Hofstra University Athletics

The 1960 Hofstra Baseball Team posted a 16-3 record and won the Metropolitan Baseball Conference for the first time since 1951 with an 11-2 mark. Their .842 overall
winning percentage is a program record.

The then-Flying Dutchmen received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament but had to decline the invitation due to final exams that were taking place the day of the first game.

Coached by Jack Smith, Hofstra finished the season receiving votes from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper to rank No. 24 in the nation.

Team members are Bob Ainbinder, Brant Alyea, John Ayres, Edward Burfeindt John Canzanella, Lawrence Dauch, George Dempster, Dennis D’Oca, Joel Gewanter, Dan Gwydir, Jack Hilderbrandt, George Hvidsten, Terry Kosens, Tony Major, Bill Martin, Arnie Moi, Joseph Mondello, Andrej Muccillo, Carl Peck, Jerry Rosenthal, Jim Sharkey, Bill Stetson, and Robert Stoors.

Dempster, who served as a team captain, was an NCAA District II All-Star selection at catcher while D’Oca finished the season with a 9-0 record.

Hofstra, which had a school record 10-game winning streak, posted wins over Towson, Baltimore, Adelphi, CCNY twice, Fordham twice, Brooklyn twice, C.W. Post, NYU, St. John’s, Wagner twice, Manhattan, and Kings Point. Hofstra’s only losses were against Manhattan, Army and St. John’s.