The 2003 Rhode Island College Baseball Team

The 2003 Rhode Island College Baseball Team
Front Row (l to r): Evan Aten, Adolfo Perez, Mike Luke, Anthony Pacitto, Nate Hood, Ray De La Cruz, Glenn Dusablon.
Middle Row (l to r): Brian Baker, Chris Higgins, Brian Farley, John Botelho, Matt Brannon, Brian Peer,
Dan Furtado, Chris Smaldone, Mike Naylor.
Back Row (l to r): Assistant Coach Brad Bustin, Team Manager Scott V irgulak, Assistant Coach Marc Pantazis, Jason DeCesare,
Alex Crotteau, Eric Gibree, Jim Milano, Wade Briggs, Team Manager Bill Shea, Head Coach Jay Grenier.
2003 Rhode Island College Baseball Roster
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Name
Glenn Dusablon
Adolfo Perez
Evan Aten
Nate Hood
Brian Farley
Jason DeCesare
Mike Luke
Anthony Pacitto
Alex Cr otteau
Dan Furtado
Ray De La Cruz
Eric Gibree
Wade Briggs
Mike Naylor
Matt Brannon
Jim Milano
John Botelho
Brian Baker
Chris Smaldone
Brian Peer
Chris Higgins
Year
Sophomore
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Sophomore
Sophomore
Sophomore
Senior
Freshman
Junior
Freshman
Freshman
Sophomor e
Sophomore
Junior
Sophomore
Sophomore
Senior
Junior
Position
P/OF
SS/2B
OF
SS
P
P
INF
C/INF
P
P
INF/OF
1B
P
OF
P/1B
P
P
P
C
3B/1B
OF
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30
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Head Coach:
Assistant Coach:
Assistant Coach:
Captains:
Jay Grenier
Brad Bustin
Marc Pantazis
Dan Furtado, Brian Peer
B/T
L/L
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
B/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
L/L
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
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Hgt.
5-10
5-7
6-0
5-9
5-10
6-1
5-5
5-9
6-4
6-0
5-11
6-2
6-3
6-0
5-11
6-3
5-10
6-1
5-11
5-11
6-0
Wgt.
165
135
185
125
175
180
170
160
180
180
160
210
180
190
185
190
175
215
190
175
195
Hometown (High School)
N. Smithfield, RI (N. Smithfield)
Miami, FL (Coral Park)
Middletown, RI (Middletown)
Attleboro, MA (Attleboro)
N. Providence, RI (N. Providence)
N. Providence, RI (N. Providence)
Cranston, RI (Cranston West)
Johnston, RI (Johnston)
Portsmouth, RI (Portsmouth)
East Providence, RI (Fatima)
Pawtucket, RI (Shea)
Bristol, RI (La Salle)
Woonsocket, RI (Woonsocket)
Warwick, RI (Toll Gate)
Cranston, RI (Cranston West)
Johnston, RI (Cranston West)
Tiverton, RI (Tiverton)
Newport, RI (Rogers)
Johnston, RI (Johnston)
Windsor, CT (Windsor)
Swansea, MA (Joseph Case)
Meet the Coaches
Head Coach Jay Grenier
Jay Grenier enters his third season as the head baseball
coach at Rhode Island College. He owns a career recor d of
237-123 as a collegiate head baseball coach.
RIC was 10-25 overall and 2-12 (seventh place) in the
Little East Conference in 2002. The Anchormen wer e 6-22
overall and 2-12 (eighth place) in the Little East Conference in
his first season at the helm in 2001.
Grenier, who hails from North Smithfield, was previously the Head Baseball Coach at the Community College of
Rhode Island, a position he held from 1993-00. During his
tenure as the Head Coach at CCRI, the Knights were a consistent regional power.
He was named the NJCAA Coach of the Year in both 1994
and 1996. He was the Louisville Slugger Region 21 Coach of
the Year in 1993, 1994 and 1996.
Prior to taking the job at CCRI, Grenier was an assistant
coach for the Knights from 1985-93. He began his coaching car eer as an assistant coach at Rhode
Island College in 1981, a position he held through the 1985 season.
He has also served the head coach of the Rhode Island Reds, a New England Collegiate
Baseball League team. Grenier has also worked as a hitting coach for the Chatham A’s of the
Cape Cod Baseball League and as an envoy coach to Jamaica with Major League Baseball
International.
In addition to his coaching duties, Grenier is a middle school language arts teacher for the
city of Central Falls. He is also the owner and director of the Rhode Island Baseball Academy
located in North Smithfield.
He resides in North Smithfield, Rhode Island with his wife Debbie and their two children,
Garrett and Chelsey.
Assistant Coach Brad Bustin
Brad Bustin enters his third year as an assistant baseball
coach at Rhode Island College. He is the team’s pitching
coach and also assists head coach Jay Grenier with all phases
of the RIC baseball program.
Bustin was an assistant under Grenier for five seasons at
the Community College of Rhode Island from 1996-2000
where he was the Knights’ pitching coach.
He was a pitcher/outfielder during his undergraduate
days at Bridgewater State College. He earned a bachelor’s
degree in physical education from Bridgewater State in 1993.
In addition to his coaching duties, Bustin teaches health
and physical education in the Fall River (MA) school system.
A native of Somerset, Massachusetts, Bustin is a 1989
graduate of Somerset High School. He resides in Fall River
with his wife Traci and son Braydon (2).
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Meet the Coaches
Assistant Coach Marc Pantazis
Marc Pantazis enters his third season as an assistant baseball coach.
Pantazis assists head coach Jay Grenier with all phases of the RIC baseball
program.
He joined the staff after spending the 2000 season as an assistant
coach at the University of Maine. He specializes in working with the
team’s hitters and catchers.
He was a catcher on the Black Bears baseball team for two seasons in
1998 and 1999. Prior to playing at Maine, Pantazis was a catcher for
Grenier at the Community College of Rhode Island for two seasons in
1996 and 1997. He was part of the Knights squad that went to the Junior
College World Series in 1997.
Pantazis earned a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from the
University of Maine in May 2000. He earned his associate’s degree in liberal arts from CCRI in May 1997.
He is originally from Londonderry, New Hampshire and is a 1995
graduate of Londonderry High School.
Pantazis is single and resides in Cumberland, Rhode Island.
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Final 2002 Baseball Statistics
2002 RIC Baseball Game-by-Game Results
10-25 overall record; 2-12 in the Little East Conference
Date
03/10
03/10
03/11
03/11
03/12
03/14
03/14
03/15
03/16
03/16
03/21
03/28
03/30
03/30
04/02
04/04
04/06
04/06
04/08
04/10
04/11
04/12
04/13
04/13
04/16
04/18
04/19
04/20
04/20
04/24
04/27
04/27
05/01
05/04
05/04
Opponent
Albertus Magnus #
Coll. of New Jersey #
Coll. of New Jersey #
Drew #
Mount Mary #
St. Mary’s of MD #
Western New England #
Hillsdale #
Rutgers-Newark #
Rutgers-Newark #
Roger Williams
Worcester State
Southern Maine *
Southern Maine *
Suffolk
Salem State
Keene State *
Keene State *
Bridgewater State
Framingham State
UMass-Dartmouth *
Clark
Eastern Connecticut *
Eastern Connecticut *
UMass-Dartmouth *
Wentworth
Wheaton
Plymouth State *
Plymouth State *
Wheaton
UMass-Boston *
UMass-Boston *
Coast Guard
Western Connecticut *
Western Connecticut *
H/A/N
W/L
N
L
N
L
N
L
N
L
N
L
N
L
N
L
N
L
N
L
N
W
A
W
H
L
H
L
H
L
H
W
H
W
A
L
A
L
A
L
H
W
A
L
H
W
A
L
A
L
A
L
A
W
H
L
H
L
H
L
A
L
A
W
A
W
H
W
H
L
H
L
# played in Florida
Score
Record
7-12
0-1
4-9
0-2
1-10
0-3
5-8
0-4
4-5
0-5
8-10
0-6
5-6
0-7
2-12
0-8
10-11
0-9
4-3
1-9
9-4
2-9
6-9
2-10
0-20
2-11
2-7
2-12
7-5
3-12
7-3
4-12
3-5
4-13
3-5
4-14
6-15
4-15
8-1
5-15
2-13
5-16
19-7
6-16
4-5
6-17
3-12
6-18
2-7
6-19
6-1
7-19
2-12
7-20
6-13
7-21
8-12
7-22
4-6
7-23
11-1
8-23
10-8
9-23
15-2
10-23
0-2
10-24
4-5
10-25
* Little East Conference game
Site
Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers, FL
Bristol, RI
Wor cester, MA
Pr ovidence, RI
Pr ovidence, RI
Pr ovidence, RI
Pr ovidence, RI
Keene, NH
Keene, NH
Bridgewater, MA
Pr ovidence, RI
North Dartmouth, MA
Pr ovidence, RI
Willimantic, CT
Willimantic, CT
North Dartmouth, MA
Boston, MA
Pr ovidence, RI
Pr ovidence, RI
Pr ovidence, RI
Norton, MA
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Pr ovidence, RI
Pr ovidence, RI
Pr ovidence, RI
2002 Player Statistics
Batting
Name
Anthony Pacitto
Mar co Neves
Glenn Dusablon
George Serra
Eric Gibree
Kevin Payette
Russ Barron
Brian Peer
Ryan Lynch
Dave Quaglia
Mike Melucci
Chris Smaldone
Matt Brannon
Sean McNamara
Mike Luke
Kyle Benchsky
Joe Cerullo
RIC
Opponent Totals
GP/GS
08/00
12/04
19/12
19/19
32/32
06/04
35/35
19/15
15/08
35/35
26/21
30/28
21/17
27/24
27/25
33/30
09/07
35/35
35/35
AVG
.500
.400
.320
.314
.309
.308
.301
.300
.286
.280
.270
.255
.233
.232
.204
.191
.080
.266
.304
AB
6
15
50
70
123
133
133
60
21
125
89
102
73
95
93
94
25
1187
1288
R
2
5
8
10
20
2
21
9
7
35
10
14
8
14
18
13
1
197
266
H
3
6
16
22
38
4
40
18
6
35
24
26
17
22
19
18
2
316
392
RBI
2
4
2
8
25
0
22
7
3
28
16
9
9
7
11
9
3
165
222
2B
0
1
2
4
3
0
11
3
2
14
4
3
5
7
2
3
0
64
75
3B
0
1
1
1
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
9
18
HR
0
0
1
0
4
0
4
0
0
6
4
0
0
0
1
2
0
22
26
BB
0
4
8
6
13
1
11
4
7
29
5
8
7
10
16
16
2
147
113
SO
1
5
9
12
30
3
43
6
6
22
19
15
7
12
21
31
7
249
234
SH
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
7
SF
2
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
3
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
13
11
7
R
22
33
48
21
37
47
32
26
266
197
ER
14
24
28
15
19
31
26
19
176
157
BB
11
14
12
15
15
22
21
3
113
147
SO
20
36
48
34
29
32
23
12
234
249
SB
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
3
5
0
18
48
Pitching
Name
Seth DeCorte
Glenn Dusablon
Matt Brannon
Jeremy Edwards
Alex Crotteau
Jeff Steere
Jim Milano
Dan Furtado
RIC
Opponent Totals
GP/GS
11/02
09/07
12/07
07/04
07/04
11/06
09/05
12/00
35/35
35/35
ERA
4.25
4.26
4.53
4.60
5.58
6.29
6.44
8.84
5.35
4.68
W
1
4
2
1
1
0
1
0
10
25
L
2
2
4
4
2
4
5
2
25
10
PCT
.333
.666
.333
.200
.333
.000
.166
.000
.285
.714
CG
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
5
17
SV
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
9
IP
29.2
50.2
55.2
29.1
30.2
44.1
36.1
19.1
296.0
302.0
H
42
65
69
26
42
62
47
39
392
316
WP
4
1
5
1
4
3
2
2
22
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Meet the Team
#4 Evan Aten
#24 Brian Baker
Outfield, 6-0, 185, Freshman
Middletown, RI (Middletown)
Pitcher, 6-1, 215, Sophomore
Newport, RI (Rogers)
High School: Lettered in base ball, wrestling and volleyball while at
Middletown High School...2001 graduate..captained all three teams during
his junior and senior years...named
First Team Class B in wrestling as a
senior in 2000-01.
High School: Named First Team
All-Division while at Rogers High
School...2001 graduate.
Personal: Bats: right, throws:
r igh t. ..bor n
N ovembe r
29,
1982.. .busin ess
ma nagem ent
major...m ember of the 16-year old
New England Championship team.
Personal: Bats: right, throws:
right... bor n Sept. 5, 1983... physical
education major.
Coach G renier’s C omm e nts:
“Br ia n is a transfer fr om the
University of Tampa. He should fit in
nicely with our pitching staff. He is someone we can count on to
throw strikes and eat up innings.”
Coach Grenie r’s Com m en ts:
“Evan is going to see time in the outfield as well as behind the plate.
He has good size and we look for good things from him down the
road.”
#23 John Botelho
#21 Matt Brannon
Pitcher, 5-10, 175, Junior
Tiverton, RI (Tiverton)
Pitcher/Infield, 5-11, 185, Sophomore
Cranston, RI (Cranston West)
Sophomore Year (2002): Played
at the Community College of Rhode
Island.
Freshman Year (2002): Appeared
in 12 ga mes, startin g se ven of
them...was 2-4 with a 4.53 ERA, two
complete games and 48 strikeouts in
55.2 innings pitched....as a hitter, he
played in 21 games, starting 17 of
them...batted .233 with eight runs, 17
hits, five doubles, nine RBI and one
stolen base...owned a .301 slugging
per centage, a .305 on-base percentage
and a .960 fielding percentage.
Freshman Year (2001): Played at
the Comm unity College of Rhode
Island.
High School: Named a Fall River
Herald First Team All-Star while at
Tiverton High School...2000 graduate.
High Sch ool: N amed Second
Team All-State and First Team All-Division in baseball while at
Cranston High School West...2001 graduate.
Personal: Bats: right, throws: right...born April 14, 1982...physical education major.
Coach Grenier’s Comments: “John is a transfer from CCRI.
He is going to be our number one starter for the next two years. We
expect big things from him this season.”
Personal: Bats: left, thr ows: left...born October 4, 1983...physical education major.
Matt Brannon’s Career Statistics
BATTING
Yr GP/GS AVG AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR
2002 21/17 .233 73 17 8
9
5
0
0
1 Yr 21/17 .233 73 17 8
9
5
0
0
PITCHING
Yr
GP/GS ERA
IP H
R ER K W L
2002 12/07 4.53
55.2 69 48 28 48 2 4
1 Yr 12/07
10
4.53
55.2 69
48 28
48 2
BB
7
7
SV
0
4 0
Meet the Team
#19 Wade Briggs
#11 Alex Crotteau
Pitcher, 6-3, 180, Freshman
Woonsocket, RI (Woonsocket)
Pitcher, 6-4, 180, Sophomore
Portsmouth, RI (Portsmouth)
High School: Named First Team
A ll-D ivision and team MVP a s a
senior
at
Woonsocke t
H igh
School...2002 graduate.
Freshman Year (2002): Appear ed
in seven gam es, star ting four of
them...was 1-2 with a 5.58 ERA, and
29 strikeouts in 30.2 innings pitched
Personal: Bats: right, throws:
r ight.. .born May 9, 1984. ..ph ysical
education major.
High School: Lettered in baseball
w hile
at
Por tsm outh
H igh
School...2001 graduate.
Coach Grenie r’s Com m en ts:
“Wade is a freshman with a lot of
upside. He has a good pitcher ’s body
and should have a bright future in the
Personal: Ba ts: r ight, throws:
r ight...born A ugust 12, 1983. ..business major.
Little East Conference.”
Alex Crotteau’s Career Statistics
Yrs GP/GS ERA
IP H
R ER K W L SV
2002 07/04 5.58 30.2 42 37 19 29 1 2 0
1 Yr
07/04 5.58 30.2 42 37 19 29 1 2 0
#8 Jason DeCesare
#13 Ray De La Cruz
Pitcher, 6-1, 180, Freshman
North Providence, RI (North Providence)
Infield/Outfield 5-11, 160, Freshman
Pawtucket, RI (Shea)
High School: Two-time Second
Team All-Division selection while at
North Providence High School...2002
graduate...named Scholar Athlete of
the Year and MVP of the pitching
staff during his senior campaign in
2002.
High School: Lettered in baseball
w hile at Shea H igh School...2002
graduate.
Personal: Bats: right, throws:
right... bor n
N ovem be r
16,
1984...chemistry major.
Coach G renier’s C omm ents:
“Ray is a player we are very excited
about. He is one of our most athletic
players as just a freshman. Ray will
see time at second base and in the
Personal: Bats: both, throws:
r igh t. ..bor n
De cembe r
13,
1984...undecided about a major.
Coach G ren ier’s C omm e nts:
“Jason should see time out of the bullpen and maybe as a spot
starter this season.”
outfield.”
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Meet the Team
#2 Glenn Dusablon
#7 Brian Farley
Pitcher/Outfield, 5-10, 165, Sophomore
North Smithfield, RI (North Smithfield)
Pitcher, 5-10, 175, Freshman
North Providence, RI (North Providence)
Freshman Year (2002): Appeared
in nine ga m es, sta rting seven of
them...was 4-2 with a 4.26 ERA and 36
strikeouts in 50.2 innings pitched...as
a hitter, he played in 19 games, starting 12 of them...batted .320 with eight
runs, 16 hits, two doubles, one triple,
one h ome r un, tw o RBI and one
stolen base...owned a .460 slugging
percentage, a .424 on-base percentage
and a .902 fielding percentage...was
named the LEC’s Rookie of the Week
four times during the season.
High School: Earned First Team
and Second Team All-Division honors while at North Providence High
School...2002 graduate.
Personal: Bats: right, throws:
right...born January 12, 1984...education major with a minor in physical
education.
Coach G ren ier’s C omm e nts:
“ Brian is a freshman pitcher with
good arm action. He will gain the
experience this year that he will need to be a solid pitcher in this
conference.”
High School: Named First Team All-Division in baseball at
North Smithfield High School...2001 graduate.
Personal: Bats: left, throw s: left.. .born
1982...undecided about a major.
De cembe r 16,
Glenn Dusablon’s Career Statistics
Yr GP/GS AVG AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR BB
2002 19/12 .320 50 16 8 2
2
1
1
8
1 Yr 19/12 .320 50 16 8 2
2
1
1
8
PITCHING
Yr
GP/GS ERA
IP H
R ER K W L SV
2002 09/07 4.26 50.2 65 33 24 36 4 2 0
1 Yr
09/07 4.26 50.2 65 33 24 36 4 2 0
#12 Dan Furtado
#18 Eric Gibree
Pitcher, 6-0, 180, Senior
East Providence, RI (Fatima)
First Base, 6-2, 210, Junior
Bristol, RI (La Salle)
Junior Year (2002): Appear ed in
12 games...was 0-2 with an 8.84 ERA
and 12 str ikeouts in 19.1 innin gs
pitched.
Junior Year (2002): Named the
tea m’s MVP.. .played in 32 gam es,
starting all of them...batted .309 with
20 r uns, 38 hits, three doubles, four
triples, four home r uns, 25 RBI, and
one stolen base...owned a .496 slug ging percentage, a .380 on-base percentage and a .988 fielding percentage...set a RIC single-season record
with 241 putouts.
Sophomore Year (2001): Played
in five games, starting all of them
before a knee injured sidelined him
for the remainder of the season...granted a medical redshirt for the
the season.
Freshman Year (2000): Played in 29 games, starting 26 of
them...batted .348 with 17 runs, 40 hits, 19 RBI, six doubles, one
triple, and three home runs.
High School: N amed Second Tea m A ll-State and AllConference while at La Salle Academy...1999 graduate.
Personal: Ba ts: r ight, thr ow s: r ight. ..born Ja nuar y 4,
1981...communications major.
Sop hom ore
Year
(2001):
Appeared in 12 games, starting seven
of them...was 1-5 with 34 strikeouts
and a 10.17 ERA in 48.2 innings...second on the team in strikeouts.
Freshman Year (2000): Appeared
in eight gam es, star ting tw o of
them...was 1-1 with a 11.49 ERA and nine strikeouts in 15.2 innings
of work...tied for third on the team in wins.
High School: Named Our Lady of Fatima High School’s baseball team MVP three times (1997, 1998 & 1999)...1999 graduate.
Personal: Ba ts: right, throw s: right.. .born Septem ber 5,
1981...criminal justice/sociology major.
Dan Furtado’s Career Statistics
Yrs GP/GS ERA
IP H
R ER K W
2000 08/02 11.49 15.2 30 20 20 9 1
2001 12/07 10.17 48.2 81 73 55 34 1
2002 12/00 8.84 19.1 39 26 19 12 0
3 Yrs 32/09 10.11 83.2 150 119 94 55 2
L
1
5
2
8
Yrs
2000
2001
2002
3 Yrs
SV
0
0
0
0
12
GP/GS
29/26
05/05
32/32
66/63
Eric Gibree’s Career Statistics
AVG AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR BB
.348 115 40 17 19
6
1
3
1
.350 20 7 5
4
2
0
0
2
.309 123 38 20 25
3
4
4 13
.329 258 85 42 48 11
5
7 16
Meet the Team
#33 Chris Higgins
#5 Nate Hood
Outfield, 6-0, 195, Junior
Swansea, MA (Joseph Case)
Infield, 5-9, 125, Freshman
Attleboro, MA (Attleboro)
Sophomore Year (2002): Played
at the Community College of Rhode
Island.
High School: Lettered in baseball
while at Attlebor o High School...2002
graduate.
Freshman Year (2001): Played at
the C om mu nity College of Rhod e
Island.
Personal: Bats: right, throws:
r igh t. ..bor n
N ovember
27,
1983...undecided about a major.
High School: Named to the Fall
River Herald News All-Scholastic Team
w hile at Joseph
C ase H igh
School...2000 graduate.
Coach Grenie r’s C omm ents:
“Nate was a pleasant surprise during
the fall season. He will see time at
shortstop and second base.”
Personal: Bats: right, throws: right...born July 4, 1982...physical
education major.
Coach Grenier’s Comments: “Chris is another transfer from
CCRI. We ar e looking for him to be one of our top offensive producers. He brings an uplifting and winning attitude to this program.”
#9 Mike Luke
#22 Jim Milano
Infield, 5-5, 170, Sophomore
Cranston, RI (Cranston West)
Pitcher, 6-3, 190, Sophomore
Johnston, RI (Cranston West)
Fre shm an Ye ar: Played in 27
games, starting 25 of them...batted
.204 with 18 runs, 19 hits, two doubles, one home run, 11 RBI and three
stolen bases...owned a .258 slugging
percentage, a .393 on-base percentage
and a .906 fielding percentage...was
second on the team in steals...set a
RIC single season record, by being hit
by 13 pitches on the season
Freshman Year (2002): Appear ed
in nine gam es, star ting five of
them...was 1-5 with a 6.44 ERA and
23 strikeouts in 36.1 innings pitched.
High School: Lettered in baseball
w hile at Cra nston H igh School
West...2001 graduate.
Personal: Bats: right, throws:
right...born April 15, 1983...computer
information systems major.
High School: Named First Team
All-State w hile a t Cr anston H igh
School West...2001 graduate.
Jim Milano’s Career Statistics
Yrs GP/GS ERA
IP H
R ER K W L SV
2002 09/05 6.44 36.1 47 32 26 23 1 5 0
1 Yr
09/05 6.44 36.1 47 32 26 23 1 5 0
Personal: Ba ts: r ight, throw s: right.. .born September 9,
1983...undecided about a major.
Mike Luke’s Career Statistics
Yrs GP/GS AVG AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR BB
2002 27/25 .204 93 19 18 11
2
0
1 16
1 Yr 27/25 .204 93 19 18 11
2
0
1 16
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Meet the Team
#20 Mike Naylor
#10 Anthony Pacitto
Outfield, 6-0, 190, Freshman
Warwick, RI (Toll Gate)
Catcher/Infield, 5-9, 160, Sophomore
Johnston, RI (Johnston)
High School: Lettered in football,
basketball and baseball while at Toll
G ate
H igh
School. ..2002
grad uate... ear ne d A ll-D ivision honors in both football and baseball.
Freshman Year (2002): Played in
eight games...batted .500 with two
r uns, three hits and two RBI...owned
a .500 slugging percentage, a .375 onbase percentage and a .800 fielding
percentage.
Personal: Bats: r ight, thr ows:
right...born March 17, 1984...undecid ed about a major...transfer from the
University of Rhode Island.
High School: Lettered in baseball
while at Johnston High School...2001
graduate.
Coach Grenie r’s Com m en ts:
“Mike transferre d to us from U RI
after last fall. He is going to play one of the corner outfield spots.
Mike is a big kid with good speed for his size.”
Personal: Bats: right, throws:
right...born September 22, 1983...elementary education major.
Anthony Pacitto’s Career Statistics
Yrs GP/GS AVG AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR BB
2002 08/00 .500
6 3 2
2
0
0
0
0
1 Yr 08/00 .500
6 3 2
2
0
0
0
0
#27 Brian Peer
#3 Adolfo Perez
Infield, 5-11, 175, Senior
Windsor, CT (Windsor)
Infield, 5-7, 135, Freshman
Miami, FL (Coral Park)
Junior Year (2002): Played in 19
games, starting 15 of them...batted
.300 with nine runs, 18 hits, three
doubles and seven RBI...owned a .350
slugging percentage, a .344 on-base
percentage and a .816 fielding percentage.
High School: Named Offensive
Player of the Year as a senior at Coral
Park High School (FL)...2002 graduate.
Personal: Ba ts: r ight, throws:
r igh t. ..bor n
N ovem be r
29,
1983...nursing major.
Sophomore Year (2001): Played
at Manchester Community College.
Coach G ren ier’s C omm e nts:
“Adolfo comes to us from Miami,
Florida. We ar e very excited about
having him. His ideal position is sec ond base, but he will see most of his time at shortstop.”
Freshman Year (2000): Played at
Manchester Community College.
High School: Named All-Conference and All-Zone in baseball
while at Windsor High School...1998 graduate
Personal: Bats: right, throws: right...born July 1, 1980...justice
studies major.
Brian Peer’s Career Statistics (at RIC)
Yrs GP/GS AVG AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR BB
2002 19/15 .300 60 18 9
7
3
0
0
0
1 Yr 19/15 .300 60 18 9
7
3
0
0
0
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Meet the Team
#25 Chris Smaldone
LaSalle
Jewelers,
Inc.
Catcher, 5-11, 190, Sophomore
Johnston, RI (Johnston)
Freshman Year (2002): Played in
30 games, starting 28 of them...batted
.255 with 14 runs, 26 hits, three doubles, one triple, nine RBI and two
stolen bases...owned a .304 slugging
percentage, a .330 on-base percentage
and a .822 fielding percentage.
— Fine Jewelry
High S chool:
N a med AllDivision in baseball while at Johnston
High School...2001 graduate.
—
Special Orders
Diamond Setting
Repair • Remount
Restoration
Personal: Ba ts: r ight, thr ows:
right...born January 28, 1983...undecided about a major.
Chris Smaldone’s Career Statistics
Yrs GP/GS AVG AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR BB
2002 30/28 .255 102 26 14
9
3
1
0
8
1 Yr 30/28 .255 102 26 14
9
3
1
0
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Providence, RI 02908
401-521-0212
Gary Parseghian
Best Wishes to all Student Athletes
from
The Staff at
Donovan Dining Center
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