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    Table of ContentsGeneralLocation ..............................................................................New York, N.Y. 10027Founded ........................................................................................................1754Enrollment ....................................................................................................5,708President .....................................................................................Lee C. BollingerDirector of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education .........Dr. M. Dianne MurphyColors ...............................................................................Columbia Blue & WhiteNickname......................................................................................................LionsAffiliation ...................................................................................... NCAA Division IConference .......................................................................................... Ivy LeagueWebsite ...................................................................................gocolumbialions.com

    Head Coach................................................................... Brett Boretti, fifth seasonAddress ...............................................Dodge Physical Fitness Center, MC 1901...................................................................00 Broadway, New York, NY 10027Office Phone ................................................................................... 212-854-8448Email..............................................................................bmb2117@columbia.eduColumbia Record ............................................................. 62-122-1/Four seasonsOverall Record............................................................... 178-204-1/Nine seasonsAssistant Coaches ............................................Pete Maki, Jay Quinn, Jim Walsh 2009 Overall Record.....................................................................................11-22009 Ivy League Record/Finish ............................................................ 7-1/T-6thLetterwinners Returning/Lost...................................................................20/6Starters Returning/Lost..............................................................................6/Pitchers Returning/Lost ...........................................................................10/2Newcomers...................................................................................................9Captains ............................................. Dean Forthun 10CC, Jason Banos 11CC

    Baseball Contact .............................................................................Pete McHughEmail...............................................................................ptm2102@columbia.eduOffice Phone ................................................................................... 212-854-7064Fax.................................................................................................. 212-854-8168

    The 2010 Columbia Baseball media guide was written, designed and edited by Pete McHugh, Assistant Director of Sports Information/Media Relations. Addition-al editorial assistance provided by Dan Lobacz, Kate Lombard, Steven Martinez and Bill Steinman. Photos by Gene Boyars, Mike McLaughlin, Eileen Barroso, Jack Forthun, Gil Talbot and Herold Roy. Printing by Register Graphics, Inc.

    This is Columbia University ................................ 2-4

    Head Coach Brett Boretti.................................... 6-7

    Coaches and Staff ............................................ 8-10

    Roster ...................................................................11

    Meet the Lions ................................................ 12-24

    2008 Ivy League .................................................. 26

    2008 Statistics ..................................................... 27

    The Record Book............................................ 28-0

    Lions in the Majors .............................................. 1

    Columbia Athletics Hall of Famers.................. 2-6

    First Televised Sporting Event ............................. 7

    Robertson Field ................................................... 8

    Administration ................................................. 40-42

    Columbia University AthleticsMission Statement

    The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics of Columbia University in the City of New York serves the needs of its students, faculty, staff, alumni and the New York City community. To achieve and maintain excellence, we will:

    Recruit student-athletes who will excel inour academic and athletic environmentFoster the physical, mental and emotionaldevelopment of our student-athletesStrengthen the bonds between the Universityand its alumniProvide outstanding entertainmentPromote and exhibit appropriate sportingbehavior by student-athletes, coaches, administratorsand fansInstill integrity and values that enhancedecision-makingComply with all NCAA and Ivy League rules and regulationsEmpower the Columbia community through adiverse and equitable athletics program that meetsthe needs of students, alumni, faculty and staff

    Baseball

    Sports Information

    Credits

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    NEW YORK CITY ISFrom its beginnings in a schoolhouse in lower Manhattan, Columbia University has grown to encompass two principal campus-es in New York City: the historic, neoclas-sical campus in the Morningside Heights neighborhood and the modern Medical Center further uptown, in Washington Heights.

    In New York, the greatest city in the world has everything at your fingertips. A baseball game at Yankee Stadium, a world-class Broadway show, or just a ride around the city where neighborhoods flow freely into one another, New York has it all.

    Today, Columbia is one of the top aca-demic and research institutions in the world, conducting pathbreaking research in medi-cine, science, the arts, and the humanities. It includes three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional schools, and a school of continuing education.

    A member of the Ivy League, Columbia sponsors 29 intercollegiate varsity sports for men and women which compete at the Division I level. Columbia has won 11 Ivy League titles over the past three years, the most in any three-year span in school his-tory.

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    COLUMBIAS HOME

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    BARACK OBAMA COLUMBIA COLLEGECLASS OF 1983

    44TH PRESIDENT OFTHE UNITED STATESColumbia University has produced a large number of distinguished alumni in many different fields, including but not limited to:David Altchek, CC 1978 Renowned orthopedic surgeonRoone Arledge, CC 1952 Former president, ABC News & SportsCaitlin Katy Bilodeau, CC 1987 Two-time OlympianKatherine Boo, BC 1988 Reporter, The Washington PostWilliam V. Campbell, CC 1962 Chairman, Intuit, Inc.DeWitt Clinton, CC 1786 Former N.Y. state senator and governorGary Cohen, CC 1981 TV play-by-play announcer, New York Mets Brian De Palma, CC 1962 FilmmakerBrian Dennehy, CC 1960 Actor, Tony award-winnerAmelia Earhart, GS 1919-1920 AviatorEileen Ford, BC 1943 Co-founder, Ford Modeling AgencyChet Forte, CC 1957 Director, creator of Monday Night FootballMatthew Fox, CC 1989 Actor, Lost, We Are MarshallEllen Futter, BC 1971 Barnard College President EmeritaArt Garfunkel, CC 1965 Musician, Grammy award-winnerLou Gehrig, CC 1923-25 Baseball Hall of Fame inducteeAllen Ginsberg, CC 1948 Author, Howl and Other PoemsJudd Gregg, CC 1969 U.S. Senator, New HampshireMaggie Gyllenhaal, CC 1999 Actress, The Dark KnightAlexander Hamilton, Kings College 1774-76 Secretary of the TreasuryPatricia Highsmith, BC 1942 Author, The Talented Mr. RipleyEric Holder, CC 1973 United States Attorney GeneralLangston Hughes, School of Mines 1921-22 PoetZora Neale Hurston, BC 1928 Author, Their Eyes Were Watching GodJohn Jay, Kings College 1764 Judge, statesman, abolitionistJack Kerouac, CC 1940-1942 Author, On The RoadJeanne Kirkpatrick, BC 1948 First female U.S. ambassador to the U.N.Joel Klein, CC 1967 Chancellor, New York City school systemJohn Kluge, CC 1937 Entrepreneur, founder of Metromedia, Inc.Robert Kraft, CC 1963 Owner, New England PatriotsGene Larkin, CC 1983 Former Major League Baseball championAlfred Lerner, CC 1955 Owner, Cleveland BrownsSid Luckman, CC 1939 Football Hall of Fame inducteeJim McMillian, CC 1970 Former NBA championPhilip L. Milstein, CC 1971 Principal, Ogden CAP PropertiesJanice Min, CC 1990 Editor-in-Chief, Us Magazine Martha Nelson, BC 1976 Managing editor, People; founder, InStyleCynthia Nixon, BC 1988 Actress, Sex and the CityAnna Paquin, CC 2004 Actress, True BloodFernando Perez, CC 2004 Current Major League Baseball player Joan Rivers, BC 1954 Emmy Award-winning comedienneAttoosa Rubenstein, BC 1993 Editor-in-chief and creator, CosmoGIRL!Michael Sovern, CC 1953 Columbia University President EmeritusGeorge Stephanopoulos, CC 1982 Anchor of ABCs This WeekJulia Stiles, CC 2005 Actress, Save The Last DanceCristina Teuscher, CC 2000 Olympic gold medalist, swimmingRussell Warren, CC 1962 New York Giants team physicianMarcellus Wiley, CC 1997 Former All-Pro football player

    Amelia EarhartMarcellus WileyAlexander Hamilton

    Robert KraftCristina Teuscher

    Janice Min

    Jim McMillian

    Maggie Gyllenhaal Jack Kerouac

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    THE 2010 TEAM

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    BRETT BORETTIHead CoachFifth season

    Brett Boretti is in his fifth season as Columbia skipper. Among his many accomplishments so far in just four years, he led Columbia in 2008 to its first Ivy League title and NCAA regional appearance in more than 0 years, and last year Boretti guided the Lions to the programs first victories over teams from Texas (#2 Lamar) and California (Cal State Northridge).

    In 2009, Ron Williams 09CC broke the Columbia all-time hit re-cord. Williams finished his prolific four-year career under Borettis guidance with 205 hits, breaking a record that had stood for 14 years. Williams also ranks third all-time in doubles, third in runs batted in, fifth in total bases and tied for fourth in triples.

    In 2008, Boretti led Columbia to its first Ivy League Championship since 1977 as the Lions established a new program record for most Ivy League wins in a season with 15. After defeating Dartmouth in a best-of-three series, Columbia received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, marking its first appearance since 1976.

    Already, Boretti has coached 18 players to All-Ivy League recogni-tion, including eight players in 2008. The 2008 post-season hon-ors were highlighted by Henry Perkins 08CC being named the Ivy League Player of the Year, while Nick Cox 11CC was unanimously selected as the Ivy League Rookie of the Year.

    Noah Cooper 08CC won the Blair Bat award after batting .520 in Ivy League play and John Baumann 08CC was a first team All-Ivy Leaguer as a starting pitcher.

    Since Boretti has taken over the Lions baseball program, tangi-ble progress has followed. In 2006, the Lions went 6-14 in the Ivy League, before improving to 10-10 in 2007. In 2008, the Lions finished 15-5 in the Ivy League and the teams 22 wins were the most since 2002.

    The success of the Lions, Borettis efforts, and increased dona-tions from alumni, friends and fans have led to improvements and renovation of Columbias stadium, which was renamed Robertson Field on April 26, 2008.

    In 2007, the playing surface was completely redone with the in-stallment of a FieldTurf infill system. The stadium received other major upgrades including 250 chairback seats, a press box, an ex-tended major league-style backdrop behind home plate and an im-proved sound system. A turf batting cage was installed in left field, bullpens were reconfigured, and a strengthened retaining wall was put in place along the right field line.

    With the installation of the FieldTurf, Robertson Field is one of the best baseball facilities in the league, Boretti said.

    Prior to coming to Morningside Heights in July 2005 as just the third Lion head coach in 25 years, Boretti was the head coach at Frank-lin & Marshall College, posting a 116-82 record over five seasons.

    The Diplomats made history in 2005 when Boretti coached the team to a 25-16 record, including a school record-setting 15- mark in Centennial Conference play. Franklin & Marshall won the confer-ence title for only the second time in school history and ranked seventh in the final American Baseball Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic Region poll.

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    Franklin & Marshall posted 24 or more wins in three of Borettis five seasons as head coach.

    Brett is a top-quality individual and a proven winner, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education Dr. M. Dianne Murphy noted. He has demonstrated integrity and excellence as a player, assistant coach and head coach. He has experience with the Ivy League and Major League Baseball, and we are very pleased to have him lead our baseball program.

    Boretti served two years, 1998-2000, as an assistant coach at Brown. During his tenure with the Bears, he coordinated recruiting efforts, coached hitting and the outfield, and was responsible for all daily operations of the program.

    Boretti coached at his alma mater, Davidson, from 1996-98, follow-ing a one-year stint at Endicott College in his hometown of Beverly, Massachusetts.

    Inducted into the Davidson Athletics Hall of Fame in January 2010, Boretti was one of the Wildcats best all-time players. He went on to become the most prolific hitting catcher in Davidson history, earning two All-Southern Conference first-team honors, and still remains as the only Davidson player to be named to the All-SoCon Tournament team.

    Borettis junior year was his best, when he led the squad with a .86 average and slugged .705 with 17 doubles and 1 home runs (with just 1 strikeouts) while driving in 48.

    A model of durability, he started all but two games at catcher in his last three years, plus set school records for being hit by a pitch in a season (16) and a career (25). Among career records, Boretti ranks first in sacrifice flies, second in doubles, fourth in total bases, fifth in RBI, tied for fifth in home runs, eighth in games played and tenth in batting average. He earned All-Southern Conference first team honors in 199 and 1994.

    A team captain and Most Valuable Player in 1994, he also was named to the Southern Conferences academic honor roll. Boretti also played football at Davidson and was Offensive Player of the Year in 1990 as a freshman.

    While attending Davidson, he participated in the prestigious Cape Cod League in the summer of 1992 and 199 and made the all-star squad in 199.

    After college, he was an all-star catcher for the North Central Pro-fessional Baseball League champion Brainerd Bears of Minnesota. In 1995, he spent spring training as a catcher with the Cleveland Indians.

    Boretti lives with his wife, Melissa, in Manhattan, close to the Co-lumbia campus. The couple has a daughter, Mia, born in Septem-ber 2008.

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    pETE MAkIAssistant CoachThird season

    Pete Maki is in his third season as an assistant coach at Columbia, working primarily with the Lion pitching staff.

    Maki reunited with his former head coach Brett Boretti when he joined the Columbia coaching

    staff in February 2008. A 2004 graduate of Franklin & Marshall, Maki was a left-handed pitcher under Borettis tutelage at F&M.

    First and foremost, Pete is an excellent teacher, notes Boretti. I like his style of communication, and he has been a great fit for our program and the young men with whom we work.

    Maki previously served as an assistant coach at the University of New Haven from 2006-07. Maki oversaw the pitching staff that led the East Coast Conference in earned run average and strikeout/walk ratio in both 2006 and 2007. He also coached three players who went on to play professionally.

    I feel he learned a lot from [head coach] Raphael Cerrato at New Haven, who is one of the best young coaches out there, Boretti says. That helped him make the transition to Columbia.

    In addition to working with the UNH baseball team, Maki also served as the pitching coach for the CT Bombers, a 16-and-under AAU team for top prep players.

    Maki graduated from Franklin & Marshall with a bachelors degree in psychology and sociology. During his senior season, he earned six saves as a closer, and posted a team-best .42 ERA. He was named the teams Cy Young award winner.

    Pete was a very smart player who overcame a lot of adversity (injuries) to make himself into an excellent pitcher, Boretti adds. He pitched at the highest levels of college baseball, including the Cape Cod League.

    Maki, who hails from Woodbury, Conn., graduated second in his class at Nonnewaug High School, and was selected all-state his senior year. He also was an all-state academic choice.

    jAy qUInnAssistant CoachFourth season

    Jay Quinn is in his fourth season on the Co-lumbia coaching staff, where he works primar-ily with the catchers and hitters and serves as the teams first-base coach.

    Quinn arrived in Morningside Heights after a highly success-ful four-year playing career at George Washington University, having graduated in 2006.

    At George Washington, Quinns teams racked up an average of 40 wins in his first three sea-sons, beating a number of ranked teams, including Miami (Fla.), on their way to back-to-back Atlantic 10 Western Con-ference championships in 2004 and 2005 and four consecutive Atlantic 10 Tournament ap-pearances.

    As a catcher at George Washington and in various summer leagues, Quinn has worked with more than a dozen players who have gone on to play professional baseball.

    Born and raised in New York City, Quinn attended the Bronx High School of Science, where he was named captain and team MVP as a senior.

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    jIM wAlSHAssistant Coach

    Fifth season

    Jim Walsh is in his fifth season as an assistant on Brett Borettis staff after serving as the head baseball coach at St. Peters Col-lege for four seasons. Walsh joined the staff after coaching at both the college and high school level following a successful playing career.

    Playing at Upsala College in East Orange, N.J. under coach Ed Lyons, who spent over 50 years in the game, Walsh was the 1989 New Jersey College Division Player of the Year as a pitcher and All-Middle Atlantic Conference as a designated hitter. He graduated in 1989 with a degree in business administration.

    In 2001, Walshs Union Hill High School squad was 14-9 and earned berths in the state tournament and in the Hudson County playoffs. In his first season (2000), the Hillers also made the state and county playoffs, going 1-12 overall for Union Hills best record since the mid-1990s. During his time at Union, Walsh also served

    as the head freshman football coach and the assistant boys basketball coach.

    Prior to his time at Union Hill, Walsh led River Dell High in Oradell, N.J. to exactly 100 wins, earning berths in the Bergen County and the state tournaments in each of his six sea-sons. His teams captured three straight Bergen County Scholastic League American Division titles during his tenure.

    Walsh, a teacher of the handicapped for the Union City Board of Education, earned a masters degree in education from New Jer-sey City University after graduating from Upsala.

    Walsh, his wife Susan, and two children, Kate and Jack, live in Westwood, N.J.

    AjAyA wIllIAMSAssistant Athletic Trainer

    Fourth seasonAjaya Williams joined the Columbia Athletic Training staff in August 2006. She works with baseball, both tennis programs and the field hockey team. It is her second season with the Columbia baseball squad.

    Williams came to Columbia after completing a two-year stint as a graduate assistant trainer at Florida State University. At Florida

    State, Williams earned her masters while working with both Seminole tennis programs. She also worked with the New York Dragons professional arena football team.

    Williams graduated from Hofstra in 2004 and from Florida State in May of 2006.

    MATT HERHAlAssistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

    Fourth seasonMatt Herhal is in his fourth season as assistant strength and con-ditioning coach at Columbia, where he primarily works with base-ball, football, mens soccer, womens soccer, and softball. He came to Morningside Heights after two years as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at his alma mater, the University of Connecticut.

    At UConn, he was the primary strength and conditioning coach for the Huskies baseball, field hockey and mens ice hockey teams. He also assisted with men and womens track and field and foot-ball. In the latter sport, he worked with several members of the Lions football staff who came from UConn, including head coach Norries Wilson.

    Herhal was a four-year member of the Huskies ice hockey team and competed for the 2000 MAAC Championship team. He gradu-

    ated in 2002 with a B.S. in science exercise physiology. While a graduate assistant in Storrs, he completed coursework toward his masters in kinesiology.

    Prior to returning to UConn, Herhal was a strength and conditioning coach and fitness center coordinator at St. Josephs University in Philadelphia, where he worked with the Hawks mens basketball team that reached the elite eight of the NCAA Tournament in 2004. He also was a sport performance coach at Summit Sports Training Center in Bryn Mawr, Pa.

    Following graduation, Herhal worked as an assistant strength coach for the Reading Royals of the AA hockey league.

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    Aldo T. "Buff" Donelli Strength & Conditioning RoomIn 1995, Columbia opened the state-of-the-art Aldo T. Buff Donelli Intercollegiate Strength & Conditioning Room, which serves all of Columbias intercollegiate athletes. The 6,000 square-foot facility, a $2.5 million project, includes 20,000 pounds of free weights, 65 multi-faceted exercise stations and 10 self-contained power areas (SCPAs).

    Strength & Conditioning philosophyColumbias strength and conditioning coaches are dedicated to the improvement of an athletes performance. Our student-athletes are not trained to be power lifters or body builders.

    The program makes use of multi-joint movements emphasizing triple extension of the ankle, knee and hip as it relates to movement. Columbia student-athletes train from the ground up; they work with their feet on the ground in free space.

    Student-athletes receive instruction in movement training. Initially, the foot is educated in strength, reaction and timing. The body is then trained to respond in synchronized motion. Our student-athletes gain balance, explosiveness, quickness and efficiency in the execution of sport-specific drills.

    This system develops the movement patterns to create an on-balance condition that every student-athlete must have in order to reach his or her potential. We use video to identify and correct compensations to improve balance. Balance and efficiency are keys to improving performance and reducing the risk of injury.

    TOMMy SHEEHAnDirector of Strength & Conditioning 11th season

    Tommy Sheehan is in his 11th year at Columbia, his ninth as Director of Strength and Condition-ing. In that position, he supervises a two-person staff in all aspects of strength and conditioning for Columbias 29 intercollegiate teams.

    Well-known throughout the strength and con-ditioning profession, he was asked to produce an instructional DVD during the past year for the Cleveland Indians, on movement training in an off-season conditioning program. It was shot at the Indians Jacobs Field and distributed to the players in the Cleveland system.

    Sheehan first came to Columbia in the fall of 1990 as a graduate assistant on the football staff, reuniting him with Columbias head coach at the time, Ray Tellier. Tellier had originally recruited the Buffalo, N.Y., native when he was head coach at the University of Rochester. Sheehan spent three years on the Columbia staff, and earned a masters in applied physiology.

    He then joined the New York State Police as a physical training in-structor before attending the State Police academy and becoming a New York State trooper. He left the police force two years later and returned to Columbia as assistant strength and conditioning coach. He was named Director of Strength and Conditioning in 2001.

    Sheehan is one of the finest offensive players in the University of Rochesters gridiron history. An All-American as a junior and senior, he twice earned All-ECAC and all-conference honors. He ranks among the Yellowjackets all-time leaders in every receiving category, and topped the list at the completion of his playing career in receiving yardage for a game (189), season (85), and career (1,982). In 2005, he was inducted into Rochesters Athletics Hall of Fame.

    Sheehan and his wife, Dr. Tricia Lipani, live on Morningside Heights with their daughter Guiliana, born in April 2008. Dr. Lipani, a former track and field athlete at Columbia, is a psychologist in the hematol-ogy department at Columbia University Medical Center. She holds a masters and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Vanderbilt.

    The Columbia Athletic Training and Sports Med-icine program provides a valuable service to the nearly 750 athletes that compete at Columbia University. The goal is a simple one to be the best athletic training service in the Ivy League and strive to equal any Division I program in the country.

    Under the 0-year tutelage of head trainer Jim Gossett, Columbia has achieved an outstanding national reputation and employs an excellent staff that includes five full-time and two associate athletic trainers. Dr. William N. Levine of Columbia University Medical Center serves as the Chief Team Physician and Orthopedic Surgeon, and Dr. Gloria Cohen, Family Practice and Sports Medicine Specialist, is a team physician.

    The Columbia program has left its mark throughout the country in both the professional and collegiate ranks, as close to 20 graduate

    assistants or former assistants have gone on to exciting and impres-sive professional careers in sports medicine, including Bill Peters who has worked with the New York Jets, Vincent Comiskey who is the head athletic trainer at the United States Olympic Training Center in San Diego, Eric Rozen who is head athletic trainer at the University of Rochester, and Gene Schafer, who has started his own fitness club in the Columbia area.

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    no. name Pos. Cl. ht. Wt. b-t hometown/high School 2 Jon Eisen 2B So. 5-9 170 S-R Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy Nick Cox OF Jr. 6-1 185 R-R Lake Mary, Fla./Bishop Moore 4 Dean Forthun C Sr. 5-11 190 R-R Glendora, Calif./Bishop Amat Memorial 5 Alex Godshall SS/2B Jr. 5-9 165 R-R Vero Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens 6 Nick Ferraresi OF Fr. 6-1 185 R-R Wellington, Fla./Wellington 8 Billy Rumpke OF So. 5-9 180 R-R Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier 9 Jason Banos OF Jr. 5-10 185 L-R Lynnfield, Mass./Lynnfield 10 Roger Aquino RHP Jr. 5-11 185 R-R Cliffside Park, N.J./Cliffside Park 11 Nick Crucet 2B Fr. 5-9 165 R-R Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay 12 Eric Williams B/RHP Fr. 6-0 180 L-R Sarasota, Fla./Sarasota 1 Geoff Whitaker RHP Jr. 6-0 190 R-R Peoria, Ariz./Cactus 14 Alex Ferrera SS/RHP Jr. 5-10 185 R-R Huntington, N.Y./Chaminade 16 Harrison Slutsky RHP So. 6-2 180 R-R Canton, Mass./Thayer Academy 18 Anthony Potter 1B So. 5-10 195 L-L Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia 20 Zach Epstein RHP So. 6-1 190 R-R Woodmere, N.Y./George W. Hewlett 21 Kevin Roberts B/SS Jr. 6- 195 R-R Malverne, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy 22 Alex Black SS/RHP Fr. 6- 190 R-R The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands 2 Bobby OBrien OF Jr. 6-2 200 R-R Fairfield, Conn./Hopkins School 24 Mark Heil C So. 6-2 200 S-R Clayton, Mo./Clayton 25 Dario Pizzano OF Fr. 5-11 190 L-R Saugus, Mass./Malden Catholic 27 Dan Bracey RHP Jr. 6-4 195 R-R East Greenwich, R.I./East Greenwich 28 Ricky Kleban RHP/OF Fr. 6-0 185 R-R Marietta, Ga./Blessed Trinity 29 Stefan Olson RHP Fr. 6-5 180 R-R Ladera Ranch, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic 0 Alexander Aurrichio 1B So. 6-6 225 L-L Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West 2 Max Lautmann LHP Jr. 6-5 205 L-L Portola Valley, Calif./Bellarmine Prep 4 Clay Bartlett RHP Sr. 6-2 205 R-R Washington, D.C./St. Albans 5 Brian Valero RHP So. 6- 215 R-R Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus 6 Pat Lowery RHP So. 6-5 195 R-R Oakdale, Conn./St. Bernard 44 Derek Squires LHP Sr. 5-11 190 R-L Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd 45 Tim Giel RHP Fr. 6-2 220 R-R Gibsonia, Pa./Shady Side

    head coach: Brett Boretti (Davidson 94), fifth seasonassistant coaches: Pete Maki (Franklin & Marshall 04), Jay Quinn (George Washington 06), Jim Walsh (Upsala 89)Captains: Dean Forthun, Jason Banos

    B/T Breakdown (21) Bat Right

    (7) Bat Left (2) Bat Both(26) Throw Right (4) Throw Left

    Class Breakdown (8) First-Years (9) Sophomores(10) Juniors () Seniors

    positional Breakdown (9) Infielders (6) Outfielders (2) Catchers(1) Pitchers

    pitcher Breakdown(11) Throw Right (2) Throw Left

    Washington D.C. - 1Pennsylvania - 1

    New York - 6New Jersey - 1

    Connecticut - 2Rhode Island - 1

    Massachusetts -

    Ohio - 1

    Tennessee - 1

    Florida - 6Missouri - 1

    Arizona - 1

    California -

    Texas - 1

    Georgia - 1

    2010 roStEr

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    Senior Captain Catcher R/R 5-11 190Glendora, Calif. Bishop Amat Memorial 4DEAn FORTHUn

    Yr. aVG G-GS ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi Sb bb So2007 .29 4-1 88 17 21 4 0 0 11 2 11 152008 .292 49-48 161 17 47 11 2 0 22 2 9 222009 .298 42-41 141 24 42 14 0 1 20 2 17 19total .282 125-120 390 58 110 29 2 1 53 6 37 56

    2009: Second team All-Ivy League ... started 41 of the 42 games he played behind the plate ... led team with 14 doubles ... team-high 17 walks ... threw out 5.5 percent of base run-ners attempting to steal ... batted .299 dur-ing Ivy League play with 16 RBI and a .45 on-base percentage ... 2-for- with a pair of

    doubles in Lions 1-5 win in series opener vs. Penn ... belted first collegiate home run in first inning of final game at Princeton ... 2-for-4 with two doubles in doubleheader nightcap win vs. Harvard ... 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in 10-1 win at Cal State Northridge ... 2-for- with two doubles in doubleheader nightcap at Charlotte ... had four RBI in doubleheader sweep at Yale.

    2008: Honorable mention All-Ivy League ... started 48 of 49 games he played behind the plate ... threw out . percent of runners attempting to steal ... ranked second in the Ivy League with seven doubles ... batted .292 with 22 RBIs, 17 runs scored and 11 dou-bles for the season ... 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI and a run scored at Georgia Southern ... ripped tie-breaking, two-run triple in Lions 7-5 win in final game of the series vs. Princeton.

    2007: Appeared in 4 games behind the plate, starting 1 ... threw out 17-of-40 potential base stealers (42.5 percent), an impressive percentage for college baseball ... had a .976 fielding percentage ... hit .29 with 11 RBI, 17 runs and 21 hits in rookie season ... earned Gotham Baseball Rookie of the Week honors on April , after going 6-for-1 (.462) that week, while throwing out three base stealers at Harvard on April 1 ... went -for-4 with 4 RBI on March 15 at Gardner-Webb ... had four other multi-hit games, including a 2-for-4 performance with one RBI in -2 win at Princeton ... was hit by a pitch on six occasions.

    at bishop amat: Two-time letterwinner ... hit .42 with one home run as a senior ... Serra League and Glendora Tournament cham-pions ... played for the Southern California Bombers, a San Diego Padres scout team during the summer ... was a running back and safety on freshman football team ... San Dimas Rodeo Scholarship award winner ... male student-athlete award recipient.

    Personal: Political science major ... son of John and Sara Fort-hun ... cousin, Tony Canzoneri, was a world champion welterweight boxer ... b. Aug. 27, 1988.

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    Junior Captain Outfielder L/R 5-10 185Lynnfield, Mass. Lynnfield9 jASOn BAnOS

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    2009: Did not play due to preseason injury.

    2008: Earned second team All-Ivy League ac-colades ... started all 44 games he played in left field ... hit .89 with six doubles and a pair of home runs in Ivy League play ... .484 on-base percentage ranked fourth in the league ... overall, hit .16 with four home runs, 1 RBI, 21 walks and 40 runs scored ... team-high 17 doubles despite missing eight games late in the season ... 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in first game of Ivy championship series win at Dartmouth ... had seven hits in 11 at-bats, with a home run, six RBI, and three runs scored in final two games at Georgia Southern ... went 2-for-4 with three RBI to complete two-game sweep of Brown to begin Ivy play ... -for-4 with a pair of RBI and a pair of runs scored in game two win at Harvard ... went -for-5 with two homers and three RBI in game two of four-game series against Princeton.

    2007: Started 4 games in rookie campaign ... led the Lions with three triples ... was top-five on the team with 25 runs, 4 hits, 20 RBI, seven doubles, 59 total bases ... hit .264 on the year ... earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors on March 21 after batting 1/27 (.481) against Campbell, Gardner-Webb and Western Caro-lina ... on April 9, had five RBI on three hits against Yale ... had a four-hit game at Rutgers ... scored four times at Western Carolina on March 17 ... had nine multi-hit games.

    at lynnfield: Earned three baseball letters ... three-time all-league outfielder ... 2006 Boston Globe All-Scholastic honors ... 2006 Wakefield Item Scholar Athlete of the Year ... 2005 Lynn Item Play-er of the Year ... senior year captain ... hit .560 with four home runs, 24 RBI and 18 stolen bases as a senior...had 27 RBI and hit .551 as a junior ... in sophomore campaign, hit .66 ... member of Eastern Massachusetts championship team in 2005 and was on team that captured Cape Ann League in 2004 and 2005 ... earned three let-ters in soccer and two in basketball ... two-time all-league soccer defenseman ... two-time student-athlete of the month.

    Personal: Political science major ... son of Christopher and Kris-tine Banos ... b. November 28, 1987.

    Yr. aVG G-GS ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi Sb bb So2007 .264 44-4 16 25 4 7 1 20 4 20 182008 .16 44-44 171 40 54 17 0 4 1 10 21 20total .290 88-87 334 65 97 24 3 5 51 14 41 38

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    Senior Right-Handed pitcher R/R 6-2 205washington, D.C. St. Albans 34ClAy BARTlETT2009: Made 1 appearances in relief ... pitched 2/ innings of scoreless relief to hold the Co-lumbia lead in 8-6 win over Yale, completing a doubleheader sweep ... tossed a scoreless inning in opener at Penn ... pitched a 1-2- inning in home opener vs. St. Johns ... struck

    out two and allowed one run in 2 2/ innings of doubleheader night-cap at Cal State Northridge.

    2008: Appeared on the mound in 20 games ... team-high four saves ... .68 ERA for the season ... pitched 29.1 innings of relief ... tossed 1 1/ scoreless innings of relief as Lions defeated Yale, 6-5, to win three out of four in first Ivy League weekend ... faced one batter in game two of four vs. Penn, inducing a double-play to end a Columbia doubleheader sweep at the newly-dedicated Rob-ertson Field.

    2007: Appeared in 17 games on the mound as a first-year, starting three games ... earned All-Ivy League honorable mention ... went 4-2 and led the team with a .94 ERA ... in 45.2 innings pitched, al-lowed only 20 earned runs and 49 hits ... was 2-1 with a 4.44 ERA in Ivy League contests ... earned first collegiate victory on March 1 at Campbell, going 4.2 innings, surrendering one run on six hits in relief ... picked up a win at Penn, throwing 4 2/ scoreless innings ... won the 5- game at Hofstra, pitching six innings, allowing only one run on five hits ... also earned 5-2 victory against Cornell after throwing six innings.

    at St. albans: Four-time letterwinner ... led team with a 0.9 ERA as a junior ... IAC Champions in 2005 ... played for the Headfirst Gamers of the Old Dominion League last summer.

    Personal: Political science major ... son of Larry and Karen Bartlett ... born January 26, 1988.

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    Yr. Era W-l app. GS CG Sho/Cbo SV iP h r Er bb So2007 .94 4-2 17 0 0/0 0 45.2 49 20 20 15 172008 .68 0-4 20 0 0 0/0 4 29.1 2 14 12 8 142009 7.11 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 12.2 18 16 10 1 7total 4.31 4-6 50 3 0 0/0 4 87.2 99 50 42 36 38

    Senior left-Handed pitcher l/l 5-11 190Shirley, n.y. william Floyd 44DEREk SqUIRES2009: Made eight appearances on the mound, including one start in the doubleheader open-er vs. Manhattan ... tossed a scoreless inning with a strikeout in Lions 9-1 win at Rutgers ... threw a scoreless inning in the win at Ford-ham.

    2008: Appeared in three games, all in relief late in the season ... pitched a scoreless inning at Manhattan ... also appeared in Lions NCAA Tournament opener at Coastal Carolina.

    2007: Missed entire rookie season due to injury.

    at William floyd: Three-sport athlete, earning letters in baseball, basketball and cross country ... baseball captain in senior year ...

    Yr. Era W-l app. GS CG Sho/Cbo SV iP h r Er bb So2008 9.00 0-0 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 5 2 2 12009 6.10 0-2 8 1 0 0/0 0 10.1 15 10 7 9 4total 6.57 0-2 11 1 0 0/0 0 12.1 20 13 9 11 5

    played first base and pitcher ... all-league, all-county and the league MVP in 2006 ... in 2004 and 2005, earned all-league honors and all-league aca-demic recognition ... had 102 strikeouts and 1.09 ERA, while batting .402 in senior year ... earned Presidential Award for Academic Excellence.

    Personal: Political science ma-jor ... son of David and Carolyn Squires ... born April 5, 1988.

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    Junior Right-Handed Pitcher R/R 5-11 185Cliffside park, n.j. Cliffside park10 ROGER AqUInO

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    2009: Pitched in 12 games ... made five starts ... first collegiate start was against 20th-ranked San Diego, when he allowed just three runs on four hits in 6 1/ innings in the series opener ... ca-reer-high six strikeouts in six innings vs. Dartmouth ... threw seven scoreless innings of relief against Princeton, holding Tigers to four hits while striking out three without allowing a walk.

    2008: Appeared on the mound in nine games of relief ... fanned eight batters in 10 innings.

    at Cliffside Park: Earned three letters in baseball and one in basketball ... captained baseball squad ... first team All-BCSL Ameri-can League pitcher as senior and second team as sophomore ... honorable mention All-Bergen Country pitcher ... struck out 92 batters in senior year ... played for the Bergen County Clipper summer club ... salutatorian ... National Honor Society.

    Personal: Economics major ... Rogelio Moises Aquino III, born June 2, 1989 in North Bergen, N.J.

    Yr. Era W-l app. GS CG Sho/Cbo SV iP h r Er bb So2008 18.90 0-0 9 0 0 0/0 0 10.0 25 22 21 9 82009 6.64 1- 12 5 0 0/0 0 42.0 49 5 1 10 19total 9.00 1-3 21 5 0 0/0 0 52.0 74 57 52 19 27

    junior Right-Handed pitcher R/R 6-4 195East Greenwich, R.I. East Greenwich27 DAn BRACEy

    2009: Made nine starts as a part of Columbias weekend rotation ... Ivy League Pitcher of the Week on March 24 after seven-inning gem at Cal State Northridge, when he allowed one run on four hits in 10-1 Lion rout ... picked up the win in game two vs. Harvard, completing doubleheader sweep with eight innings, allowing two earned runs while striking out six, a career best ... allowed two earned runs and struck out five in 7 1/ innings of eight-inning set-back vs. Cornell ... allowed two earned runs in 5 2/ innings in third game at Princeton.

    2008: Appeared on the mound in 16 games ... made four starts ... notched first collegiate win at Liber-ty, allowing just two earned runs over seven innings of Lions 7- win ... earned the win in the Ivy League Championship clinching game after striking out one

    batter in 1/ inning ... picked up a save in Columbias 6-2 win at Cornell with a pair of scoreless innings.

    at East Greenwich: Earned four letters in baseball and three in basketball ... captained baseball and basketball squads ... two time first team all-division in baseball and earned second team honors once ... was 19-5 in his career at East Greenwich with a 1.98 ERA ... had a 6:1 K/BB ratio as senior ... Rhode Island Baseball Coach-es Association (RICBA) Academic Achievement Award ... second team all-division basketball as senior ... played for American Legion Post 2 in the summer, going 9-2 with 1.95 ERA in two seasons ... participated in national Tournament of Stars as member of Ameri-can Legion team.

    Personal: Economics major ... son of Jim and Rhonda Bracey ... father played baseball at Brown ... Daniel Bracey, born April 1, 1989 in Warwick, R.I.

    Yr. Era W-l app. GS CG Sho/Cbo SV iP h r Er bb So2008 7.0 2-6 16 4 0 0/0 1 9.2 62 40 1 16 182008 6.2 2-6 9 9 0 0/0 0 47.2 64 8 11 24total 6.60 4-12 25 13 0 0/0 1 87.1 126 78 64 27 42

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    Junior Outfielder R/R 6-1 185lake Mary, Fla. Bishop Moore 3nICk COX2009: Honorable mention All-Ivy League ... started all 9 games he played ... team leader with 16 stolen bases ... second on team with 2 RBI ... tied for team lead with four sacrifice bunts ... made just one error while patrolling center field ... six outfield assists ... batted .61 in Ivy League play with three home runs,

    six doubles, a triple and 17 RBI ... finished season with 11-game hit streak ...was 4-for-7 with five RBI in final home doubleheader vs. Penn ... was -for-5 with a homer in doubleheader vs. Dartmouth ... 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles in win at Fordham ... had five RBI during the four-game series with Cornell, including a pair of home runs.

    2008: Unanimously named Ivy League Rookie of the Year ... also earned second team All-Ivy League honors ... named Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American ... earned Ivy League Player of the Week honors on April 22 after going 9-for-16 with a grand slam in the four-game series at Cornell ... started 49 of the 50 games he played in center field ... from the leadoff spot, batted .75 with six doubles, four triples and a home run in Ivy League play ... 25 runs scored, which ranked first in the league ... totaled 11 stolen bases, which ranked second ... for the season, posted a .55 av-

    erage with a home run, 21 RBI, 1 doubles, five triples and 28 stolen bases ... went 4-for-6 with two runs scored in Lions opening-game vic-tory in championship series at Dartmouth ... batted .467 during the three-game series with five runs scored and four steals ... -for-5 with two RBI, four runs scored, a double, a triple and two sto-len bases in game-two win at Harvard.

    at bishop moore: Earned four varsity letters in base-ball and four in football ... captained baseball and football squads ... all-state and all-county in 2007 ... team won 4A state title in 2007 ... played for the Orlando Scorpions in the Scout League during the summer ... National Honor Society ... Student-Athlete Leadership Award.

    Personal: Pre-medical concentration ... Nicholas John Cox, born January 19, 1989 in New Jersey.

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    Junior Infielder R/R 5-10 185Huntington, n.y. Chaminade 14AlEX FERRERA2009: Played in 9 games, starting 8 ... made three appearances on the mound ... tied for team lead with four home runs, all in Ivy League play ... batted .14 during league play with a .54 slugging percentage ... did not commit an error at shortstop in final 17 games

    of the season ... went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI in Lions 1-5 win vs. Penn ... -for-5 with two RBI in dou-bleheader nightcap at Brown ... drove in five runs with two doubles and two homers in four-game set with Cornell ... went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in league-opening win vs. Harvard.

    2008: Started 49 of the 51 games he played, mainly at shortstop ... also made three appearances on the mound ... in deciding game of championship series at Dartmouth, clubbed a pair of home runs, including a go-ahead, three-run shot in the sixth to give Columbia the lead for good ... for the season, had four home runs, 19 RBIs, four doubles, a triple, and six stolen bases ... team-high eight sac-rifice bunts ... went -for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored at Liberty ... ripped a two-run homer in Ivy League debut, a 6- win over Brown.

    at Chaminade: Earned four letters in baseball ... all-league shortstop ... Student-Athlete Award ... champion-ship series MVP ... MVP as first-year ... hit .50 with two home runs and 12 RBI (wood bat) as senior ... team won CHSAA three times ... played for the Long Island Tigers over the summer ... NHSAA All-Academic team ... Latin Merit Award ... Long Island Catholic Journalism Award for first place in Best Feature and Best News Story.

    Personal: Economics major ... son of Anthony and An-nette Ferrera ... Alexandro John Ferrera, born December 25, 1988 in Mineola, N.Y.

    Yr. aVG G-GS ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi Sb bb So2008 .55 50-49 200 46 71 1 5 1 21 28 11 52009 .290 9-9 145 21 42 9 1 2 16 14 19total .328 89-88 345 67 113 22 6 4 44 44 25 54

    Yr. aVG G-GS ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi Sb bb So2008 .204 51-49 142 22 29 4 1 4 19 6 17 12009 .252 9-8 11 22 8 0 4 17 2 10 1total .227 90-87 273 44 62 12 1 8 36 8 27 62

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    junior left-Handed pitcher l/l 6-5 205portola Valley, Calif. Bellarmine prep32 MAX lAUTMAnn

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    2009: Made nine appearances on the mound ... first collegiate start came against Manhattan in doubleheader nightcap ... worked a 1-2- inning in series opener at UC Riverside ... allowed one run in three innings in series opener at Cal State Northridge ... threw two scoreless innings in Lions 9-1 win at Rutgers.

    2008: Appeared in 18 games on the mound, all in relief ... his first collegiate win was Columbias first win of the season, an 8-5 vic-tory at Georgia Southern ... also picked up the win in Lions 2-1 midweek win over Fordham ... fanned three batters in two hitless innings of relief vs. Yale.

    at bellarmine Prep: Earned two letters in baseball and two in basketball ... captained basketball squad as sophomore ... was unde-feated on the mound as junior and senior (4-0, -0) with three saves ... team won California state championship and finished ranked fifth in nation ... squad won WCAL League and CCS Section titles ... played for the San Jose Blaze in the summer, going 6-0 with a 1.10 ERA ... Scholar-Athlete Award.

    Personal: Political science major ... brother, Nico, plays football at the University of San Diego ... Maxwell Pitzer Lautmann, born April 22, 1989 in Stanford, Calif.

    Junior Outfielder R/R 6-2 200Fairfield, Conn. Hopkins School22 BOBBy OBRIEn

    2009: Breakout season saw him finish with a .7 bat-ting average ... played in 0 games, made 22 starts ... hit .56 in Ivy League play ... slugged at a .506 clip ... drove home eight in double-header at Brown, including a grand slam in game two, when he had five RBI ... hit first collegiate home run as a pinch-hitter in ninth inning at Army ... first at-bat of the season was a two-run dou-ble in opener at UC River-side ... had a double and a triple in home finale vs. Penn ... went 2-for- with an RBI and stolen base in 10-1 win at Cal State North-

    ridge ... -for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in opener at Yale ... went 6-for-1 in four-game set with Cornell.

    2008: Played in three games ... made three plate appearances ... hitless in only official at-bat ... was hit by a pitch and scored a run in final game at Georgia Southern.

    at hopkins School: Received seven letters in baseball () and basketball (4) ... captained baseball and basketball squads ... three-time All-Fairchester League catcher and first base ... Connecticut American Legion Zone IV All-Star three times ... New Haven Register All-Area ... hit .456 with five home runs, 2 RBI as senior .... batted .557 as junior ... played for Fairfield Ameri-can Legion Post 74, Connecticut Zone IV during summer ... team won Fairchester League three times ... three-time All-Fairchester League small forward ... All-Kingswood-Oxford Invitational small forward (three times) ... New Haven Tap-Off Club Scholar-Athlete ... sports editor of high school newspaper that won three Columbia Scholastic Association Gold Medals.

    Personal: Double major in economics and environmental science ... son of Janice and Daniel OBrien ... Robert Edwin OBrien, born January 27, 1989 in Greenwich, Conn.

    Yr. Era W-l app. GS CG Sho/Cbo SV iP h r Er bb So2008 7.48 2-2 18 0 0 0/0 0 27.2 5 26 2 17 152009 9.00 0-2 9 1 0 0/0 0 16.0 27 17 16 5 10total 8.04 2-4 27 1 0 0/0 0 43.2 62 43 39 22 25

    Yr. aVG G-GS ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi Sb bb So2008 .000 -0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02009 .7 0-22 89 16 0 7 1 2 20 1 6 19total .333 33-22 90 17 30 7 1 2 20 1 7 19

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    Junior Infielder R/R 6-3 195Malverne, n.y. Archbishop Molloy 21kEVIn ROBERTS2009: Played in 12 games ... started eight times ... drove in two runs in four at-bats dur-ing UC Riverside series ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in series opener at San Diego ... scored twice and drove in a run in 10-1 Columbia win at Cal State Northridge ... belted a two-run double in opening game of

    doubleheader sweep at Yale ... scored twice and had a stolen base in season finale at Penn.

    2008: Appeared in 19 games ... made six starts ... went 2-for- with a run scored at St. Johns ... doubled in three at-bats in opening game at Davidson.

    at archbishop molloy: Earned three varsity letters in baseball ... captained baseball ... New York City CHSAA all-city honors ... gold medalist at 2006 New York Empire State Games ... played for the Long Island Titans during summer 2006 and the Long Island Tigers in 2007 ... National Honor Society.

    Personal: Mathematics ma-jor ... brother, Ryan, played baseball at Lafayette College ... cousin, Craig Cooper, is a minor league player in the San Diego Padres farm system ... cousin, Brendan ORourke, played baseball at Manhattan College ... Kevin Roberts, born May 2, 1989 in Inwood, N.Y.

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    junior Right-Handed pitcher R/R 6-0 190peoria, Ariz. Cactus 13GEOFF wHITAkER2009: Pitched in 11 games ... made eight starts in Columbias weekend rotation ... pitched a gem against UC Riverside, allowing two runs, just one earned, and six hits in seven innings ... worked a scoreless inning in home opener vs. St. Johns ... picked up the win in relief in

    game two vs. Cornell, going three innings, al-lowing one run on two hits ... closed out his season strong with seven innings in season finale at Penn, giving up two runs and striking out six.

    2008: Started in 10 of his 1 appearances on the mound as a first-year ... named Ivy League Rookie of the Week on March 19 after picking up his first collegiate win, giving up two runs on six hits in an 11- Columbia win at Georgia Southern ... posted a 6- record ... was 4-1 in Ivy League games ... six wins were most on the staff ... allowed three earned runs in seven innings in first game of dou-bleheader sweep at Liberty ... pitched 7 1/ innings in Ivy League debut vs. Brown to complete doubleheader sweep ... in six innings at Harvard, struck out seven while only allowing two runs to cap doubleheader sweep.

    at Cactus: Received four var-sity letters in baseball ... cap-tained baseball ... four-time Wells Fargo Region All-Aca-demic ... Wells Fargo Region Player of the Year in 2007 ... Wells Fargo Region first team pitcher ... Arizona Republic first team all-state ... Arizona Baseball Coaches Association second team ... all-state pitch-er ... had 10 wins, 107 strike-outs and 1.50 ERA as senior ... valedictorian ... National Honor Society.

    Personal: Economics major ... son of Geoffrey and Cynthia Whitaker ... Geoffrey Wade Whitaker II, born June 1, 1989 in Phoenix, Ariz.

    Yr. aVG G-GS ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi Sb bb So2008 .154 19-6 26 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 102009 .167 12-8 6 5 6 0 0 6 1 1 2total .161 31-14 62 7 10 4 0 0 6 1 1 12

    Yr. Era W-l app. GS CG Sho/Cbo SV iP h r Er bb So2008 7.21 6- 1 10 0 0/0 0 58.2 94 51 47 9 82009 6.89 1-5 11 8 0 0/0 0 47.0 67 46 6 12 26total 7.07 7-8 24 18 0 0/0 0 105.2 161 97 83 21 64

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    Sophomore Infielder L/L 6-6 225Dix Hills, n.y. Half Hollow Hills west30 AlEXAnDER AURRICHIO

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    2009: Played in 29 games ... 24 starts ... tied for team lead with four home runs ... posted a .59 slugging percentage ... batted .75 in 1 Ivy League games ... hit first collegiate homer at Char-lotte ... also homered against San Diego fireballer A.J. Griffin ... had a pair of doubles in game two vs. Dartmouth ... went -for-4 with a home run in second game at Princeton.

    at half hollow hills West: Three-year letterwinner in base-ball, basketball, and soccer ... captained each team as a se-

    nior ... 2008 Long Island Athlete of the Year ... named All-Long Island ... league MVP as a senior ... Suffolk County Gold Glove winner as a senior ... started in the Long Island Classic, Nassau vs. Suffolk County top 40 senior game ... 2008 Army National Scholar of the Year ... batted .497 as a senior ... two-time All-Suffolk County ... teams MVP as a junior and senior ... Wendys High School Heisman State Finalist ... National Honor Society member.

    Personal: Liberal arts student who plans to go into law after college ... also a starting goalkeeper on the mens soccer team ... son of Jill and Louis Aurrichio ... b. February 1, 1990 in Huntington, N.Y.

    Sophomore Infielder S/R 5-9 170nashville, Tenn. Montgomery Bell Academy2 jOn EISEn

    2009: Played in 9 games ... started 8 times ... twice named Ivy League Rookie of the Week ... finished season with team-high 48 base hits ... team-best .426 on-base percentage ... second on team with 11 steals ... batted .400 in Ivy League play, includ-ing a .506 on-base percentage in league games ... reached base safely in all but three games ... went 11-for-1 in final three games of the season vs. Penn, including 5-for-5 outing

    in final home game with two runs scored and an RBI ... was a home run short of the cycle in final game of the season at Penn ... went 2-for- with three RBI and two walks in league opener vs. Harvard ... -for-7 with a stolen base in Lions 15-8 win at Lamar.

    at montgomery bell academy: Four letters in baseball, two in football, one in cross coun-try ... All-Middle Region as a junior and senior ... selected to Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association All-Star team as a junior ... named Under-Armour Preseason All-American senior year ... AP Scholar as a junior ... National Hon-or Society 2008.

    Personal: Liberal arts student ... son of Gay and Steve Eisen ... Jonathan Jacob Eisen, b. November 21, 1989 in Nashville, Tenn.

    Yr. aVG G-GS ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi Sb bb So2009 .289 29-24 76 10 22 5 1 4 9 0 8 25total .289 29-24 76 10 22 5 1 4 9 0 8 25

    Yr. aVG G-GS ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi Sb bb So2009 .1 9-8 145 25 48 7 1 0 20 11 15 14total .331 39-38 145 25 48 7 1 0 20 11 15 14

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    Sophomore Right-Handed pitcher R/R 6-1 190woodmere, n.y. George w. Hewlett 20zACH EpSTEIn2009: Appeared in 1 games on the hill ... made three starts ... threw 4 1/ scoreless in-nings of relief in first game of doubleheader at Cal State Northridge ... tossed a 1-2- inning in home opener vs. St. Johns ... made the start in Columbias 9-1 win at Rutgers, going four strong innings, allowing just a single run ...

    also made the start in Lions win at Fordham.

    at George W. hewlett: Four-time letterwinner ... captain as a se-nior ... All-Nassau County as a junior ... went 5-2 during junior year and hit .529 ... team MVP in 2007 ... named to ESPN Rise Mag-

    azines N.Y. Metro-All-Area as a senior ... 167 career strikeouts ... National Honor Society 2008 ... Wendys High School Heisman Scholar-Athlete school winner.

    Personal: Plans to major in eco-nomics ... son of Elise and David Epstein ... Zachary Michael Ep-stein, b. September 1, 1990 in Manhasset, N.Y.

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    Sophomore Catcher S/R 6-2 200Clayton, Mo. Clayton 24MARk HEIl2009: Played in two games ... had an inning behind the plate at UC Riverside ... caught two innings and had an at bat at Army.

    at Clayton: Three-year letterwinner in base-ball, also lettered in basketball ... two-time captain ... first-team All-Conference Suburban

    East as a junior and senior, honorable mention as a sophomore ... team MVP in 2008 ... named Clayton Male Athlete of the Year as a

    senior ... National Honor Society as a junior and senior.

    Personal: Liberal arts student ... son of Harrison and John Heil ... brother, Henry, played baseball at Davidson ... Mark Harrison Heil, b. November 1, 1989 in David-son, N.C.

    Yr. Era W-l app. GS CG Sho/Cbo SV iP h r Er bb So2009 9.24 0-1 1 0 0/0 0 25.1 4 26 26 17 14total 9.24 0-1 13 3 0 0/0 0 25.1 34 26 26 17 14

    Yr. aVG G-GS ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi Sb bb So2009 .000 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1total .000 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

    Sophomore Right-Handed pitcher R/R 6-5 195Oakdale, Conn. St. Bernard 36pAT lOwERy2009: Pitched in 11 games ... made four starts ... earned two saves ... first collegiate start came at San Diego, when he allowed two earned runs in five innings, striking out five ... tossed a perfect ninth inning at Yale to gain first collegiate save ... struck out two in a per-

    fect ninth at Fordham for the save ... allowed one run in six in-nings in second game with Cornell, striking out six, a career high ... tossed a scoreless inning in home opener vs. St. Johns.

    at St. bernard: Lettered in baseball and basketball ... captain of baseball team as a senior ... Norwich Bulletin Player of the Year as a senior ... New London Day player of the year as a senior ... CCHSCA All-State in 2008 ... two-time All-Eastern CT Conference

    ... 9-2 record as a senior with 96 strikeouts and a 1.05 ERA in 60 innings ...won three of four games en route to the Class S state championship as a junior ... had a 19- career record.

    Personal: Plans to major in psy-chology ... son of Michele and Frank Lowery ... Patrick Morrison Lowery, b. April 2, 1990 in Nor-wich, Conn.

    Yr. Era W-l app. GS CG Sho/Cbo SV iP h r Er bb So2009 4.2 0-4 11 4 0 0/0 2 25.0 5 22 12 9 19total 4.32 0-4 11 4 0 0/0 2 25.0 35 22 12 9 19

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    Sophomore Infielder L/L 5-10 195Cazenovia, n.y. Cazenovia18 AnTHOny pOTTER

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    2009: Played in 1 games ... made 27 starts ... hit first col-legiate homer in third game at Lamar ... the following day, went 2-for-5 with three RBI in Lions 15-8 win ... cracked a solo homer in Ivy League open-er vs. Harvard ... in game two, hit a key bases-clearing double in five-run eighth to help clinch doubleheader sweep ... went -for-4 with three RBI and two stolen bases in 9-1 win at Rut-gers ... 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI to help complete doubleheader sweep in game two at Yale.

    at Cazenovia: Earned five letters in baseball and indoor track ... captained baseball team during senior season ... first-team all-confer-ence as a junior and second-team as a sopho-more ... hit .444 as a junior ... earned highest honor roll each year every quarter.

    Personal: Liberal arts student ... son of Andrea DeAngelis and Thomas Potter ... uncle, Joe Potter, played football at Brown in the 80s ... Anthony Joseph Potter, b. January 17, 1990 in Philadelphia, Pa.

    Sophomore Outfielder R/R 5-9 180Cincinnati, Ohio St. Xavier8 BIlly RUMpkE

    2009: Played in 41 games ... made 9 starts ... team leader with 0 runs scored ... batted .0 during Ivy League play ... finished season by hitting safely in final eight games ... 10 multi-hit games ... hit first collegiate home run in double-header nightcap vs. Manhattan ... went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in Lions 10-1 win at Cal State Northridge ... went 2-for-4 with three walks, three runs scored and a sto-len base in 15-8 win at Lamar ... scored four runs in double-header sweep at Yale ... went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in series-opening

    win vs. Penn.

    at St. Xavier: Earned three letters in baseball and football ... first-team All-Greater Catholic League as a senior ... second-team All-GCL and honorable mention All-City as a junior ... hit .405 in final season with 25 RBI ... district champions in 2007 and 2008 ... football team ranked second nationally in 2007 ... football team was two-time state champions and three-time GCL Cham-pions.

    Personal: Plans to major in economics ... son of Diane and Bill Rumpke ... grandfather, Jim Schmidt, played football at University of Kentucky ... William Joseph Rumpke III, b. January , 1990 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Yr. aVG G-GS ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi Sb bb So2009 .200 1-27 95 9 19 5 0 2 14 2 19total .200 31-27 95 9 19 5 0 2 14 2 3 19

    Yr. aVG G-GS ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi Sb bb So2009 .294 41-9 126 0 7 5 1 1 10 4 1 24total .294 41-39 126 30 37 5 1 1 10 4 13 24

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    Sophomore Right-Handed Pitcher R/R 6-2 180Canton, Mass. Thayer Academy 16HARRISOn SlUTSky2009: Led pitching staff with 15 appearances ... made two starts ... limited opposition to a .265 batting average ... tossed two hitless innings in Lions 15-8 win at Lamar ... threw 1/ scoreless innings in two games at Cal State Northridge ... tossed a 1-2- inning with two strikeouts in home opener vs. St. Johns

    ... made first collegiate start at Army, going three solid innings, al-lowing one run ... gained first collegiate win at Yale, allowing three earned runs over 4 2/ innings ... pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts to earn the win at Rutgers.

    at thayer academy: Earned three letters in baseball and basket-ball ... captained both teams as a senior ... named All-ISL 2007, 2008 ... Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic as a junior and senior ... went 5-0 with 1.19 ERA and 46 strikeouts as a senior ... helped team to win 2008 ISL Championship outright for the first time in 17 years ... MVP of basketball team as a senior.

    Personal: Liberal arts student ... son of Mari-lyn and David Slutsky ... uncle, Alan Gallotta, played baseball and bas-ketball at Brown ... uncle, Robert Berluti, played football and baseball at Tufts University ... Har-rison Maxwell Slutsky, b. June 16, 1990 in Boston, Mass.

    rEturninG PlaYErS

    Sophomore Right-Handed pitcher R/R 6-3 215Miami, Fla. Christopher Columbus 35BRIAn VAlERO2009: Made 10 appearances on the hill ... held opponents to a .25 batting average ... threw 1 1/ scoreless innings in collegiate debut at UC Riverside ... tossed a scoreless inning at Cal State Northridge ... worked a scoreless in-ning in home opener vs. St. Johns ... struck

    out two in two hitless innings of work in win at Fordham.

    at Christopher Columbus: Earned three letters in baseball ... second team all-county as a junior, honorable mention as a senior

    ... went 5-0 and 6-0 as a sophomore and junior, respectively ... recorded an ERA under 1.5 each of those seasons ... received the Miami Herald Scholar-Athlete Award ... National Society of High School Scholars.

    Personal: Plans to pursue a career in law ... son of Susan and Bernardo Valero ... Brian Daniel Valero, b. November 22, 1989 in Miami, Fla.

    Yr. Era W-l app. GS CG Sho/Cbo SV iP h r Er bb So2009 5.25 0-0 10 0 0 0/0 0 12.0 12 1 7 11 8total 5.25 0-0 10 0 0 0/0 0 12.0 12 13 7 11 8

    Yr. Era W-l app. GS CG Sho/Cbo SV iP h r Er bb So2009 6.57 2-2 15 2 0 0/0 0 24.2 27 25 18 16 17total 6.57 2-2 15 2 0 0/0 0 24.2 27 25 18 16 17

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    nEWComErS

    First-Year Infielder/Right-Handed Pitcher R/R 6-3 190The woodlands, Texas The woodlands22 AlEX BlACk

    at the Woodlands: Played four years of baseball ... captain as a senior ... selected to play in the All-Houston All-Star game ... honor-able mention all-district ... batted .79 with eight home runs and runs batted in as a senior ... played summer ball with the Houston Heat.

    Personal: Liberal arts student ... father played soccer and tennis at Allegheny (Pa.) College ... mother played golf at Stephen F. Austin ... grandmother is a Barnard College grad ... son of Judith and Dana Black ... Alexander Dana Black, b. February 27, 1991 in Houston.

    First-Year Infielder R/R 5-9 165weston, Fla. Cypress Bay11 nICk CRUCET

    at Cypress bay: Three-year letterwinner ... captain as a senior ... Miami Herald all-county second team as a senior ... all-county scholar-athlete as a senior ... Sun-Sentinel all-county second team as a junior ... batted .9 as a senior with 40 runs scored and 18 stolen bases ... batted over .400 as a sophomore and junior ... team was district champions in senior year ... summer team, Florida Pok-ers, won 2009 Perfect Game World Wood Bat tournament.

    Personal: Plans to major in economics ... en-joys tennis and skiing ... AP scholar ... father played football at Iona ... son of Nora and Al-fredo Crucet ... Nicholas Alexander Crucet, b. October 10, 1990 in Puerto Rico.

    First-Year Outfielder R/R 6-1 185wellington, Fla. wellington6 nICk FERRARESI

    at Wellington: Three-year letterwinner ... captain as a senior ... first team All-Palm Beach County ... twice named first team all-conference ... selected for Dick Howser Senior All-Star game ... led team with a .420 batting average as a sophomore ... had six outfield assists as a senior ... team was district champions in junior year.

    Personal: Plans to major in economics or mathematics ... also enjoys basketball and football ... son of Marianne and Daniel Ferra-resi ... Nicholas Vittorio Ferraresi, b. Decem-ber 2, 1990 in Coral Gables, Fla.

    First-year Right-Handed pitcher R/R 6-2 220Gibsonia, pa. Shady Side45 TIM GIEl

    at Shady Side: Four-year baseball letterwinner ... also lettered four times in football and three times in wrestling ... two-time base-ball team captain ... captained wrestling team as a junior and senior and captained football squad as a senior ... Western Pennsylvania AA League Pitcher of the Year as a senior ... two-time all-section ... two-time team MVP ... team won AA league and Section 4 in senior year ... went 10-2 as a senior with a 1.08 ERA and 128 strikeouts ... set school records for career wins and strikeouts and single-sea-son wins, strikeouts and lowest opponent batting average.

    Personal: Enrolled in the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science ... intends to major in computer engineering ... father was a four-year wrestler at Pitt ... son of Donna and Tim Giel ... Timothy King Giel, Jr., b. September 29, 1990 in Pittsburgh.

    Junior Infielder R/R 5-9 165Vero Beach, Fla. palm Beach Gardens5 AlEX GODSHAll

    at Santa fe (2009): Named Distringuished Academic All-American (at least a .8 grade point average) ... batted .269 with a home run and 20 runs batted in, starting 52 of teams 54 games ... swiped a team-high 1 bases and team-high 11 sacrifices ... scored 1 runs.

    at Samford (2008): Batted .20 in 4 games, including 0 starts ... stole six bases ... scored 21 runs.

    at Palm beach Gardens: Played baseball for four years ... Palm Beach Post and Sun-Sentinel first team all-county as a senior ...

    gained a spot on the Orlando National Base-ball Classic All-Tournament team ... batted .467 with 22 stolen bases as a senior, help-ing lead the team to a 28-4 record, regional semifinals, and a No. ranking in Floridas 6A classification.

    Personal: Intends to major in economics or philosophy ... AP scholar ... son of Patricia and David Godshall ... Alexander Matthew Godshall, b. October 7, 1988 in Panama City, Fla.

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    First-Year Right-Handed Pitcher/Outfielder R/R 6-0 185Marietta, Ga. Blessed Trinity 28RICky klEBAn

    nEWComErS

    at blessed trinity: Four-year baseball letter-winner ... also played three years of football ... first team all-county ... three-time Georgia Dugout Club Player of the Week as a senior ... won teams Defensive Player of the Year award as a senior ... team reached the Geor-

    gia AAA State Elite Eight in senior year ... hit .426 with nine home runs and 2 RBI as a junior.

    Personal: Plans to concentrate in pre-medicine ... intends to pur-sue a career in sports medicine ... graduated magna cum laude ... father holds the Penn State record in the decathlon ... grandfather also graduated from Penn State, where he played football ... son of Debbie and Rick Kleban ... Richard Michael Kleban, b. March 11, 1991 in Atlanta.

    First-Year Right-Handed Pitcher R/R 6-5 180ladera Ranch, Calif. Santa Margarita Catholic 29STEFAn OlSOnat Santa margarita Catholic: Two-time let-terwinner ... pitched to a .55 ERA as a senior ... played summer ball with the ASD Bulldogs, Milwaukee Brewers elite team and the Kansas City Royals scout team.

    Personal: Liberal arts student ... lifetime member of California Scholarship Federation ... son of Kristin and Mark Olson ... Stefan Paul Olson, b. June 2, 1991 in Mission Viejo, Calif.

    First-Year Outfielder L/R 5-11 190Saugus, Mass. Malden Catholic 25DARIO pIzzAnOat malden Catholic: Four-year letterwinner ... also played basketball for three years ... cap-tained baseball team as a junior and a senior ... Catholic Conference Player of the Year ... first team Massachusetts all-star ... two-time all-conference honoree ... led conference in

    batting as a junior and a senior ... batted .474 as a junior ... batted .520 as a senior ... team was conference cham-pions his junior year ... played summer ball with the Andre Chiefs.

    Personal: Liberal arts student ... member of 200 Little League World Series United States finalists ... son of Tracie and Paul Piz-zano ... b. April 25, 1991 in Boston.

    First-Year Infielder/Right-Handed Pitcher L/R 6-0 180Sarasota, Fla. Sarasota 12ERIC wIllIAMSat Sarasota: Four-year letterwinner ... went 6- on the mound as a senior with a 2.0 ERA ... also batted .48 as a senior ... named to Sarasota Baseball Classic All-Tournament team ... team was 6A district champions in his junior year ... played summer ball with the

    Akadema Raiders.

    Personal: Plans to major in political science ... 6A district repre-sentative for Floridas all-state academic team ... son of Kathy and Todd Williams ... Eric Byron Williams, b. December 29, 1990 in Sarasota, Fla.

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    PROGRAM HISTORY

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    Standings W l t Pct. Gb W l t Pct. Gehrig DivisionCornell 10 10 0 .500 --- 18 19 0 .486Princeton 10 10 0 .500 --- 17 2 0 .425Columbia 7 13 0 .350 3 11 32 0 .256Penn 5 15 0 .250 5 17 24 0 .415

    Rolfe Division*Dartmouth 16 4 0 .800 --- 27 18 0 .600Brown 15 5 0 .750 1 24 19 1 .557Harvard 10 10 0 .500 6 1 28 0 .17Yale 7 1 0 .50 9 1 24 0 .51

    Ivy League Overall

    2009 Ivy LeaGue StanDInGS

    * -- Cornell defeated Princeton in a one-game tiebreaker for the Gehrig Division championship. Dartmouth defeated Cornell 2-1, in best-of-three championship series.

    TEAM BATTING G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pennsylvania........ 41 .310 1417 298 439 104 8 39 125 235 15-33

    Dartmouth........... 45 .308 1531 341 472 89 19 44 186 318 28-33

    Brown............... 44 .308 1421 293 438 67 9 50 154 241 47-67

    Cornell............. 40 .297 1310 219 389 58 10 38 124 263 41-52

    Harvard............. 41 .288 1363 227 392 78 7 32 123 245 50-78

    Yale................ 37 .281 1198 197 337 74 9 27 124 238 41-62

    Princeton........... 37 .277 1232 189 341 72 7 25 129 285 20-31

    Columbia............ 43 .275 1399 219 385 84 7 22 119 271 49-67

    TEAM PITCHING G ERA W L Sv IP H R ER BB SO

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Princeton........... 37 5.08 18 19 6 310.1 359 222 175 132 266

    Cornell............. 40 5.94 17 23 9 318.1 370 247 210 127 254

    Dartmouth........... 45 6.06 27 18 13 372.2 507 297 251 96 240

    Brown............... 44 6.38 24 19 11 348.1 448 277 247 125 237

    Pennsylvania........ 41 6.74 17 24 4 335.0 454 318 251 171 241

    Columbia............ 43 6.78 11 32 2 338.1 445 313 255 138 192

    Yale................ 37 6.82 13 24 3 300.2 358 273 228 179 232

    Harvard............. 41 8.00 13 28 5 332.0 480 355 295 135 211

    TEAM FIELDING G PO A E Pct DP PB SBA-ATT

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    Brown............... 44 1045 438 45 .971 34 7 20-39

    Yale................ 37 902 375 48 .964 30 6 50-61

    Dartmouth........... 45 1118 466 61 .963 49 5 28-44

    Cornell............. 40 955 384 56 .960 34 6 25-41

    Columbia............ 43 1015 464 62 .960 31 9 24-38

    Harvard............. 41 996 404 63 .957 24 9 36-58

    Princeton........... 37 931 382 63 .954 35 5 51-68

    Pennsylvania........ 41 1005 429 77 .949 47 5 43-61

    2009 Ivy LeaGue StatIStICS

    2009 iVY lEaGuE

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    Player 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%

    OBrien, Bobby...... .337 30-22 89 16 30 7 1 2 20 45 .506 6 5 19 3 .410 0 0 1-1 36 3 4 .907 Eisen, Jon.......... .331 39-38 145 25 48 7 1 0 20 57 .393 15 9 14 2 .426 0 3 11-15 82 93 12 .936 Forthun, Dean....... .298 42-41 141 24 42 14 0 1 20 59 .418 17 6 19 2 .394 1 1 2-2 183 22 5 .976 Rumpke, Billy....... .294 41-39 126 30 37 5 1 1 10 47 .373 13 1 24 3 .362 1 4 4-7 64 2 3 .957 Cox, Nick........... .290 39-39 145 21 42 9 1 3 23 62 .428 14 5 19 1 .370 1 4 16-21 93 6 1 .990 Aurrichio, Alex..... .289 29-24 76 10 22 5 1 4 9 41 .539 8 2 25 2 .372 0 1 0-0 2 0 1 .667 Williams, Ron....... .269 43-43 160 20 43 10 1 2 27 61 .381 12 7 28 4 .343 2 0 5-7 357 26 6 .985 Roberts, Mike....... .265 43-43 166 23 44 8 0 3 21 61 .367 13 0 39 7 .318 0 0 2-3 31 96 5 .962 Ferrera, Alex....... .252 39-38 131 22 33 8 0 4 17 53 .405 10 2 31 3 .315 0 2 2-3 47 121 11 .939 Tasman, Jon......... .242 14-8 33 6 8 2 0 0 1 10 .303 1 1 14 0 .286 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 Roberts, Kyle....... .222 6-2 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 .222 1 0 1 0 .300 0 0 1-1 5 9 1 .933 Meininger, Chris.... .219 18-9 32 4 7 0 0 0 1 7 .219 4 0 11 0 .306 0 2 2-2 22 32 2 .964 Potter, Anthony..... .200 31-27 95 9 19 5 0 2 14 30 .316 3 3 19 2 .248 0 1 2-4 39 1 4 .909 Roberts, Kevin...... .167 12-8 36 5 6 3 0 0 6 9 .250 1 0 2 2 .189 0 0 1-1 3 13 1 .941 Lamping, Andy....... .143 10-6 14 2 2 1 1 0 2 5 .357 1 3 5 0 .333 0 0 0-0 19 3 1 .957 Heil, Mark.......... .000 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000

    Totals.............. .275 43-43 1399 219 385 84 7 22 192 549 .392 119 44 271 31 .350 5 18 49-67 1015 464 62 .960 Opponents........... .315 43-43 1414 313 445 99 10 55 283 729 .516 138 59 192 24 .395 15 19 24-38 1068 469 62 .961

    LOB - Team (296), Opp (317). DPs turned - Team (31), Opp (44). IBB - Team (3), Roberts, M 1, Eisen 1, Aurrichio 1, Opp (1).Picked off - Williams 2, Rumpke 2, Forthun 1, Cox 1, Roberts, Ke 1, Eisen 1.

    (All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

    Player 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 SHA

    Lowery, Pat......... 4.32 0-4 11 4 0 0/0 2 25.0 35 22 12 9 19 7 1 3 105 .333 3 2 1 2 2Valero, Brian....... 5.25 0-0 10 0 0 0/0 0 12.0 12 13 7 11 8 4 0 1 51 .235 5 2 0 0 0Scarlata, Joe....... 5.52 4-5 10 10 5 1/0 0 60.1 71 42 37 12 30 21 2 6 243 .292 4 10 0 3 2Squires, Derek...... 6.10 0-2 8 1 0 0/0 0 10.1 15 10 7 9 4 3 1 1 41 .366 0 2 2 1 1Bracey, Dan......... 6.23 2-6 9 9 0 0/0 0 47.2 64 38 33 11 24 15 1 7 203 .315 4 6 1 1 2Slutsky, Harrison... 6.57 2-2 15 2 0 0/0 0 24.2 27 25 18 16 17 9 0 4 102 .265 1 8 0 1 1Aquino, Roger....... 6.64 1-3 12 5 0 0/0 0 42.0 49 35 31 10 19 7 1 9 167 .293 0 8 1 0 3Whitaker, Geoff..... 6.89 1-5 11 8 0 0/0 0 47.0 67 46 36 12 26 11 3 10 206 .325 6 4 1 3 3Bartlett, Clay...... 7.11 0-0 13 0 0 0/0 0 12.2 18 16 10 13 7 3 0 2 51 .353 2 4 0 1 1Lautmann, Max....... 9.00 0-2 9 1 0 0/0 0 16.0 27 17 16 5 10 6 1 2 73 .370 7 5 1 0 2Epstein, Zach....... 9.24 0-1 13 3 0 0/0 0 25.1 34 26 26 17 14 8 0 2 101 .337 2 5 1 2 2Mizzoni, Joey....... 12.66 1-2 11 0 0 0/0 0 10.2 17 16 15 11 14 3 0 7 48 .354 1 1 0 1 0Ferrera, Alex....... 13.50 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 9 7 7 2 0 2 0 1 23 .391 1 2 0 0 0

    Totals.............. 6.78 11-32 43 43 5 1/0 2 338.1 445 313 255 138 192 99 10 55 1414 .315 36 59 8 15 19Opponents........... 4.45 32-11 43 43 6 3/1 12 356.0 385 219 176 119 271 84 7 22 1400 .275 28 44 3 5 17

    PB - Team (9), Forthun 9, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (5), Forthun 4, Lowery 1, Opp (8). SBA/ATT - Forthun (20-31), Whitaker(3-6), Epstein (2-6), Lowery (3-5), Slutsky (5-5), Lamping (4-5), Bartlett (4-4), Scarlata (0-3), Squires (3-3), Mizzoni(1-2), Lautmann (1-1), Aquino (1-1), Bracey (0-1), Valero (1-1).

    Ivy League Baseball(All games Sorted by Fielding pct)

    Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI

    Scarlata, Joe....... 13 6 7 0 1.000 1 0 3 .000 0 0 Bracey, Dan......... 12 7 5 0 1.000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 Whitaker, Geoff..... 7 3 4 0 1.000 0 3 3 .500 0 0 Lowery, Pat......... 5 2 3 0 1.000 0 3 2 .600 0 0 Bartlett, Clay...... 5 4 1 0 1.000 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 Heil, Mark.......... 3 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 Epstein, Zach....... 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 2 4 .333 0 0 Squires, Derek...... 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 3 0 1.000 0 0 Mizzoni, Joey....... 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 1 1 .500 0 0 Lautmann, Max....... 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 Cox, Nick........... 100 93 6 1 .990 1 0 0 --- 0 0 Williams, Ron....... 389 357 26 6 .985 28 0 0 --- 0 0 Forthun, Dean....... 210 183 22 5 .976 2 20 11 .645 9 0 Meininger, Chris.... 56 22 32 2 .964 7 0 0 --- 0 0 Roberts, Mike....... 132 31 96 5 .962 10 0 0 --- 0 0 Rumpke, Billy....... 69 64 2 3 .957 0 0 0 --- 0 0 Lamping, Andy....... 23 19 3 1 .957 1 4 1 .800 0 0 Roberts, Kevin...... 17 3 13 1 .941 0 0 0 --- 0 0 Ferrera, Alex....... 179 47 121 11 .939 18 0 0 --- 0 0 Eisen, Jon.......... 187 82 93 12 .936 17 0 0 --- 0 0 Roberts, Kyle....... 15 5 9 1 .933 0 0 0 --- 0 0 Potter, Anthony..... 44 39 1 4 .909 2 0 0 --- 0 0 OBrien, Bobby...... 43 36 3 4 .907 0 0 0 --- 0 0 Aquino, Roger....... 14 1 11 2 .857 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 Slutsky, Harrison... 8 4 2 2 .750 1 5 0 1.000 0 0 Aurrichio, Alex..... 3 2 0 1 .667 0 0 0 --- 0 0 Valero, Brian....... 2 0 1 1 .500 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 Tasman, Jon......... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0

    Totals.............. 1541 1015 464 62 .960 31 24 14 .632 9 0 Opponents........... 1599 1068 469 62 .961 44 49 18 .731 4 0 Ron Williams 09CC ended his career in a Columbia

    uniform as the programs all-time leader in base hits.

    2009 StatiStiCS

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    doubles21 Matt Buckmiller 200217 Garrett Neubart 199517 Jason banos 200816 Henry Perkins 200815 Travis Hunter 199615 Billy Hess 200215 Ryan Schmidt 20014 dean forthun 200914 Billy Hess 20014 Matt Spielman 199

    triples7 Mike Wilhite 19776 Henry Perkins 20085 nick Cox 20085 Charlie Manzione 19765 Garrett Neubart 19925 Mike Wilhite 19784 Jim Coppola 19894 Glenn Meyers 19844 Jesse Parks 1974 Luke Urban 19604 Ron Williams 2008

    home runs19 Gene Larkin 198414 Travis Hunter 199612 Glenn Meyers 198412 Matt Buckmiller 200212 Joe Catsam 200211 Pete Aswad 2000 9 Glenn Meyers 198 8 Jim Goryeb 198 8 Mike Wilhite 1978 8 Ryan Schmidt 2004

    runs batted in62 Gene Larkin 198457 Pete Aswad 200056 Matt Buckmiller 200250 Travis Hunter 199650 Glenn Meyers 198447 Ryan Schmidt 20045 Glenn Meyers 1984 Bart B Teal 199542 Joe Catsam 20029 Bart B Teal 1999 Billy Hess 2008 Ron Williams 20087 Ken Cavazzoni 19917 Mike Roberts 20086 Ron Williams 2007

    batting average.467 Adam Rakowski 1948.458 Garrett Neubart 1995 .458 Bart B Teal 1995 .448 Mike Wilhite 1977 .444 Lou Gehrig 192.44 Mike Esposito 1961.429 Gene Larkin 198.424 Matt Buckmiller 2002.417 Tom Rieger 1986.41 Ted Kiendl 191.412 Glenn Meyers 1984.409 Billy Hess 200.406 John Kreuscher 1992.40 Ken Cavazzoni 1991.400 Frank Antonelli 1981.400 Frank Stimley 1968.94 Steve Richman 1966.86 Ken Cavazzo 1988.86 John Guilfoy 1995.86 Archie Roberts 1965.85 Derek Johnson 2002.79 Travis Hunter 1996.79 Gene Larkin 1982.78 Archie Roberts 196

    hits71 nick Cox 200871 Garrett Neubart 199570 Billy Hess 20070 Henry Perkins 200867 Matt Buckmiller 200267 Ron Williams 20076 Gene Larkin 198460 Mike Baxter 20060 Jorge Livermore 200256 Bart B Teal 19955 Jorge Livermore 20055 Travis Hunter 199654 Pete Aswad 200054 Jason banos 200854 Billy Hess 200254 Glenn Meyers 198454 Bart B Teal 1995

    runs54 Matt Buckmiller 20025 Garrett Neubart 199551 Gene Larkin 198449 Mike DiChiaro 19846 nick Cox 200844 Glenn Meyers 198444 Mike Baxter 2004 Marc Mezzadri 19954 Jorge Livermore 20024 Jorge Livermore 2004 Billy Hess 20042 Matt Buckmiller 200141 Billy Hess 200241 Henry Perkins 200841 Andrew Pisano 200040 Jason banos 20089 Andrew Pisano 1998

    total bases1 Gene Larkin 1984124 Matt Buckmiller 2002112 Travis Hunter 1997109 Garrett Neubart 1995108 Glenn Meyers 1984107 Henry Perkins 2008105 Billy Hess 200 97 nick Cox 2008 96 Pete Aswad 2000 9 Ryan Schmidt 200 87 Bart B Teal 199 87 Ron Williams 2007 84 Bart B Teal 1995 84 Glenn Meyers 198 83 Jason banos 2008 82 Mike Wilhite 1977 82 Ron Williams 2008 81 Matt Buckmiller 2001 81 Jim Goryeb 198 80 Mike Wilhite 1978

    Stolen bases1 Garrett Neubart 199228 nick Cox 200827 Mike Brown 197827 Garrett Neubart 199525 Mike DiChiaro 198225 Jay Dipasupil 198620 Kevin Holbert 199720 Matt Murphy 199620 Henry Perkins 200819 John Stamatis 198619 Mike Brown 1977

    Victories8 Rolando Acosta (8-4) 19798 Neil Farber (8-2) 1968 Gary Goldenberg (8-2) 19878 Bob Koehler (8-1) 19608 Doug Softy (8-2) 19816 Joe Bruno (6-) 19846 Lou Gehrig (6-4) 1926 Bob Koehler (6-) 19616 Kurt Lundgren (6-) 19826 Adam Schwartz (6-7) 20006 Doug Softy (6-4) 1986 Kermit Tracy (6-) 19516 Geoff Whitaker (6-3) 20086 Paul Wojcicki (6-2) 198

    Earned run average1.04 Bob Koehler 19611.11 Bob Koehler 19601.45 Tom Whelan 19771.56 Tellef Tellefsen 19491.6 Mark Yushchak 19861.64 Gary Goldenberg 19851.74 Kermit Tracy 19511.76 Jim Romanosky 19721.85 Peter Down 19711.88 Tellef Tellefsen 1948

    Strikeouts90 Bob Koehler 196190 Kurt Lundgren 198087 Ed Weathers 196885 Bob Koehler 196078 Bob Koehler 196277 Lou Gehrig 192

    Billy Hess 03CC is in Columbias single season

    and career top ten lists for hits, runs, total bases,

    doubles and RBI

    Former Lion assistant coach Bob Koehler 61CC holds the single-season records

    for strikeouts and ERASInGlE-GAME STRIkEOUT RECORD

    17 lou Gehrig vs. Williams 192317 Paul brosnan vs. rhode island 1968

    blair bat Winners(highest batting average in

    Ivy League play)1944 Vincent Lolordo195 Leo Bookman1957 Robert Lehner1961 Mike Esposito196 Archie Roberts1977 Mike Wilhite1989 Ken Cavazzoni2000 Matt Buckmiller2008 Noah Cooper

    SinGlE-SEaSon rECordS

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    batting average.91 Garrett Neubart 1992-95.76 Ken Cavazzoni 1989-91.71 Gene Larkin 1981-84.71 Archie Roberts 196-65.66 Mike Wilhite 1976-78.52 Glenn Meyers 1981-85.44 Travis Hunter 199-97.44 Matt Buckmiller 1999-02

    hits205 Ron Williams 2006-0920 Bart B Teal 1992-95198 Billy Hess 2000-0189 Garrett Neubart 1992-95186 Henry Perkins 2005-08175 Matt Buckmiller 1999-02174 Jorge Livermore 2001-04170 Jay Dipasupil 1984-87170 Gene Larkin 1981-84159 Jason Wynn 1994-97158 Mike Roberts 2006-09145 Craig Rodwogin 2004-07141 Travis Hunter 1994-9715 Noah Cooper 2005-0814 Dave Lewis 1996-9912 Ken Cavazzoni 1989-91

    runs145 Matt Buckmiller 1999-0214 Jay Dipasupil 1984-87140 Garrett Neubart 1992-9512 Billy Hess 2000-0120 Jorge Livermore 2001-04112 Gene Larkin 1981-84106 Bart B Teal 1992-95100 Mike Roberts 2006-0998 Henry Perkins 2005-0889 Ron Williams 2006-0988 Jason Wynn 1994-9781 Craig Rodwogin 2004-0779 Noah Cooper 2005-0878 Mike Brown 1977-8072 Travis Hunter 1994-97

    total bases02 Bart B Teal 1992-9500 Matt Buckmiller 1999-02298 Billy Hess 2000-0285 Gene Larkin 1981-84282 Ron Williams 2006-09267 Garrett N