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Day Date OppOnent timeSat. Feb. 25 vs. King’s # 2:00 pmSun. Feb. 26 Richard Stockton (DH) noonSat. Mar. 3 vs. Muhlenberg^ 6:00 pmSun. Mar. 4 vs. Kenyon^ 2:00 pmMon. Mar. 5 vs. Ohio Northern^ 9:00 am vs. Hiram^ 3:00 pmTue. Mar. 6 vs. Heidelberg^ 10:00 amWed. Mar. 7 vs. St. Joseph’s (LI)^ 7:00 pmThu. Mar. 8 vs. Haverford^ 11:00 amFri. Mar. 9 vs. Central^ 9:00 amWed. mar. 14 Swarthmore 3:30 pmSat. mar. 17 albright* (DH) noonSun. Mar. 18 at Albright* 1:00 pmTue. Mar. 20 at Rutgers-Camden 3:30 pmFri. Mar. 23 at Lebanon Valley* 3:30 pmSat. mar. 24 Lebanon Valley* (DH) noonSun. mar. 25 Utica (DH) noonFri. mar. 30 elizabethtown* 3:30 pmSat. Mar. 31 at Elizabethtown* (DH) NoonTue. Apr. 3 at TCNJ 3:30 pmWed. apr. 4 penn State Berks 3:30 pmThu. Apr. 5 at Arcadia* 3:30 pmSat. apr. 7 arcadia* (DH) noonTue. Apr. 10 at Rowan 3:30 pmWed. apr. 11 penn State Brandywine 4:00 pmFri. Apr. 13 at Messiah* 3:30 pmSat. apr. 14 messiah* (DH) noontue. apr. 17 Gwynedd-mercy 3:30 pmMon. Apr. 23 at Keystone 3:30 pmFri. apr. 27 alvernia* 3:30 pmSat. Apr. 28 at Alvernia* (DH) NoonThu.-Sat. May 3-5 Commonwealth Conference Tournament (West Lawn, PA)

*Commonwealth Conference game# in Flemington, NJ^Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic (Fort Myers, FL)Home games in BoldSchedule is Subject to Change

2011 Results

2/26 vs.Wartburg^ L 0-12

2/27 vs.Hanover^ W 9-3

2/27 vs.Hanover^ W 17-8

2/28 vs.Rose-Hulman^ W 10-5

3/1 vs.No.23St.JohnFisher̂ W 9-1

3/1 vs.No.23St.JohnFisher̂ W 9-1

3/2 vs.Augustana(IL)^ L 7-8

3/3 vs.MilwaukeeSOE^ W 16-5

3/3 vs.MilwaukeeSOE^ W 3-2

3/9 No.6JOHNSHOPKINS L 7-8

3/12 LYNDONSTATE W 10-0

3/12 LYNDONSTATE W 15-0

3/13 SCRANTON L 4-10

3/13 SCRANTON W 4-1

3/18 LEBANONVALLEY* W 9-5

3/19 atLebanonValley* L 1-2

3/19 atLebanonValley* W 12-3

3/22 atSwarthmore W 8-5

3/26 ELIZABETHTOWN* L 1-4

3/26 ELIZABETHTOWN*W 6-2

3/29 atElizabethtown* W 12-3

3/30 WASHINGTON(MD) W 16-11

4/2 atAlbright* W 7-2

4/2 atAlbright* W 4-3

4/3 ALBRIGHT* W 10-6

4/7 MESSIAH* L 1-3

4/11 atMessiah* L 5-6

4/11 atMessiah* W 7-4

4/15 atNo.16Alvernia* L 4-5

4/17 No.16ALVERNIA* L 5-17

4/17 No.16ALVERNIA* L 5-6

4/19 atNeumann L 2-3

4/21 atUrsinus W 19-8

4/26 atNo.29Haverford L 5-8

4/29 ARCADIA* W 3-0

4/30 atArcadia* W 11-4

4/30 atArcadia* W7-3(8)

5/5 vs.Messiah% L 3-5

5/6 vs.Alvernia% L 1-9

* Commonwealth ConferenCe Game

^ at winter haven, fl

% Commonwealth Conf. tourn.

(west lawn, Pa)

Widener University’s Baseball team would like to give a special thanks to all our sponsors for your continued support of the

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TABLE OF CONTENTSFriends of Widener Baseball / 2011 Results .............................. IFCTable of Contents / Quick Facts / Directions ................................ 1Head Coach Mike LaRosa ............................................................ 2Assistant Coaches ......................................................................... 22012 Roster .................................................................................. 3The 2012 Pride ....................................................................... 4-112011 Stats .................................................................................. 112011 Stats / Records ................................................................... 12Widener University ..................................................................IBC

Directions to WiDener • From Philadelphia: Take I-95 South to I-476 North and MacDade Boulevard. Turn west onto MacDade Boulevard and follow the Widener University sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Boulevard becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Avenue, Route 320 South, and follow the Widener Uni-versity sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.From Western and Northern PA: Follow the PA Turnpike to Exit 331A, I-476. Take I-476 South toward Chester to Exit 1. Turn west onto Mac-Dade Blvd. and follow the Widener Univ. sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Blvd. becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Ave., Route 320 South, and follow the Widener Univ. sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.From New York, Northern New Jersey and New England: Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 2. Proceed on Route 322 West across the Commodore Barry Bridge. Coming off the bridge, follow signs for I-95 North and Philadelphia. Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 & 352). At the first traffic light, turn left over bridge. Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.

From Delaware, Maryland and Washington, DC: Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 & 352). At first traffic light, turn left over bridge. Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.From Southern New Jersey: Take the Atlantic City Expressway to I-295 South to the Commodore Barry Bridge. Follow signs for I-95 North and Philadelphia. Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 & 352). At the first traffic light, turn left over bridge. Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.From Harrisburg: Follow I-76 East (exiting the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Valley Forge) to Exit 331A (I-476 South). Follow I-476 South to Exit 1 (MacDade Boulevard). Go right off the exit onto MacDade Boulevard West and follow the Widener University sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Boulevard becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Avenue, Route 320 South, and follow the Widener University sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.

creDits: The 2012 Baseball Media Guide was produced by the Widener University Sports Information Department. Photography by John Ferko ‘80, Greg Caroccio, Al Zacharka and University Relations. Printed by Gazette Printing; Indiana, PA. Information current as of January 2012.

GENERAL INFORMATIONAddress .........................One University Place / Chester, PA 19013Enrollment ....................................................3,200 undergraduatesFounded .....................................................1821, Wilmington, DEColors ..........................................................Widener Blue & GoldNickname .............................................................................. PrideAffiliation ......................................................... NCAA Division IIIConference ................................Middle Atlantic (Commonwealth)2011 Records ............................24-15 (11-7 Commonwealth, 3rd)Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................................. 23/9Pitchers Returning/Lost .....................................10/4 (Starters, 3/1)ADMINISTRATIONPresident .................................................... Dr. James T. Harris IIIAthletic Director ........................................................... Jack ShaferAssistant A.D./Sr. Woman Admin. ......Larissa Gillespie ‘98, M ‘00Assistant Athletic Director ...................................Chris Carideo ‘96Athletic Trainer .................................A.J. Duffy III, MS, ATC, PTEquipment Manager ................................................Nader KawashTeam Physician .......................................... Dr. L. Luke Cellini ‘59Team Orthopedic Consultant .....................Dr. James M. ZurbachSports Information Director .................................... Derek CrudeleOffice Phone ............................................................610-499-4436Fax ...........................................................................610-499-4481Cell/Home Phone ....................................................215-880-4377E-Mail ....................................................... [email protected] Address ............................................www.WidenerPride.comSports Information Hotline ................................ 610-499-4600 (2)Baseball Play-by-Play Announcer .................................. Adam BalkCOACHING STAFFHead Coach ...............................................................Mike LaRosaAlma Mater ..........................................................West Chester ‘05E-mail ......................................................... [email protected] Record (Seasons) ..............................................First SeasonRecord at School (Seasons) ...........................................First SeasonAssistants ...... Brian Campbell ‘07, Josh Krautwald, Dewey OrientePhone .......................................................................610-499-4446

Dan Sieracki

Bill Hollingsworth

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COACHING STAFF

Mike LaRosa • Head Coach Mike LaRosa has been handed the

reins as the new baseball coach at Wid-

ener University.

LaRosa spent the last two years as an

assistant coach at Neumann University.

He primarily was responsible for coach-

ing the infielders, serving as the base

running and assistant hitting coach as well as being the first base

coach. LaRosa also was the Knights’ JV coach.

With LaRosa’s help, Neumann in 2011 posted a 28-13 record,

advanced to the Colonial States Athletic Conference Tournament

and competed in the ECAC South Region Tournament. The 2010

team went 20-18-1 and played in the CSAC Tournament before

advancing to the ECAC South Tournament final.

LaRosa also served as an instructor with On Deck Baseball in

Warminster and the All-Star Baseball Academy in Downingtown,

providing instruction to high school students and coordinating youth

summer camps.

LaRosa was a four-year starter at second base for West Chester

University, serving as captain his junior and senior seasons. He was

tabbed All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference all four years and

was named the NCAA Division II National Defensive Player of the

Year in 2003.

He graduated with a career .362 batting average and ranked

second in school history with 234 hits. He helped the Rams to two

PSAC East regular season titles and three trips to the NCAA Tourna-

ment.

After graduation, LaRosa played professionally for the New Haven

County Cutters in the Canadian-American Independent Baseball

League.

LaRosa graduated West Chester in 2005 with a B.S. in Business

Management and was a four-year member of the school’s Student-

Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). He will earn his Master’s in

May 2012 from Neumann in Sport Management.

Brian Campbell, a former standout player for the Pride, comes back to his alma mater for his first season as an assistant coach.

Campbell was a key member of the squad as a pitcher and a shortstop from 2004-07, being named first team All-Commonwealth Confer-

ence in 2006 and 2007. As a senior in 2007, Campbell led the league with a 1.37 ERA and was third with 23 stolen bases. In 2006, he

closed fourth in the league with a .401 batting average and was picked to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team. His playing

career did not end in Chester as he competed parts of three seasons with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association. Campbell

also competed for the Veracruz Winter League and was a 2007 New York State League All-Star. He also was a three-time member of the

Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll. Campbell graduated Widener in 2007 with a degree in Business Management.

Josh Krautwald is in his first season as an assistant coach for Widener. Krautwald played two seasons at Neumann University,

going 4-1 on the mound in 2010 with 51 strikeouts over 50 1/3 innings. He was picked second team All-Colonial States Athletic Con-

ference that season and made the league’s All-Academic Team. Krautwald received a Bachmann Academic Scholarship from Neumann

for the 2010-11 academic year. He is an assistant facility manager for MapleZone Sports and Fitness Complex in Boothwyn, scheduling

tournaments, camps and clinics as well as serving as head coach for the traveling team for 15 year olds. Krautwald graduated Neumann in

2011 with a B.S. in Sport Management.

Dewey Oriente begins his first season as an assistant coach for the Pride. Oriente competed four years for Saint Joseph’s University,

being named all-region and Honorable Mention All-Atlantic 10 Conference in 2009. He also was picked to the Philadelphia Big Five All-

Academic Team. Oriente also was tabbed first team All-Big Five in 2009 and 2010 as well as second team All-Atlantic 10 in 2010. Oriente

in the summer of 2009 competed for the Kutztown Rockies of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League. He presently is an instructor and

coach for MapleZone Sports and Fitness Complex. He also was worked with Nexxt Level Sports and the Delaware Valley Youth Athletic

Association as a coach and camp coordinator. Oriente graduated Saint Joseph’s in 2010 with a Bachelor’s of Finance.

Assistant Coaches

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no. name cl. Pos. Ht. B/t HometoWn/Previous scHool major

1 Matt Scherer Fr. SS/OF 5-10 R/R Havertown, PA/Havertown Sport Management2 * Sam Christie So. OF 5-10 L/L Upper Darby, PA/Monsignor Bonner Business Management5 Marc Noyalis Fr. 3B/P 6-3 R/R Dallas, PA/Dallas Chemical Engineering6 ** Matt Hone Jr. SS 5-11 R/R Newtown, PA/Council Rock North Business8 *** Joe Sessa Sr. P 6-0 L/L Broomall, PA/Cardinal O’Hara Accounting9 * Andrew Farris So. 2B/SS 5-6 R/R Red Hill, PA/Upper Perkiomen Math Education10 ** Dennis Hocker Jr. C 6-1 R/R Coral Springs, FL/Coral Springs Charter Accounting12 ** Steven Mahoney Jr. P 6-0 R/R Norristown, PA/Kennedy-Kenrick Accounting13 * Michael Riverso So. OF 6-1 L/L Philadelphia, PA/Neumann-Goretti Finance14 * Kyle Summers So. 2B/C 5-8 R/R Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin Civil Engineering15 * Andrew Gehringer So. 3B/1B 6-0 R/R Boyertown, PA/Boyertown Criminal Justice16 *** Bill Hollingsworth Sr. 1B/P 6-2 R/R Drexel Hill, PA/Monsignor Bonner Accounting17 * Brendan O’Brien Jr. OF 5-11 R/R Coatesville, PA/Alvernia Univ. Sport Management18 *** Salvatore Spera Sr. P 5-10 R/R Norristown, PA/Kennedy-Kenrick Accounting19 ** Craig Ricks Sr. P 6-0 L/L Dallastown, PA/Dallastown Mechanical Engineering20 ** Brandon McCloskey Jr. P 6-4 R/R Belford, NJ/Middletown North Civil Engineering21 * Nick Cook So. 1B 6-2 L/L Cranford, NJ/Cranford Criminal Justice23 *** Jason Ferrie Sr. P 5-11 L/L Royersford, PA/Spring-Ford Sport Management24 *** Dan Sieracki Sr. CF 6-2 R/R Cherry Hill, NJ/Bishop Eustace Accounting25 Robert Barth Fr. P 5-11 R/R Norristown, PA/Pope John Paul II Psychology/Physical Therapy26 *** Rick Kazigian Sr. P 5-10 R/R West Chester, PA/Malvern Prep Accounting28 *** Sean Saverio Sr. C/RF 6-0 L/R Horsham, PA/La Salle Univ. Sport Management29 *** Eric Von Stetina Sr. 2B 5-10 R/R Collegeville, PA/St. Pius X Mechanical Engineering30 Josh Everett Fr. 3B/SS 6-1 R/R Harveys Lake, PA/Lake-Lehman Chemical Engineering31 ** Michael Bonagura Jr. P 6-1 R/R Somerdale, NJ/Paul VI Hospitality Management32 *** Matt Day Sr. P 6-0 R/L Plymouth Meeting, PA/La Salle Coll. HS Biology33 Anthony Kelly Jr. P 5-11 R/R Merchantville, NJ/Camden County CC American History34 *** Franco LaBraico Sr. P 6-0 L/L Hazleton, PA/Hazleton Area Accounting35 Scott Merz Fr. P/1B 6-4 R/R Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin Business Management39 * Colin Weiss So. OF 5-11 R/R Red Hill, PA/Upper Perkiomen Mechanical Engineering

Head Coach: Mike LaRosa (West Chester ‘05), first season • Assistants: Brian Campbell ‘07, Josh Krautwald, Dewey OrienteCaptains: Rick Kazigian, Sean Saverio, Dan Sieracki

Widener’s baseball team in 2006 moved to a beautiful new on-campus stadium on the site of the former softball field. The field is one of the finest college baseball facilities in the Phila-delphia area. It sports dugouts, bleachers, a scoreboard, a press box, three batting cages, four pitchers mounds off the field, a 30-foot blue monster in left field and the same grass used by the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. A true site to behold, it is one of three on-campus fields and four all together that underwent an extensive renovation dur-ing the 2005-06 academic year.

Dewey OrienteAssistant Coach

Adam BalkBroadcaster

Brian CampbellAssistant Coach

Josh KrautwaldAssistant Coach

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Matt Day 32Senior • Pitcher • 6-0 • R/L • Plymouth Meeting, PA • La Salle College HS

As A Junior in 2011: Made four ap-pearances and one start on the mound... Struck out six and only gave up eight hits... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll.As A sophomore in 2010: Appeared in six games... Struck out seven over 6 2/3 innings... Allowed no earned runs in first four appearances... Earned the win in a scoreless inning vs. Rowan (4/21).As A FreshmAn in 2009: Notched his first letter.notes: Majoring in Biology.

G/GS CG IP H R ER BB SO SV W-L ERA2009 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0.002010 6/0 0 6.2 12 13 7 5 7 0 1-0 9.452011 4/1 0 7.0 8 11 7 7 6 0 0-0 9.00totals 10/1 0 13.2 20 24 14 12 13 0 1-0 9.22

Jason Ferrie 23Senior • Pitcher • 5-11 • L/L • Royersford, PA • Spring-Ford

As A Junior in 2011: Mentioned as a player to watch by Collegiate Baseball... Appeared in 10 games with eight starts... Pitched 53 1/3 innings and struck out 41 batters, including nine over seven innings against Rose-Hulman (2/28).As A sophomore in 2010: Tabbed second team All-Commonwealth Conference... Appeared in 11 games with 10 starts... Ended fourth in the conference with 63 strikeouts... Went 8-3, finishing tied for first in the conference and tied for fourth in school history in wins... Won seven straight appearances, including complete games in five consecutive conference doubleheaders... Allowed two or fewer runs over at least five innings in six straight starts... Struck out 10 in game two of the doubleheader at Alvernia (3/27)... Struck out nine and walked none, allowing just two earned runs in a complete game victory in game one at Elizabethtown (4/24).As A FreshmAn in 2009: Named Commonwealth Conference Rookie of the Year... Started in all 10 appear-ances, finishing 5-0... Ended fifth in the conference with a 3.05 ERA, fourth with a .226 opponents’ batting average, fifth with 58 strikeouts and fifth in wins... Led the team with 56 innings pitched... Went 2-0, strik-

ing out 11 and allowing just five earned runs over 12 innings in two starts against Lebanon Valley... Struck out a season-high nine, allowing just two earned runs over six innings at Albright (3/27)... Recorded the win at eventual conference champion Elizabethtown (4/17) allowing just four hits, one earned run and one walk with seven strikeouts over seven innings.notes: Majoring in Sport Management.


Bill Hollingsworth 16Senior • 1B/P • 6-2 • R/R • Drexel Hill, PA • Monsignor Bonner

As A Junior in 2011: Tabbed first team All-Commonwealth Conference... Appeared in 35 games with 34 starts... Totaled 258 putouts... Amounted seven doubles, including two against Lebanon Valley (3/18)... Went 3-for-3 with six RBI against Milwaukee School of Engineering (3/3)... Finished with a .395 on-base percentage and a .433 slugging percentage... Appeared in four games pitching in relief and struck out seven batters in 4 2/3 innings.As A sophomore in 2010: Named second team All-Commonwealth Conference... Played in 31 games with 16 starts... Hit .323 and closed fifth on the team with a .508 slugging percentage... Went 2-for-3 with two walks and four RBI vs. Johnson & Wales (3/4)... Finished 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI in the

second game vs. Farmingdale State (3/2)... Went 2-for-2 with a double, a home run and two RBI in game one vs. Albright (5/1).As A FreshmAn in 2009: Played in 27 games with six starts... Had an RBI double at the College of New Jersey (4/7)... Posted an RBI at Elizabethtown (4/17)... Went 1-for-2 with a double and a run at Gwynedd-Mercy (4/27).notes: Majoring in Accounting.

G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG2009 27/6 31 7 7 2 0 0 5 9 0/0 .2262010 31/16 65 11 21 6 0 2 18 7 2/3 .3232011 35/34 97 13 27 7 1 2 17 15 0/1 .278totals 93/56 193 31 55 15 1 4 40 31 2/4 .285

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Rick Kazigian 26Senior • Pitcher • 5-10 • R/R • West Chester, PA • Malvern Prep

As A Junior in 2011: Mentioned as a player to watch by Collegiate Baseball... Made 11 appearances and eight starts... Allowed 29 earned runs over 46 1/3 innings for a 5.63 ERA... Totaled 36 strikeouts.As A sophomore in 2010: Tabbed first team All-Commonwealth Conference... Appeared in 10 games with eight starts... Led the team with a 2.97 ERA (minimum 12 innings pitched)... Finished tied for second on the team with five wins... Won his last five starts, pitching at least seven innings in each and allowing three or fewer earned runs... Recorded the save, allowing just one hit over two shutout innings in game one vs. Messiah (3/20)... Struck out six, allowing just four hits and no earned runs over seven innings at Albright (4/30)... Fired nine strong innings in an elimination game in the NCAA Tournament against Manhattanville (5/20), allowing just two runs and five hits.As A FreshmAn in 2009: Finished tied for third in the conference with 16 appearances... Ended second on the team with a 3.26 earned run average... Struck out five over two innings vs. Ohio Northern (3/2)... Allowed just one earned run over six innings vs. Misericordia (3/15)... Recorded the save at the College of New Jersey (4/7)... Notched the save, striking out three over two scoreless innings with one walk and no hits at Eliza-bethtown (4/17)... Recorded the win, pitching six scoreless innings with six strikeouts and allowing just five to reach base vs. Albright (5/1).notes: Majoring in Accounting.


Sean Saverio 28Senior • Catcher/Right Fielder • 6-0 • L/R • Horsham, PA • La Salle U.

As A Junior in 2011: Tabbed first team All-Commonwealth Conference a second year in a row... Named Commonwealth Conference Baseball Player of the Week (3/8)... Mentioned as a player to watch by Collegiate Baseball... Played and started in 39 games, finishing with 124 putouts... Closed with four RBI and two triples against Hanover (2/27)... Also had four RBI against Washington-MD (3/30)... Had six stolen bases and was only caught stealing once... Finished with a .409 on-base percentage and a .447 slugging percentage... Had a 10-game hitting streak (2/26-3/9) in which seven of those games he had multiple hits... Followed with a 12-game hitting streak (3/12-4/2).As A sophomore in 2010: Named first team All-Commonwealth Conference... Started in the outfield, at catcher or designated hitter in all 41 games... Broke the school record and finished second in the conference with 64 hits... Led the conference with 98 total bases... Led the team with a .418 batting average, a .503 on-base percentage and a .641 slugging percentage... Finished third in the conference and tied in second in school history with 45 runs... Closed second on the team and third in school history with 153 at-bats... Ended third in the conference and tied in sixth in school history with 43 RBI... Finished tied in second in the conference and in school history with 15 doubles... Closed tied in third in the conference and tied in eighth in school history with five triples... Recorded three or more hits in a game 11 times... Homered in three straight conference tournament games in two days (5/7-8)... Posted a 10-game hitting streak, during which he batted .558 (24-for-43)... Named Most Outstanding Player of the conference tournament with a .444 batting average (8-for-18), a 1.222 slugging percentage and 10 RBI.As A FreshmAn in 2009: Started in all 38 games played... Finished fourth in the conference with a .480 on-base percentage and tied for fourth with four sacrifice flies... Led the team with 22 walks and 33 RBI, and finished second with 35 runs and 46 hits... Went 3-for-5 with three RBI vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering (3/3)... Went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI vs. Neumann (3/11)... Went a combined 6-for-9 with two doubles, a stolen base, three RBI and six runs in the doubleheader vs. Eastern (3/14)... Went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI at Gwynedd-Mercy (4/27).notes: Majoring in Sport Management.


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Joe Sessa 8Senior • Pitcher • 6-0 • L/L • Broomall, PA • Cardinal O’Hara

As A Junior in 2011: Appeared in eight games with two starts.As A sophomore in 2010: Appeared in 13 games with one start... Recorded the win, allowing just one earned run over 4 2/3 innings in game two vs. Messiah (3/20)... Struck out three in 2 1/3 scoreless innings for the win at Arcadia (4/1)... Recorded the save vs. Rowan (4/21)... Earned the win, striking out three over 2 1/3 scoreless innings vs. Elizabethtown in the Commonwealth Conference championship game.As A FreshmAn in 2009: Appeared in nine games with six starts... Recorded the win, allowing just two earned

runs over five innings vs. Eastern (3/14)... Notched the win, yielding three earned runs over six innings vs. Arcadia (4/9)... Posted the save in game one at Messiah (4/25).notes: Majoring in Accounting.


Salvatore Spera 18Senior • Pitcher • 5-10 • R/R • Norristown, PA • Kennedy-Kenrick

As A Junior in 2011: Named second team All-Commonwealth Conference... Appeared in 14 games with three starts...Only allowed three earned runs over 36 1/3 innings for a 0.74 ERA... In the games that he appeared, Widener outscored their opponents 109-62... Tallied 47 strikeouts and only 11 walks... Gained two saves, one against Albright (4/2) and the second against Messiah (4/11)... Totalled 10 strikeouts in six innings against Lyndon State (3/12).As A sophomore in 2010: Appeared in eight games with three starts... Al-lowed no earned runs over last six innings... Struck out 15 over 13 innings... Struck out five in two innings vs. Beloit (2/28).

As A FreshmAn in 2009: Struck out six over five innings at Swarthmore (3/30) for first win... Notched four strikeouts apiece vs. Gwynedd-Mercy (4/27) and Elizabethtown (5/2).notes: Majoring in Accounting.


Franco LaBraico 34Senior • Pitcher • 6-0 • L/L • Hazleton, PA • Hazleton Area

As A Junior in 2011: Did not appear in a game... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll.As A sophomore in 2010: Appeared in four games... Retired all three batters faced, notching a strike out in one inning vs. The College of New Jersey (4/6)... Pitched a scoreless inning in a 4-1 win vs. Rowan (4/21)... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll.As A FreshmAn in 2009: Appeared in four games with one start... Pitched two scoreless innings at Arcadia (4/13).

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Dan Sieracki 24Senior • Center Fielder • 6-2 • R/R • Cherry Hill, NJ • Bishop Eustace

As A Junior in 2011: Named first team All-Commonwealth Conference... Played and started 39 games in the outfield... Closed third in the league with a .553 slugging percentage, tied for fourth with 32 RBI and second with seven home runs... Had a seven-game hitting streak (2/27-3/3) and a six-game hitting streak (4/17-4/29), all multiple hit games... Went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI and two home runs against Messiah (4/11)... Also had four RBI against St. John Fisher (3/1).As A sophomore in 2010: Played in all 41 games with 40 starts... Led the team and finished tied for fifth in school history with 34 walks... Finished second on the team with 32 RBI... Scored four runs vs. Johnson & Wales (3/4)... Drove in four runs at Arcadia (4/1)... Went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBI vs. TCNJ (4/6)... Went 2-for-2 with two walks in game one vs. Albright (5/1)... Finished 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in the first game against Elizabethtown (5/8)... Closed 3-for-3 with three RBI in the NCAA Tournament vs. Rowan (5/19)... Named to the All-Tournament Team for the Mid-Atlantic Region in the NCAA Tournament... Posted a nine-game hitting streak.As A FreshmAn in 2009: Named second team All-Commonwealth Conference... Played in 31 games with 26 starts... Finished second in the conference with a .677 slugging percentage and seven home runs... Ended second on the team with 31 RBI and tied for second with 10 doubles... Went a combined 4-for-9 with a walk, two home runs and eight RBI in the doubleheader vs. Eastern (3/14)... Went 7-for-10 with three doubles, a home run and six RBI in three games against Messiah... Lined a two-run single in the 10th inning of a 12-inning triumph over Messiah (4/24) in a game that clinched a spot in the conference tournament... Went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and four RBI at Gwynedd-Mercy (4/27).notes: Majoring in Accounting.


Eric Von Stetina 29Senior • Second Baseman • 5-10 • R/R • Collegeville, PA • St. Pius X

As A Junior in 2011: Played in 24 games with nine starts... Scored nine times... Stole two bases with no caught stealings... Made 21 putouts... Went 2-for-3 with two RBI against Alvernia (4/15)... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll.As A sophomore in 2010: Played in 26 games... Hit .500 with a .625 on-base percentage... Recorded RBI singles in back-to-back pinch-hit appearances (4/3-6)... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll.As A FreshmAn in 2009: Competed in 16 games, scoring two runs.notes: Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.


Craig Ricks 19Senior • Pitcher • 6-0 • L/L • Dallastown, PA • Dallastown

As A Junior in 2011: Played in seven games with one start... Struck out 12 over 13 2/3 innings... Finished the season 1-1.As A sophomore in 2009: Pitched in 10 games with one start... Pitched four innings against The College of New Jersey (4/7) for his first win... Fired a scoreless inning at Lebanon Valley (4/4) for his first save.notes: Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

G/GS CG IP H R ER BB SO SV W-L ERA2009 10/1 0 17.1 23 22 19 7 5 1 1-1 9.872011 7/1 0 13.2 21 15 11 4 12 0 1-1 7.24totals 17/2 0 31.0 44 37 30 11 17 0 2-2 8.71

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Matt Hone 6Junior • Shortstop • 5-11 • R/R • Newtown, PA • Council Rock North

As A sophomore in 2011: Appeared in 32 games with 23 starts... Went 3-for-3 against Lebanon Valley (3/19)... Had four stolen bases... Finished with a .359 on-base percentage and a .307 slugging percentage.As A FreshmAn in 2010: Played in 16 games with five starts... Hit .405 with a .452 on-base percentage and a .541 slugging percentage... Hit .571 in four games in Florida... Went 3-for-3 with two RBI in game two vs. Farmingdale State (3/2)... Finished 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI vs. Rose Hulman (3/3).notes: Majoring in Business.

G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG2010 16/5 37 5 15 3 1 0 9 3 0/0 .4052011 32/23 88 12 23 4 0 0 16 12 4/6 .261totals 48/28 125 17 38 7 1 0 25 15 4/6 .304

Michael Bonagura 31Junior • Pitcher • 6-1 • R/R • Somerdale, NJ • Paul VI

As A sophomore in 2011: Appeared in six games with nine strikeouts... Allowed no runs in three of his appear-ances against Scranton, Swarthmore and Washington (MD).As A FreshmAn in 2010: Appeared in two games for his first letter... Allowed no earned runs in 2 2/3 innings... Retired all three batters faced vs. The College of New Jersey (4/6).notes: Majoring in Hospitality Management.


Dennis Hocker 10Junior • Catcher • 6-1 • R/R • Coral Springs, FL • Coral Springs Charter

As A sophomore in 2011: Named Commonwealth Conference Baseball Player of the Week (4/4)... Appeared in 37 games with 36 starts... Ended fourth in the league with 12 doubles, including two against Milwaukee School of Engineering (3/3) and Washington-MD (3/30)... Batted 4-for-4 against Lyndon State (3/12)... Finished with a .403 on-base percentage and a .484 slugging percentage... Closed with 136 putouts... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll.As A FreshmAn in 2010: Played in 36 games with 34 starts... Finished tied for second in the conference with

five home runs... Went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI vs. TCNJ (4/6)... Finished 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI vs. Mes-siah (5/6)... Went 2-for-3 vs. Johnson & Wales (3/4)... Had a 10-game hitting streak, during which he batted .424 (14-for-33).notes: Majoring in Accounting.

G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG2010 36/34 118 23 36 3 0 5 26 18 1/1 .3052011 37/36 122 27 39 12 1 2 24 16 0/0 .320totals 73/70 240 50 75 15 1 7 50 34 1/1 .313

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Steven Mahoney 12Junior • Pitcher • 6-0 • R/R • Norristown, PA • Kennedy-Kenrick

As A sophomore in 2011: Had three appearances and one start... Struck out six over 11 innings.As A FreshmAn in 2010: Appeared in eight games for his first letter... Finished with a 3.38 ERA, allowing just three earned runs over eight innings.notes: Majoring in Accounting.


Brandon McCloskey 20Junior • Pitcher • 6-4 • R/R • Belford, NJ • Middletown North

As A sophomore in 2011: Appeared in seven games with six starts... Allowed 10 earned runs and struck out 13 over 36 innings... Struck out four and allowed just one hit over six scoreless innings against Lyndon State (3/12)... Finished the season 5-0... Named Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Week (3/8).As A FreshmAn in 2010: Appeared in five games with one start for first letter... Finished with a 1.59 ERA, allowing just two earned runs over 11 1/3 innings... Allowed just one earned run over seven innings in a start vs. Delaware Valley (4/28).notes: Majoring in Civil Engineering.


Sam Christie 2Sophomore • Outfielder • 5-10 • L/L • Upper Darby, PA • Monsignor Bonner

As A FreshmAn in 2011: Appeared in 14 games for his first letter... Had hits against Hanover (2/27) and Washing-ton-MD (3/30)... Notched a .750 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage.notes: Majoring in Business Management.

G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG2011 14/0 3 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0/0 .667

Nick Cook 21Sophomore • First Baseman • 6-2 • L/L • Cranford, NJ • Cranford

As A FreshmAn in 2011: Made 12 ap-pearances and had 23 putouts... Had a hit against Alvernia (4/17) and Haver-ford (4/26)... Earned a .455 on-base percentagenotes: Majoring in Criminal Justice.


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Kyle Summers 14Sophomore • 2B/C • 5-8 • R/R • Mohnton, PA • Governor Mifflin

As A FreshmAn in 2011: Appeared in five games for his first letter... Had a hit against Alvernia (4/17).notes: Majoring in Civil Engineering.


Andrew Gehringer 15Sophomore • 3B/1B • 6-0 • R/R • Boyertown, PA • Boyertown

As A FreshmAn in 2011: Appeared in 11 games with four starts... Had two doubles and three RBI vs. Ursinus (4/21)... Also had three RBI vs. Albright (4/3)... Went 2-for-2 vs. Washington-MD (3/30)... Finished with a .417 on-base percentage and a .591 slug-ging percentage.notes: Majoring in Criminal Justice.


Brendan O’Brien 17Junior • Outfielder • 5-11 • R/R • Coatesville, PA • Alvernia Univ.

As A sophomore in 2011: Appeared in 21 games with three starts... Scored three runs and had two RBI against Lyndon State (3/12)... Notched two stolen bases and no caught stealings.notes: Majoring in Sport Management.


Michael Riverso 13Sophomore • Outfielder • 6-1 • L/L • Philadelphia, PA • Neumann-Goretti

As A FreshmAn in 2011: Played in 21 games with 11 starts... Went 2-for-2 with two runs and three RBI against Hanover (2/27).notes: Majoring in Finance.


Andrew Farris 9Sophomore • 2B/SS • 5-6 • R/R • Red Hill, PA • Upper Perkiomen

As A FreshmAn in 2011: Appeared in six games at shortstop... Recorded a .250 on-base percentage.notes: Majoring in Math Education.


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name G-Gs aB r H 2B 3B Hr rBi BB so sB-a avG. sluG% oB%Alex Oliver 29-29 98 29 42 7 0 0 20 16 12 7-8 .429 .500 .504Dan Sieracki 39-39 141 31 49 8 0 7 32 19 30 0-0 .348 .553 .429Tom DeAngelis 38-38 144 44 50 13 5 3 22 13 21 8-8 .347 .569 .431Sean Saverio 39-39 152 32 49 9 2 2 30 18 18 6-7 .322 .447 .409Dennis Hocker 37-36 122 27 39 12 1 2 24 16 25 0-0 .320 .484 .403Jason Brooke 38-38 126 34 37 10 0 6 35 12 18 4-4 .294 .516 .401Bill Hollingsworth 35-34 97 13 27 7 1 2 17 15 19 0-1 .278 .433 .395Matt Hone 32-23 88 12 23 4 0 0 16 12 16 4-6 .261 .307 .359Tom Mahoney 31-31 87 15 20 1 0 1 15 10 13 0-2 .230 .276 .310Sam Christie 14-0 3 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 .667 1.000 .750Andrew Gehringer 11-4 22 4 8 5 0 0 9 0 8 0-1 .364 .591 .417Kyle Summers 5-0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 .333 .333 .500Michael Riverso 21-11 37 6 10 1 0 0 11 10 12 0-0 .270 .297 .463Nick Cook 12-0 8 3 2 0 0 0 3 3 4 0-0 .250 .250 .455Max McCarthy 28-17 56 6 12 6 0 1 10 14 11 0-0 .214 .375 .375Eric Von Stetina 24-9 31 9 5 1 0 0 2 6 8 2-2 .161 .194 .333Brendan O’Brien 21-3 18 10 2 1 0 0 2 4 5 2-2 .111 .167 .273Andrew Farris 6-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 .000 .000 .250Scott Milden 3-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 .000 .000Colin Weiss 5-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 .000 .000 .000total 39-39 1239 284 378 86 9 24 250 171 221 34-42 .305 .447 .405oPPonents 39-39 1195 191 328 51 5 7 163 137 239 41-52 .274 .343 .359

THE 2012 PRIDE / 2011 STATS

Josh Everett • 30Fr. • 3B/SS • 6-1 • R/R

Harveys Lake, PALake-Lehman

Chemical Engineering

Scott Merz • 35Fr. • P/1B • 6-4 • R/R

Mohnton, PAGovernor Mifflin

Business Management

Anthony Kelly • 33Jr. • P • 5-11 • R/RMerchantville, NJ

Camden County CCAmerican History

Marc Noyalis • 5Fr. • 3B/P • 6-3 • R/R

Dallas, PADallas

Chemical Engineering

Robert Barth • 25Fr. • P • 5-11 • R/R

Norristown, NJPope John Paul IIPsych./Phys. Ther.

Matt Scherer • 1Fr. • SS/OF • 5-10 • R/R

Havertown, PAHavertown

Sport Management

Colin Weiss 39Sophomore • Outfielder • 5-11 • R/R • Red Hill, PA • Upper Perkiomen

As A FreshmAn in 2011: Appeared in five games for his first letter... Tallied one stolen base at Arcadia (4/30).notes: Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.


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All-Time Coaching Records(Listed are Widener’s most recent records. Baseball is the school’s oldest sport, dating to 1866.)coacH Years W-l-tHarrY miller 1965-88 346-187-7(24 seasons • 540 games) 1965 4-9 1966 4-8 1967 6-8 1968 8-5 1969 8-4 1970 9-4 1971 6-9 1972 7-4 1973 10-4(MAC champs, ECAC) 1974 18-2(MAC champs) 1975 16-4(MAC champs, NCAA) 1976 24-7-1(NCAA) 1977 23-7-1(NCAA) 1978 23-6(MAC champs) 1979 18-10 1980 20-7-1 1981 19-8(MAC champs, NCAA) 1982 25-9 1983 19-12-1 1984 19-10-1 1985 10-13 1986 18-10-1 1987 16-16 1988 16-11-1Bruce BrYDe 1989-92 64-57-6(4 seasons • 127 games) 1989 10-17 1990 20-9-2 1991 20-16-1 1992 14-15-3Bill ZWann 1993-96 60-66-1(4 seasons • 127 games) 1993 15-11 1994 16-16 1995 17-18 1996 12-21-1sean matkoWski 1997-2003 137-106-5(7 seasons • 248 games) 1997 17-16-2 1998 17-17(MAC champs, NCAA) 1999 24-14-2 2000 21-11 2001 21-12 2002 23-16 2003 14-20-1steve carcareY 2004-11 185-124-2(8 seasons • 311 games) 2004 13-21 2005 23-14 2006 25-13-1 2007 26-16 2008 26-14 2009 21-17-1(CC champs, NCAA) 2010 27-14 2011 24-15

2011 STATS / RECORDS

David E. Allen ‘65 Award (Team MVP)Art Stang .................................................................................1959Marlin Berry ...........................................................................1960Bob McElroy ...........................................................................1961Lou Horner, Lou Palkovics .....................................................1962Bob Gardill .............................................................................1963John Hamilton, Frank “Skip” Blounts ....................................1964Dave Allen ..............................................................................1965Charles Marsar ........................................................................1966Charlie Madison .....................................................................1967Darryl Seward .........................................................................1968Bill Coleman ...........................................................................1969Tony DiBiasse .........................................................................1970Clay Baldwin ...........................................................................1971Jym Van Sciver ........................................................................1972Steve Ryan .....................................................................1973, 1974Ken O’Brien ............................................................................1975Rick Harrison ..........................................................................1976Pete Morrison .........................................................................1977Tom Miller .............................................................................1978Dave Oswald ...........................................................................1979Tom Robinson ........................................................................1980Joe Limmina ...........................................................................1981Jody Ambrosino ......................................................................1982Phil DiAngelo ...............................................................1983, 1984Dave Amory ............................................................................1985Mike Laino .............................................................................1986Mike Murphy .........................................................................1987Bob Furca ......................................................................1988, 1989Jim Freeman ...........................................................................1990Gary Peck ................................................................................1991Bill Bethel ...............................................................................1992Mike Ortolano ........................................................................1993Keith Dukes ............................................................................1994John Harrison .........................................................................1995Chris Ciavatto .........................................................................1996Lou Spadaccini ........................................................................1997P.J. Mruczinski .......................................................................1998Tom Kivlin ....................................................................1999, 2000Tony Diorisio .........................................................................2001Joe Dawkins ............................................................................2002Zach Taylor ............................................................................2003Josh McLeod ...........................................................................2004Jamie Schild ............................................................................2005Brian Campbell .......................................................................2006Tristan Harner ........................................................................2007Matt Fischer ............................................................................2008Colin McHale .........................................................................2009Tom Connelly .........................................................................2010N/A .........................................................................................2011

name G/Gs cG iP H r er BB so oPBa sHo W-l sv eraSalvatore Spera 14/3 1 36.1 25 4 3 11 47 .187 0 4-0 2 0.74Brandon McCloskey 7/6 0 36.0 30 12 10 10 13 .226 0 5-0 0 2.50Kevin Culbert 10/8 4 59.2 48 27 17 26 47 .219 0 5-4 1 2.56Jason Ferrie 10/8 2 53.1 67 35 27 25 41 .296 0 3-4 0 4.56Rick Kazigian 11/8 0 46.1 50 38 29 26 36 .281 0 4-5 0 5.63Jason Brooke 2/0 0 3.0 3 0 0 0 6 .231 0 0-0 0 0.00Joe Sessa 8/2 0 10.2 18 12 7 9 4 .367 0 0-1 0 5.91Dom DePasquale 6/0 0 5.1 9 4 4 2 4 .391 0 0-0 0 6.75Craig Ricks 7/1 0 13.2 21 15 11 4 12 .350 0 1-1 0 7.24Bill Hollingsworth 4/0 0 4.2 8 4 4 2 7 .364 0 0-0 0 7.71Matt Day 4/1 0 7.0 8 11 7 7 6 .276 0 0-0 0 9.00Richard Brovero 3/1 0 3.0 5 3 3 3 1 .417 0 1-0 0 9.00Steven Mahoney 3/1 1 11.0 23 13 12 5 6 .426 0 1-0 0 9.82Michael Bonagura 6/0 0 10.2 13 13 13 7 9 .302 0 0-0 0 10.97totals 39 8 300.2 328 191 145 137 239 .274 0 24-15 3 4.34oPPonents 39 7 296.0 377 283 224 171 221 .305 0 15-24 4 6.81

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