2010 Hartford Baseball Media Guide

2010 hartford BaseBall roster## Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht./Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School1 Jon Ricco INF Sr. R/R 5-10/185 Minnetonka, MN/Hopkins2 Victor Santana INF So. L/R 5-7/200 Plainvi l le, CT/Plainvi l le3 Cory Beahm INF So. R/R 5-10/175 Bur tonsvi l le, MD/St. John’s4 Anthony Mannuccia P Fr. R/R 6-0/190 Danbury, CT/Danbury5 Jared Canney OF Fr. R/R 5-9/170 Plymouth, MA/Plymouth Nor th6 Mark Sargente C So. R/R 6-0/180 Commack, NY/Hauppauge7 Bobby Gorski INF Jr. R/R 6-4/205 Sewell , NJ/Washington Township8 Alex Bulger C So. R/R 6-1/180 Plainvi l le, CT/Plainvi l le9 Andrew Barry OF Fr. L/R 6-2/210 Boxford, MA/Masconomet Regional10 Mike Aldrich INF Jr. R/R 6-0/215 Groton, CT/St. Bernard/UConn Avery Point11 Brian Rice P Fr. R/R 6-0/185 Cherry Hi l ls , NJ/Camden Cathol ic12 Tyler Corsi P Fr. L/R 6-4/195 Cranston, RI/Cranston West14 Brendan Floyd P Sr. R/R 6-5/225 Severna Park , MD/Mt. St . Joseph15 Mike Amendola C Sr. R/R 5-10/195 Nor th Babylon, NY/North Babylon/Suf folk CC16 Jason Freethey INF Jr. R/R 5-10/175 Manchester, NH/Manchester Memorial17 Andrew Siano OF So. R/R 6-0/180 Springfield, MA/Cathedral18 Andy Drexel C Jr. L/R 6-2/210 Pequea, PA/Penn Manor19 Bob Rogers P Sr. R/R 6-1/188 Fair f ield, CT/Avon Old Farms20 Rodger Wilmot OF Jr. R/R 6-2/205 Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township21 Erik Figueredo INF Fr. R/R 6-0/170 Miami, FL/Palmer Tr inity22 Matt Govoni P Jr. R/R 6-2/190 Southington, CT/Southington23 Simon Kudernatsch INF Jr. L/R 6-1/160 Czech Republic/Prague West25 Adam Sobiewski INF Fr. R/R 5-10/200 Davie, FL/American Heritage26 Chris Greiner P Jr. R/R 6-6/220 Elkridge, MD/Mt. St . Joseph28 Vincent Fiore P Jr. L/L 5-10/190 Brooklyn, NY/New Utrecht/Monroe Col lege30 Matt Walker OF Jr. R/R 6-4/230 East Lyme, CT/East Lyme/Catawba Col lege32 Chris Suchy OF So. L/L 6-0/185 West Springfield, MA/Westminster School33 Myles Kel ly P So. R/R 6-4/220 Dunbar ton, NH/Gof fstown34 Zach Tarner P Sr. R/R 6-3/205 Bur tonsvi l le, MD/James H. Blake35 Mike Thatcher P So. L/L 6-0/170 Wil l ington, CT/EO Smith36 Steve Sobocinski P Jr. R/R 6-5/230 Waldor f , MD/McDonough

Head Coach: Jeff Calcaterra (Indiana ’92) – Sixth SeasonAssistant Coach: Jerry Shank (Eastern Mennonite ‘05) – First SeasonAssistant Coach: Inaki Ormaechea (ECSU ‘02) – Fourth SeasonVolunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Stasaitis (Cent. Conn. St. ‘06) – First SeasonStudent Assistant Coach: Vinny Hynes (Hartford Sophomore) – First Season

Hartford Baseball

Contents ........................................................... 1Quick Facts ..........................................................1Coaching Staff Head Coach Jeff Calcaterra ..................... 2 Assistant Coaches ........................................ 42010 Season Preview .....................................62010 Baseball Roster .............................. 72010 Player Profi les ............................... 82009 Baseball Results/Statistics ........... 22America East Conference ...................... 23Baseball Alumni ................................................ 24All-Time Records ............................................... 25University of Hartford Hartford and The Region ..........................26 University Profi le ........................................27 President Walter Harrison ........................28 Director of Athletics Patricia H. Meiser ..................................29 Strength & Conditioning ...........................30 Athletic Training .........................................31 Acadmics/Community Service ..................322010 Baseball Schedule ...........Back Cover

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The mission of the University of Hartford Athletics Department is to enhance the educational and personal development of all students by providing equitable intercollegiate, intramural, and recreational athletic opportunities in an environment that promotes excellence and wellness. We value academic achievement as the primary measure of a successful student-athlete and integrity as the hallmark of a success-ful program.

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT

UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONName ........................................................................University of HartfordLocation ......................................................................... West Hartford, CTFounded .............................................................................................1877Enrollment ........................................................................................4,842Nickname......................................................................................... HawksColors ............................................................................ Scarlet and WhiteAffi liation .......................................................................... NCAA Division IConference ..............................................................................America EastPresident ............................................................................Walter HarrisonDirector of Athletics ........................................................ Patricia H. Meiser

2010 BASEBALL TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach ................................................. Jeff Calcaterra (Sixth Season)Alma Mater ...............................................................................Indiana ‘92Phone.................................................................................. 860.768.5760E-mail ....................................................................calcaterr@hartford.eduRecord at Hartford/Years ........................................................... 65-165/5 Overall Record/Years ................................................................. 65-165/5 Assistant Coach ...............................................................Inaki Ormaechea Alma Mater .............................................................Eastern Connecticut ‘02Assistant Coach ...................................................................... Jerry ShankAlma Mater .............................................................. Eastern Mennonite ‘05Assistant Coach ....................................................................Brian StasaitisAlma Mater ....................................................Central Connecticut State ‘062009 Overall Record.........................................................................15-322009 Conference Record/Finish............................................7-15/SeventhLetterwinners Returning/Lost .........................................................................18/3Positional Starters Returning/Lost ........................................................ 7/2Pitchers Returning/Lost ........................................................................ 7/2Newcomers ....................................................................................... Seven

HARTFORD SPORTS INFORMATIONBaseball Contact .......................................................................Sam AngellOffi ce Phone ....................................................................... 860.768.4620Email ........................................................................ [email protected] Information Fax ....................................................... 860.768.4068Website ................................................................www.HartfordHawks.com

2010 BASEBALL QUICK FACTS

ON THE FRONT COVER:

SENIOR CATCHER MIKE AMENDOLA

SENIOR PITCHER BOB ROGERS

CREDITS: The 2010 University of Hartford Base-

ball Media Guide is a production of the Hart-ford Sports Information Offi ce. It was writ-ten and designed by Sam Angell, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications. Editorial assistance was provided by Dan Ruede, Sarah Cote and the coaching staff. Photography was provided by Steve McLaughlin and the Hartford Sports Information Archives.

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Head Coach • 6th Season • Indiana ‘92

Jeff Calcaterra took over as head baseball coach at the University of Hartford on December 1, 2004. He is the 12th head coach in program history and will begin his sixth season at the helm of the Hawks this spring. Just one game shy of reaching the America East Championship in 2008, the Hawks are looking to take that next step this season. Battling through an injury-plagued campaign last year, the Hartford program is nonetheless continuing to rise under the leadership of Calcaterra. In 2008, the Hawks increased their

win total from the previous season in overall wins, 18 which is the most since 1996, and conference wins, 10. The Hawks conference winning percentage was the highest since the 1996 season. Expectations are high that the team will improve on those numbers this season. Pitching and defense will once again be a focal point of Calcaterra’s team, as it has been since he took over the Hartford program in 2005. The Hawks defense has been the best in the conference in two of the last three seasons, and was second last year with a .964 fi elding average. Hartford will be bolstered by the return of pitcher Chris Greiner, who fi nished 6-1 and was voted All-New England in 2008. The Hawks look forward to strong offense and defense up the middle of the diamond, something they hope will propel them to greater success this season. Behind the dish, senior Mike Amendola and junior Andy Drexel will share duties. Last year, Drexel led the team with a .363 average while Amendola was right behind at .362. “This is a wonderful time for Hartford baseball,” said University President Walter Harrison. “Terrifi c coaches who are both knowledgeable and dedicated building a great program, and who care deeply about their student-athletes. A fantastic new fi eld that is the equal of any in the Northeast. A competitive team that is capable of winning the America East Conference title. Even a university president who knows a little about baseball and wishes he were good enough to play for Hartford. If I had any eligibility left, I would love to be part of this team.” The talent that Calcaterra is able to recruit has been evident from Day One. His fi rst full recruiting class, which just graduated last year, consisted of the team’s top pitcher and top hitter, with fi ve players cracked the top fi ve in Hartford’s single season record book. Weston Szymanski led the pitch-ing staff with a 3.38 ERA and was second on the team with 27 strikeouts in 2008. He fi nished tied for third in Hartford history with 17 wins. Ben Sobocinski led the team in batting with a .291 average and played in all 49 games. He fi nished with 51 hits in 175 at bats and drove in 19 runs. Sobocinski ranks second all-time in hits, just one behind all-time leader Earl Snyder (221), and third in assists (420). He also holds single season records in at bats (second, 186), hits (fi fth, 62) and assists (second, 152). Brady Stouffer has placed himself all over the single season and career record books in his fi rst two seasons. He holds single season records for at-bats (fi rst - 192; fi fth - 185), stolen bases (fourth - 16), sacrifi ces (second - 11) and assists (tied for third - 136). Stouffer has also reach career marks in stolen bases (third, 40), and assists (fourth, 393). Szymanski and Stouffer each received America East All-Rookie awards, while Sobocinski

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CALCATERRA’S HEAD COACHING FILE

Year School Record Conference Finish2009 Hartford 19-22 9-9 Sixth2008 Hartford 21-20 9-12 Sixth2007 Hartford * 23-27 12-8 Third2006 Hartford 17-24 7-14 Sixth2005 Hartford 17-18 7-12 Sixth Total (17 years) 247-400-3 208-183

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was an America East All-Conference Second Team selection in 2007. Coach Calcaterra’s freshman class last season stepped up and performed well when more experienced starters went down with injury. Victor Santana put together a .357 average over 20 games, while Andrew Siano hit .259 over 46 games. Siano was the starting center fi elder, committing just four errors in 190 chances. Playing primarily at second base, Santana helped turn eight double plays in part-time duty. “We are pleased and excited to add Jeff Calcaterra to our staff,” said Director of Athletics Patricia H. Meiser at the time of his hire. “He brings a wealth of experience to our program as a player, coach and clinician. We believe Hartford baseball will experience a resurgence under his leadership.” In his 11-year tenure in the Big Ten, Calcaterra coached 20 players who were drafted and signed professional contracts. While at Indiana, Coach Cal helped guide the Indiana career (30) and single season (12) wins leader, Brian Partenhiemer, in 1997. His pitching staff led the Big Ten in strikeouts (456) in 1999, and had 2007 Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zach McClellan drafted in the third round in 2000. Calcaterra oversaw 28 players earn All-Big Ten honors, two Big Ten batting champions in Matt Braughler (1996) and Vasili Spanos (2003), Big Ten Player of the Year and third round draft pick Kennard Jones (2002), All-American Spanos (2003), and two-time Academic All-American Ryan Parker (2004, 2005). A Michigan native, Calcaterra was a three-sport athlete while attending Brother Rice High School in Birmingham, MI. He was named All-State in football and baseball his senior year. Coach Cal was recruited to play Division I football and baseball but chose to play college baseball at Indiana University. Calcaterra lettered four years at Indiana as a catcher from 1989-92, where he received his degree in sport management. A team captain for the Hoosiers, he garnered All-Big Ten honors in 1992 and was named the team’s most valuable defensive player. Calcaterra’s best season at Indiana came in his junior year, when he batted

.322 with 10 doubles and 25 RBI. That season he also reeled off a streak in which he threw out 27 consecutive runners from behind the plate. Calcaterra was drafted by the New York Yankees and played for the minor league Gulf Coast Yankees in 1992 and 1993. He was converted into a pitcher in 1993, but sustained an arm injury that ended his career. Coach Calcaterra has become a regular on the coach-ing clinic circuit over his 14 years as a coach and has been regarded as one of the best catching clinicians in the country. “Jeff is one of the best instructors and communicators in the game,” said Dick Birmingham, ABCA Hall of Fame coach. “He is a sought after clinician because he is very articulate and communicates well with coaches and players. He can offer a different aspect to both pitchers and catchers as one of the few players to play both positions.” “I have had the privilege to work with some of the fi nest coaches in the country, and without a doubt Coach Calca-terra is one of the best at any level,” said Chris Schroder, Owner/Manager Sho-Me Baseball, Branson, MO. “No staff would be complete without him.” Coach Cal has spoken at numerous clinics over the years, including West Chester Clinic, NY (1994, 2003), Indiana and Kentucky State Clinics (1995), Colorado State Coaches Clinic, Colorado Springs, CO (1999), Best of the Midwest, Toledo, OH (1999), ABCA National Convention, Atlanta, GA (1999), San Diego, CA (2003), Mid-Atlantic Baseball Clinic, Gaithersburg, MD (1999-2006), MCBA Coaches Clinic, Olney, MD (2006), the World Baseball Coaches Convention (January 2007 and 2008) at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association Clinic (February 2007) and the Best of the West in Seattle, WA (November 2007). Jeff and his wife Karen have two children, 17-year-old John Liford and seven-year-old Anthony. His wife is a na-tive of West Hartford, CT.

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Jerry Shank enters his fi rst season as an assistant coach with Hartford in 2010. Shank will serve as the Hawks’ pitch-ing coach and recruiting coordinator. “I am very excited about the addition of Jerry Shank to our staff,” said Calcaterra. “Jerry exudes a passion for college baseball and will be a tireless worker and relentless recruiter. I’m looking forward to working with Jerry and the impact he will have on our program” Shank comes to Hartford after serving as an assistant coach for the last two years at Canisius College. Previously, he spent two seasons at Ohio Valley University as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.

During his two years at Canisius, the Golden Griffi ns won 77 games (26th-most in the country), the most by any school in the Northeast region. While at Canisius, Shank had a pitcher named to all-league teams each of the past two seasons, with Shane Davis becoming the fi rst pitcher in conference history to be named the MAAC Pitcher of the Year and MAAC Rookie of the Year in the same season. He was also a part of the recruitment of two incoming freshmen who were drafted in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. The Fighting Scots appeared in the conference tourna-ment in both of Shank’s seasons at Ohio Valley, winning the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2006. Before his time at Ohio Valley, Shank was the top as-sistant at Eastern Mennonite University where he worked with the pitching staff. Shank played four seasons at the collegiate level. He started at Hampden-Sydney College where the Tigers advanced to the conference tournament in 2003 and then transferred to Eastern Mennonite for his fi nal two seasons, where he graduated in 2005 with a degree in history.

Inaki Ormaechea begins his fourth season at Hartford. He will work with the infi elders and hitters and serve as the team’s bench coach. “Inaki has been a mainstay in our program for the past four years,” said Calcaterra. “He is one of the most dedi-cated and loyal coaches I have had the pleasure to work with. Coach Noc brings a fi re and intensity that we need on a daily basis. He has pushed our players to perform at a higher level.” Ormaechea came to Hartford after serving as the bat-ting and infi elders coach for Siena College in 2005 and serving as the head junior varsity baseball coach at Eastern Connecticut State University. His other experience includes being a camp supervisor of Bill Holowaty’s Fundamental Baseball Camp and a coach with the Norwich Navigators Baseball Camp. In the summer of 2003 he served as an assistant coach and a player at the World Port Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Ormaechea worked with hitters and infi eld-ers in the two-week tournament where he represented the United States against national teams of other countries. Ormaechea earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from ECSU, where he also played four years of varsity baseball. He served as co-captain in 2002 and helped bring his team to the national championship. After graduating he also played professional Spanish baseball for the San Inazio Basque team in the spring of 2003, where he led his team in home runs, hits and batting average.

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Brian Stasaitis enters his fi rst season as a volunteer as-sistant coach with the Hawks in 2010. Stasaitis will work primarily with the outfi elders and coach fi rst base. “I am excited to add Brian to our staff and look for-ward to the contributions he will make to our program,” said Calcaterra. “He is a young coach who will add enthusiasm and drive to our players as well as a commitment to learn as a teacher of young men.” Stasaitis most recent experience comes as an assistant coach at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT. While at Albertus Magnus, he worked with all aspects of the team including coaching fi rst base, pre-game breakdowns of op-ponents, fundraising, recruiting, while working with infi elders and outfi elders. He has spent two summers working with the Diamond Kings Baseball Academy in Wolcott, CT. With Diamond Kings, Stasaitis coaches clinics for children ages 3-14, teaching the fundamentals of the game using proper mechanics, teamwork and the importance of mechanics. Since 2006, Stasaitis has served as the head varsity girl’s basketball coach at W.F. Kaynor Technical High School in Waterbury, CT. He also served three seasons as an assistant baseball coach at Kaynor Tech from 2006 through 2008. He has also worked as a baseball umpire since 2003 with the Central Connecticut Baseball Umpires Association. Stasaitis graduated from Central Connecticut State University in May of 2006 with a marketing degree. He resides in Waterbury, CT.

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Vinny Hynes joins the baseball staff at the University of Hartford for the 2010 season as a student assistant coach. Hynes, a sophomore, will work part-time with the coaching staff as he gains vital training for a coaching career after graduation.

A native of Poughquag, New York, Hynes already has four years of experience coaching at the Litlte League level, and hopes to parlay his experience as a student assistant at Hartford into a full-time job at the high school level or higher after graduating.

“Vince is a quality young man who is extremely dedi-cated to Hawks Baseball,” head coach Jeff Calcaterra said. He has helped our staff and players in a variety of areas and has bene a positive addition to the program.”

Hynes is the son of Teresa and Darrell Hynes. He has one brother, Raymond.

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Season Previewin West Hartford. “With the additions of Coach Shank and Coach Stasaitis, we now have a full-time pitching coach,” Calcaterra said. “We also have Coach Ormaechea here full time, so our staff dynamics leave me very comfortable about where we are as a staff.” The Hawks, who last season fi nished second in the America East in fi elding percentage at .964, are excited about their defensive strength heading into 2010, especially in the middle of the diamond. “One of the things we’ve taken pride in is our ability to be solid defensively, and I think we have the opportunity to be even better defensively than we have been the last two years,” Calcaterra emphasized. “We’re pretty solid up the middle. Simon Kudernatsch as a junior at shortstop and sophomore Cory Beahm at second base will make up the middle of the infi eld. Andy Drexel and Mike Amendola, as well as Alex Bulger are all good catch-and-throw guys who can manage the game behind the plate. Andrew Siano is coming back for his sophomore year in center fi eld. With his speed, we feel that defensively, up the middle, we are going to be pretty solid. We have a group of guys that can fi ll the corner spots, but there is going to be a lot of competition during the spring for those positions.” Hartford opens its season at home on Wednesday before heading south to Florida. In the Sunshine State, the Hawks will take on Central Florida for three games March 12-14 before meeting Akron for a single game in Winter Haven on the 15th. After returning from Florida, 11 of the Hawks’ 15 games leading into conference play will be at home. These include two double headers with Yale, twin bills with Harvard and Sacred Heart, and single games with Fairfi eld, Connecti-cut and Bryant. The Hawks will visit Boston College, UMass, Bryant and Holy Cross before opening America East play by welcoming UMBC to Fiondella Field for doubleheaders on April 10-11. In all, 28 of the Hawks’ 50 games will be played on the familiar turf of Fiondella Field. Hartford is hoping to conclude its season May 26-28 at the America East Championship. The top four teams in the six-team league advance to the tournament. Hartford was picked to fi nish fi fth by the America East preseason poll released last week, but with the return of so many players whose presence was sorely missed last season, the Hawks expect to do better than that. “Those injured guys from last year are on the mend, and should hopefully be at 100% with the season getting underway,” Calcaterra assured. “So guys like Chris Greiner are going to return healthy. Andy Drexel should be at 100%. Simon Kudernatsch should be at 100%. We are returning the majority of our starting lineup, minus Ben and Brady. Weston is the only pitcher that we’ve lost from last year’s staff. We feel like we have the ability to be a better ballclub than what we were last year.”

The Hartford baseball team will be looking to improve upon a 15-32 season last year and advance to the America East Championship. The Hawks fi nished 7-15 in the league last season in a year plagued by injuries, especially to the pitching staff. Head coach Jeff Calcaterra returns 18 letterwinners from last year’s squad, including standout catchers Mike Amendola and Andy Drexel. Amendola’s .475 on-base percentage led the team last year, while Drexel fi nished tops on the team in batting average (.363), home runs (7) and RBIs (49). “We are returning the majority of our starting lineup, minus Ben Sobocinski and Brady Stouffer,” Calcaterra pointed out. “Weston Syzmanski is the only pitcher that we’ve lost from last year’s staff. We feel like we have the ability to be a better ballclub than what we were last year.” Despite the injuries which riddled last year’s staff, the Hawks are confi dent that they have developed the depth and talent to improve the rotation for 2010, headlined by the return of redshirt junior Chris Greiner from injury. Junior college transfer Vinny Fiore, redshirt junior Steve Sobocinski, sophomore Cory Beahm and freshmen Brian Rice and Tyler Corsi are expected to form the core of the staff. Coach Cal-caterra expects 12 pitchers to see time on the mound for the Hawks in the early going as the team more carefully defi nes roles for the hurlers and identifi es a focused group who can carry them through conference play. Joining the staff for the 2010 season is Jerry Shank, who will serve as a full-time pitching coach. His experience, as well as the addition of Brian Stasaitis and the return of Inaki Ormaechea, has helped nurture a talented group of athletes, giving reason for optimism heading into the season

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Roster ## Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/HS/Last School 1 Jon Ricco INF Sr. R/R 5-10 185 Minnetonka, MN/Hopkins 2 Victor Santana INF So. L/R 5-7 200 Plainville, CT/Plainville 3 Cory Beahm INF So. R/R 5-10 175 Burtonsville, MD/St. John’s 4 Anthony Mannuccia P Fr. R/R 6-0 190 Danbury, CT/Danbury 5 Jared Canney OF Fr. R/R 5-9 170 Plymouth, MA/Plymouth North 6 Mark Sargente C So. R/R 6-0 180 Commack, NY/Hauppauge 7 Bobby Gorski INF Jr. R/R 6-4 205 Sewell, NJ/Washington Township 8 Alex Bulger C So. R/R 6-1 180 Plainville, CT/Plainville 9 Andrew Barry OF Fr. L/R 6-2 210 Boxford, MA/Masconomet Regional 10 Mike Aldrich INF Jr. R/R 6-0 215 Groton, CT/St. Bernard/UConn Avery Point 11 Brian Rice P Fr. R/R 6-0 185 Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic 12 Tyler Corsi P Fr. L/R 6-4 195 Cranston, RI/Cranston West 14 Brendan Floyd P Sr. R/R 6-5 225 Severna Park, MD/Mt. St. Jsoeph 15 Mike Amendola C Sr. R/R 5-10 195 North Babylon, NY/North Babylon/Suffolk CC 16 Jason Freethey INF Jr. R/R 5-10 175 Manchester, NH/Manchester Memorial 17 Andrew Siano OF So. R/R 6-10 180 Springfi eld, MA/Cathedral 18 Andy Drexel C Jr. L/R 6-2 210 Pequea, PA/Penn Manor 19 Bob Rogers P Sr. R/R 6-1 188 Fairfi eld, CT/Avon Old Farms 20 Rodger Wilmot OF Jr. R/R 6-2 205 Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township 21 Erik Figueredo INF Fr. R/R 6-0 170 Miami, FL/Palmer Trinity 22 Matt Govoni P Jr. R/R 6-2 190 Southington, CT/Southington 23 Simon Kudernatsch INF Jr. L/R 6-1 160 Czech Republic/Prague West 25 Adam Sobiewski INF Fr. R/R 5-10 200 Davie, FL/American Heritage 26 Chris Greiner P Jr. R/R 6-6 220 Elkridge, MD/Mt. St. Joseph 28 Vincent Fiore P Jr. L/L 5-10 190 Brooklyn, NY/New Utrecht/Monroe College 30 Matt Walker OF Jr. R/R 6-4 230 East Lyme, CT/East Lyme/Catawba 32 Chris Suchy OF So. L/L 6-0 185 West Springfi eld, MA/Westminster 33 Myles Kelly P So. R/R 6-4 220 Dunbarton, NH/Goffstown 34 Zach Tarner P Sr. R/R 6-3 205 Burtonsville, MD/James H. Blake 35 Mike Thatcher P So. L/L 6-0 170 Willington, CT/EO Smith 36 Steve Sobocinski P Jr. R/R 6-5 230 Waldorf, MD/McDonough

Head Coach: Jeff Calcaterra – Sixth Season – Indiana ‘92 Assistant Coach: Jerry Shank – First Season – Eastern Mennonite ‘05 Assistant Coach: Inaki Ormaechea – Fourth Season – ECSU ‘02 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Stasaitis – First Season – CCSU ‘06 Student Assistant Coach: Vinny Hynes – First Season – Hartford Sophomorey y p

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Player Profiles

15 • Senior • Catcher5-10 • 195 • R/RNorth Babylon, NY

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2009: Started all 47 games for the Hawks ... .475 on-base percentage led the team ... led the team with 59 hits, including 17 for extra bases ... hit three home runs ... second on the team with a .362 batting average ... drew a team-high 26 walks ... successful on eight of ten stolen base attempts ... boasted a .979 fi elding percentage behind the plate.

2008: Started all 45 games he played ... recorded 54 hits ... 20 extra base hits were most on the team ... hit four home runs ... led team with a .331 batting average ... scored 27 runs ... led the team with 31 RBI ... played summer league ball for the Long Island Mustangs in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League ... was named to the Atlantic League’s All-Star team.

SUFFOLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Gold Glove catcher ... team MVP.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Named All-Region ... batted .440.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball at North Babylon High School ... was All-League for two years ... All-County, All-State and MVP in his senior year.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, majoring in entrepreneurship.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year avg g-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb so ob% sb-att po e a fl d%2008 .331 45-45 163 27 54 14 2 4 31 84 .515 11 16 .384 0-1 262 6 22 .9792009 .363 47-47 163 31 59 11 3 3 27 85 .521 26 14 .475 8-10 157 4 29 .979Career .347 92-92 326 58 113 25 5 7 58 169 .518 37 30 .431 8-11 419 10 51 .979

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14 • Senior • Pitcher6-5 • 225 • R/RSeverna Park, MD

FLOYD

2009: Made ten appearances before missing the end of the season due to injury ... pitched 24.0 innings ... struck out 12, allowing 31 runs (29 earned) ... fi nished 0-1 with a 10.88 ERA.

2008: Pitched in seven games, starting fi ve ... pitched 17.2 innings ... allowed 33 hits and gave up 35 runs (26 earned) ... struck out eight batters ... fi nished 0-3 with a 13.25 ERA.

2007: Made eight appearances on the mound, making three starts ... faced 75 total batters in 11.1 innings ... allowed 21 hits, 28 runs, 22 earned runs and struck out fi ve batters.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball at Mt. St. Joseph High School ... team was MIAA champions in 2004 ... fi nished his senior season 5-0 with a 1.43 ERA.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, majoring in economics and fi nance.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so bavg bf2007 17.47 0-0 8 3 0 0 0 11.1 21 28 22 17 5 .412 512008 13.25 0-3 7 5 0 0 0 17.2 33 35 26 15 8 .402 822009 10.88 0-1 10 2 0 0 0 24.0 43 31 29 19 12 .394 109Career 13.08 0-4 25 10 0 0 0 53.0 97 94 77 51 25 .401 242

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1 • Senior • Infi elder5-10 • 185 • R/RMinnetonka, MN

RICCO

2009: Saw action in 21 games, making six starts ... had six hits, including a double, in 26 at bats ... scored three runs.

2008: Red-shirted the 2008 season.

2007: Played in 26 games, starting on six occasions ... fi nished with four hits in 25 at bats and scored four runs ... worked fi ve walks.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played three years of baseball, two years of hockey and three years of football at Hopkins High School ... fi nished with a .492 batting average as a senior, .395 as a junior and .387 as a sophomore ... fi nished with 11 homers in his fi nal three years ... an all-conference selection his junior and senior year ... All-Metro as a senior ... a member of the National Honor Society.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, majoring in economics and fi nance.

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19 • Senior • Pitcher6-1 • 188 • R/RFairfi eld, CT

ROGERS

2009: Saw time in 15 games on the hill, including two starts ... struck out 21 in 43.0 innings pitched ... pitched to a 5.65 ERA ... claimed his fi rst two collegiate victories, fi nishing 2-6 on the season.

2008: Made 11 appearances, all in relief ... posted an 0-1 record and a 5.56 ERA ... recorded one of the team’s two saves ... pitched 22.2 innings ... gave up 22 hits ... allowed 15 runs with all but one earned ... recorded 16 strikeouts.

2007: Suffered a loss in his only decision last season ... pitched 19.2 total innings in 10 appearances ... allowed 26 hits and 18 runs, 16 of them earned ... recorded nine strikeouts while walking 10 batters.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played one year of varsity baseball at Avon Old Farms High School and three years at Fairfi eld Warde High School ... also played four years of varsity hockey ... awarded All-FCIAC West in 2005 ... also re-ceived the FWHS Most Outstanding Pitcher Award in 2005.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in communications.

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34 • Senior • Pitcher6-3 • 205 • R/RBurtonsville, MD

TARNER

2009: Made eight starts in 12 appearances on the hill ... struck out 18 in 32.2 innings pitched ... allowed 41 earned runs for an 11.30 ERA ... fi nished 0-4.

2008: Made 11 appearances, starting eight games ... posted an 0-4 record with a 5.23 ERA ... pitched 32.2 innings ... allowed 41 hits and 31 runs (19 earned) ... recorded 26 strikeouts ... played summer ball for the Gaith-ersburg Giants in the Maryland Collegiate Baseball League.

2007: Finished with a 1-1 overall record, making two starts in seven total appearances on the mound ... allowed 14 hits and 11 runs, all earned in 13.1 innings of work ... struck out two batters.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of varsity baseball at James H. Blake High School ... had a four-year batting average of .341 ... holds fi ve school pitching records including most career wins, most appearances in a career and season, most innings pitched and most career strikeouts ... played eight different positions throughout his ca-reer ... named to the All-Metro team and the Senior All-Star Team in 2006.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, majoring in accounting.

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18 • Junior • Catcher6-2 • 210 • L/RPequea, PA

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2009: Played all 47 games for the Hawks, starting 45 ... led the team with a .363 batting average ... also tops on the squad in home runs (7), RBIs (49) and extra-base hits (24) ... the 49 RBIs tied for the fourth-most in a single season in Hartford history ... led the team with a .625 slugging percentage ... knocked 58 total hits, scoring 33 runs ... drew 17 walks ... successful on fi ve of seven stolen base attempts.

2008: Played in 47 games and started 45 ... saw 158 at bats ... recorded 46 hits ... led team with 15 doubles, which is tied for fourth most in a single season in school history ... fi nished with a .291 average ... hit two home runs ... scored 28 runs and drove in 19 ... drew 16 walks and was hit by six pitches ... stole three bases ... played summer ball for the Bennington Bombers of the New York Collegiate Baseball League.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball and basketball for Penn Manor High School ... awarded the Leon Duckworth Outstanding Catcher Award in 2006 and 2007 ... named American Legion All-Star in 2007 and MVP in Pennsylvania East West American Legion Game.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, ma-joring in management.

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-A BB/K OB%

2008 .291 47-45 158 28 46 19 15 1 2 3-4 16/40 .376

2009 .363 47-45 160 33 58 49 13 4 7 5-7 17/6 .431

TOTAL .327 94-90 318 61 104 68 28 5 9 8-11 33/46 .404

28 • Junior • Pitcher5-10 • 190 • L/LBrooklyn, NY

vincentFIORE

MONROE COLLEGE: Was the ace of the staff for head coach Luis Melendez in Brooklyn, going 6-0 with a 1.20 ERA his fi nal season there ... earned the team's Cy Young Award ... made seven starts, completing four of them with three shutouts ... went 46 total innings.

HIGH SCHOOL: Won his team MVP award as a senior ... fi nished sixth in New York City in strikeouts that sea-son.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, major is criminal justice.

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16 • Junior • Infi elder5-10 • 175 • R/RManchester, NH

asonFREETHEY

2009: Played in 30 games, starting 19 ... had 11 hits in 57 at bats for a .193 average ... slammed two home runs ... drove in eight overall ... drew 15 walks, fourth-most on the team ... boasted a .382 on-base percent-age.

2008: Started six of the 13 games in which he played ... four hits in 26 at bats for a .154 batting average ... drew two walks ... scored three runs and drove in three.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball and ran three years of track at Manchester Memorial High School ... was a part of the 2006 Division I New Hamp-shire High School State Championship team ... named MVP at Manchester High School in 2007 ... received First Team All-State and All Union Leader honors in 2007.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, major is undecided.

CAREER STATISTICS


2008 .154 13-6 26 3 4 3 0 0 0 0-0 2/11 .207

2009 .193 30-19 57 14 11 8 1 0 2 3-5 15/13 .382

TOTAL .181 43-25 83 17 15 11 1 0 2 3-5 17/24 .337

7 • Junior • Infi elder6-4 • 205 • R/RSewell, NJ

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2009: Saw time in 31 games, starting 22 ... blasted two home runs ... had 18 hits overall in 80 at bats, good for a .225 average ... laced four doubles ... drove in 14 runs ... committed just three errors in 189 chances, good for a .984 fi elding percentage.

2008: Played in 13 games, starting four ... recorded two hits in 23 at bats ... scored two runs and had one RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball and three years of football at Washington Township High School ... a .300+ career hitter on the varsity team ... named First Team All-Conference, Second Team All-South Jersey and First Team All-County ... named team MVP in senior year and was team captain as a junior and senior.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, majoring in marketing.

CAREER STATISTICS


2008 .087 13-4 23 2 2 1 0 0 0 0-0 0/15 .083

2009 .225 31-22 80 9 18 14 4 0 2 0-1 3/27 .250

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22 • Junior • Pitcher6-2 • 190 • R/RSouthington, CT

GOVONImattGOVOGOVO

2009: Made 13 appearances, including his fi rst fi ve collegiate starts ... fi nished with a 1-3 record ... struck out 13 in 34.2 innings pitched ... allowed 56 runs (51 earned) for a 13.24 ERA.

2008: Appeared in four games, all in relief ... pitched 3.1 innings and allowed two runs ... did not allow a hit ... struck out one.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball at South-ington High School ... went 6-0 with a 2.00 ERA as a se-nior ... named All-Conference and All-State in 2007.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, ma-jor is undecided.

CAREER STATISTUCS

YEAR W-L S ERA APP-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO OPPBA

2008 0-0 0 5.40 4-0 0 3.1 0 2 2 4 1 .000

2009 1-3 0 13.24 13-5 0 34.2 57 56 51 28 13 .361

TOTALS 1-3 0 12.55 17-5 0 38.0 57 58 53 32 14 .345

26 • Junior • Pitcher6-6 • 220 • R/RElkridge, MD

GREINERchrisGREIGREI

2009: Missed season with an injury.

2008: Finished with a 6-1 record and a 3.65 ERA, both best on the team, starting all nine games he pitched in ... named New England Intercollegiate Baseball Asso-ciation (NEIBA) First Team All-New England ... selected to play in the NEIBA New England All-Star game at Fenway Park ... pitched four complete games ... pitched 56.2 innings ... allowed 54 hits and 25 runs (23 earned) ... struck out 56 batters to lead the team ... played sum-mer ball for the Valley Baseball League’s Haymarket Senators ... named Valley Baseball League Pitcher of the Week on July 8.

2007: Finished with a 2-8 overall record in 11 ap-pearances and 10 starts ... named to the America East All-Rookie Team ... his two wins tied for the second most on the team ...pitched one complete game and posted a 6.56 ERA ... allowed 55 hits, 39 runs, 34 of them earned, in 46.2 innings ... recorded 29 strikeouts ... named America East Rookie of the Week on April 23.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played three years of baseball and two years of volleyball at Mt. St. Joseph High School ... participated in two nationally-ranked baseball pro-grams ... named MVP and all-conference in volleyball.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, ma-joring in accounting.

CAREER STATISTUCS


2007 2-8 0 6.56 11-10 1 46.2 55 39 34 31 29 .299

2008 6-1 0 3.65 9-9 4 56.2 54 25 23 27 56 .245

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KUDERNATSCHsimonKUDERNKUDERN36 • Junior • Pitcher6-5 • 230 • R/RWaldorf, MD

SOBOCINSKIsteveSOBOCSOBOC

2009: Named to the America East All-Academic Team ... played in 38 games, making 33 starts ... had 34 hits, including four doubles, a triple and a home run ... bat-ted .266 overall ... drew 18 walks, second on the team ... on-base percentage of .361 ... scored 22 runs ... a perfect 3-for-3 stealing bases ... also made fi ve ap-pearances on the mound ... went 2-0 with a 4.15 ERA ... struck out three in 4.1 innings pitched.

2008: Named to the America East All-Rookie Team ... started all 43 games he played ... recorded 40 hits in 139 at bats for a .288 batting average ... hit two home runs ... scored 25 runs and drove in 16 ... drew 16 walks ... stole four bases.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Sdilovaci Techniky Panksa High School ... played in Tegola Praha for three years ... received the Leading Hitter Award from Taiwan ... in 2005, he helped his team receive fourth place in the European Championship ... on Pamplona, Spain Team of the Year from Regensburg, Germany ... ended sec-ond season with Legionaere in German Championship.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Engineering, Tech-nology and Architecture, major is undecided.

CAREER STATISTICS


2008 .288 43-43 139 25 40 16 6 0 2 4-6 16/19 .373

2009 .266 38-33 128 22 34 13 4 1 1 3-3 18/15 .361

TOTAL .277 81-76 267 47 74 29 10 1 3 7-9 34/34 .367

2009: Appeared in 12 games, all in relief ... fi nished 2-2 with a save ... posted a 4.88 ERA in 27.2 innings pitched ... struck out 13.

2008: Made seven relief appearances ... 7.00 ERA ... al-lowed 15 runs (seven runs) in 9.0 innings pitched ... struck out fi ve ... allowed 21 hits.

2007: Redshirted the 2007 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball at Mc-Donough High School ... batted .350 his junior year and .435 his senior year ... posted an ERA of 1.59 in his fi nal season ... named to the Chaney Legion team in his ju-nior year and went to the state tournament two straight years.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Engineering, Technol-ogy and Architecture, majoring in mechanical engineer-ing.

CAREER STATISTUCS


2008 0-0 0 7.00 7-0 0 9.0 21 15 7 7 5 .447

2009 2-2 1 4.88 12-0 0 27.2 35 23 15 20 13 .313

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30 • Junior • Outfi elder6-4 • 230 • R/REast Lyme, CT

WALKERmattWALWAL20 • Junior • Outfi elder6-2 • 205 • R/RFreehold, NJ

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2009: Played in 38 games, making 32 starts ... had 30 hits, including 10 doubles and a home run ... the 10 dou-bles was third on the team ... batted .259 ... drove in 11 runs, scoring eight ... posted a .983 fi elding percentage.

2008: Started all 43 games he played ... had 44 hits in 159 at bats for a .277 average ... tied for lead among returning players with fi ve home runs ... scored 18 runs ... drove in 26 runs ... drew 15 walks.

2007: Played at Division II Catawba College (North Car-olina) ... hit .385 prior to a season-ending ankle injury ... earned a medical red-shirt following his season ending injury.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport athlete, earned 10 varsity letters ... .437 career batting average ... two-time team captain ... team MVP ... named to New Haven Regis-ter’s 2006 Top 25 Players in Connecticut ... second team All-State New Haven Register ... two-time First Team All Conference ... two-time All Eastern Connecticut selection, played in CT High School All-Star Game ... 2006 Ameri-can Legion Zone Six Player Of The Year ... played in East-West All-Star Classic featuring the top 40 American Legion players in CT ... also helped lead AAU CT Titans to fi fth in the nation at Division One National Champion-ships in Cocoa Beach, Florida in 2004 ... a three year starter in basketball and football.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in history.

CAREER STATISTICS


2008 .277 43-43 159 18 44 26 11 0 5 1-1 15/51 .345

2009 .259 38-32 116 8 30 11 10 0 1 0-0 2/25 .285

TOTAL .269 81-75 275 26 74 37 21 0 6 1-1 17/76 .320

2009: Started 29 of 37 games played ... batted .250, with 26 hits in 104 at bats ... knocked six doubles and a home run ... drove in 10 runs ... scored 16 runs ... drew four walks.

2008: Played in 24 games, starting 16 ... seven hits in 50 at bats ... scored four runs ... had four RBI ... stole two bases.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played basketball and baseball all four years at Freehold Township High School ... three year varsity starter on the baseball team ... led his 2006 team to a conference title with a 19-8 overall record ... earned All Conference First Team and Third Team All Shore Region honors in 2006 ... was named MVP of the Inter Country All Star game in 2006 ... captained the team as a senior and awarded the Male Athlete of the Year award for his school ... awarded the Steve Smith Memorial Award for a senior student athlete earning the largest number of varsity letters ... basketball team posted a 25-2 championship season and was ranked sixth in the state in his senior year ... named to the academic honor roll all four years in high school.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, majoring in management.

CAREER STATISTICS


2008 .140 24-16 50 4 7 4 1 0 0 2-3 3/17 .214

2009 .250 37-29 104 16 26 10 6 0 1 0-0 4/16 .295

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3 • Sophomore • Pitcher5-10 • 175 • R/RBurtonsville, MD

BEAHMcoryBEABEA8 • Sophomore • Catcher6-1 • 180 • R/RPlainville, CT

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33 • Sophomore • Pitcher6-4 • 220 • R/RDunbarton, NH

KELLYmylesKELLYKELLY2 • Sophomore • Infi elder5-7 • 200 • L/RPlainville, CT

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2009: Went 3-4 with a 6.57 ERA in 16 appearances on the mound ... made six starts ... batted .222 in 45 at bats, driving in two runs and scoring seven ... did not record an error in 77 chances in the fi eld.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball at St. John’s College High School ... named all-conference in 2005 and 2006 ... was 2007 all-district ... fi nished his high school career with a 2.40 ERA and a 17-0 record.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, major is undecided.

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2009 .242 18-9 33 5 8 0 2 0 0 0-0 2/5 .286

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2009 3-4 0 6.57 16-6 1 38.1 50 33 28 17 29 .321

2009: Batted .242 with two doubles in 33 at bats ... scored fi ve runs ... did not record an error behind the dish.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball and three years of bas-ketball at Plainville High School ... team captain as a junior and senior ... batted .413 with 28 RBI as a senior, leading his team to the Class M State Championship ... his senior year team was ranked number one in the fi nal Hartford Courant poll and the CT High School Coaches As-sociation poll ... named fi rst team All-State by the New Haven Register and Hartford Courant as a senior.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, majoring in fi nance.

2009: Made eight appearances and one start ... struck out six in 12.2 innings ... pitched to a 10.66 ERA, allowing 15 earned runs ... fi nished with an 0-1 record.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played one year of baseball and one year of basket-ball at Goffstown High School ... also played legion baseball for head coach Peter Kiro.


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2009 0-1 0 10.66 8-1 0 12.2 22 16 15 7 6 .367

2009: Appeared in 20 games, including nine starts ... third on the team with a .357 batting average (10-for-28) ... knocked a double and a home run ... drew nine walks for a .513 on-base percentage ... drove in three runs and scored eight himself.

2008: Made the team as a walk-on ... red-shirted the 2008 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of football and baseball at Plain-ville High School ... was named All-Conference in football ... was also named All Herald for football and baseball.

MAJOR: Enrolled in Hillyer College, majoring in general studies.

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6 • Sophomore • Catcher6-0 • 180 • R/RCommack, NY

SARGENTEmarkSARGSARG17 • Sophomore • Outfi elder6-0 • 180 • R/RSpringfi eld, MA

SIANOandrewSIANOSIANO

32 • Sophomore • Outfi elder6-6 • 185 • L/LWest Springfi eld, MA

SUCHYchrisSUCHSUCH35 • Sophomore • Pitcher6-0 • 170 • L/LPlainville, CT

THATCHERmikeTHATHA

2009: Saw action in three games ... had one hit in three at bats.

HIGH SCHOOL: played four years of baseball and volleyball and two years of basketball at Hauppauge High School ... was all-league and team offensive MVP as a senior on the baseball team ... two time all-league and all-conference in volleyball.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in math-ematics.

CAREER STATISTICS


2009 .259 46-45 166 20 43 14 3 4 0 10-14 8/37 .292

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2009 .333 3-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0/1 .333

2009: Played in 46 games, starting all but one in center fi eld ... fourth on the team with 43 hits, good for a .259 batting average ... had three doubles and tied for the team lead with four triples ... successful on 10 of 14 stolen base attempts ... drove in 14 runs, scoring 20 himself ... drew eight walks ... posted a .974 fi elding percentage.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball and hockey at New-ington High School (freshman year only) and Cathedral High School ... named All-Western Massachusetts in 2006-07 and 2007-08 ... named the All-Western Mass best defensive player in 2008.

MAJOR: Enrolled in Hillyer College, major is undecided.

2009: Made eight starts in 20 games ... had fi ve hits in 32 at bats for a .156 batting average ... also drew a walk ... scored two runs ... drove in three.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played two seasons at St. Mary’s High School, two sea-sons at Cathedral High School and one year at Westminster Prep School ... compiled batting averages of .361 and .418 in his freshman and sophomore seasons at St. Mary’s ... was named the most valuable there in 2004 and 2005 ... hit .368 and .313 in his two seasons at Cathedral, while also hitting fi ve home runs ... in his one season at Westminster hit .326 with fi ve long balls ... received the Ozzie Award for best defensive player at Westminster ... also played hockey at all three schools.

MAJOR: Enrolled in Hillyer College, major is undecided.

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2009 .156 20-8 32 2 5 3 0 0 0 0-0 1/8 .206

2009: Appeared in 20 games, including nine starts ... third on the team with a .357 batting average (10-for-28) ... knocked a double and a home run ... drew nine walks for a .513 on-base percentage ... drove in three runs and scored eight himself.

2008: Made the team as a walk-on ... red-shirted the 2008 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of football and baseball at Plain-ville High School ... was named All-Conference in football ... was also named All Herald for football and baseball.

MAJOR: Enrolled in Hillyer College, majoring in general studies.

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9 • Freshman • Outfi elder6-2 • 210 • L/RBoxford, MA

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5 • Freshman • Outfi elder5-9 • 170 • R/RPlymouth, MA

CANNEYCANN12 • Freshman • Pitcher6-4 • 195 • L/RCranston, RI

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HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years under head coach Joe Marchesi ... batted .444 in the AAU Junior Olympics, belting four home runs.


HIGH SCHOOL: Played two years of baseball at Sand-wich High School and two years at Plymouth North High School ... also played basketball and football at Sand-wich ... Plymouth team was undefeated Division II State Champions in 2008 and was ranked seventh in the USA Today national poll ... named an Atlantic Coast All-Star in 2007 ... competed in the Bay State Games in 2007 and 2008 ... member of the Plymouth Post 40 legion team in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... compiled a four-year high school batting average of .358 and a .380 average in legion play.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Engineering, Technol-ogy and Architecture, major is undecided.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball under head coach Rob Malo in addition to two years of bas-ketball and two of track ... an IRSL Division I All-Star ... member of the Rhode Island Division I state champions in 2006 and 2007 ... team made the fi nal four in 2008 ... earned recognition as a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and Rhode Island Honor Society.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, ma-jor is undecided.

10 • Junior • Infi elder6-0 • 215 • R/RGroton, CT

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BEFORE HARTFORD: Spent two years on the baseball team at UConn Avery Point.

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HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball for head coach Shaun Ratchford ... selected All-Conference in the FCIAC and all-area in 2008 ... led the greater New Ha-ven Fall League with a .604 batting average ... also went 7-1 with a 1.45 ERA on the mound in the fall.


HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered for four years under head coach Robert Moffett ... a First-Team All-Olympic Conference selection in 2008 ... fi rst-team all-tournament in a 15U AAU National Championship event in 2007 ... fi nished 7-3 with a 2.86 ERA as a junior ... also batted .431 that sea-son ... a member of the National Honor Society ... also lettered three years of basketball.


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The Automated ScoreBookOverall Batting Statistics for Hartford

Record: 15-32 Home: 11-13 Away: 4-15 Neutral: 0-4 Conference: 7-15 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% Andy Drexel .363 47-45 160 33 58 13 4 7 49 100 .625 17 6 29 4 .431 5 1 5-7 101 13 5 .958 Mike Amendola .362 47-47 163 31 59 11 3 3 27 85 .521 26 10 14 6 .475 1 0 8-10 157 29 4 .979 Victor Santana .357 20-9 28 8 10 1 0 1 3 14 .500 9 1 6 0 .513 1 2 0-0 24 24 3 .941 Mark Sargente .333 3-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 Ben Sobocinski .315 46-46 162 27 51 7 1 0 29 60 .370 11 2 13 2 .362 2 7 17-21 80 89 8 .955 Brady Stouffer .280 37-36 132 20 37 7 0 2 15 50 .379 13 2 24 1 .351 1 6 6-7 53 107 10 .941 Simon Kudernatsch .266 38-33 128 22 34 4 1 1 13 43 .336 18 1 15 1 .361 0 3 3-3 16 42 4 .935 Andrew Siano .259 46-45 166 20 43 3 4 0 14 54 .325 8 1 37 1 .292 3 4 10-14 106 5 3 .974 Matt Walker .259 38-32 116 8 30 10 0 1 11 43 .371 2 3 25 4 .285 2 1 0-0 165 8 3 .983 Rodger Wilmot .250 37-29 104 16 26 6 0 1 10 35 .337 4 3 16 5 .295 1 1 0-0 68 3 3 .959 Alex Bulger .242 18-9 33 5 8 2 0 0 0 10 .303 2 0 5 2 .286 0 1 0-0 47 3 0 1.000 Jon Ricco .231 21-6 26 3 6 1 0 0 0 7 .269 1 1 4 0 .286 0 0 1-2 7 16 3 .885 Drew Sgro .229 37-23 83 9 19 3 0 1 9 25 .301 9 2 18 3 .316 1 1 2-3 59 0 2 .967 Bobby Gorski .225 31-22 80 9 18 4 0 2 14 28 .350 3 0 27 3 .250 1 2 0-1 183 6 3 .984 Cory Beahm .222 21-15 45 7 10 1 0 0 2 11 .244 6 1 16 2 .321 1 3 3-4 33 44 0 1.000 Jason Freethey .193 30-19 57 14 11 1 0 2 8 18 .316 15 3 13 3 .382 1 0 3-5 24 44 4 .944 Chris Suchy .156 20-8 32 2 5 0 0 0 3 5 .156 1 1 8 0 .206 0 1 0-0 20 1 0 1.000 Totals.............. .281 47 1518 235 426 74 13 21 207 589 .388 145 37 271 37 .353 20 33 58-77 1154 470 60 .964 Opponents........... .333 47 1590 393 530 132 12 53 367 845 .531 227 54 204 35 .428 26 22 46-71 1178 552 56 .969

LOB - Team (340), Opp (372). DPs turned - Team (42), Opp (44). IBB - Team (9), Amendola (5), BSobocinski (2), Wilmot (1), Kudernatsch (1), Opp (8). Picked off - Amendola (4), Siano (2), BSobocinski (1), Wilmot (1).

Overall Pitching Statistics for Hartford 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 Simon Kudernatsch 4.15 2-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 4 3 2 0 3 2 0 0 17 .235 0 1 0 0 0 Steve Sobocinski 4.88 2-2 12 0 0 0/0 1 27.2 35 23 15 20 13 13 0 4 112 .313 6 9 0 1 4 Bob Rogers 5.65 2-6 15 2 0 0/0 1 43.0 46 35 27 20 21 16 0 5 164 .280 1 4 0 2 3 Andrew Smith 6.52 1-0 11 0 0 0/0 1 19.1 19 15 14 14 7 5 1 2 71 .268 2 5 0 3 2 Cory Beahm 6.57 3-4 16 6 1 0/0 0 38.1 50 33 28 17 29 9 1 9 156 .321 0 2 0 2 4 Ben Sobocinski 7.15 3-4 15 11 1 0/0 0 56.2 67 48 45 36 25 16 1 8 221 .303 12 6 0 5 2 Weston Szymanski 7.44 1-6 15 11 2 0/0 0 71.1 111 62 59 20 38 27 3 7 306 .363 3 7 0 3 5 Brady Stouffer 9.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 3 2 2 2 3 0 0 10 .300 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Thatcher 9.45 0-0 11 0 0 0/0 0 13.1 20 18 14 12 12 1 1 2 54 .370 6 2 1 2 0 Myles Kelly 10.66 0-1 8 1 0 0/0 0 12.2 22 16 15 7 6 2 0 3 60 .367 4 3 0 0 0 Brendan Floyd 10.88 0-1 10 2 0 0/0 0 24.0 43 31 29 19 12 11 3 3 109 .394 2 4 0 1 1 Zach Tarner 11.30 0-4 12 8 0 0/0 0 32.2 47 44 41 23 18 11 0 2 133 .353 2 6 1 4 1 Kyle Perry 11.57 0-1 2 1 0 0/0 0 4.2 6 6 6 9 5 3 0 1 19 .316 2 0 0 0 0 Matt Govoni 13.24 1-3 13 5 0 0/0 0 34.2 57 56 51 28 13 13 2 7 158 .361 5 5 0 3 0 Totals.............. 8.14 15-32 47 47 4 0/0 3 384.2 530 393 348 227 204 132 12 53 1590 .333 45 54 2 26 22 Opponents........... 4.63 32-15 47 47 9 3/2 7 392.2 426 235 202 145 271 74 13 21 1518 .281 20 37 5 20 33

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The America EastAbout America East...

Now in its third decade of operation, America East has evolved into one of the most comprehensive NCAA Division I conferences with a commitment to broad-based, competitive athletics programs, complementing the academic integrity and missions of the member institutions. Progressive in its approach to its more than 3,200 student-ath-letes, America East recognizes champions in each of its 20 sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, fi eld hockey, men’s and women’s indoor track and fi eld, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s outdoor track and fi eld, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swim-ming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. America East also conducts the nation’s most comprehensive aca-demic recognition program for student-athletes. With a geographic footprint covering the Mid-Atlantic to Northeast regions of the United States, America East strives to develop champions in academics, athletics and leadership at its nine member institutions: University at Albany, Binghamton Univer-sity, Boston University, University of Hartford, University of Maine, UMBC, University of New Hampshire, Stony Brook University and University of Vermont.

Academics…

• Vermont captured its fi fth straight America East Academic Cup in 2009 after its student-athletes registered a cumulative 3.14 grade-point average, which tied the league’s best mark ever. Six other schools also earned a 3.0 GPA or better.

• America East’s 3,200 student-athletes registered a combined 3.05 GPA during the 2008-09 academic year, and over 60 percent of them were named to America East’s Academic Hon-or Roll for recording a GPA of 3.0 or better.

• Connor Tobin (Vermont), Dan Schultz (Boston University) and Cornelia Carapcea (UMBC) were tabbed ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans, while 26 others were All-District se-lections.

• Vermont’s Connor Tobin (soccer) and Kristen Millar (lacrosse) were the America East Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year, respectively.

• Twenty-one student-athletes were recognized as America East Scholar-Athletes and 167 received All-Academic recognition in their respective sport.

• Nineteen America East teams were publicly recognized by the NCAA for their multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR), fi nish-ing among the top 10 percent of teams in the nation, with nine programs receiving perfect scores of 1,000.

Athletics…

• Boston University won the Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner’s Cup for the fourth straight year and seventh time in the last eight seasons after capturing a conference-best seven cham-pionships, four regular-season titles and four runner-up fi nishes during the 2008-09 season.

• Four America East programs won postseason games in 2008-09: Boston University men’s soccer (NCAA), Boston University women’s basketball (WNIT), Vermont men’s basketball (CBI) and Boston University softball (NCAA).

• Nineteen America East student-athletes earned All-America recognition, including one in men’s basketball, one in men’s soccer, six in men’s lacrosse, four in women’s lacrosse and nine in cross country/track & fi eld.

• America East improved 10 positions in the men’s basketball conference RPI to No. 17, its fi fth-best fi nish ever, and sent two teams (Binghamton, NCAA; Vermont, CBI) to the postsea-son for the fi fth time since 2003.

• Three women’s basketball teams – Boston University, Hart-ford and Vermont – reached the postseason, tying a confer-ence record set in 1999.

• Boston University defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the fi rst round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship to give America East at least one NCAA win in seven of the last eight years, and the conference RPI (No. 6) was America East’s highest ever.

• Boston University became the fi rst women’s soccer champion to complete an unbeaten and untied conference slate since 2000 and made its fourth straight NCAA appearance.

• UMBC (No. 9), which won its second straight America East Men’s Lacrosse Championship, and Stony Brook (No. 20) were ranked in the fi nal USILA national poll, while Albany was also ranked during the season.

• Sarah Dalton, a fi rst-team All-American in women’s lacrosse, led Boston University to its fi fth straight conference title. The Terriers (No. 11) and New Hampshire (No. 20) were ranked in the fi nal IWLCA national poll.

• Stony Brook women’s cross country competed at the NCAA Women’s Cross Country Championship for the second straight season.

• Boston University reached the championship round of its NCAA Softball Regional with wins over Iowa and Auburn, matching the best fi nish ever by an America East team.

Leadership…

• Vermont women’s lacrosse standout Kristen Millar was se-lected the 2009 America East Woman of the Year for a distinguished career in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership.

• Hartford tennis player Rich Lieberman and the Maine soft-ball team were named the America East Male and Female Sportsmanship Award winners.

• University at Albany appointed George M. Philip as its 18th president, while Stony Brook University named Dr. Samuel Stanley its next president.

• Patrick Chambers, who helped lead Villanova to the Final Four as a men’s basketball assistant coach in 2009, took over as Boston University’s next head coach. Binghamton’s Kevin Broadus, New Hampshire’s Bill Herrion and Stony Brook’s Steve Pikiell all received contract extensions.

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Jeff Bagwell, the 1994 Na-tional League Most Valuable Player, is the University of Hartford’s most prominent baseball alumnus. The recently retired Bagwell played third base for the Hawks from 1987 to 1989. He left as the program’s all-time leader in batting average (.413), runs batted in (126), and home runs (31). His career batting average was a New England collegiate record. Bagwell’s rise to major-league stardom was swift. Drafted in the fourth round by the Boston Red Sox in 1989, he played two seasons in the Red Sox system before being traded to the Houston Astros at the very end of his 1990 season. The next spring, he earned a starting job - at fi rst base - with the Astros and went on to win the National League’s Rookie-of-the-Year award that year. He was then the Opening Day fi rst baseman for the Astros for 14 consecutive years. The 1994 campaign was the highlight of Bagwell’s 16-year major league career. Playing just 110 games, he led the majors in RBI (116) and was second among National League leaders in batting average (.368) and home runs (39). Bagwell won numerous postseason awards, culminating in his selection as National League MVP. In 2000, Bagwell belted a career-high 47 homers while driving in 132 runs and scoring 152 runs, becoming the fi rst player in NL history and only the fi fth in ML history to post a 45-homer, 100-RBI, 150-run season, joining Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig. In 16 years, Bag-

well hit .297 with 449 home runs, 1,529 RBI and 202 stolen bases. He is the Astros’ career leader in homers, batting average and slugging percentage (.540). Bagwell was selected to the All-Star team four times (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999). He posted six-straight 30-homer, 100-run, 100-RBI seasons (’96-’01), be-coming just the fourth player in major league history to do so (the list includes Ruth, Gehrig and Foxx). He joins DiMaggio, Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson and Ted Williams as the only fi ve players to record 300 homers, 1,000 RBI and 1,000 runs in their fi rst 10 years of Major League Baseball.

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Of Hartford’s 13 major league draftees or free agent signees (See Box), three are still involved in baseball. In addition to Bagwell (Astros organization) and Snyder, Gary LaRocque, a 1975 Milwaukee Brewers draftee, serves as a Senior Special Assistant to the General Manager for the St. Louis Cardinals.

EARL SNYDERIn June of 1998, Earl Snyder ’98 was selected in the 36th round of the baseball amateur draft by the New York Mets. After attending extended spring training, Snyder was assigned to the Pittsfi eld Mets of the New York-Penn League. In November of 2005 he was signed by the Cincinnati Reds to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. In 1999, Snyder moved on to Capital City of the South Atlantic League (A). He tied for the South Atlantic League lead with 28 homers, while placing sec-ond in RBI (97) and fi fth in total bases (247). Snyder spent the 2000 season with the St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League (A), where he batted .282 with 25 home runs and 93 RBI

and was selected to play in the FSL All-Star game, which he won for his team with a game-winning two-out, two-run homer. Snyder was promoted to AA Binghamton for the 2001 season, playing in 114 games, batting .281, and fi nishing second on the team with 20 home runs and 75 RBI. He was promoted at the end of the season to AAA Norfolk, where he batted .474 in six games and participated in the International League playoffs. In 2002, Snyder was involved in the eight player trade that sent Roberto Alomar from the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets. He had three stints with Cleveland and had a pinch-hit single on April 28 at Texas in his major league debut. He spent most of 2002 at Buffalo (AAA) where he led the team with 19 homers in 110 games. In 2003, Synder was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox. He spent the 2003 season with the Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA), where he fi nished third in the International League with 22 homers. In 2004, Snyder tied the Pawtucket franchise record for homers in a season (36) while also setting the season record for RBI (104). He was called up to the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox where he started at third base against the Toronto Blue Jays on August 18. Hitless in his fi rst three trips to the plate, he came up in the bottom of the eighth and singled to left fi eld amidst a standing ovation from the Fenway Park capacity crowd. He joined the Cincinnati Reds organization in 2006, playing with the AAA Louisville Bats in the International League. Snyder is the Hartford record holder for career hits (222), home runs (53), RBI (173), total bases (423) and runs (146). He also owns fi ve single-season records and is in the top fi ve of 23 offensive categories.

2004 Scott Roy.................................... Toronto Blue Jays (21st Round)1998 Earl Snyder ...................................New York Mets (36th Round)1996 Dave Tober ..........................Philadelphia Phillies (Free Agent)1994 Scott Hilt ......................................Minnesota Twins (29th Round)1994 Scott LaRock ..............................Colorado Rockies (29th Round)1993 Kurt Grashaw ........................ St. Louis Cardinals (43rd Round)1992 Mike Kostrzewa ....................... Cleveland Indians (Free Agent)1989 Jeff Bagwell ...................................Boston Red Sox (4th Round) Pat Hedge ............................... Baltimore Orioles (22nd Round) Brian Crowley ................................Texas Rangers (33rd Round) Mark Czarkowski .......................Seattle Mariners (51st Round)1985 John Tuozzo................................... New York Mets (21st Round)1975 Gary LaRocque .................... Milwaukee Brewers (14th Round)

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All Time Results

ABCA ALL-AMERICA1989 Jeff Bagwell (3B) ...............................................................................Third Team1988 Jeff Bagwell (3B) ...............................................................................Third Team1974 Gary LaRocque (SS) ........................................... College Division Third Team

ABCA ALL-NORTHEAST1998 Earl Snyder (1B) ................................................................................. First Team1997 John Riccio (1B) ................................................................................... First Team1997 Earl Snyder (3B) ................................................................................. First Team1996 Earl Snyder (3B) ................................................................................. First Team1996 Dave Tober (DH) ................................................................................ First Team1989 Jeff Bagwell (3B) ............................................................................... First Team1988 Jeff Bagwell (3B) ............................................................................... First Team

ECAC DIVISION I ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM1992 Mike Desjardins (SS) Scott LaRock (P)1988 Jeff Bagwell (3B) Brian Bushwell (OF) Pat Hedge (OF) -- Most Valuable Player Steve Scialabba (SS)

ECAC DIVISION I or SUBDIVISION PLAYER OF THE YEAR1989 Jeff Bagwell (3B) ....................................................New England Subdivision1988 Jeff Bagwell (3B) ....................................................New England Subdivision

ECAC DIVISION I or SUBDIVISION ALL-STAR1997 John Riccio (1B) ............................................................................. Second Team Earl Snyder (3B) ........................................................................... Second Team1996 Earl Snyder (3B) ........................................................................... Second Team1989 Jeff Bagwell (3B) ....................................................New England Subdivision Brian Crowley (OF) .................................................New England Subdivision1988 Jeff Bagwell (3B) ....................................................New England Subdivision Brian Crowley (OF) .................................................New England Subdivision1987 Jeff Bagwell (3B) ....................................................New England Subdivision

NEIBA ALL-NEW ENGLAND2008 Chris Greiner (P) ................................................................................ First Team1998 Earl Snyder (1B) ................................................................................. First Team1997 John Riccio (1B) ................................................................................... First Team1997 Earl Snyder (3B) ................................................................................. First Team1996 Earl Snyder (3B) ................................................................................. First Team1996 Dave Tober (DH) ................................................................................ First Team 1995 Kevin Russell (3B) ......................................................................... Second Team1994 Scott LaRock (P) ............................................................................ Second Team Brian Wood (P) ............................................................................. Second Team1992 Bob Nenna (1B) .................................................................................. First Team Mike Lane (C) ..................................................................................... First Team1991 Joe Bellino (DH) ........................................................................... Second Team1990 Joe Bellino (DH) ........................................................................... Second Team1989 Jeff Bagwell (3B) ............................................................................... First Team Brian Crowley (OF) ............................................................................ First Team Pat Hedge (OF) ............................................................................ Second Team1988 Jeff Bagwell (3B) ............................................................................... First Team Chris Petersen (1B) ............................................................................. First Team Pat Hedge (OF) ............................................................................ Second Team Todd Reynolds (2B) ...................................................................... Second Team Keith Wiley (P) ............................................................................. Second Team1987 Jeff Bagwell (3B) ......................................................................... Second Team1974 Gary LaRocque (SS) ............................................College Division First Team

NEIBA COACH OF THE YEAR1988 Dan Gooley

AMERICA EAST ALL CONFERENCE2008 Bill Perry (3B) ...................................................................................... First Team Ben Sobocinski (SS) ...................................................................... Second Team Simon Kudernatsch (2B) ......................................................... All-Rookie Team Adam Grap (C) ..................................................................All-Academic Team2007 Ben Sobocinski (2B) ..................................................................... Second Team Greg Cinelli (INF) .................................................................... All-Rookie Team Chris Greiner (P) ..................................................................... All-Rookie Team2006 Weston Szymanski (P) ............................................................ All-Rookie Team Brady Stouffer (SS) ................................................................ All-Rookie Team2005 Adam Bowser (OF) ................................................................. All-Rookie Team2004 Scott Roy (P) .................................................................................. Second Team2004 Brian Eck (C).................................................................................. Second Team2002 Ron Acabbo (3B) ................................................................................ First Team2002 Ryan Cuscovitch (1B) ......................................................................... First Team1998 Earl Snyder (1B) ........................................................................... Second Team1997 John Riccio (1B) ................................................................................... First Team1997 Brian Biskupiak (OF) .................................................................... Second Team1997 Earl Snyder (3B) ........................................................................... Second Team1996 John Riccio (1B) ............................................................................. Second Team1996 Earl Snyder (3B) ........................................................................... Second Team1994 Scott Hilt (C) ........................................................................................ First Team1993 Paul Francesconi (OF) ........................................................................ First Team1992 Mike Lane (C) ..................................................................................... First Team Bob Nenna (1B) ............................................................................ Second Team Steve Matthews (2B) ................................................................... Second Team Aaron Leonard (OF) .................................................................... Second Team1991 Mike Lane (C) ..................................................................................... First Team

AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM1996 Brian Edge (C) Dave Tober (DH)1994 Scott LaRock (P) Dave Tober (2B)

ALL-TIME HONOR ROLLYR W/L PCT COACH CAPTAINS MVP2009 15-32 .319 Jeff Calcaterra Seniors Andy Drexel (65-165, .283)2008 18-31 .367 Jeff Calcaterra Bill Perry Chris Greiner Mike Amendola2007 15-34 .306 Jeff Calcaterra Seniors Bill Perry2006 11-38 .224 Jeff Calcaterra Seniors Frank Cipolla2005 6-30 .166 Jeff Calcaterra Seniors Ryan Cuscovitch2004 11-33 .250 Harvey Shapiro Matt Denorfi a, Jeff Swedberg N/A (76-199-1, .275)2003 9-34-1 .205 Harvey Shapiro N/A Jeff Swedberg2002 17-29 .370 Harvey Shapiro N/A Ryan Waldron2001 14-35 .286 Harvey Shapiro Matt Marchese, Josh Yuhas/ N/A Ryan Gardner2000 13-34 .277 Harvey Shapiro Brandon Handfi eld N/A Josh Yuhas1999 12-34 .261 Harvey Shapiro Brian Pinney/John Russo N/A1998 13-32 .289 Bob Nenna (13-32, .289) Jaime Delio/Brian Pinney/ Earl Snyder Earl Snyder1997 16-23 .410 Jim Bretz (48-78-1, .382) Dave Deshefy Earl Snyder1996 18-30-1 .378 Jim Bretz Dwayne DeMond/ Earl Snyder Dave Tober1995 14-25 .359 Jim Bretz Frank Barresi/ Dwayne DeMond Kevin Russell/Dave Tober1994 22-27 .449 Moe Morhardt Scott Hilt/Scott LaRock Scott LaRock (42-54, .438)1993 20-27 .426 Moe Morhardt Press Fitzpatrick/ Paul Francesconi Steve Matthews/ Mike Morhardt1992 27-21 .563 Dan Gooley Mike Desjardins/ Bob Nenna (101-90-1, .529) Mike Lane/Bob Nenna1991 13-22 .371 Dan Gooley Joe Bellino/ Joe Bellino Mike Scrapchansky1990 15-20 .429 Dan Gooley Greg Centracchio Joe Bellino1989 17-15-1 .530 Dan Gooley Brian Crowley/ Jeff Bagwell Pat Hedge1988 29-12 .707 Dan Gooley Brian Crowley/ Jeff Bagwell Pat Hedge/Chris Petersen1987 11-27 .289 Don Cook (4-12, .250) Brian Crowley/ Jeff Bagwell Bill Denehy (17-73, .189) Pat Hedge/Chris Petersen1986 8-34 .190 Bill Denehy Mike Devarenne Chris Petersen1985 2-24 .077 Bill Denehy John Tuozzo John Tuozzo1984 0-15 .000 Jim Keener (0-15, .000) John Tuozzo/ Dave Tracy Steve Powers1983 0-13 .000 Bill Nardi (11-46, .234) Chris Cignoli Chris Cignoli1982 7-13 .350 Bill Nardi Mike Morris/Norm Young Norm Young1981 4-20 .167 Bill Nardi Mike Morris/Norm Young Mike Morris1980 5-13-1 .289 Roger Wickman John Connolly/ Bruce Lerner (146-178-5, .459) Bruce Lerner1979 10-10 .500 Roger Wickman Joe Zubretsky Tom Kearney Rick Vogel1978 9-11 .450 Roger Wickman Mike Klimas/Steve Litke Bruce Lerner1977 4-15 .211 Roger Wickman Mike Klimas/Steve Litke Mike Klimas1976 8-10 .444 Roger Wickman Phil Levesque/ Dave Correale Dave Correale1975 8-10 .444 Roger Wickman Gary LaRocque Dave Correale1974 8-4 .667 Roger Wickman Craig Montvidas/ Steve Litke Bob Haggett1973 5-10 .333 Roger Wickman Mark Swayne/ Mark Swayne John Palermo1972 8-4-1 .654 Roger Wickman Rick Huleatt/ Mike McDonald Bob Pawloski1971 10-9 .526 Roger Wickman Joe Morley/Rick Huleatt Joe Morley1970 10-10-1 .500 Roger Wickman Vic Biega/John Seabury Vic Biega1969 7-9 .438 Roger Wickman Paul DiSanto/ Vic Biega Ken Gwozdz1968 8-9 .471 Roger Wickman Ed Peltier/Ken Silver Paul DiSanto1967 1-11 .083 Roger Wickman Gary Palladino Gary Palladino1966 4-9 .308 Roger Wickman Jerry Orefi ce/Dave Lill Dave Lill1965 8-8-1 .500 Roger Wickman Doug Keeler/Dave Lill Gary Palladino1964 9-8 .529 Roger Wickman Jim Harrington Jim Harrington1963 8-7-1 .531 Roger Wickman Len Rock/ Len Rock Tony Angiletta1962 9-6 .600 Roger Wickman Ed Kafton/ Bill Poutre Jim Harrington1961 7-5 .583 Roger Wickman Ed Kafton/Len Rock Jim Harrington1960 5-10 .333 Frank Klein Bill Poutre/ Len Rock (14-29, .326) Harvey Sinclair1959 5-11 .063 Frank Klein Frank Deutsch/ Bill Poutre Seb Santiglia1958 4-8 .333 Frank Klein Jack Repass/Seb Santiglia Frank Deutsch

Hartford All-Time: 537-971-8 (.354)

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Hartford and the Region

HARTFORD AND THE REGIONDubbed “New En gland’s Rising Star,” Hartford is enjoying a renaissance fu eled by the development of its riverfront. With retail and res i den tial de vel op ment taking off, down town Hartford is poised to be come a 24-hour hub of cul ture, arts, and en ter tain ment.

Within Hartford’s borders, one can tour the home of Mark Twain, min gle with 5,000-plus years of art at the Wadsworth Ath e ne um, and ex plore his to ry at the oldest state house in the coun try. The Bushnell and Hartford Stage Com pa ny offer trav el ing Broad way shows and other award-winning pro duc tions.

The XL Center and Comcast Theatre offer top-name con certs while the former is home to the American Hockey League’s Hart ford Wolfpack. The Connecticut Convention Center offers an ideal new venue to make your event memorable, from intimate, upscale gatherings to large city-wide experiences.

The surrounding Con nect i cut coun try side offers un lim it ed and var ied get-away pos si bil i ties, in clud ing skiing, spring gar den tours, summer winery tours, fall fes ti vals, and two of the world’s largest casino and en ter tain ment complexes, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort & Casino.

Hartford boasts an ex traor di nar i ly active arts and en ter tain ment scene with nearly 200 arts, cultural and heritage or ga ni za -tions. The experts agree: Places Rated Almanac ranked Hartford among the top six percent of North American cities for arts and culture. Greater Hartford also runs the 10th-largest United Arts Fund in the nation, dem on strat ing its strong com mit ment to the arts.

It’s no wonder noted econ o mist Richard Flor i da has ranked Hart ford in the “Top 20” of cool places to live, work, start a family and have fun.

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS IN CONNECTICUTConnecticut has been the home to many professional or semi-professional sports teams or events. The only current professional team in Connecticut is the Connecticut Sun, a member of the Women’s National Basketball Association. The CT Sun are housed in the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.

The Hartford Wolfpack, an American Hockey League affi liate for the New York Rangers (NHL), are one of two minor league teams who call Connecticut home. The New Britain Rock Cats (Minnesota Twins, MLB) also have their home fi eld in Connecticut. Joining them on the semi-professional ranks is the Connecticut Crush (Women’s Football).

TRANSPORTATIONHartford is just a two-hour drive from New York or Bos ton. Bra d ley In ter na tion al Airport–gateway to South ern New England–is just min utes from the Cap i tal City. The region is also a part of the AMTRAK sys tem and is home to a num ber of major bus lines.

LODGINGSDowntown lodgings include the Hilton Hartford Hotel, Hartford Marriott, Crowne Pla za, Sheraton Hart ford Ho tel, Hol i day Inn Express and the Res i dence Inn Down town, which offer luxury hotel rooms with in an easy walk of the convention center and Adriaen’s Land ing. If that’s not enough, there are more than 6,000 hotel rooms with in the Great er Hartford region of fer ing visitors a vari-ety of ac com mo da tions rang ing from casino hotels to quaint New England inns.

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SMALL CLASSES, BIG OPPORTUNITYAt the University of Hartford, classes are small, but the list of academic offerings is not. The University is a comprehensive, independent institution, offering educational and career pro-grams in 89 undergraduate and 33 graduate areas of study in its seven schools and colleges. It prides itself on providing the intimacy of a liberal arts college with the creativity and intel-lectual excitement of a university.

While the range of studies offered at the University is diverse, so, too, are the people. Enrolled are 4,842 full-time undergraduates, 853 part-time undergraduates, and 1,671 graduate stu-dents, representing 45 states and 49 countries. The full-time student-to-faculty ratio is 14:1.

TRADITIONThe University of Hartford dates back to 1877, when the fi rst of its original three schools was founded. The Hartford Art School (1877), Hillyer College (1879), and The Hartt School (1920) joined in 1957 to form the University of Hartford.

The origins of the University can be traced back to the wife of Mark Twain. Mrs. Samuel Clem-ens, along with Harriett Beecher Stowe of Uncle Tom’s Cabin fame, formed an art society that later became the Hartford Art School.

EXPANSIONThe University has undertaken several ambitious building projects over the past half decade. A $34-million Integrated Science, Engineering, and Technology complex, which included ma-

jor renovations to the adjacent Dana Hall (one of the original buildings on campus), opened in 2005. On its heels, new turf athletics fi elds brought a much different look to the opposite end of campus, benefi tting students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community residents.

The new Renée Samuels Center opened in January 2007, providing the Hartford Art School with new space for its photography and media arts programs.

In fall 2007, Hawk Hall, a fi ve-story residential facility for fi rst-year students and its adjacent Alumni Plaza, a new outdoor gathering place for students, greeted students returning to campus.

Now open just a mile from the University’s main campus, the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center houses fi ve dance studios, four theatre rehearsal studios and two black box theatres. It is a vibrant center for dance and theatre instruction and performances at one of the key gateways to the city of Hartford.

The University of Hartford also houses two public magnet schools on its campus—an elementary school for students from Hartford and several neigh-boring towns and University High School of Science and Engineering, which saw its legacy class graduate this past June.

QUALITYThe University prides itself on its growing academic reputation, best illustrated by a consistent year-to-year increase in applications (more than 12,000 received annually) and selectivity (the University’s acceptance rate is lower than at any time in its history). The educational experience takes place in small, supportive classroom environments.

LOCATIONThe charm of the suburbs and the opportunities of the city all come alive at the University of Hart-ford. Situated on a 340-acre, wooded, suburban campus, the University borders Hartford, West Hartford, and Bloomfi eld. Midway between Boston and New York City, downtown Hartford, only fi ve miles away, is gaining a name for itself.

CAMPUS ACTIVITIESNumerous social, recreational, and entertainment alternatives exist for students on campus. More than 100 groups, clubs, and organizations, including campus media, student government, fraterni-ties and sororities add to student life. The Campus Activities Team (CAT) is a student-run organiza-tion whose sole purpose is to schedule events for student enjoyment.

The University of Hartford has gained a national reputation for the quality of cultural activities and fi ne-arts exhibits on its campus. The Hartt School and the Joseloff Gallery of the Hartford Art School are highly respected. Lincoln Theater, the Sports Center, and three auditoriums host numer-ous special events throughout the year.

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Growth, vitality, and ser-vice to the community are key attributes of Walter Harrison’s fi rst 10 years as president of the University of Hartford. Since his ap-pointment as the University of Hartford’s fi fth president in 1998, the University has experienced a period of energy and momentum un-matched in its history. Presi-dent Harrison has overseen dramatic improvements in academic quality, fi nances, and fundraising.

More than 7,300 students (5,600 under-graduates and 1,700

graduate students) study at the seven schools and colleges of the University of Hartford, which is classifi ed as a doctoral research–intensive university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The

institution has seen a 15 percent increase in undergraduate enrollment, and a 23-percent increase in degrees awarded, over the past de-cade. A highly visible fi gure on campus, President Harrison is known for his enthusiasm for student life and University activities, and is fondly referred to as Walt by many students. During President Harrison’s tenure, the University has undertaken a vigorous and comprehensive building campaign. Many of the Uni-versity’s residence halls have been renovated, and Hawk Hall, the Uni-versity’s new fi ve-story, 208-bed residence for fi rst-year students, was completed during the summer of 2007. The oval-shaped Alumni Plaza, constructed out of concrete of various colors and fi nishes, now provides students with a large gathering spot on the residential side of campus. At the heart of this construction campaign are three major new additions to the University’s signature academic programs: The Renée Samuels Center of the Hartford Art School (opened in January 2007), the Integrated Science, Engineering, and Technol-ogy Complex (opened in 2005), and the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center (opened in September 2008), which houses the Dance and Theatre divisions of The Hartt School. The Handel Center, located in the Upper Albany and Blue Hills neighborhoods of Hartford, one mile east of the University’s campus, also contains space for community activities. Two buildings have been renovated to house two of the Uni-versity’s leading liberal arts programs: Psychology (East Hall) and Communications and Cinema Studies (Abrahms Hall). In 2006, the University opened new state-of-the-art athletic fi elds for soccer, la-crosse, softball, and baseball. The University’s vibrant relationship with the Greater Hartford community is a hallmark of President Harrison’s tenure. The Univer-sity has become a recognized leader in helping to improve public schools. It is the only private university in the country with two pub-lic magnet schools on campus—the University of Hartford Magnet School and the University High School of Science and Engineering. President Harrison’s community involvement is extensive. He serves on the boards of directors of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges and the Hartford Consortium of Higher Educa-

tion. He is currently the president of the board of the Hartford Stage Company. He serves as trustee or director of a number of other Hart-ford-area organizations, including the Greater Hartford Arts Council, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, the Connecticut Science Center, and Suffi eld Academy. He is also a director of WorldBusiness Capital, an international fi nance fi rm based in Hartford. Refl ecting his longtime interest in intercollegiate athletics, Presi-dent Harrison chairs the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Committee on Academic Performance, the group charged with imple-menting academic reforms among the nation’s leading intercollegiate athletic programs, and serves on a number of other NCAA committees. He is the immediate past chair of the NCAA Executive Committee. He also serves on the Presidential Advisory Committee of the Association of Governing Boards. All this is a long way from President Harrison’s beginnings as a scholar of American literature and culture. A native of Pittsburgh, he graduated from Trinity College in Hartford in 1968, then earned a master’s degree from the University of Michigan in 1969. After an interim of three years to serve as a captain in the United States Air Force, President Harrison earned a doctorate from the University of California–Davis. His doctoral dissertation, “Out of Play: Baseball Fic-tion from Pulp to Art,” was one of the earliest scholarly treatments of baseball and its place in American life. In 1982 President Harrison left full-time teaching to take an ad-ministrative position at Colorado College. He joined Gehrung Associ-ates University Relations Counselors in 1985, becoming president of the fi rm shortly thereafter. In 1989 President Harrison moved to the University of Michigan, where he became vice president of university relations and secretary of the university. President Harrison and his wife, Dianne, a scholar of 19th-century Victorian literature and mystery literature, make their home in Russell House, the president’s residence at the University of Hartford.

WALTER HARRISON

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

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Pat Meiser, in her 17th year at the University of Hartford, serves as the director of athletics and special assistant to the president. One of only 22 wom-en director of athletics among the 329 institutions competing at the Division I level, Meiser has 38 years of experience in coaching and athletics administra-tion. In June of 2009 she was named the Northeast Region I-AAA Under Ar-mour Athletics Director of the Year award for the second time (2006), and

in May of 1999, she was named one of the nation’s top 50 women’s sports ex-ecutives by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal. At Hartford, Meiser heads a team that is re-sponsible for growing the athletics and academic

quality of the program, enhancing revenue and extending the pro-gram into the community. In Meiser’s tenure, seven sports (women’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s tennis and women’s volleyball) have won America East Conference championships and either reached NCAA Division I tournament or national postseason play. Basketball, in particular, has emerged with Meiser’s hiring of Jennifer Rizzotti and Dan Leibovitz. The women’s basketball team has been crowned America East Conference champion and reached the NCAA Tournament in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008. The men’s team set a school record with 18 wins in 2007-08 and advanced to the America East Championship fi nals for the fi rst time in school history. Revenue enhancement has also been an area of growth for Hart-ford under Meiser’s leadership. This has taken place through an ex-panded fund raising and alumni relations effort, development of a corporate sponsorship program, implementation of a licensing pro-gram and successful grant submissions. Most signifi cantly, Hartford athletics embarked on a $10 million athletics capital campaign in April of 2003. The campaign, called Home Field Advantage, funded the renovation of the existing soccer and lacrosse fi eld, the reloca-tion and construction of a softball fi eld, the construction of a base-ball fi eld and will include construction of a track surrounding an all-purpose fi eld. The ground breaking for Home Field Advantage took place in April of 2005, and Phase I of the project was completed in 2007. Phase II is presently under way. Meiser’s commitment to academics is well documented and dem-onstrated through the success of her student-athletes. Hartford has been among the leaders in The America’s East’s Academic Cup stand-ings each of the past 10 years. The Hawks won the Cup in 1996-97. This past academic year, the average student-athlete GPA was 2.98. Reaching out in the community is important for Meiser. She is past chair of the Greater Hartford Convention and Visitors Bureau and her appointment came at a critical time as the city opened a $350

million convention center. Meiser was named a Connecticut “Woman of Merit” by the Girl Scouts in June 2000. She is a board member of both the Connecticut Special Olympics and the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame. In October of 2007, Meiser served as Co-Chair of the CWHF Gala that celebrated the 35th anniversary of Title IX. The evening brought together the top female Olympians and national champions with ties to the state of Connecticut. Meiser has also been involved with various intercollegiate com-mittees and organizations at the conference, regional and national levels. She serves on the Executive Committee of NACDA and is a past President of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (NACDA), has been a professional sport liaison, member of the soccer rules committee and active as a NCAA Certifi cation representative. Over the years, she has also served a variety of roles in the America East Conference and is presently a member of the Executive Commit-tee. Prior to joining the Hawks, Meiser was the associate athletics di-rector for administration and senior women’s administrator at the Uni-versity of Connecticut. During her 10 years at Connecticut, she played a pivotal role in the rejuvenation of the athletics program. Before arriving at Connecticut, Meiser was the head women’s basketball coach and a tenured faculty member at Penn State (1971-81). She gave the fi rst women’s basketball scholarship at Penn State in 1974 and advanced the program to Top-20 status in the late 1970s. In addition, she coached the Gold Medal-winning East team in the inaugural 1979 National Sports Festival. Meiser holds a bachelor’s degree in health and physical educa-tion (1969) from West Chester University and a M.Ed. in education (1971) and an MBA in business administration (1986) from Penn State. She is a native of Lancaster, PA, and has four children: Katherine, 36, wife of Jason Steadman of London; Christopher, 34, husband of Re-nee Jansen, Boston; Julie, 32, wife of Robert Rioux of State College, PA; and Daniel, 30, West Hartford. She also has three grandchildren, Lincoln, Lyle and Josephine.

PATRICIA H.MEISER

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT/

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The Hartford Hawks strength and conditioning program is designed to de-velop the best gains, in the least amount of time, in the safest way possible. It is the goal of the staff to develop both the muscular and cardiovascular sys-tems in a manner that is compatible with the demands of competing as a Division I student-athlete. The hands-on approach not only in-creases safety in the weight room, but augments results of each athlete. The commitment from the coaching staff is the single most determining factor which maximizes results both in- and off-sea-son. The methods endorsed at Hartford are based on research, physiologi-cal fact and years of experience. The college experience is a learning envi-ronment and the weight room is no dif-ferent. The lessons that are learned in the weight room will be applicable to life once your playing days are over at Hartford. The purpose of the Hartford Hawks strength and conditioning program is to create a bigger, stronger, better-conditioned student-athlete that is less susceptible to injury.

DAVE HOUSERStrength & Conditioning Coach

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Three full-time sports medicine pro-fessionals provide a comprehensive list of services, including injury care and re-habilitation, strength and conditioning, drug and alcohol education, and gen-eral personal health advisement. The sports medicine staff is aided by a wide range of equipment for the prevention of injuries and the reha-bilitation and conditioning of student-athletes. A weight room, used solely by student-athletes and supervised by the training staff and a strength and con-ditioning professional, is housed in the sports medicine wing of the Sports Cen-ter. The sports medicine staff is sup-ported by a network of highly quali-fi ed medical and counseling profession-als practicing in the Greater Hartford area. Student Health Services staff, also located in the Sports Center, work in concert with the sports medicine staff in providing student-athletes with a full complement of coverage.

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The University of Hartford celebrates its 26th year competing at the Division I level in 2008-09. Division I competition in all sports began in 1984-85, and the ensuing 25 years have been keynoted by success. The following is a sampling of some of the achievements.

Hartford has fi elded NCAA or national tourna-ment teams in six sports: women’s basketball (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008), men’s golf (1985-95, 2001, 2007), women’s soccer (1989-92, 1994-95, 1997-2002, 2006), men’s soccer (1991-92, 1996), men’s tennis (2002) and women’s volleyball (1993). The Hawks have also received ECAC postseason bids in base-ball (1988, 1992) and volleyball (1991).

The Hawks sport conference champions in sev-en sports: women’s basketball (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), men’s soccer (1991, 1992, 1996, 1999), women’s soccer (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006), men’s golf (1988-95, 2001-02, 2004, 2006-07), men’s tennis (1990, 1991, 1995, 2002), women’s golf (2005) and women’s vol-leyball (1993).

In addition to team success, Hartford players and coaches have received a multitude of in-dividual honors. The awards have ranged from All-American distinction and national Coach of the Year honors to conference Player of the Year, All-Conference, individual tournament championships and others. All-Americans have been crowned in the following sports: baseball (2), men’s basketball (1), men’s golf (6), men’s lacrosse (3), men’s soccer (2) and women’s soc-cer (11).

Three former Hartford student-athletes stand out among those who have played profession-ally.

Vin Baker, who starred as an All-American on the basketball court for the Hawks, played 13 seasons in the NBA. A four-time NBA All-Star, he averaged 15.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in 791 career games. Baker was picked eighth overall in the June 1993 NBA draft. At the time he was the highest draft pick ever from a Connecticut college or university.

Jeff Bagwell, who played third base for Hart-ford from 1987 to 1989 and is the New Eng-land career leader in batting average at .413, played fi rst base for the Houston Astros. In his 16 years with the Astros he hit .297 with 449 home runs and 1,529 runs batted in. He ranks among Houston’s career leaders in batting av-erage, slugging percentage, home runs and RBI. He was the 1994 National League MVP,

1991 Rookie of the Year, and was a four-time All-Star (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999).

Men’s golfer Jerry Kelly, who topped the Nike Tour in earnings in 1995, has been impressive in his 12 years playing on the PGA Tour. He’s topped $2 million in earnings in three of the past six seasons, and he played on the United States Presi-dent’s Cup team in 2003. In 2002, Kelly was sixth on the PGA money list and fi nished in the Top 25 at 13 tourna-ments, including wins at the Sony Open in Hawaii and the Advil Western Open.

Men’s golfers Tim Petrovic and Patrick Sheehan have also enjoyed success on the PGA Tour. Petrovic, now in his seventh season, broke through in 2005 with his fi rst career victory at the Zurich Classic. Sheehan is in his fi fth year on the PGA Tour and has topped $3 million in career earnings.

Other Hartford athletes who are currently playing in the professional ranks include Trac-ey Kelusky (National Lacrosse League), Earl Snyder (minor league baseball), Chris Doyle (USL First Division soccer), Daniel Antunez (USL), Sara-lyn Smith (AVP), Rory Glaves (NLL), Todd Richard (NLL), Derek Suddons (NLL), Jason Clark (NLL), Josh Wasson (NLL) and Matt Holman (NLL).

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