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2 Dylan Wolsonovich INF R/R 5-9 160 R-So. Ford City, Pa./Ford City 3 Frank Maldonado OF R/R 6-1 190 Fr. Short Hills, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 4 Dan Furman RHP R/R 6-0 185 Fr. Brookhaven, Pa./ Monsignor Bonner 5 Matt Johnson INF R/R 5-10 175 Jr. Plano, Texas/Paris JC (Texas) 6 Caleb Parry C R/R 6-0 190 Fr. Riverside, Calif./Norco 7 Nick Montefusco RHP/OF R/R 6-2 175 Fr. Medford, N.J./ Shawnee 8 Eric Hess 1B L/L 6-1 205 Jr. Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep 9 Keaton Miller INF R/R 5-11 185 Jr. Webster, Texas/Hill College (Texas) 11 Matt Wotherspoon RHP R/R 6-1 200 Sr. Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood 12 Hobie Harris RHP R/R 6-3 195 Jr. McKinney, Texas/Paris JC 13 Luke Curtis RHP R/R 6-1 215 R-Jr. Philipsburg, Pa./Philipsburg-Osceola 14 Joseph Harvey RHP R/R 6-2 220 R-Jr. Audobon, Pa./Kennedy-Kenrick 15 Renan Rodriguez LHP L/L 6-3 205 R-So. Miami, Fla./Miami-Dade College 16 Jordan Frabasilio 3B R/R 6-3 190 Jr. Chandler, Ariz./ South Mountain CC 18 Steven Shelinsky, Jr. OF/1B R/R 6-0 215 R-Sr. Furlong, Pa./Pennsbury 19 Sam Mersing RHP R/R 6-2 200 Fr. McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour 20 Matt Emge C R/R 6-2 215 R-Fr. Beaver Falls, Pa./Ohio State 21 Stephen Vranka OF R/R 5-11 180 Sr. Monroeville, Pa./Gateway 22 Nick Parnell LHP L/L 6-1 180 Jr. Midlothian, Va./Chandler-Gilbert CC 24 Boo Vazquez OF L/R 6-4 215 Jr. Youngstown, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney 27 Andrew Belfiglio LHP L/L 6-2 175 So. Newtown Square, Pa./Penncrest 29 Adam Dian RHP R/R 6-4 205 Jr. Gibsonia, Pa./Temple 31 J.R. Leonardi RHP R/R 6-3 215 R-Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Allderdice 32 Tyler Albert C R/R 6-1 205 Jr. Montoursville, Pa./Cecil College 33 Nick Yarnall OF L/L 6-0 205 Fr. Landisville, Pa/Hempfield 34 T.J. Zeuch RHP R/R 6-7 225 Fr. Mason, Ohio/Mason 35 Matt Pidich RHP R/R 6-3 210 Fr. Aberdeen, N.J./ Christian Brothers Academy 37 Rhys Aldenhoven RHP R/R 6-2 195 Sr. Victoria, Australia/Hill College 40 Josh Mitchell LHP R/L 6-1 210 Fr. Ridgway, Pa./ Ridgway 41 Casey Roche OF/RHP R/R 6-1 190 Sr. Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East 42 P.J. DeMeo INF R/R 6-0 195 Fr. Sewickley, Pa./ Pittsburgh Central Catholic 43 Manny Pazos C R/R 6-0 185 Fr. Miami, Fla./ Pace 44 A.J. Lardo OF R/R 6-0 205 R-So. Baltimore, Md./Maryland 45 Jon Danielczyk RHP R/R 6-4 200 R-Sr. Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep Head Coach: No. 30 Joe Jordano (17th season) Pitching Coach: No. 46 Jerry Oakes (second season) Assistant Coach: No. 23 Bryan Peters (first season) Assistant Coach: No. 17 Shane Liska (first season) 2014 PITT BASEBALL QUICK FACTS 2014 PITT BASEBALL ROSTER # NAME POS B/T HT. WT. YEAR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS JOE JORDANO 2014 PITT BASEBALL TEAM 4 2014 PITTSBURGH PANTHERS BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE 4
JORDANO’S BIOGRAPHY THE JORDANO ERA Excellence. Integrity. Passion. Three words to describe the successful baseball coaching career of 17th-year Pitt skipper Joe Jordano. Hired by Steve Pederson on November 15, 1997, Jordano began a rebuilding project that has delivered an unprecedented amount of growth, productivity and success over the past 16 seasons. In 1997, the Panthers, only three years removed from a conference title, were slipping within the ranks of the powerful Big East Conference and were in need of a new direction and vision. Under Jordano, Pitt has won over 400 games, been nationally-ranked, sent numerous players to the professional ranks and previously established itself as a force in the highly-competitive Big East Conference. Jordano will now be at the helm of the Panthers as they begin their tenure in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The 2013 season was one of the most successful seasons in Pitt baseball history as the Panthers won a school-record 42 games and were ranked for a program-best seven weeks during the season, climbing as high as 16th in the nation. Pitt also cracked the rankings in all five major baseball publications for the first time ever. A school-record eight Panthers took home All-Big East honors, four players garnered All-Region accolades and Casey Roche was named an All-American during the Panthers’ final season in the Big East. The impressive season was capped with three Pitt players hearing their names called at the 2013 MLB Draft, the second most in school history. 2012 saw Jordano reach several personal milestones as the Panthers reached a fourth consecutive Big East Tournament. Jordano won his 700th game in dramatic fashion as Casey Roche hit a walk-off solo home run to beat Akron, 3-2. Earlier that season, Jordano notched his 400th win as head coach of the Panthers and shortly after that he became the program’s career-leader in wins, surpassing Bobby Lewis (1955-1990). In the spring of 2011, the Panthers opened up their new home at Charles L. Cost Field at the Petersen Sports Complex. Jordano fielded a senior-laden team to a third-place finish in the Big East and yet another berth in the conference championships. Evidence of his success, six of Jordano’ s players were selected in the 2011 MLB Draft, the highest ever in the program’s existence. The 2010 season, the last at Trees Field, brought even more success to Jordano and his squad. The coaching staff’s diligent recruiting efforts paid off as the Panthers boasted one of the most powerful and dangerous lineups in all of collegiate baseball. In 2010, Pitt earned its first-ever ranking by Baseball America (No. 24) and its then highest-ever ranking by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper (No. 20). The Panthers also broke numerous offensive records and led the nation for most of the season in key offensive categories. Following the season, Jordano was named the ABCA East Region Coach of the Year and also garnered the first ever Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year award. From 2002-2005, Jordano put together the best four-year winning stretch in the program’s 75-year history as an established program, capturing a total of 143 wins, including 36, 36, 38 and 33 during the stretch. The 38 wins in 2004 tied for the second-most victories in a single season. The 2004 season also saw the Panthers make a return visit to the Big East Championship in Somerset, N.J. In addition to Jordano being named Coach of the Year, P.J. Hiser was named Player of The Year, Nick Evangelista was named Co-Pitcher of the Year and Jim Negrych was named Rookie of the Year. Both Hiser and Negrych garnered All-American honors. The Big East also named Ben Copeland, Tom Cashman and Bryan Spamer to the All-Conference squad. LSU Tigers head coach Paul Maineri stated, “Joe Jordano is without a doubt one of the finest college baseball coaches in the country and a man I admire very much. He has done a remarkable job with the program at the University of Pittsburgh. While I was coaching at Notre Dame and in the Big East, I always enjoyed the competition with the Panthers because we knew Pitt would always be well prepared, play hard, and play with a great deal of enthusiasm. I always attributed this to the way Joe handled his team and the competitive fire that he possesses. It seemed his teams always took on his personality, as they played the game with a lot of confidence and had a lot of fun. We had some tough losses to Pitt through the years; however, every time we lost to them I walked away from the game feeling that Pitt deserved to win because they outplayed us.” One of the top collegiate programs in the country today is Vanderbilt University. Head coach Tim Corbin also spoke very highly of Jordano. JOE JORDANO JORDANO’S COACHING RESUME Winningest coach in program history 469 wins at Pitt (752 career victories) 2004 and 2013 Big East Coach of the Year Averaging 31.3 wins per season 9 postseason appearances 49 players have signed professional contracts 12 All-Americans 18 All-Region selections 49 All-Conference selections 94 percent of players have received degrees 2013 G.I.B.S.O.N. Award Recipient 2010 Chuck Tanner Collegiate Manager of the Year 2010 ABCA East Region Coach of the Year 2010 Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Inductee 2009 Mercyhurst College Hall of Fame Inductee 5 2014 PITTSBURGH PANTHERS BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE 5
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