Player Profiles
Kenny Cedel
Greg DeSantis
LHP• •L-L L-L• •6-2•1 •190 90• •Senior Staten Island, N.Y. Tottenville
SS/3B• •S-R S-R• •6-2• •200 200• •Senior Bridgewater, N.J. Bridgewater Raritan
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18 2009: Named to College Sports Information Directors of America/ ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Distrcit First Team... Started 48 games… Batted .278 with 44 hits and 28 walks… Tallied 11 multihit games… Drove in 33 runs and scored 29 more… Notched eight multiple-RBI games… Stroked eight doubles and swatted three home runs… Stole 17 bases… Was 2-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored at Morehead State (3/6)… Followed up that effort with a 3-for-7 outing, driving in six runs with a double and a home run at Morehead State (3/7)… Wrapped up play at Morehead State (3/9) by going 2for-4 with a double, three RBIs and three runs… Was 2-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and a run at Sacred Heart (4/19)… Went 3-for-4 against North Dakota State (3/21)… Was 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs at Monmouth (4/4)… Went 3-for-4 and drove in a run against Central Connecticut State (4/25). 2008: Saw action in all 47 games, making 45 starts… Hit .284 for the year, compiling 42 hits and 31 walks… Had 10 multi-hit games… Scored 34 runs and drove in 30 more… Tallied eight multiple-RBI games… Had 11 doubles and two home runs… Stole 17 bases to place sixth on the Blackbirds’ singleseason list… Led team with four sacrifice bunts…Went 4-for-6 with a homer, a double, a run and four RBIs against Fairleigh Dickinson (5/2)… Drove in five runs with a 3-for-5 performance at Mount St. Mary’s (5/11) with a homer, a double and a run… Brought home three runs at Delaware State (3/21)… Drove in a run in six straight contests from 3/19-25… Compiled an eight-game hitting streak from 3/15-25… Made four appearances on the mound. 2007: Appeared in 48 games, making 43 starts… Batted .270 for the season, amassing 40 hits and 15 free passes… Had 10 multi-hit games… Drove in 18 runs and scored 12 more… Stroked six doubles and a triple… Stole three bases… Had a seven-game hitting streak from 5/6-5/15, hitting .400 over that stretch… Had two hits, a steal, a run and an RBI against St. Bonaventure (3/10)… Was 3-for-4, scored a run and drove in another against Maine (3/14)… Went 4-for-4 with a double and four RBIs at Longwood (4/1)… Had three hits, including a double, to go along with three RBIs and two runs at Saint Peter’s (5/1). Background: A member of the Northeast Conference Academic and Commissioner’s honor rolls… Played three varsity seasons at Immaculata High School before finishing his high school career at Bridgewater Raritan... Named to inaugural New Jersey Super 17 squad. Personal: Son of Gregory and Sandra DeSantis... Born on Nov. 23, 1987... Majoring in marketing and management.
2010 Long Island University Baseball
2009: Redshirted. 2008: Appeared in nine games, making six starts… Pitched 33 innings, giving up 43 hits and 25 earned runs… Struck out 38 batters while walking 14… Finished with a 1-4 mark with a 6.82 ERA… Earned a win against Sacred Heart (4/12), striking out 11 in five innings… Pitched a complete game in the second half of a doubleheader at Wagner (4/5), taking the loss after allowing three runs on six hits and two walks while fanning five in six innings… Struck out at least five batters in five games… Set down six on strikes against Canisius (2/23)… Earned a save against Cornell (3/19) striking out the only batter he faced. 2007: Made 20 appearances, including eight starts… Pitched 68 innings, allowing 80 hits and 41 earned runs… Struck out a team-high 62 batters and issued 21 walks… Compiled a 3-8 record and a 5.43 ERA… Fanned at least six hitters in a game six times… Struck out a season-high seven while taking the loss against Wagner (4/5)… Earned first win of the season with three innings of two-run ball in relief against Quinnipiac (4/28)… Struck out six over six innings while allowing four earned runs to earn a win at Fairleigh Dickinson (5/12)… Ended the season on a positive note with six strike outs in a three-hit shutout of Central Connecticut State (5/19). 2006: Made 12 starts for the Blackbirds… Pitched 59 2/3 innings, allowing 89 hits and 44 earned runs… Struck out 46 hitters while walking 18… Finished with a 3-6 record and a 6.64 ERA… Fanned a season-high seven batters on two occasions… Scattered four hits over seven innings in a seven-strikeout, two-earned run win at Mount St. Mary’s (5/6)… Threw seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing six hits and no walks on his way to a win against Sacred Heart (3/26)… Named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week on March 27. Background: A member of the NEC Academic Honor Roll… Helped lead Tottenville to 2005 PSAL title… Finished his senior season with a 10-0 record, posting a 1.98 ERA... Had a two-out RBI single in Tottenville’s 5-1 victory over Walton High in the PSAL Final... Finished his junior season 3-0 with a 0.93 ERA, along with 49 strikeouts and two earned runs allowed over 25 innings... Played for the Bergen Beach Athletics in the fall of 2004, posting a 4-0 overall record... Pitched a two-hit complete game with 10 strikeouts in the Perfect Game Northeast Tournament en route to being named to the all-tournament team... Was named Second Team All-City as a senior by Newsday... Also played basketball at Tottenville for three seasons. Personal: Son of Kenny and Monica Cedel... Born on March 24, 1987... Majoring in political science.
Kenny Cedel• •Career Statistics Year W-L 2006 3-6 2007 3-8 2008 1-4 2009 Totals 7-18
ERA SV 6.64 0 5.43 0 6.82 1
G-GS CG IP H R ER 12-12 1 59.2 89 50 44 20-8 1 68.0 80 53 41 9-6 1 33.0 46 26 25 Redshirted 1 41-26 3 160.2 215 129 110
BB SO 18 46 21 62 14 38
6.16
53 146
Long Island Blackbirds • 2010 Baseball • www.liuathletics.com
Greg DeSantis• •Career Statistics Year G-GS AB 2007 48-43 148 2008 47-45 148 2009 48-48 158 Totals143-136 454
R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB 12 40 6 1 0 18 15 34 42 11 0 2 30 31 29 44 8 0 3 33 61 75 126 25 1 5 81 107
SB AVG. 3 .270 17 .284 17 .278 37 .278 5