inthehumanitiesatMSU),ComputerScience,EarthSciences(includingPaleontology)andMolecularBiosciences(amultidisciplinary,cross-departmentalprogram).NewPh.DprogramsinEnglish(emphasizingthepublichumanities)andanovelcollaborativePh.D.inAmericanStudieswithEuropeanuniversitypartnerswereintheplanningstageswhenheleftMontanaState.
Montana State added M.S./M.A. degrees in Native American Studies, Neuroscience, Ecology andEnvironmentalScience,EnvironmentalandEcologicalStatistics,ScienceandNaturalHistoryFilmmaking,andtheArtHistoryduringDooley’stenure.
WiththeseniorleadershipatMontanaState,Dooleyledtheimplementationofanewbudgetandplanningprocess.WiththeVicePresidentforAdministrationandFinance,andtheVicePresidentforResearch,hehadaleadroleinsecuringtheapprovalforthenew$24millionChemistryandBiochemistrybuilding.DooleyrepresentedtheUniversitytotheLegislaturetosecurefundingfortherenovationoftheformerchemistrybuildingintoastate-of-the-artinstructionalfacility(approximately$34million).
IntheareaofdiversityandinternationalizationDooleyledtheefforttoupgradetheNativeAmericanStudiesProgram to full departmental status. He made recruitment of women and other under-representativegroupsintoleadershipandfacultypositionsanacademicpriority.FiveofMontanaState’sninedeansarewomenandoneisNativeAmerican.
Dooley increased Montana State’s emphasis on international partnerships, leading to new relationshipswith,amongothers,Norway,Kazakhstan,theUnitedArabEmirates,Mongolia,Japan, India,Korea,andTurkey.TherelationshipwithTurkeyledtothedevelopmentofnoveldualdegreeprogramswithTurkishuniversities.
SeveralnewinstitutesanddivisionswereestablishedatMontanaStateduringDooley’stime,includingtheEnergyResearchInstituteforcomprehensiveenergyresearch, includingcarbonsequestration,cleancoaltechnology,fuelcelltechnology,materialsscience,windenergy,solarenergy,andbiofuels.MontanaStateistheleadinstitutioninapartnershipthatwasrecentlyawarded$66.9millionfromtheDepartmentofEnergyforPhaseIIIresearchoncarbonsequestration.Partnersincludeseveralmajorresearchuniversitiesandnationallaboratories.
Also developed were the Humanities Institute for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies inthe humanities; the Big Sky Institute for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies of the GreaterYellowstoneEcosystem;theDivisionofHealthSciences,toprovideleadershipandcoordinationforresearchand education in health and biomedical disciplines, as well as fostering interdisciplinary research andeducation;andtheCenterforNativeHealthPartnershipsforcommunitybasedpublichealthresearchandoutreachontribalreservations.
Hiscareerbeganinhighereducationin1978asanassistantprofessoratAmherstCollegeinAmherst,Mass.andlaterbecameafullprofessoranddepartmentchairthere.
Dooley's wife, Lynn Baker-Dooley, is a Baptist minister. The couple has two adult children, Chris andSamantha,andadognamedRhody.
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THORR BJORNUniversityofRhodeIslandDirectorofAthletics
B.A.,UniveristyofMassachusetts,1990M.Ed.,UniveristyofMassachusetts,1995
InlateJuly,2007,ThorrBjornbecamethe11thDirectorofAthleticsinUniversityofRhodeIslandhistory.Sincethatday,hehasworkedtirelesslytoinstillanewchampionshipcultureinKingston.
"Wewanttobechampionsinthethreemostimportantareas:incompetition,intheclassroom,andinthecommunity,"Bjornsaid."Ourathleticsdepartment iswhollycommittedtomakingthenecessarychangesinordertoachieveatruewinningattitude."
Incompetition,RhodeIsland's2008-09athleticsprogramsshowedtheresultsofBjorn'schampionshipculture and his commitment to excellence. The baseball team won a program-record 37 games,defeating four nationally ranked opponents - including a shutout at No. 8 and national powerhouseMiami.Themen'sbasketball teamwon23gamesandadvancedtothesecondroundoftheNationalInvitationTournament.
Intheclassroom,151RhodeIslandstudent-athletesearneda3.5grade-pointaverageorbetterandwerenamedtotheAtlantic10CommissionersHonorRoll.JimmyBaron,amemberofthemen'sbasketballteam, was named to the 2009 ESPN the Magazine SecondTeam Academic All-American and earnedtheECACRobbinsScholar-AthleteoftheYear.Threeothers:ShaynaDaugherty(women'strack&field),GraceHedstrom(women's tennis)andOliverPalmer(baseball)earnedESPNtheMagazineAcademicAll-Districthonors.
"It isatruepointofpridetohavesomanyofourstudent-athletesbeinghonoredfortheiracademicachievements,"saidBjorn."Tohavesomanyofourstudent-athletesperformingonandoffthefieldofcompetitionisatributetothehardworkofsomanyinvolvedwithRhodeIslandAthletics."
Many of the Rams' athletic programs and student-athletes have made an impact in the community.SeveralteamsparticipatedinalocalNationalReadingWeekpromotionthispastApril,travelingtolocalelementaryschoolstoreadandinteractwiththestudents.ThevolleyballteamtookpartinaHabitatfor Humanity activity, while the baseball team participated in the Rhode Island Autism Project walkduringthefall.HeadcoachJoeTrainerandthefootballprogramorganizedabonemarrowdriveduringthespring.
Additionally, URI athletics sponsored its third annual "Pink Out" during a nationally televised men'sbasketballgame,whichraisedmorethan$10,000foralocalbreastcancerawarenesscharity.
Bjorn's championship attitude is rooted in a philosophy in which everyone in the URI athleticsdepartmentisafundraiserandmarketer.
"Weneedtobetirelessinoureffortstobringinexternaldollars-notjusttosustain,butrathertogrowallofourprograms,"Bjornexplained."Aswegooutintothecommunity,wehavetheopportunityto`sell' URI and our mission to our current and future donors, sponsors and ticket buyers.We have tocontinuetomoveforwardandbecomeincreasinglycreativeinhowweaccomplishourgoals."
Bjorn has helped cultivate donations of close to 2 million dollars toward the Student-AthleteDevelopmentCenter(SADC),whichincludestheconstructionofanew10,000squarefootweightroom,alongwithrenovatedathletictrainingroomandacademicsupportarea.
"To reach that dollar amount in such a short period of time shows the tremendous passion for URIathleticsbyouralumniandfriends,"headded."Weexpectthatthisisjustthebeginning,asweworktoraise$3.5millionfortheSADCandanother$1.5millionforotherimportantathleticfacilityupgradesundertheumbrellaoftheUniversity's`MakingaDifference'capitalcampaign."
HeservesaschairoftheAtlantic10schedulingpolicycommittee,whilesittingontheA-10'stelevisionandmen'sbasketballchampionshipsiteselectioncommittees.Onthenationallevel,BjornwasrecentlynamedtotheNCAADivisionIwomen'srowingcommittee.
Bjorn came to Kingston after spending 15years at his alma mater - the University ofMassachusetts-inavarietyofathleticadmin-istrativeroles.Atthetimeofhishire,BjornhadenteredhisfourthyearastheseniorassociateathleticdirectoratUMass,servingastheday-to-daysportsupervisorforfootballandicehockey,whilealsooverseeingthemen'sandwomen'slacrosseprograms.
HedirectlysupervisedtheUMassathleticmarketingstaff,corporatesales-includingtheUMassRadioNetwork,coachesshowsandsignage-andticketoperations.BjornalsoservedasliaisonbetweentheathleticdepartmentandGlobalSpectrum-themanagementcompanyfortheWilliamD.MullinsCenter,homeofUMassbasketballandhockey.
BjornplayedanintegralroleinUMass'department-wideappareldealwithadidas,oversawallaspectsofthefundingandinstallationofamulti-milliondollarvideoscoreboardsystemintheMullinsCenter,and helped to secure funding sources for a new artificial surface at Alumni Stadium - home of thenationally-rankedMinutemenfootballprogram.
FromSept.2003-Feb.2004,BjornwastheinterimathleticdirectoratUMass.Inthatrole,heoversawallthedepartment,includingsupervisingasenioradministrativestaffof10associateandassistantathleticdirectors,aswellas theheadfootball,men'sbasketball,andmen's icehockey.Duringhis tenure,henegotiatedacontractextensionwithDon"Toot"Cahoon,headmen's icehockeycoach,andwas theathleticdepartmentliaisoninaviabilitystudyonelevatingtoDivisionI-A(now"BCS")footballstatus.
Aftera three-yearstintas thedirectorof regionalsalesandmarketing forResortsSportsNetwork inPortland,Maine,BjornreturnedtoUMassinAprilof2003astheAssociateAD/ExternalAffairs.AtRSN-acompanywhichprovidescablesystemswithprogrammingatskiresorts-hewaspersonallyaccountablefor$1millionintelevisionandwebadvertisingrevenue.
InhisroleasAssociateAD,Bjornwasresponsibleforsolicitingallradioandtelevisionadvertisingandcorporate sponsorship dollars for the athletic department, Mullins Center, and UMass Magazine - atotalexceeding$1milliondollars.Underhiswatch,annualsponsorshiprevenueincreasedbyover135percent. Bjorn also directed the department's retail merchandise program, coordinated advertisingcampaigns and directed the ticket office. He also established "MinuteFan Park," an interactive fanexperienceatAlumniStadium.
After graduating from UMass and spending six months as an intern in the business office at theUniversity of Connecticut, he returned to his alma mater as assistant athletic director for tickets andgameoperationsinDecemberof1990,apositionhehelduntilbeingpromotedin1996.
Athree-yearletterwinnerfortheMinutemenfootballprogram,heearnedhisbachelor'sdegreeinsportsmanagementfromUMassin1990,followingwithamaster'sdegreeinhighereducationfromhisalmamaterin1995.
HemethiswifeCyndyatUMass,andthecouplehasthreedaughters,twinsStephanieandRobyn,andRachael.TheBjornfamilyresidesinNorthKingstown.
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Rhode Island native Gregg Burke begins his fifth year at theUniversityofRhodeIsland.HeservedintheroleofURI'sactingandinterimdirectorofathletics,fromMay,2006-August,2007. BurkecametotheUniversityinSeptember2004asdeputydi-rectorofathletics. Inthisrole,heservedaschiefoperatingofficerof the department with special oversight of men's and women'sbasketball,men'sgolf,andallexternalrelationsofoperations. PriortohisarrivalinKingston,Burkehadfoundedhisowncon-
sultingfirm,in2001,whichincludedclientworkingolf,eventmanagement,mediarelations,fundrais-ing,andbusinessdevelopment. Before that, in 1999, Burke joined a group of nationally respected basketball administrators inlaunchingtheInternationalBasketballLeague.Asvicepresidentoftheleague,heplayedanintegralroleindevelopingthebusinessplan,marketingorganization,andpublicrelationsstrategywhiledirect-ingthespecialevents,publicrelations,corporatesales,licensing,andmerchandisingstaffs. In1987,BurkewashiredatProvidenceCollegeasassistantdirectorofathletics.Hewaspromotedtoassociateathleticdirectorinchargeofadministrativeandexternalrelationsefforts,whereheinitiatedanddevelopedthecorporatepartnershipprogram,thecampus-widelicensingprogram,andmanagedtheticketsoperations,mediarelations,marketing,promotions,development,advertising,andlicensingstaffs.Hewasresponsibleforallbroadcastcontracts,basketballgamemanagement,basketballsched-uling,andspecialevents. HewasnamedsportsinformationdirectoratHolyCrossin1982,whereheengineeredtheHeismanTrophycampaignofGordieLockbaum-stilltheonlynon-DivisionIplayertofinishinthetopfiveinHeis-manTrophyballotingandoneofjustahandfulofathletestoeverfinishinthetopfivetwice. PriortohisworkatHolyCross,BurkewastheassistantdirectorofsportsinformationattheUniver-sityofMichiganwhereheworkedwiththemen'sbasketballandfootballprogramsin1981and1982.HebeganhiscareerasagraduateassistantintheBostonCollegeAthleticsDepartmentin1980. BurkewastheTournamentManagerforthe1989and1996NCAAMen'sBasketballChampionshipinProvidenceandthe1995and2000NCAAHockeyChampionshipinProvidence. DuringhisnearlyquartercenturyofworkwiththeAcademicAll-AmericaAwardsProgramhehasheldanumberofkeypositionsincludingtimeasNationalChairman(1989-94).HewasoneofthetwofoundingfathersoftheAcademicAll-AmericaHallofFameandstillservesasavotingmember. Burkehasservedontheboardofanumberofcommunityorganizations, includingRhodeIslandSpecialOlympics,RhodeIslandALS,andtheHolyCrossClubofR.I. Alongthewayhehasbeenhonoredbyanumberoforganizationsforhisworkinathleticsandinthecommunity.Heistherecipientofthe2002AmbySmithAwardforContributiontoSportinRhodeIsland,the2000ScoopHudginsLifetimeAchievementAwardforContributiontoCollegeFootball,andthe1999ProvidenceCollegeSixthManAwardforcontributiontoFriarBasketball.In1994hewashonoredwiththefirst-everLesterJordanAwardforservicetotheAcademicAll-AmericaProgramandtheStudent-Athlete Ideal. Hehasearned10Best in theNationWritingandPublicationAwards fromtheCollegeSportsInformationDirectorsofAmerica. BurkegraduatedfromHolyCrossin1980withabachelor’sdegreeinpoliticalscience.HeearnedamasterofeducationfromProvidenceCollegein1998.
GREGGBURKEDeputyDirectorofAthletics
SUEBERGENAssociateAthleticsDirector/Finance/SWA SueBergenentersherseventhyearattheUniversityofRhodeIsland,joiningtheathleticsdepartmentinApril,2002. In her role as associate AD for business and finance, Bergen isthe department's chief financial officer, working with departmentheads, head coaches, and administrators in preparing the annualbudget.Shealsomanagestheday-to-dayfiscalaspectsoftheath-letics department, including monthly reporting, budgetary fore-casts,andallexpendituresrelatedtotheathleticsdepartmentand
theRhodeIslandRamAthleticAssociation(RIRAA). Shealsopreparesseveralreportsfortheathleticsdepartment,includingtheNCAAauditandgenderequityreports,aswellastheAtlantic10Conferencesalarysurveyandannualreport. Bergenservesasthedepartment'sSeniorWomanAdministrator(SWA)andsportadministratorforthemen'sandwomen'ssoccerandsoftballprogramsatURI. PriortojoiningtheRhodystaff,BergenservedasaFinancialAnalystIII,intheStrategicPlanningandAnalysisDepartmentfortheMashantucketPequotTribalNation.Sheworkedwiththetribefrom1993-2002. Sheearnedherbachelor'sofsciencedegreeinaccountingandcomputerinformationsystemsfromNorthernMichiganin1986.BergenisisalsoaCertifiedPublicAccountantinthestateofRhodeIslandandisamemberofAICPA. BergenlivesinAshaway,R.I.withherhusbandTomandchildren,JohnandJessica.
Dr. KevinT. McGinniss is entering his third year as the associatedirectorofathleticsfordevelopment.
McGinniss owns a strong educational and professional back-ground which includes over 25 years experience as an educator,author,coach,athleticsadministratorandathlete.
InhisroleatURI,McGinnissheadsupallaspectsoffundraisingfortheathleticsdepartment,withaparticularemphasisontheath-leticscomponentofURI's$100million"MakingaDifference"capital
campaign; raising $5 million for the new Student-Athlete Development Center and other importantathleticscapitalprojects. Duringthefallof2008,thelargestoutrightgifttoURIAthleticswasprocured;$1millionforcapitalimprovementstothebaseballfacility.McGinnissalsoservesasthedepartment'sliaisontotheRhodeIslandRamsAthleticAssociation,URIFoundation,andURIAlumniAssociation. Prior to coming to Kingston, McGinniss served as director of athletics at Mercy College in DobbsFerry,N.Y.Inrecognitionofhisefforts,hewasnominatedforthe2007NationalAssociationofCollegiateAthleticsAdministrators(NACDA)DivisionIIAthleticsDirectoroftheYearAward. From2001-05,McGinnissservedasthedirectorofathleticsdevelopmentatQuinnipiacUniversityinHamden,Conn.Hewasresponsibleforcoordinatingallfundraisingandtheannualgivingprogramforathletics-includingtheNewMillenniumCampaign,a$25millioncampaignforastate-of-the-artathleticscenter. McGinniss'experienceinhighereducationadministrationalsoincludesservingSouthernConnecti-cutStateUniversityasitsdirectorofathleticsdevelopmentanddirectorofalumniaffairs,aswellasasthedirectorofathleticsandrecreationatLehmanCollege,TheCityUniversityofNewYork.Additionally,McGinnisswasthedirectorofathleticsdevelopmentandexecutivedirectoroftheBlue&GrayClubattheU.S.MerchantMarineAcademy,KingsPoint,NY. Aformermen'sbasketballcoach,McGinniss'wastheheadcoachatLehmanCollegeandledapro-gramwithjusteightwinsoverthepreviousfouryearstotheCUNYACNorthDivisiontitle.Healsoservedasanassistantcoachathisalmamater,helpingleadSCSUtoa20-winseasonandapostseasonberthin1992. Activeinprofessionalorganizationsbothlocallyandonthenationallevel,McGinnisshasservedasVice-ChairfortheCouncilforAdvancementandSupportofEducation(CASE)DistrictIBoardofDirectors,isamemberoftheNationalAssociationofAthleticDevelopmentDirectors,NationalAssociationofCol-legiateDirectorsofAthletics,NationalAssociationofBasketballCoachesResearchCommittee,andservesontheECACBoardofDirectorsandECACMarketingCommittee. McGinniss earned his bachelor's degree in health, master's degree in physical education/athlet-icsadministration,andasixthyearprofessionaldiplomaofadvancedgraduatestudiesineducationalleadershipfromSouthernConnecticutStateUniversity.HereceivedhisdoctorateineducationfromtheTeachersCollegeDepartmentofHealthandBehaviorStudiesatColumbiaUniversity. KevinandhiswifeAmyhaveason,Kyle,anddaughter,Kelly.
KEvINMcGINNISSAssociateAthleticsDirector/AthleticDevelopment
PaulKassabianbeginshis11thyearheadingURI’sNCAAcompli-anceoffice.Inthisrole,KassabianservesasadvisortotheUniver-sityPresidentregardingcomplianceissuesandeligibilityofstudent-athletesonall18varsityteams.
Duringhis timeatURI,Kassabianhasdevelopedacomplianceproceduralmanualforcoachesandhasdevelopedandinstitutedahazingpolicystatementforstudent-athletes.
KassabianalsoconductsNCAAruleseducationsessions for theUniversitycommunityanditsathleticboostergroups.Hehasalsodevelopedandpresentededucationalmaterials for local high school guidance counselors and athletic directors as to the NCAA EligibilityCenter'sprocessandproceduresforinitialeligibilityofprospectivestudent-athletes. HewasalsoamemberoftheUniversityofRhodeIsland'sSteeringCommitteeforNCAAre-certifica-tion.Priortohisroleaschiefcompliancecoordinator,Kassabianservedasaninstructorinthekinesiologydepartmentandtheassistantcoachforthemen'strackandcrosscountryteamsatURI. Prior to arriving in Kingston, Kassabian was the assistant men's and women's track coach andstrength&conditioningcoachatBostonUniversityandBentleyCollege. Kassabianreceivedabachelor’sdegreefromNortheasternUniversity,withamajorinspeechcom-municationandminorineconomics.Aftercompletinghisundergraduatedegree,Kassabianwentontopursueamaster’sdegreeineducation,concentratinginStudentPersonnelCounseling.Whilecomplet-inghisstudies, Kassabianservedthreeyearsasacademicadvisor forathleticsanddevelopedapilotpracticumprogramforgraduatestudentsinacademicadvisingforathletics. Paulandhiswife,Chelle,theformergymnasticscoachatURI,resideinWakefieldwiththeirthreechildren,Ardemis,Kerkor,andTateos.
PAULKASSABIANAssociateAthleticsDirector/NCAACompliance
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JohnVannerentershis32ndyearattheUniversityofRhodeIsland,havingworkedintheathleticsdepartmentsince1986.
Vannerservesassportadministratorforthefootball,baseball,andvolleyballprograms.HeisaURIgraduateandbeganworkingattheuniversityin1977asateacherinthephysicaleducationdepart-ment.
In1986,VannerreplacedURIlegendErnieCalverlyastheAsso-ciateDirectorofAthletics,overseeingthemen'sathleticsprogram.
HeiscreditedwithmakingseveralcoachinghiresthathelpedbringtheUniversity'sathleticsprogramtothenationallevel,includinghisfirsthire-men'sbasketballcoachTomPenders,wholedtheRamstotheNCAASweet16inhissecondseasoninKingston. Healsohiredformermen'ssoccercoachEdBradley,formerbaseballcoachFrankLeoni,andHallofFamegolfcoachTomDrennan,whohaveeachguidedtheirprogramstopostseasonNCAAcompetition. VannerlivesinJohnstonwithhiswifeCynthia(RhodeIsland,'82)andchildren,John,Torrey,andJessica.
JoHNvANNERAssociateAthleticsDirector
KIMBISSoNNETTEAssociateAthleticsDirector/Health&Performance
A 1977 graduate from the University of Rhode Island, KimBissonnetteentershis18thyearatURI in2009-10.Most recently,hewaspromoted fromHeadAthleticTrainer toassociateathleticsdirectorforhealth&performance.
PriortohisappointmentatURIhewastheHeadAthleticTraineratBentleyCollegeinWaltham,Mass.forsixyears.HewasamemberoftheathletictrainingstaffatNortheasternUniversityfrom1979-1985.
Inthesummerof1985,BissonnettealsoworkedastheHeadAthleticTrainerfortheRhodeIslandGullsoftheUnitedStatesBasketballLeague. BissonnetteisanactivememberoftheNationalAthleticTrainersAssociation(NATA),theEasternAthleticTrainersAssociation(EATA),andtheRhodeIslandAthleticTrainersAssociation(RIATA).Hehasservedonmanynational,regional,andstatecommitteesandwasinstrumentalinthedevelopmentofthecurrentlicensinglawthatgovernsthepracticeofathletictrainingwithinthestateRhodeIsland. He served as the president for the AthleticTrainers of Massachusetts and co-founded the RhodeIslandAthleticTrainersAssociation,servingastheinauguralpresidentaswell.Hehasbeenalecturer,clinician,andmemberofthesupportmedicalstaffformanyregionaleventsincludingtheUSFSANa-tionalChampionshipsandtheBostonMarathon.HereceivedtheUniversityofRhodeIslandStaffExcel-lenceAwardin2001andwasinductedintotheRhodeIslandAthleticTrainersAssociationHallofFamein2007. AnativeofPortsmouth,R.I.Bissonnetteearnedhisbachelor’sdegreefromRhodeIslandin1977andhismaster’sdegreefromtheUniversityofArizonain1978.Heisinchargeoftheoverallathletictrainingprogram,withdirectresponsibilityforintercollegiatefootball. A certified member of the National Strength & Conditioning Association, Bissonnette has threedaughters-Jocelyn,Lindsay,andKara-andresidesinWakefield.
GinaSperrybeginshersecondyearasassociatedirectorofath-leticsat theUniversityofRhode Island in2009-10,servingas thesport administrator to the men's and women's cross country andtrack,rowing,andwomen'sswimmingprograms.Sperryalsoover-seestheNCAA/ChampsLifeSkillsProgram,serveasanacademicli-aisonwithURIAdvisingProgramsforstudent-athletes,andmonitortheacademicperformanceofstudent-athletes.
Sperrywillalsoserveonthefollowingcommittees:StudentAffairsDiversityCommittee,URIPresident'sCommissionoftheStatusofWomen,AssociationforProfessionalandAcademicWomen(pastpresident),URIHarassmentCommittee,andRhode IslandAssociationofIntercollegiateAthletesforWomen(RIAIAW). Prior toherappointment,shewasanacademicadvisor/learningspecialist for themen'sbasket-ballandmen'strack&fieldsquads.Inadditiontoheracademicworkwithstudent-athletes,Sperryiscommittedtoassistingstudent-athletes’overalldevelopment,havingservedasthecoordinatorfortheRhodyLifeSkillsProgram. PriortoherarrivalatRhodeIsland,SperrywasanacademiccoordinatorandChampsLifeSkillsco-ordinatoratArizonaState. While inTempe,shedevelopedprogrammingtoenhancestudent-athletewelfareinsuchareasasstudyskills,careerplanning,health&wellness,andleadership&character.HerCHAMPS/LifeSkillsprogramwashonoredin2000withaProgramofExcellenceAwardbytheNCAADivi-sionIAthleticDirectors'Association.SheservedinasimilarcapacityattheUniversityofNewHampshirepriortoherstintatASU. Sperrymovedintoacademicadvisingandlifeskillsenhancementfollowingasuccessfulcareerasa collegiate cross country and track & field coach. She was the head coach of the New Hampshire'swomen'strack&field/crosscountryteamfrom1992-99.Shewasnamedthe1997AmericaEastCrossCountryCoachoftheYear.From1988-92,shewasheadwomen'scrosscountryandassistantwomen'strack&fieldcoachattheUniversityofVermont,twiceearningNorthAtlanticConferenceCrossCountryCoachoftheYearhonors. Sperry earned her bachelor’s degree in physical education (coach specialization) from Eastern Il-linoisin1983.Shealsoearnedhermaster’sdegreeinphysicaleducation(adultfitnessandcardiacreha-bilitation)fromEIUin1984. Duringherownathleticcareer,Sperrywasanational-classdistancerunner. ShewasaNationalAmateurChampionat10-kilometersin1986.Sperryalsoqualifiedforthe1988U.S.OlympicTeamTrialsintheMarathonandfinished18thatthe1986BostonMarathon. SperryresidesinNewport,R.I.
GINASPERRYAssociateAthleticsDirector/AthleticPrograms
MikeLapreyentershisfourthyearastheassistantathleticsdi-rectorforsportscommunicationsattheUniversityofRhodeIsland. Inthisrole,Lapreyoverseesallmediarelationsandsportscom-muncations efforts for the athletics department, including printedpublicationsandGoRhody.com–URI’sofficialathleticswebsite. During his tenure at Rhode Island, Laprey has coordinated thecompleteredesignandoverhaulofGoRhody.com,includingnewin-teractiveandmultimediafeatures.Heservesastheprimarymedia
contactforthemen’sbasketball,golf,andwomen’ssoccerteams. Before coming to Kingston, Laprey spent the 2005-06 academic year at Marquette University inMilwaukee,Wis.Priortothat,hespentsevenyearsatIonaCollegeinNewRochelle,N.Y.,elevatingtotheroleofAssociateAD/AthleticCommunications. Whileat Iona,Lapreywas inchargeofallmediarelationsefforts fortheGaels’21varsitysports,includingservingasdepartmentspokesmanandchiefeditorandpublisherforallathleticpublicationsandmediareleases. Duringthesummerof2003,heplayedanintegralroleinIona’srebrandingefforts,includingthedevelopmentofanewlogoandseriesofwordmarks,aswellasatotalrevampingoftheofficialathleticswebsite.InMay2003,heearnedhismaster’sdegreeinjournalismfromIona. HebeganatIonainthefallof1998,servingadualroleasagraduateassistantinthesportsinforma-tionofficeandanassistantcoachfortheGaels’nationally-rankedmen’scrosscountryteam.Duringthe1997-98academicyear,LapreyservedasamediarelationsassistantattheBIGEASTConference. A1997graduateofFairfieldUniversity,withadegreeineconomicsandphilosophy,LapreybeganhiscareerasanundergraduateassistantintheFairfieldsportsinformationoffice.Hewasathree-yearlettermanfortheStagscrosscountrysquadandwaspresidentandco-founderoftheFairfieldUniversityTrackClub.Healsoservedasheadmen’sbasketballmanagerfortheStags’1995-96NITseason.
MIKELAPREYAssistantAthleticsDirector/SportsCommunications
Walter Boyle begins his 31st year at the University of RhodeIsland in 2009-10. In his current role, Boyle handles all aspects ofgame operations, including its annual budget, hiring and trainingevent staff, and as a liaison between all ancillary agencies (police,fire,etc.)aswellaslands&groundscrews. BoylearrivedatURIin1978asassistantdirectorofathleticsforticketsandpromotions,wherehehandledallaspectsoftickets foreventsaswellasspecialpromotionsandmarketingvenues.In1991,
healsotookchargeoftheUniversity'sAthleticVolunteerismProgram. A1970graduateofProvidenceCollege,Boylewasanadministrativeassistanttotheexecutivedirec-torandboxofficesupervisorattheProvidenceCivicCenterforsixyears.WithaBachelorofArtsinEng-lish,hewascommissionedaSecondLieutenantintheU.S.Army,graduatingfromthePCROTCprogram.HerosetotherankofCaptainintheU.S.ArmyReservesasaFieldArtilleryOfficer. ActiveinstudentaffairsatProvidence,Boylewaselectedto'Who'sWho'andthe'NationalStudentRegister'asanundergraduate.Asasenior,heservedasvicepresidentoftheStudentCongress.Heiscurrentlyamemberandpastofficerof theNarragansettLionsCluband isamemberof theBoardofCanvassersforthetownofNarragansett. Boyle and his wife, Janet, were married in 1983 and reside in Narragansett.The couple has twochildren-PeterandKaren.
WALTERBoYLEAssistantAthleticsDirector/operations
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ArtTuvesonentershis29thyearatURI.Heisresponsibleforfacil-ity management and planning with respect to the intercollegiate,clubandrecreationalsportsprograms.Hehandlesallfacilitymain-tenance issues while serving as the athletic department’s liaisonwitharchitecturalfirms. Tuveson is responsibleforspecialoperations/projectswhichmaybeon-goingorshort-termandwhichrequireplanning,coordinationandsupervision.Heservedasassistantdirectorforrecreationalser-
vicesandfacilitiesfrom1990-2004. Tuveson was instrumental in the completion of the $12 million Bradford Boss Ice Arena in 2002whilealsohelpingwiththeplansfortheRyanCenter.Hehasalsohelpedwiththeplanningandcon-structionofMackalFieldHouse,ArriganSailingPavilion,andCampanellaRowingCenter. TuvesoncametoKingstonin1980asDirectorofRecreationalServices. Duringthattime,hewasresponsiblefortheplanning,organization,andcoordinationofacomprehensiveanddiverserecreationalservicesprogramthatwouldmeettheneedsoftheURIcommunity. Priortothat,TuvesonservedinsimilarrolesatNewHampshireandWisconsin-Stout. A1972graduateofNewHampshire,Tuvesonreceivedhismaster’sdegreeinrecreationadministra-tionfromOregonin1977.
ARTTUvESoNAssistantAthleticsDirector/Management&Planning
VinnyTurcobeginshis13thseasonasassistantathleticsdirectorforoperationsattheUniversityofRhodeIslandin2009-10. In this role, Turco oversees all game operations for men’s andwomen’s home athletic contests, coordinates the athletic masterschedule, and manages the administrative purchasing process ofathleticmaterialandequipmentforall18URIvarsitysports. Turcoisalsoresponsibleforthemanagementandplanningofdailypracticeandteamtravelequipmentrequirements,facilityset-upand
breakdownforfootball,men’sandwomen’sbasketball,andvolleyballhomeevents,andadministrationofathleticmaterialsportsbudgets.Heisthedepartment’sliaisontotheRyanCenter. AformerdefensivebackontheURIfootballteam,TurcoreturnedtoKingstonfollowingatwo-yearstintasassistantdirectorforathleticequipmentatOhioUniversity.WhileatOhio,hehelpedcoordinategamedayoperationsandeventmanagementforathleticcontestsandalsocontrolledthepurchasingandinventoryofteamathleticequipmentandbudgets. Turco graduated from Rhode Island in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education andearnedhismaster’sdegreeinathleticadministrationfromOhioUniversityin1994. InadditiontohisdutiesatURI,TurcoalsoworksasafieldproduceranddoesspecialtystatisticsforFoxSportsandworksinconjunctionwithDornaUSA,withhisprimaryresponsibilitybeingtheoperationandmaintenanceofrotatingmarketingsignsatmen’sandwomen’sbasketballgames.Healsoservedasthepublicrelations/statisticaldistributioncrewsupervisoratSuperBowlXXVII,XXVIII,andXXVIV. Turcoandhiswife,Cheryl,resideinKingstonwiththeirtwochildren–RaeandJoseph.
vINNYTURCoAssistantAthleticsDirector/operations
Daryl Jasper begins his second year as the Director of BusinessDevelopmentforTheRyanCenterandtheUniversityofRhodeIsland(URI)AthleticsDepartment.
Jasper’s role is a collaborative effort with the Ryan Center - thehomeofURI'smen'sandwomen'sbasketballteams-andtheath-leticsdepartmenttogenerateadvertising,sponsorship,promotions,andcorporatepartnerships.
Most recently, Jasper worked with Nelligan Sports Marketing asthegeneralmanagerofBrownUniversity'sproperty.HeworkedcloselywiththeBrownathleticsad-ministrationinallfacetsofmarketing.Injustsixmonths,Jaspernegotiatedandrestructuredcorporatepartnerships,whilecreatingnewinnovativeopportunitiesforlocal,regional,andnationalsponsors. PriortoworkingwithNelligan,Jasperspent13yearsinprofessionalminorleaguebaseball.Duringthe2007season,heservedasexecutivevicepresidentofbusinessoperationswiththeNewHampshireFisherCats-theEasternLeague(AA)affiliateoftheTorontoBlueJays.Directlyresponsibleforallde-partments intheorganization,Jasperadministeredandmanagedallaspectsofmarketing,salesandcorporatepartnershipsfortheFisherCats. From1995-2006,JasperworkedforthePawtucketRedSox,elevatingtotheroleofassistantgen-eralmanager.WhileatMcCoyStadium,hesoldcorporatepartnerships,organizedcommunityoutreachevents,oversawindividualandseasonticketcampaigns,andsupervisedagamedaystaffofover250employees. JaspergraduatedfromtheUniversityofMassachusettswithaBachelorofSciencedegreefromtheIsenbergSchoolofManagement/SportManagementProgramin1993.HecurrentlyservesontheSports
DARYLJASPERDirectorofBusinessDevelopment
Dr.BarbaraF.Luebkehasservedasthefacultyathleticsrepresenta-tiveattheUniversityofRhodeIslandsinceJanuary,2007.
Dr. Luebke is a professor of Journalism and former chair of theDepartmentofJournalism.ShehasbeenatURIsinceJuly1989andpreviouslytaughtattheUniversityofMissouri,theUniversityofWis-consin-EauClaireandtheUniversityofHartford.
Alongtimememberoftheuniversity’sAthleticsAdvisoryBoard,shecurrentlyisamemberoftheNCAA’sCommitteeonAthleticsCertifi-
cationandtheAtlantic10’sFinanceCommittee. SheearnedherPh.D.fromtheUniversityofMissouri,herM.S.fromtheUniversityofOregonandherB.A.fromWisconsin-EauClaire.
BARBARALUEBKEFacultyAthleticsRepresentative
JimFosterBaseball
JimBaronMen’sBasketball
CathyIngleseWomen’sBasketball
JohnCopelandMen’sTrack&Field/XC
LaurieFeit-MelnickWomen’sTrack&Field/XC
JoeTrainerFootball
TomDrennanGolf
Johno’ConnorMen’sSoccer
zacShawWomen’sSoccer
ShelaghDonohoeRowing
ErinLaytonSoftball
MickWestkottWomen’sSwimming/Diving
valvillucciWomen’sTennis
BobSchneckVolleyball
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