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2021 Baseball Roster

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Players

  • IF IF 6'1" 218 lbs L/R
    R-Fr. Public Relations Rockville Centre, NY Kellenberg Memorial/Kansas
    Redshirt Freshman Public Relations Rockville Centre, NY Kellenberg Memorial/Kansas
  • IF IF 5'10" 165 lbs R/R
    Jr. Business Analytics Califon, NJ Gill St. Bernard's
    Junior Business Analytics Califon, NJ Gill St. Bernard's
  • IF IF 6'0" 188 lbs R/R
    Sr. Criminology Lorton, VA South County
    Senior Criminology Lorton, VA South County
  • P P 6'2" 203 lbs R/R
    Sr. Exercise Science Wantagh, NY Wantagh
    Senior Exercise Science Wantagh, NY Wantagh
  • C C 5'11" 195 lbs R/R
    Jr. Sustainability Oldsmar, FL Clearwater Central Catholic/Chipola College
    Junior Sustainability Oldsmar, FL Clearwater Central Catholic/Chipola College
  • C C 5'9" 150 lbs R/R
    Fr. Criminology Merrick, NY IMG Academy (FL)
    Freshman Criminology Merrick, NY IMG Academy (FL)
  • IF/OF IF/OF 5'9" 180 lbs R/R
    Jr. Accounting Wantagh, NY Wantagh
    Junior Accounting Wantagh, NY Wantagh
  • OF/P OF/P 5'10" 176 lbs L/R
    Jr. Finance Brentwood, TN Christ Presbyterian Academy/Volunteer State CC/Dyersburg State CC
    Junior Finance Brentwood, TN Christ Presbyterian Academy/Volunteer State CC/Dyersburg State CC
  • P P 5'10" 195 lbs L/L
    Jr. Business Administration (MBA) Fair Lawn, NJ Fair Lawn
    Junior Business Administration (MBA) Fair Lawn, NJ Fair Lawn
  • C/OF C/OF 5'11" 178 lbs R/R
    Jr. Health Administration Farmingdale, NY Farmingdale/Quinnipiac
    Junior Health Administration Farmingdale, NY Farmingdale/Quinnipiac
  • P P 5'11" 165 lbs R/R
    Fr. Psychology Hammonton, NJ Cedar Creek
    Freshman Psychology Hammonton, NJ Cedar Creek
  • P P 6'0" 200 lbs R/R
    Sr. Finance Eastchester, NY Archbishop Stepinac/Lackawanna College
    Senior Finance Eastchester, NY Archbishop Stepinac/Lackawanna College
  • IF IF 5'9" 172 lbs R/R
    Jr. History Tulalip, WA Archbishop Murphy/Everett CC
    Junior History Tulalip, WA Archbishop Murphy/Everett CC
  • P P 6'0" 170 lbs R/R
    Jr. Business Analytics Plainview, NY Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK
    Junior Business Analytics Plainview, NY Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK
  • P P 6'0" 230 lbs R/R
    Jr. Finance (MBA) Dix Hills, NY Half Hollow Hills West
    Junior Finance (MBA) Dix Hills, NY Half Hollow Hills West
  • Outfield OF 6'4" 175 lbs L/L
    So. Business Administration (MBA) Smithtown, NY Smithtown East
    Sophomore Business Administration (MBA) Smithtown, NY Smithtown East
  • IF IF 6'0" 187 lbs L/R
    So. Management Huntington, NY Chaminade
    Sophomore Management Huntington, NY Chaminade
  • P P 6'3" 210 lbs L/L
    Sr. Marketing Ontario, Canada Bluevale Collegiate Institute
    Senior Marketing Ontario, Canada Bluevale Collegiate Institute
  • P P 6'1" 200 lbs L/L
    Jr. Political Science Tenafly, NJ Tenafly/William & Mary/Northwest Florida State
    Junior Political Science Tenafly, NJ Tenafly/William & Mary/Northwest Florida State
  • P P 6'0" 190 lbs R/R
    Gr. Finance Holbrook, NY Sachem East/NYIT
    Graduate Student Finance Holbrook, NY Sachem East/NYIT
  • C C 5'9" 192 lbs R/R
    So. Criminology Trumbull, CT Trumbull
    Sophomore Criminology Trumbull, CT Trumbull
  • 1B 1B 5'11" 212 lbs R/R
    Sr. History Franklin Lakes, NJ Indian Hills/Bergen CC
    Senior History Franklin Lakes, NJ Indian Hills/Bergen CC
  • IF IF 5'10" 186 lbs S/R
    So. Business Leadership Victor, NY Victor Senior
    Sophomore Business Leadership Victor, NY Victor Senior
  • IF IF 6'4" 230 lbs R/R
    Gr. Business Analytics Valley Stream, NY Kellenberg
    Graduate Student Business Analytics Valley Stream, NY Kellenberg
  • UT UT 6'3" 186 lbs R/R
    Fr. Business Leadership (MBA) Troy, NY Tamarac
    Freshman Business Leadership (MBA) Troy, NY Tamarac
  • IF/OF IF/OF 6'0" 228 lbs L/R
    Gr. Accounting Garden City, NY Chaminade/Fordham
    Graduate Student Accounting Garden City, NY Chaminade/Fordham
  • P P 6'1" 233 lbs R/R
    Sr. Management Lawrenceville, NJ Holy Ghost Preparatory
    Senior Management Lawrenceville, NJ Holy Ghost Preparatory
  • P P 6'1" 210 lbs R/R
    Jr. Management Green Brook, NJ Watchung Hills
    Junior Management Green Brook, NJ Watchung Hills
  • P P 6'1" 187 lbs L/L
    Jr. Psychology Commack, NY Commack
    Junior Psychology Commack, NY Commack
  • P P 6'4" 209 lbs R/R
    Jr. Finance Islip, NY Islip
    Junior Finance Islip, NY Islip
  • P P 6'1" 224 lbs R/R
    Fr. Management Glendale, NY Xaverian
    Freshman Management Glendale, NY Xaverian
  • OF OF 6'0" 184 lbs R/R
    Jr. Management Bronx, NY Archbishop Stepinac
    Junior Management Bronx, NY Archbishop Stepinac
  • UT UT 6'0" 194 lbs L/R
    Fr. Management Clark, NJ Arthur L. Johnson
    Freshman Management Clark, NJ Arthur L. Johnson
  • P P 5'11" 155 lbs L/L
    Fr. Film Studies and Production Hauppauge, NY Hauppauge
    Freshman Film Studies and Production Hauppauge, NY Hauppauge
  • OF OF 5'11" 208 lbs R/R
    Fr. Undecided Rockville Centre, NY South Side
    Freshman Undecided Rockville Centre, NY South Side
  • P P 6'1" 210 lbs R/R
    Gr. Sports and Entertainment Management Lake Grove, NY St. John The Baptist
    Graduate Student Sports and Entertainment Management Lake Grove, NY St. John The Baptist
  • P P 6'3" 215 lbs R/R
    Jr. Business Administration (MBA) Oneonta, NY Oneonta/Herkimer CC/RIT
    Junior Business Administration (MBA) Oneonta, NY Oneonta/Herkimer CC/RIT
  • OF OF 6'0" 177 lbs R/R
    Fr. Criminology Glen Head, NY North Shore
    Freshman Criminology Glen Head, NY North Shore
  • IF IF 5'10" 167 lbs L/R
    Fr. Economics Tokyo, Japan American School In Japan
    Freshman Economics Tokyo, Japan American School In Japan
  • C C 5'11" 203 lbs L/R
    Jr. Finance Orangeburg, NY Pearl River
    Junior Finance Orangeburg, NY Pearl River
  • P P 6'0" 190 lbs S/L
    So. Management Charlotte, NC Ardrey Kell
    Sophomore Management Charlotte, NC Ardrey Kell
  • P P 6'4" 220 lbs R/R
    Fr. Taxation (MBA) Rockville Centre, NY South Side
    Freshman Taxation (MBA) Rockville Centre, NY South Side
  • P P 6'4" 210 lbs R/R
    Gr. Marketing Reedville, VA Northumberland/Old Dominion
    Graduate Student Marketing Reedville, VA Northumberland/Old Dominion
  • P P 6'4" 230 lbs R/R
    R-Fr. Management Saint James, NY Smithtown East
    Redshirt Freshman Management Saint James, NY Smithtown East
  • P P 6'3" 192 lbs L/L
    So. Health Science Waxhaw, NC Marvin Ridge/Salisbury School
    Sophomore Health Science Waxhaw, NC Marvin Ridge/Salisbury School
  • IF IF 6'2" 200 lbs R/R
    R-Fr. Management Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Saint Joseph Regional/Northeastern
    Redshirt Freshman Management Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Saint Joseph Regional/Northeastern
  • P P 6'0" 133 lbs R/R
    Fr. Computer Science and Cybersecurity Wading River, NY Shoreham Wading River
    Freshman Computer Science and Cybersecurity Wading River, NY Shoreham Wading River

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    John Russo

  • Assistant Coach

    Matt Wessinger

  • Assistant Coach

    Blake Nation

  • Volunteer Assistant Coach

    Tyler White

  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

    Justin Bentivegna

  • Assistant Athletic Trainer (MSOC, BASE)

    Deanna Sisti

2021 Baseball Roster
# Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Year Hometown High School/Previous Major
0 Luke Napolitano IF L/R 6-1 218 R-Fr. Rockville Centre, NY Kellenberg Memorial/Kansas Public Relations
1 Ryan Morash IF R/R 5-10 165 Jr. Califon, NJ Gill St. Bernard's Business Analytics
2 Austin Gauthier IF R/R 6-0 188 Sr. Lorton, VA South County Criminology
3 Jimmy Joyce P R/R 6-2 203 Sr. Wantagh, NY Wantagh Exercise Science
5 Nick Marrero C R/R 5-11 195 Jr. Oldsmar, FL Clearwater Central Catholic/Chipola College Sustainability
6 Matt Pelcher C R/R 5-9 150 Fr. Merrick, NY IMG Academy (FL) Criminology
7 Anthony D'Onofrio IF/OF R/R 5-9 180 Jr. Wantagh, NY Wantagh Accounting
8 Lane Harris OF/P L/R 5-10 176 Jr. Brentwood, TN Christ Presbyterian Academy/Volunteer State CC/Dyersburg State CC Finance
9 Ryan Rue P L/L 5-10 195 Jr. Fair Lawn, NJ Fair Lawn Business Administration (MBA)
10 Mike McKenna C/OF R/R 5-11 178 Jr. Farmingdale, NY Farmingdale/Quinnipiac Health Administration
11 Steven Kaenzig P R/R 5-11 165 Fr. Hammonton, NJ Cedar Creek Psychology
12 Steven Boscia P R/R 6-0 200 Sr. Eastchester, NY Archbishop Stepinac/Lackawanna College Finance
13 Austin Hauck IF R/R 5-9 172 Jr. Tulalip, WA Archbishop Murphy/Everett CC History
14 Mark Faello P R/R 6-0 170 Jr. Plainview, NY Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK Business Analytics
15 Brad Camarda P R/R 6-0 230 Jr. Dix Hills, NY Half Hollow Hills West Finance (MBA)
16 Will Kennedy OF L/L 6-4 175 So. Smithtown, NY Smithtown East Business Administration (MBA)
17 Aidan Larkin IF L/R 6-0 187 So. Huntington, NY Chaminade Management
18 Jack Anderson P L/L 6-3 210 Sr. Ontario, Canada Bluevale Collegiate Institute Marketing
19 Aljo Sujak P L/L 6-1 200 Jr. Tenafly, NJ Tenafly/William & Mary/Northwest Florida State Political Science
20 Chris Mott P R/R 6-0 190 Gr. Holbrook, NY Sachem East/NYIT Finance
22 Kevin Bruggeman C R/R 5-9 192 So. Trumbull, CT Trumbull Criminology
23 Alex Sica 1B R/R 5-11 212 Sr. Franklin Lakes, NJ Indian Hills/Bergen CC History
24 Santino Rosso IF S/R 5-10 186 So. Victor, NY Victor Senior Business Leadership
25 Rob Weissheier IF R/R 6-4 230 Gr. Valley Stream, NY Kellenberg Business Analytics
26 Tristan Nemjo UT R/R 6-3 186 Fr. Troy, NY Tamarac Business Leadership (MBA)
27 Brian Goulard IF/OF L/R 6-0 228 Gr. Garden City, NY Chaminade/Fordham Accounting
28 Peyton Birch P R/R 6-1 233 Sr. Lawrenceville, NJ Holy Ghost Preparatory Management
29 Mike Murray P R/R 6-1 210 Jr. Green Brook, NJ Watchung Hills Management
30 James Cardinale P L/L 6-1 187 Jr. Commack, NY Commack Psychology
31 Mike Mirando P R/R 6-4 209 Jr. Islip, NY Islip Finance
32 Michael O'Hanlon P R/R 6-1 224 Fr. Glendale, NY Xaverian Management
33 Frankie Gomez OF R/R 6-0 184 Jr. Bronx, NY Archbishop Stepinac Management
34 Steve Harrington UT L/R 6-0 194 Fr. Clark, NJ Arthur L. Johnson Management
35 Ryan Levenberg P L/L 5-11 155 Fr. Hauppauge, NY Hauppauge Film Studies and Production
36 Anthony Pericolosi OF R/R 5-11 208 Fr. Rockville Centre, NY South Side Undecided
37 Andrew Mundy P R/R 6-1 210 Gr. Lake Grove, NY St. John The Baptist Sports and Entertainment Management
38 John Mikolaicyk P R/R 6-3 215 Jr. Oneonta, NY Oneonta/Herkimer CC/RIT Business Administration (MBA)
39 Will Scarola OF R/R 6-0 177 Fr. Glen Head, NY North Shore Criminology
40 Taiyo Ueda IF L/R 5-10 167 Fr. Tokyo, Japan American School In Japan Economics
41 Sean Flaherty C L/R 5-11 203 Jr. Orangeburg, NY Pearl River Finance
43 Garrett Sullivan P S/L 6-0 190 So. Charlotte, NC Ardrey Kell Management
44 Danny Kelleher P R/R 6-4 220 Fr. Rockville Centre, NY South Side Taxation (MBA)
45 Jack Jett P R/R 6-4 210 Gr. Reedville, VA Northumberland/Old Dominion Marketing
50 Bryce Martino P R/R 6-4 230 R-Fr. Saint James, NY Smithtown East Management
54 Tyler D'Amico P L/L 6-3 192 So. Waxhaw, NC Marvin Ridge/Salisbury School Health Science
Zach Bailey IF R/R 6-2 200 R-Fr. Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Saint Joseph Regional/Northeastern Management
Cullen SantaMaria P R/R 6-0 133 Fr. Wading River, NY Shoreham Wading River Computer Science and Cybersecurity

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
John Russo John Russo Head Coach
22 Matt Wessinger Matt Wessinger Assistant Coach
Black Nation Blake Nation Assistant Coach
2020 Tyler White Tyler White Volunteer Assistant Coach
Justin Bentivegna Justin Bentivegna Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Deanna Sisti Deanna Sisti Assistant Athletic Trainer (MSOC, BASE)

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff