TOP-SEEDED BLOODHOUNDS WIN
FIRST TITLE SINCE 2002
The top-seeded John Jay Bloodhounds came out of the loser’s bracket to capture the 2007 CUNYAC Baseball
Championship at the College of Staten Island. The Bloodhounds, who opened the tournament with a 2-1 loss to
the College of Staten Island, defeated the CCNY Beavers, 13-4 and 10-5, to win their first title since 2002.
After forcing a seventh and deciding game with a convincing 13-4 win in game six, the Bloodhounds came out
thirty minutes later and turned in a similar dominant performance in the decisive game.
“I told these guys the feeling of winning the championship would be like nothing they have ever felt before,”
said John Jay head coach Dan Palumbo. “Right now these guys are getting reaping the benefit of all the hard work they
put in. These guys really wanted to win this thing especially after falling short last year, and here we are 12 months
later the champions of the CUNY.”
Bloodhounds’ center fielder Tim Murphy was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament after batting
.600 (15-for-25) with nine RBI’s and nine runs scored in five contests.
“It is a great feeling to know that all of our hard work really paid off,” said Murphy. “The MVP doesn’t mean
as much as the championship. I was fortunate enough to have a great tournament and help the team win. “
Trailing 2-1, John Jay scored five unearned runs in the bottom of the third inning to grab a 6-2 lead. The
Bloodhounds took advantage of three CCNY errors in the frame. Beaver’s second baseman Alex Flores booted
consecutive ground ball chances to open the inning and third baseman Richard Gomez botched another that could
have gotten CCNY out of the jam without any damage. However, Gomez’ miscue resulted in a run and opened
the door for four more. Johan Abad (2 RBI’s) walked with the bases loaded and Gonzalo Gonzalez (2-for-3, 2 RBI)
followed with a two-run single to right center. Richard Santana then singled to left for the final run of the frame.
An RBI single by Kenneth Sepulveda and a run-scoring sacrifice fly by Abad in the bottom of the fourth extended
the lead to 8-2.
The Beavers trimmed the lead to 8-4 as they scored two runs in the top of the sixth on an RBI groundout by
Tim Mena and an RBI single by Lucian Maldonado.
Gomez (2-for-4) then brought CCNY within 8-5 after he delivered an RBI double in the top of the seventh,
but John Jay pitcher/designated hitter John Massoni responded with a two-run single in the bottom of the frame to
extend the lead back to 10-5.
For the second straight game, CCNY lit up the scoreboard first as they scored two runs in the top of the first
inning. Armando Wellington drew a lead-off walk and scored when Brian Padilla (2-for-4, RBI) blooped a single just
over the glove of John Jay second baseman James DeCesare. Padilla, who appeared to be caught off second base, then
came around to score after Massoni made an errant throw into left field during a run-down play.
Massoni went 5.0 innings to record the victory for the Bloodhounds, allowing just one earned run and four
hits.
CCNY starter Raul Hidalgo suffered the loss, although he only allowed one earned run in four innings.
In game six, CCNY jumped out to a 1-0 start in the top of the first inning on a one-out RBI groundout by Gomez.
Ruben Zorrilla (2-for-5) set-up the run with a triple over the head of John Jay center fielder Tim Murphy.
But John Jay scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning to grab a 3-1 lead and never trailed again.
Sepulveda plated Murphy (reached on error) with a line-drive single. Massoni followed with an RBI groundout and
Gonzalez was hit by a pitch to bring home another run.
John Jay scored another run in the bottom of the second and added three more in the third to build a 7-3 lead
and never looked back.
Joseph Ayala allowed three earned runs in 6.0 innings to earn the victory for the Bloodhounds.
Murphy (4-for-6, three runs) and Sepulveda (4-for-5, 2 RBI’s) each had four hits for the Bloodhounds.
Leonel Ortiz took the loss after allowing four earned runs in just 2.0 innings of work.
baseball 2007
TOURNAMENT
MVP
TIM
MURPHY
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BOXSCORE
CCNY
POS
AB R H RBI BB SO
Wellington
LF
2
1
0
0
1
0
Fraser
RF
1
0 0
0
0
0
Zorrilla
CF
3
1 1
0
2
1
R. Gomez
3B
4
1
2
1
1
0
Padilla
C
5
2
2
1
0
0
Mena
DH
4
0
1
1
0
0
Lopez
1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
Maldonado
RF
4
0 1
1
0
0
Flores
2B
3
0
0 0
0
1
Bandera
PH
1
0 0
0
0
1
Gonzalez
SS
4
0 3
0
0
0
Hidalgo
P
0
0 0
0
0
0
Diaz
P
0
0 0
0
0
0
Totals
35 5 11 4
4 4
CCNY pitching
IP H R ER BB SO
Hidalgo (L)
4.0 5 8
1
3
3
Diaz
4.0 5 2
2
0
0
Totals
8.0 10 10 3
3 3
Batting: 2B: 4 (Gomez 2, Zorrilla, Gonzalez). 3B: none. HR:
none. HBP: none. LOB: 8. SB: 4 (Padilla 2, Wellington,
Zorrilla). CS: 1 (Maldonado). SH: 1 (Wellington). SF: none.
Fielding: PO: 24 (Lopez 7, Flores 5, Padilla 3, Zorrilla 3, Wellington 2, Fraser, R. Gomez, Maldonado). A: 8 (Gonzalez 3,
Flores 2, R. Gomez, Hidalgo, Diaz). E: 5 (Flores 2, Fraser, R.
Gomez, Hidalgo). DP: none. Pitching: WP: 2 (Hidalgo 2). BK:
none. PB: 1 (Padilla).
John Jay
POS
AB R H RBI BB SO
Murphy
CF
5
2
2
0
0
0
Massoni
P
5
2
1
2
0
0
Chao
SS
4
2
1
0
0
0
DeCesare
2B
4
1
1
0
0
1
Sepulveda
RF
5
0
1
1
0
1
Ayala
3B
4
1
1
0
1
0
Abad
1B
3
1 0
2
1
0
Gonzalez
C
4
1
2
2
1
0
Santana
LF
3
0
1
1
0
1
Colletta
P
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals
37 10 10 8
3 3
John Jay pitching
IP H R ER BB SO
Massoni (W)
5.0 4 2
1
2
2
Colletta (S)
4.0 7 3
3
2
2
Totals
9.0 11 5 4
4 4
Batting: 2B: 1 (Chao). 3B: none. HR: none. HBP: 2 (Chao,
DeCesare). LOB: 10. SB: 2 (Murphy, Massoni). CS: none.
SH: 1 (Santana). SF: 1 (Abad). Fielding: PO: 27 (Abad 9,
Gonzalez 6, Chao 3, Murphy 2, DeCesare 2, Sepulveda 2, Massoni, Ayala, Santana). A: 12 (Chao 4, DeCesare 3, Massoni 2,
Ayala 2, Gonzalez 1). E: 1 (Massoni). DP: 1. Pitching: WP: 1
(Colletta). BK: none. PB: 1 (Gonzalez).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CCNY 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 11 5
JJC 1 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 x 10 10 1
cuny Tournament Results
CHAMPIONSHIP at the College of Staten Island
DAY ONE
#4 Staten Island 2, #1 John Jay 1
#3 CCNY 13, #2 Mitchell 5
DAY TWO
#1 John Jay 15, #2 Mitchell 7
#3 CCNY 15, #4 Staten Island 7
# John Jay 9, #4 Staten Island 7
DAY THREE
#1 John Jay 13, #3 CCNY 4
#1 John Jay 10, #3 CCNY 5
final cuny standings
1.john Jay
2. Mitchell
3.CCNY
4. Staten Island
5.Lehman
Baruch
7.Yeshiva
CUNYAC Overall
WL Pct.
WL
16 2 .889
27 15
14 4 .778
17 11
11 7 .611
16 13
9 9 .500
15 21
6 12 .333
9 16
6 12 .333
9 25
1 17 .056
2 19
Pct.
.643
.607
.552
.417
.360
.265
.095
cuny all-stars
Tournament Most Valuable Player
Tim Murphy
So.
OF
John Jay
cuny weekly honors
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Players of the Week
Ruben Zorrilla
CCNY
John DeCrescenzo
John Jay
Kenny Sepulveda
John Jay
Dan Lanoue
Mitchell
Seth Nowakowski
Mitchell
Joe Ayala
John Jay
Richard Gomez
CCNY
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
OF
1B
OF
2B
SS
3B
IF/OF
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Pitchers of the Week
Eric Waldheim
CSI
John Dobkowski
John Jay
Adam Deltgen
Mitchell
Jeremy Chapman
Mitchell
Daniel Gonzalez
CSI
Sal Messina
Mitchell
Greg Polius Baruch
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
RHP
RHP
LHP
LHP
RHP
LHP
LHP
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Rookies of the Week
Nick Lacativa
CCNY
Matt Chatell
Mitchell
Andrew Baio
CSI
Devon DiCasoli
CSI
Thomas DeWaters
CSI
Matt Chatell
Mitchell
David Chestnut
Baruch
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
P
OF
1B
3B
OF
OF
3B/OF
Brian Padilla
Jose Lopez
James DeCesare
Richard Gomez
Henry Chao
Lucian Maldonado
Ruben Zorrilla
Greg Polius
Ray Valerio
Tim Mena
John Dobkowski
Wilton Salazar
First team
So.
C
Sr.
1B
Sr.
2B
Jr.
3B
Sr.
SS
So.
OF
Sr.
OF
Jr.
OF
Jr.
UT
So.
DH
Sr.
P
Jr.
P
CCNY
CCNY
John Jay
CCNY
John Jay
CCNY
CCNY
Baruch
Staten Island
CCNY
John Jay
CCNY
Gonzalo Gonzalez
Joseph Valentin
Daniel Lanoue
Joseph Ayala
Bob Glennerster
Thomas DeWaters
Anthony Piccirillo
Johanny Reyes
John Massoni
Jeremy Chapman
Daniel Gonzalez
second team
Sr.
C
So.
1B
Sr.
2B
Sr.
3B
Sr.
SS
Fr.
OF
So.
OF
Jr.
UT
So.
DH
Fr.
P
Fr.
P
John Jay
Baruch
Mitchell
John Jay
Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island
Lehman
John Jay
Mitchell
Staten Island
Seth Nowakowski
player of the year
Jr.
IF
Mitchell
pitcher of the year
Salvatore Messina
Sr.
P
Mitchell
David Chestnut
rookie of the year
Fr.
IF
Baruch
Dan Palumbo
coach of the year
6th Season
John Jay
baseball 2007
2007 final individual hitting & Pitching statistics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13. BATTING AVERAGE
Richard Gomez
CCNY
Tim Mena
CCNY
David Chestnut
Baruch
Seth Nowakowski Mitchell
Matt Arvelo
Lehman
Brian Padilla
CCNY
Ruben Zorrilla
CCNY
Jhonny Reyes
Lehman
Greg Polius
Baruch
Bob Glennerster
Staten Island
Sepulveda
John Jay
Henry Chao
John Jay
Salvatore Messina Mitchell
Thomas DeWaters Staten Island
Daniel Lanou
Mitchell
G
28
25
34
28
24
29
26
24
34
35
40
41
28
33
28
AB
115
91
133
108
76
99
107
95
121
135
149
155
108
108
108
H
54
41
55
43
30
39
42
37
47
52
56
58
40
40
40
AVG.
.470
.451
.414
.398
.395
.394
.393
.389
.388
.385
.376
.374
.370
.370
.370
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
slugging percentageabtb
Richard Gomez
CCNY
115 86
Kareem Benjamin
Lehman
73 51
Seth Nowakowski
Mitchell
108 74
Tim Mena
CCNY
91 60
Salvatore Messina
Mitchell
108 66
Ruben Zorrilla
CCNY
107 65
Ray Valerio
Staten Island
101 59
Greg Polius
Baruch
121 70
Jhonny Reyes
Lehman
95 50
Henry Chao
John Jay
155 80
Amado Guzman
Lehman
82 42
Andrew Rosario
Lehman
98 50
Brian Padilla
CCNY
99 48
Bob Glennerster
Staten Island
135 65
David Chestnut
Baruch
133 64
pct.
.748
.699
.685
.659
.611
.607
.584
.579
.526
.516
.512
.510
.485
.481
.481
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
10.
11.
12.
13
14.
15.
on base percentage
Wajcman
Yeshiva
Brian Padilla
CCNY
Richard Gomez
CCNY
Tim Mena
CCNY
Greg Polius
Baruch
Ray Valerio
Staten Island
Ruben Zorrilla
CCNY
Matt Chatell
Mitchell
Kareem Benjamin
Lehman
Daniel Lanoue
Mitchell
Gonzalo Gonzalez
John Jay
Henry Chao
John Jay
David Chestnut
Baruch
Amado Guzman
Lehman
Matt Arvelo
Lehman
Ab
43
99
115
91
121
101
107
76
73
108
114
155
133
82
76
pct.
.530
.526
.519
.514
.500
.496
.488
.480
.480
.477
.472
.472
.470
.466
.461
1.
2.
3.
5.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
15.
RUNS BATTED IN
Richard Gomez
CCNY
Salvatore Messina
Mitchell
Seth Nowakowski
Mitchell
Kenny Sepulveda
John Jay
James DeCesare
John Jay
John Massoni
John Jay
Henry Chao
John Jay
Tim Mena
CCNY
David Chestnut
Baruch
Joseph Valentin
Baruch
Joel Pratts
Staten Island
Gonzalo Gonzalez
John Jay
Ray Valerio
Staten Island
Joseph Ayala
John Jay
Ruben Zorrilla
CCNY
Richard Santana
John Jay
G
28
28
28
40
42
41
41
25
34
33
31
37
33
40
26
42
RBI
49
45
41
41
38
38
36
35
33
32
31
30
30
30
29
29
pa
66
133
134
107
152
139
129
100
97
132
147
196
149
103
89
1.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
9.
10.
13.
14.
RUNS SCORED
John Massoni
John Jay
Henry Chao
John Jay
James DeCesare
John Jay
Seth Nowakowski
Mitchell
Bob Glennerster
Staten Island
Richard Santana
John Jay
Richard Gomez
CCNY
Ruben Zorrilla
CCNY
Daniel Lanoe
Mitchell
Kenny Sepulveda
John Jay
Brian Padilla
CCNY
Greg Polius
Baruch
Shawn Guiney
Mitchell
Gonzalo Gonzalez
John Jay
Jhonney Reyes
Lehman
Ramon Grullon
Baruch
John DeCrescenzo
John Jay
G
41
41
42
28
35
42
28
26
28
40
29
34
28
37
24
30
34
R
45
45
43
42
41
40
38
38
37
35
35
35
33
32
32
32
32
1.
2.
3.
4.
7.
10.
13.
14.
DOUBLES
G
Richard Gomez
CCNY
28
James DeCesare
John Jay
42
John Massoni
John Jay
41
Salvatore Messina Mitchell
28
Seth Nowakowski
Mitchell
28
Henry Chao
John Jay
41
Ray Valerio
Staten Island
33
Lucian Maldonado
CCNY
28
Tim Mena
CCNY
25
Ruben Zorrilla
CCNY
26
David Chestnut
Baruch
34
Kenny Sepulveda
John Jay
40
Andrew Rosario
Lehman
24
6 tied with
2B
16
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
7
1.
2.
3.
5.
TRIPLES (min. 3)
Greg Polius
Baruch
Matt Thompson
Staten Island
Ruben Zorrilla
CCNY
Henry Chao
John Jay
Ray Valerio
Staten Island
Bob Glennerster
Staten Island
Andrew Rosario
Lehman
Kenneth Sepulveda
John Jay
John Massoni
John Jay
G
34
33
26
41
33
35
24
40
41
3B
7
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
HOME RUNS (min. 3)
Kareem Benjamin
Seth Nowakowski
Salvatore Messina
Richard Gomez
Joel Pratts
Tim Mena
G
23
28
28
28
31
25
HR
7
6
5
4
3
3
1.
2.
3.
5.
6.
7.
9.
11.
12.
STOLEN BASES
Ruben Zorrilla
CCNY
Bob Glennerster
Staten Island
Ray Valerio
Staten Island
Ramon Grullon
Baruch
Greg Polius
Baruch
Brian Padilla
CCNY
Seth Nowakowski
Mitchell
Armando Wellington
CCNY
Thomas DeWaters
Staten Island
Jhonny Reyes
Lehman
Kenny Sepulveda
John Jay
Andrew Baio
Staten Island
Josh Jairam Baruch
Lehman
Mitchell
Mitchell
CCNY
Staten Island
CCNY
GSB
26
27
35
26
33
22
30
22
34
20
29
19
28
17
29
17
33
14
24
14
40
13
32
10
27
10
baseball 2007
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
7.
8.
10.
11.
15.
walksg
Brian Padilla
CCNY
29
Greg Polius
Baruch
34
Gonzalo Gonzalez
John Jay
37
Alex Hamlin
Mitchell
28
Ray Valerio
Staten Island
33
Kareem Benjamin
Lehman
23
Shawn Guiney
Mitchell
28
Henry Chao
John Jay
41
James DeCesare
John Jay
42
Joseph Valentin
Baruch
33
Ramon Grullon
Baruch
30
Kenny Sepulveda
John Jay
40
Matt Chatell
Mitchell
24
Armando Wellington
CCNY
29
Wajcman
Yeshiva
19
Daniel Lanoue
Mitchell
28
BB
30
28
27
26
25
25
22
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
EARNED RUN AVg. (min.of 5 app.)
Steven Hernandez
John Jay
Daniel Gonzalez
Staten Island
Robert Lamberti
Staten Island
Anthony Cestaro
John Jay
John Dobkowski
John Jay
Greg Polius
Baruch
Salvatore Messina Mitchell
Wilton Salazar
CCNY
Steven Rodriguez
Lehman
Jeremy Chapman
Mitchell
ERA
3.00
3.30
3.46
3.78
4.44
4.59
5.05
5.06
5.29
5.40
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
7.
8.
9.
10.
STRIKEOUTS
Greg Polius
Baruch
Salvatore Messina
Mitchell
John Dobkowski
John Jay
David Chestnut
Baruch
Jeremy Chapman
Mitchell
Michael Colletta
John Jay
John Massoni
John Jay
Wilton Salazar
CCNY
Adam Kolinoski
Lehman
Joseph Ayala
John Jay
IPK
68.2 68
46.1 62
73.0 63
59.1 43
48.1 42
70.1 42
63.2 40
53.1 39
54.1 38
39.1 36
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
OPPOSING BATTING AVG.
Anthony Cestaro
John Jay
Steven Hernandez
John Jay
Ricardo Estrada
Baruch
Salvatore Messina
Mitchell
Greg Polius
Baruch
Raul Hidalgo
CCNY
John Dobkowski
John Jay
Jeff Applebaum
Staten Island
Michael Sosa
Staten Island
Jose Garrido
Lehman
H
12
12
14
44
65
30
75
25
19
36
APP.
8
17
7
10
16
12
8
8
9
9
IP
16.2
15.0
16.0
46.1
68.2
27.0
73.0
23.1
16.2
30.0
ER
5
17
5
7
36
35
26
30
19
29
AVG.
.197
.231
.233
.240
.243
.252
.260
.272
.288
.294
CCNY’s Ruben Zorrilla at the plate
2007 FINAL Team hitting & Pitching statistics
BATTING AVERAGE
1. CCNY
2. John jay
3.lehman
4.mitchell
5.staten island
6.baruch
7.yeshiva
H
381
540
249
275
361
309
112
AVG.
.368
.360
.321
.309
.306
.277
.211
DOUBLES
1.john jay
2.ccny
3.staten island
4.mitchell
5.lehman
6.baruch
7.yeshiva G
42
29
35
28
24
34
20
2B
90
74
55
47
44
38
18
FIELDINGgPoa
1.john jay
42 1023401
2.mitchell
28 643 252
3.staten island
35 823 338
4.ccny
29 685 281
5.lehman
24 533 218
6.baruch
34 772 316
7.yeshiva
20 417 125
E
81
56
80
70
73
109
69
pct.
.946
.941
.936
.932
.911
.909
.887
G
42
29
35
28
34
24
20
R
397
291
256
236
213
172
67
TRIPLES 1.john jay
2.staten island
3.baruch
4.ccny
5.lehman
6.mitchell
7.yeshiva
G
42
35
34
29
24
28
20
3B
24
16
10
9
7
2
0
EARNED RUN AVg. 1.john jay
2.mitchell
3.lehman
4.ccny
5.staten island
6.baruch
7.yeshiva
ER
238
155
148
192
244
311
204
ERA
6.28
6.51
7.50
7.57
8.00
10.88
13.21
walksgbb
1.baruch
34 177
2.john jay
42 170
3.mitchell
28 145
4.staten island
35 139
5.ccny
29 138
6.lehman
24 104
7.yeshiva
20 87
HOME RUNS 1.mitchell
2.lehman
3.ccny
4.staten island
5.john jay
6.baruch
7.yeshiva
G HR
28 13
24 12
29 10
35 5
42 4
34 1
20 0
opposing batting avg. iph
1.mitchell 214.1 256
2.john jay 341.0 440
3.baruch 257.1 385
4.ccny 228.1 334
5.staten island 274.1 399
6.lehman 177.2 272
7.yeshiva 139.0 296
Avg.
.290
.306
.337
.339
.341
.343
.412
RUNS SCORED
1.john jay
2. CCNY
3.staten island
4.mitchell
5.baruch
6.lehman
7.yeshiva
G
29
42
24
28
35
34
20
AB
1035
1499
775
889
1178
1114
530
STOLEN BASES
1.staten island
2.ccny
3.john jay
baruch
5.mitchell
6.lehman
7.yeshiva
G
35
29
42
34
28
24
20
ATT
119
117
83
95
51
43
39
G
42
28
24
29
35
34
20
sb
110
105
76
76
45
34
30
2007 CUNY TOURNAMENT RECAPS
Game 1 • #4 Staten Island 2, #1 John Jay 1
No. 4 College of Staten Island used a powerful swing of the bat and the trusty arm of its freshman hurler, to take down No. 1 John Jay College in the first
game of the 2007 CUNYAC Baseball Championship Tournament, 2-1. The Dolphins will move into the second day of the double-elimination tournament
in the winners bracket, taking on the winner of No. 2 Mitchell College vs. No. 3 City College of New York in a game being played later this evening at
CSI. CSI got on the board early and made the runs stand the entire way. After John Jay starter Michael Colletta registered the first two outs of the game
in order, CSI senior Bob Glennerster singled through the left side. With Glennerster stationed at first base, Ray Valerio stepped up next, and cracked a
two-run homerun to left-centerfield, giving CSI the early 2-0 advantage. Little did one know the modest lead would be enough for CSI freshman knuckleballer Daniel Gonzalez, who improved to 5-0 on the season by holding the Bloodhounds to a single run the entire way on 9 hits while fanning a batter.
Along the way, Gonzalez worked through a jam in the second inning after yielding two hits with a single runner out. John Jay finally struck in the seventh
inning. Led off by a Kenneth Sepulveda triple, the run came home on a following single by John DeCrescenzo in the next at-bat. With nobody out,
Gonzalez settled, however, and the frosh induced a trio of lazy fly balls to end the scoring threat for the Bloodhounds. Down to their final three outs, John
Jay threatened in the 9th. After registering an out, Sepulveda walked to start the rally. After Decrescenzo flied out, a gapper to right-center by Gonzalo
Gonzalez advanced Sepulveda to third. CSI’s Gonzalez pulled through again, getting Bloodhound Richard Santana to fly out to centerfield to end the
inning and the game. John Jay left eight total runners on base, making Colletta a hard-luck loser in the game, despite giving up just six hits over nine
innings, fanning six. Sepulveda finished 2-for-3 for the Bloodhounds with a walk, while CSI’s Mohammad Hamad registered the only multi-hit game for
the Dolphins, finishing 2-for-3.
baseball 2007
2007 CUNY TOURNAMENT RECAPS
Game 2 • #3 CCNY 13, #2 Mitchell 5
In the second game, CCNY scored four runs in the top of the second inning to break a 2-2 tie off Mitchell starter Salvatore Messina (1.0 innings, 6 earned
runs), a CUNYAC Pitcher of the Year candidate. Tim Mena (3-for-4, 3 RBI) produced a run-scoring single and Armando Wellington (walk) and Ruben
Zorrilla (hit-by-pitch) each brought in runs. The Beavers scored three more runs in the top of the fifth inning to take a commanding 9-3 lead. Richard
Gomez (4-for-5) opened the frame with a homer to left, and Brian Padilla (triple) and Mena (single) also came up with run producing hits.Wilton Salazar
recorded the victory for CCNY as he allowed seven hits and four earned runs over 7.0 innings of work.
Game 3 • #1 John Jay 15, #2 Mitchell 7
Tim Murphy went 5-for-6 with three runs, seven runs batted in, and was a home run shy of the cycle as the John Jay baseball team defeated Mitchell
College 15-7 in the loser’s bracket game of the 2007 City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) baseball championship at the College
of Staten Island Baseball Complex.The Peqouts have been eliminated from the tournament.“It was a great win for us. Obviously it is what we needed if we
want to win this tournament,” said John Jay head coach Dan Palumbo. “Today we played more like John Jay baseball. We hit and we capitalized. Hopefully
we can take the momentum into tonight and advance to tomorrow.” Mitchell got the scoring started the same way CSI did against the Bloodhounds one
day ago, via the long ball. Mitchell’s Seth Nowakowski belted a homerun to left field, a two run shot, in the top of the first to take a 2-0 advantage. But
the lead was erased for good in the bottom of the second as the Bloodhounds put up six runs in the frame and never looked back. Johan Abad scored the
Bloodhounds’ first run when he crossed home plate on an RBI single by Richard Santana. Moments later the Bloodhounds took the lead for good on a
bases clearing double by Murphy that scored Santana and Gonzalo Gonzalez. Murphy then scored on an RBI single by Henry Chao to make the score 4-2.
John Jay earned their fifth run with a double steal as Michael Cafagno stole home as Chao cruised into second. Chao advanced to third on the play after
a throwing error by the Peqout catcher, then scored on a triple by James DeCesare. John Jay would go on to score at least one run in each inning except
for the seventh, and they out hit Mitchell College 16-10. “I’m feeling pretty good right now,” said Murphy, who was reinserted into the starting lineup
yesterday after missing the last 18 games with a hamstring injury. “The hamstring feels OK and I’m glad I was able to produce and help the team move on.”
John Dobkowski picked up the win after going 6.2 innings, allowing seven runs (six earned) on eight hits, and striking out three. Jerry Chapman went 1.1
innings for the Peqouts and allowed six runs on six hits and suffered the loss. Daniel Lanoue, Shawn Guiney, Seth Nowakowski, and Matt Chatell had two
hits a piece for Mitchell. Cafagno was 3-for-6 for John Jay, while Santana scored four times while going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Game 4 • #3 CCNY 15, #4 Staten Island 7
The CCNY Beavers advanced to Saturday’s championship game with a 15-7 victory over the College of Staten Island Dolphins. The Beavers pounded
out 17 hits as all nine starters recorded base knocks.Staten Island led 4-3 after three frames, but CCNY scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth to
take the lead for good at 7-4. Second baseman Alex Flores (2-for-4, 3 runs) delivered a two-run single to highlight the inning. The Dolphins closed to 7-6
with two runs in the top of the sixth inning, but the Beavers answered right back with three runs in the bottom of the frame to establish a 10-6 advantage.
CCNY put the game out of reach with four more runs in the bottom of the seventh. Beavers’ third baseman Richard Gomez continued his torrid hitting
by going 4-for-5 with 3 RBI’s. Gomez also scored four runs and homered. Center fielder Ruben Zorrilla scored four runs and drove in a pair and catcher
Brian Padilla went 3-for-4. CSI’s Bob Glennerster went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and third baseman Ray Valerio was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI’s. Roberto
Fernandez recorded the victory for CCNY despite allowing seven runs and 10 hits over 7.0 innings. John Sullivan suffered the loss for the Dolphins, allowing
six earned runs and seven hits over 3.0 innings.
Game 5 • #1 John Jay 9, #4 Staten Island 7
John Massoni went 2-for-5 with two runs and three runs batted in at the plate, and pitched six innings, allowing three runs on six hits with five strikeouts
as the John Jay baseball team held off the College of Staten Island, 9-7, to advance into the championship round of the 2007 City University of New York
Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) baseball championship, ending the four year dynasty of the College of Staten Island. “Just another step closer for us,” said
John Jay head coach Dan Palumbo. “The championship is still not ours though, we still have another round to go.” The Bloodhounds will play the City
College of New York at 4 p.m., and with a win will play for the championship at 7 p.m. against the Beavers. John Jay took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on
a sacrifice fly by Kenny Sepulveda to drive in Henry Chao. The Dolphins got even in the top of the third though on a sacrifice fly by Ray Valerio to drive
in Bob Glennerster. But John Jay took the lead for good with five runs in the bottom half of the third to take a 6-1 lead. The scoring started with Massoni
helping his cause by ripping a two-run single to right field that scored Chao and James DeCesare. Moments later Gonzalo Gonzalez drew a bases loaded walk
to force home Sepulveda. After Richard Santana lined out to short, Massoni came in to score after an attempt to double up Johan Abad at second faltered
as the pickoff attempt went into right field. Abad then scored on the next play on an RBI single up the middle by Tim Murphy. The Bloodhounds then
registered a run in the fourth and fifth to take an 8-1 lead. The Dolphins did not go away however and crawled back into the game. They picked up two
runs in the top of the sixth to narrow the gap. A single through the left side by Andrew Baio scored Mike Madalone. Then a wild pitch by the Bloodhounds
would allow Brian Philipps to score. CSI continued to chip away at the lead. They got another run closer in the seventh on a bases loaded walk by Matt
Thompson to score Joel Pratts. But relief pitcher Anthony Cestaro registered the final out of the inning and CSI left the bases loaded. The Bloodhounds
added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI double by Abad that scored Massoni. The run proved to be an important cushion for John
Jay as the Dolphins mounted a rally in the ninth inning to take a big dent into the lead. CSI poured on three runs in the top of the ninth and left the tying
run on second with the bases loaded when the game ended. The Dolphins got the scoring started in the inning when after loading the bases Mohammed
Hamad drew a one out walk to force home Jason Vasquez. CSI scored again as Thomas DeWaters reached on a fielder’s choice on a groundball to shortstop
with two outs. But Hamad raced into second base to keep the inning alive. Meanwhile Philipps scored on the play. Next, with the bases still loaded, Valerio
drew a walk to score Baio and move the tying run into scoring position. But Bloodhound closer Manny Rodriguez recorded the final out of the game to
preserve the win for the Bloodhounds to advance to the championship round for the second year in a row. Both teams left a combined 27 runners on base
(15 for CSI, 12 for John Jay). The Bloodhounds recorded 17 hits in the contest and got a 3-for-4 performances from Murphy, Sepulveda, and Gonzalez.
“The guys played a solid game,” said Palumbo. “We know what’s at stake and we are going to come out and be ready to play on Saturday.”
baseball 2007
cunyac REGULAR SEASON champions (1978-2007)
Year
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Champion
John Jay
John Jay
Staten Island
Staten Island
Queens
Brooklyn
John Jay
Staten Island
John Jay
Queens
John Jay
John Jay
Staten Island
Lehman
John Jay
Lehman
Lehman
Staten Island
Lehman
Staten Island
Lehman
Staten Island
Staten Island
John Jay
John Jay
Staten Island Staten Island
John Jay
Staten Island
Lehman
Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island
Cazenovia
New Jersey City
John Jay
John Jay
CUNYAC
8-0
7-1
7-1
6-1
8-0
6-1
6-1
6-1
4-1
4-1
4-0
4-0
7-1
8-0
n/a
n/a
8-2
9-1
7-1
8-0
4-0
4-0
3-1
7-1
5-1
5-1
6-0
5-1
4-2
4-2
6-0
6-0
5-1
11-2
11-3
18-0
16-2
overall
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
25-8
n/a
n/a
18-10
26-5
18-8
29-7
13-11
12-15
11-20
21-13
20-12
26-13
20-11
19-12
20-11
8-16
14-21
26-13
20-16
19-14
19-14
30-14
27-15
Head Coach
Lou DeMartino
Lou DeMartino
Sonny Grasso
Sonny Grasso
Gary Krupsky
n/a
Lou DeMartino Sonny Grasso
Lou DeMartino Gary Krupsky
Lou DeMartino
Lou DeMartino
Matt Rozzi
Nick Nikou Lou DeMartino
Michael Fleischer
Michael Fleischer
Fran Hirschy
Michael Fleischer
Fran Hirschy Nick Nikou Bill Cali
Bill Cali
Lou DeMartino Lou DeMartino
Bill Cali
Bill Cali Lou DeMartino Bill Cali
Juan ‘Kiko’ Reyes
Bill Cali
Bill Cali
Bill Cali
Pete Liddell
Ken Heaton
Dan Palumbo
Dan Palumbo
Player of the Year
none selected
none selected
none selected
none selected
none selected
none selected
none selected
none selected
none selected
none selected
none selected
none selected
none selected
Nelson Fernandez
Victor Reich
School
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Lehman
CSI
Mickey Garcia
Kevin Crombie
Tom Tierney
Willie Diaz
Michael Cortazzo Jason Anarumo
Juan ‘Kiko’ Reyes
Joe Frittitta
Juan ‘Kiko’ Reyes
Lehman
CSI
CSI
Lehman
Lehman
CSI
Lehman
John Jay
Lehman
Pitcher of the Year
Mike Cosumano
Kevin Crombie
Michael Cortazzo
Mike McInnis
Ramon Pena
Marcus Rodriguez
Brian Burik
School
CSI
CSI
Lehman
John Jay
Baruch
John Jay
John Jay
Frank Sansonetti
Eric Sorensen
Frank Sansonetti
CSI
John Jay
CSI
John Testa
Rich Pasquale
John Urrico
CSI
CSI
CSI
Robert Benjamin
Miguel Jaquez
Miguel Jaquez
Miguel Jaquez
Stephen Hillmann
James DeCesare
Seth Nowakowski
Baruch
John Jay
John Jay
John Jay
John Jay
John Jay
Mitchell
Peter Park
Nick Secchini
Nick Secchini
Nick Secchini
Rob Motacki
John Dobkowski
Salvatore Messina
Baruch
CSI
CSI
CSI
NJCU
John Jay
Mitchell
Baruch’s
David Chestnut
CUNYAC Rookie
of the Year
cunyac tournament champions (1983-2007)
Year
Champion
Record (CUNY)Runner-up
Score
Stadium
Winning Coach
1983
John Jay
n/a
Queens
17-5
n/a
Lou DeMartino
1984
John Jay
n/a
Lehman
11-6 Shea
Lou DeMartino
1985
John Jay
n/a
Lehman
11-5 Shea
Lou DeMartino
1986
Staten Island
17-12
John Jay
4-2 Shea
Matt Rozzi
1987
Lehman
25-8 (8-0)
Staten Island
4-3 Shea
Nick Nikou
1988
Staten Island
14-15 (7-1)
John Jay
4-3 Shea
Matt Rozzi
1989
Lehman
18-10 (8-2)
Staten Island
9-4 Shea
Michael Fleischer
1990
Staten Island
26-5 (9-1)
John Jay
5-2 Shea
Fran Hirschy
1991
Lehman
18-8
Staten Island
7-5 Shea
Michael Fleischer
1992
Staten Island
29-7
Lehman
14-10
Queens
Fran Hirschy
1993
Staten Island
15-9
Lehman
5-1 Yankee
Fran Hirschy
1994
CCNY
10-12 (2-2)
Lehman
7-3
St. John’s
Basil Tarasko
1995
Lehman
21-13 (3-1)
Staten Island
5-0
Yankee
Steve Macias
1996
John Jay 21-13 (7-1)
Staten Island
5-4
Yankee
Lou DeMartino
1997
Staten Island
26-13 (5-1)
John Jay
10-7
CSI
Bill Cali
1998
Staten Island
20-11 (6-0)
John Jay
6-2
Lehman
Bill Cali
1999
John Jay
19-12 (5-1)
Staten Island
12-9
CSI Lou DeMartino
2000
Staten Island
20-11 (4-2)
Lehman
5-4
CSI
Bill Cali
2001
Baruch
17-16 (3-3)
Staten Island
5-3
Yankee
Scott Losche
2002
John Jay
9-24 (2-4)
Staten Island 9-8 (10 inn.) CSI
Dan Palumbo
2003
Staten Island
20-16 (5-1)
Lehman
9-3
CSI
Bill Cali
2004
Staten Island
14-15 (8-2)
John Jay
10-8
CSI
Bill Cali
2005
Staten Island
14-24 (11-5) New Jersey City
5-4
NYSEG
Bill Cali
2006
Staten Island
24-16 (14-4) John Jay
7-4, 9-7
CSI
Bill Cali
2007
John Jay
27-15 (16-2) CCNY
10-5, 13-4 CSI
Dan Palumbo
Most Valuable Player
none selected
none selected
none selected
none selected
Nelson Fernandez
Victor Reich
Mickey Garcia
Kevin Crombie
Tom Tierney
Willie Diaz
Paul Ambrus &
Anthony Formica Lernie Lozada
Juan Coronado
Joe Frittitta
Jason Anarumo
John Testa
James Priest
Tom Consolmagno
Peter Park
Mike Ramirez
Eric Zinke
Chris Hemmes
Mike Liconti
Anthony Piccirillo
Tim Murphy
School
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Lehman
CSI
Lehman
CSI
CSI
Lehman
CSI
CSI
CCNY
Lehman
John Jay
CSI
CSI
John Jay
CSI
Baruch
John Jay
CSI
CSI
CSI
CSI
John Jay
2007 ECAC metro TOURNAMENT
John Jay Falls to Richard Stockton in Semifinals
Pomona, N.J.— The John Jay baseball season concluded on Friday as the Bloodhounds were defeated by Richard
Stockton College, 10-2, in the semifinal round of the 2007 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Metro
Regional Championship.
With the loss the Bloodhounds end the season at 27-14, including the conference regular season and postseason
champions. The Ospreys have advanced into the championship round and will face Ramapo College on Saturday.
After a scoreless game over the first two innings, John Jay scored the first run of the game in the top half of the
third inning on an RBI single up the middle by John DeCrescenzo (Brooklyn, NY/ Telecommunications) that scored
that scored Tim Murphy (Yorktown Heights, NY/ Yorktown).
But the lead quickly evaporated in the bottom half of the frame when Richard Stockton exploded for four runs in
the bottom of the third to take a 4-1 lead. The Bloodhounds committed two errors in the inning resulting in all four
Osprey runs being unearned.
Richard Stockton added another run in the bottom of the fourth to take a 5-1 lead. Ospreys’ Matt Allen (Salem,
NJ/ Woodstown) recorded a triple that allowed Brian Reagle (Mangolia, NJ/ Sterling) to score.
The host school then recorded four more runs in the seventh and another in the eighth to take a 10-1 lead.
John Jay put up another run in the top of the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Johan Abad (Brooklyn, NY/ Flushing)
which scored Joe Ayala (Bronx, NY/ St. Raymond’s) but no closer.
John Jay had at least one base runner in eight of the nine innings, but the Bloodhounds hit into three tailor made
double plays (first inning, second inning, and seventh inning).
The Bloodhounds got nine hits in the contest, including two from Henry Chao (Woodside, NY/ Bryant) (2-for-4)
and John Massoni (Staten Island, NY/ St. Peter’s Boys) (2-for-3).
John Dobkowski (Brooklyn, NY/ Grover Cleveland) pitched six innings allowing five runs (one earned) on six hits
while striking out three.
John Jay’s 27 wins this season was second most in school history. The school record is 30 which was set last year.
CCNY's Richard Gomez & Tim Mena Named to
ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region Teams
The ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region Baseball Teams were
announced on Monday, May 21, 2007. CCNY’s Richard Gomez and Tim
Mena were selected to the first and third team, respectively.
Junior third-baseman, Richard Gomez from New York, NY received All-Region First Team honors. Gomez finished his season with a batting average of .463 (56-for-121) and is ranked 5th in nation. He is also
ranked 1st in the nation in RBIs with a total of 49. Gomez leads his team
with 39 runs scored and 4 home runs in 29 games played.
Tim Mena, a sophomore from Brooklyn, NY received an All-Region Third Team selection. He is ranked 19th in the nation with a batting
average of .451 (41-for-91). Mena totaled 23 runs scored and 35 RBIs for
the season.
All First Team selections are eligible for national All-America
consideration. The 2007 Division III All-America Team will be announced
on May 27, at a banquet prior to the NCAA Division III Championship Series in Appleton, Wisconsin.
cuny results in the ncaa
division iii championships
1991
New York Regional
1992
New York Regional
1996
New York Regional
Ithaca 8, Staten Island 7
Staten Island 6, St. Lawrence 5
Staten Island 8, Montclair State 3
Staten Island 11, Ithaca 8
Ithaca 6, Staten Island 3
Staten Island 2, Rensselaer 0
Staten Island 5, Ithaca 3
Ithaca 5, Staten Island 1
Ithaca 7, Staten Island 3
Rensselaer 6, John Jay 2
Oswego State 2, John Jay 1
Senior
Henry Chao
cuny results in the ecac
metro ny/nj championships
1982 Semifinals
Final
1984 Semifinals
1986 First Round
Semifinals
1989 Semifinals
Final
1991 Semifinals
Final
1996 Semifinals
Final
1997 Semifinals
1999 Semifinals
2000 Semifinals
Final
2002
Semifinals
2003
Semifinals
2006
Semifinals
Final
2007
Semifinals
baseball 2007
Brooklyn 17, John Jay 4
New Jersey Tech 10, Brooklyn 8
New Jersey Tech 12, John Jay 2
Kean 6, Staten Island 2
John Jay 9, Jersey City 3
Kean 12, John Jay 1
Jersey City 6, Staten Island 5
Kean 5, John Jay 4
Lehman 16, Drew 6
Staten Island 5, Upsala 2
Lehman 9, Staten Island 3
Staten Island 18, Ramapo 5
Kean 8, Lehman 5
Staten Island 6, Kean 3
Lehman 4, Mount St. Mary 3
Staten Island 15, John Jay 10
Lehman 11, Staten Island 10
Mount St. Mary 11, Staten Island 5
St. Joseph’s 13, John Jay 12
Drew 10, Staten Island 5
SUNY-Old Westbury 9, John Jay 8
Staten Island 11, Drew 0
Staten Island 9, FDU-Madison 3
FDU-Madison 18, Staten Island 5
FDU-Florham 7, Staten Island 2
John Jay 11, Manhattanville 7
Rutgers-Newark 10, John Jay 4
Richard Stockton 10, John Jay 2