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Madison High School Administration
Dr. Michael Rossi
Superintendent of Schools
Sean Dowling
Director of Athletics
Greg Robertson
Principal
Mickey Ennis
Head Baseball Coach
MHS Baseball Bull Pen Club
Diane Higgins – President Steven Azzolini, Esq. – Vice President
Joseph Vorel – Vice President
Kevin Kraska – Treasurer
Patty North – Secretary
Joseph Falco, Jr – Chairman Emeritus
MEET THE COACHES
Mickey Ennis- Varsity Head Coach
• E nters his sixth season as the head baseball coach at
Madison HS.
• NCAA All American OF. NCAA College Baseball Coach of the
Year.
• Head Coach at Ramapo College where he led the Roadrunners to their first National Championship.
• He was the Pitching Coach at Montclair State.
• Hall of Fame inductee…Ramapo College of NJ, Emerson
High School,
• Metropolitan Semi-Pro Baseball League.
• Lives in Livingston with his wife Amy and two sons, Mickey
and Steven.
• 2011 Morris County Coach of the Year with a 20-9 season
record.
Ian Schwindel – Varsity Asst. Coach
• Ian’s sixth season, NJ native where he was captain of
Livingston High his senior year.
• He has spent the past 3 years as a high school football
coach, and a baseball coach in a variety of settings, including
AAU, Middle School, and High School.
• He spends his summers coaching Livingston American Little
League’s Summer All-Star teams.
• Graduate of Montclair State University in Health and Physical
Development.
• Currently employed by the Livingston school district
Ray DeNick – Varsity Pitching Coach
• Coach DeNick thankfully comes back to the Madison staff as a
Varsity Assistant Pitching Coach. He graduate of Livingston HS
where he led the Lancers on the mound,
• Ray graduated Caldwell College and is currently employed by
Hawthorne School District.
• His warm and kind demeanor is loved and respected by all
players.
Mike Yendrick - Junior Varsity Coach
• Played 4 years of varsity baseball at New Providence High.
• Played at FDU in Madison
• Transferred to West Virginia University majored in Physical
Education
• Coached Junior Varsity 3 years at New Providence HS- 2004-2006
• Physical Education Teacher in Spring 2005
• Hired at Madison High School-Varsity Assistant (2007-2011)
Patrick Byrnes –Varsity/JV/Freshmen
With great joy we welcome the return of Patrick Byrnes.
The success of the Madison HS
Program has necessitated bring Pat in three years ago. He played
at CCM from ’80-81 and then went on to play at William Patterson
University from ’81-’84. Coach Byrne then went on to play in the
Miami Marlins organization for two seasons. He coached Montvill
American Legion from 2004=2007 and as an assist. Varsity coach
at Montville HS. He has three great kids; Tara, Pat & Frank.
Chris Henry – New Freshmen Head Coach
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Current Coach of The Strike Zone Cardinals
Former Head Baseball Coach at Kushner Academy
Former Assistant Coach at Union County College
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1 Carmen VACCHIANO
2 Tyler PILAT
4 Brian CHINNI
5 Ryan HIGGINS
6 Joe DiFONZO
7 Jack DONALD
8 J.P. RALSTON
9 Tyler DRISCOLL
10Chris AMLING
Gr.Pos.
12 OF
12 OF,P
11 P,INF
12 P,INF
12 OF
11 P,INF
11C,INF
11 OF
11OF
Ht. Wt.
5’10 150
6’1 165
5’10 150
5’11 160
5’10 160
6’ 155
5’9150
5’11 145
6’ 150
Name
11Charlie BETZ
14Tim AZZOLINI
15M.J. PETERSON
17 Matt RAUDELUNAS
19Shane HORN
20Jimmy PIECHNIK
22 Bobby FINELLI
24Mike MARTIRANO
25 Bobby WAER
26Alex PARK
VARSITY ROSTER
Gr.Pos. Ht. Wt.
11P,INF 6’2 160
11OF,P 5’11170
11INF,P 5’10150
10 P,OF 6’1 160
11INF 6’1 185
11INF,P 6’2 190
12 OF,P 6’1195
11INF,P 6’ 160
12 P,INF 5’8 145
10C,INF5’9 180
VARSITY SCHEDULE
Wed., Apr 1, 4:00PM Away vs. Pequannock HS
Sat., Apr 4, 1:00PM Hanover Park High School Mon., Apr 6, 4:00PM Montville High School Tues., Apr 7, 11:00AM Away vs. Parsippany HS
Sat., Apr 11, Tournament 12:00PM
Away vs. TBA, Newark Academy
Madison High School
Rose City Classic Tournament 1:00PM
TBA Madison High School - Field-Varsity Baseball
Rose City Classic Tournament 3:30PM
Away vs. Hanover Park High School, TBA
Madison High School
Mon. Apr 13, 4:00PM Morristown Beard Wed., Apr 15, 4:00PM Whippany Park HS
Thurs., Apr 16, 4:00PM Oratory Preparatory Mon., Apr 20, 4:00PM Away vs. Mountain Lakes
Tues., Apr 21, 4:00PM Dover High School Thurs., Apr 23, 4:00PM Parsippany High School Mon., Apr 27, 4:00PM Away vs. Kinnelon HS Wed., Apr 29, 7:00PM Away vs. Columbia HS
Thurs., Apr 30, 4:00PM Away vs. Hanover Park HS
Mon., May 4, 4:00PM Away vs. Mo Beard Fri., May 8, 4:00PM Boonton High School Mon., May 11, 4:00PM Mountain Lakes Schools Wed., May 13, 4:00PM Away vs. Dover HS
Sat., May 16, 7:00PM Midland Park No. Name
1 Bobby Samara
2 Ryan Cobb
5 Matthew O’Donnell
6 Max Kopenski
7 Kieran Flanagan
10 Alex Gann
11 Tanner Lauchnor
Gr.
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Pos. Ht. Wt.
OF, C 5’7” 158
INF
5’ 10”125
OF
5’10” 140
OF
5’7” 145
P,1B,OF 5’11” 155
OF
5’7” 150
P,1B,OF 6’0 130
No. Name
Gr. Pos. Ht. Wt.
15 Timothy Tracy
11 INF
6’3” 175
19 Garrett Gephart
10 INF, OF 5’10” 165
21 Mohammad Alhusseni 10 OF
5’9” 155
22 Greg Vorel
10 INF, P 5’11” 160
23 Brett Persing
10 3B
6’0” 158
24 Dean DiFonzo
10 C
5’9” 170
25 Rojot Roy
10 OF
5’10” 230
26 Gareth Jones
11 OF
6’1” 224
JV ROSTER
JV SCHEDULE
Wed., Apr 1, 4:00PM Away vs. Pequannock Hl
Sat., Apr 4, 1:00PM Hanover Park High School
Mon., Apr 6, 4:00PM Montville High School
Tues., Apr 7,
11:00AM Away vs. Parsippany HS
Mon., Apr 13, 4:00PM Morristown Beard
Wed., Apr 15, 4:00PM Whippany Park HS
Thurs., Apr 16, 4:00PM Oratory Preparatory
Mon., Apr 20, 4:00PM Away vs. Mountain Lakes
Tues., Apr 21, 4:00PM Dover High School
Thurs., Apr 23, 4:00PM Parsippany High School
Mon., Apr 27, 4:00PM Away vs. Kinnelon HS
Wed., Apr 29, 4:00PM Away vs. Columbia
Thurs., Apr 30, 4:00PM Away vs. Hanover Park HS
Mon., May 4, 4:00PM Away vs. Mo Beard
Fri., May 8,
4:00PM Boonton High School
Mon., May 11, 4:00PM Mountain Lakes Schools
Wed., May 13, 4:00PM Away vs. Dover HS
No. 2
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6
7
9
10
Name
Gr. Pos.
Brian WALLACE 9 INF, OF, P
Patrick HIGGINS 9 OF, P, 1B Brian BRADLEY 9 C, OF
Steve COPPOLA 9 INF, OF, P
Ariel ARGUERO 9OF
Joey FEUERSTEIN 9 OF, P, 1B
Ht. Wt.
5’1” 95
5’6” 130
5’9” 140
5’3” 110
5’5”115
5’9” 160
No. 19 23
26 28
29 41 43 Name
Max NORTH
Paul LINKS
Tino CALINDA
Mike SUTTON
Santiago ARCILA
Tyler PETERSON
Joey DeBIASSE
FRESHMAN ROSTER
Gr.
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Pos.
OF, INF, P
P, 1B, OF
INF
C, INF
OF, INF
P, INF, OF
INF
Ht. 5’8”
5’6”
5’
5’9”
5’11”
5’9”
5’11
Wt.
115
140
105
135
200
125
235
FRESHMAN
SCHEDULE
Mon., Mar 30 4:00PM Away vs. Hawthorne Wed., Apr 1
4:00PM Mendham High School Mon., Apr 6
4:00PM Away vs. Montville HS Tues., Apr 7
11:00AM Parsippany High School Thurs., Apr 9
4:00PM Bridgewater-Raritan Mon., Apr 13
4:00PM Away vs. Morristown Beard Wed., Apr 15 4:00PM Away vs. Whippany Park
Fri., Apr 17
4:00PM Away vs. Bernards HS
Mon., Apr 20
4:00PM Mountain Lakes Schools Thurs., Apr 23 4:00PM Away vs. Parsippany HS Wed., Apr 29
4:00PM Columbia Thurs., Apr 30 4:00PM Hanover Park High School Mon., May 4
4:00PM Morristown Beard Thurs., May 7 4:00PM Away vs. Summit Fri., May 8 4:00PM Away vs. Boonton HS Mon., May 11 4:00PM Away vs. Mountain Lakes
Wed., May 13 4:00PM Away vs. Hanover Park HS
Good Luck
Dodger Baseball
2015
DODGER BASEBALL BOOSTERS
Steve - have a Great
Season!
Go Dodgers!
Mom, Dad and Sara
*****
Wishing Tyler and all the
Dodger baseball players a
great season!
The Peterson Family
*****
Carmen,
We are so proud of you!
We wish you and all of your
teammates the best of luck
this season!
Love,
Mom and Dad
*****
Go Dodgers!
The Piechnik Family
*****
Wishing Alex and all the
Dodgers a great season! Go
Dodgers!
The Gann Family
*****
Have a great season Paul.
Go Dodgers!
*****
Good luck Ryan and Patrick.
We’re so proud of your
commitment to give it your all!
Here’s to a winning season for all
our Dodger Players!!
#DodgerPride
The Higgins Family
*****
Have a great season Max!!
Go Dodgers!!
Mom, Dad & Sam
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Good Luck Joe & Dean
Go Dodgers!!
Love, Mom
*****
J.P. -- Best of luck to you and
the team this year.
Go Dodgers!
Love, Mom
Best of luck to Michael and the
Madison Dodgers!
Have a great season!
The Martirano Family
Tyler, We can’t believe your
senior year is finally here! Thank
u for always making us proud, on
and off the field.
Best of luck this season.
Go Dodgers!!
We love u :) Mom & Dad
Good Luck Joe & Dean
Go Dodgers!!
Love, Mom
******
Good luck Joey!
Go Dodgers!
Dad, Mom, Jack & Jon
*****
Tanner,
Enjoy the game!
Go Dodgers!
The Lauchnor Family
*****
Good Luck Tim. Wishing you and MHS
Baseball a
great season! Go Dodgers! Love, The Tracy Family
*****
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JV and Varsity Baseball Teams!!!
Play hard and have fun!!!
Michael, Diane, Michael, Gavin
and Maggie Wallace
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Greg,
Good luck to you and
all your teammates!
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The Recent History of
Madison High School Baseball
1935-39
Russ Bergman and Johnny Stillwell led a team to Madison’s first “Little Five” Championship in 1937. The other
four teams in the conference were Millburn, Caldwell,
Glen Ridge and Summit. Russ Bergman was considered the best short stop in northern New Jersey and was
drafted by the NY Yankees in ’37. He went to Duke University and played both basketball and baseball until ‘39.
He had outstanding play in AA for the Yanks and AAA for
the Yanks and was called-up in September for the Bronx
for the final penant push. In the Winter of ‘42 he was
drafted and served in WWII for 4 years. He never played
pro baseball again.
Johnny Stillwell who also served in WWII was killed in
action.
Other members of those teams and long-time Madisonians were Jack Livsey, Joe Falco and Benny Pisapio.
1962-65
1962 – Coach Bruce Derrick was a Pittsburg Pirate scout
and new baseball. He had a talented team of second
baseban Al (Bubby) Falco who played at Tampa, Bob
Mate in left field, a terrific pitcher in Freddie Otten,
sophomore shortstop by the name of Rick Armstrong
who later played around the world for the Marines, Frosh
pitcher Doug Hale who went on to lead the nation in
home runs at Colgate up until the waning days of the
college season. Peter Jileba a Freshman roamed center
field, Carl Caskey held down first, Joey Sabatini a senior
was at second and Bennie Vivonna was was a quick shot
in right.
Many of the talented Frosh and Sophs played for the
Little Leage team of 1959 who finished third in the State
coached by Tony Gero, Sr. and Joe Natale. * Interestin
historic note that Morris Twp. Students went to MHS that
year due to the building of Morristown High.
1963 - The team went 12-3 under Coach Bruce Derrick.
It was a young and promising team. Peter Jileba hit .482
as a Sophmore.
1964 - Madison won the State Group II Championship
with a 12-4 record.
This team was led by Captain Bobby Mauro, catcher,
Doug Hale who threw a No Hitter, Peter Jileba in center
and pitcher, Al “Bubby” Falco who locked down 3rd and
first baseman Carl Caskey. Mauro was considered one
of the two t best catcher in the State. He was drafted
by the Boston Red Sox. Mauro was All Conference, all
County and second team All State. He played football
and Baseball for the University of South Carolina attaining All ACC in Football
Peter Jileba was a Junior and hit .428 though he was
visiting over 20 colleges for football and dozends of Big
10, ACC, and SEC football coaches visited Madison to
speak to him. Jileba struck out 12 batters in one game
and walked an equal number!
Jim Kick of Miami Dolphin NFL fame, played for
Boonton on a very good team.
In the 50’s and 60’s the top 16 teams in New Jersey
were invited to play in the Greater Newark Tournament
(GNT)
Madison lost the third game (semis) to eventual winner
Saint Benedicts.
Bobby Mauro threw out four runners in two games to
make his mark as the best catcher in New Jersey!
Jileba amazed the crowds with his Mantlesque home
runs!
1965
With a record of 14-3, Madison was again invited back
to the Greater Newark Tournament. They finishes second
losing to winner Parsippany.
For Parsippany, a right fielder with a gun-arm was Richie
Zisk. Zisk was drafted in the 2nd round and played right
field for the World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates where
he hit #5 behind Hall of Famer Willie Stargell. He spent
13 yrs in MLB.
Madison won County and State Group II crowns.
Jileba drafted by the Cubs, went on to play both football
for Bear Bryant at Alabama and wrestle there as well.
1968
•State Group II Section II Champions
•Conference Champions
•County Runners-Up to Morristown
•Team led by Captain Steve Natale, Peter Correa,
John Bradshaw (became Madison HS A/D), Big Lou
Casamassa, Sandy Mantone, Dave Sicalowski and
Frank DeSena and Bobby Kimball who would go on
to play football as a fullback for Kansas.
1977-78
Steve Natale returned to Coach State championship
football and coach baseball in 1977-1978. The Dodgers
won the Div. II Group II State Championship. Steve may
be the only person to have played and coached teams
that won State Championships for Madison. The were
second in the County Championship.
2011
Second year Coach Mickey Ennis leads Madison to its
most wins ever. The 20-10 record leads The Dodges to
be ranked 6th in the County Group II rankings. Coach
Ennis wins County Coach of the Year honors and baseball is back in Madison!
2012
The team won the Frank Sayre Award. Recognized
Madison HS as a team that best represents the spirit of
competition and exemplary sportsmanship. This award
was voted on by the NJ umpires association.
2012 North Jersey Section 2 Group 2 Champions
2012 NJAC Champions
Mike Wallace-1st team all conference, first team all
county.
Selected to the NJ High School All Star Game
Joe Grato-1st team all conference, 1st team all county
Connor Higgins-1st team all conference, 2nd team all
county.
Cameron Dias-1st team all conference
Dilan Kluge-Honorable Mention all conference
Nick Lucas-Honorable Mention all conference
Higgins- .453 BA (43/95); 10 doubles;1 triple; 2 HR’s;
26 RBI’s
Grato-.468 BA (43/92); 9 doubles; 2 triples; 4 HR’s; 28
RBI’s
Third year Head Coach Mickey Ennis was chosen 2012
Star Ledger Morris County Coach of the Year
2013
• 11-14 overall record. 2nd place in the NJAC Liberty
Division with a 7-3 conference record.
• Upset win in the first round of the NJSIAA Tournament beating Ridgefield Park 9-3. Eliminated in
states by Somerset County Champion Bernards HS,
4-1.
• Gavin Wallace pitching performance in the RP state
game.
• Eric Armstrong meteorically rose to be the clutch
hitter the last three weeks of the season and in the
State Tournament v Ridgefield Park.
• John Costa hits .402 and makes 1st team all conference.
2014
12-11-1 final record. Second place in NJAC Liberty
conference (6-3-1) behind Morristown Beard. Madison
beat Whippany Park, 6-3, in first round of State Sectional
tourney before being eliminated by a very good Caldwell
team. First team All-Conference-Gavin Wallace (P) and
Brian Chinni (1b). Second team...Tyler Pilat (OF), Ryan
Higgins (P), Blake Fielding (P). Honorable mention...Ian
Weber (Utl), Zack Evans (Inf). The year began with Sophmore letterman and Captain
Pat Zimmerman not being able to play due to a knee
operation in the Millburn football game last fall. Sam
North was also not able to play due to a shoulder injury.
Joseph Falco played with both a chronic stress fracture
in his back and a broken nose. Seniors Pat Colligan and
Ryan Fassett also made large contributions to insure a
winning season.
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