NCAA Division III Baseball

WestConn 2010 season shows promise for the future

Colonials had season full of high notes

WestConn ended it's season finishing (16-21), (5-9) in the LEC missing the final playoff spot by one game. After a (3-7) southern swing, the Colonials played nearly .500 ball up North going (13-14). The team boasted big wins over both #1 teams in the LEC (ECSU and Keene co champs).
The offense was the Colonial's most impressive feature this season, led by Senior batting title winner and MVP Sam McNeil. His 58 hits, 11 doubles, 36 runs, and .455 OB% were all team bests. He also surpassed DJ Mulhall as the All Time Hit leader at WestConn (173). Senior Dan Bacarro finished his WestConn career with another strong performance, hitting .368, leading the team with 42 RBI's, 6 homers amd a slugging % of .576. He also reached 100 hits and 100 RBI's for his career. The offense was aided by many future Colonial stars. Sophomore outfielders Mike Yates (.333, 22 RBI, 30 Runs and 9 doubles) and Anthony Ruffo (.263, 36 runs and 17 stolen bases) had impressive years. Three freshmen were even more impressive with their offensive help. DH Jon Conlon had 7 doubles and 5 homers, and third baseman Bill Eannotti hit .341 with a .588 slugging %. Second baseman Chris Alberto was the Rookie of the Year and hit .330 with 36 hits, 10 doubles 22 runs and 20 RBI's. Also sophmores Kyle Savo and Tim Nelson contributed solid years by hitting .341 and .324 respectively, Nelson had 9 extra base hits, Savo had 6.
The pitching was once again led by Billy Armstrong. The Junior lefty led the LEC in strikeouts with 75, he was (4-3) with a 3.39 ERA. Senior Joe Postemsky broke the All Time Games Pitched mark for a career finishing with (67). He was (3-1) out of the Colonial pen. Senior Miles Scribner reached the 100 career strikeout milestone. Senior Jeff Gordon was very impressive at the back end of the pen, going (1-0) with 1 save and a 1.74 ERA in 10 appearances. He also hit .317 platooning with freshman Eannotti at third. Freshman Conor Bierfeldt was (2-0) for the Colonials in 4 starts, also hit .292 playing part time in the outfield. Sophmore Justin Schultz was (2-1) with an impressive shut out win over Albertus Magnus, and Josh Vaghi pitched well out of the pen, throwing to a 3.78 in 8 appearances. Freshman Matt Rosbrough did a very impressive job catching the Colonial staff. He fielded .990 committing only 2 errors, thowing out 6 of 27 runners.
Also, seniors John DiGiovanni (1B/DH), Steve Bainer (RHP) and Dan Amarante (OF) finished off their 4 year careers with WestConn, which had it's largest senior class under Coach Susi. Seven of the eight seniors competed all 4 years, one three.
The Colonials now look to add a few more valuable pieces to an already impressive squad for 2011, in hope of getting back into LEC title contention. The incoming 2010 recruits will hopefully be the missing links, and look for an atrticle on them in the coming weeks.

Senior Day versus Manhattanville on May 4th, final home game

Colonials honor former hitting and pitching star Bill Girard

WestConn honored Bill Girard before Saturday's DH with UMASS Dartmouth. Girard played from 1964-1967. He led his teams in hitting in 1966 and 1967 when he hit (.415). He had a career (.298) batting average with (51) hits. As a pitcher, he ranks 3rd All Time in K's with (187), and in the top five in wins (11) and innings pitched (177.2).

Colonials honor hitting great Brenin Mucci

Thursday night was Brenin Mucci Night at the ball park. Mucci played from 1998-2001. He is 5th on the All Time batting average list at (.342). He is in the top ten All Time in hits, runs scored and doubles. Brenin was Captain in 2001, and team batting Champ in 2000. He was a member of the coaching staff during the 2002 season when the Colonials celebrated their first LEC Title and NCAA appearance. Brenin also played one year professionally in Italy for the Cus Parma Dodgers.

Colonials honor pitching great Gary Lemme

Saturday was Gary Lemme Day at Westside field. Lemme played from 1965-1968. He is the All Time ERA leader at (1.82), ranks second All Time in K's, innings pitched and wins. In 1967 he posted a perfect (5-0) record with an unbelievable (0.96) ERA. He was inducted into the WestConn Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.

Colonials honor former standout Charlie Putnam

WestConn evened it's record at (8-8) on the season with a (15-8) win over Purchase College Wednesday night. It was also a night when they honored former Colonial standout Charlie Putnam. Putnam played from 1998-2001, was a 2 time Captain and first baseman for WestConn. He is in the top ten in almost every career offensive statistic. He is second in RBI's, first in walks, had a (.327) lifetime batting average, and was team batting leader and MVP in 2001. In 2000 he led the nation in walks per at bats.

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