Widener 2013 Baseball Media Guide

2012 Results

2/26 R. STOCKTON L 5-8

2/26 R. STOCKTON L 4-6

3/3 vs. Muhlenberg ^ W 21-6

3/4 vs. Kenyon ^ L 5-15

3/5 vs. Ohio Northern ^ W 14-4

3/5 vs. Hiram ^ W 9-8

3/6 vs. No. 12 Heidelberg ̂ W 9-6

3/7 vs. St. Joseph’s (LI) ^ W 11-10

3/8 vs. Haverford ^ L 3-5

3/9 vs. Coast Guard ^ W 5-3

3/14 SWARTHMORE W 12-1

3/17 ALBRIGHT * W 6-5

3/17 ALBRIGHT * W 9-6

3/18 at Albright * L 1-3

3/20 at Rutgers-Camden W 11-7

3/23 at Lebanon Valley * W 2-1

3/24 LEBANON VALLEY * L 2-5 (8)

3/24 LEBANON VALLEY * W 14-1

3/25 UTICA L 2-6

3/25 UTICA W 3-1

3/30 ELIZABETHTOWN * L 9-12

3/31 at Elizabethtown * L 6-8

3/31 at Elizabethtown * L 0-7

4/3 at The College of NJ L 3-6

4/4 PENN ST. BERKS W 9-2

4/5 at Arcadia * W 9-5

4/7 ARCADIA * W 4-1

4/7 ARCADIA * W 4-0

4/10 at Rowan L 4-11

4/11 PSU BRANDYWINE W 12-11

4/13 at Messiah * L 2-4

4/14 MESSIAH * L 2-8

4/14 MESSIAH * L 6-10

4/17 GWYNEDD-MERCY W 5-4

4/18 vs. King’s # W 12-4

4/23 at Keystone L 7-12

4/27 ALVERNIA * L 4-5

4/28 at Alvernia * L 4-5

4/28 at Alvernia * L 1-5

* Commonwealth Conference Game

^ Fort Myers, FL

# Flemington, NJ

Widener University’s Baseball team would like to give a special

thanks to all our sponsors for your continued support of the

program.

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TABLE OF CONTENTSFriends of Widener Baseball / 2012 Results .............................. IFCTable of Contents / Quick Facts / Directions .................................1Head Coach Mike LaRosa .............................................................2Assistant Coaches ..........................................................................22013 Roster ...................................................................................32013 Preview .................................................................................4The 2013 Pride ....................................................................... 5-102012 Stats ...................................................................................11Records .......................................................................................12Widener University .................................................................. IBC

Directions to Widener • From Philadelphia: Take I-95 South to I-476 North and MacDade Boulevard. Turn west onto MacDade Boulevard and follow the Widener University sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Boulevard becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Avenue, Route 320 South, and follow the Widener Uni-versity sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.From Western and Northern PA: Follow the PA Turnpike to Exit 331A, I-476. Take I-476 South toward Chester to Exit 1. Turn west onto Mac-Dade Blvd. and follow the Widener Univ. sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Blvd. becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Ave., Route 320 South, and follow the Widener Univ. sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.From New York, Northern New Jersey and New England: Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 2. Proceed on Route 322 West across the Commodore Barry Bridge. Coming off the bridge, follow signs for I-95 North and Philadelphia. Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 & 352). At the first traffic light, turn left over bridge. Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.

From Delaware, Maryland and Washington, DC: Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 & 352). At first traffic light, turn left over bridge. Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.From Southern New Jersey: Take the Atlantic City Expressway to I-295 South to the Commodore Barry Bridge. Follow signs for I-95 North and Philadelphia. Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 & 352). At the first traffic light, turn left over bridge. Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.From Harrisburg: Follow I-76 East (exiting the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Valley Forge) to Exit 331A (I-476 South). Follow I-476 South to Exit 1 (MacDade Boulevard). Go right off the exit onto MacDade Boulevard West and follow the Widener University sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Boulevard becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Avenue, Route 320 South, and follow the Widener University sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance.

Credits: The 2013 Baseball Media Guide was produced by the Widener University Sports Information Department. Photography by John Ferko ‘80, Greg Caroccio, Al Zacharka and University Relations. Printed by Gazette Printing; Indiana, PA. Information current as of January 2013.

GENERAL INFORMATIONAddress .........................One University Place / Chester, PA 19013Enrollment .................................................... 3,200 undergraduatesFounded .....................................................1821, Wilmington, DEColors ..........................................................Widener Blue & GoldNickname .............................................................................. PrideAffiliation ......................................................... NCAA Division IIIConference ................................ Middle Atlantic (Commonwealth)2012 Records .........................20-19 (7-11 Commonwealth, T-5th)Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................ 13/15Pitchers Returning/Lost ......................................3/9 (Starters, 1/3)ADMINISTRATIONPresident .....................................................Dr. James T. Harris IIIAthletic Director ........................................................... Jack ShaferAssistant A.D./Sr. Woman Admin. ...... Larissa Gillespie ‘98, M ‘00Assistant Athletic Director ...................................Chris Carideo ‘96Athletic Trainer ................................. A.J. Duffy III, MS, ATC, PTEquipment Manager ................................................ Nader KawashSports Information Director .....................................Derek CrudeleOffice Phone ............................................................ 610-499-4436Fax ........................................................................... 610-499-4481Cell/Home Phone .................................................... 215-880-4377E-Mail ........................................................dacrudele@widener.eduWeb Address ............................................ www.WidenerPride.comFacebook ....................................Facebook.com/WidenerUniversityTwitter .................................................. Twitter.com/WidenerPrideBaseball Play-by-Play Announcer .................................. Adam BalkCOACHING STAFFHead Coach ............................................................... Mike LaRosaAlma Mater ..........................................................West Chester ‘05E-mail ......................................................... [email protected] Record (Seasons) ..................................................20-19 (1)Record at School (Seasons) ...............................................20-19 (1)Assistants ................................ Brian Campbell ‘07, Josh Krautwald...................................................... Dewey Oriente, Eric SilakowskiPhone ....................................................................... 610-499-4446

Dennis Hocker

Matt Hone

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Mike LaRosa • Head Coach Mike LaRosa is in his second season

as the baseball coach at Widener Uni-

versity.

LaRosa was an assistant coach at

Neumann University from 2010-11.

He primarily was responsible for coach-

ing the infielders, serving as the base

running and assistant hitting coach as well as being the first base

coach. LaRosa also was the Knights’ JV coach.

With LaRosa’s help, Neumann in 2011 posted a 28-13 record,

advanced to the Colonial States Athletic Conference Tournament

and competed in the ECAC South Region Tournament. The 2010

team went 20-18-1 and played in the CSAC Tournament before

advancing to the ECAC South Tournament final.

LaRosa was a four-year starter at second base for West Chester

University, serving as captain his junior and senior seasons. He was

tabbed All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference all four years and

was named the NCAA Division II National Defensive Player of the

Year in 2003.

He graduated with a career .362 batting average and ranked

second, now fifth, in school history with 234 hits. He helped the

Rams to two PSAC East regular season titles and three trips to the

NCAA Tournament.

After graduation, LaRosa played professionally for the New Haven

County Cutters in the Canadian-American Independent Baseball

League.

LaRosa graduated West Chester in 2005 with a B.S. in Business

Management and was a four-year member of the school’s Student-

Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). He earned his Master’s in

May 2012 from Neumann in Sport Management.

Brian Campbell, a former standout player for the Pride, is in his second season as an assistant coach for his alma mater. Camp-bell was a key member of the squad as a pitcher and a shortstop from 2004-07, being named first team All-Commonwealth Conference in 2006 and 2007. As a senior in 2007, Campbell led the league with a 1.37 ERA and was third with 23 stolen bases. In 2006, he closed fourth in the league with a .401 batting average and was picked to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team. His playing career did not end in Chester as he competed for three seasons with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association. Campbell also competed for the Veracruz Winter League and was a 2007 New York State League All-Star. He also was a three-time member of the Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll. Campbell graduated Widener in 2007 with a degree in Business Management.

Josh Krautwald is in his second season as an assistant coach for Widener. Krautwald played two seasons at Neumann University, going 4-1 on the mound in 2010 with 51 strikeouts over 50 1/3 innings. He was picked second team All-Colonial States Athletic Con-ference that season and made the league’s All-Academic Team. Krautwald received a Bachmann Academic Scholarship from Neumann for the 2010-11 academic year. He is an assistant facility manager for MapleZone Sports and Fitness Complex in Boothwyn, scheduling tournaments, camps and clinics as well as serving as head coach for the traveling team for 15 year olds. Krautwald graduated Neumann in 2011 with a B.S. in Sport Management.

Dewey Oriente is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Pride. Oriente competed four years for Saint Joseph’s Univer-sity, being named all-region and Honorable Mention All-Atlantic 10 Conference in 2009. He also was picked to the Philadelphia Big Five All-Academic Team. Oriente also was tabbed first team All-Big Five in 2009 and 2010, as well as second team All-Atlantic 10 in 2010. Oriente in the summer of 2009 competed for the Kutztown Rockies of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League. Oriente is the Director of Academy Operations of the Diamond Hawks Baseball/Softball Academy in Pitman, NJ. His responsibilities include overseeing day-to-day operations, marketing and planning, as well as running private lessons, camps and clinics. He also has worked with Nexxt Level Sports and the Delaware Valley Youth Athletic Association as a coach and camp coordinator. Oriente graduated Saint Joseph’s in 2010 with a Bachelor’s of Finance.

Assistant Coaches

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No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. B/T Hometown/Previous School Major1 * Matt Scherer So. SS/3B 5-10 R/R Havertown, PA/Havertown Sport Management2 * Josh Everett So. OF 6-1 R/R Harveys Lake, PA/Lake-Lehman Chemical Engineering3 Charles Kaenzig Fr. P 5-11 R/R Mullica Twp., NJ/Oakcrest Civil Engineering4 Brendan Glass Fr. P 6-0 R/R West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford Accounting5 * Marc Noyalis So. P/1B 6-3 R/R Dallas, PA/Dallas Chemical Engineering6 *** Matt Hone Sr. SS/3B 5-11 R/R Newtown, PA/Council Rock North Finance7 Peter Pulhac Jr. P 6-2 R/R Bordentown, NJ/Mercer County CC Environmental Science8 Alec O’Dell Fr. OF 5-11 R/R Edgewood, MD/Bayard Rustin Criminal Justice9 Joseph Santone Fr. OF/P 5-7 B/R Blackwood, NJ/Gloucester Catholic Accounting10 *** Dennis Hocker Sr. C 6-1 R/R Coral Springs, FL/Coral Springs Charter Accounting11 Joseph LaGrossa Fr. 2B 5-7 L/R Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East Engineering12 Shawn Barton Fr. P 5-10 R/R Minersville, PA/Minersville Civil Engineering13 ** Michael Riverso Jr. OF/1B 6-1 L/L Philadelphia, PA/Neumann-Goretti Finance14 ** Kyle Summers Jr. 2B 5-8 R/R Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin Civil Engineering15 Dominick Mancuso Fr. P 5-10 L/L Easton, PA/Easton Civil Engineering17 ** Brendan O’Brien Sr. OF 5-10 R/R Coatesville, PA/Alvernia Univ. Sport Management20 *** Brandon McCloskey Sr. P 6-4 R/R Belford, NJ/Middletown North Civil Engineering21 Nicholas Moeltner Sr. P 6-1 R/R Orefield, PA/Eastern Univ. Civil Engineering22 ** Sam Christie Jr. OF 5-10 L/L Upper Darby, PA/Monsignor Bonner Business Management23 Pat Rodier Fr. 3B 5-10 R/R Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape Finance24 Alex Barclay Fr. C 6-1 R/R Crofton, MD/Archbishop Spalding Finance25 * Robert Barth So. P 5-11 R/R Norristown, PA/Pope John Paul II Business Management26 Kristopher Bornholdt Fr. C 6-1 R/R Wyndmoor, PA/Springfield Psychology/Pre-Phys. Ther.29 Craig Lager Fr. P 6-1 R/R Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East Accounting30 James Liscio Fr. P 5-10 L/L Washington Twp., NJ/Gloucester Catholic Business Management31 *** Michael Bonagura Sr. P 6-1 R/R Somerdale, NJ/Paul VI Hospitality Management34 Glenn Stanners Jr. P 6-1 R/R Brookhaven, PA/DelCo CC Sport Management36 Jake Tackett Fr. 1B/C 6-3 L/R Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood Civil Engineering38 Kevin Scisorek Fr. P 6-1 R/R Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough Biology39 ** Colin Weiss Jr. OF 5-11 R/R Red Hill, PA/Upper Perkiomen Mechanical Engineering

Head Coach: Mike LaRosa (West Chester ‘05), second seasonAssistants: Brian Campbell ‘07, Josh Krautwald, Dewey Oriente, Eric SilakowskiCaptains: Dennis Hocker, Matt Hone

Widener’s baseball team in 2006 moved to a beautiful new on-campus stadium on the site of the former softball field. The field is one of the finest college baseball facilities in the Phila-delphia area. It sports dugouts, bleachers, a scoreboard, a press box, three batting cages, four pitchers mounds off the field, a 30-foot blue monster in left field and the same grass used by the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. A true site to behold, it is one of three on-campus fields and four all together that underwent an extensive renovation dur-ing the 2005-06 academic year.

Eric SilakowskiAssistant Coach

Adam BalkBroadcaster

Brian CampbellAssistant Coach

Josh KrautwaldAssistant Coach

Dewey OrienteAssistant Coach

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Eager to get back to back among the elite teams in the Commonwealth Confer-

ence, Widener will have a much different look this season as it embarks on the 2013

campaign. Gone are 11 seniors of which six were named all-league at least once, but

the Pride are confident the 13 returnees along with 17 newcomers will help bring the

team back to the top of the heap.

One player who once again should make an impact in senior catcher Dennis Hock-

er, who last season was named first team all-league as a utility player. He hopes to see

more than the 10 starts he had at catcher last season with the graduation of all-confer-

ence player Sean Saverio.

Also a viable option at designated hitter, Hocker ended last season fourth in the

league with five home runs, sixth on the team with a .294 batting average, fourth with

26 RBI and tied for fifth with six doubles.

Senior Matt Hone is the lone returning starter among the infielders. He made 35

starts at shortstop a season ago, the most starts of any infielder, and also could see time at third base. The Newtown, PA native gave Widener

a lift with 26 hits last year and hopes to improve upon an .891 fielding percentage.

Junior Kyle Summers and sophomore Matt Scherer also look for playing time in the infield.

The outfield gets a boost with junior Michael Riverso back in the fold. He closed fourth on the squad last season with a .310 batting

average and the team went 15-12 during his 27 starts in left field. Riverso’s .473 on-base percentage and .976 field percentage puts him in

a spot where he will be heavily relied on this year.

Also back in the outfield is senior Brendan O’Brien, who made 30 starts in right field in 2012. Closing fifth on the team with a .299

batting average, he also ended with 22 RBI and went 7-for-9 in stolen bases.

Juniors Sam Christie and Colin Weiss as well as sophomore Josh Everett also will vie for spots in the outfield.

Widener was hit hard in the offseason, witnessing the departure of nine pitchers that included three starters. The lone starter returning

is sophomore Robert Barth (pictured), who gives the Pride plenty of reason for optimism. The Norristown product had 21 strikeouts versus

11 walks last season and should get more starts in 2013 than the seven he had in 2012.

Another pitcher who will be asked to step up is senior Brandon McCloskey, who looks to regain the form he had in 2011. That season,

he went 5-0 with a 2.50 ERA and landed a spot as the Conference’s Player of the Week. Last year, he saw most of his time coming out of

the bullpen but still pitched strong with a 3-3 record and a .295 opponents batting average.

Sophomore Marc Noyalis appeared in 12 games with 16 strikeouts over 18 innings and returns in top form. Senior Michael Bonagura

is back after red-shirting last season due to injury.

The Pride’s newcomers include Charles Kaenzig, Brendan Glass, Peter Pulhac, Alec O’Dell, Joseph Santone, Joseph LaGrossa, Shawn

Barton, Dominick Mancuso, Nicholas Moeltner, Pat Rodier, Alex Barclay, Kristopher

Bornholdt, Craig Lager, James Liscio, Glenn Stanners, Jake Tackett and Kevin Scisorek.

Widener for the second straight year opens the campaign outside of Florida as it

battles St. Mary’s (MD) in a three-game series February 23-24 in St. Mary’s, MD.

The Pride then head to Florida for six games in as many days that include re-matches

against Heidelberg, Ohio Northern and Kenyon. Widener upended then No. 12 Hei-

delberg last season, marking the third straight year and fourth season in the last five it

defeated a ranked opponent in Florida.

League play opens March 15 in Chester against Lebanon Valley and ends April 27 at

home versus Messiah.

The top four teams advance to the conference tournament, which is May 2-4 in West

Lawn, PA.

2013 Home GamesTue. Mar. 12 Rutgers-Camden 3:00 pmFri. Mar. 15 Lebanon Valley * 3:30 pmTue. Mar. 19 Neumann 3:30 pmWed. Mar. 20 Keystone 3:30 pmFri. Mar. 22 Arcadia * 3:30 pmSat. Mar. 30 Alvernia * (DH) NoonTue. Apr. 2 TCNJ 3:30 pmFri. Apr. 5 Stevenson * 3:30 pmFri. Apr. 12 Albright * 3:30 pmWed. Apr. 17 Immaculata 3:30 pmSat. Apr. 20 Elizabethtown * (DH) NoonTue. Apr. 23 Rowan 3:30 pmSat. Apr. 27 Messiah * (DH) Noon

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Michael Bonagura 31Senior • Pitcher • 6-1 • R/R • Somerdale, NJ • Paul VI

As a Junior in 2012: Did not play due to injury.

As a Sophomore in 2011: Appeared in six games with nine strikeouts... Allowed no runs in three of his ap-

pearances against Scranton, Swarthmore and Washington (MD).

As a Freshman in 2010: Appeared in two games for his first letter... Allowed no earned runs in 2 2/3 innings...

Retired all three batters faced vs. The College of New Jersey (4/6).

Notes: Majoring in Hospitality Management. G/GS CG IP H R ER BB SO SV W-L ERA2010 2/0 0 2.2 2 4 0 4 1 0 0-0 0.002011 6/0 0 10.2 13 13 13 7 9 0 0-0 10.972012 DNP-InjuredTotals 8/0 0 13.1 15 17 13 11 10 0 0-0 8.78

Dennis Hocker 10Senior • Catcher • 6-1 • R/R • Coral Springs, FL • Coral Springs Charter

As a Junior in 2012: Named first team All-Commonwealth Conference... Started in 36 of 38 games played

at third base, designated hitter and catcher... With 35 hits in 119 at-bats, he ended with a .294 batting aver-

age... Had six doubles, one triple and finished second on the team with five home runs to go towards 26

RBI and a .487 slugging percentage... Recorded 62 putouts and 55 assists... Named to the MAC Academic

Honor Roll.

As a Sophomore in 2011: Named Commonwealth Conference Baseball Player of the Week (4/4)... Appeared

in 37 games with 36 starts... Ended fourth in the league with 12 doubles, including two against Milwaukee

School of Engineering (3/3) and Washington-MD (3/30)... Batted 4-for-4 against Lyndon State (3/12)...

Finished with a .403 on-base percentage and a .484 slugging percentage... Closed with 136 putouts... Named

to the MAC Academic Honor Roll.

As a Freshman in 2010: Played in 36 games with 34 starts... Finished tied for second in the conference with

five home runs... Went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI vs.

TCNJ (4/6)... Finished 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI vs. Mes-

siah (5/6)... Went 2-for-3 vs. Johnson & Wales (3/4)... Had a 10-game

hitting streak, during which he batted .424 (14-for-33).

Notes: Majoring in Accounting.

G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG2010 36/34 118 23 36 3 0 5 26 18 1/1 .3052011 37/36 122 27 39 12 1 2 24 16 0/0 .3202012 38/36 119 21 35 6 1 5 26 17 0/0 .294Totals 111/106 359 71 110 21 2 12 76 51 1/1 .306

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Brandon McCloskey 20Senior • Pitcher • 6-4 • R/R • Belford, NJ • Middletown North

As a Junior in 2012: Appeared in nine games with two starts, ending the season 3-3... Struck out 14 batters over 25 innings pitched.As a Sophomore in 2011: Appeared in seven games with six starts... Allowed 10 earned runs and struck out 13 over 36 innings... Struck out four and allowed just one hit over six scoreless innings against Lyndon State (3/12)... Finished the season 5-0... Named Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Week (3/8).As a Freshman in 2010: Appeared in five games with one start for first letter... Finished with a 1.59 ERA,

allowing just two earned runs over 11 1/3 innings... Allowed just one earned run over seven innings in a start vs. Delaware Valley (4/28).Notes: Majoring in Civil Engineering.

G/GS CG IP H R ER BB SO SV W-L ERA2010 5/1 0 11.1 10 3 2 0 6 0 0-0 1.592011 7/6 0 36.0 30 12 10 10 13 0 5-0 2.502012 9/2 0 25.0 31 21 16 9 14 0 3-3 5.76Totals 21/9 0 72.1 71 36 28 19 33 0 8-0 3.48

Sam Christie 22Junior • Outfielder • 5-10 • L/L • Upper Darby, PA • Monsignor Bonner

As a Sophomore in 2012: Competed in 15 games with six starts... Made 17 putouts and had four assists to end with a 1.000 fielding percentage... Ended 2-for-2 in stolen bases.As a Freshman in 2011: Appeared in 14 games for his first letter... Had hits against Hanover (2/27) and Washington-MD (3/30)... Notched a .750 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage.Notes: Majoring in Business Management.

G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG2011 14/0 3 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0/0 .6672012 15/6 25 5 2 1 0 0 0 5 2/2 .080Totals 29/6 28 10 4 2 0 0 1 6 2/2 .143

Matt Hone 6Senior • Shortstop/Third Base • 5-11 • R/R • Newtown, PA • Council Rock North

As a Junior in 2012: Started in 37 of 38 games, including 35 starts at shortstop... Had 26 hits, four doubles and a .210 batting average... Scored 17 times and totaled 14 RBI... Ended 7-for-9 in stolen base attempts... Recorded 42 putouts and 89 assists to end with an .891 fielding percentage.As a Sophomore in 2011: Appeared in 32 games with 23 starts... Went 3-for-3 against Lebanon Valley (3/19)... Had four stolen bases... Finished with a .359 on-base percentage and a .307 slugging percentage.As a Freshman in 2010: Played in 16 games with five starts... Hit .405 with a .452 on-base percentage and

a .541 slugging percentage... Hit .571 in four games in Florida... Went 3-for-3 with two RBI in game two vs. Farmingdale State (3/2)... Finished 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI vs. Rose Hulman (3/3).Notes: Majoring in Finance.

G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG2010 16/5 37 5 15 3 1 0 9 3 0/0 .4052011 32/23 88 12 23 4 0 0 16 12 4/6 .2612012 38/37 124 17 26 4 0 0 14 10 7/9 .210Totals 86/65 249 34 64 11 1 0 39 25 11/15 .257

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Brendan O’Brien 17Senior • Outfielder • 5-10 • R/R • Coatesville, PA • Alvernia Univ.

As a Junior in 2012: Started in 31 of 34 games played, ending with a .299 batting average and 32 hits... Hit eight doubles, amassed 22 RBI and crossed the plate 24 times... Ended the season 7-for-9 in stolen base attempts... Recorded 55 putouts... Had three hits and three RBI vs. Penn State Brandywine (4/11).As a Sophomore in 2011: Appeared in 21 games with three starts... Scored three runs and had two RBI against Lyndon State (3/12)... Notched two stolen bases and no caught stealings.Notes: Majoring in Sport Man-agement.


Michael Riverso 13Junior • Outfielder/First Base • 6-1 • L/L • Philadelphia, PA • Neumann-Goretti

As a Sophomore in 2012: Started in 27 of the 28 games competed in, ending with a .310 batting average and a .369 slugging percentage... Tallied 26 hits in 84 at-bats with 13 RBI and 31 total bases... Recorded 16 walks and was hit by a pitch 10 times to go towards his .473 on-base percentage... Closed 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts... Recorded 37 putouts with three assists and only one error, giving him a .976 fielding percentage... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll.As a Freshman in 2011: Played in 21 games with 11 starts... Went 2-for-2 with two runs and three RBI against Hanover (2/27).Notes: Majoring in Finance.


Kyle Summers 14Junior • Second Base • 5-8 • R/R • Mohnton, PA • Governor Mifflin

As a Sophomore in 2012: Started in 19 of the 20 games played in, primarily at second base... Finished with a .333 batting average, coming from 19 hits in 57 at-bats... Ended 2-for-3 in stolen base attempts... Made 38 putouts to go with 43 assists, finishing with a .942 fielding percentage... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll.As a Freshman in 2011: Appeared in five games for his first letter... Had a hit against Alvernia (4/17).Notes: Majoring in Civil Engineering.


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Josh Everett 2Sophomore • Outfield • 6-1 • R/R • Harveys Lake, PA • Lake-Lehman

As a Freshman in 2012: Played in seven games with four starts for his first letter... Had four hits in 10 at bats... Recorded nine putouts with seven assists.Notes: Majoring in Chemical Engineering.

G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG2012 7/4 10 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0/0 .400

Robert Barth 25Sophomore • Pitcher • 5-11 • R/R • Norristown, PA • Pope John Paul II

As a Freshman in 2012: Appeared in 13 games with seven starts... Ended the season with a 4.96 ERA, giving up 29 earned runs over 52/2 innings pitched... Recorded 21 strikeouts versus only 11 walks.Notes: Majoring in Business Management.

G/GS CG IP H R ER BB SO SV W-L ERA2012 13/7 0 52.2 55 33 29 11 21 0 2-2 4.96

Colin Weiss 39Junior • Outfielder • 5-11 • R/R • Red Hill, PA • Upper Perkiomen

As a Sophomore in 2012: Played in 24 contests with 12 starts, totaling nine hits, two doubles, seven RBI and four stolen bases... Had two hits, a double and three RBI vs. King’s (4/18)... To-taled three hits at Keystone (4/23)... Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll.As a Freshman in 2011: Appeared in five games for his first letter... Tallied one stolen base at Arcadia (4/30).Notes: Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.


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Marc Noyalis 5Sophomore • Pitcher/First Base • 6-3 • R/R • Dallas, PA • Dallas

As a Freshman in 2012: Appeared in 12 games, finishing 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA... Allowed six earned runs over 18 innings pitched... Recorded 16 strikeouts... Struck out three on three different occasions.Notes: Majoring in Chemical Engineering.

G/GS CG IP H R ER BB SO SV W-L ERA2012 12/0 0 18.0 20 11 6 11 16 0 1-1 3.00

Matt Scherer 1Sophomore • Shortstop/Third Base • 5-10 • R/R • Havertown, PA • Haverford

As a Freshman in 2012: Played in nine games with six starts... Scored five runs and walked four times... Recorded 12 assists and an .813 fielding percentage.Notes: Majoring in Sport Management.

G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/A AVG2012 9/6 21 5 2 0 0 0 1 4 0/0 .095

Brendan Glass 4Freshman • P • 6-0 • R/R •West Deptford, NJ • West Deptford

Charles Kaenzig 3Freshman • Pitcher • 5-11 • R/R •Mullica Township, NJ • Oakcrest

Kristopher Bornholdt 26Freshman • C • 6-1 • R/R •Wyndmoor, PA • Springfield

Shawn Barton 12Freshman • Pitcher • 5-10 • R/R •Minersville, PA • Minersville

Personal: Majoring in Civil Engineering.

Personal: Majoring in Accounting.


Personal: Majoring in Psychology/Pre-Physical Therpy.

Alex Barclay 24Freshman • C • 6-1 • R/R •Crofton, MD • Archbishop Spalding

Personal: Majoring in Finance.

Craig Lager 29Freshman • Pitcher • 6-1 • R/R •Doylestown, PA • Central Bucks E.


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THE 2013 PRIDE

Nicholas Moeltner 21Senior • Pitcher • 6-1 • R/R •Orefield, PA • Eastern Univ.

Alex O’Dell 8Freshman • Outfield • 5-11 • R/R •Edgewood, MD • Bayard Rustin

Dominic Mancuso 15Freshman • Pitcher • 5-10 • L/L •Easton, PA • Easton

James Liscio 30Freshman • Pitcher • 5-10 • L/L •Washington Twp., NJ • Gloucester Catholic

Personal: Majoring in Business Manage-ment.


Personal: Majoring in Criminal Justice.


Joseph LaGrossa 11Freshman • Second Base • 5-7 • L/R •Cherry Hill, NJ • Cherry Hill East

Personal: Majoring in Engineering.

Peter Pulhac 7Junior • Pitcher • 6-2 • R/R •Bordentown, NJ • Mercer County CC

Personal: Majoring in Environmental Science.

Glenn Stanners 34Junior • Pitcher • 6-1 • R/R •Brookhaven, PA • DelCo CC

Jake Tackett 36Freshman • 1B/C • 6-3 • L/R •Collingswood, NJ • Collingswood

Kevin Scisorek 38Freshman • Pitcher • 6-1 • R/R •Hillsborough, NJ • Hillsborough

Joseph Santore 9Freshman • OF/P • 5-7 • B/L •Blackwood, NJ • Gloucester Catholic


Personal: Majoring in Sport Manage-ment.


Personal: Majoring in Biology.

Pat Rodier 23Freshman • Third Base • 5-10 • R/R •Mount Laurel, NJ • Lenape

Personal: Majoring in Finance.

2013 BASEBALL 11

Name G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A AVG. SLUG% OB%

Bill Hollingsworth 39-39 141 30 55 14 1 1 31 16 19 6-9 .390 .525 .472

Sean Saverio 38-38 144 36 52 10 3 1 29 21 11 3-3 .361 .493 .456

Dan Sieracki 39-39 154 34 52 11 1 6 36 15 23 5-5 .338 .539 .399

Michael Riverso 28-27 84 19 26 3 1 0 13 16 11 3-4 .310 .369 .473

Brendan O’Brien 34-31 107 24 32 8 1 0 22 10 23 7-9 .299 .393 .414

Dennis Hocker 38-36 119 21 35 6 1 5 26 17 18 0-0 .294 .487 .386

Nick Cook 26-21 79 12 22 6 1 2 16 10 24 1-1 .278 .456 .374

Eric Von Stetina 27-26 88 22 23 4 0 0 15 15 11 7-10 .261 .307 .405

Matt Hone 38-37 124 17 26 4 0 0 14 10 16 7-9 .210 .242 .313

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Josh Everett 7-4 10 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0-0 .400 .400 .500

Kyle Summers 20-19 57 10 19 0 0 0 6 6 8 2-3 .333 .333 .409

Andrew Gehringer 10-7 26 5 6 0 0 0 2 2 8 1-1 .231 .231 .355

Colin Weiss 24-12 45 9 9 2 0 0 7 4 9 1-1 .200 .244 .269

Andrew Farris 12-3 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0-0 .133 .133 .278

Matt Scherer 9-6 21 5 2 0 0 0 1 4 4 0-0 .095 .095 .269

Sam Christie 15-6 25 5 2 1 0 0 0 5 6 2-2 .080 .120 .281

Scott Merz 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 .000 .000 .000

Total 39 1241 251 367 69 9 15 220 155 195 48-62 .296 .402 .399

Opponents 39 1284 227 372 73 17 4 188 124 197 47-61 .290 .382 .362

2012 STATS

Name G/GS CG IP H R ER BB SO OPBA SHO W-L SV ERA

Jason Ferrie 11/8 2 60.0 58 30 15 17 33 .245 0 4-3 1 2.25

Joe Sessa 9/6 0 34.1 53 28 17 18 22 .356 0 0-2 0 4.46

Robert Barth 13/7 0 52.2 55 33 29 11 21 .262 0 2-2 0 4.96

Rick Kazigian 12/7 1 41.1 55 34 26 12 28 .304 1 4-4 2 5.66

Brandon McCloskey 9/2 0 25.0 31 21 16 9 14 .295 0 3-3 0 5.76

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Marc Noyalis 12/0 0 18.0 20 11 6 11 16 .278 0 1-1 0 3.00

Matt Day 9/2 0 17.0 19 10 8 8 13 .292 0 0-0 0 4.24

Craig Ricks 7/2 1 18.1 24 12 9 3 15 .296 0 2-1 0 4.42

Salvatore Spera 8/2 0 11.1 17 13 6 5 9 .340 0 1-2 0 4.76

Bill Hollingsworth 8/0 0 8.1 10 6 5 8 6 .294 0 1-1 3 5.40

Scott Merz 3/3 0 10.1 12 10 7 8 12 .286 0 0-0 0 6.10

Franco LaBraico 8/0 0 9.0 11 11 11 11 6 .314 0 2-0 0 11.00

Steven Mahoney 4/0 0 3.2 4 5 5 2 2 .250 0 0-0 0 12.27

Brendan O’Brien 1/0 0 1.2 3 3 3 1 0 .429 0 0-0 0 16.20

Totals 39 4 311.0 372 227 163 124 197 .290 1 20-19 6 4.72

Opponents 39 6 308.1 367 251 206 155 195 .296 1 19-20 8 6.01

WIDENER PRIDE12

All-Time Coaching Records(Listed are Widener’s most recent records. Baseball is the school’s oldest sport, dating to 1866.)Coach Years W-L-THarry Miller 1965-88 346-187-7(24 seasons • 540 games) 1965 4-9 1966 4-8 1967 6-8 1968 8-5 1969 8-4 1970 9-4 1971 6-9 1972 7-4 1973 10-4(MAC champs, ECAC) 1974 18-2(MAC champs) 1975 16-4(MAC champs, NCAA) 1976 24-7-1(NCAA) 1977 23-7-1(NCAA) 1978 23-6(MAC champs) 1979 18-10 1980 20-7-1 1981 19-8(MAC champs, NCAA) 1982 25-9 1983 19-12-1 1984 19-10-1 1985 10-13 1986 18-10-1 1987 16-16 1988 16-11-1Bruce Bryde 1989-92 64-57-6(4 seasons • 127 games) 1989 10-17 1990 20-9-2 1991 20-16-1 1992 14-15-3Bill Zwann 1993-96 60-66-1(4 seasons • 127 games) 1993 15-11 1994 16-16 1995 17-18 1996 12-21-1Sean Matkowski 1997-2003 137-106-5(7 seasons • 248 games) 1997 17-16-2 1998 17-17(MAC champs, NCAA) 1999 24-14-2 2000 21-11 2001 21-12 2002 23-16 2003 14-20-1Steve Carcarey 2004-11 185-124-2(8 seasons • 311 games) 2004 13-21 2005 23-14 2006 25-13-1 2007 26-16 2008 26-14 2009 21-17-1(CC champs, NCAA) 2010 27-14 2011 24-15Mike LaRosa 2012 20-19

RECORDS

David E. Allen ‘65 Award (Team MVP)Art Stang .................................................................................1959Marlin Berry ...........................................................................1960Bob McElroy ...........................................................................1961Lou Horner, Lou Palkovics .....................................................1962Bob Gardill .............................................................................1963John Hamilton, Frank “Skip” Blounts ....................................1964Dave Allen ..............................................................................1965Charles Marsar ........................................................................1966Charlie Madison .....................................................................1967Darryl Seward .........................................................................1968Bill Coleman ...........................................................................1969Tony DiBiasse .........................................................................1970Clay Baldwin ...........................................................................1971Jym Van Sciver ........................................................................1972Steve Ryan ....................................................................1973, 1974Ken O’Brien ............................................................................1975Rick Harrison ..........................................................................1976Pete Morrison .........................................................................1977Tom Miller .............................................................................1978Dave Oswald ...........................................................................1979Tom Robinson ........................................................................1980Joe Limmina ...........................................................................1981Jody Ambrosino ......................................................................1982Phil DiAngelo ...............................................................1983, 1984Dave Amory ............................................................................1985Mike Laino .............................................................................1986Mike Murphy .........................................................................1987Bob Furca .....................................................................1988, 1989Jim Freeman ...........................................................................1990Gary Peck ................................................................................1991Bill Bethel ...............................................................................1992Mike Ortolano ........................................................................1993Keith Dukes ............................................................................1994John Harrison .........................................................................1995Chris Ciavatto .........................................................................1996Lou Spadaccini ........................................................................1997P.J. Mruczinski .......................................................................1998Tom Kivlin ...................................................................1999, 2000Tony Diorisio .........................................................................2001Joe Dawkins ............................................................................2002Zach Taylor ............................................................................2003Josh McLeod ...........................................................................2004Jamie Schild ............................................................................2005Brian Campbell .......................................................................2006Tristan Harner ........................................................................2007Matt Fischer ............................................................................2008Colin McHale .........................................................................2009Tom Connelly .........................................................................2010N/A ...............................................................................2011, 2012

Day Date Opponent Time

Sat. Feb. 23 at St. Mary’s (MD) (DH) NoonSun. Feb. 24 at St. Mary’s (MD) NoonSun. Mar. 3 vs. Merchant Marine ^ 1:00 pmMon. Mar. 4 vs. Kenyon (DH) ^ 10:00 amWed. Mar. 6 vs. Heidelberg ^ 10:00 amThu. Mar. 7 vs. Ohio Northern ^ 1:00 pmFri. Mar. 8 vs. John Carroll ^ 1:00 pmTue. Mar. 12 Rutgers-Camden 3:00 pmFri. Mar. 15 Lebanon Valley * 3:30 pmSat. Mar. 16 at Lebanon Valley * (DH) NoonTue. Mar. 19 Neumann 3:30 pmWed. Mar. 20 Keystone 3:30 pmFri. Mar. 22 Arcadia * 3:30 pmSat. Mar. 23 at Arcadia * (DH) NoonTue. Mar. 26 at Swarthmore 3:30 pmThu. Mar. 28 at Alvernia * 3:30 pmSat. Mar. 30 Alvernia * (DH) NoonTue. Apr. 2 TCNJ 3:30 pmWed. Apr. 3 at Penn State Berks 3:30 pmFri. Apr. 5 Stevenson * 3:30 pmSat. Apr. 6 at Stevenson * (DH) NoonWed. Apr. 10 at Gwynedd-Mercy 4:00 pmFri. Apr. 12 Albright * 3:30 pmSat. Apr. 13 at Albright * (DH) NoonMon. Apr. 15 at Johns Hopkins 3:30 pmWed. Apr. 17 Immaculata 3:30 pmFri. Apr. 19 at Elizabethtown * 3:30 pmSat. Apr. 20 Elizabethtown * (DH) NoonTue. Apr. 23 Rowan 3:30 pmFri. Apr. 26 at Messiah * 3:30 pmSat. Apr. 27 Messiah * (DH) NoonThu.-Sat. May 2-4 Commonwealth Conference Tournament (West Lawn, PA)

* Commonwealth Conference game^ Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic (Fort Myers, FL)Home games in BoldSchedule is Subject to Change

Documents

Widener 2013 Baseball Media Guide