this is manhattan college

this is manhattan college 

MANHATTAN COLLEGE FACTS 

Location ............................................................................Riverdale, N.Y. 

Enrollment........................................................................................3,200 

Founded............................................................................................1853 

Nickname ................................................................ Jaspers/Lady Jaspers 

Colors ..................................................................... Kelly Green & White 

Conference ..........................................Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) 

President .............................................................Dr. Brennan O’Donnell 

Vice-President of Student Life ................ Brother Robert Berger, F.S.C. 

Director of Athletics ..............................................Robert J. Byrnes, ‘68 

Assistant Athletic Director/Business Manager/SWA... Deborah Gregory 

Team Physician ...................................................... George L. Unis, M.D. 

Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Medicine .......Doug Straley MS,ATC,CSCS 

Associate Athletic Director Athletic/Academic Operations...Shawn Brennan 

Athletics Travel Coordinator ......................................... Kevin Leighton 

Director of Sports Marketing ...................................George Kuzma ‘94 

Operations Manager ...................................................... Ryan Darcy ‘03 

Compliance Coordinator...................................................Lindsay Darcy 

Academic Advisor .....................................................Katie Leighton ‘02 

Athletics Secretary.................................................................Susan Pape 

Athletic Department Phone ............................................. 718-862-7227 

Athletic Department Fax................................................... 718-862-8020 

Website .................................................................. www.GoJaspers.com 

BASEBALL Quick Facts 

Head Coach .........................................Kevin Leighton (Seton Hall, ‘01) 

Record at Manhattan, Years .................... 135-78-1 [.635] Fifth Season 

Overall Coaching Record ................................................135-78-1 [.635] 

Assistant Coaches .................Ryan Darcy (Manhattan, ‘03), Fifth Season 

.................................... Jason Spaulding (Vermont, ‘00), Second Season 

Home Field ...............................................................Van Cortlandt Park 

All-Time Record/Years ....................................1,067-1,271-25 [.459]/142 

2009 Overall Record........................................................................ 35-18 

2009 MAAC Record/Finish........................................................ 18-6/First 

Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................................18/13 

Starters Returning/Lost........................................................................7/2 

Baseball Office Phone........................................................ 718-862-7821 

Directions to VAN CORTLANDT Park 

From the South: 

Driving Directions: Take Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) North, and proceed 

to the Van Cortlandt Park South Exit (Exit 11). Bear right and go back over the 

Expressway toward Broadway. Make a right at Broadway. The Park will be on 

your right. The baseball field will be approximately 1/8 of a mile in from the 

first traffic light (no cars are permitted- you must walk). 

By Subway: Take the “1” train to the last stop, which is 242nd street. As you 

exit the train, the campus will be on your left and Van Cortlandt Park will be 

on your right. 

From the North: 

Driving Directions: New York State Thruway South (I-87) becomes the 

Major Deegan Expressway when entering the Bronx. Continue south to Van 

Cortlandt Park South Exit (Exit 11). Turn right at top of ramp then right onto 

Broadway. The Park will be on your right. The baseball field will be approximately 

1/8 of a mile in from the first traffic light (no cars are permitted- you 

must walk). 

By Subway: Take the “1” train to the last stop, which is 242nd Street. As you 



From the East: 

Driving Directions: Bronx Whitestone or Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Bronx 

Expressway South (I-95). Take Major Deegan Expressway North (I-87) to Van 

Cortlandt Park South Exit (Exit 11). Bear right, going back over the Expressway, 

and make a right onto Broadway. The Park will be on your right. The 

baseball field will be approximately 1/8 of a mile in from the first traffic light 

(no cars are permitted- you must walk). 




From the West: 

Driving Directions: George Washington Bridge- Follow signs to Major Deegan 

Expressway (I-87) North. Take to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit (Exit 11). Bear 

right, going back over the Expressway, and make a right onto Broadway. The 

Park will be on your right. The baseball field will be approximately 1/8 of a 

mile in from the first traffic light (no cars are permitted- you must walk). 




athletic communications 

Stephen Dombroski 

Director of Sports Information 

Baseball Contact 

Office Phone 718-862-7228 

Cell Phone 518-928-6103 

Joe Clifford 

Assistant Sports Information Director 


Lonny Unger 

Sports Information Assistant 


Credits 

The 2010 Manhattan College Baseball Media Guide 

is published by the Manhattan College Athletic 

Communications Office. It was written and edited by 

Director of Sports Information Stephen Dombroski. 

Assistance was provided by Kevin Leighton. 

Design by: Mekale Jackson 

Photography by: Stockton Photo, Inc., Brevard Co. Manatees, 

Springfield Cardinals, Columbus Catfish, MSG Photo 

Department, New York Mets, New York Jets, New York 

Yankees, New Jersey Nets, SNY. 

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2010 season outlook 

Behind the leadership of 2009 MAAC 

Coach of the Year Kevin Leighton the 

Manhattan baseball team is expected 

to make another strong run at the 

conference title. In four short years 

Leighton has lifted the storied Jaspers 

baseball program to unprecedented 

heights. Manhattan is riding high on 

its 2010 ball club which returns seven 

All-MAAC selections who helped earn 

the program’s second consecutive 

MAAC Regular-Season Championship 

and set a school record with 35 wins. 

"I think that this team’s talent is as 

deep as we have had in my five years 

here,” Leighton emphasized. “ We 

have a lot of key returners who we are 

expecting to have big seasons, along 

with some talented young guys." 

Already tabbed the team to beat 

according to the MAAC Preseason 

Coaches’ Poll, the Jaspers enter the 

campaign with two of the top seniors 

in the conference, both of whom 

are expected to bring leadership to 

the diamond. Kevin Nieto, the 2010 

Preseason MAAC Player of the Year, 

will again anchor one of the premier 

outfields in the league. Nieto was a 

key figure in the 2009 Jaspers highoctane 

offense, which was one of the 

best in NCAA Division I and rewrote 

the MAAC’s record book. Reigning 

MAAC Pitcher of the Year Mike 

Gazzola will help lead the Jasper staff 

which features a talented mix of both 

veteran and young arms. 

Manhattan returns seven starters 

from last year’s team which posted an 

18-6 conference record. The Jaspers 

welcome 12 newcomers to the roster. 

Infield 

Corners 

The Jaspers bring back a plethora of 

power to go along with solid defensive 

skills at both corners in juniors Chad 

Salem and Austin Sheffield. 

"Chad and Austin have played since 

their freshman years and I expect 

them to lead our infield,” explained 

Leighton. “ I feel that both will have 

good seasons for us and be key parts 

of our success." 

Salem returns to the hot corner 

after enjoying another solid campaign 

in which he earned All-MAAC 

Second Team honors for the second 

straight season. The power hitting 

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third baseman logged a .380 batting 

average and drove in 45 RBI in 52 

starts last season. A local product from 

Rye, N.Y., Salem blasted eight home 

runs and 13 doubles. One of the most 

consistent offensive players on the 

roster, Salem logged the fifth best onbase 

percentage (.471) and recorded 

25 multi-hit games in 2009. Salem is a 

multi-purpose player who can be used 

in several roles in the infield. 

Sheffield, a 6’4” 208 lb. product 

of Augusta, Ga., will return to his 

Kevin Nieto 

starting role at first base. Sheffield 

is coming off a career-season, which 

culminated being named to the All- 

MAAC Second Team. The iron man 

started all 53 of Manhattan’s games at 

first base hitting .349 on the year and 

improved his average in MAAC games 

going .382 from the plate. One of the 

Jaspers most consistent defenders, 

Sheffield posted a team-high .987 

fielding percentage. He displayed his 

ability to come through in the clutch 

when he launched his seventh home 

run of the season to help the Jaspers 

earn a 2-1 MAAC Tournament victory 

over Rider. Sheffield completed his 

stellar sophomore campaign with 13 

doubles, two triples and 47 RBI. He had 

24 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI 

contests. 

Middle Infield 

It may be the only loss the Jaspers 

have to deal with, but certainly 

the biggest as Manhattan looks to 

replace shortstop Ryan Masters and 

second baseman Ruben Perez, both of 

whom graduated as members of the 

winningest class in program history. 

The duo contributed to 135 victories 

over their careers and a 75-25 MAAC 

record. Manhattan will look to its 

freshmen Kyle Murphy, Nick Camastro 

and Brian Simmons, along with second 

year player Will DeRuve to fill the 

gaps. 

"Our middle infield is very young, 

but I am confident that they will do 

well,” said Leighton. “They will make 

rookie mistakes, but I believe they will 

develop quickly.” 

DeRuve is the most experienced 

middle infielder who spent most of his 

time playing second base last season. 

The sophomore from Delmar, N.Y. 

started 27 of 37 games last year adding 

a good lefty bat to the line up. DeRuve 

recorded 20 RBI and scored 23 runs. 

Murphy will also challenge for a 

spot at second base. The 6’3” 200 lb 

infielder from Waterbury, Conn. is a 

tough competitor who has excellent 

speed to go along with a solid right 

handed bat. A four year starter at Holy 

Cross High School, Murphy was named 

All-State as a senior after batting .478 

with 26 RBI and three home runs as 

he helped the Crusaders to an 18-5 

record. 

Camastro will see time at 

shortstop this season. The product of 

Lagrangeville, N.Y. was a three year 

starter at Arlington High School and 

helped the Admirals to two league 

championships and advanced to 

the Section I Finals in 2009. An All- 

New York State selection as a senior, 

Camastro is a solid option in the 

middle infield as he has good speed 

and a strong arm. 

Simmons offers a defensive presence 

to the Jaspers infield and can be used 

in special situations. The native of 

Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. was named All- 

Section I League II North as a senior 

at Lakeland High School after batting 

.379, with 14 runs and 10 RBI. 

Freshman Julian De La Rosa will 

add depth to the infield as the multipurpose 

prospect who can earn time 

at either second or third base. The 

product from Staten Island played 

three years at Bishop Ford High School 

in Brooklyn hitting above .370 in

each of his years. De La Rosa played 

his final season at the Lawrenceville 

School helping the team to the New 

Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic 

Association (NJISAA) Division A State 

Championship, and was named to the 

NJISAA Second Team All-Prep. 

Outfield 

Manhattan’s outfield is arguably 

the class of the conference. The unit 

features three All-MAAC performers in 

senior Kevin Nieto, along with juniors 

Mike McCann and Mark Onorati. The 

Jaspers’ outfield is expected to provide 

much of the offensive firepower, along 

with defensive stability. 

"In my opinion our outfield is 

the best in the MAAC, and possibly 

the best in the region,” admitted 

Leighton. “The starters all have speed, 

and they all can hit. Kevin, Mark and 

Mike will likely hit 1-2-3 in our order, 

and they will be the engine of our 

offense." 

Nieto has received preseason hype 

as a top player in the nation after 

being named to the All-MAAC First 

Team in 2009 for the second straight 

season. It marked his third straight 

year as an All-Conference performer. 

Nieto is one of 30 finalists in the 

NCAA for the prestigious 2010 Lowe’s 

Baseball Senior CLASS Award, which 

honors a graduating senior for notable 

achievements in four areas - classroom, 

character, community and competition. 

The Miami native who has great speed 

and can hit for power and average, 

led all of Division I logging a 1.57 runs 

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per game and set a MAAC record with 

72 runs last season. Nieto finished in 

the top-5 of the MAAC for slugging 

percentage (.754), batting average 

(.396), stolen bases (25), home runs 

(13), triples (6) and on-base percentage 

(.480) in 46 appearances. He was 

selected to the American Baseball 

Coaches Association (ABCA) All- 

America Third Team for his dominant 

performance on the diamond. 

McCann is coming off a break out 

sophomore campaign where he set 

the program’s single season hits record 

notching 85. The speedy right fielder 

from Belle Harbor, N.Y. was a 2009 

All-MAAC First Team selection and 

American Baseball Coaches Association 

(ABCA) Northeast Region First Team 

honoree after batting .388, scoring 

65 runs, launching 13 home runs 

and posting 59 RBI starting all 53 of 

the Jaspers’ contests. An extremely 

consistent hitter, he brings power 

to the batting order. McCann is a 

Preseason All-MAAC Selection. 

Onorati returns to left field where 

he has found his niche starting all 

103 appearances during his career. 

The junior from Williston Park, N.Y. 

provides the Jaspers with good speed 

on the base path and can also hit for 

power. Onorati has a knack for scoring 

runs and touching lots of bases as 

he has finished in the top-5 of the 

MAAC in his first two seasons in these 

categories. The 2009 All-MAAC Second 

Team selection is a career .345 hitter 

and has driven in 85 RBI in his two 

short years in Riverdale. Onorati covers 

a lot of ground defensively and holds a 

.975 career fielding percentage. 

Freshmen Anthony Vega and Joe 

Rock will provide a solid foundation in 

the outfield for years to come. The two 

are coming off decorated high school 

careers and will compete for time this 

season. 

Vega is a 6’0” 190 lb product from 

Patchogue-Medford in Long Island. A 

speedy player who brings a lefty bat 

to the line up, hit .348, posted a .488 

on-base percentage and stole 12 bases 

as a high school senior. 

Rock also has the potential to 

develop into a top outfielder for the 

Jaspers. The local product from Carmel, 

N.Y. has good speed, has shown he 

can hit for power and has a strong 

arm. Rock joins the Jaspers from a 

very successful high school career at 

Kennedy Catholic where he helped the 

program to a 49-5 overall record and a 

New York State Class B Championship 

(2008) in his last two seasons. He hit a 

whopping .408 and blasted five home 

runs as a senior. 

Freshmen Eddie Spitaletta, Giancarlo 

Santillo and Alvin Mata will add depth 

to the outfield. Spitaletta, a 6’0” 180 

lb, product from Hackensack, N.J., 

was a two-time All-Northern New 

Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL) 

honoree at Paramus Catholic. Santillo 

who played locally at Holy Cross High 

School in Queens adds good speed 

to the outfield. Mata is a sophomore 

from Tuckahoe, N.Y. who played at 

George Washington High School. He is 

quick with some power and lots of raw 

talent. 

Catchers 

Manhattan will rely on red-shirt 

freshman Ramon Ortega to handle the 

majority of responsibility behind the 

plate this season. Ortega saw limited 

time in 2009 after suffering a seasonending 

injury just six games into the 

season. Senior Anthony Armenio 

can provide assistance at the catcher 

position, but will see most of his time 

as the Jaspers’ designated hitter. 

“Ray is a solid defensive catcher 

who can switch hit,” Leighton noted. 

“Anthony has worked hard in the 

off season and has shown much 

improvement defensively.” 

Ortega, who is from Miami, has a 

good defensive skill set and a strong 

arm. He appeared in six of the Jaspers’ 

first eight games of 2009, including 

five starts, before going down. During 

his brief stint, Ortega hit .333 and 

recorded a .412 on-base percentage. 

A product from Christopher Columbus 

High School, Ortega was a three-time 

All-Dade County selection. 

Armenio, a power hitter from Dix 

Hills, N.Y., is coming off a career 

year being named to the All-MAAC 

First Team. He helped shatter several 

single season program records, which 

included an all-time best 61 home 

runs. Armenio blasted nine of those 

out of the ball park. The explosive lefty 

led the conference with 22 doubles 

and was fifth in the MAAC with a 

team-high 61 RBI. In 2009, Armenio hit 

.308, posted a .433 on-base percentage 

and scored 49 runs. 

Pitchers 

Manhattan returns one of the most 

experienced pitching cores in the 

MAAC, which is anchored by seniors 

Mike Gazzola, Tom Costigan and Tom 

Moran. 

“I think the seniors will step up for 


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us,” said Leighton. “Mike and Tom 

[Costigan] will likely be our #1 and #2 

weekend starters. I think our bullpen 

is much stronger too. Our newcomers 

give us a few more options to work 

with in relief.” 

Gazzola, a fifth year player from 

White Plains, N.Y., became just the 

third Jasper all-time to earn MAAC 

Pitcher of the Year honors in 2009. The 

crafty left-hander posted a 7-1 overall 

record, including four complete games, 

which complement a team-best 4.15 

ERA. He elevated his performances 

in MAAC contests going a perfect 5-0 

with a 3.75 ERA. Stepping up for the 

big show, Gazzola pitched a complete 

game en route to a 2-1 victory over 

Rider in the MAAC Tournament. 

Gazzola is expected to lead the 

Jaspers’ weekend rotation again in 

2010. 

Costigan is a hard throwing righthander 

who will see the majority 

of his time in the starting rotation. 

The product of Cold Spring, N.Y. is 

coming off a season where he found 

success both as a starter and out of the 

bullpen. Costigan’s seven wins and 73 

strikeouts ranked third in the league 

last season. He logged a .284 batting 

average against and allowed just 48 

earned runs over 80 innings. Costigan 

is a crafty pitcher with a good mix of 

pitches as displayed by his 29 strikeouts 

looking, which ranked second in 

the league last year. Costigan went 

5-1 and tallied a 4.10 ERA in MAAC 

contests. He was tabbed as one of the 

conference’s top prospects in 2010 by 

Baseball America. 

The Jaspers will look to Moran as the 

primary closer. One of the program’s 

top relievers all-time, Moran is 

expected to break Manhattan’s career 

saves record currently standing just 

one save behind former standout Pat 

Widgren ’00. In 2009, the native of 

Farmington, Conn. appeared 24 times, 

posted a 5-2 record and was second in 

the MAAC with six saves. A deceptive 

sidewinder, Moran bounces back 

on short rest and will eat up several 

innings out of the bullpen. He led all 

Jasper relievers with 45 innings of 

work last season. 

Sophomores Mike Giordano and 

Matt Jordan will compete again for 

a position in the Jaspers weekend 

rotation. Giordano made a splash to 

start his collegiate career last season 

winning his first six career starts. A 

Bedford, N.Y. native, Giordano ranked 

second on the team with a 4.43 ERA 

and struck out 32 batters in 61.0 

innings of action. 

Jordan split the 2009 season 


between the starting rotation 

and coming out of the bullpen. A 

hardnosed southpaw, Jordan recorded 

four wins, 47 strikeouts and one save 

in 55.0 innings of work. He was named 

MAAC Rookie of the Week on May 

16 after striking out six batters and 

allowing just one earned run in a win 

at Iona. 

Senior fireballer Zac Goyer gives the 

Jaspers another option either out of 

the bullpen or as a starter. Goyer struck 

out 41 batters in 40.0 innings, while 

posting four non-conference wins. He 

led the team last season with a .226 

batting average against. A power 

strikeout pitcher, Goyer notched a 

career-high 11 Ks in a victory over BYU. 

Manhattan will have sophomores 

Matt Troisi, Taylor Sewitt and junior 

Rob Ardino coming out of the bullpen. 

Troisi is a lefty from Brooklyn who 

found most of his success last season 

in four relief appearances over a 10 

day span in March where he did not 

allow an earned run. Sewitt made 

10 appearances in 2009 serving the 

Jaspers as a utility infielder and out 

of the bullpen. He adds depth to 

Manhattan in both these areas. Ardino 

appeared in eight games as a freshman 

and notched six strikeouts over 11.2 

innings. 

Freshmen Eric Luksis, Mike Gonzalez 

and John Soldinger will compete for 

time on the mound. Luksis is a lefty 

from Wappingers Falls, N.Y. who 

can have an immediate impact. A 

deceptive pitcher with good velocity 

and control, Luksis has the potential to 

service Manhattan in a starting role. 

The All-County selection at John Jay 

East Fishkill, Luksis has the ability to 

dominate a game as he did when he 

tossed a no hitter versus Carmel on 

April 17, 2009. 

Gonzalez has the potential to 

contribute out of the bullpen this 

year. A right-hander from Christopher 

Columbus High School in Miami, which 

has produced several Jasper standouts 

in the past, Gonzalez complements a 

good fast ball with good out pitches. 

Soldinger is a 6’3” 205 pitcher who is 

also expected to be used as a reliever 

this season. He is a two-time All-Long 

Island selection locally at Bay Shore 

High School. Soldinger can locate his 

fastball and has an above average 

breaking ball. He will compete for 

innings. 

Schedule 

The 2010 slate features contests 

with powers from the ACC, BIG EAST, 

Conference USA and Colonial Athletic 

Association, in addition to the always 

challenging MAAC lineup. The Jaspers 

open the season Feb. 26-28 at the 

University of Miami, a 2009 NCAA 

Tournament participant. 

"We are excited about our 

schedule," explained Leighton. "The 

first four weeks of the season will 

certainly be the most challenging 

that we have had in my time with the 

program." 

The Jaspers travel south to begin 

the campaign with a three game 

series against the Hurricanes marking 

the first time the programs have met 

since the 2006 NCAA Regional Finals. 

Manhattan returns to the Bronx for 

its annual meeting at cross-town rival 

Fordham (March 3), before traveling to 

Delaware (March 5-7). 

"Miami is going to be tough. It is 

never an easy weekend when you play 

a perennial power in their home park. 

We expect this experience will prepare 

us for the other challenging games on 

the schedule." 

Manhattan visits Morgantown, W. 

Va. to square off with West Virginia 

from March 12-14. The Mountaineers 

went 37-18 last year and finished third 

in the BIG EAST. The Jaspers will also 

make non-conference stops at Long 

Island (March 9), Seton Hall (March 

17), Liberty (March 19-21), and Hofstra 

(March 24), before opening the MAAC 

schedule at Marist (March 27-28). 

The Jaspers will also visit nonconference 

opponents Fairleigh 

Dickinson (March 30), Sacred Heart 

(April 13), Alabama Birmingham (April 

24-25) and Albany (April 28). 

Manhattan plays ball at Van 

Cortlandt Park for the first time on 

April 3-4 when the Jaspers host league 

member Saint Peter's. Albany (April 7), 

Columbia (April 21) and NYIT (May 4) 

will also come to Riverdale this season. 

The Jaspers conference home games 

resume May 1-2 versus Niagara. 

Manhattan travels to Canisius (May 

8-9) for a weekend series, before 

returning to Riverdale for consecutive 

MAAC series with Iona (May 15-16) 

and Siena (May 20-21). 

The 2010 MAAC Championships 

will return to Fishkill, N.Y. at Dutchess 

Stadium from May 27-30, the site of 

the Jaspers last MAAC Championship.


Kevin Leighton, the 2009 MAAC Coach of the Year, enters his 

fifth season at the helm of the Manhattan College baseball 

program. Since his appointment, Leighton has guided the 

Jaspers to four consecutive 30-win seasons, the program’s 

first MAAC Championship, two MAAC Regular-Season 

titles, and most notably he put Manhattan in the national 

spotlight advancing to the NCAA Regional Final in 2006. 

Leighton was named the 24th head coach in team history 

on August 18, 2005 after serving four years as the Jaspers’ 

assistant coach. He is the third winningest coach in the 

program’s 141 years in existence. Leighton was the quickest 

Jaspers head coach to tally his 100th-career victory, in just 

three seasons, and also ranks among the youngest Division I 

coaches to reach the 100-win plateau. 

Leighton has mentored 38 All-MAAC recipients since joining 

the program in 2002, including 26 First Team selections. 

During his tenure, three Jaspers were named MAAC Pitcher 

of the Year, two earned MAAC Rookie of the Year honors 

and one was selected MAAC Player of the Year. Additionally, 

two Jaspers received All-America honors and seven were 

named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-Americans. 

Eleven players Leighton has coached have advanced to the 

professional ranks, and four currently play within a MLB 

organization. 

Under Leighton’s leadership, success has also extended into 

the classroom as 46 Jaspers have earned MAAC All-Academic 

status. In 2008 Manhattan was honored with an NCAA Public 

Recognition Award for ranking in the 

top-10 percent of all Division 

I baseball programs in the 

multi-year Academic 

Progress Rate (APR) 

report. 

The Jaspers are 

coming off backto-back 

MAAC 

Regular-Season 

Championships. Last 

season, Manhattan 

tied a program record 

notching 35 wins with 

one of the most powerful 

offenses in MAAC history. 

The 2009 Jaspers finished 

fifth in NCAA Division I and 

set the conference’s 

single season 

record with a .349 team 

batting average. 

Manhattan also 

set MAAC records 

with 657 hits and 

130 doubles in a 

season. 

Leighton guided 

the 2008 Jaspers 

to the program’s 

first MAAC 

Regular-Season 

title since joining 

the league in 1982. 

In 2007, the Jaspers 

set a school record with 

35 wins, and advanced to 

the MAAC Championship 

game for the third time in 

the previous four seasons. The 

team also tallied a programbest 

21 MAAC wins, including 

a 19-0 start to the conference 

season. Manhattan compiled 

16 game overall and 15 game 

road win streaks, both of which 

were tops in Division I at the time. 

During Leighton’s first year, he led the 

Jaspers to their first MAAC Tournament Championship 

and to the 2006 NCAA Regional Finals. Manhattan 

posted 34 victories, including three wins over nationally 

ranked opponents, most notably, #6 Nebraska in the 

NCAA Regional. Leighton was recognized that year as the 

American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Northeast 

Region Coach of the Year. 

Leighton arrived in Riverdale after a standout four-year 

career at Seton Hall University. He helped the Pirates to 

back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances in 2000 and 

2001. In 2001, he helped guide the Pirates to the Big East 

Championship, the program’s first title since 1987. 

Leighton earned his bachelor’s degree in health and 

physical education from Seton Hall in 2001. He completed 

his master’s degree in administration and leadership in 

education at Manhattan in 2005. The Brewster, N.Y. native 

was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1997. 

Leighton resides in Somers, N.Y. with his wife Katie and 

daughter Taylor. 

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Kevin Leighton’s Career Coaching Record 

Head Coach 

Year School Overall MAAC Accomplishments 

2009 Manhattan 35-18 18-6 MAAC Regular-Season Champions; 

MAAC Tournament; 

MAAC Coach of the Year 

2008 Manhattan 31-20-1 19-5 MAAC Regular-Season Champions; 

MAAC Tournament 

2007 Manhattan 35-19 21-5 MAAC Finals; MAAC Tournament 

2006 Manhattan 34-23 17-9 MAAC Champions; MAAC Tournament 

NCAA Regional Finals 

American Baseball Coaches Association 

Northeast Coach of the Year 

Totals 135-80-1 75-25 

Assistant Coach 

2005 Manhattan 27-21 15-8 MAAC Tournament 

2004 Manhattan 25-27-1 16-9 MAAC Finals 

2003 Manhattan 26-26 15-10 MAAC Tournament 

2002 Manhattan 32-19 16-11 

Since Leighton arrived at Manhattan in 

2002, the Jaspers have earned... 

MAAC All-Academic Selections - 46 

First Team All-MAAC Selections - 26 

Second Team All-MAAC Selections - 12 

MAAC All-Tournament Selections - 15 

MAAC Pitchers of the Year - 3 

MAAC Players of the Year - 1 

MAAC Rookies of the Year - 2 

MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Players - 1 

Louisville Slugger Freshman All-Americans - 7 

Players Selected In MLB Draft - 6 

ECAC All-Stars - 3 

Louisville Slugger All-Americans - 2 

NCBWA District II Players of the Year - 1 

ABCA All-Northeast Team Selection – 4 

ABCA All-Americans - 3 

NCAA Regional All-Tournament Selections - 4 

All-Ping! Honorable Mention - 2 

All-Ping! Freshman Second Team - 1 

Wins Over Ranked Opponents – 3 


third on team with 50 runs scored… named MAAC Player of the Week on 

May 12, after posting a .438 batting average, seven RBI and two triples… set 

program single season triples record and registered the 10th of his career vs. 

Saint Peter’s (5/11) becoming all-time leader in Manhattan baseball history… 

recorded 15 multi-hit games, including three hit performances on four 

occasions… was a perfect 4-for-4 and scored three runs in win at Rider (3/22)… 

drove in a season-high four RBI vs. Rider (3/21) and Saint Peter’s (5/11)… held a 

16 game hit streak in late April… blasted first career home run at Rider (3/21)… 

finished third on team with .976 fielding percentage… played summer ball 

with Vermont Mountaineers of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, 

starting 23 of 24 appearances… tied for third in NECBL in stolen bases… 

finished tied for first on team with four home runs, was second with .314 

batting average… scored 21 runs and 27 hits... named to NECBL All-Star Team. 

GENERAL: Co-Captain… All-MAAC performer and ranks among top players 

in the region… extremely hard worker… one of the fastest players in the 

conference… hits for both power and average… strong defensively with a 

good throwing arm… a lead by example player… program’s all-time leader in 

triples… great baseball IQ… quickly climbing Manhattan’s career hits list which 

is topped by his brother Eric Nieto ’08. 

2010: Preseason MAAC Player of the Year… Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Top-30 

Finalist… Named Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America Third Team by Collegiate 

Baseball newspaper… selected to PING!Baseball All-America Third Team. 

2009: Named to All-MAAC First Team… selected to American Baseball Coaches 

Association (ABCA) All-America Third Team and the ABCA Northeast Region 

First Team… All Ping!Baseball.com Honorary Mention… led NCAA Division I 

with 1.57 runs per game… started 45 of 46 appearances… led the MAAC in 

runs scored (72) and slugging percentage (.754)… ranked in the top-5 of the 

MAAC in triples (2nd – 6), on-base percentage (2nd - .480), batting average 

(2nd - .396), stolen bases (3rd – 25), home runs (4th – 13) and total bases (4th 

– 141)… broke MAAC single season runs record (72) and tied his own single 

season program triples record (6)… posted 72 hits and tied for third 

on the team with 54 RBI… had 23 multi-hit games, including a team-high six 

four hit performances… scored a season-high five runs leading Manhattan 

to a extra inning victory at Albany (4/29)… rode an 11 game hit streak in the 

regular-season… notched 16 doubles and walked 24 times… went 4-for-5 with 

a season-high six RBI and a home run in a win over Fairfield (4/18)… posted five 

multi-steal games, including a season-high three steals in wins over Fairleigh 

Dickinson (4/15) and Canisius (4/25)… delivered five RBIs twice, versus Saint 

Peter’s (3/21) and Fordham (4/28)… hit 2-for-3 in the MAAC Tournament victory 

over Rider (5/21)... recorded a .948 fielding percentage… Preseason All-MAAC 

selection… Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Watch List… All-Ping!Baseball 

Preseason honoree… played summer ball for the Vermont Mountaineers of the 

New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL). 

2007: Started all 54 games... was .267 from the plate with 16 RBI... led 

the team and the MAAC with 24 stolen bases... a Second Team All-MAAC 

selection... tallied 14 multi-hit games... made first collegiate start in season 

opener at South Florida (2/23)... recorded first collegiate hit at Liberty (3/3)... 

named MAAC Rookie of the Week on March 26 and April 9... selected to 

College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll on April 12... was 3-for-4 

with two runs scored in series opener vs. Canisius (3/25)... went 3-for-3 with 

three runs, two RBI, and two stolen bases at Albany (4/3)... was 2-for-4 with 

three runs and three stolen bases in the series opener at Niagara (4/21)... went 

4-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored vs. Rider (4/28)... played his summer 

baseball for the Amsterdam Mohawks of the New York Collegiate Baseball 

League (NYCBL)... named to the NYCBL All-Star team... led the team with 34 

stolen bases. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Named First Team All-Dade County as a senior after 

batting .420, with seven home runs and 27 RBI... served as team captain his 

senior season... won the Marist Award for leadership and team spirit... posted 

a .350 batting average as a junior, with three home runs and 17 stolen bases... 

team advanced to the State Regional Round as a junior. 

PERSONAL: A finance major... the son of Antonio and Elizabeth Nieto... has a 

brother, Eric ’08, who is the program’s career hits leader (219). 

2008: Started 42 of 43 appearances… named First Team All-MAAC… selected 

to ECAC Division I All-Star Second Team and American Baseball Coaches 

Association Northeast Region First Team… appointed to MAAC Championships 

All-Tournament Team after going 4-for-6, including a home run and double 

while driving in two RBI… led conference in batting average (.386) and triples 

(6)… finished in the top-5 of the league in stolen bases (third, 21-for-21), 

slugging percentage (fourth, .595), on-base percentage (fourth, .467) and RBI 

(fifth, 47)… tied for third on the squad with 59 hits, including 14 doubles… 

Overall Career Statistics 

Year 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% 

2007 .267 54-54 206 37 55 9 4 0 16 72 .350 16 10 32 4 .348 1 2 24-29 18 4 4 .968 

2008 .386 43-42 153 50 59 14 6 2 47 91 .595 20 6 25 0 .467 3 2 21-21 80 3 2 .976 

2009 .396 46-45 187 72 74 16 6 13 54 141 .754 24 11 29 2 .480 5 1 25-28 90 1 5 .948 

TOTAL .344 143-141 546 159 188 39 16 15 117 304 .557 60 27 86 6 .503 9 5 70-78 288 8 11 .964 

MAAC Career Statistics 


2007 .291 26-26 103 24 30 5 2 0 9 39 .379 6 7 19 0 .371 0 1 16-18 48 1 2 .961 

2008 .352 24-24 91 30 32 6 3 1 28 47 .516 4 4 14 0 .396 2 2 12-12 45 1 1 .979 

2009 .343 17-16 67 19 23 8 1 3 21 42 .627 5 2 8 1 .395 2 1 7-7 31 0 3 .912 

TOTAL .326 67-66 261 73 85 19 6 4 58 128 .490 15 13 41 1 .433 4 4 35-37 124 2 6 .955 

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GENERAL: Co-captain… will be relied upon once again 

as a MAAC starter… earned significant mound time and 

experience over first three seasons in Riverdale… enters the 

season in great physical condition… wants the ball in the big 

game…hard pitching right hander… one of top strikeout 

pitchers in the MAAC. 

2009: Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team… posted 

5.40 ERA and 7-2 overall record… seven wins tied for 

third most in the MAAC… appeared in 19 games, starting 

12… finished third in the MAAC with 73 strikeouts in 80.0 

innings of work… ranked second in the conference with 29 

strikeouts looking… logged a .284 batting average against 

and yielded 48 earned runs… went 5-1 in MAAC contests 

with a 4.10 ERA… tied a career-high recording 10 strikeouts 

in a victory over Sacred Heart (4/14)… pitched eight strong 

innings in relief and registered eight strikeouts in win 

over Canisius (4/26)… twirled 7.1 innings allowing just two 

earned runs and notching three strikeouts in the MAAC 

Tournament versus Marist... posted 20th career victory in a 

victory at Iona (5/15) becoming just the fifth Jasper to reach 

the 20-win plateau. 

2008: Preseason All-MAAC selection… named to MAAC 

All-Academic Team… posted 5-2 record over 16 appearances 

and 13 starts… selected MAAC Pitcher of the Week 

twice (3/31 & 4/21)… finished second on the team with 

58 strikeouts and tied for second in the MAAC with 28 

strikeouts looking… tossed first 

career complete game in a 

3-2 victory over LeMoyne 

(3/30)… threw complete 

game shutout in win 

over Iona (4/19), while 

recording a seasonhigh 

seven strikeouts… 

twirled 84.1 innings and 

registered a 5.34 ERA… 

posted wins against UMBC 

(3/9), LeMoyne (3/30) and 

Fairfield (5/15). 

2007: Appeared in 15 games, 

making 12 starts... earned Louisville 

Slugger Freshman All-American 

honors... posted an 8-3 record with 

a 3.84 ERA... tallied 64 strikeouts 

in 89.0 innings of work... made his 

collegiate debut with 2.0 innings 

of no-hit relief in season-opener 

at South Florida (2/23)... made his 

first collegiate start at Wofford 

(3/10)... earned the save at Florida 

International (3/13)... picked up his first 

collegiate win vs. Canisius (3/26), working 

8.0 innings, allowing one run and striking 

out six... named to the Collegiate Baseball 

Foundation National Honor Roll on March 27... 

named MAAC Rookie of the Week on April 2 and 

April 23... tallied 10 strikeouts vs. NJIT (3/17) and 

at Fairfield (5/6)... won his first four MAAC starts, 

working at least eight innings each time... ranked tied 

for first among MAAC freshmen in wins and strikeouts, 

and second in ERA... played his summer baseball for the New 

York Generals of the ACBL, leading the team with a 3.13 ERA 

and four wins. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Named First Team All-State and 

All-Section as a senior at Our Lady of Lourdes... earned 

Section I Pitcher of the Year and Poughkeepsie Journal 

Pitcher of the Year following his senior campaign... pitched 

10 innings and earned the win in the 2006 New York State 

Class A Championship Game... a two-time Puma Preseason 

All-American... posted a 5-2 record as a junior, leading his 

team to the sectional championship game... received First 

Team All-League honors and was named a Poughkeepsie 

Journal Scholar-Athlete as a junior... played for Hudson 

Valley at the 2005 Empire State Games... member of National 

Honor Society... named to the Honor Roll every semester in 

high school. 

PERSONAL: An engineering major... son of Tom and Sue 

Costigan... has five siblings, Jake, Sarah, Pete, Tim, and Julie. 


sHO/ 

Year ERA W-L App GS CG CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK 

2007 3.84 8-3 15 12 0 0/0 1 89.0 94 45 38 16 64 16 0 5 374 .276 1 8 4 5 0 

2008 5.34 5-2 16 13 2 1/1 0 84.1 99 53 50 34 58 18 1 7 396 .296 9 25 2 1 4 

2009 5.40 7-2 19 12 1 0/0 0 80.0 94 55 48 27 73 19 0 8 370 .284 1 9 1 2 1 

TOTAL 4.83 20-7 50 37 3 1/1 1 253.1287 153 136 77 195 53 1 20 1140 .285 11 42 5 8 7 


sHO/ 

Year ERA W-L App GS CG CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK 

2007 3.75 6-2 8 8 0 0/0 0 60.0 62 31 25 10 40 10 0 4 249 .272 1 4 3 4 0 

2008 4.82 3-0 8 8 1 1/0 0 52.1 59 29 28 20 38 13 0 3 245 .286 2 19 0 0 2 

2009 4.10 5-1 10 6 0 0/0 0 41.2 40 25 19 18 39 9 0 2 191 .242 1 6 0 1 1 

TOTAL 4.21 14-3 26 22 1 1/0 0 154.0161 85 72 48 117 32 0 9 685 .269 4 29 2 4 5 

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GENERAL: Tall righthander… 

hard throwing, 

strikeout pitcher… will 

compete for a role in the 

starting rotation. 

2009: Started nine of 13 

appearances during the 

regular-season… struck out 

41 batters in 40.0 innings of work… 

earned four wins against BYU (2/21), 

Long Island (4/7), Fairleigh Dickinson (4/15) 

and Columbia (4/22)… led the team with a 

.226 batting average against… recorded a 

career-high 11 strikeouts in victory over BYU (2/21)… twirled 

complete game leading to a win at Columbia (4/22)… posted 

a 7.20 ERA and logged a 4.50 ERA in MAAC contests… 

yielded 33 hits. 

2008: Started five of nine appearances… registered 15 

strikeouts over 25.2 innings of action… notched a seasonhigh 

four strikeouts at Army (4/9)… tossed a scoreless first 

inning of Jaspers shutout victory over Columbia (4/23)… 

twirled 1.1 innings of scoreless ball vs. Siena (5/22) at the 

MAAC Championships. 

2007: Appeared in 10 games, making eight starts... posted 

a 1-0 record with a 4.67 ERA... made his collegiate debut at 

South Florida (2/25)... recorded first collegiate start at Florida 

International (3/14)... earned his first collegiate win in the 

Jaspers’ 9-0 shutout of Fairleigh Dickinson (4/18), working 

the first 5.1 innings, and allowing just one hit... allowed 

one hit without an earned run over 5.0 innings at Columbia 

(4/25)... played summer baseball for the Amsterdam 

Mohawks of the New York Collegiate Baseball League 

(NYCBL). 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: A five year member of the varsity 

team at Berlin High School... named CVHL All-Star four 

times... received Times Union All-Star, The Record All-Area, 

and New York State Class C Second Team All-State honors 

as a senior... named CVHL Most Valuable Player his senior 

season, in which he threw a seven-inning, 20-strikeout 

(including the first 18 batters) no-hitter, and a one-hitter. 

PERSONAL: Majoring in finance… the son of Bruce and 

Delinda Goyer... has two siblings, Andrew and Marlinda. 


sHO/ 

Year ERA W-L App GS CG CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 

2007 4.67 1-0 10 8 0 0/1 0 34.2 37 21 18 32 16 7 1 0 171 .276 6 4 1 0 1 

2008 7.71 0-2 9 5 0 0/1 0 25.2 29 22 22 31 15 4 2 1 136 .302 6 7 1 1 2 

2009 7.20 4-3 13 9 1 0/0 0 40.0 33 35 32 44 41 8 2 3 197 .226 11 5 0 1 0 

TOTAL 6.46 5-5 32 22 1 0/2 0 100.1 99 78 72 107 72 19 5 4 504 .263 23 16 3 3 1 


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2008 18.0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 7 .400 0 0 0 0 0 

2009 4.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 2 3 1 4 5 1 0 0 13 .222 1 0 0 0 0 

TOTAL 9.00 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 4 5 3 6 6 1 0 0 20 .286 1 0 0 0 0 


GENERAL: Co-captain…southpaw who is expected bring 

veteran leadership to the starting rotation again... crafty 

starter with good experience under his belt… product of 

a top CHSAA program… possesses good knowledge of the 

game. 

2009: MAAC Pitcher of the Year… selected to MAAC 

All-Tournament Team…posted a 7-1 overall record and 

was 5-0 in MAAC contests… registered a team-best 4.15 

ERA… logged a 3.75 ERA in league contests… delivered 

four complete game efforts in wins over Temple (3/13, 

Marist (4/4), Rider (5/9), and Rider (5/21) in the opening 

contest of the MAAC Tournament… twirled nine dominant 

innings allowing just one earned run and five hits in a 2-1 

postseason victory over Rider at Waterfront Park in Trenton, 

N.J… named MAAC Pitcher of the Week on March 16… 

Manhattan went 11-2 in 13 games started… notched a 

season-high eight strikeouts in a win over Marist (4/4)… 

struck out 54 batters and yielded a .256 batting average 

against… tossed seven shutout innings in a victory over 

Canisius (4/25)… walked just 43 batters in 93.1 innings of 

action. 

2008: MAAC All-Academic selection… posted a 4-3 record 

with 4.35 ERA over 12 appearances… started five games 

during the regular-season… named MAAC Pitcher of the 

Week on May 5… registered 35 strikeouts over 41.1 innings 

of 

action… harbored a 2.82 ERA during 

the regular season… earned wins 

versus Niagara (4/12), Marist 

(5/3), Saint Peter’s (5/11) and 

Fairfield (5/14)… allowed just 

two earned runs over last 18 

innings pitched during the 

regular season… tallied a 

season-high five strikeouts 

twice (5/11 & 5/15)… yielded 

a .268 batting average… 

played summer ball for 

Peekskill Robins of the 

Atlantic Collegiate Baseball 

League. 

2007: Appeared and started five 

games before suffering season-ending 

injury... granted a medical red-shirt... worked 

19.2 innings... longest outing was 6.1 innings at 

Liberty (3/3), tallying three strikeouts... a MAAC All- 

Academic selection. 

2006: Appeared in 14 games, making eight starts... posted 

a 4-4 record with a 4.86 ERA... struck out 52 batters in 46.1 

innings of work... named MAAC Pitcher of the Week on April 

23 and May 14... made collegiate debut at #15 Tulane (3/4)... 

made first collegiate start at Fordham (5/3)... picked up first 

collegiate win vs. Siena (3/25), striking out nine over 6.2 

innings... did not allow a run while posting seven strikeouts 

over 6.0 innings in win over Lehigh (4/19)... tallied a seasonhigh 

11 strikeouts in win vs. Columbia (4/26)... worked 2.0 

innings against Miami (6/3) at the NCAA Regional... played 

his summer baseball for the Manchester Silkworms of the 

New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL). 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Team won Catholic High School 

Athletic Association (CHSAA) Championship in 2003... named 

All-Westchester County First Team... received All-Bronx/ 

Westchester First Team recognition... honored as All-CHSAA 

and All-City Honorable Mention.. selected to New York All- 

State Fifth Team in 2004. 

PERSONAL: Majoring in business... the son of John and 

Dianne Gazzola... has three siblings, John, Chris, and 

Meghan. 


sHO/ 


2006 4.86 4-4 14 8 0 0/0 0 46.1 50 29 25 22 52 9 1 4 220 .270 2 8 3 2 1 

2007 11.44 0-3 5 5 0 0/0 0 19.2 37 31 25 12 8 4 1 2 112 .385 0 3 0 1 2 

2008 4.35 4-3 12 6 1 1/1 1 41.1 42 22 20 19 35 9 0 2 183 .268 1 3 1 3 1 

2009 4.15 7-1 14 13 4 0/0 0 93.1 91 50 43 45 54 11 1 9 410 .256 3 6 0 1 3 

TOTAL 5.07 15-11 45 32 5 1/1 1 200.2220 132 113 98 149 33 3 17 925 .277 6 20 4 5 9 


sHO/ 


2006 8.44 1-2 4 2 0 0/0 0 10.2 17 10 10 5 12 3 0 2 58 .347 0 3 1 0 0 

2007 Did not play - Redshirt 

2008 3.21 4-2 8 5 1 1/1 1 33.2 30 13 12 15 26 6 0 1 144 .246 0 3 1 3 1 

2009 3.75 5-0 8 8 2 0/0 0 57.2 58 31 24 24 38 8 0 6 255 .258 1 3 0 1 2 

TOTAL 4.06 10-4 20 15 3 1/1 1 102.0105 54 46 44 76 17 0 9 457 .265 1 9 1 3 5 

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GENERAL: Explosive 

lefty bat in the middle of 

the lineup… hard worker 

who continues to improve 

on the field… will see 

most playing time 

as designated 

hitter… he is an 

option behind 

the plate… 

comes off 

a break 

out junior 

campaign. 

2010: 

Preseason 

All-MAAC 

selection 

2009: All- 

MAAC First Team 

selection… started all 

53 games… led the MAAC 

with 22 doubles, which ranks 

sixth all-time on the league’s 

single season list… led the 

conference and finished fifth 

in MAAC history with 61 RBI… 

hit .308 and launched nine home 

runs… scored 49 runs… posted a 

.556 slugging percentage and .433 

on-base percentage… registered 

a career-high six RBI in a win over 

Saint Joseph’s (3/14)… had 16 multi-hit 

games, including a career-high four hits 

at Saint Joseph’s… logged 14 multi-RBI 

performances, and notched five RBIs twice 

versus BYU (2/21) and Saint Peter’s (3/21)… rode a nine game 

hit streak during the regular-season… had 110 total bases… 

tied for the league lead with 39 walks. 

four runs… went 3-for-4, including a double and two RBI at 

Charlotte (2/23)… went 2-for-4 and knocked in three RBI at 

VCU (3/15)… registered first collegiate home run during 2-for-3 

performance in win at Rider (3/21)… recorded home runs in 

wins over Niagara (4/13) and Fairfield (5/15)… bat .258 on the 

season. 

2007: Appeared in 15 games, making eight starts... split time 

between catcher and designated hitter... posted a .308 batting 

average... made his collegiate debut at South Florida (2/24)... 

made first collegiate start and collected first collegiate hit in 

series opener at Liberty (3/2).... scored two runs in the second 

game at Liberty (3/2)... went 3-for-4 at Army (4/11)... recorded 

five putouts vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (4/18). 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: A four-year letter winner at Half 

Hallow Hills West High School ... graduated as the program’s 

all-time leader in home runs... posted a career batting average 

over .400... as a freshman, helped lead his team to its first 

New York State Class A State Championship... earned a bronze 

medal as part of Team Long Island at the 2005 Empire State 

Games... a three-time All-League honoree... Half Hallow 

Hills West won the league championship his freshman and 

sophomore seasons... team advanced to the Long Island 

Championship game during 

sophomore 

year... named to high school 

Honor 

Roll. 

PERSONAL: 

Majoring in 

physical 

education... 

the son of 

John and 

Josephine 

Armenio... 

has two 

siblings, 

John and 

Dominique. 

2008: Started 16 of 30 appearances… drove in 15 RBI and 

blasted three home runs… recorded 17 hits, including four 

doubles… drove in career-high three RBI twice… scored 



2007 .308 15-8 26 4 8 2 0 0 0 10 .385 3 1 5 0 .400 0 0 0-0 11 1 0 1.000 

2008 .258 30-16 66 8 17 4 0 3 15 30 .455 5 2 18 2 .324 1 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 

2009 .308 53-53 198 49 61 22 0 9 61 110 .556 39 7 40 2 .433 3 0 0-0 9 0 0 1.000 

TOTAL .297 98-77 290 61 86 28 0 12 76 150 .517 47 10 63 4 .407 4 0 0-0 23 1 0 1.000 



2007 .286 4-2 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .286 1 0 3 0 .375 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 

2008 .286 13-7 28 5 8 2 0 3 9 19 .679 2 1 9 0 .344 1 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 

2009 .269 24-24 93 19 25 7 0 3 28 41 .441 14 3 16 1 .375 2 0 0-0 7 0 0 1.000 

TOTAL .273 41-33 128 25 35 9 0 6 37 62 .484 17 4 28 1 .368 3 0 0-0 12 0 0 1.000 


GENERAL: All-MAAC performer… versatile infielder who 

hits for power… has a good arm across the infield… fierce 

competitor… extremely hard worker with raw power. 

2009: Named to All-MAAC Second Team… selected to the 

All-MAAC Tournament Team… fourth on team with .380 (78- 

205) batting average… started all 52 appearances and drove 

in 45 RBI… blasted eight home runs, had 13 doubles and 

one triple… scored 51 runs and finished third on the team 

with a .571 slugging percentage… was fifth in the MAAC 

logging a .472 on-base percentage… led the league with six 

sacrifice flies and was fourth being hit by pitches 15 times… 

registered 25 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI games… 

posted a 13 game hit streak during the regular-season… 

walked 26 times… recorded four 3-RBI games coming 

against Delaware (3/8), Saint Joseph’s (3/14), Long Island (4/7) 

and Sacred Heart (4/14)… notched three 4-hit performances 

versus Hofstra (3/31), Canisius (4/26) and Iona (5/15)… stole 

three bases… had 117 total bases… went 3-for-5 with two 

RBIs and a double in the MAAC Tournament contest versus 

Marist (5/22). 

2008: Selected to All-MAAC Second Team… started 47 of 

48 appearances… led the Jaspers and finished fourth in 

the MAAC with 51 RBI… RBI total ranked fourth all-time 

on the program’s single season list… blasted a team-high 

10 home runs, tying for fifth in the conference… hit .302, 

scored 44 runs, notched 12 doubles 

and a triple… second on the 

team with a .562 slugging 

percentage… named 

MAAC Rookie of the 

Week three times 

(3/11, 4/14, 5/12)… 

tallied .405 on-base 

percentage… drove 

in a team-high six 

RBIs and blasted two 

home runs in a victory 

at Canisius (4/27)… 

registered 11 multihit 

and 14 multi-RBI 

games… delivered four 

RBI three times (South 

Alabama 2/29, UMBC 

3/9, Marist 

5/3)… began 

season with 

eight game 

hit streak and 

closed season 

on a nine game 

hit streak… 

tied for third 

in MAAC with 

five sacrifice 

flies…stole 

four bases… 

played for the 

Frozen Ropes 

of the Tri-State 

Collegiate 

Baseball 

League 

(TSCBL)… named to the 

league’s All-Star Team. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Three 

year varsity starter at Iona Prep... 

received CHSAA All-Archdiocesan, 

First Team All-County, and First 

Team All-Journal News honors 

as a senior, after leading the 

metropolitan area in home runs... 

recognized as the team’s Most Valuable Player following 

senior campaign... named CHSAA All-Bronx/Westchester, First 

Team All-County, and First Team All-Journal News as a junior. 

PERSONAL: Majoring in business... the son of Frank and 

Ann Salem... has two siblings, Carter and Emily. 

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2008 .302 48-47 169 44 51 12 1 10 51 95 .562 21 10 33 1 .400 5 0 4-5 36 78 9 .927 

2009 .380 52-52 205 51 78 13 1 8 45 117 .571 26 15 21 3 .472 6 0 3-3 59 76 15 .900 

TOTAL .345 100-99 374 95 129 25 2 18 96 212 .567 47 25 54 4 .440 11 0 7-8 95 154 24 .912 



2008 .298 24-24 84 26 25 7 0 7 30 53 .631 13 2 14 0 .392 3 0 3-4 15 53 6 .919 

2009 .365 24-24 96 18 35 5 1 2 12 48 .500 10 7 9 1 .448 3 0 1-1 30 36 8 .892 

TOTAL .333 48-48 180 44 60 12 1 9 42 101 .561 23 9 23 1 .422 6 0 4-5 45 89 14 .905

GENERAL: An 

All-MAAC performer… 

rangy 

outfielder… 

hits for both 

power and 

average… has 

a strong, accurate 

arm… has 

developed into one 

of the top players 

in the conference… 

looks to build off 

strong sophomore 

campaign. 

2009: Named to All- 

MAAC Second Team… 

Preseason All-MAAC 

selection… started in all 

53 games and finished 

fourth in the MAAC 

with 64 runs… fifth on 

the team with .351 (78-222) batting average… drove in 54 

RBI, blasted five home runs, had 16 doubles and one triple… 

led the conference being hit with 21 pitches, ranked third in 

total plate appearances (268) and fourth in at bats (222)… 

finished second on the team with 14 stolen bases… posted a 

.960 fielding percentage… named MAAC Player of the Week 

twice (3/10, 5/11) and was the only repeat winner of the 

honor… had 22 multi-hit games, including a career-high five 

hit performance at Iona (5/15)… registered 12 multi-RBI contests, 

including four career-high four RBI games versus Delaware 

(3/7), Sacred Heart (4/14), Rider (5/9) and Iona (5/16)… 

tallied an eight game hit streak during the regular-season… 

hit .400 (38-95) and posted 20 RBI in 24 MAAC contests... recorded 

a .444 on-base percentage and tied for fourth in the 

league with five sacrifice flies… played summer ball with the 

Keane Swamp Bats of the New England Collegiate Baseball 

League (NECBL)… started all 33 appearances for Keane and 

drove in 12 RBI… hit .266, scored 19 runs, and posted 33 hits, 

including six doubles… went 9-for-11 in stolen base opportunities. 

with 54 runs scored… led Manhattan with 100 total bases… 

ranked second on the team with 63 hits, 14 doubles and 

seven homeruns… logged a .535 slugging percentage and 

.447 on-base percentage… stole 10 bases… second on the 

team with .990 fielding percentage… finished with 16 multihit 

and six multi-RBI games… held a 15 game hit streak 

from April into May, his longest of the season… finished 

year on a five game hit streak… recorded five three hit ball 

games… committed just one error… posted a team-high 

three doubles in a win at VCU (3/15)... hit .321, blasted four 

home runs and drove in 12 RBI in MAAC contests… played 

summer ball with the Amsterdam Mohawks of the New York 

Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL)… named NYCBL Player 

of the Year… led NYCBL in runs scored (38) and RBI (32), 

while ranking second with 20 stolen bases, seven home runs 

and 77 total bases… bat .309, posted 46 hits, including 10 

doubles, boasted .517 slugging percentage and .400 on-base 

percentage… recorded 16 multi-hit and 12 multi-RBI games 

in 36 contests with Amsterdam. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Lettered at Herricks High School… 

named All-County as a freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior... 

received All-State honors following junior and senior 

campaigns... helped guide squad 

to 

conference championship 

as a sophomore... led 

Herricks in batting 

average, RBI, and 

home runs all four 

years... invited 

to participate in 

the Exceptional 

Senior Game as 

well as the H.I.P. 

Grand Slam 

Challenge Nassau 

vs. Suffolk 

County Game... 

won back-toback 

national 

championships 

playing for the 

Bayside Yankees. 

2008: Selected to All-MAAC Second Team… started all 50 

appearances in the outfield… ranked third on the squad 

with .337 batting average… tied for second in the MAAC 

PERSONAL: Majoring 

in business... the son 

of Patricia and Enzo 

Onorati... has two 

sisters, Stephanie 

and Theresa. 



2008 .337 50-50 187 54 63 14 1 7 31 100 .535 18 21 19 7 .447 2 2 10-12 97 1 1 .990 

2009 .351 53-53 222 64 78 16 1 5 54 111 .500 20 21 14 4 .444 5 0 14-17 90 7 4 .960 

TOTAL .345 103-103 409 118 141 30 2 12 85 211 .516 38 42 33 11 .446 7 2 24-29 187 8 5 .975 



2008 .321 23-23 84 23 27 6 0 4 12 45 .536 8 10 10 3 .437 1 1 4-5 43 1 1 .978 

2009 .400 24-24 95 26 38 9 0 1 20 50 .526 11 11 3 2 .504 2 0 5-8 34 3 2 .949 

TOTAL .363 47-47 179 49 65 15 0 5 32 95 .531 19 21 13 5 .473 3 1 9-13 77 4 3 .964 


GENERAL: Had a break out sophomore season… brings 

veteran leadership to the infield… hits for power and 

average… solid defensively. 

2010: Preseason All-MAAC selection. 

2009: All-MAAC Second Team selection… started all 53 

games at first base… hit .349 on the year and .382 in MAAC 

games… launched seven home runs, including a solo blast in 

a MAAC Tournament victory over Rider (5/21)… finished with 

13 doubles, two triples and 47 RBI… led team with a .987 

fielding percentage… posted a .531 slugging percentage 

and .418 on-base percentage… registered 24 multi-hit games 

and 13 multi-RBI contests… set career-highs with four RBI in 

victory over BYU (2/21) and three 4-hit performances against 

Siena (3/27, 3/38) and Albany (4/29)… tallied an eight game 

hit streak during the regular-season… scored 47 runs and 

stole one base… had 111 total bases… walked 13 times… 

played summer ball with the Amsterdam Mohawks of the 

New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) and helped 

guide the squad to the 2009 Championship… hit .300 and 

recorded over 50-hits, 30-runs and 30-RBI for Amsterdam… 

went 4-for-8 and scored two runs in the championship series 

sweep of Hornell Dodgers. 

2008: Started 35 of 44 appearances… recorded 33 hits, 

including three doubles and two home runs… drove in 24 

RBI and recorded a .996 fielding percentage… registered 

eight multi-hit and six multi-RBI 

games… made collegiate debut 

in a start at Charlotte 

(2/23)… first career-hit 

was a two-run home run 

at Charlotte (2/24)… 

went 2-for-4 with a 

season-high four RBI 

at South Alabama 

(3/1)… was 

3-for-5 from the 

plate, including 

a home run and drove in 

three RBI vs. Albany (3/12)… 

bat 3-for-5 with two 

RBI at Rider (3/21)… 

was perfect 3-for- 

3 from the plate 

at Rider (3/21) in 

second game of 

doubleheader… 

was 2-for-4 with 

two RBI at Canisius 

(4/26). 

BEFORE 

MANHATTAN: 

Named First 

Team All-Dade 

County and 

Second Team 

All-State 

as a senior 

at Gulliver 

Prep... led 

team to 

Florida High 

School Athletic 

Association (FHSAA) 

State Championship game and was selected to play in the 

Miami Dade All-Star Game... posted a .350 batting average 

with five home runs and 27 RBI as a junior... led Dade County 

in RBI as a sophomore... rated as the 144th best prospect 

for the class of 2007 and 49th best prospect in the state of 

Florida by Baseball America... selected to Gulliver Prep Honor 

Roll. 

PERSONAL: Majoring in finance... the son of Alan and 

Loretta Sheffield... chose Manhattan over Wake Forest, TCU, 

and College of Charleston. 

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2008 .243 44-35 136 16 33 3 0 2 24 42 .309 9 5 21 4 .307 3 2 0-0 262 19 1 .996 

2009 .349 53-53 209 47 73 13 2 7 47 111 .531 13 13 28 6 .418 2 1 1-1 442 28 6 .987 

TOTAL .307 97-88 345 63 106 16 2 9 71 153 .443 22 18 49 10 .374 5 3 1-1 704 47 7 .991 



2008 .271 20-15 59 5 16 3 0 0 7 19 .322 3 2 7 2 .323 1 1 0-0 114 9 0 1.000 

2009 .382 24-24 89 27 34 6 1 3 18 51 .573 7 8 11 2 .467 1 0 1-1 196 8 2 .990 

TOTAL .338 44-39 148 32 50 9 1 3 25 70 .473 10 10 18 4 .412 2 1 1-1 310 17 2 .994

GENERAL: Adds depth to the Manhattan bullpen… can also be 

utilized as a position player... strong arm in the infield... multi-sport 

high school athlete... ambidextrous... born in Sydney, Australia. 

2009: Appeared in 10 games… made collegiate debut at Oklahoma 

State (2/22)… tallied first career hit and scored first run in a victory 

over NJIT (4/10)… posted second hit in regular-season finale win 

at Iona (5/16)… made two appearances on the mound in relief… 

tossed one inning of scoreless ball, allowing two hits at Niagara 

(5/3)… threw one inning, yielded one hit and notched first career 

strikeout in a win at Iona (5/15)… finished the season with an unblemished 

ERA and .222 batting average. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: A four 

year letterwinner at Monroe- 

Woodbury High School... lettered in 

basketball... an Honor Roll student. 



2009 .222 8-0 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 0 2 1 .222 0 0 0-0 2 3 2 .714 

TOTAL .222 8-0 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 0 2 1 .222 0 0 0-0 2 3 2 .714 

Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 

2009 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 .333 0 0 0 0 0 

TOTAL 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 .333 0 0 0 0 0 



2009 .250 3-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0 0-0 2 1 0 1.000 

TOTAL .250 3-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0 0-0 2 1 0 1.000 

Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 

2009 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 .333 0 0 0 0 0 

TOTAL 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 .333 0 0 0 0 0 

PERSONAL: A business major... the son of 

George and Linda Sewitt... has a sister, Takara, 

who attends Manhattan and a brother, Jackson... 

aspires to be a sports agent... participated in Meals on 

Wheels for five years. 

GENERAL: Will challenge for starting spot at second base… 

utility infielder who can play first, second or third base… 

good lefty bat off the bench. 

2009: Started 27 of 37 games… recorded 20 RBI and scored 

23 runs… hit .253 (25-99), including two doubles and a 

triple… had four five multi-hit performances… tallied a 

career-high three hits and scored three runs in a victory at 

Siena (3/23)… registered three multi-RBI games… notched a 

career-high four RBI in a win at Niagara (5/2)… registered 29 

total bases… recorded first career run in a victory over BYU 

(2/21)… had first collegiate hit and RBI at Delaware (3/7)… 

scored a career-high four runs leading to a win at Saint 

Peter’s (3/21). 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Three year varsity starter at 

Bethlehem Central... named 2008 Times Union Section II 

First Team All Star and 2008 Suburban Council First Team his 



2009 .253 37-27 99 23 25 2 1 0 20 29 .293 17 5 21 3 .382 2 3 0-0 32 65 8 .924 

TOTAL .253 37-27 99 23 25 2 1 0 20 29 .293 17 5 21 3 .382 2 3 0-0 32 65 8 .924 



2009 .240 18-14 50 13 12 2 1 0 11 16 .320 9 1 9 2 .361 1 2 0-0 17 30 6 .887 

TOTAL .240 18-14 50 13 12 2 1 0 11 16 .320 9 1 9 2 .361 1 2 0-0 17 30 6 .887 

senior year... named team captain as a senior 

and guided team to Section II semifinals... 

was .371 from the plate and led Suburban 

Council with 32 RBI... received 

Bethlehem Central Outstanding 

Senior Athlete Award... has 

played summer ball for 

George Rodgers of the South 

Troy Dodgers... advanced to 

the Don Mattingly under-17 

World Series. 

PERSONAL: A marketing 

major... the son of Will 

and Connie DeRuve... has 

two brothers, Nick and 

Michael... chose Manhattan 

for its good academic and 

athletic reputation. 

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GENERAL: Hard-nosed competitor on the mound… a 

southpaw who split time as a starter and reliever during his 

rookie campaign... deceptive strikeout pitcher. 

2009: Made 15 appearances and started eight contests… 

recorded four wins and logged a 5.56 ERA in 55.0 innings of 

action… notched 47 strikeouts… earned first career save in 

a victory over BYU (2/21)… registered a career-high seven 

strikeouts at Vermont (4/11)… tossed 5.2 shutout innings and 

yielded just two hits in relief leading to a victory over Marist 

(4/5)… named MAAC Rookie of the Week on May 16 after 

striking out six batters and allowing just one earned run in a 

win at Iona (5/16)… twirled five innings and struck out five 

in a MAAC Tournament start versus Canisius (5/22). 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Three 

year letter winner at Kingston High 

School… served as team captain 

senior season… recorded a 2.36 ERA 

with 49 strikeouts over 35 innings as 

a junior…helped lead Kingston to Section 

IX Class AA title in 2007, earning Kingston Daily 

Freeman Honorable Mention… ranked 19th top prospect 

in New York among 2008 senior class by Perfect Game USA… 

a member of the National Honor Society. 

PERSONAL: Majoring in history… the son of Kevin and Teri 

Jordan… has two sisters, Mackenzie and Jacqueline. 


sHO/ 


2009 5.56 4-5 15 8 0 0/0 1 55.0 67 41 34 35 47 7 2 6 270 .299 4 5 0 4 2 

TOTAL 5.56 4-5 15 8 0 0/0 1 55.0 67 41 34 35 47 7 2 6 270 .299 4 5 0 4 2 


sHO/ 


2009 5.40 2-2 6 4 0 0/0 0 25.0 27 18 15 14 23 5 0 2 118 .276 2 1 0 3 2 

TOTAL 5.40 2-2 6 4 0 0/0 0 25.0 27 18 15 14 23 5 0 2 118 .276 2 1 0 3 2 

GENERAL: Defensively strong catcher with good arm… 

potential to develop quickly… receives and blocks the ball 

well… will likely receive the starting job behind the plate. 

2009: Started five of six appearances before suffering 

season ending injury… hit .333 (5-15) and posted a .400 

slugging percentage… scored three runs… recorded a .412 

on-base percentage… went 2-for-4 with a double in collegiate 

debut versus BYU (2/21)… had two hits and logged 

first career RBI in a victory at Delaware (3/8). 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Lettered 

at Christopher Columbus 

High School… earned All-Dade 

County as a sophomore, junior and 

senior… served as team captain throughout 

high school career… Preseason Under Armour All-American 

senior year… led Christopher Columbus in batting average, 

RBI and home runs as a sophomore and junior. 

PERSONAL: Majoring in business… the son of Ramon and 

Lupe Ortega…has two sisters, Elizabeth and Paulet. 



2009 .333 6-5 15 3 5 1 0 0 1 6 .400 2 0 5 0 .412 0 1 0-0 34 6 0 1.000 

TOTAL .333 6-5 15 3 5 1 0 0 1 6 .400 2 0 5 0 .412 0 1 0-0 34 6 0 1.000 


GENERAL: Speedy outfielder with a good arm. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Lettered four years in baseball at 

Holy Cross High School in Queens under head coach Doug 

Manfredonia… lettered two years as point guard for the 

Knights basketball team. 

PERSONAL: A management major… the son of Giuseppi 

and Angela Santillo… has two sisters, Antonette who attended 

St. John’s University, and Maria who attended C.W. 

Post… enjoys playing basketball and soccer. 

GENERAL: Athletic middle 

infielder with good speed and 

a strong arm… will compete 

immediately for a starting role. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Three year 

starting shortstop at Arlington High School… 

helped guide the Admirals to the 2007 & 2009 

league championship… helped Arlington 

advance to the Section I Finals in 2009… 

named All-Section I and All-State as a 

senior… was a member of the Hudson Valley 

Team which won the gold medal at the 2008 Empire State 

Games… played four years under head coach Bob Fletcher 

on the Taconic Rangers travel baseball team… member of 

the Student Athletic Council at Arlington and the National 

Honor Society. 

PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science with a minor in 

business… the son of Robert and Laurie Camastro… has two 

brothers, Chris who plays baseball at Pace University, and 

Robert… aspires to work in the strength and conditioning 

field. 

GENERAL: Solid defender… will add depth to the infield. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Lettered three years of varsity 

baseball at Lakeland High School under head coach Dennis 

Robinson… named All-Section I League II North and served 

as a team captain senior year… hit .379, scored 14 runs and 

had 10 RBI helping the Hornets to a 20-2 record as a senior… 

earned the 2009 Lakeland Baseball Coaches Award… lettered 

in basketball at Lakeland. 

PERSONAL: A civil engineering major… the son of Edward 

and Kathleen Simmons… has a sister, Kaitlin… father played 

baseball at Fordham… aunt Evelyn McKeon ’94 graduated 

from Manhattan College… enjoys skiing. 

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GENERAL: Big upside… has a good fastball to go along 

with nice out pitches… right hander who can have an immediate 

impact either in a starting role or out of the bullpen. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Four year letterwinner at Christopher 

Columbus High School under head coach Joe Weber… 

earned All-Dade Second Team honors after posting a 7-1 

record, 1.44 ERA and 54 strikeouts over 60 innings as a junior… 

served as a team captain as 

a senior and helped guide Christopher 

Columbus to a regional 

championship and state finals. 

PERSONAL: Undecided major… the 

son of William and Felicia Gonzalez… has a 

brother, William… enjoys playing golf. 

GENERAL: Has excellent speed to go along with a solid 

bat… will challenge for a starting job at second base… 

tough competitor. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Four year starter at Holy Cross 

High School under head coach Mike Phelan… named All- 

State, All-City and All-League after batting .478 with 26 RBI, 

three home runs and three triples helping the Crusaders to a 

18-5 record as a senior… pitched 53.1 innings with 30 strikeouts, 

yielding a 2.62 ERA and .170 batting average against 

in his final season at Holy Cross… registered a .400 batting 

average, 18 RBI, seven doubles, three triples and a home 

run, while also posting a 5-2 record on the mound, including 

three saves and a 2.16 ERA in 55 innings as a junior… 

selected All-Naugatuck Valley League and All-City at conclusion 

of season… received All-City honors as a sophomore… 

multi-sport athlete who lettered 

four years in basketball for head 

coach Edmund Generali… named 

2009 Naugatuck Valley League Male 

Athlete of the Year… played summer 

ball with the Waterbury Post #1 American 

Legion and participated in the Rawlings 

Futures Game… member of the National Honor Society and 

was named to the Republican-American All-Academic Baseball 

Team. 

PERSONAL: A business major… the son of Christopher 

and Doreen Murphy… has a brother, Devin, who attended 

Assumption College… has volunteered with the Holy Cross 

Special Olympics program. 

GENERAL: Big right-handed pitcher with good control… 

will challenge for starting spot in the rotation or the top option 

out of the bullpen. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Four year letterwinner at Bay 

Shore High School under head coach Dennis McManaway… 

selected All-League, All-County and Second Team All-Long 

Island as a junior and senior… posted a 7-2 record, 1.21 ERA 

during junior campaign… participated in the 2008 Empire 

State Games as part of the 

Long Island Team… lettered 

two years in volleyball earning 

All-League and All-County recognition 

as a junior and senior... was a three year participant of 

Bay Shore High School’s Peer Support Committee. 

PERSONAL: A business major… the son of John and Laurie 

Soldinger… has a brother, Jordan, and a sister, Jamie. 


GENERAL: True competitor who brings speed and a strong 

arm to the outfield… has some pop at the plate. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Three year varsity starter at Kennedy 

Catholic High School under head coach Bob Fletcher… 

helped lead Kennedy to a 49-5 overall record in his final 

two years… hit above .300 all three seasons and had a .408 

batting average as a senior… led the team in stolen bases 

all three years and blasted five home runs in high school 

career… hit .339 as a junior with 13 RBI and 33 hits, including 

two doubles, two triples and two home runs 

helping Kennedy to a 27-3 overall record, 11-1 

conference mark, en route to the school’s first New York 

State Class B Championship… hit the go ahead grand slam 

in the regional final game during the championship run… 

appeared in 20 games as a sophomore, hit .360, drove in 10 

runs and recorded four doubles... earned All-Section I and 

League III-A honors. 

PERSONAL: An engineering major… the son of Joe and 

Lucille Rock… has nine siblings, James, Johnathan, Jacob, 

Joshua, Jeremiah, Jason, Rachel, Rebecca, Ruth… chose Manhattan 

for its renowned engineering program. 

GENERAL: Tough, hard working 

player… brings speed to the field and 

lefty bat. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Lettered at Patchogue-Medford 

High School under head coach Tony 

Frascogna… hit .348, stole 12 bases and posted a .488 onbase 

percentage as a senior and earned Coaches’ Award… 

multi-sport athlete lettering in Track and Football… ranked 

17th in the county for 100 meter dash, 19th for 200 meter 

dash and 41st in long jump as a junior… helped lead football 

team to Big Four Championship during junior year… four 

year member of the Patchogue-Medford Honor Roll. 

PERSONAL: A engineering major… the son of Anthony 

and Alicia Vega… has a brother, Manny, and a sister Lisa… 

chose Manhattan for its excellent academic reputation. 

GENERAL: Athletic outfielder who 

has a strong arm… adds depth to the 

outfield. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Lettered two years 

at Paramus Catholic High School under head coach 

Scott Luna… hit .520 and knocked in 29 runs during junior 

campaign and received Bergen Record NNJIL First Team All- 

League and All County honors… named NNJIL Second Team 

All-League as a senior…played two years at Don Bosco and 

in 2007 finished the season batting .520 to earn All-County 

and All-League recognition… member of the 2003 New Jersey 

Sandy Koufax State Championship team… named 2003 

Hackensack Sandy Koufax MVP… Master Glazier 2002 Karate 

“High Brown Belt” Champion. 

PERSONAL: A business major… the son of Edward and 

Nancy Spitaletta… his uncle Richard Spitaletta ’81 is a graduate 

of Manhattan College… enjoys swimming, reading and 

traveling… chose Manhattan College for its reputation for 

academic excellence. 

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GENERAL: Strong player who comes from an athletic 

background… will add depth to the infield. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Played three years at Bishop 

Ford High School in Brooklyn… named Bishop Ford’s 

Most Valuable Player and Catholic High School Athletic 

Association (CHSAA) Second Team in 2008 after leading 

the team in batting average, RBI and hits… served as team 

captain at Bishop Ford in 2007 & 2008… hit above .370 in 

each of his three seasons at Bishop 

Ford… helped Lawrenceville School 

to the 2009 NJISAA Division A State 

Championship… was named to the NJISAA 

2nd Team All-Prep, The Star Ledger First Team All- 

Prep and Trentonian First Team All-Prep. 

PERSONAL: Undecided business major… the son of Edgar 

and Myrna De La Rosa… has a sister, Lauren. 

GENERAL: Southpaw who can have an immediate impact… 

has above average fastball with good movement and control… 

has a deceptive out pitch. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Lettered two years of varsity ball 

at John Jay High School under head coach Tom O’Hare… 

helped guide John Jay to Section I League C Championship 

as a junior by earning two wins with 16 strikeouts over 

17.2 innings of action… selected All-County, All-League and 

served as the Patriots team captain during senior campaign… 

tossed a no-hitter against Carmel on April 17, 2009 

on the same day he signed a National Letter of Intent to play 

ball at Manhatttan…pitched the New York Nine scout team 

to a 7-3 victory over the top-ranked 

squad in the country Florida Legends… 

a multi-sport athlete lettered two years at 

John Jay in basketball. 

PERSONAL: A physical education major… the son of James 

and Bonnie Luksis… has a brother, Jason, who attended the 

College of Saint Rose… father played collegiate basketball at 

SUNY Morrisville… born in West Palm Beach, Fla. 

GENERAL: Brings speed to the outfield off the bench… 

offers some power… has a lot of raw talent. 

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Lettered two years at George 

Washington High School… helped guide the Trojans to 

a 15-1 conference record in the Manhattan A East as a 

senior… contributed to George Washington’s perfect 16-0 

league record during junior campaign. 

PERSONAL: A business major… the son of Cirilo and Paula 

Mata… has two brothers, Kevin, who graduated from 

Manhattan in 2007, and Michael… enjoys fishing… chose 

Manhattan for its good academic reputation… an active 

volunteer at Isabella Nursing Home while in high school. 


2010 roster 

numerical roster 

No. Name Cl. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 

1 Giancarlo Santillo Fr. OF R/R 5-10 155 Flushing, N.Y./Holy Cross 

3 Taylor Sewitt So. RHP/INF R/R 6-2 184 Highland Mills, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury 

4 Nick Camastro Fr. INF R/R 5-11 160 Lagrangeville, N.Y./Arlington 

5 Tom Moran sr. RHP R/R 6-7 190 Farmington, Conn./St. Paul Catholic 

6 Brian Simmons Fr. INF R/R 5-11 158 Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Lakeland 

7 Kevin Nieto sr. OF R/R 5-9 182 Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus 

8 Will DeRuve So. INF L/R 6-2 188 Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem Central 

9 Mike Gonzalez Fr. RHP R/R 5-9 175 Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus 

10 Kyle Murphy Fr. INF R/R 6-3 200 Waterbury, Conn./Holy Cross 

11 Tom Costigan Sr. RHP R/R 6-3 190 Cold Spring, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes 

12 John Soldinger Fr. RHP R/R 6-3 205 Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore 

14 Chad Salem Jr. INF R/R 6-0 204 Rye, N.Y./Iona Prep 

15 Joe Rock Fr. OF R/R 5-10 183 Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic 

16 Anthony Vega Fr. OF L/R 6-0 190 Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford 

17 Eddie Spitaletta Fr. OF R/R 6-0 180 Hackensack, N.J./Paramus Catholic 

20 Julian De La Rosa Fr. INF R/R 5-11 180 Staten Island, N.Y./Lawrenceville School 

21 Eric Luksis Fr. LHP R/L 6-2 190 Wappingers Falls, N.Y./John Jay East Fishkill 

22 Mark Onorati Jr. OF R/R 5-10 177 Williston Park, N.Y./Herricks 

24 Mike Giordano So. RHP R/R 5-10 155 Bedford, N.Y./Fox Lane 

25 Zac Goyer sr. RHP R/R 6-3 210 Grafton, N.Y./Berlin 

26 Rob Ardino Jr. LHP R/L 5-10 200 White Plains, N.Y./Iona Prep 

27 Mike Gazzola Sr. LHP L/L 5-10 192 White Plains, N.Y./Iona Prep 

29 Mike McCann Jr. OF L/R 5-10 175 Belle Harbor, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy 

30 Matt Jordan So. LHP L/L 6-2 220 Kingston, N.Y./Kingston 

31 Anthony Armenio Sr. C L/R 6-2 200 Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hallow Hills West 

32 Alvin Mata so. OF R/R 6-3 190 Tuckahoe, N.Y./George Washington 

33 Ramon Ortega R-Fr. C S/R 5-11 190 Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus 

34 Austin Sheffield Jr. INF R/R 6-4 208 Augusta, Ga./Gulliver Prep 

Matt Troisi so. LHP L/L 6-5 220 Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian 

Head Coach – #2 Kevin Leighton (Seton Hall ’01), Fifth Year 

Assistant Coaches - #18 Ryan Darcy (Manhattan ’03), Fifth Year, #19 Jason Spaulding (Vermont ’00), Second Year 

Team Manager – Douglas O’Lear 

Alphabetical Roster 

No. Name Cl. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School 

26 Rob Ardino Jr. LHP R/L 5-10 200 White Plains, N.Y./Iona Prep 

31 Anthony Armenio Sr. C L/R 6-2 200 Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hallow Hills West 

4 Nick Camastro Fr. INF R/R 5-11 160 Lagrangeville, N.Y./Arlington 

11 Tom Costigan Sr. RHP R/R 6-3 190 Cold Spring, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes 

20 Julian De La Rosa Fr. INF R/R 5-11 180 Staten Island, N.Y./Lawrenceville School 

8 Will DeRuve So. INF L/R 6-2 188 Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem Central 

27 Mike Gazzola Sr. LHP L/L 5-10 192 White Plains, N.Y./Iona Prep 

24 Mike Giordano So. RHP R/R 5-10 155 Bedford, N.Y./Fox Lane 

9 Mike Gonzalez Fr. RHP R/R 5-9 175 Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus 

25 Zac Goyer sr. RHP R/R 6-3 210 Grafton, N.Y./Berlin 

30 Matt Jordan So. LHP L/L 6-2 220 Kingston, N.Y./Kingston 

21 Eric Luksis Fr. LHP R/L 6-2 190 Wappingers Falls, N.Y./John Jay East Fishkill 

32 Alvin Mata so. OF R/R 6-3 190 Tuckahoe, N.Y./George Washington 

29 Mike McCann Jr. OF L/R 5-10 175 Belle Harbor, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy 

5 Tom Moran sr. RHP R/R 6-7 190 Farmington, Conn./St. Paul Catholic 

10 Kyle Murphy Fr. INF R/R 6-3 200 Waterbury, Conn./Holy Cross 

7 Kevin Nieto sr. OF R/R 5-9 182 Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus 

22 Mark Onorati Jr. OF R/R 5-10 177 Williston Park, N.Y./Herricks 

33 Ramon Ortega R-Fr. C S/R 5-11 190 Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus 

15 Joe Rock Fr. OF R/R 5-10 183 Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic 

14 Chad Salem Jr. INF R/R 6-0 204 Rye, N.Y./Iona Prep 

1 Giancarlo Santillo Fr. OF R/R 5-10 155 Flushing, N.Y./Holy Cross 

3 Taylor Sewitt So. RHP/INF R/R 6-2 184 Highland Mills, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury 

34 Austin Sheffield Jr. INF R/R 6-4 208 Augusta, Ga./Gulliver Prep 

6 Brian Simmons Fr. INF R/R 5-11 158 Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Lakeland 

12 John Soldinger Fr. RHP R/R 6-3 205 Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore 

17 Eddie Spitaletta Fr. OF R/R 6-0 180 Hackensack, N.J./Paramus Catholic 

Matt Troisi so. LHP L/L 6-5 220 Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian 

16 Anthony Vega Fr. OF L/R 6-0 190 Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford 

Jasper Breakdown 

By Position 

Pitchers (13) 

Ardino, Costigan, Gazzola, Giordano, 

Gonzalez, Goyer, Jordan, Luksis, Mata, 

Moran, Sewitt, Soldinger, Troisi 

Catchers (2) 

Armenio, Ortega 

Infielders (8) 

Camastro, De La Rosa, DeRuve, Murphy, 

Salem, Sewitt, Sheffield, Simmons 

Outfielders (7) 

McCann, Nieto, Onorati, Rock, Santillo, 

Spitaletta, Vega 

By Class 

Seniors (6) 

Armenio, Costigan, Gazzola, Goyer, Moran, Nieto 

Juniors (5) 

Ardino, McCann, Onorati, Salem, Sheffield 

Sophomores (7) 

DeRuve, Giordano, Jordan, Mata, Ortega, 

Sewitt, Troisi 

Freshmen (11) 

Camastro, De La Rosa, Gonzalez, Luksis, 

Murphy, Rock, Santillo, Simmons, Soldinger, 

Spitaletta, Vega 

By State 

Connecticut (2) 

Moran, Murphy 

Florida (3) 

Gonzalez, Nieto, Ortega 

Georgia (1) 

Sheffield 

New Jersey (1) 

Spitaletta 

New York (22) 

Ardino, Armenio, Camastro, Costigan, De 

La Rosa, DeRuve, Gazzola, Giordano, Goyer, 

Jordan, Luksis, Mata, McCann, Onorati, Rock, 

Salem, Santillo, Sewitt, Simmons, Soldinger, 

Troisi, Vega 

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Pronunciation Guide 

1 Giancarlo Santillo john-car-low SAN-til-o 

3 Taylor Sewitt sue-IT 

5 Tom Moran more-ANN 

7 Kevin Nieto knee-ET-oh 

11 Tom Costigan COSS-stig-gan 

17 Anthony Spitaletta SPIT-ah-let-ah 


18 Matt Troisi troy-e-see 

21 Eric Luksis LUCK-sis 

22 Mark Onorati ON-OR-ah-tee 

24 Mike Giordano JHOR-dan-o 

26 Rob Ardino AR-deen-oh 

27 Mike Gazzola guzz-OH-la 

31 Anthony Armenio AR-men-ee-o


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2009 season review 

Powered by one of the top offenses 

in MAAC history the 2009 Manhattan 

baseball team rolled to their second 

straight Regular-Season Championship 

and fourth consecutive 30-win season. 

Kevin Leighton was honored as MAAC 

Coach of the Year after guiding the 

Jaspers to a school record 35 wins. 

Along the ride Manhattan held the 

nation’s longest home winning streak 

which reached 21 straight victories at 

Van Cortlandt Park. 

The Jaspers shattered the MAAC’s 

single season record posting a .349 

team batting average, which was 

the fifth best in NCAA Division I last 

year. Junior outfielder Kevin Nieto 

helped anchor the offense as he led 

the country with 1.57 runs per game, 

he scored a MAAC record 72 runs, 

and finished with the league’s second 

highest batting average (.396). He 

was named to the American Baseball 

Coaches Association (ABCA) All- 

America Third Team. 

Junior lefthander Mike Gazzola 

was selected the MAAC Pitcher of the 

Year, becoming just the third Jasper to 

earn this honor. Gazzola, who posted 

a 7-1 record with 54 strikeouts, saved 

his best performance of the year for 

the MAAC Championships when he anthony armenio 

delivered his fourth complete game. 

mike mccann 


Despite a premature exit from 

the MAAC Tournament, Manhattan 

enjoyed another successful season 

with April proving to be the strongest 

month for the Jaspers winning 18 

of 21 contests. Manhattan showed 

it resiliency several times during the 

year by notching comeback victories, 

including back-to-back late inning 

rallies at Delaware (March 8) and a 

nine run come-from-behind triumph at 

Army (April 8). Manhattan also picked 

up key non-conference wins over 

Brigham Young University (Feb. 21) 

and local BIG EAST institution Seton 

Hall (March 18). 

Manhattan cruised through the 

conference schedule to outright 

win the regular-season title with 

an 18-6 league mark. Eight Jaspers 

received All-MAAC recognition, a list 

highlighted by First Team recipients 

Gazzola, Nieto, Mike McCann and 

Anthony Armenio. Senior co-captain 

Ruben Perez, along with sophomores 

Chad Salem, Mark Onorati and Austin 

Sheffield were all named to the 

Second Team. Junior pitchers Tom 

Costigan and Tom Moran represented 

Manhattan on the MAAC All-Academic 

squad. 

Manhattan completely rewrote the 

offensive section of its single season 

record book. Six Jaspers exceeded the 

single season hits mark as McCann led 

the way with 85, surpassing former 

standout Matt Rizzotti who had 72 hits 

in 2005. McCann’s hit parade included 

a 21 game streak. Armenio set the 

single season doubles mark with 22 

and Nieto tied his own single season 

record with six triples. McCann and 

Armenio blasted 13 long balls apiece 

to help set a program record with 61 

home runs. 

The Jaspers also crushed MAAC 

offensive records in runs scored (480), 

hits (657), RBI (439) and doubles (130). 

On the national scene, the Jaspers high 

octane offense ranked in the top-25 

for scoring offense (12th – 9.1 runs per 

game), doubles (22nd – 2.45 per game) 

and slugging percentage (24th - .529). 

Manhattan graduated the 

winningest class in program history 

which featured middle infielders 

Perez and Ryan Masters. The tandem 

contributed to 135 victories, posted 

a 75-25 conference record and 

were a dominant 55-13-1 mark at 

Van Cortlandt Park over their four 

year careers. Perez and Masters 

helped Manhattan to its first MAAC 

Championship and were a part of 

the Jaspers team which advanced to 

the 2006 NCAA Regional Finals after 

upsetting top-seeded Nebraska. 

Perez, an All-MAAC Academic 

selection, finished his career third in 

program history in doubles (47), and 

seventh all-time in both RBI (124) and 

home runs (16).

2009 overall statistics 

Record: 35-18 Home: 14-3 Away: 18-12 Neutral: 3-3 MAAC: 18-6 

Batting 

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% 

7 Nieto .396 46 45 187 72 74 16 6 13 54 141 .754 24 11 29 2 .480 5 1 25 28 90 1 5 .948 

12 Perez .393 53 53 214 44 84 20 0 4 48 116 .542 17 11 31 7 .453 5 1 4 6 101 142 10 .960 

29 McCann .388 53 53 219 65 85 17 1 13 59 143 .653 35 2 20 5 .467 5 0 10 16 128 2 2 .985 

14 Salem .380 52 52 205 51 78 13 1 8 45 117 .571 26 15 21 3 .472 6 0 3 3 59 76 15 .900 

22 Onorati .351 53 53 222 64 78 16 1 5 54 111 .500 20 21 14 4 .444 5 0 14 17 90 7 4 .960 

34 Sheffield .349 53 53 209 47 73 13 2 7 47 111 .531 13 13 28 6 .418 2 1 1 1 442 28 6 .987 

9 Fitzgerald .323 48 47 164 28 53 6 0 2 28 65 .396 18 1 21 12 .389 2 7 1 1 247 30 6 .979 

31 Armenio .308 53 53 198 49 61 22 0 9 61 110 .556 39 7 40 2 .433 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 1.000 

3 Masters .292 34 33 120 28 35 4 0 0 17 39 .325 18 3 13 3 .397 0 3 0 0 47 94 10 .934 

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33 Ortega .333 6 5 15 3 5 1 0 0 1 6 .400 2 0 5 0 .412 0 1 0 0 34 6 0 1.000 

8 DeRuve .253 37 27 99 23 25 2 1 0 20 29 .293 17 5 21 3 .382 2 3 0 0 32 65 8 .924 

26 Russell .222 16 3 18 4 4 0 0 0 5 4 .222 2 6 3 1 .462 0 1 0 0 31 4 1 .972 

6 Sewitt .222 8 0 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 0 2 1 .222 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 .714 

18 Troisi .000 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 4 6 1 .909 

10 Tibbetts .000 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 .750 

Totals .349 53 53 1880 480 657 130 12 61 439 994 .529 231 95 248 49 .439 35 18 58 72 1332 516 76 .961 

Opponents .292 53 53 1790 336 523 78 9 49 309 766 .428 225 49 319 27 .382 23 13 80 103 1323 557 85 .957 

LOB - Team (460), Opp (433). DPs turned - Team (42), Opp (64). CI - Team (1), Fitzgerald 1, Opp (4). IBB - Team (8), Nieto 2, 

Onorati 2, Salem 1, Armenio 1, McCann 1, Sheffield 1, Opp (7). Picked off - Nieto 2, Fitzgerald 2, McCann 2, Perez 1, Armenio 1, Masters 1. 

pitching 

(MAAC games only Sorted by Earned run avg) 

SHO/ 

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 

27 Gazzola 4.15 7-1 14 13 4 0/0 0 93.1 91 50 43 45 54 11 1 9 355 .256 3 6 0 1 3 

24 Giordano 4.43 6-4 16 8 1 0/0 1 61.0 71 36 30 19 32 14 1 7 240 .296 8 3 0 5 3 

11 Costigan 5.40 7-2 19 12 1 0/0 0 80.0 94 55 48 27 73 19 0 8 331 .284 1 9 1 2 1 

30 Jordan 5.56 4-5 15 8 0 0/0 1 55.0 67 41 34 35 47 7 2 6 224 .299 4 5 0 4 2 

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6 Sewitt 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 .333 0 0 0 0 0 

5 Moran 4.80 5-2 24 0 0 0/0 6 45.0 53 27 24 21 36 6 1 4 178 .298 7 5 0 5 3 

25 Goyer 7.20 4-3 13 9 1 0/0 0 40.0 33 35 32 44 41 8 2 3 146 .226 11 5 0 1 0 

10 Tibbetts 7.43 2-0 14 0 0 0/0 0 23.0 34 23 19 4 10 6 0 4 105 .324 2 4 1 0 0 

13 LaColla 9.00 0-0 9 0 0 0/0 0 13.0 19 14 13 4 10 0 2 1 56 .339 3 4 0 3 0 

18 Troisi 9.78 0-0 13 2 0 0/0 0 23.0 43 34 25 14 9 2 0 5 107 .402 3 6 2 2 1 

28 McKenna 18.00 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 6.0 12 12 12 5 2 4 0 2 29 .414 2 0 1 0 0 

21 Forman 23.62 0-1 1 1 0 0/0 0 2.2 3 9 7 7 4 0 0 0 10 .300 1 2 0 0 0 

Totals 5.82 35-18 53 53 7 0/0 8 444.0 523 336 287 225 319 78 9 49 1790 .292 45 49 5 23 13 

Opponents 7.96 18-35 53 53 4 2/1 6 441.0 657 480 390 231 248 130 12 61 1880 .349 46 95 4 35 18 

PB - Team (13), Fitzgerald 11, Russell 2, Opp (12). Pickoffs - Team (4), Goyer 2, Jordan 1, Fitzgerald 1, Opp (9). SBA/ATT - 

Fitzgerald (71-86), Costigan (16-19), Gazzola (11-17), Jordan (11-15), Moran (9-13), Giordano (12-12), Goyer (10-12), Troisi (5-8), Ortega (3-6), 

Russell (5-6), Tibbetts (3-4), McKenna (1-1), Armenio (1-1), LaColla (1-1), Forman (1-1). 


2009 maac statistics 

Batting 

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% 

12 Perez .435 24 24 92 24 40 11 0 2 22 57 .620 10 5 14 4 .500 3 0 1 2 43 49 2 .979 

29 McCann .429 24 24 98 35 42 9 1 7 34 74 .755 20 1 11 0 .525 1 0 3 7 65 0 1 .985 

22 Onorati .400 24 24 95 26 38 9 0 1 20 50 .526 11 11 3 2 .504 2 0 5 8 34 3 2 .949 

34 Sheffield .382 24 24 89 27 34 6 1 3 18 51 .573 7 8 11 2 .467 1 0 1 1 196 8 2 .990 

9 Fitzgerald .366 24 24 82 20 30 2 0 2 22 38 .463 10 0 9 5 .430 1 4 1 1 127 18 3 .980 

14 Salem .365 24 24 96 18 35 5 1 2 12 48 .500 10 7 9 1 .448 3 0 1 1 30 36 8 .892 

7 Nieto .343 17 16 67 19 23 8 1 3 21 42 .627 5 2 8 1 .395 2 1 7 7 31 0 3 .912 

31 Armenio .269 24 24 93 19 25 7 0 3 28 41 .441 14 3 16 1 .375 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 1.000 

3 Masters .264 16 16 53 12 14 3 0 0 11 17 .321 9 1 4 3 .381 0 1 0 0 20 42 6 .912 

8 DeRuve .240 18 14 50 13 12 2 1 0 11 16 .320 9 1 9 2 .361 1 2 0 0 17 30 6 .887 

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6 Sewitt .250 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.000 

26 Russell .143 6 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 3 0 1 .400 0 1 0 0 13 0 1 .929 

18 Troisi .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 

10 Tibbetts .000 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 

Totals .357 24 24 827 216 295 62 5 23 200 436 .527 105 42 95 22 .446 16 9 19 27 590 215 38 .955 

Opponents .277 24 24 781 120 216 38 1 19 112 313 .401 83 16 147 7 .353 12 8 37 48 573 237 41 .952 

LOB - Team (211), Opp (190). DPs turned - Team (14), Opp (23). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (5), Onorati 2, Armenio 1, 

Salem 1, Nieto 1, Opp (3). Picked off - Nieto 1, Perez 1, Masters 1. 

pitching 

(MAAC games only Sorted by Earned run avg) 

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 

27 Gazzola 3.75 5-0 8 8 2 0/0 0 57.2 58 31 24 24 38 8 0 6 225 .258 1 3 0 1 2 

24 Giordano 3.98 4-2 9 6 1 0/0 1 40.2 50 24 18 8 19 11 1 5 161 .311 5 3 0 5 2 

11 Costigan 4.10 5-1 10 6 0 0/0 0 41.2 40 25 19 18 39 9 0 2 165 .242 1 6 0 1 1 

30 Jordan 5.40 2-2 6 4 0 0/0 0 25.0 27 18 15 14 23 5 0 2 98 .276 2 1 0 3 2 

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13 LaColla 0.00 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 11 .091 0 0 0 0 0 

6 Sewitt 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 .333 0 0 0 0 0 

25 Goyer 4.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 2 3 1 4 5 1 0 0 9 .222 1 0 0 0 0 

5 Moran 5.27 2-1 9 0 0 0/0 3 13.2 18 8 8 9 12 3 0 1 54 .333 1 2 0 2 1 

18 Troisi 5.79 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 4 3 3 4 4 0 0 1 17 .235 1 0 0 0 0 

10 Tibbetts 7.11 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 6.1 13 8 5 1 3 0 0 2 32 .406 1 1 0 0 0 

Totals 4.26 18-6 24 24 3 0/0 4 196.2 216 120 93 83 147 38 1 19 781 .277 13 16 0 12 8 

Opponents 8.58 6-18 24 24 2 1/0 2 191.0 295 216 182 105 95 62 5 23 827 .357 22 42 2 16 9 

PB - Team (7), Fitzgerald 7, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (1), Fitzgerald 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - Fitzgerald (34-44), Costigan 

(9-11), Gazzola (7-11), Giordano (8-8), Jordan (7-8), Moran (4-6), Russell (2-2), Tibbetts (1-2), Troisi (0-1), Armenio(1-1), Goyer (1-1). 

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2009 schedule & results 

Manhattan Opp. 

Game date Opposing team Score r-h-e r-h-e Inns Overall MAAC Pitcher of record Attend Time 

Feb 20, 2009 vsBYU 10-11 L 10-17-1 11-14-1 9 0-1-0 0-0-0 Giordano (L 0-1) 211 2:56 

Feb 21, 2009 vsBYU W 20-6 20-17-0 6-12-6 9 1-1-0 0-0-0 Goyer (W 1-0) 144 3:20 

Feb 21, 2009 at Oklahoma State 7-11 L 7-9-2 11-8-1 9 1-2-0 0-0-0 Forman (L 0-1) 1111 3:00 

Feb 22, 2009 at Oklahoma State 1-13 L 1-4-0 13-13-0 9 1-3-0 0-0-0 Gazzola (L 0-1) 1069 2:05 

Mar 7, 2009 at Delaware 13-15 L 13-15-0 15-20-2 9 1-4-0 0-0-0 Jordan (L 0-1) 201 3:16 

Mar 7, 2009 at Delaware 5-11 L 5-6-1 11-7-1 7 1-5-0 0-0-0 Goyer (L 0-1) 201 2:10 

Mar 8, 2009 at Delaware W 11-9 11-12-2 9-12-3 7 2-5-0 0-0-0 Tibbetts (W 1-0) 257 2:02 

Mar 8, 2009 at Delaware W 11-7 11-15-0 7-11-0 9 3-5-0 0-0-0 Moran (W 1-0) 257 2:51 

Mar 13, 2009 at Temple W 9-2 9-17-1 2-7-0 9 4-5-0 0-0-0 Gazzola (W 1-1) 100 2:20 

Mar 14, 2009 at Saint Joseph's W 19-14 19-22-1 14-17-4 9 5-5-0 0-0-0 Jordan (W 1-1) 114 3:32 

Mar 15, 2009 at La Salle 0-2 L 0-4-1 2-9-0 9 5-6-0 0-0-0 Costigan (L 0-1) 244 1:56 

Mar 18, 2009 at Seton Hall W 11-4 11-12-2 4-10-3 9 6-6-0 0-0-0 Giordano (W 1-1) 110 3:30 

*Mar 21, 2009 at Saint Peter's W 8-7 8-8-1 7-11-2 9 7-6-0 1-0-0 Gazzola (W 2-1) 96 2:59 

*Mar 21, 2009 at Saint Peter's W 18-3 18-11-3 3-4-0 7 8-6-0 2-0-0 Costigan (W 1-1) 96 2:49 

*Mar 22, 2009 at Saint Peter's W 6-2 6-14-0 2-6-1 9 9-6-0 3-0-0 Giordano (W 2-1) 89 2:42 

Mar 25, 2009 at NYIT 9-10 L 9-15-6 10-12-2 9 9-7-0 3-0-0 Moran (L 1-1) 45 3 hr 

*Mar 27, 2009 at Siena College W 11-5 11-14-3 5-10-1 9 10-7-0 4-0-0 Moran (W 2-1) 208 2:33 

*Mar 28, 2009 at Siena College 4-5 L 4-6-2 5-5-3 7 10-8-0 4-1-0 Jordan (L 1-2) 355 2:00 

*Mar 28, 2009 at Siena College W 17-3 17-21-1 3-8-2 9 11-8-0 5-1-0 Giordano (W 3-1) 208 2:45 

Mar 31, 2009 at Hofstra 10-19 L 10-14-4 19-18-1 9 11-9-0 5-1-0 Goyer (L 1-2) 125 2:41 

Apr 1, 2009 ALBANY W 9-4 9-14-2 4-7-0 9 12-9-0 5-1-0 Jordan (W 2-2) 104 2:24 

*Apr 4, 2009 MARIST COLLEGE W 6-3 6-4-2 3-4-2 9 13-9-0 6-1-0 Gazzola (W 3-1) 113 2:20 

*Apr 5, 2009 MARIST COLLEGE W 5-3 5-10-1 3-10-3 7 14-9-0 7-1-0 Giordano (W 4-1) 111 1:55 

*Apr 5, 2009 MARIST COLLEGE W 12-5 12-11-1 5-8-1 9 15-9-0 8-1-0 Jordan (W 3-2) 132 3:04 

Apr 7, 2009 LONG ISLAND W 18-5 18-13-1 5-3-3 7 16-9-0 8-1-0 Goyer (W 2-2) 68 2:16 

Apr 8, 2009 at ARMY W 13-11 13-19-1 11-18-2 9 17-9-0 8-1-0 Tibbetts (W 2-0) 125 3:30 

Apr 10, 2009 at Vermont W 7-6 7-10-0 6-11-1 9 18-9-0 8-1-0 Moran (W 3-1) 202 2:37 

Apr 10, 2009 vsNJIT W 11-2 11-18-0 2-5-1 9 19-9-0 8-1-0 Giordano (W 5-1) 42 2:21 

Apr 11, 2009 at Vermont 2-3 L 2-8-2 3-6-1 9 19-10-0 8-1-0 Jordan (L 3-3) 205 2:11 

Apr 14, 2009 SACRED HEART W 14-9 14-18-1 9-14-3 9 20-10-0 8-1-0 Costigan (W 2-1) 79 2:59 

Apr 15, 2009 FDU W 8-1 8-11-2 1-6-1 9 21-10-0 8-1-0 Goyer (W 3-2) 115 2:43 

*Apr 18, 2009 FAIRFIELD UNIV W 7-6 7-13-0 6-10-2 9 22-10-0 9-1-0 Moran (W 4-1) 173 2:59 

*Apr 18, 2009 FAIRFIELD UNIV W 15-3 15-18-1 3-3-2 7 23-10-0 10-1-0 Giordano (W 6-1) 174 2:14 

*Apr 19, 2009 FAIRFIELD UNIV W 8-7 8-14-5 7-13-1 9 24-10-0 11-1-0 Costigan (W 3-1) 137 2:59 

Apr 22, 2009 at Columbia W 4-1 4-9-0 1-6-2 7 25-10-0 11-1-0 Goyer (W 4-2) - 1:50 

Apr 22, 2009 at Columbia W 8-4 8-11-0 4-7-0 7 26-10-0 11-1-0 Costigan (W 4-1) 94 1:56 

*Apr 25, 2009 CANISIUS COLLEGE W 11-4 11-14-6 4-7-2 9 27-10-0 12-1-0 Gazzola (W 4-1) 132 2:28 

*Apr 25, 2009 CANISIUS COLLEGE 2-9 L 2-8-0 9-16-1 7 27-11-0 12-2-0 Giordano (L 6-2) 132 2:23 

*Apr 26, 2009 CANISIUS COLLEGE W 11-7 11-11-3 7-11-2 9 28-11-0 13-2-0 Costigan (W 5-1) 148 2:38 

Apr 28, 2009 FORDHAM UNIV 12-15 L 12-12-3 15-14-1 9 28-12-0 13-2-0 Goyer (L 4-3) 137 3:43 

Apr 29, 2009 at Albany W 15-13 15-20-2 13-16-3 (12) 29-12-0 13-2-0 Moran (W) 64 4:22 

*May 2, 2009 at Niagara W 17-6 17-18-0 6-13-3 9 30-12-0 14-2-0 Gazzola (W 5-1) 189 2:44 

*May 2, 2009 at Niagara 4-7 L 4-8-2 7-9-1 7 30-13-0 14-3-0 Costigan (L 5-2) 189 2:09 

*May 3, 2009 at Niagara 8-10 L 8-17-1 10-13-2 9 30-14-0 14-4-0 Jordan (L 3-4) 247 3:15 

*May 9, 2009 RIDER UNIVERSITY W 6-3 6-10-3 3-8-0 9 31-14-0 15-4-0 Gazzola (W 6-1) 134 2:03 

*May 10, 2009 RIDER UNIVERSITY 0-3 L 0-4-0 3-6-0 7 31-15-0 15-5-0 Giordano (L 6-3) 143 2:04 

*May 10, 2009 RIDER UNIVERSITY W 6-5 6-9-2 5-6-5 9 32-15-0 16-5-0 Costigan (W 6-2) 143 2:30 

*May 15, 2009 at Iona College 11-12 L 11-20-1 12-19-0 9 32-16-0 16-6-0 Moran (L 5-2) 104 2:57 

*May 15, 2009 at Iona College W 13-1 13-14-0 1-7-4 7 33-16-0 17-6-0 Costigan (W 7-2) 104 2:03 

*May 16, 2009 at Iona College W 10-1 10-18-0 1-9-1 9 34-16-0 18-6-0 Jordan (W 4-4) 99 2:19 

May 21, 2009 vsRider University W 2-1 2-7-1 1-5-0 9 35-16-0 18-6-0 Gazzola (W 7-1) 902 2:16 

May 22, 2009 vsMarist College 3-4 L 3-8-1 4-10-1 (11) 35-17-0 18-6-0 Giordano (L 6-4) 0 3:21 

May 22, 2009 vsCanisius College 2-3 L 2-5-1 3-9-1 9 35-18-0 18-6-0 Jordan (L 4-5) 705 2:21 

() extra inning game 


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Mr. Thomas D. O’Malley 

Board of Trustees Chairman 

Mr. John Banks, III 

Mr. William A. Bautz 

Mr. Renato Berzolla 

Mr. Patrick G. Boyle 

Brother Frank G. Byrne 

Mr. Gerald J. Caccappolo 

Mr. Joseph J. Carroll, Esq. 

Ms. Clare A. Cunniffe 

Mr. Neil DeFeo 

Mr. William N. Dooley 

Dr. Cornelius J. Higgins 

Dr. Helen C. Hollein 

Mr. Robert E. LaBlanc 

Mr. John V. Magliano 

Brother Dennis Malloy 

Brother William Mann 

Brother Michael J. McGinniss 

Mr. John McMaster 

Mr. Peter M. Mulderry 

Mr. Robert J. Muller, Jr. 

Ms. Eileen K. Murray 

Mr. Peter M. Musumeci, Jr. 

Mr. Michael J. Paliotta 

Mr. Michael J. Passarella 

Mr. Kenneth Rathgeber 

Mr. Michael J. Regan 

Mr. Joseph A. Ripp 

Mr. Anthony J. Scala, Jr., P.E. 

Dr. George Skau 

Mr. James T. Smith 

Brother Robert J. Smith 

Brother Jerome Sullivan 

Ms. Rosanne Thomas Matzat 

Mr. C. Edward Ward, Jr. 

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Dr. Brennan O’Donnell is the 19th president of Manhattan College, 

having assumed the responsibilities of the position July 1, 2009. 

Dr. O’Donnell comes to Manhattan from Fordham College at 

Rose Hill, Fordham University’s oldest and largest school. As dean of 

Fordham College, he was the chief academic officer of a College of 

Arts and Sciences enrolling about 3,200 students under a faculty of 

more than 200. 

Before coming to New York, Dr. O’Donnell spent 17 years at Loyola 

College in Maryland (now Loyola University Maryland), where he 

served as a professor of English and, from 1999-2004, as director of 

the university-wide Honors Program. An active scholar, his teaching 

and research interests focus mainly upon poetry, especially of the 

British Romantic period, and on religion and literature, particularly 

contemporary American Catholic writers. He has authored two books 

on the poetry of William Wordsworth and co-edited The Work of 

Andre Dubus, a collection of essays published as a double issue of 

Religion and the Arts. In addition, Dr. O’Donnell has published articles, 

essays and reviews in some of the leading journals in his field. At 

Manhattan, he will continue to hold a faculty appointment, as he had 

at Fordham and Loyola, as professor of English. 

As the first president of the College not to be a member of 

the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Dr. O’Donnell is treading 

new ground at Manhattan College. He has experience in such 

transitions, however, as he was also the first layperson to serve as 

dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill. His publications and lectures 

demonstrate a keen engagement in issues of faith and education, 

specifically Catholic higher education. From 1994–2000, he served 

as editor of the national magazine Conversations on Jesuit Higher 

Education, and he was a member of the National Seminar on Jesuit 

Higher Education from 1993–2000. In addition, he has served as a 

board member for the Lilly Fellows Program and for Collegium, a 

consortium of Catholic universities that strives to strengthen faculty 

understanding of and participation in the mission of Catholic higher 

education. 

A native of Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley, Dr. O’Donnell earned his 

B.A. with highest distinction and Honors in English at The Pennsylvania 

State University in 1981, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. 

He earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at 

Chapel Hill in English and American Literature and Language. He is the 

recipient of numerous fellowships, grants, awards and honors. 

Dr. O’Donnell is married to Angela O’Donnell (formerly Alaimo), 

a poet and writer who teaches at Fordham, where she serves as 

associate director of the Francis and Ann Curran Center for American 

Catholic Studies. The couple has three sons: Charles (a graduate of 

Saint John’s University, Minnesota, and a teacher in the St. Paul, 

Minnesota, public schools), Patrick (a 2009 graduate of Columbia 

University, currently pursuing graduate studies in philosophy in 

Leuven, Belgium), and Will (a senior English major at Fordham). 


A 1968 Manhattan graduate, Byrnes is now in his 22nd year 

as the College’s director of athletics. 

Since he arrived back in Riverdale in May of 1988, Byrnes 

has presided over a renaissance period in Manhattan College 

athletics. The men’s and women’s basketball programs have 

earned eight NCAA Tournament bids during his tenure. In 

addition to eight NCAA appearances (four women, four men), 

the Jaspers have made five post-season and four pre-season 

NIT appearances. Women’s soccer and men’s and women’s lacrosse 

began competition at the Division I level under Byrnes, 

and 14 different teams have won conference championships 

(men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor 

track, men’s and women’s outdoor track, men’s and women’s 

basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s tennis, baseball, 

softball and volleyball). In addition, to date, 24 Manhattan 

student-athletes have received All-America honors for 

both their athletic and academic achievements. 

Before returning to Manhattan, Byrnes spent 13 years with 

the Morrison-Knudsen Company, one of the largest engineering 

and construction firms in the nation. A native of Garrison, 

New York, Byrnes earned his undergraduate degree in physical 

education with a minor in biology. He also holds an M.B.A 

from City University in Seattle, Washington. 

Byrnes’ Manhattan College athletic career included service 

to the Jaspers’ club football squad, where he served as a captain 

and performed as both a defensive tackle and offensive 

end. He was an assistant coach in 1969 and helped lead the 

Jaspers to a 6-2 season. Upon graduation, Byrnes began a 

teaching and coaching career at Queen of Peace High School 

in North Arlington, New Jersey. He also served as the school’s 

director of athletics from 1970 to 1973. Under his coaching 

leadership, Queen of Peace registered state tournament 

appearances in baseball and basketball, and captured the 

Parochial “B” State Championship in football (1972). 

In addition to his responsibilities at Manhattan, Byrnes also 

served as president of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball 

Association, the committee that makes the selections 

for the annual National Invitation Tournament (NIT) from 

1997-1999. Currently, he is the chair of the Metro Atlantic 

Athletic Conference (MAAC) men’s basketball committee and 

the committee on athletic administration. He is also a member 

of the ECAC Officials Negotiating Committee and the 

1999-00 NCAA Championship Cabinet. 

Byrnes resides in Croton-on-Hudon, N.Y., along with his 

wife Rosemary. He is the father of five children: Bob, Carolyn 

(Manhattan, ’97), Brian (Manhattan, ’99), Darren, and Brigid. 

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shannon 

bishop 

Graduate Assistant/ 

Ticket Manager 

shawn 

brennan 

Associate Athletic 

Director Athletic/ 

Academic Operations 

joe 

clifford 

Assistant Sports 

Information 

Director 

andrew 

cornicello 

Assistant Director of 

Sports Medicine 

lindsay 

darcy 

Compliance 

Coordinator 

ryan 

darcy 

Asst. Baseball Coach/ 

Operations Manager 

STEPHEN 

DOMBROSKI 

Director of Sports 

Information 

debbie 

gregory 

Asst. Athletic Director/ 

Athletic Business Manager 

GEORGE 

KUZMA ‘94 

Director of Sports 

Marketing 

dr. shawn 

ladda 

NCAA Faculty 

Athletic Representative 

katie 

leighton ‘02 

Athletic Academic 

Advisor 

kevin 

leighton 

Head Baseball Coach/ 

Athletic Travel Coordinator 

Susan 

pape 

Athletics 

Secretary 

jennifer 

rivera 

Assistant Athletic 

Trainer 

jason 

spaulding 

Asst. Baseball Coach/ 

Operations Assistant 

doug 

straley 

Assistant Athletic 

Director for Sports 

Medicine 

lonny 

unger 

Sports Information Assistant 

dr. george 

unis 

Team Physcian 


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Doug Straley was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Sports 

Medicine in August 2009, after serving as Manhattan's Director of 

Sports Medicine for the previous six years. Straley supervises the 

athletic training of the 300+ student-athletes who compete for 

Manhattan’s 19 Division I athletic teams. 

Prior to his arrival in Riverdale, Straley served as the director of 

sports medicine at Manhattanville College in nearby Purchase, NY. At 

Manhattanville, he coordinated the rehabilitation, prevention, and 

management of athletic injuries for over 250 intercollegiate NCAA 

Division III student-athletes. 

Before his tenure at Manhattanville, Straley worked for three 

years as the assistant director of sports medicine at Assumption 

College. He assisted with the medical care of the athletic program’s 

19 Division II varsity sport teams. 

Straley, a 1998 graduate of Northeastern University, worked as 

a student athletic trainer during his undergraduate years. In 1999, 

he received a master of science degree in athletic training from 

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. 

Additionally, Straley served as the head athletic trainer for the 

Westchester Wildfire, a United States Basketball League (USBL) team 

coached by former New York Knick John Starks. 

Straley had been published on numerous occasions, and has made 

several presentations based upon his research in the field of Athletic 

Training. 

Straley holds Athletic Training licenses in New York, Massachusetts, 

and Georgia, and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers 

Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. 

He is certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist, as an 

Athletic Trainer, and in CPR and First Aid. A decorated Eagle Scout, 

Straley won the Koko Kassabian award while at Northeastern for 

outstanding achievement in leadership, scholarship, and professional 

development. 

A native of Newton, Mass., Straley currently resides in Dobbs Ferry, 

NY with his wife Jennifer and their daughter Annabelle. 

Katie Leighton ’02 enters her third year as academic advisor for 

the Manhattan College Athletic Department. Leighton manages 

the academic support for Manhattan’s 300+ student-athletes, a role 

which has helped the department rank among the nation’s best 

according to several NCAA measures of academic success. Leighton’s 

duties include assisting student-athletes in class scheduling, monitor 

their academic progress, oversee the Student-Athlete Advisory 

Committee (SAAC) and coordinate tutoring and other special needs. 

Prior this appointment, Leighton worked as Manhattan’s 

compliance coordinator for the 2006-07 academic year. In this role, 

she was responsible for monitoring and regulating NCAA eligibility 

rules. 

Leighton, an alumna of Manhattan, was a four year letterwinner 

and two-time team captain for the women’s soccer program. During 

her career, she was named to the MAAC All-Academic Team three 

consecutive years. She earned CoSIDA Academic All District I Team 

honors twice, and was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America 

Second Team at the conclusion of her senior year. Leighton graduated 

with a bachelor’s degree in education in 2002, and earned a master’s 

degree of arts with a concentration in counseling in 2007. 

Following her undergraduate studies at Manhattan, Leighton 

worked as a second grade teacher at Harley Avenue Primary School 

in Elwood, N.Y. She returned to Manhattan in 2003 holding the roll 

of assistant compliance coordinator/ticket manager for two years. 

During the 2005-06 academic year, Leighton was the assistant director 

for student-athlete support services at Columbia University. 

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4 8 

metro atlantic athletic conference 

With 10 institutions 

strongly bound by the 

sound principles of quality 

and integrity in academics 

and excellence in athletics, 

the Metro Atlantic Athletic 

Conference is in its 29th 

year of competition during 

the 2009-2010 academic 

year. 

The MAAC was founded 

in 1980 by six charter 

members: the U.S. Military 

Academy, Fairfield University, 

Fordham University, 

Iona College, Manhattan 

College and Saint Peter’s 

College. Competition 

followed one year later 

in the fall of 1981 with 

members competing in 

the sports of men’s cross 

country and men’s soccer. 

On January 2, 1982, Army 

traveled to Iona for the 

first MAAC men’s basketball 

game and the MAAC story had begun. 

Today, Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield 

University, Iona College, Loyola University Maryland, Manhattan 

College, Marist College, Niagara University, Rider University, Saint 

Peter’s College, and Siena College. In addition, associate members 

the University of Detroit Mercy, Mount St. Mary’s University, Saint 

Joseph’s University, Virginia Military Institute and Wagner College 

compete in men’s lacrosse. St. Francis (N.Y.) College, Villanova 

University and Wagner College are all associate members of the 

MAAC Women’s Water Polo League. Drake University and Sacred 

Heart University compete in women’s rowing, while the University 

at Albany, Boston University and the University of Hartford begin 

competition in women’s golf this season. The MAAC will support 24 

sports and championships during the 2009-2010 academic year. 

The MAAC Basketball Championships return to the Times Union 

Center in Albany, New York, for 2010, with Bridgeport’s Arena at 

Harbor Yard preparing to host the 2011 championship. By having 

an excellent working relationship with various facilities, the MAAC 

has been able to attract a number of NCAA Championship events. 

Most recently, the MAAC, Canisius College and Niagara University 

successfully hosted the 2004 and 2007 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball 

Championship First and Second Rounds at the HSBC Arena 

in Buffalo, New York. All three parties will host that event again 

in 2010. The MAAC and Rider University co-hosted the 2009 NCAA 

Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Regional at the Sovereign 

Bank Arena in Trenton, N.J., after recording the third highest 

attendance figure for the women’s championship with the First and 

Second Rounds in 2006. 

MAAC Associate Sports 

In June of 1995, the MAAC continued to develop opportunities 

for student-athletes as the conference announced the formation of 

the MAAC Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Leagues. The men’s league 

began competition in the spring of 1996, while the women’s league 

commenced in the spring of 1997. The men’s league consists of four 

MAAC schools -- Canisius, Manhattan, Marist, and Siena – and five 

associate members – Detroit Mercy, Mount St. Mary’s, Saint Joseph’s, 

Virginia Military Institute and Wagner. The women’s league consists 

of MAAC institutions Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, 

Niagara and Siena. 

In 2002, the MAAC added the MAAC Women’s Water Polo 

League. The league is made up of three MAAC schools – Iona, 

Marist and Siena – as well as three associate members, St. Francis 

(N.Y.), Villanova and Wagner. 

Sacred Heart started participating in MAAC Women’s Rowing in 

the spring of 2008. Drake University will also join the league for the 


2010 MAAC Championship. 

In the summer of 2009, the 

MAAC added three associate 

members – Albany, Boston 

University and Hartford – 

to women’s golf, with the 

programs starting competition 

against MAAC members 

Fairfield, Niagara and Siena in 

2009-2010. 

Academics and 

Athletics 

The MAAC prides itself on 

the accomplishments of its student-athletes 

in the classroom, 

as well as on the field. Mary 

Beth Riley, a 1991 graduate of 

Canisius, was the first recipient 

of the NCAA Woman of 

the Year Award. In the fall of 

1998, Erin Whalen, a member 

of the Iona women’s rowing 

team, was awarded one of 

the nation’s 32 Rhodes Scholarships for academic achievement and 

civic leadership. Jose Vargas, a Loyola student, was also awarded a 

Rhodes Scholarship in 1999. 

First-class facilities are the rule with MAAC schools, as teams regularly 

play in top-notch arenas, such as Madison Square Garden, the 

IZOD Center, HSBC Arena, Times Union Center, the Arena at Harbor 

Yard and Sovereign Bank Arena. The other MAAC championships 

boast their share of outstanding locales as well, such as the fabled 

Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, where the cross country championships 

are contested, and Waterfront Park in Trenton, home of the 

2008 and 2009 MAAC Baseball Championship. This year, the MAAC 

will take its women’s soccer championship to Orlando, Florida, 

where it will conduct its post-season championships at Disney’s Wide 

World of Sports Complex. In 2010, the MAAC Volleyball Championship 

will be at Walt Disney World. The MAAC Men’s and Women’s 

Golf Championships will be held at Celebration Golf Club, located in 

Celebration, Florida, for the second consecutive year. 

In the past several years, a number of the MAAC schools have 

also enjoyed success in NCAA Championships. MAAC schools have 

made a total of 74 NIT appearances and 43 NCAA appearances. In 

addition, Rider represented the league last season in the CollegeInsider.com 

Postseason Tournament. The MAAC currently possesses 

13 automatic bids to NCAA Championships in men’s and women’s 

basketball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, 

men’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s lacrosse, 

and women’s water polo. In 2007, the Marist women’s basketball 

team advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to the eventual 

National Champion, the University of Tennessee. Last fall, the 

Iona men’s cross country team earned a second-place finish for the 

second straight year at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. 

Canisius softball, Manhattan track, Manhattan and Marist 

baseball and Loyola soccer and lacrosse have also flourished on the 

national stage. 

The MAAC has also been a leader in the forefront of technology, 

expanding the notoriety of the league into cyberspace. In 2007, 

the league reached an agreement with JumpTV, Inc. to sponsor the 

MAAC web page. Launched in November 1999, www.maacsports. 

com has been a great success, providing fans with up-to-date contest 

results, multimedia content and an online merchandise store. 

The MAAC President for the 2009-2010 academic year is Rev. Brian 

F. Linnane, S.J., the President of Loyola University Maryland. The 

Vice-President is Rev. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., the President of Fairfield 

University. Bob Byrnes, Director of Athletics at Manhattan College, 

will chair the Committee on Athletic Administration, and Elizabeth 

Donohue, Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator 

at Marist College will serve as Vice Chair.

maac stats, standings & polls 

2009 All-MAAC First Team 

Name School Position 

Sean Olson Rider C 

Kevin Quaranto siena 1B 

Kevin Mailloux Canisius 2B 

Conor Mullee saint Peter’s ss 

Kevin Mahoney Canisius 3B 

Ian Choy Canisius OF 

Mike McCann Manhattan OF 

Kevin Nieto Manhattan OF 

Anthony Armenio Manhattan DH 

Anthony Giansanti siena UT 

Rob Gariano Fairfield P 

Mike Gazzola Manhattan P 

Michael Kellar Niagara P 

2009 All-MAAC Second Team 

Name School Position 

Bryce Nugent Marist C 

Austin Sheffield Manhattan 1B 

Dan Paolini siena 2B 

Ruben Perez Manhattan SS 

Chad Salem Manhattan 3B 

Branson Joseph Canisius OF 

Mark Onorati Manhattan OF 

Matt Wietlispach Niagara OF 

Jamie Hayes Rider OF 

Steve McQuail Canisius DH 

Shayne Willson Canisius UT 

Mike Goemans Canisius P 

Kyle Putnam Marist P 

MAAC Player of the Year 

Kevin Mahoney, Canisius 

MAAC Pitcher of the Year 

Mike Gazzola, Manhattan 

MAAC Relief Pitcher of the Year 

Jacob Wiley, Marist 

MAAC Rookie of the Year 

Dan Paolini, Siena 

Anaconda Sports MAAC 

Coach of the Year 

Kevin Leighton, Manhattan 

2009 MAAC Final Standings 

Conference Overall 

Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 

Manhattan# 18 6 0 .750 35 18 0 .660 

Canisius 16 8 0 .667 36 22 0 .621 

Marist$ 15 9 0 .625 31 28 0 .525 

Rider 14 10 0 .583 26 23 0 .531 

Niagara 14 10 0 .583 20 35 0 .364 

Fairfield 10 14 0 .417 20 27 0 .426 

Siena 9 15 0 .375 15 35 0 .300 

Saint Peter’s 7 17 0 .292 17 37 0 .315 

Iona 5 19 0 .208 6 40 1 .138 

# - MAAC Regular Season Champion 

$ - MAAC Tournament Champion 

2010 MAAC BASEBALL 

PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL 

1. Manhattan 79 

2. Marist 71 

3. Canisius 65 

4. Rider 43 

5. Siena 42 

6. Fairfield 40 

7. Niagara 29 

8. Saint Peter’s 20 

9. Iona 16 

2010 MAAC BASEBALL 

PRESEASON TEAM 

Bryce Nugent Catcher Marist 

Austin Sheffield First Base Manhattan 

Dan Paolini second Base siena 

Conor Mullee shortstop Saint Peter’s 

Anthony Giansanti Third Base siena 

Ian Choy Outfield Canisius 

Mike McCann Outfield Manhattan 

Kevin Nieto Outfield Manhattan 

Anthony Armenio Designated Hitter Manhattan 

Shayne Willson Utility Canisius 

Rob Gariano Pitcher Fairfield 

2010 MAAC Preseason 

Player of the Year 

Kevin Nieto, Manhattan 


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career records ( 1989-2009 ) 

Chris Cody 

Josh Santerre 

Ryan Darcy 

Pitching 

Wins: 29, Chris Cody, 2003-06 

Strikeouts: 295, Chris Cody, 2003-06 

Innings Pitched: 343.1, Ryan Darcy, 2000-03 

Appearances: 70, Kyle Wirtz, 2003-06 

Complete Games: 19, Chris Cody, 2003-06 

Saves: 12, Pat Widgren, 1997-2000 

Games Started: 48, Josh Santerre, 2004-07 

Bold indicates player is still active 

Career Wins 

29 Chris Cody 2003-06 

24 Josh Santerre 2004-07 

23 Ryan Darcy 2000-03 

22 Jesse Darcy 2004-07 

20 Tom Costigan 2007-present 

15 Mike Gazzola 2006-present 

15 Tom Foley 1998-2001 

14 Steve Bronder 2003-05 

14 Mike Parisi 2002-04 

13 Neil Longo 1996-98 

Career Strikeouts 



253 Ryan Darcy 2000-03 





137 Jeff Hansen 1990-93 

134 Scott Martin 1999-2001 

128 Wendell Anderson 1999-2002 

Career Innings Pitched 

341.1 Ryan Darcy 2000-03 

327.2 Chris Cody 2003-06 

321.1 Jesse Darcy 2004-07 

295.2 Josh Santerre 2004-07 

253.1 Tom Costigan 2007-present 

243.2 Mike Parisi 2002-04 

226.0 Jeff Hansen 1990-93 

200.2 Mike Gazzola 2006-present 

190.0 Tom Foley 1998-2001 

187.0 Scott Martin 1999-2001 

Career Complete Games 







8 Larry Diffley 1991-93 


6 Scott Martin 1999-2001 


5 Ken Gleason 2002-04 

5 John Nesci 1996-98 

5 Tom Foley 1998-2001 

5 Mike Shinners 1992-95 

Career Saves 

12 Pat Widgren 1997-2000 

11 Tom Moran 2007-present 

8 Tom Turner 2000-01 

8 Brian Pendergast 2007-08 

5 Leo Macias 1995-97 


5 Ian Quinn 2000-04 

5 Kyle Wirtz 2003-06 

5 Brian Pendergast 2007-08 

4 John Nesci 1996-98 

Career Games Started 





38 Tom Foley 1998-2001 






5 2 

Jesse Darcy 


Career Appearances 

70 Kyle Wirtz 2003-06 




56 Tom Moran 2007-present 







Wendell Anderson

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season records ( 1989-2009 ) 

Batting 

Batting Average: .416, Matt Rizzotti, 2005 

At Bats: 222, Eric Nieto, 2006 

222, Mark Onorati, 2009 

Runs: 72, Kevin Nieto, 2009 

Hits: 85, Mike McCann, 2009 

RBI: 66, John Fitzpatrick, 2006 

Doubles: 22, Anthony Armenio, 2009 

Triples: 6, Kevin Nieto, 2009 

6, Kevin Nieto, 2008 

Homeruns: 18, John Fitzpatrick, 2006 

Stolen Bases: 39, Eric Nieto, 2006 

Stolen Base Att.: 43, Eric Nieto, 2006 

Tom Turner 

Walks: 56, Matt Rizzotti, 2007 

On-Base %: .534, Mike Cahill, 1990 

Pitching 

ERA: 1.42, Chris Cody, 2006 

Wins: 12, Chris Cody, 2006 

Saves: 8, Tom Turner, 2001 

Tom Foley 

Paul Miceli 

Mike Parisi 


8, Pat Widgren, 1999 

Complete Games: 9, Chris Cody, 2006 

Shutouts: 2, Chris Cody, 2006; 

Chris Cody 2005; 

Steve Bronder, 2005; 

Josh Santerre, 2007 

Innings Pitched: 108.0, Chris Cody, 2006 

Strikeouts: 105, Chris Cody, 2006 

Bold indicates player is still active 

Hits 

85 Mike McCann 2009 

84 Ruben Perez 2009 

78 Mark Onorati 2009 

78 Chad Salem 2009 

74 Kevin Nieto 2009 

73 Austin Sheffield 2009 

72 Matt Rizzotti 2005 

71 Sam Deluca 2004 

70 Eric Nieto 2008 


Doubles 

22 Anthony Armenio 2009 


20 Wendell Anderson 2001 


18 Dom Lombardi 2006 


16 Mike Garcia 2007 

16 John Fitzpatrick 2005 


16 Mike Lorento 2001 



At-Bats 





209 Austin Sheffield 2009 


208 Gary Diaz 2002 


206 Sam Deluca 2004 


Runs 









51 Matt Cucurullo 2002 


RBI 











Triples 





4 Brendan Mahoney 2000 

3 Dom Lombardi 2008 





3 Jonathan Holzer 2002 

3 Kevin Rowett 2000 


3 James Williams 2000 


Homeruns 





11 Nick Derba 2007 

11 John Murray 1989 

10 Josh Greco 2004 






9 Matt Cucurullo 2004

Stolen Bases 







20 Paul Miceli 1997 



16 Mike Garcia 2006 


Walks 







38 Jonathan Holzer 2003 


36 Nick Derba 2007 


On Base pct. 

.534 Mike Cahill 1990 

.520 Matt Rizzotti 2005 

.516 Wendell Anderson 2002 


.498 Dom Lombardi 2008 

.494 Hank Yeager 1989 

.480 Kevin Nieto 2009 

.479 Pat Callahan 1998 

.477 Kevin Sullivan 1989 

.476 Mike Lorento 2000 

.476 Dennis Tranchina 2000 

.476 Paul Miceli 1998 

Batting Average 


.411 Steve Lembo 1994 


.393 Ruben Perez 2009 

.389 Mike Lorento 2000 

.389 Kevin Rowett 1999 

.388 Mike McCann 2009 


.385 Wendell Anderson 2002 

.382 Mike Cahill 1990 

ERA 

1.42 Chris Cody 2006 

1.96 Keith Hennessy 1997 

2.19 Jesse Darcy 2007 


2.82 Joseph Perrapato 1999 

2.83 Mike Parisi 2002 

2.91 Josh Santerre 2005 

3.04 Rene Guerra 2006 

3.04 Wendell Anderson 2001 

3.05 Brian Pendergast 2007 

Wins 

12 Chris Cody 2006 

9 Jesse Darcy 2007 

8 Dan Forman 2008 

8 Tom Costigan 2007 

8 Brian Pendergast 2007 

8 Ryan Darcy 2002 

7 Mike Gazzola 2009 


7 Josh Santerre 2007 



7 Mike Parisi 2002 

7 Neil Longo 1998 

Saves 

8 Tom Turner 2001 

8 Pat Widgren 1999 

6 Tom Moran 2009 


5 Tom Moran 2007 

4 Pat Widgren 2000 



3 Ian Quinn 2002 

3 John Nesci 1996 

3 Leo Macias 1995 

Complete Games 




5 Jesse Darcy 2007 



5 Ken Gleason 2002 

5 John Nesci 1998 

5 Neil Longo 1998 

5 Jeff Hansen 1991 

Innings Pitched 



106.2 Ryan Darcy 2002 

97.2 Ryan Darcy 2003 



93.1 Mike Gazzola 2009 

89.0 Tom Costigan 2007 

87.0 Josh Santerre 2007 

86.0 Mike Parisi 2002 

Strikeouts 





81 Dan Forman 2008 






Eric Nieto 

Gary Diaz 

Matt Cucurullo 

Matt Rizzotti 


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SEASON RECORDS, TEAM 

( 1989-2009 ) 

Batting 

Batting Average: .349, 2009 

Games: 57, 2006 

At-Bats: 1886, 2006 

Runs: 480, 2009 

Hits: 657, 2009 

RBI: 439, 2009 

Doubles: 130, 2009 

Triples: 19, 2000 

Homeruns: 61, 2009 

Stolen Bases: 100, 2006 

Stolen Base Atts: 124, 2006 

Walks: 231, 2009 

Pitching 

Lowest ERA: 3.85, 2007 

Most Complete Games: 17, 1998 

Most Shutouts: 6, 2005 & 2008 

Most Saves: 12, 2001 

Most Innings Pitched: 482.1, 2006 

Fewest Hits: 307, 1989 

Fewest Runs: 224, 2007 

Fewest Earned Runs: 161, 2001 

Fewest Walks Allowed: 116, 1998 

Most Strikeouts: 406, 2006 

Lowest Opp. BA: .255, 2006 

Batting Average 

.349 2009 

.317 2000 

.313 2002 

.303 2008 

.298 2005 

Games Played 

57 2006 

54 2007 

53 2009 

53 2004 

52 2003 

52 2008 

At-Bats 

1886 2006 

1880 2009 

1791 2004 

1790 2008 

1733 2007 

Runs Scored 

480 2009 

396 2008 

354 2006 

339 2002 

337 2005 

Hits 

657 2009 

542 2008 

531 2002 

528 2004 

525 2000 

RBI 

439 2009 

352 2008 

312 2005 

309 2006 

296 2000 

Doubles 

130 2009 

115 2008 

102 2007 

96 2006 

96 2005 

Triples 

19 2000 

16 2006 

15 2008 

12 2003 

12 2009 

Homeruns 

61 2009 

44 2008 

44 2006 

42 2005 

40 2007 

40 2004 

Stolen Bases 

100 2006 

73 2007 

70 2004 

65 2003 

63 2005 


Stolen Base 

Attempts 

124 2006 

96 2004 

94 2007 

84 2002 

82 2003 

Walks 

231 2009 

226 2006 

221 2007 

206 2005 

201 2003 

ERA 

3.85 2007 

4.03 2006 

4.11 2001 

4.38 2002 

4.50 2005 

Complete Games 

17 1998 

16 2002 

15 2003 

13 2007 

13 1991 

Shutouts 

6 2008 

6 2005 

5 2006 

4 2007 

4 2003 

4 1998 

Saves 

12 2001 

11 2007 

10 1999 

8 2009 

8 2004 

8 2002 

Innings Pitched 

482.1 2006 

449.0 2007 

444.0 2009 

438.1 2004 

434.0 2008 

Hits Allowed 

307 1989 

324 1998 

343 1990 

356 1997 

359 1994 

Runs Allowed 

224 2007 

225 1998 

232 2001 

243 2005 

254 1990 

Earned Runs 

Allowed 

161 2001 

185 1990 

192 2007 

192 1998 

195 2005 

Walks Allowed 

116 1998 

121 2001 

147 2005 

148 2007 

156 1993 

Strikeouts 

406 2006 

363 2004 

319 2002 

319 2009 

315 2003 

Opponent BA 

.255 2006 

.258 2007 

.271 2002 

.275 2001 

.281 2003

All-Time Coaching Records 

Coach Records Years 

Dave Curran 264-292-11 1950-79 (30 yrs) 

Steve Trimper 172-164-2 1999-2005 (7 yrs) 

Kevin Leighton 135-80-1 2006 – present (4 yrs) 

Bert Daniels 93-38-1 1931-38 (8 yrs) 

Dr. Matthew McPhillips 67-44-2 1908-15 (8 yrs) 

John Carey 63-188 1980-89 (10 yrs) 

Mr. Keeler 52-7 1902-03 (2 yrs) 

Gary Puccio 47-152-1 1994-98 (5 yrs) 

Stu Smeltz 36-117-2 1990-93 (4 yrs) 

John Balquinst 32-56-2 1939-46 (8 yrs) 

Jim McCarthy 22-23-1 1925-28 (4 yrs) 

Ken Norton 22-35-1 1947-49 (3 yrs) 

Mr. Donovan 18-2 1904 (1 yr) 

Mr. Flannigan 12-8-1 1905 (1 yr) 

Arthur Carroll 12-22 1919-24 (6 yrs) 

Jack Noonan 6-6 1930 (1 yr) 

Dick Breen 5-6 1916 (1 yr) 

Zach Erhard 5-7 1917 (1 yr) 

John “Honey” Russell 5-8 1946 (1 yr) 

William Loughran 3-8 1929 (1 yr) 

Mr. Mullen 0-7 1906 (1 yr) 

Brother Jasper N/A 1863-1894 (31 yrs) 

Jack Doyle N/A 1895-1900 (6 yrs) 

JF Sullivan N/A 1901 (1 yr) 

Manhattan 1879 

Baseball Year-By-Year Records 

(1864-1901 Not Available) 

1902: 20-3 

1903: 32-4 

1904: 18-2 

1905: 12-8-1 

1906: 0-7 

1907: suspended (fields) 

1908: 7-5 

1909: 8-8-1 

1910: 12-2 

1911: 15-6 

1912: 9-5 

1913: 3-8 

1914: 7-4 

1915: 6-6-1 

1916: 5-6 

1917: 5-7 

1918: cancelled (war) 

1919: 0-4 

1920: 1-1 

1921: 5-4 

1922: 3-7 

1923: 1-3 

1924: 2-3 

1925: 6-8 

1926: 5-4 

1927: 8-7 

1928: 4-5-1 

1929: 3-8 

1930: 6-6 

1931: 9-5 

1932: 9-11 

1933: 11-3 

1934: 10-6 

1935: 16-5 

1936: 14-2 

1937: 12-3 

1938: 12-3-1 

1939: 4-14-1 

1940: 7-7 

1941: 8-11 

1942: 4-8-1 

1943: 4-8 



1946: 5-8 

1947: 7-8-1 

1948: 7-13 

1949: 8-14 

1950: 14-6 

1951: 10-6-1 

1952: 15-6 

1953: 5-15 

1954: 7-11-1 

1955: 5-12 

1956: 10-5-2 

1957: 16-2 

1958: 12-4 

1959: 11-9 (7-5) 

1960: 15-8 

1961: 8-10-1 

1962: 8-11-1 

1963: 12-7-1 (7-6) 

1964: 11-6 (9-5) 

1965: 8-7 (7-3) 

1966: 5-9 (5-5) 

1967: 5-9 (3-7) 

1968: 3-14-1 

1969: 8-10-1 

1970: 6-7-2 

1971: 14-8-1 

1972: 9-10 

1973: 6-18 

1974: 9-14 (6-10) 

1975: 6-13 (4-12) 

1976: 7-14-1 

1977: 7-15 (4-12) 

1978: 5-14 (4-10) 

1979: 7-12 (4-10) 

1980: 4-12 

1981: 3-21 

1982: 1-19 (0-5) 

1983: 2-19 (0-5) 

1984: 2-16 

1985: 7-26 

1986: 9-18 

1987: 14-17 

1988: 12-20 

1989: 9-20 (6-10) 

1990: 11-21-2 (7-11) 

1991: 14-28 (6-10) 

1992: 8-33 (4-12) 

1993: 3-35 (3-15) 

1994: 2-31 (2-16) 

1995: 5-42 (1-17) 

1996: 9-30 (4-13) 

1997: 11-28-1 (6-12) 

1998: 20-21 (14-12) 

1999: 22-27 (12-14) 

2000: 20-29 (10-16) 

2001: 20-25-1 (9-15) 

2002: 32-19 (16-11) 

2003: 26-26 (15-10) 

2004: 25-27-1 (16-9) 

2005: 27-21 (15-8) 

2006: 34-23 (17-9) 

2007: 35-19 (21-5) 

2008: 31-20-1 (19-5) 

2009: 35-18 (18-6) 

TOTAL: 1067-1273-25 


JASPERS IN THE PROS 

JAKE THIELMAN - Pitched two seasons for 

The Manhattan College baseball team has, the St. Louis Cardinals (1905-06), two for 

through the years, produced some of the the Cleveland Naps (1907-08) and appeared 

most successful athletes that the school in one game for the Boston Red Sox (1908), 

has known. What follows is a list of former posting a 30-28 lifetime record, with a 3.16 

diamond dwellers that have made it to the ERA. 

professional ranks. 

PAT DUFF - Had one at-bat with the Washington 

Senators in the 1906 season. 

JOE GALLAGHER - Played during the 1939 

and 1940 seasons with the New York 

Yankees, St. Louis Browns and Brooklyn 

Dodgers. An outfielder, Gallagher was best 

known as a long-ball threat off the bench. 

Hit 26 doubles, five triples and 16 homers 

while batting .273, with a slugging percentage 

of .446. 

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TOM LOUGHRAN - Played for the New York 

Gothams in the 1884 season, appearing in 

nine games. 

BILL FINLEY - Played for the New York 

Giants in the 1886 season, appearing in 13 

games. 

JACK TAYLOR - Pitched nine seasons for the 

New York Giants (1), Philadelphia Phillies 

(6), St. Louis Browns (1), and Cincinnati 

Reds (1) from 1891-1899. Posted a 120-117 

lifetime record, with a 4.23 ERA, including 

three straight 20-win seasons. Recorded a 

26-14 record with 33 complete games in the 

1895 season. 

PETE McBRIDE - Pitched for the Cleveland 

Spiders (1898) and the St. Louis Perfectos 

(1899) for one season each, appearing in a 

total of 12 games. 

HENRY THIELMAN - Pitched for the New 

York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds in the 

1902 season, and the Brooklyn Superbas 

in the 1903 season. Won nine games in 25 

appearances for the Reds in 1902. 

LUIS CASTRO - Played the 1902 season for 

the Philadelphia Athletics as an infielder, 

posting a .245 average with 15 RBI over 43 

games. Was the first Latin American to play 

in the Major Leagues. 

DOC SCANLAN - Pitched eight seasons 

for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2), Brooklyn 

Superbas (5), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1) 

from 1903-1911, compiling a 65-71 record 

and a 3.00 ERA with 15 shutouts and five 

saves. His best season was in 1906, when he 

posted an 18-13 record with a 3.19 ERA and 

six shutouts. 

CY FERRY - Pitched two seasons for the 

Detroit Tigers (1904) and Cleveland Naps 

(1905), appearing in four games 

JIM MULLIN - Split the 1904 season between 

the Philadelphia Athletics and the Washington 

Senators, and played the 1905 season 

with the Senators. Finished his career with 

a .197 average as an infielder, appearing in 

118 games. 


TOM O’HARA - Played the 1906-07 seasons 

for the St. Louis Cardinals as an outfielder, 

posting a .252 batting average in 62 games. 

EDDIE ZIMMERMAN - Played the 1906 

season with the St. Louis Cardinals and the 

1911 season with the Brooklyn Dodgers, 

both at third base. He appeared in 122 of 

his 127 career games in 1911, batting .185 

with three homers and 36 RBI. 

COTTON MINAHAN - Pitched in two games 

for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1907 season. 

CHRIS MAHONEY - Pitched in one game for 

the Boston Red Sox in the 1910 season. 

GEORGE CHALMERS - Played seven seasons 

for the Philadelphia Phillies (1910-1916), 

posting a 29-41 record with a 3.41 ERA over 

121 games. Won a career-high 13 games in 

the 1911 season. 

DICK COTTER - Played 46 career games at 

catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1911) 

and Chicago Cubs (1912), posting a .280 

career batting average. 

JIM HANLEY ‘10 - Pitched one 

game in the 1913 season for the 

New York Yankees. 

CHARLES MEARA ‘08 - Played 

four games for the New York 

Yankees in the 1914 season, batting .286 

over four games. 

JOHN “BUDDY” HASSETT ’33 - Played seven 

Major League seasons with the 

Brooklyn Dodgers (3), Boston 

Bees/Braves (3) and New York 

Yankees (1) from 1936-1942. 

His lifetime batting average 

was .292 over 929 games as an 

infielder/outfielder. Batted .333 

in the 1942 World Series with the 

Yankees. 

NICK TREMARK ‘34 - Played outfield for 

the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1934-36. Had a 

lifetime batting average of .250. 

ANTON KARL ‘35 - Pitched for the Boston 

Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston 

Braves from 1943-47. Posted an 18-23 record 

with 26 saves and a 3.51 lifetime ERA. 

XAVIER RESCIGNO ‘37 - Pitched for the 

Pittsburgh Pirates from 1943-1945. Had 19 

wins as a starter and a 14-12 record with 16 

saves as a reliever. 

CHUCK SCHILLING ‘61 

- Hit .240 as a second 

baseman with the 

Boston Red Sox from 

1961-65. Broke Jackie 

Robinson’s second base 

fielding record. 

BOB CHLUPSA ‘67 - 

Relief pitcher for the St. 

Louis Cardinals during the 1970 and 1971 

seasons. Drafted in the fifth round (105th 

overall) of the 1967 draft 

MARK CONNORS ’71 - 

Former New York Yankee 

pitching coach. Had been 

a roving minor league 

pitching coach for years. 

Head coach at the University 

of Tennessee in 1988- 

89. Currently serving as 

the bullpen coach for the 

Texas Rangers. 

TOM WADDELL ‘81 - Relief pitcher for the 

Cleveland Indians from 1984-86. Posted a 

15-11 lifetime record. Signed a $350,000 

arbitration contract in 1987. 

MIKE MURPHY ‘83 - Drafted by the Cleveland 

Indians in the 18th round as a pitcher. 

Spent three years in the Indian’s minor 

league system. 

NEIL LONGO ‘98 

- A ninth round 

selection of the 

Seattle Mariners 

in the 1998 

Major League 

Draft. 

SCOTT MARTIN 

‘01 - Signed by 

the Long Island 

Ducks. In 2002, 

signed as a free 

agent with the 

San Diego Padres. 

Played the 2003 

season for the 

Brockton Rocks of 

the Independent League.

RYAN DARCY ‘03 - Signed by the New 

Jersey Jackals of the Northeast League following 

the 2003 season. 

MATT CUCURULLO ‘04 - Signed by the 

Elmira Pioneers of the Northeast League 

following his 2004 college season. Played 

for the Brockton Rox in the 2005 season. 

MIKE PARISI ‘05 - 

Drafted by the 

St. Louis Cardinals 

in the ninth 

round of the 2004 

MLB Draft. Won 

a Florida State 

League Championship 

with the 

Palm Beach Cardinals 

in the 2005 

season. Played 

the 2006 season 

with the Double 

A Springfield 

Cardinals of the 

Texas League, and 

was the winning 

pitcher in the 

inaugural game 

at the new Busch Stadium, featuring the 

Cardinals Double A vs. Triple A squads. 

Reported to the Cardinals’ Major League 

Spring Training Camp in 2007. Played 

the 2007 season with the AAA Memphis 

Redbirds, and was named to the 40-man 

roster on November 20, 2007. Made Major 

League debut with St. Louis Cardinals on 

May 5, 2008 versus the Colorado Rockies. 

Appeared in 12 games for the Cardinals in 

2008. Reassigned to the Memphis Redbirds 

of the Pacific Coast League for the 2009 

season. Selected by the Chicago Cubs in 

the 2009 MLB Rule 5 Draft and started the 

2010 season as a member of the Cubs’ 40- 

man roster . 

CHRIS GASKIN ‘05 - Drafted by the Chicago 

Cubs in the 23rd round of the 2004 

MLB Draft. Played with the Short Season 

Class A Boise Hawks (Northwest League) 

during the 2005 season. Played for the 

New Haven County Cutters of the Can-Am 

League in 2006 and 2007. 

STEVE BRONDER ‘05 - Signed into the 

Chicago Cubs organization. Played for the 

Mesa Cubs in the Arizona Rookie League 

in the summer of 2005, before playing 

with the Daytona Cubs of the Florida State 

League in 2006. 

CHRIS CODY ‘06 

- Drafted by the 

Detroit Tigers in 

the eighth round 

of the 2006 MLB 

Draft. Played 

the 2006 season 

for the Oneonta 

Tigers of the 

New York-Penn 

League. Was 

named a Full A Mid-West League All-Star 

team in 2007 before being promoted 

to Advanced A and subsequently being 

traded to the Milwaukee Brewer organization 

for a Major League reliever. Began 

2008 season with West Virginia Power, 

a Class A South Atlantic League affiliate 

of the Milwaukee Brewers. Promoted 

to Brevard County Manatees of Class A+ 

Florida State League and led organization 

with 1.81 ERA. Named Milwaukee Brewers 

Organizational Pitcher of the Year in 2008. 

Promoted to Triple A Nashville Sounds in 

2009 after starting the season with Double 

A Huntsville Stars. Named Southern League 

Pitcher of the Week while with Huntsville. 

JOHN FITZPATRICK ‘06 - Signed as a free 

agent into the Pittsburgh Pirates organization 

in 2007. Was promoted to the Short 

Season A State College Spikes. 

JESSE DARCY ‘07 - Drafted in the 38th 

round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the Tampa 

Bay Rays, and played the 2007 season for 

the Short Season 

A Hudson Valley 

Renegades. Played 

2008 season with 

the Columbus 

Catfish, a Class A 

Minor League affiliate 

of the Tampa 

Bay Rays. Named 

2008 Pitcher of the 

Year for Tampa Bay 

affiliate. Played 

2009 season with 

Class A Charlotte 

Stone Crabs of Florida State League. Signed 

with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic 

League for 2010 season. 

NICK DERBA ‘07 - 

Drafted in the 30th 

round of the 2007 

MLB Draft by the St. 

Louis Cardinals. Was 

promoted to the 

Swing of the Quad 

Cities (Full A) after 

beginning the 2007 

season with the Short 

Season A Batavia 

Muckdogs. Reported 

to St. Louis Cardinals 

spring training camp in 2008. Played 2008 

season with Palm Beach Cardinals of the 

Class A Advanced Florida State League. 

Promoted to Double A affiliate Springfield 

Cardinals in 2009. 

JOSH SANTERRE ‘07 - Signed as a free 

agent into the Kansas City Royals organization 

in 2007. Pitched for the Arizona 

League Royals in 2007. 

MATT RIZZOTTI ‘08 - Drafted by the Philadelphia 

Phillies in the sixth round of the 

2007 MLB Draft. Played the 2007 season 

for the Williamsport Crosscutters of the 

New York-Penn League. Spent 2008 season 

with the Lakewood Blueclaws of Class 

A South Atlantic League affiliate of the 

Philadelphia Phillies. Played for Philadelphia 

Phillies affiliate Clearwater Threshers 

of the Class A Advanced Florida State 

League in 2009. 

Rene Ruiz ‘07 - Signed with the Big Bend 

Cowboys of the Continental Baseball 

League for the 2009 season. 

Manhattan College 100-Hit Club 

1 Eric Nieto 219 hits 2005-08 

2 John Fitzpatrick 216 hits 2003-06 

3 Gary Diaz 215 hits 2002-05 

4 Nick Derba 212 hits 2004-07 

5 Matt Cucurullo 206 hits 2001-04 

6 Matt Rizzotti 205 hits 2005-07 

7 Wendell Anderson 201 hits 1999-02 

8 Mike Lorento 195 hits 1998-01 

9 Dom Lombardi 192 hits 2004-08 

10 Kevin Nieto 188 hits 2007-Present 

11 Ruben Perez 180 hits 2006-09 

12 Frank Cappello 162 hits 2001-04 

13 Paul Miceli 157 hits 1996-99 

14 Tom McDonough 155 hits 1996-99 

Josh Greco 155 hits 2001-04 

16 Chris Gaskin 153 hits 2002-04 

17 Kevin Rowett 149 hits 1997-00 

18 Pat Callahan 147 hits 1995-98 

19 Doug Brady 142 hits 1989-92 

Jeff Rowett 142 hits 1995-98 

21 Mark Onorati 141 hits 2008-Present 

22 John Maser 132 hits 2003-05 

23 Mike Cahill 129 hits 1990-92 

Chad Salem 129 hits 2008-Present 

25 Mike Tornambe 128 hits 1996-99 

26 Ray Tyrrell 122 hits 1989-92 

27 Nunzio Franzese 117 hits 2005-08 

28 Ryan Masters 116 hits 2006-09 

29 brendan Mahoney 113 hits 1999-00 

30 Len Paolillo 112 hits 1997-00 

31 Mike Garcia 108 hits 2006-07 

32 Austin Sheffield 106 hits 2008-Present 

33 Paul Pulidore 103 hits 1998-01 

34 Jeff Marron 100 hits 1993-96 


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