2014 Hometown Philly All-Star &
All-Rookie Selections
With the 2015 college baseball season
upon us, let’s take time to look back at
the top players from the past season.
Congrats go out to the following
honorees . . .
Hometown Philly Player of the Year:
Michael Riverso (Widener/Neumann-Goretti)
Hometown Philly Pitcher of the Year: Dom Raia (Chestnut Hill College/GAMP)
Hometown Philly Rookie of the Year: Frank Saviski (Gwynedd-Mercy/Bonner-Prendie)
Hometown Philly Rookie Pitcher of the Year: Mike Fitzgerald (Northeastern/Germantown Academy)
The 2014
Hometown Philly
All-Star Teams and All-Rookie Team were
selected from a roster of 202 former
baseball players from the three Philly
high school leagues (Inter-Academic,
Catholic and Public). Those players
attended 97 different colleges,
and included 74 freshmen.
Class year listed for players
represent their 2014 eligibility.
2014 FIRST TEAM HOMETOWN PHILLY
ALL-STARS
1B - MICHAEL RIVERSO, Widener sr
(Neumann-Goretti) - 2014 Hometown Philly
Player of the Year
46 GP, .434 BA, HR, 43 RBI, .547 OBP, 14
doubles, 7 SB ... 2014 Commonwealth
Conference Player of the Year ...
Most Outstanding Player in 2014
Commonwealth Conference Championship
(game-winning RBI in title game) ...
Sixth in nation with .547 on-base
percentage ... Middle Atlantic
Conference All-Academic ... Philadelphia
Inquirer Academic All-Area ... tied
school single-season record with 69 hits
... Final career stats: 135 GP, .356 BA,
.486 OBP
2B -
KENNY SEARLE, Cairn jr (Kensington)
40 GP, .340 BA, .390 OBP, 33 RBI, 27 R,
14 SB (6th in CSAC) ... First-Team
All-East Region (National Christian
College Athletic Assn) ... second on
team with 49 hits (7th in CSAC) ...
April 17 vs Baptist Bible: 2-4, 2 runs,
5 stolen bases
SS - JOE FORCELLINI, Centenary jr (La
Salle HS)
35 GP, .466 BA (led CSAC), .523
OBP, 5 HR, 33 RBI, 45 runs (led CSAC)
... First-Team All-CSAC ... Fifth
in nation with .466 batting average ...
31 hits shy of school all-time record
(190) ... CSAC All-Academic Team ...
2013 CSAC Player of the Year ...
Three-season totals: 107 GP, .409 BA,
.480 OBP
3B - ALBERT BAUR, Newberry (SC) jr
(Neumann-Goretti)
53 GP, .332 BA, 3 HR, 46 RBI (5th in
South Atlantic Conf), .380 OBP, 17
doubles (3rd in conf) ... batted .400
during late-season 17-game hit streak
... Feb. 22 vs Catawba: 4-5, HR, 8 RBI,
2 doubles, 3 runs ... Three-season
totals: 151 GP, .327 BA, .374 OBP, 13
HR, 137 RBI, 42 doubles
OF - RYAN DOLAN, Dickinson soph
(Germantown Academy)
30 GP, .333 BA, HR, 21 RBI, .460 OBP,
31 R, 7 2B, 5 triples (3rd in conf), 16
SB (3rd in conf) ...
Second-Team All-Centennial Conference
... reached base safely in 27
of 30 games ... Led team in BA, R, 3B,
BB, HBP, SB ... 12 multi-hit games
OF - GREG GUERS, Penn State soph
(Germantown Academy)
48 GP, 47 GS, .246 BA, 2 HR, 27 RBI,
.303 OBP, 25 R, 9 doubles, 3 triples, 5
sac fly (6th in Big Ten) ... led
Nittany Lions in doubles, triples, HR,
RBI, SF ... three 5-game hit streaks
and a 6-game hit streak
OF - JOE GIACCHINO, Delaware soph
(Malvern Prep)
53 GP, .314 BA, .354 OBP, 2 HR, 23 RBI,
39 R, 14 doubles, 5 triples, 4 SB ...
Third-Team All-CAA ... CAA Academic
Honor Roll ... reached base safely 23
straight games (March 22-May 9) ... 2014
hit streaks: 11-gm, 10-gm, 6-gm, 5-gm
OF - JON McALLISTER, LIU Brooklyn jr (Springside
Chestnut Hill Academy)
50 GP, .315 BA, .374 OBP, 43 R, 26 RBI,
12 SB (2nd on team) ... 2014 hit
streaks: 8-gm, 7-gm, 5-gm ... hit .353
over final 14 games ...
2
seasons at Harford CC: 107 GP, 103 R,
.333 BA, .432 OBP, 58 SB
C - PAUL SHEPHERD, Widener jr (Bonner-Prendie)
43 GP, .293 BA, .344 OBP, 18 RBI, 16 R,
5 XBH, 5 SH, 2 SF ... Pride were 29-9
with Paul as starting catcher ...
Fielding pct: .991, 2 errors in 223
chances ... threw out 8 stealers in 27
attempts (30%) ... went 5-for-5 with 5
RBI in season opener
DH - DEVIN McCANN, Cumberland County
College soph (Cardinal O’Hara)
58 GP, .314 BA, 3 HR, 40 RBI, .365 OBP,
46 R, 11 doubles, 5 SB ... Dukes set
all-time record with 49 wins, and
reached Division III College World
Series Finals ... April 5
doubleheader vs Delaware County CC: 5-8,
2 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R ... two-season totals:
104 GP, .322 BA, 8 HR, 83 RBI, .371 OBP,
79 R, 17 SB
Utility - MATT PETRIZZI, West Chester jr
(Conwell-Egan)
43 GP, .325 BA, HR, 27 RBI, .366 OBP, 13
doubles ... Pitching: 3-0, 3.04 ERA,
5-hit, complete game shutout vs
Bloomsburg (April 2) ... struck out
only two times in 157 AB ...
Second-Team All-PSAC ... reached
base safely in 37 of 43 games
Utility - TOM DITRO, Penn State Abington
jr (Archbishop Ryan)
38 GP, .328 BA, .390 OBP, 20 R, 9 SB ...
Pitching: 3-3, 5.51 ERA, 6 GS ...
complete game, 6-hit shutout, 0 BB, 8 K
vs Lancaster Bible (April 17) ...
First-Team All-NEAC ... ECAC Upstate
All-Star ... Positions: C, SP, RP,
SS, LF
SP - DOMINIC RAIA, Chestnut Hill College
jr RHP (GAMP) - 2014 Hometown Philly
Pitcher of the Year
6-4, 3.17 ERA, 54 IP, 53 H, 17 BB, 68
K (2nd in conf), .242 opp BA ...
Second-Team All-CACC for second straight
season ... won six consecutive
starts from March 11 to April 16 (0.25
ERA, 1 ER in 35.2 IP, 24 H, 43 K)
... three-season totals: 16-12, 3.72
ERA, 34 APP, 30 GS, 5 CG, 188.2 IP,
153 K (60 looking)
SP - JOE HARVEY, Pittsburgh jr RHP
(Kennedy-Kenrick)
2-2, 2.90 ERA, 15 APP, 12 GS, SV,
71.1 IP, 56 K ... made five starts (four
vs ranked teams) March 22-April 19: 2-0,
0.27 ERA, 1 ER, 34 IP, 22 H, 23 K
... three seasons at Pitt: 7-3, 3.36
ERA, 9 SV, 131.1 IP, 123 H, 113 K
New York Yankees 19th
round pick, 2014 MLB draft
SP - JAMEY MINNEMEYER, Gwynedd-Mercy jr
RHP (Lansdale Catholic)
5-1, 4.13 ERA, 11 APP, 7 GS, SV, 52.1
IP, 46 H, 47 K, .237 opp BA ...
Honorable Mention All-CSAC ...
Shutout win April 28 vs Marywood: 9 IP,
3 H, BB, 11 K ... first career save
March 14 vs Stevenson: 4 IP, 0 R, 6 K
RP - KEVIN FABER, Penn State Abington sr
RHP (Father Judge)
6-2, 3 saves, 2.10 ERA, 16 APP, 3 GS, 3
CG, 38.2 IP, 15 BB, 43 K ...
First-Team All-NEAC
... program’s all-time leader with 13
saves and 77 appearances ...
Third-Team Coaches All-Mid Atlantic
Regional Team ... allowed only one
home run in senior season
RP - THOMAS HARPER, Johns Hopkins jr RHP
(Haverford School)
11 APP, 1-0, 4.50 ERA, 3 SV, 12 IP, 6
BB, 24 K ... March 8-April 17:
1.04 ERA, 8.2 IP, 3 BB, 18 K ...
three-season totals: 2-0, 4 saves, 34.1
IP, 50 K
2014 SECOND TEAM HOMETOWN PHILLY
ALL-STARS
1B - BRIAN O'GRADY, Rutgers sr
(Archbishop Wood)
54 GP, .328 BA (6th in American Conf),
.402 OBP, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 5 triples (2nd
in conf), 13 SB ... Third-Team
All-Conference ... four-season
totals: 208 GP, .294 BA, .382 OBP, 227
hits (7th in school history)
Cincinnati Reds 8th
round pick, 2014 MLB draft
2B - DANNY HOY, Princeton soph
(Germantown Academy)
40 GP, .285 BA, 3 HR, 15 RBI, .361 OBP,
25 R, 9 doubles, 7 SB ... started all 40
games ... led Tigers in games, runs, 2B,
HR, SB ... reached base safely in 33 of
40 games
SS - NATHANIEL CORONADO, Camden County
CC soph (Edison)
35 GP, .441 BA, .485 OBP, .856 Slug%,
8 HR (T-2nd in nation, JUCO D-III),
40 RBI, 17 doubles ... Third-Team
Junior College All-American ... Two
season totals: 76 GP, .421 BA, .476 OBP,
11 HR, 93 RBI, 33 doubles
3B - ERIC FRAIN, Bloomsburg jr
(Archbishop Ryan)
47 GP, .367 BA, .421 OBP, 38 R, 21 RBI,
14 SB ... First-Team All-PSAC ...
65 hits, T-5th all-time single-season
for Huskies ... Named to Coaches
Atlantic All-Region team ...
Member of 2013 NJCAA Division III
National Champions (Gloucester County
College)
OF - CAM STIMPSON, Neumann U jr
(Frankford/Friends Central)
38 GP, .273 BA, 2 HR, 17 RBI, .382 OBP,
37 R, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 32/36 SB ...
March 3 vs Heidelberg: 4-6, 4 R, RBI,
2B, BB, 2 SB ... season: 8 multi-steal
games
OF - RICK DiDOMENICO, Immaculata soph
(Archbishop Carroll)
34 GP, .286 BA, .361 OBP, HR, 24 RBI, 32
R, 22 HBP, 27/32 SB ...
Honorable Mention All-CSAC ... CSAC
All-Academic Team ... reached base
safely 18 straight games (.333 BA,
.487 OBP, 14 SB) ... College career:
47 GP, .292 BA, .444 OBP, 30 SB
OF - JIMMY KERRIGAN, Temple soph
(Neumann-Goretti)
47 GP, .310 BA, HR, 16 RBI, .388 OBP, 15
R, 8 doubles, 8 SB ... second on Owls
with 54 hits (Rob Amaro-58) ... finished
Temple career on 9-game hit streak (.412
BA) ... reached base safely in each of
Temple’s final 16 games
OF - RICK REIGNER, Philadelphia U sr
(Bonner-Prendie)
40 GP, .287 BA, .362 OBP, HR, 16 RBI, 21
R, 7 SB ... hit .355 in 17 home games
with 14 RBI ... had hits in 12 of final
13 games (.420 BA, .500 OBP) ... Final
career stats: 168 GP, 188 hits, .296 BA,
.360 OBP, 32 SB
C - RAY TOTO, George Mason jr (St.
Joseph’s Prep)
47 GP, .255 BA, HR, 21 RBI, .330 OBP, 17
R, 6 doubles, 3 SF, 2 SH ... Threw out
14 base stealers in 53 attempts (26.4%)
... 10 multi-hit games ...
three-season totals: 85 GP, .244
BA, .339 OBP, 3 HR, 36 RBI
DH - CHRIS HARVEY, Vanderbilt jr
(Germantown Academy)
28 GP, 17 GS, .294 BA, .347 OBP, 8 R, 8
RBI, 3 doubles, 3 SH ...
Member of 2014 NCAA College World Series
Champions,
first-ever men's team national title in
school history
... May 6 vs #10 Louisville: 3-for-4,
run scored
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates as a free
agent, hit .292 for Bristol Pirates
(Appalachian League) in 20 games (2 HR,
9 RBI)
DH - A.J. VAGLIANI, Penn State Abington
sr (Roman Catholic)
37 GP, .281 BA, .333 OBP, 25 R, 12, 7
doubles, 3 triples ... Second-Team
All-NEAC ... School all-time leader
with 9 triples and 19 HBP ... Final
career stats: 109 GP, .285 BA, .347 OBP,
70 R, 30 doubles, 22 SB
Utility - JOHN SCZEPANSKI, Philadelphia
U sr (La Salle HS)
34 GP, .340 BA, .395 OBP, 14 R, 11 RBI,
7 doubles ... First-Team All-CACC
... hit safely in 12 of 13 games, March
16-April 6 (.417 BA, 20/48) ... hit .469
in 15 home games
Utility - ANTHONY ORTIZ, Palm Beach
Atlantic sr (Roman Catholic)
26 GP, .322 BA, .372 OBP, 21 R, 6 SH,
7/7 SB ... 10 multi-hit games ... Final
career stats: 166 GP, .343 BA,
.410 OBP, 2 HR, 80 RBI, 125 R, 170 H,
30 SH, 53 SB
SP - SHAWN O’NEILL, La Salle U sr LHP
(La Salle HS)
5-7, 4.38 ERA, 5 SV, 22 APP, 12 GS, 84.1
IP, 21 BB, 50 K ... Led Explorers in
wins, saves, ERA, IP, K ... Atlantic
10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Big 5
All-Academic Team ... College career:
14-16, 5.35 ERA, 5 SV, 75 APP, 30
GS, 198.1 IP
SP - JOE NESTOR, Lock Haven sr LHP
(Bonner-Prendie)
led team in all categories: 4-6, 3.96
ERA, 13 APP, 10 GS, 6 CG, 63.2
IP, 34 K ... complete game shutout Feb.
22 vs Apprentice: 9 IP, 5 H, 0 BB, 6 K
... 7 complete games in 17 career starts
SP - JONATHAN MOTTS, Lackawanna College
soph (Lansdale Catholic)
4-1, 3.46 ERA, 10 APP, 8 GS, 41,2 IP, 12
BB, 37 K ... April & May: 3-0, 2.68 ERA
... Two-season totals: 4-2, 2.58 ERA, 7
CG, 3 Shutouts, 111 IP, 105 H
RP - JAY KLUKA, Wilmington jr RHP
(Bonner-Prendie)
3-2, 2.58 ERA, 15 APP, 5 GS, 45.1
IP, 37 H, 9 BB, 42 K ... 1.35 ERA
in first 8 app (26.2 IP, 3 BB, 29 K) ...
Three-season totals: 15-8, 3.78
ERA, 60 APP, 176 IP, 170 H, 181 K, 78
BB
RP - MATT LENGEL, Villanova jr RHP
(Haverford School)
2-1, 1 save, 4.08 ERA, 20 relief app,
28.2 IP, .238 opp BA, 21 K ... allowed
no runs in 14 of 20 appearances ... 10
career pickoffs ... three-season totals:
4-2, 2 SV, 4.13 ERA, 96 IP, 99 H, 71 K
2014 THIRD TEAM HOMETOWN PHILLY
ALL-STARS
1B - JUSTIN ROMAN, West Chester soph
(Archbishop Carroll)
43 GP, .297 BA, HR, 23 RBI,
.376 OBP, 20 R, 7 doubles, 2 triples,
6/7 SB ... Second-Team All-PSAC
... transitioned from catcher to first
base ... 9-game hit streak and a pair of
6-game hit streaks
2B - MARK WOLTEMATE, Chestnut Hill
College sr (Father Judge)
33 GP, .289 BA, .374 OBP, 25
R, 18/19 SB ... led Griffins in runs
and stolen bases ... reached base
safely in each of final 13 games of
season ... highest career stolen
base percentage in school history (.957,
22/23 SB)
SS - JIM HALEY, Penn State fr (Bonner-Prendie)
44 GP, 42 GS, .299 BA, .341
OBP, 17 R, 5 doubles, 4 SB ... Versatile
hitter: batted everywhere in lineup,
except leadoff and “two-hole” ... Big
Ten Freshman of the Week, April 8
... Led Nittany Lions with 9 HBP (next
closest had 5)
3B - ROB AMARO, Temple sr (Penn Charter)
47 GP, .324 BA, 3 HR, 39 RBI,
.396 OBP, 7 SB ... Led Owls in batting
average and RBI in program’s 87th and
final season ... 2014 Philadelphia
All-Big 5 Team ... University of
Virginia transfer ... May 10 vs #5
Louisville: 3-4, 2 RBI, double in 4-2
win
OF - DEMETRIUS JENNINGS, Wofford soph
(Penn Charter)
52 GP, 39 GS, .243 BA, .350
OBP, 25 R, 17/21 SB ... 4th on
team and 9th in conf with 17 SB ... 2
games vs Charleston Southern: 3-6, 4 R,
5 SB, .625 OBP ... Two-season totals: 88
GP, .233 BA, .350 OBP, 45 R, 10 doubles,
15 HBP, 25 SB
OF - A.J. KOSCELANSKY, Neumann U soph
(Kennedy-Kenrick)
38 GP, .292 BA, 3 HR, 32 RBI,
.424 SLG%, 21 R, 4 SF, 5 SH ...
led team in sac flies and sac bunts ...
CSAC All-Academic Team ... last
10 games: .333 (13-39), HR, 11 RBI, 6 R
OF - SAM CHRISTIE, Widener sr (Bonner-Prendie)
43 GP, .309 BA, .360 OBP, 25
R, 18 RBI, 7 doubles, 9 SH, 6 SB ... 11
multi-hit games ... 12-game hit streak
and a trio of 5-game hit streaks
OF - NICK BATEMAN, Miami Dade soph
(Malvern Prep)
41 GP, .310 BA, 4 HR, 16 RBI,
.341 OBP, 20 R, 5 SB ... D-I Junior
College World Series All-Tournament Team
(.538 BA, 3 HR, 4 RBI) ... more World
Series stuff: hit 3 HR during 3-game
span with two inside-the-park HRs
OF - MIKE McLAUGHLIN, Chestnut Hill
College jr (Father Judge)
34 GP, .286 BA, .329 OBP, 20
R, 12 RBI, 6 doubles, 18/22 SB ... 52
career steals in 62 attempts, .839 (3rd
all-time in school history) ...
batted .400 over last 8 games of season
(14-35)
C - EDWARD RAVERT, Scranton sr (Malvern
Prep)
21 GP, 18 GS, .296 BA, .449
OBP, 9 RBI, 9 BB, 7 R, 6 HBP ...
finished career with hits in 7 of last 8
games ... advanced runners 15 times in
33 opportunities (.455) ... threw out 8
base stealers
DH - RICKY TRONCELLITI, University of
Chicago sr (Haverford School)
37 GP, .323 BA, .387 OBP, 21 R,
18 RBI, 6 doubles, 2 triples ... hit
safely in 15 of first 16 games (.345 BA)
... Final career stats: 108 GP, .332 BA,
.419 OBP, 7 HR, 64 RBI
Utility - GIO MORALES, California (PA)
sr (St. Joseph’s Prep)
40 GP, .274 BA, .319 OBP, 17
R, 7 SH, 9 SB ... Last 9 games as a
Vulcan: .346 BA, .414 OBP ... studied
abroad during 2011 season ... Final
career stats: 135 GP, .292 BA, .347 OBP,
66 R, 4 SF, 14 SH, 28 SB
Utility - RICKY ALVAREZ, Camden County
College soph (Frankford)
33 GP, .315 BA, .333 OBP, 15
RBI, 8 R, 3 doubles, 7 SB ... hit .407
in March (6 RBI, 4 R, 3 SB) ... Also in
March: 0 errors in 29 chances ... played
freshman season at DeSales
SP - VINCE PICCIONI, Ursinus soph RHP
(Haverford School)
4-2, 2.03 ERA, 53.1
IP, 52 H, 31 K ... March: 3-0, 1.29
ERA ... wins vs Ohio Wesleyan,
Richard Stockton and Washington College
SP - KURT SOWA, Rider jr RHP (Father
Judge)
2-5, 4.57 ERA, 67 IP, 61 H,
58 K, .251 opp BA ... did not allow a
HR in 2014 ... Three-season totals:
18-10, 4.22 ERA, 40 GS, 221 IP,
183 H, 163 K, .227 opp BA
SP - MATT McALLISTER, West Chester sr
RHP (Archbishop Wood)
3-2, 4.81 ERA, 9 APP, 8 GS,
43 IP, 15 BB, 36 K ... complete game
shutouts vs Mansfield and Kentucky
Wesleyan ... Four-season totals:
14-11, 3.81 ERA, 194 IP, 205 H, 156
K
RP - TAYLOR WRIGHT, Brown jr RHP
(Episcopal Academy)
1-0, SV, 5.40 ERA, 13 APP, 15
IP, 4 BB, 11 K ... led team in
appearances ... last 9 app of season:
1-0, save, 1.69 ERA, 10.2 IP, 9 K
... 1.35 Ivy League ERA
RP - KEVIN LONG, Lehigh soph RHP (La
Salle HS)
4-5, 2 saves, 3.21 ERA, 15
APP, 6 GS, 56 IP, 52 H, 14 BB, 44 K ...
first 9 games of season: 3-1, 2
saves, 2.08 ERA, 23.2 IP, 17 K ...
career-high 9 K vs Bucknell in
opener of Patriot Championship
2014 HOMETOWN PHILLY ROOKIE ALL-STARS
1B - DEREK BARNES, Montgomery County CC
(Kennedy-Kenrick)
32 GP, .385 BA, .449 OBP, HR, 24 RBI, 28
R, 16 doubles ... Ranked 13th
nationally in Junior Colleges with 16
doubles ... Ht: 6-4, Wt: 235 ...
April 22 at Bucks County CC: 5-5, 4
doubles, triple, 2 R, RBI ... 20 of
his 37 hits were for extra bases
2B - IAN CONWELL, Lackawanna College
(Lansdale Catholic)
18 GP, .382 BA, .488 OBP, 11 R, 3 RBI
... Strong finish to end season, last 7
GP: .533 BA, (8/15) ... March 22 vs
Mercyhurst: 3-4, 2 runs
SS - FRANK SAVISKI, Gwynedd-Mercy
(Bonner-Prendie) - 2014 Hometown Philly
Rookie of the Year
38 GP, .362 BA, .434 OBP, HR, 30 RBI, 46
hits, 11 doubles ... Named CSAC
Rookie of the Year ... led Griffins
in hits, doubles, RBI ... reached base
safely in 31 of 38 games ... second on
team in hitting, 14th in conference
3B - KINDANNY CUMBA, Monroe College
(Frankford)
32 GP, 18 GS, .278 BA, .452 OBP, 14 R
... second on team with 3 SH & 7 SB ...
reached base safely in final 9 starts of
season ... Fielding pct: .918
OF - JOE SANTOSPAGO, Mercer County
College (Archbishop Wood)
47 GP, .385 BA, .456 OBP, 3 HR,
31 RBI, 30 R, 8 doubles, 12 SB ... Moved
‘em up: 4 sac flies and 5 sac bunts ...
First-Team All-Region 19 ...
First-Team All-Garden State Athletic
Conf ... Vikings (40-8) reached
NJCAA Division II World Series
OF - MATT GRESKOFF, Penn (Malvern Prep)
24 GP, .292 BA, .390 OBP, 14 RBI, 13 R,
4 doubles, 2 SB ... 6 multi-hit games
... first 7 games: .105 BA, last 17
games: .370 BA ... Good Ivy stats:
.375 BA, .447 OBP
OF - CORY KREAMER, Camden County College
(Father Judge)
37 GP, .333 BA, .444 OBP, 27 R,
19 RBI, 5 doubles, 18 SB ... 10
multi-hit games ... Feb/March: .350
BA, .544 OBP ... May 3 vs Ocean:
5-6, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI, 3 SB
OF - TOM GIBBONS, Kings (Lansdale
Catholic)
23 GP, .338 BA (led team), .382 OBP, 10
R, 9 RBI ... second on team with 24 hits
and 6 stolen bases ... 2 games vs
Baptist Bible: 5-7, 4 R, 3 RBI, double,
BB, 2 SB
C - BILL FORD, West Chester (Malvern
Prep)
Appeared in 21 games, making 17 starts
(Golden Rams were 10-7) ... Fielding
pct: .988 (one error) ... first
multi-hit game vs Bloomsburg, March 27:
2-for-2
DH - DOUG TRIMBLE, Delaware (Episcopal
Academy)
33 GP, 20 GS, .309 BA, HR, 14 RBI, .378
OBP, 12 R, 4 doubles ... CAA
All-Rookie Team ... reached base
safely in 24 of 30 games ... 7-game hit
streak ... CAA All-Academic Honor Roll
Utility - JOE PODUSLENKO. Seton Hall
(Malvern Prep)
19 GP, 10 GS, .333 BA, .500 OBP, 10 R,
5/5 SB ... collegiate debut Feb. 16 vs
#28 Oklahoma: 1-1, run, 2 walks ...
played 2B, SS and was used as DH ...
reached base four times vs Princeton
(April 2) and NYIT (April 11)
Utility - NELSON CORONADO, Camden County
College fr (Edison)
25 GP, .338 BA, .389 OBP, 10 R, 8
doubles ... 9 of 22 hits were for extra
bases ... from La Vega, Dominican
Republic, attended Northeast High prior
to Edison
SP - SCOTT BOCHES, Marist RHP
(Archbishop Wood)
4-5, 4.72 ERA, 12 GS, 3 CG, 68.2 IP, 75
H, 39 K ... tied for team lead with four
wins ... led team with three complete
games, coming in his last three starts
... MAAC Rookie of the Week, March 10
SP - MATT KOZEMCHAK, Lehigh LHP (Springside
Chestnut Hill Academy)
2-0, 2.53 ERA, 8 APP, 4 GS, 21.1 IP, 15
H, 15 K ... second on team with 2.53 ERA
... wins vs Lafayette and
Maryland-Eastern
Shore
RP - MIKE FITZGERALD, Northeastern RHP
(Germantown Academy) - 2014 Hometown
Philly Rookie Pitcher of the Year
3-3, 1 save, 2.03 ERA, 19 relief
app, 31 IP, 28 H, 12 BB, 20 K, .243
opp BA ... April 8-29: 2-0, save, 5
app, 11 IP, 0 R, 6 H ... earned
wins vs Central Michigan, Towson and
Hartford ... save in 4-3 win vs Boston
College ... CAA Tournament: 2 app, 2.2
IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RP - NICK DONOVAN, Widener RHP (Cardinal
O’Hara)
1-1, 3.79 ERA, 3 saves, 11 APP, 19 IP,
20 H ... saves vs Johns Hopkins, Penn
State Abington and Messiah ... became a
“go-to” - team’s first 20 games: 2 app,
last 26 games: 9 app ... team co-leader
in appearances
RP - NATE VAHEDI, Mercer County RHP (Masterman)
2-2, 3.38 ERA, 4 saves, 10 APP, 24 IP,
22 H, 3 BB, 18 K ... allowed just
1.12 walks per nine innings ...
another “go-to-guy” - team’s first 27
games: 2 app, last 21 games: 8 app ... 2
app, 3.1 IP as Vikings (40-8) reached
NJCAA Division II World Series
Class years listed for players represent
their 2014 eligibility.
2014 HOMETOWN PHILLY ALUMNI AWARDS
CATHOLIC LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
MICHAEL RIVERSO, Widener sr 1B (Neumann-Goretti)
CATHOLIC LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE YEAR
KEVIN FABER, Penn State Abington sr RHP
(Father Judge)
CATHOLIC LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
FRANK SAVISKI, Gwynedd-Mercy SS
(Bonner-Prendie)
INTER/AC LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
JON McALLISTER, LIU Brooklyn jr OF (Springside
Chestnut Hill Academy)
INTER/AC LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE YEAR
TAYLOR WRIGHT, Brown jr RHP
(Episcopal Academy)
INTER/AC LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
MIKE FITZGERALD,
Northeastern RHP (Germantown Academy)
PUBLIC LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NATHANIEL CORONADO, Camden County
College soph SS (Edison)
PUBLIC LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE YEAR
DOM RAIA, Chestnut Hill
College jr RHP (GAMP)
PUBLIC LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
NATE VAHEDI, Mercer County College
RHP (Masterman)
YEARLY HOMETOWN PHILLY AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2014 - MICHAEL RIVERSO, Widener sr 1B
(Neumann-Goretti)
2013 - TY YOUNG, Louisville jr 3B
(Malvern Prep)
2012 - CHRISTIAN WALKER, South Carolina
jr 1B (Kennedy-Kenrick)
2011 - CHRISTIAN WALKER, South Carolina
soph 1B (Kennedy-Kenrick)
2010 - PHIL GOSSELIN, Virginia jr 2B/LF
(Malvern Prep)
2009 - SEAN BARKSDALE, Temple sr OF
(Cardinal O'Hara)
2008 - TYLER STAMPONE, William & Mary jr
3B (Germantown Academy)
2007 - ERIC SMITH, Mt. St. Mary's sr 1B
(St. Joseph's Prep)
2006 - BRIAN CAMPBELL, Widener jr SS
(Cardinal O'Hara)
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
2014 – DOM RAIA, Chestnut Hill College
jr RHP (GAMP)
2013 - KURT SOWA, Rider soph RHP (Father
Judge)
2012 - KYLE MULLEN, Saint Joseph's jr
RHP (St. Joseph's Prep)
2011 - MIKE McMONAGLE, Millersville jr
RHP (Kennedy-Kenrick)
2010 - ANDREW SINON, Gwynedd-Mercy soph
RHP (Conwell-Egan)
2009 - RYAN BUCH, Monmouth jr RHP
(Conwell-Egan)
2008 - CHEZ ANGELONI, Johns Hopkins jr
RHP (LaSalle HS)
2007 - RYAN BUCH, Monmouth fr RHP
(Conwell-Egan)
2006 - MIKE ANTONINI, Georgia College
and State jr LHP (Cardinal O'Hara)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
2014 - FRANK SAVISKI, Gwynedd-Mercy SS
(Bonner-Prendie)
2013 - NATHANIEL CORONADO, Camden County
CC SS (Edison)
2012 - JOE FORCELLINI, Centenary SS (La
Salle HS)
2011 - WILL KATZKA, Univ. of Chicago 3B
(Haverford School)
2010 - CHRISTIAN WALKER, South Carolina
1B (Kennedy-Kenrick)
2009 - ESTEBAN MELETICHE, Keystone SS
(Frankford)
2008 - RYAN TERRY, Monmouth 3B
(Conwell-Egan)
2007 - JOHN MALLOY, LaSalle OF
(Conwell-Egan)
2006 - MIKE PENNINGTON, DeSales 3B
(LaSalle HS)
ROOKIE PITCHER OF THE YEAR
2014 - MIKE FITZGERALD, Northeastern RHP
(Germantown Academy)
2013 - JONATHAN MOTTS, Lackawanna LHP
(Lansdale Catholic)
2012 - MATT PETRIZZI, Harford CC RHP
(Conwell-Egan)
2011 - ANDREW SCHAEFER, Gwynedd-Mercy
RHP (Conwell-Egan)
2010 - TIM COONEY, Wake Forest LHP
(Malvern Prep)
2009 - CONOR KERINS, West Chester LHP
(Monsignor Bonner)
2008 - JARED FARBMAN, Philadelphia U RHP
(Central)
2007 - RYAN BUCH, Monmouth RHP
(Conwell-Egan)
2006 - JOSH RICKARDS, Marist LHP
(Cardinal O'Hara)