May 22, 2006
The baseball team finished with a 19-19 record under first year head coach Keith Osik, making their first-ever appearance in the ECAC's. Junior Nick Barone was named First Team All-Skyline after leading the team offensively in runs (32), extra-base hits (18), RBI’s (31), total bases (70), slugging percentage (.619) and stolen bases (14). Freshman Tom Heeman was named Second Team All-Skyline and finished third on the team in batting average (.339). Heeman played in 7 positions throughout the year and is ranked nationally as one of the toughest to strikeout with just 3 strikeouts in a team-high 121 at-bats. Sophomore utility player Keith King was also named Second Team All-Skyline, after leading the team with a .484 on-base percentage and a team-high 21 walks...May 20, 2006
NEWARK, NJ – Seniors Dave Sica (Lyndhurst, NJ/Lyndhurst HS), Mike Marcucci (Whitehouse Station, NY/Immaculata) and freshman rightfielder Brian Gill (Manasquan, NJ/Wall) had three hits apiece to lead a 19-hit Rutgers-Newark attack as the Scarlet Raiders defeated Farmingdale State, 16-6, to advance to Sunday’s title game of the ECAC Division III Metro Baseball Championship against John Jay, an 11-7 winner over Manhattanville. Senior reliever James Cariello (Springfield, NJ/Jonathan Dayton) picked up the win in relief of junior lefthander Tom Reynolds (Garfield, NJ/Garfield) for Rutgers. The Rams got to Reynolds for three runs in the first inning on two singles, a double and a pair of throwing errors on a stolen base attempt...May 15, 2006
Cape Cod, Mass. - The Farmingdale State Baseball team has received a bid to the ECAC Metro Championships, which will take place on May 19th-20th. The Rams have received the #4-seed in the Championship and will face top-seed Rutgers Newark on Friday, May 19th at 3:00pm at Riverfront Stadium in Newark, NJ...May 5, 2006
The Skyline Conference released the 2006 All-Conference Baseball teams on Friday, May 5th. The Skyline chooses two All-Conference teams, along with a Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Year, as well as Coaching Staff of the Year and a Sportsmanship Award. This season three baseball players were named All-Conference, including junior outfielder Nick Barone (North Babylon, NY/North Babylon), freshman outfielder Tom Heeman (Valley Stream, NY/Hewlett) and sophomore utility player Keith King (Massapequa, NY/Massapequa)...May 1, 2006
Farmingdale State University junior outfielder Nick Barone (North Babylon, NY/North Babylon) was named Skyline Player of the Week for baseball on Monday, May 1st. Barone batted an impressive .542 with 13 hits in 24 at-bats to lead the Rams in a 4-2 week. Barone had four doubles, a triple, a home run, nine runs scored and 10 runs batted in, all against Skyline opponents. He went 6-for-9 against Manhattanville, 4-for-7 against Stevens and 3-for-8 against Mount Saint Mary. Barone accounted for more than half of Farmingdale’s runs by either driving them in or crossing the plate himself.
The Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week for baseball is announced by the Skyline Conference on Monday nights. Reports are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org...Apr 29, 2006
Farmingdale, NY – The Farmingdale State baseball team (17-18, 10-6 Skyline) split a conference doubleheader against visiting Stevens Institute of Technology (28-9, 12-4 Skyline) on Saturday afternoon in Farmingdale, NY. Ducks’ junior Eric McCormick (Edison, NJ/JP Stevens) pitched five innings for the 6-4 win in the first game, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits. Sophomore Rob Savarese (Syosset, NY/Syosset) secured the complete game shutout for the Rams 10-0 victory in the second game. Savarese pitched seven innings allowing only two hits and striking out five...Apr 26, 2006
Purchase, NY - The Farmingdale State baseball team came home on Wednesday afternoon with a victory under their belts to improve to 16-17, 9-5 in the Skyline after defeating Manhattanville (16-16, 9-5) in game two of a conference doubleheader. The Rams had 17 hits in the outing, including four doubles, and just missed tying a season-high 18 hits in a game. Farmingdale let up two runs in the first before shutting out the Valiants over the final eight innings for the 12-2 conference victory. Sophomore pitcher William Jansen (Westhampton Beach, NY/Westhampton Beach) got the win as he pitched eight innings with seven strikeouts and just six hits allowed...Apr 24, 2006
Purchase, NY - The Farmingdale State baseball team fell to 15-16, 8-5 in the Skyline on Monday afternoon with a 6-5 loss at Manhattanville (16-14, 9-4) in Purchase, NY. The Rams trailed 4-2 going into the ninth inning before a 3-run homer by junior outfielder Nick Barone (North Babylon, NY/North Babylon) gave Farmingdale a 5-4 lead. Manhattanville came back in the bottom of the ninth with two runs on three hits to edge the Rams 6-5 for a conference victory...Apr 22, 2006
The baseball game against Manhattanville in Purchase, NY that was scheduled for today, Saturday, April 22nd at Noon has been postponed due to the weather conditions...Apr 17, 2006
Farmingdale State University freshman first basemen Michael Labrozzi (Sag Harbor, NY/Pierson) was named Skyline Rookie of the Week for baseball on Monday, April 17th. Labrozzi batted .556 (5-for-9) in four games for the Rams. Labrozzi batted .500 in two conference games against St. Joseph’s. In a doubleheader sweep of Baruch, he was 3-for-5 with a double, three runs scored and three runs batted in. Labrozzi also had a .636 on-base percentage for the week.
The Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week for baseball is announced by the Skyline Conference on Monday nights. Reports are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org...Apr 15, 2006
Farmingdale, NY – The Farmingdale State baseball team (15-16) won both games of a non-conference doubleheader against visiting Baruch College (9-12) on Saturday afternoon with 16-7 and 20-6 victories in Farmingdale, NY. Sophomore pitchers William Jansen (Westhampton Beach, NY/Westhampton Beach) and Rob Savarese (Syosset, NY/Syosset) got the wins for the Rams.Apr 12, 2006
Farmingdale, NY – The Farmingdale State baseball team lost both games of a two-game series to conference opponent St. Joseph’s this week to drop to 13-16 overall and 8-4 in the Skyline. Sophomore pitcher William Jansen (Westhampton Beach, NY/Westhampton Beach) went five and third, giving up two runs on eight hits in the 2-1 loss on Monday. Sophomore pitcher Jesse Scott (Massapequa, NY/Massapequa) pitched a complete game, going eight innings and giving up one run on 10 hits in the 1-0 defeat.Apr 9, 2006
Farmingdale, NY – The Farmingdale State baseball team (13-14, 8-2) split two games with Skyline Conference opponent Mount Saint Vincent (11-14, 3-7) on Sunday afternoon with a 4-0 loss and a 2-1 win in Farmingdale, NY. Mount Saint Vincent sophomore pitcher John O’Leary (Bohemia, NY/Connetquot) got the win throwing nine innings for a complete game shutout in game one, allowing eight hits with one strikeout. Freshman outfielder Tom Heeman (Valley Stream, NY/Hewlett) knocked in the game-winning RBI in game two with a double over the left fielders head, securing the split of the conference doubleheader...Apr 8, 2006
Today's baseball doubleheader against St. Joseph's in Patchogue, NY has been postponed due to the weather conditions. The doubleheader will now be split with the games rescheduled for Monday, April 10th and Wednesday, April 12th, both games start at 3:30pm...Apr 4, 2006
Farmingdale State University sophomore pitcher Jesse Scott (Massapequa, NY/Massapequa) was named Skyline Pitcher of the Week for baseball on Monday, April 3rd. The right-hander tossed a no-hitter to lead Farmingdale State University to a 5-0 win over the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Scott struck out five and walked just two while raising his record to 4-0 on the season. His ERA reduced his ERA to 1.10 and he has not allowed a run in Skyline Conference play this season...Apr 4, 2006
Sophomore Jesse Scott (Massapequa, NY/Massapequa) was named ECAC Metro Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday, April 4th. Scott tossed a no-hitter to lead Farmingdale State to a 5-0 win over the United States Merchant Marine Academy. The sophomore right-hander struck out five and walked just two while raising his record to 4-0 on the season. His ERA reduced to 1.10 and he has not allowed a run in Skyline Conference play this season...Apr 2, 2006
Farmingdale, NY – The Farmingdale State baseball team (12-13, 7-1) swept Kings Point (6-15, 7-1) today in a Skyline Conference doubleheader in Farmingdale, NY. Rams sophomore pitcher Jesse Scott (Massapequa, NY/Massapequa) pitched a complete game no-hitter giving up two walks and striking out five in seven innings for the 5-0 victory in the second game of the doubleheader. Sophomore pitcher William Jansen (Westhampton Beach, NY/Westhampton Beach) got the 12-0 win in the first game, going eight innings with six strike outs...Apr 1, 2006
Farmingdale, NY – The Farmingdale State baseball team (10-13, 5-1) swept a Skyline Conference doubleheader with Maritime (0-6, 0-6) today in Farmingdale, NY. Rams sophomore pitcher Rob Savarese (Syosset, NY/Syosset) pitched a complete game shutout giving up five hits in nine innings for the 2-0 victory. Freshman pitcher Joe Sorrentino (Shoreham, NY/Shoreham Wading River) got the 11-3 win in the second game going four innings and giving up no runs.Mar 28, 2006
Farmingdale State University junior second baseman Ryan Pembroke (Wading River, NY/Shoreham Wading River) was named Skyline Player of the Week for baseball on Monday, March 27th. Pembroke batted .500 in eight games last week, including .778 in four Skyline Conference games. Pembroke was 7-for-9 with two doubles and seven runs batted in as the Rams won three of their first four conference games. He went 4-for-6 with two doubles and five RBI in a sweep over rival Old Westbury. Pembroke went 3-for-3 with two RBI in a split with Centenary...Mar 28, 2006
Union, N.J. – Kean University’s Brandon Aich (South Amboy, N.J.) struck out five and allowed two hits in six innings of work, while Mike Shymanski (Edison, N.J) went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBI as the Cougars defeated Farmingdale State University, 14-4 this afternoon in collegiate baseball action at Jim Hynes Stadium. The Cougars improved to 14-5 overall, while the Rams fell to 8-13...Mar 26, 2006
Farmingdale, NY - The Farmingdale State baseball team (8-12, 3-1) split a Skyline Conference doubleheader with Centenary College (4-3, 3-1) today in Farmingdale, NY. Rams sophomore pitcher Rob Savarese (Syosset, NY/Syosset) pitched six innings giving up one earned run on five hits for the 6-2 victory. Freshman pitcher Ben Jurgensen (West Milford, NJ/West Milford) got the 4-1 win in game two for Centenary, going five innings, allowing one run off four hits and striking out three...Mar 25, 2006
Farmingdale, NY - The Farmingdale State baseball team took both games of a conference double-header with Old Westbury (4-7, 0-2 Skyline) to improve to 7-11 overall and 2-0 in the Skyline Conference. Both sophomore starting pitchers, Jesse Scott (Massapequa, NY/Massapequa) and William Jansen (Westhampton Beach, NY/ Westhampton Beach), pitched complete games for the wins...Mar 23, 2006
Staten Island, NY - The Farmingdale State baseball team improved to 5-10 overall with a win over Staten Island (3-4) on Thursday afternoon in Staten Island, NY. The Rams took a quick 1-0 lead in the first, before adding four in the third, one in the fourth and six in the fifth to roll past the Dolphins 12-0. Senior Jeremy Small (Levittown, NY/Island Trees) pitched five innings of relief for the win, allowing just three hits and striking out two...Mar 22, 2006
Holbrook, NY - The Farmingdale State Baseball team (4-10) traveled to Dowling College (5-5) on Wednesday afternoon for a non-conference game in Holbrook, NY. Senior starting pitcher Jason McCorry (Wantagh, NY) gave up only four hits and one run over six innings as the Golden Lions captured a 10-2 victory over the Rams...Mar 21, 2006
Farmingdale, NY - Farmingdale State fell to 4-9 on the season with a 13-1 loss to Dowling College today in Farmingdale, NY. Junior pitcher Alden Schroeder (Islip, NY/Islip) pitched five innings, giving up only one run on four hits in the win for the Golden Lions. Junior second baseman Ryan Pembroke (Wading River, NY/Shoreham Wading River) scored the Rams lone run in the fourth inning. Pembroke finished the day 1-for-1. Farmingdale State was held to five hits in the game...Mar 19, 2006
Farmingdale, NY - Farmingdale State defeated SUNY IT (5-4) today, 11-10, to improve to 4-8 on the season. Senior pitcher Jeremy Small (Levittown, NY/Island Trees) picked up his first win of the season, throwing one and two-thirds shutout innings on one hit and two strikeouts...Mar 18, 2006
Farmingdale, NY - Farmingdale State improved to 3-8 overall as they took two from Cazenovia in today's baseball doubleheader. Sophomore pitcher Jesse Scott (Massapequa, NY/Massapequa) picked up his second win of the season, while sophomore pitcher William Jansen (Westhampton Beach, NY/Westhampton Beach) won game two for his first win of the season...Mar 13, 2006
Farmingdale State sophomore outfielder Rich Santoro (Massapequa, NY/Massapequa) was named Skyline Player of the Week on March 13th for men's baseball. Santoro batted .500 (14-for-28) in eight games to open the season. Santoro, who recorded a .679 slugging percentage, had three doubles, a triple and nine runs scored. In a 9-2 win over Frostburg State, he went 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored...Mar 12, 2006
Farmingdale, NY - The New Jersey City Gothic Knights (7-5) won both games of todays non-conference baseball double-header against Farmingdale State (1-8) in Farmingdale, NY. The games were originally scheduled for noon, but the heavy rains caused the games to be delayed until 1:30pm. In the first game, the Rams led 7-3 after four innings, but NJCU fought back with one run in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh to tie the score at 7-7 and force extra innings. NJCU would score five runs in the eighth inning and hold Farmingdale scoreless for the 12-7 victory...Mar 11, 2006
Farmingdale, NY – The Rams improved to 1-6 today after splitting a home double-header with Frostburg State (5-5) at Farmingdale State’s new baseball stadium in Farmingdale, NY. In game one, Frostburg State junior pitcher Mike Tiller (Dumfries, VA/Potomac) allowed one hit in six innings to lead the Bobcats to a 7-1 victory. Sophomore centerfielder Jordan Crystal (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) and sophomore catcher Joe Daddura (Fallston, MD/Calvert Hall) had two hits each for Frostburg...Feb 27, 2006
First year Head Coach Keith Osik and the Farmingdale State Baseball Team will be heading to spring training on Wednesday, March 1st at the Disney Resort in Orlando, Florida. The Rams will open up the 2006 season with five-games against Grove City (Pa.), Alderson Broaddus (W. Va.) and Gwyneed Mercy (Pa.). The team will be led this season by junior second basemen Ryan Pembroke (Wading River, NY/Shoreham Wading River) and sophomore shortstop Luis Feliciano (Bronx, NY/Park West)...