BASEBALL
GAME 36: NJCU vs. Richard Stockton College • Saturday, April 30, 2011 (11:30 a.m.)/Doubleheader GAME NOTES
2011 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (8-27)
Sa•3/5 Su•3/6 M•3/7 W•3/9 Th•3/10 F•3/11 W•3/16 Th•3/17 W•3/23 F•3/25 Sa•3/26 Su•3/27 Tu•3/29 W•3/30 Th•3/31 Sa•4/2 Tu•4/5 W•4/6 Th•4/7 F•4/8 Sa•4/9 Th•4/14 F•4/15 Sa•4/16 M•4/18 Tu•4/19 Th•4/21 F•4/22 Sa•4/23 M•4/25 Tu•4/26 W•4/27 F•4/29 Sa•4/30 Tu•5/3
N Clark (DH) 1 L, 0-6 (7)/L, 4-5 (7) N Penn State Altoona (DH) 1 W,4-2(7)/L,5-8(7) N Pitt-Greensburg 1 W, 14-7 N Coe 1 L, 5-7 N Northland 1 Cancelled/Rain N Wittenberg (DH) 1 L, 2-3 (7)/L, 3-7 (7) H ALVERNIA Postponed/Rain A Alvernia L, 1-8 H STATEN ISLAND Postponed/Snow A Neumann L, 4-7 H ST. JOSEPH’S (ME) (DH) L, 4-9/L, 3-6 H ST. JOSEPH’S (ME) L, 1-3 A John Jay W, 26-21 A Keystone L, 2-11 H DREW W, 16-5 H RUTGERS-NEWARK * (DH) L, 0-10/L, 5-20 A FDU-Florham Postponed/Rain A Staten Island L, 3-7 A William Paterson * L, 3-4 H WILLIAM PATERSON * L, 4-8 A Rutgers-Camden * (DH) W, 6-1/L, 6-7 A #3/3 Kean * L, 0-1 H #3/3 KEAN * L, 5-27 H RAMAPO * (DH) L, 1-11/Game 2, PPD H RAMAPO * (DH) L, 16-19 A St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) 2 W, 5-4 A TCNJ * L, 2-9 H TCNJ * L, 12-20 A Rowan * (DH) Postponed/Rain A Rowan * (DH) L, 2-5/L, 3-13 A Baruch 2 L, 3-11 H Montclair State * W, 15-3 A Montclair State* W, 4-2 H RICHARD STOCKTON * (DH) 11:30 a.m. A Centenary 3 3:30 p.m. Home games played at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex * denotes New Jersey Athletic Conference game. 1 denotes Russ Matt Collegiate at Winter Haven & Auburndale, FL 2
denotes at MCU Park (Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY)
STOCKTON’S 10-GAME GLANCE M•4/11 H RUTGERS-NEWARK * W, 3-2 Th•4/14 H ROWAN * L, 1-6 F•4/15 A Rowan * L, 3-4 (10) Sa•4/16 A #3 Kean * L, 1-6 M•4/18 H #3 Kean * L, 4-6 Th•4/21 A Rutgers-Camden * L, 4-3 F•4/22 H RUTGERS-CAMDEN * W, 4-3 W•4/27 A TCNJ * L, 2-6 F•4/29 H TCNJ * L, 6-10 Su•5/1 H MONTCLAIR STATE * 11:30 a.m. * denotes New Jersey Athletic Conference game
Jeff Karczewski
Westley Lopez
Jordan Tetrick
SENIOR DAY 2011: NJCU and Richard Stockton meet today in the final home games of the 2011 season for the Knights. Between games, NJCU will honor its seven seniors: Michael Fiorentino, Jorge Gutierrez, Jeff Karczewski, Westley Lopez, Christopher Mirabile, Jordan Tetrick and Ken Witte. The starting pitchers today are scheduled to be Karczewski and Lopez. HISTORICAL WEEK: NJCU is hot, having swept a home-and-home series from Montclair State, winning 15-3 on Wednesday before a 4-2 win yesterday in Little Falls, NJ. NJCU defeated MSU on the road for the first time since 1999 while sweeping a season series from the perennial power Red Hawks for the first time ever. Wendell Rodriguez was brilliant, tossing a complete-game three-hitter (all singles). Jorge Gutierrez knocked in the winning run with a sac fly in NJCU’s two-run ninth inning. Mike Fiorentino and Andrew Rivera each had three hits in the game. HIT PARADE: NJCU has produced double digits in hits in nine consecutive games and 16 times this season, including 35 in the last two games against Montclair. The nine game streak of 10+ hits in a game is the longest since records began being kept in the category in 2000. HITS LEADER: Rob Gonzalez leads the NJAC in hits with 51. He now has 173 career hits in three seasons. CISCO OBP: Thanks to a hot week, Francisco Ramirez now leads the NJAC in on-base percentage at .482. This week alone he is batting .636 (7for-11) and has a .692 on-base rate. He has an active eight-game hitting streak.
ABOUT THE OPPOSITION
WHAT A ROOK!: Stockton’s Travis Marra is basically a lock to be the 2011 NJAC Rookie Player of the Year. A six-time NJAC Rookie Player of the Week in 10 weeks, he is a fourtime NJCBA winner of that honor. He leads the conference in average at .438—no other player is hitting higher than .400. He is second in the league in on-base percentage to NJCU’s Ramirez. Also for Stockton, Adam Warburton has been named the NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week three times. BODY OF WORK: Stockton senior John Lightbody is the NCAA Division III leader in saves with 12. He has three in 2010. PLAYOFF PICTURE: Stockton is eighth in the NJAC with eight points—two ahead of NJCU. RSC can still make the sixteam NJAC Tournament but would need to sweep NJCU and Montclair (14 points) tomorrow and needs William Paterson (12 points) to take losses against Kean and Rutgers-Camden. ***THE NCAA, ECAC, NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AND NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY PROMOTE GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP BY STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, STAFF AND SPECTATORS. WE REQUEST YOUR COOPERATION BY SUPPORTING THE PARTICIPANTS AND OFFICIALS IN A POSITIVE MANNER. PROFANITY, RACIST, OR SEXIST COMMENTS, OR OTHER INTIMIDATING ACTIONS DIRECTED AT OFFICIALS, STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, TEAM-REPRESENTATIVES OR SPECTATORS—AS WELL AS PUBLIC INTOXICATION, THE CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS—WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND ARE GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE THOMAS M. GERRITY ATHLETIC COMPLEX AND OTHER DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS***
STATISTICAL LEADERS NJCU (thru 4/29/2011)
Batting Average (H-AB): 1. Francisco Ramirez......389 (42-108) 2. Andrew Rivera............. .357 (25-70) 3. Rob Gonzalez.......... .352 (51 *-145) 4. Christopher Mirabile...321 (26-81) Runs: 1t. Rob Gonzalez/Ken Witte.......... 28 3. Francisco Ramirez........................24 4. Jorge Gutierrez..............................20 RBIs: 1. Francisco Ramirez......................... 28 2. Jordan Tetrick................................ 22 3. Ken Witte........................................20 4t. Mike Fiorentino/Andrew Rivera....18 Extra Base Hits (2B/3B/HR): 1. Francisco Ramirez..........12 (10/0/2) 2t. Jordan Tetrick.................. 11 (5/1/5) 2t. Ken Witte.......................... 11 (8/1/2) Pitching Decisions: 1. T.J. Janho.........................................2-3 2. Nelson Maldonado.......................2-5 3. Wendell Rodriguez.....................2-7 ERA (min. 17 innings; 0.5 inn per game): 1. Nelson Maldonado.....................4.06 2. T.J. Janho......................................5.47 3. Wendell Rodriguez...................6.39
STOCKTON (thru 4/29/2011)
Batting Average (H-AB): 1. Travis Marra...............438 * (42-96) 2. Jason Gordon................327 (32-98) 3. Mike Wasco...................295 (23-78) 4. Chris Wedding............ .292 (21-72) Runs: 1. Mike Wasco.....................................18 2t. Jason Gordon/Travis Marra.......16 4. Dan McGuckin...............................15 RBIs: 1. Travis Marra....................................20 2. Mike Wasco....................................13 3t. Mike Bush/Shawn Kessler..........12 Extra Base Hits (2B/3B/HR): 1. Travis Marra..........................9 (7/1/1) 2. Mike Wasco.........................8 (6/1/1) 3. Shawn Kessler.....................7 (7/0/0) Pitching Decisions: 1. Drew Holt...........................................5-1 2. Adam Warburton.........................5-3 3. Bryan Frank...................................3-0 ERA (min. 15 innings; 0.5 inn per game): 1. Bryan Frank.................................. 1.80 2. Drew Holt.................................... 1.94 3. John Lightbody.... 2.50 (12 * saves) * denotes league leader
NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY GOTHIC KNIGHTS (8-27, 3-13 NJAC; Streak: WON 2) NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 16 19 20 21 23 24 26 29 30 31 33 34 44
NAME Andrew Rivera Rob Gonzalez Andre Sanchez Christopher Mirabile Josue Reyes Pedro Garcia Francisco Ramirez Michael Fiorentino Alex Teran Ken Witte Zack Markle Nelson Maldonado Jorge Gutierrez Alvin Carrasco Brian Bustillo Mike Casiano Thomas Lacik T.J. Janho Edward Conklin Rob Roman Wendell Rodriguez Jeff Karczewski Westley Lopez Jordan Tetrick Michael Kelly Matt Delbert
Head Coach: Assstant Coach: Assistant Coach: Captains:
YR SO JR FR JR SO SO JR SR FR SR FR JR SR SO SO FR SO FR JR FR SO SR SR SR SO FR
POS OF 2B/IF C IF IF LHP C SS/3B OF OF LHP RHP OF RHP 3B C 1B RHP OF IF RHP RHP RHP 1B/DH RHP RHP
B/T L/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R
HT 5-9 5-11 5-9 5-8 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-11 5-7 6-1 5-7 6-1 5-8 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-6 5-9 5-8 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-0
WT HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 165 Edison, NJ/Edison 170 Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial 175 Jersey City, NJ/St. Mary’s (Jersey City) 165 Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan 190 Plainfield, NJ/Plainfield 189 North Bergen, NJ/Saint Joseph of the Palisades 205 Jersey City, NJ/Hudson Catholic 185 Point Pleasant Beach, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach 175 North Bergen, NJ/North Bergen 180 Wantage, NJ/High Point Regional 180 Hoboken, NJ/Hoboken 175 Newark, NJ/St. Mary’s (Jersey City) 170 Sewaren, NJ/Hudson Catholic 195 Jersey City, NJ/St. Mary’s (Jersey City) 185 Jersey City, NJ/Hudson Catholic 204 Newark, NJ/North 13th Street 190 Edison, NJ/Bishop George Ahr 234 Somerset, NJ/Timothy Christian 176 Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne 175 Hoboken, NJ/Saint Joseph of the Palisades 180 Jersey City, NJ/County Prep 190 Hamilton, NJ/Hamilton West 225 West New York, NJ/Memorial 230 Delray Beach, FL/Radnor (Pa.) 195 Jersey City, NJ/Hudson Catholic 188 Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne
25—Jonathan Thomas (New Jersey City University, `04; Second season) 15—Mike Tallarida (New Jersey City University; Third season) 18—Charlie Auletto (New Jersey City University; Second season) Michael Fiorentino, Jeff Karczewski, Jordan Tetrick, Ken Witte
RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OSPREYS (18-13, 4-9 NJAC; Streak: Lost 2) NO 00 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 37
NAME Sean Peterson Chris Wedding Mike Ficarro Joe Farrell Chris Sanchez Gerard Heininger Nick Scalise Shawn Kessler Bryan Frank Mike Bush Mike Wasco Jason Gordon Gage Mick Barry Larro Zach Brebner Bill Barron Brandon Trainor Travis Marra Adam Warburton Mike McGee Dan McGuckin Matt Cann Marc Asta John Lightbody Drew Holt Sean Salsano Brendan Jacobi Alex Bennett
Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach:
YR FR JR JR SO SO SO JR SO JR FR JR SR SO SO JR SO FR FR FR FR JR FR JR SR SO SO FR FR
POS RHP 3B SS OF 2B OF C IF/P LHP OF 1B 2B RHP OF RHP RHP RHP 3B LHP IF OF C 3B RHP RHP LHP C 1B
1—Marty Kavanagh Tom Webber Scott Fisher
B/T R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/L L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/R
HT 6-2 5-9 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-2 6-1
WT HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL -- Brigantine, NJ/Holy Spirit -- Toms River, NJ/Toms River East -- Elmira, NY/Elmira -- Longport, NJ/Holy Spirit -- Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick -- Jackson, NJ/Jackson Liberty -- Northfield, NJ/Mainland -- Bayville, NJ/Central Regional -- Toms River, NJ/Toms River East -- Manahawkin, NJ/Southern -- Riverside, NJ/Riverside -- Brick Twp., NJ/Brick Memorial -- Bridgeton, NJ/Cumberland -- Cedarville, NJ/Cumberland -- Toms River, NJ/Toms River North -- Hamilton, NJ/Steinert -- Manahawkin, NJ/Southern -- Toms River, NJ/Toms River East -- Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp. -- Westmont, NJ/Haddon Twp. -- Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Twp. -- Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson -- Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial -- Toms River, NJ/Toms River East -- Toms River, NJ/Toms River South -- Brick, NJ/Brick -- Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson -- Galloway, NJ/Absegami