Meet The Team

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• Professional:

• 1997 Player, St. Paul Saints, Northern League, St. Paul, Minnesota1995-1996 Player, Long Beach State University, California, Baseball America’s #1 College Baseball Transfer

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•  College:

• 1995 Player, Cape Cod College Summer Baseball League (SS)1992-1995 Player, Old Dominion University, 1994 2nd Team All-CAA (SS), CAA Champions 1994, 1995, Eastern Regionals at Clemson University 1994, Atlantic 1 Regionals at Florida State University 1995, One of Baseball America’s Players to watch in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA)

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• High School:

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• 1990-1992 Player, Varsity Baseball ESM H.S. East Syracuse, NY, 1st Team All-League (SS) 1991/1992, Honorable Mention All-League (SS)

• 1990, Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Award 1992, Only Male Athlete in Section III to make 1st Team in Football, Basketball and Baseball.​​Holds six school records in baseball including career hits, stolen bases and runs. Hit .507 in 1992

• Awards:

• The East Syracuse Minoa High School Athletic Hall of Fame 2021

#4 ESM Greatest 52 Athlete  Since 1975

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• https://www.syracuse.com/sports/g66l-2019/05/8e7d2b85e96736/the-52-greatest-athletes-in-east-syracuse-minoa-history.html

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• Coaching Experience:

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• 2019- Present : The Sports Yard Dirtbags and Diamonds Head Coach

• 2015-2019 ESM Varsity Coach

• 2010-2018 Baseball/Softball Hitting, Catching, Fielding Instructor, Baseball U NY Head Coach.

• 2008 Head Modified Coach, Lyncourt School, Syracuse, NY

• 2008 Graduated with a Master's Degree in Education Curriculum and Instruction from University of Phoenix

• 2005-2007 Assistant Varsity Coach, Bethel H.S. Hampton, Virginia, District Tournament Champions  

• 2003-2004 Coach, Freshman Baseball, ESM, East Syracuse, NY

• 2001 Graduated from Cortland University with a Bachelor's Degree in Health and Physical Education (K-12)

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• Coaching and Instructing:

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• Pitching Instruction:

• 4 years of instruction in the Binghamton/Corning area

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• College:

• Le Moyne College

• 2022: All NE10 team

• 2021: All NE10 team, All rookie team

• High School:

• Corning Painted-Post High School

• 2019: NYS champion, Player of Year AA, 1st team All state, Regional championship, Sectional championship

• 2018: 5th all state, Morabito championship, morabito MVP 2017: STAC west all conference

• 2016: STAC west all conference

• 2019:  

   •    Made 10 appearances with eight starts 
   •    Earned one win with 4.41 ERA in 34.2 innings
   •    Struck out 24
   •    Posted win with 4.0 shutout innings of two-hit ball against Siena on May 8
   •    Pitched 5.0 innings of 1-run ball against St. Bonaventure on April 30 
   •    Had six strikeouts against Kennesaw State on March 19
   •    Went 4.2 innings with pair of strikeouts in BU's postseason win over Hartford

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• The Right-Handed Pitcher was productive in his first year with the team… Recorded a 1-3 record with a 7.16 ERA… Appeared in 13 games mostly as a reliever and had three starts… In 27.2 innings he limited batters to a .316 batting average and 24 strikeouts… Against 177 batters faced he yielded 24 runs (22 earned) and no home runs given up… BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Two-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

• 2023: Appeared in 13 games and started in 3 of those…With a 1-3 record he ended the season with a 7.16 ERA in 27.2 innings pitched…In 117 at bats he held batters to a .342 batting average with 24 strikeouts…Yielded 24 runs (22 earned), three doubles, three triples, no home runs, and 18 walks…His best outing came against Creighton where he pitched a season high four innings, no runs given up, and a season high five strikeouts.

• College Le Moyne redshirted sophomore. 2022 top 3 home run hitter at le Moyne. 2023 NE10 leading in home runs as of right now.

• Player of the weeks at Le Moyne and Honorable Mention in NE10 2022 –

• Redshirt Freshman: Appeared in 32 games during her first season on the Heights, and launched three home runs during the campaign, which was tied for the highest total on the team… recorded two hits, including a home run, a walk, two runs scored and three runs batted in during the second half of a doubleheader against #23 Anderson (February 19)… tallied two hits and an RBI during a 6-1 win over Felician (March 13)… went 2-4 with one RBI during a 7-4 win over Wayne State (March 19)… launched a three-run home run during the first half of a doubleheader at Stonehill (March 31) which resulted in a 6-2 Le Moyne win… delivered a pinch-hit home run during the seventh inning against Assumption (April 15)

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   Previously attended Onondaga Community College where she was named to the President’s and Provost's List.

• High school CNS 2019 names first team all league. 

• LEAGUES PLAYED IN: 
  Fordham bedford LL
  Kingsbridge LL
  Van courtlandt baseball academy 
     ⁃    (travel team 16U) 
  hudson valley NABA 
  Syracuse MSBL 
  Syracuse NABA 
  OCYP BANDITS 
     ⁃    (travel team 15-17U)

• Mount Saint Michael Academy (2008-2011) 
  Jv sophmore yr (finished semifinals) 
  Varsity junior & senior yr (JR - semifinal) 
  NYC CHSAA bronx/westchester division  

• Western Texas College (2012-2013) 
  Fall ball 
  1st regional team appearance 2012 (reg. Season) 
  JUCO D1 Region V

• Originally from The Bronx, NY with Dominican Republic heritage and family. i have 20 years of baseball knowledge & experience. I started out at a catcher at the age of 10, went on for 5 years and won catcher of the year in 2005 in my league. I spent my 11-17 years of age playing infield (2B,3B,1B) and corner outfield. I graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy(c/o 2011) an all boy catholic High School in the Wakefield area of The Bronx. There i started pitching and playing LF and 1B. I learned a lot from "The Mount" as far as discipline, honor, hard work, and success. I went on to walk on at Western Texas College (Snyder, TX /2012-2013) after i graduated where i continued to play 1B and 3B. By now you should catch on that i play everywhere. My focus now is mainly pitching but i still work infield and outfield as well. I come from a line of trainers in my family from the Dominican republic, my uncles train a lot of pro MLB players and i spent some time training with my uncles as well during my HS time. I played in tournaments from Florida,  Connecticut, Boston, Chicago, dominican republic all over facing all types of talent.  MY KEY to teach the younger athletes is the mindset to prepare yourself to give it all it takes to achieve your goal because it is achievable, i can vouch for that. Everything i learned im going to give back and make sure i help every athlete meet their goal. I had little guidance but i was grateful to go to the places baseball has taken me. 

• Coaching:

• Private hitting, pitching, and fielding coach since 2019

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• College: Niagara University (Division 1)

• 3rd base/1st base 

• 3 year starting player

• 2 year captain 

• Season high batting average .424

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• High School: Jamesville-DeWitt

• Pitcher/3rd base 

• 4 time league player of the year

• 4 time All-CNY Team

• 2 time All-State

• 21 career home runs

• 20-2 pitching record senior year

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Baseball Playing Bio:

Pleasantville Travel Ball from 2008-2010. 2009 runner up

Pacoy Little League and 
Graduate League 2010 (Graduate League Champions)

Pleasantville Middle School modified baseball 2011-12.

Pleasantville 14u Travel Ball 2012

Pleasantville 16u Travel Ball 2013 (Champions)

Pleasantville High School Jv Baseball 2013-2014

Pleasantville Varsity Baseball 2014-2016

Westchester Lightning Travel/Tournament team in 2015

Somers Cyclones in the WRWBL 2016-2021

Manhattanville College Baseball 2017

Herkimer College Fall Ball 2018 

Hudson Valley Adult Baseball Association 2019

Syracuse MSBL 2022-Current

Lehman College Baseball 2023 (Conference Championship Runner Ups)

Awards:
2016 Varsity Baseball All League

2016 WRWBL All-League Rookie Team

2019 WRWBL All-League Team

Syracuse MSBL All-Star 2022 and 2023

2023 CUNY Conference All-Star

2023 Lehman College Baseball Coach’s Award 
 

College:
Clarkson University
2019: Liberty League First-Team All-Star during first season with Golden Knights...Played in 33 games, making 31 starts...Batted .362/.449/.491 for a .940 OPS...Ranked sixth in the league in hitting (.362), fifth in on-base percentage (.449), 12th in slugging (.491), 12th in runs scored (28) and tied for conference lead in triples (4). Also batted .379 with a .471 on-base percentage in league games.
2020: Appeared in seven of team's nine games during shortened junior season...Hit .231/.394/.231, going 6-for-26 and drawing seven walks... Led team in bases on balls and also tied for team's top figure in runs scored with seven.
2021: Played in 17 games, making 16 starts...Batted .341 with .471 on-base percentage and .439 slugging percentage in 51 plate appearances Blasted home run against nationally ranked Oswego State (5/4/2021). Had three-hit games against Ithaca College (4/23/2021) and Oswego State (5/4/2021). Named to Liberty League Honor Roll (5/10/2021) after going 6-for-14 with six runs scored in four games the previous week.
2022: Appeared in 28 games, starting 27 times...Hit .278/.395/.411 with 25 hits, eight for extra bases which included two home runs. Also drove in 17 runs and scored 11 times...Enjoyed five multi-hit games, including three in post-season play.

Travel Baseball:

2016- 16U Sportszone Braves Black
2015- 16U  Baseball U NY ( Coached By Dan Almonte)

High School:
Liverpool High School
2017: 1st team all-league selection as an outfielder, section 3 champion, regional champion, won 1st and only state championship, hold record at Liverpool for most walks in a season, 36. 2016: 2nd team all-league selection as an outfielder
2015: Honorable mention as pitcher/outfielder

Coaching:
2022: Helped coach at Liverpool High School during summer practices
2021: Assistant Coach for the Syracuse Jr. Chiefs
2023: The Sports Yard Baseball Instructor & Coach ( Present)
 
 
 
 

 

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The Sports Yard Instructor & Coach 2022-Present

2022:

Made collegiate debut on 3/9/2022 against Lakeland University.

   Had first college hit, an RBI triple, in ninth inning of 3/24/2022 game against Alfred St.

    •    Went 3-5 with a run scored in 4/6/2022 game against Brockport.

    •    Went 4-7 with two RBIs, four runs, and a walk in 27-8 win over St. Lawrence on 4/9/2022.

    •    Named Liberty League Co-Rookie of the Week on 4/11/22 (https://ritathletics.com/news/2022/4/11/baseball-three-student-athletes-earn-liberty-league-weekly-honors.aspx)

    •    Led team with .333 batting average (25 for 75) but did not have enough playing time to be eligible.

BEFORE RIT:

    •    Named first-team all-league baseball at Liverpool High School in 2021.

    •    2021 team captain

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Named second-team all-league baseball at Liverpool High School in 2019.

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Member of National Honors Society.

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• Baseball Hitting  Pitching & Fielding Instructor 

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• Coaching and Instructing :

• 4+ Years experience in baseball instruction in the Binghamton, NY Area

• Playing :

• 2015-2019 University at Buffalo Club Baseball

• High School:

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• 2012-2015 Windsor Central High School Baseball (2015 STAC All-Star at 2B)

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• Training:

• Trained under Joel Bennett :Played professional baseball for 17 years. ('98 Orioles, '99 Phillies)

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• The Sports Yard Coach and Instructor (2018-Present) Pitching / Hitting and Fielding

• ​East Syracuse Minoa Varsity Assistant Softball Coach 2023-Present

• Hannibal JV Baseball Head Coach (2018-2021)

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• Playing:

• Mexico Varsity Baseball (2014-2016)

• Mexico Block M Baseball MVP (2015, 2016)

• OHSL Freedom National First Team All-League (2015, 2016)

• Baseball U NY- Travel  Baseball 2014-2016

 Sports  Yard Instructor -2021- Present

College:

• The College of Saint Rose

• 2017 & 2018 : ALL NE10 Team

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• Herkimer Community College

• 2x National Pitcher of the Week

• 2016 : Conference Player of the Year, First Team All American

• 2015/2016: National Championship Runner U

High School:

• Liverpool

• 2014: Named First Team All CNY & Second Team All State

• 2014: Sectional Championship, Regional Championship & State Runner Up

• 2014-2018: Dean’s List 

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