Baseball Media Guide

IONA PREP BASEBALL

2019 MEDIA GUIDE

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OUR MISSION Iona Preparatory School is a Catholic community inspired by the charism of Blessed Edmund Rice as expressed in the Essential Elements of a Christian Brothers Education. We develop young men into moral and ethical leaders who are dedicated to Christian service and who strive for spiritual, intellectual and physical excellence.

DIRECTORY OF ATHLETICS Director of Athletics ....................... Bernard Mahoney Assistant Athletic Director ............ Ryan Mahoney Athletic Trainer ............................... Caraline Gargiulo Strength & Conditioning ................ Vincent Sullivan, CSCS Equipment Manager........................ Brian Brown Football ....................... Joseph Spagnolo ‘98 Baseball ...................... Ryan Mahoney Basketball ................... Steve Alvarado Lacrosse ..................... Rick Trizano Hockey ........................ Karl Boswick Wrestling .................... Thomas Straehle Soccer ......................... Mario Aceto Track ........................... Jan Mitchell Golf .............................. Kevin M. O’Meara Tennis ......................... Kevin O’Rourke ‘01 Swimming ................... Brendan Hellar Volleyball .................... James Fitzpatrick Crew ............................ Vinny Houston Bowling ....................... Steve Rapillo

President BROTHER THOMAS R. LETO, CFC Upper School Principal KIERAN DALY Chief Financial Officer BARBARA O’MEARA Chief Advancement Officer MARK E. HOGAN ‘87, ‘91 Director of Admissions for the Upper School BARBARA ROBERTSON Director of Campus Ministry ANTHONY CASELLA ‘97 Director of Institutional Technology KEVIN O’MEARA Director of Communications & Marketing MR. ALEXANDER MALECKI Director of School Counseling TERENCE J. HOULIHAN, MS ED, CRS Director of Mission Integration KEVIN V. KELTON, PH.D. Director of Alumni and Special Events AMY PARISE Director of Facilities CHAD SOMERVILLE Dean of Academics SUSAN NATALE Dean of of Student Life RYAN MAHONEY

BASEBALL IONA PREP educates young men to be moral, ethical leaders, developing the whole person in the heritage of Blessed Edmund Rice and the American Catholic tradition to be lifelong learners, responsible to their commitment of service to others, confident in their self-worth, while being supported by a challenging and innovative college-preparatory curriculum in relationship with a dedicated and caring faculty and community.

IONA PREP Dedicated to transforming young men into moral and ethical leaders for today’s world, Iona Preparatory offers a distinctive college preparatory experience. Our first strength is our heritage. Established as a Catholic school in 1916 by the Christian Brothers, Iona firmly bases its educational edifice on Catholic values.

The Brothers chose football to be our school’s first interscolastic sport. Upon this foundation, Iona provides an innovative, rigorous, relevant, academic education - grounded in the Essential Elements of an Edmund Rice Christian Brothers Education. At Iona Prep, we nurture the spirit, the mind, and the body in a community that values both active faith and principled acction. The Iona experience prepares graduates for successful college experiences and lives of meaning and purpose. Iona Prep has a strong college placement record.

One hundred percent Iona Prep graduates are attending four year colleges and universities. Well prepared for the challenges of higher education, Iona Prep alumni are found at some of the nation’s top schools; as close as New Rochelle, as far away as Stanford in California, and University of Bocconi in Milan, Italy.

Each year, Iona’s young men are honored with national merit distinction, AP Scholar recognition, National Honor Society enrollment, and Con-Edison Scholar-Athlete awards. Total scholarships awarded for the Classes of 2015 - 2016 exceeded $ 39,000,000; 73 percent of the 2016 Class earned merit-based scholarships averaging just under $50,000 per award. At Iona Prep, we offer 15 Advanced Placement (AP) college courses in addition to our rigorous base curriculum.

At Iona, we believe that health and physical fitness are an important part of leading an active, productive, fulfilling life. In addition to the health and physical education requirements of our curriculum, students have many opportunities for competitive and recreational sports through our interscholastic and intramural athletic offerings.

Students at Iona find that it is possible to excel in academics while also being committed to athletics.

Iona offers more than 16 interscholastic sports at freshman, junior varsity and varsity level.

Our 27-acre campus feathures a number of athletic fields and facilities, including two gyms, athletic turf field, full fitness center, tennis courts, track & field facilities, baseball and lacrosse complexes, full time athletic trainer and training room.

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ATHLETICS FACILITIES In 1967, Iona Prep moved to its present 27 acre campus location on Wilmot Road in New Rochelle, NY. Today, Iona Prep has one of the most beautiful campus’ in the metropolitan area featuring amazing athletic venues.

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One Game Field with Dugouts and Scoreboard One Regulation Size Practice Infield Six Outdoor Practice Pitching Mounds Two Outdoor Batting Cages One Indoor Electric Suspension Batting Cage Two Gyms for Indoor workouts Two Indoor Pitching mounds Eight Protective Pitcher/ Fielder screens Newly renovated locker rooms Newly renovated Laundry Room and equipment room for the care and storage of equipment and uniforms Newly renovated fitness center and weight room Full-time Athletic Director /Assistant Athletic Director Full-time fitness and conditioning program Full-time athletic trainer Full-time equipment manager: Athletes receive washed game and practice gear.

Program Catholic High School City Championships 2003, 2012, 2016 (Varsity and Junior Varsity) 2017,2018 City Championship Runner -up 2017 Junior Varsity Semi- finalists Archdiocesan Championship 1995, 1999, 2002, 2003 Division Championship 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011,2016

3 Baseball Teams- Varsity, Junior Varsity A and Junior Varsity B All Teams Play a 24 Game Spring Schedule Varsity Plays an 18 Game Fall Schedule All Teams Participate in The Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) Annual Spring Trip to Florida For The Varsity Team

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VARSITY COACHING STAFF

RYAN MAHONEY

Coach Mahoney attended Carmel High School where he played football and baseball. He was an 8th round draft pick to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2002 MLB Draft. He decided to attend the University of South Carolina where he played collegiate baseball and participated in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. He transferred to St. John’s University to finish his college baseball career. During his college career, Coach Mahoney played in 3 NCAA regionals and was a member of the 2004 SEC tournament championship team. Coach Mahoney is currently the Dean of Student Life & Assistant Athletic Director.

HEAD COACH

Coach Piccolino is the pitching coach on the Varsity and the pitching coordinator for the baseball program. Coach Piccolino led the JV to a City Championship in 2014 and moved up to the varsity staff in 2015. He will work primarily with the pitching Staff and also help with team defense. Coach Piccolino is a Mount Saint Michael graduate and attended St. John’s University and Fairleigh Dickenson University, where he played baseball at both ANTHONY PICCOLINO PITCHING COACH

schools. He was also the pitching coach at FDU and Concordia College.

Eric graduated from Iona Prep and went on to have a 4 year career at Marist College. Eric was First-Team All MAAC and was on the MAAC All-Academic Team while at Marist. Eric earned his Master’s Degree in School Psychology and is a guidance counselor at Sacred Heart in Yonkers, NY. Eric works with

ERIC HELMRICH ‘08 HITTING COACH

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infielders and outfielders, and is the hitting coach for the entire program.

JUNIOR VARSITY A COACHING STAFF

VIN DEMARIA SR. ‘83

VINNY DEMARIA JR. ‘12

PETER LADIS ‘10

HEAD COACH

ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH

COACH DEMARIA JOINED THE IONA PREP BASEBALL COACHING STAFF AFTER LEADING THE WOODLANDS HS PROGRAM FOR 17 YEARS. HE HAS ALSO COACHED AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL AS AN ASSISTANT COACH AT CONCORDIA COLLEGE. COACH DEMARIA IS A CO-OWNER AND COACH OF THE DIAMOND BUDDIES HAWK ORGANIZATION DURING HIS PLAYING DAYS, COACH DEMARIA BEGAN HIS COLLEGE BASEBALL CAREER AT RANGER CC AND TRANSFERRED TO LONG ISLAND-BROOKLYN WHERE HE EARNED ALL-ECAC HONORS AND WAS ON THE ACADEMIC DEANS LIST.

AFTER A STANDOUT CAREER AS A FOUR YEAR STARTER AT SS FOR IONA COLLEGE, COACH VIN DEMARIA COACHED ONE YEAR AS AN ASSISTANT COACH AT IONA COLLEGE. HE JOINS THE IONA PREP COACHING STAFF AS OUR LEAD INFIELD COACH AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING COACH DEMARIA WORK WITH THE ENTIRE PROGRAMS INFIELDERS. COACH DEMARIA WAS A THREE-YEAR LETTER-WINNER AT IONA PREP AND A MEMBER OF THE 2012 CHSAA CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.HE WAS NAMED 2012 ALL-LEAGUE, ALLDIVISION, ALL-COUNTY, AND ALL-NYC MEMBER. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE NYC MAYORS CUP ALL-STAR GAME.

PETE GRADUATED FROM IONA IN 2010 AND WENT ON TO PITCH COLLEGIATELY AT IONA COLLEGE. PETE WAS A STANDOUT AT THE PREP WHERE EXCELLED ON THE MOUND AND AT THE PLATE. PETE WAS A MEMBER OF THE MAAC ALL ACADEMIC TWICE AT IONA COLLEGE. PETE JOINS THE JV STAFF AND WILL HELP OVERSEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOT ONLY OUR PITCHERS BUT OUR HITTERS AS WELL.

JUNIOR VARSITY B COACHING STAFF STEPHEN NIGRO ‘15 ASSISTANT COACH

GEORGE WILLIAMS ‘08 HEAD COACH WHILE AT IONA GEORGE PRIMARILY CAUGHT AND PLAYED FIRST BASE. HE WENT ON TO PLAY AT EASTERN NAZARENE COLLEGE AS A 4 YEAR STARTER BECOMING ONE OF THE TEAM’S LEADERS BY HIS JUNIOR AND SENIOR SEASON. IN 2012 GEORGE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NCAA CHI ALPHA SIGMA STUDENT ATHLETE HONOR SOCIETY. GEORGE GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND CURRENTLY WORKS FOR A.G. WILLIAMS CO, INC. AS DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.

2015 GRADUATE WHO WAS A COCAPTION AS A SENIOR. STEVE WAS 2ND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE IN 2015 AND PARTICIPATED IN THE MAYORS CUP GAME. PLAYED TWO YEARS COLLEGIATE BASEBALL AT CONCORDIA COLLEGE BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO FORDHAM UNIVERSITY. HE IS CURRENTLY A TRAINER AND COACH AT HARDBALL NY IN ELMSFORD.

MATT BREMBS ‘13 ASSISTANT COACH 2013 GRADUATE WHO STARTED AT THE PREP BOTH IN THE OUTFIELD AND ON THE MOUND. WAS A KEY CONTRIBUTOR AS A LEFT HANDED PITCHER ON THE 2012 CHSAA CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. WENT ON TO PLAY COLLEGIATE BASEBALL AT SOUTHERN UNION, WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND MOLLOY COLLEGE. HAS HELPED WORK THE IONA PREP BASEBALL CAMP AND THE DIAMOND BUDDIES BASEBALL CAMPS.

BOB CAPUTO ‘65 ASSISTANT COACH ALUMNUS COACH CAPUTO WAS THE CAPTAIN OF THE 1965 VARSITY BASEBALL GAELS. HE WENT ON TO CAPTAIN THE FORDHAM UNIVERSITY RAMS IN 1969. COACH CAPUTO HAS COACHED AT BOTH OF HIS ALMA MATERS - FORDHAM UNIVERSITY FROM 2002-2005 AND IONA PREP FROM 1994-2001 AND 2005-PRESENT. HE IS A CHSAA HALL OF FAMER AND WAS AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS ALUMNI AWARD FROM IONA PREP.

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PLAYER PROFILE RYAN NASCIMENTO

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ROB MIRRIONE

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JUNIOR/C,1B

JUNIOR/MIF

NEW ROCHELLE, NY

BRONXVILLE, NY FAVORITE SONG: BEAUTIFUL CRAZY LUKE COMBS FAVORITE ATHLETE: DIDI GREGORIUS HOBBIES: BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, SERVICE TRIPS IP ACTIVITIES: ITALIAN CLUB, CAMPUS MINISTRY SUMMER TEAM: TEAM CRUSH FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: WALKOFF TRIPLE VS. POLY PREP LAST YEAR

FAVORITE SONG: LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING - TIM MCGRAW FAVORITE ATHLETE: DIDI GREGORIUS HOBBIES: BASKETBALL, HOCKEY, HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS IP ACTIVITIES: PEER MINISTRY, LEADERSHIP, MATH TEAM SUMMER TEAM: TEAM CRUSH FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: HITTING MY FIRST HIGH SCHOOL HOMERUN AGAINST SPELLMAN.

“YESTERDAY’S HOME RUNS DON’T WIN TODAY’S GAMES” - BABE RUTH

CHRIS DIFIORE

“KILL THEM WITH SUCCESS AND BURY THEM WITH A SMILE” - USAIN BOLT

SENIOR/LHP,OF

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MOUNT KISCO, NY

FAVORITE SONG: HARDER THAN EVER - TJ PORTER FAVORITE ATHLETE: LUIS SEVERINO HOBBIES: FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, HANGING WITH FRIENDS AND PLAYING XBOX. IP ACTIVITIES: MATH TEAM SUMMER TEAM: TACONIC RANGERS FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: WINNING THE JV CITY CHAMPIONSHIP AS A FRESHMAN.

“HE WHO SAYS HE CAN AND HE WHO SAYS HE CANNOT ARE BOTH USUALLY RIGHT.”

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TJ PALMA

JUNIOR/MIF PLEASANTVILLE, NY FAVORITE SONG: NONSTOP - DRAKE FAVORITE ATHLETE: DEREK JETER HOBBIES: HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS IP ACTIVITIES: HUMAN RIGHTS CLUB. BASEBALL SUMMER TEAM: TEAM CRUSH FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: HITTING A WALK OFF TRIPLE TO SCORE THE WINNING RUN DURING THE JV SEASON.

“I CAN AND WILL, WATCH ME.”

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PETER FAMA

5 JUNIOR/3B NEW ROCHELLE, NY FAVORITE SONG: STILL HERE - DRAKE FAVORITE ATHLETE: JAMAL ADAMS HOBBIES: SPORTS IP ACTIVITIES: ITALIAN CLUB SUMMER TEAM: TEAM CRUSH FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: LEARNING TO PLAY 3RD BASE

“IT’S HARD TO BEAT A PERSON WHO NEVER GIVES UP” — BABE RUTH

JOE DIDONATO

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ZAES ZABALA

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SENIOR/OF

SENIOR/MIF

HARRISON, NY

BRONX, NY

FAVORITE SONG: HAPPIER MARSHMELLO FAVORITE ATHLETE: MIKE TROUT HOBBIES: “BASKETBALL SKIING” IP ACTIVITIES: NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY, MATH TEAM, ITALIAN CLUB SUMMER TEAM: WESTCHESTER BASEBALL ACADEMY FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: VARSITY PLAYOFF RUN LAST YEAR

“IF YOU ARE AFRAID OF FAILURE YOU DON’T DESERVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL” - CHARLES BARKLEY

ANTHONY DEFABBIA

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FAVORITE SONG: SELF MADE - BRYSON TILLER FAVORITE ATHLETE: FRANCISCO LINDOR HOBBIES: SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY, PLAYING SPORTS, AND GOING OUT WITH FRIENDS. IP ACTIVITIES: BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, LATINOS UNIDOS SUMMER TEAM: FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: 2018 PLAYOFF RUN

“THE MORE YOU PLAY BASEBALL, THE LESS YOU DEPENDS ON YOUR ATHLETIC ABILITY. IT’S A MENTAL WAR MORE THAN ANYTHING.” - ALEX RODRIGUEZ

JUNIOR/LHP/OF BRONXVILLE, NY

FAVORITE SONG: ANYTHING GOES - FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE FAVORITE ATHLETE: RONALD TORREYES HOBBIES: BASEBALL/ SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY IP ACTIVITIES: MISSIONS TEAM SUMMER TEAM: TEAM ADIDAS CRUSH FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: PITCHING THE FIRST GAME OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP VS XAVERIAN

“WE BEEN RUNNIN THIS SINCE THE BAY ROOF DAYS... C’MON NOW!” - BRONX NATIVE

JUSTIN DELORENZO

9 JUNIOR/OF EASTCHESTER, NY

FAVORITE SONG: EMPIRE STATE OF MIND- JAY Z FAVORITE ATHLETE: JUAN SOTO HOBBIES: BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, FANTASY FOOTBALL IP ACTIVITIES: NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, MATH TEAM, ITALIAN CLUB SUMMER TEAM: TEAM CRUSH FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: ROBBING A HOMERUN VERSUS ALL HALLOWS (JV)

“IF YOU’RE GOING TO PLAY AT ALL, YOU’RE OUT TO WIN” - DEREK JETER

JOHN NOWAK

10 SENIOR/C PELHAM, NY

FAVORITE SONG: MILLIONAIRE - CHRIS STAPLETON FAVORITE ATHLETE: CHRISTIAN VASQUEZ HOBBIES: WORKING OUT, HOCKEY, FISHING IP ACTIVITIES: PEER COUNSELING, MATH TEAM SUMMER TEAM: TEAM CRUSH FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: MY TRIP DOWN TO FLORIDA

“THE WOLF ON TOP OF THE HILL IS NEVER AS HUNGRY AS THE WOLF CLIMBING THE HILL”

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MATT PANKER

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DEREK ROBERTSON

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SENIOR/MIF

SENIOR/OF

HAWTHORNE, NY

YONKERS, NY

FAVORITE SONG: FREESTYLE - LIL BABY FAVORITE ATHLETE: DUSTIN PEDROIA HOBBIES: BASEBALL, HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS IP ACTIVITIES: FOOTBALL, SPANISH CLUB, BUSINESS LEADERS, LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, PEER COUNSELING SUMMER TEAM: TEAM CRUSH FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: THE 2018 VARSITY BASEBALL FLORIDA TRIP

FAVORITE SONG: THE CLIMB - MILEY CYRUS FAVORITE ATHLETE: TOM BRADY HOBBIES: GOLF IP ACTIVITIES: FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL SUMMER TEAM: FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: 2018 PLAYOFF RUN

“IT’S A ROUND BALL AND A ROUND BAT, AND YOU HAVE TO HIT IT SQUARE” - PETE ROSE

“THE TRUE COMPETITORS ARE THE ONES WHO ALWAYS PLAY TO WIN” - TOM BRADY

CHRIS DIMOVSKI

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JUNIOR/3B VALHALLA, NY

FAVORITE SONG: BURNING MAN - DIERKS BENTLEY FAVORITE ATHLETE: DIDI GREGORIUS HOBBIES: FISHING IP ACTIVITIES: HUMAN RIGHTS CLUB SUMMER TEAM: GAME ON 13 FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: COMING OUT OF THE “REDSHIRT”

“WHEN YOU REACH THE END OF YOUR ROPE, TIE A KNOT IN IT AND HANG ON” - FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

STEVEN COCHRANE

14 SENIOR/RHP

SAM BELLO

15 SENIOR/RHP/1B

PORT CHESTER, NY

WEST NYACK, NY

FAVORITE SONG: FIREWORK - KATY PERRY FAVORITE ATHLETE: BRYCE HARPER HOBBIES: BASEBALL AND CHILLING WITH FRIENDS AND BIRDWATCHING IP ACTIVITIES: BASEBALL SUMMER TEAM: TEAM CRUSH FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: MAKING IT TO THE CITY CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR

FAVORITE SONG: HEART OF A CHAMPION - NELLY FAVORITE ATHLETE: ALEX RODRIGUEZ HOBBIES: PLAYING GOLF, WORKING OUT IP ACTIVITIES: “FOOTBALL- FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE YEAR BASEBALL- ALL YEARS” SUMMER TEAM: CLUBHOUSE ELITE FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: WINNING THE JV CITY CHAMPIONSHIP

“SINCE BASEBALL IS MY FAVORITE SPORT, IT’S EASY TO GO OUT AND DO WHAT I DO” - TIM LINCECUM

“WORK UNTIL YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF”

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JADEN TORRADO

MIKE HANGAN

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JUNIOR/OF

SENIOR/C

YONKERS, NY

THROGS NECK, NY

FAVORITE SONG: MOCKINGBIRD EMINEM FAVORITE ATHLETE: BRETT GARDNER HOBBIES: HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS IP ACTIVITIES: BASEBALL, MATH TEAM, LATINOS UNIDOS SUMMER TEAM: TEAM CRUSH FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: THE TIMES IN THE LOCKER ROOM AND BUS RIDES WITH THE TEAM

“I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH GOD WHO STRENGTHENS ME.”

SAL PUGNI

FAVORITE SONG: MEMORIES - MELVONI FAVORITE ATHLETE: BUSTER POSEY HOBBIES: BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS. IP ACTIVITIES: LEADERSHIP SUMMER TEAM: TEAM CRUSH FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: MAKING IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON VARSITY.

“WHEN IN DOUBT SAY 1 OUT.”

SENIOR/RHP

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VALHALLA, NY

FAVORITE SONG: WAY TOO FLY - A BOOGIE FAVORITE ATHLETE: JUSTIN VERLANDER HOBBIES: JET SKIING, PING PONG IP ACTIVITIES: SOCCER, NHS SUMMER TEAM: GAME-ON 13 FURY FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: PITCHING A SHUTOUT IN A 10-0 WIN AGAINST FORDHAM (JV)

“LOVE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORLD, BUT BASEBALL IS PRETTY GOOD, TOO” - YOGI BERRA

MIKE DIDONATO

19 SENIOR/3B HARRISON, NY

FAVORITE SONG: HELL AND BACK - KID INK FAVORITE ATHLETE: AARON JUDGE HOBBIES: BASKETBALL, SKIING, AND VIDEO GAMES IP ACTIVITIES: ITALIAN CLUB AND MATH TEAM SUMMER TEAM: WESTCHESTER BASEBALL ACADEMY FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: REACHING THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND WINNING GAME ONE IN 2018.

“I JUST TRY TO TAKE AWAY WHAT I CAN FROM EVERY SITUATION, TO ALWAYS KEEP LEARNING. LIFE IS HARD. LIFE IS HUMBLING. I DO ALL I CAN TO KEEP IT SIMPLE” MARIANO RIVERA

JACK KEENAN

21 SENIOR/LHP WHITE PLAINS, NY

FAVORITE SONG: INTRO - MEEK MILL FAVORITE ATHLETE: CLAYTON KERSHAW HOBBIES: BASKETBALL, VIDEO GAMES IP ACTIVITIES: NHS, MATH TEAM, FOREIGN LANGUAGE NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY SUMMER TEAM: TEAM ADIDAS CRUSH FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: 2018 PLAYOFF RUN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

“THERE MAY BE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MORE TALENT THAN YOU, BUT THERE’S IS NO EXCUSE FOR ANYONE TO WORK HARDER THAN YOU DO.” - DEREK JETER

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JOE LENI

SENIOR/RHP

CITY ISLAND, NY

HAWTHORNE, NY

“HARD WORK BEATS TALENT WHEN TALENT FAILS TO WORK HARD” - KEVIN DURANT

25

FAVORITE SONG: BLUE TINT - DRAKE FAVORITE ATHLETE: DEREK JETER HOBBIES: BASEBALL, WORKING OUT IP ACTIVITIES: PEER COUNSELOR, MATH TEAM SUMMER TEAM: GAME ON FURY FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: WALK OFF AGAINST ST.RAYS

“AIM FOR THE BUSHES” - THE ROCK

NICK BUGALLO

27

JUNIOR/RHP

JUNIOR/LHP

WEST HARRISON, NY

BRONX, NY

FAVORITE SONG: TROPHIES - DRAKE FAVORITE ATHLETE: MAX SCHERZER HOBBIES: LIFTING, BASKETBALL IP ACTIVITIES: NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, MATH TEAM, FOREIGN LANGUAGE HONOR SOCIETY, LEADERSHIP, BASEBALL SUMMER TEAM: THE CLUBHOUSE FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: PITCHING AGAINST FORDHAM

“NO FAILURE IS FINAL. NO SUCCESS IS PERMANENT.”

IONA PREP BASEBALL THANKS POPE PHOTOGRAPHY

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SENIOR/RHP FAVORITE SONG: ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER FAVORITE ATHLETE: DIDI GREGORIUS HOBBIES: WATCHING MOVIES, BASKETBALL IP ACTIVITIES: BASEBALL SUMMER TEAM: DIAMOND BUDDIES FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: FINALLY MAKING THE VARSITY TEAM

MATT HOFFMAN

MATT SASSANO

FAVORITE SONG: WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS - LUKE COMBS FAVORITE ATHLETE: LUIS SEVERINO HOBBIES: SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY AND BASEBALL IP ACTIVITIES: BASEBALL SUMMER TEAM: THE CLUBHOUSE FAVORITE IP BASEBALL MEMORY: MOVING ON IN THE PLAYOFFS TO FACE STEPINAC

“OUR GREATEST GLORY IS NOT IN NEVER FALLING, BUT RISING EVERY TIME WE FALL” - CONFUCIUS

SENI ORS

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2019 VARSITY

PHOTO CREDIT: CHRISTOPHER POPE PHOTOGRAPHY

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VARSITY ROSTER #................ PLAYER.......................................... YEAR........................... POSITION 1................ RYAN NASCIMENTO ..................... JUNIOR....................... C/1B 2................ ROB MIRRIONE ............................. JUNIOR....................... MIF 3................ CHRIS DIFIORE ............................. SENIOR....................... LHP/OF 4................ TJ PALMA ...................................... JUNIOR....................... MIF 5................ PETER FAMA.................................. JUNIOR....................... 3B 6................ JOE DIDONATO.............................. SENIOR....................... OF 7................ ZAES ZABALA .............................. SENIOR....................... MIF 8................ ANTHONY DEFABBIA ................... JUNIOR....................... LHP/OF 9................ JUSTIN DELORENZO.................... JUNIOR....................... OF 10.............. JOHN NOWAK ............................... SENIOR....................... C 11.............. MATT PANKER .............................. SENIOR....................... MIF 12.............. DEREK ROBERTSON.................... SENIOR....................... OF 13.............. CHRIS DIMOVSKI........................... JUNIOR....................... 3B 14.............. STEVEN COCHRANE ................... SENIOR....................... RHP 15.............. SAM BELLO .................................. SENIOR....................... RHP/1B 16.............. JADEN TORRADO......................... JUNIOR....................... OF 17.............. MIKE HANGAN............................... SENIOR....................... C 18.............. SAL PUGNI .................................... SENIOR....................... RHP 19.............. MIKE DIDONATO............................ SENIOR....................... 3B 21.............. JACK KEENAN .............................. SENIOR....................... LHP 22.............. JOE LENI........................................ SENIOR....................... RHP 24.............. MATT SASSANO............................ SENIOR....................... RHP 25.............. MATT HOFFMAN ........................... JUNIOR....................... RHP 27.............. NICK BUGALLO............................. JUNIOR....................... LHP

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2019 JV A / JV B

2019 JV A ROSTER LUKE BARRANGER DYLAN BURAK CHRISTIAN DIAZ TREVOR DUTRA PETER FASCIGLIONE MATT FLAIM PETER GILLESPIE RYAN HUNTER JJ JACKETTE

JIMMY KEENAN FRANTZ LOUIS-CHARLES DJ MCKENNA FRANK MONDRONE MATT MOYNIHAN LUKE NASCIMENTO JUSTIN PESCO LUKE POLITI MERRITT SCOTT

2019 JV B ROSTER MARCO DAMIANO NATHAN DASS MATT DIMOVSKI ANDREW FADDA JOSEPH FAMA CRISTIAN FERNANDEZ VITO GALLELLO THOMAS GLEASON

JACOB GUZMAN KENNETH JORGE ZACH LEVINSON SEAN MCKENNA NICOLAS MEZZAUCELLA JUSTIN NARDO JACK NATTER JEFF PADILLA

CONNOR PANKER IAN PANKER NICHOLAS PETRO TYLER PFEIFFER CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ LOUIS RUISI ANGELO SQUILLANTE RYAN ZMARZLAK

MANAGERS – JOE BRUNO, AIDAN TUITE

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MIDNIGHT RUN

LIVE JESUS IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER

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VARSITY SPRING TRAINING

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SENIOR DAY

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ALUMNI NAME...................................................................................................................COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ROBERT CAPUTO ..............UNIV. OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM -10TH ROUND MONTREAL EXPOS PETER SPOSATO ‘75............................................................................................... UNIV. OF VIRGINIA JOSEPH MERCURIO ‘77............................................................................................... IONA COLLEGE VINCENT DEMARIA ‘83............................................................................. LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY KEVIN STEWART ‘84....................................................................................... BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY OWEN MORGAN ‘84........................................................................................... AIR FORCE ACADEMY ANTHONY DIFIORE ‘89............................................................................. BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY SCOTT CADE ‘90..........................................................................................................JOHNS HOPKINS BRIAN CUMMINGS ‘93................. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-18TH ROUND- MONTREAL EXPOS EDDIE FABIANI ‘94.................................................................................................................PACE UNIV. MARK MOCCIA ‘95....................................CONCORDIA COLLEGE- 39TH ROUND DETROIT TIGERS BRIAN MACOM ‘95...............................................................................................................CONCORDIA JOE GIALANELLA ‘95 ................................................................................................... IONA COLLEGE MICHAEL OLIVA ‘96 ........................................................................................UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY JOE CAMPISE ‘97............................................................................. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY MATT WELTON ‘97............................................................................. ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY LOU GIGANTE ‘98........................................................................................... UNIV. OF NEW ORLEANS GREG KEATING ‘98........................................................................................................ IONA COLLEGE JEFF BRODERICK ‘98................................................................................................... IONA COLLEGE DANNY MACOM ‘98.................................................................................................. PACE UNIVERSITY BRIAN SLOCUM ‘99....... VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY- 2ND ROUND DRAFT PICK- CLEVELAND INDIANS RAYMOND DOWNS ‘99................................................................................... ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RYAN SULLIVAN ‘99....................................................................................................... IONA COLLEGE JOE MANDILE ‘99................................................................................... SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY BOBBY CROSBY ‘99........................................................................................ CONCORDIA COLLEGE GREG SANACERO ‘00........................................................................................... MILITARY ACADEMY MATT CUCURULLO ‘00.....................................................................................MANHATTAN COLLEGE MIKE CICCITELLI ‘00.......................................................................................VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY DAN POTAKI .................................................................................................................. IONA COLLEGE TIMMY LANCE......................................................................................................SACRED HEART UNIV. KENNY CINTRON............................................................................................PRINCETON UNIVERSITY ROB CAIONE..................................................................................................... FORDHAM UNIVERSITY JOHN FITZPATRICK......................... MANHATTAN COLLEGE-FREE AGENT- PITTSBURG PIRATES IAN FAIRCLOGH ‘00............................................................................................................. QUINNIPIAC JAMES LASALA ‘02 .............................................................................. IONA COLLEGE- NY YANKEES PETER ZOCCHI- ‘03.............................. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY- MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS NICK STANZIONI ‘03....................................................................................................... IONA COLLEGE JACK CAWLEY- ‘04............................................................ PACE UNIV.- JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS DANNY LEACH ‘04........................................................................................... FORDHAM UNIVERSITY MIKE GAZZOLA ‘05.......................................................................................... MANHATTAN COLLEGE STEPHEN PINTO ‘05............................................................................... MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE JAY MONFORTE ‘05................................................................................MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE MIKE FERRARA ‘05............................................................................................. CLARA WASHINGTON BRIAN MORAN ‘06....UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA – 7TH ROUND DRAFT PICK- SEATTLE MARINERS DAVE RIDER ‘06.................................................................................CONCORDIA/ MANHATTANVILLE FRANK CEBEK ‘06....................................................................................................... SIENA COLLEGE CHAD SALEM ‘07...............................................................................................MANHATTAN COLLEGE ANTHONY MELENDEZ ‘07................................................................. EASTERN NAZERINE COLLEGE ROB ARDINO ‘07...............................................................................................MANHATTAN COLLEGE ALEX ADAMI- ‘08.................................................................................. UNIVERSITY OF BINGHAMTON GEORGE WILLIAMS -’08.....................................................................EASTERN NAZERINE COLLEGE PAGE 20

ALUMNI NAME.............................................................................................................................COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ERIK HELMRICH ‘08........................................................................................................... MARIST COLLEGE JOHN STACK- ‘09............................................................................................. MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE TYLER DONOVAN ‘09............................................................................................... WINTHROP UNIVERSITY PETER LADIS ‘09...................................................................................................................... IONA COLLEGE STEVEN ROCHE ‘09................................................................................................. HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY MARIANO RIVERA ‘09.............................................................................................................. IONA COLLEGE STEVEN ROCHE ‘09................................................................................................. HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY JUSTIN LEWIS ‘09.......................................................................................................COLLEGE OF ST. ROSE JOHN MAZZELLA ‘10................................................................................................................SALVE REGINA BRIAN SULLIVAN ‘10................................................................................................... LAFAYETTE COLLEGE COLIN MORAN ‘10.................................. UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA - 1ST ROUND, 6TH OVERALL PICK BRIAN SULLIVAN ‘10 .................................................................................................. LAFAYETTE COLLEGE BILLY BRUSACK ‘10........................................................................................ MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE NICK SALZANO ‘11.................................................................................................................. IONA COLLEGE ROBERT AMBROSINO ‘11....................................................................................................... IONA COLLEGE JAMES FOLEY ‘11......................................................................................................................................... RPI CHRISTIAN FIORITO ‘11.............................................................................................. CONCORDIA COLLEGE JUSTIN PALADINO ‘11................................................................................................ CONCORDIA COLLEGE VINNY ROMANO ‘11............................................................................................................ LASELL COLLEGE USTIN MURATORE ‘11...................................................................................... UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON TIM MCCARTHY ‘12....................................................................................................... TEMPLE UNIVERSITY MATT D’ARIANO ‘12......................................................................................UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT CODY POLCHINSKI ‘12.................................................................................... MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE SAM GARITO ‘12............................................................................................... MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE MATT MOTTOLA ‘12....................................................................................................UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA MIKE CAVALLO ‘12..................................................................................................... UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA JOE FINNEGAN ‘12.....................................................................................................UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA VINNY DEMARIA ‘12................................................................................................................. IONA COLLEGE BILLY MARTIN ‘12...................................................................................................... FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY MATT BREMBS ‘13................................................................................................. SOUTHERN UNION STATE VINNY MARTIN ‘13.................................................................................................................... IONA COLLEGE NIC FIGARI ‘13.................................................................................................................FAIRFIELD COLLEGE RYAN CROWLEY ‘13............................................................................................... MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY DAN ORMOND ‘13...................................................................................................................DEAN COLLEGE JOE NASTASI ‘14................................................................................................................MOLLOY COLLEGE ANTHONY GIGANTE ‘14....................................................................................BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE NATE ESTES ‘14.......................................................................................................... MT. OLIVE UNIVERSITY RYAN DOTY ‘14..........................................................................................................VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY CONOR ALTAMURA ‘14............................................................................. WEST. CONN. STATE UNIVERSITY DAN CAROLLO ‘15........................................................................................................HARTFORD COLLEGE BRAD CASE (CHSAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR) ‘15..................................................... ROLLINS UNIVERSITY STEPHEN NIGRO ‘15................................................................................................... CONCORDIA COLLEGE LUCAS MALDONADO ‘15...................................................................................... SOUTHERN UNION STATE ANDREW WATSON ‘15................................................................................................... HAMILTON COLLEGE JOSEPH LASORSA ‘16 (CHSAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR)..................................... ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY CHRISTOPHER DUTRA ‘16.................................................................................................DUKE UNIVERSITY MARTY DURKIN ‘16................................................................................................... RICHMOND UNIVERSITY ANDREW MILITIE ‘16..................................................................................SOUTHERN VERMONT COLLEGE ANTHONY PICCOLINO ‘17..............................................................................JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY DYLAN SABIA ‘17...............................................................................................................QUEENS COLLEGE MICHAEL GORMAN ‘17............................................................................................................ IONA COLLEGE KEVIN BOMBA ‘18............................................................................................................... TRINITY COLLEGE BRIAN ALBERTS ‘18........................................................................................ MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE PETER HOFFMAN ‘18.................................................................................................... CARLETON COLLEGE

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Wishing Nick Bugallo and the 2019 Iona Prep Varsity Baseball team a successful season!

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Good Luck Steven Jr. and IONA PREP Varsity Baseball 2019 Steven it was great watching you grow the last 4 years into the player and man you have become!

Love, Steven Sr., Alyse, Katie & Samantha

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Good Luck Steven Cochrane & the Iona Prep 2019 Varsity Baseball Team!

Have a great season!

Love, Mom, Mike, Katie, Nan and Pop

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Good Luck Steven Jr. and Iona Prep Varsity Baseball

Steven Jr., I am so very proud of you.

Love, Nana

Best of Luck to Robert Mirrione #2 and the Iona Prep Varsity Baseball Team for a great season!

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Good Luck to Justin and the 2019 Iona Prep Varsity Baseball Team

Love Mom, Dad and Jason PAGE 28

Good Luck Michael & Joseph!

We are so proud of you.

Congratulations on your next adventure, playing at Le Moyne!

Go Iona Gaels!

Love, Mom, Dad, Julianna, & Alaina

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ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วจ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วจ ย ย ย วก ย ย วก ย ย วก ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย

Best of Luck to Peter Fama #5 and the Iona Prep Varsity Team for a Successful Spring Season!

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Michael, It has been an incredible adventure to watch you grow into an awesome young man! We are so very proud of you!

As you go on to shine and your new journey begins, may God bless you and bring you everything you want in life! Always keep your spectacular personality, your great sense of humor and your wisdom to learn from what you do. We love you to the moon and back!

Always, Mom, Dad and SammyJoe XOXOXO

FOREVER GAELS

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MATT

MATT, WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOUR HARD WORK AND NEVER GIVE UP ATTITUDE. LOVE, DAD, MOM AND PETE ‘18 WISHING THE 2019 IONA PREP VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM A GREAT SEASON. GO GAELS!!!

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Joseph,

We are so proud of the hard working and determined person you have become. May you continue to achieve great things.

Wishing you and the Iona Prep Varsity baseball team a great season.

Love, Mom, Dad, & Maria

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Best of Luck to the Iona Prep Varsity Baseball Team and Coaches in their Spring 2019 Season!

Go Gaels!

Keep up the good work Ryan!

We are very proud of you...on and off the field! Good Luck!

Love always, Mom, Dad, Jason ’18, Luke ’22 and Sophie

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John - Your hard work, dedication and love for baseball has been amazing to watch. We feel so lucky that it doesn’t end here. We are so very proud of you! We wish you and your awesome Iona Prep Baseball team a successful and, most importantly, a fun season ahead!

GO GAELS! Love, Mom, Dad, Tom & Caroline

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We are so proud of YOu!!

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3/30/2019

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From little league

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Good Luck to Matthew , Connor , and Ian and the entire Gaels baseball program!!!

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Wishing Varsity Baseball a Great Season!!!

Mr. & Mrs. Rosario DeVico Salvatore Pugni ‘19

Jonathan Pugni ‘16

Russ DeVico ‘87

Sal Sgobbo ‘86

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Wishing the Varsity Baseball Team the Best of Luck in 2019 The Pugni Family Jonathan ‘16 PAGE 42

Salvatore ‘19

GO GAELS!

GOOD LUCK JADEN TORRADO #16!

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GOOD LUCK TO MATTHEW SASSANO AND THE IONA PREP VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM 2019 GO GAELS!!

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ZAES, WE WANT YOU TO BELIEVE DEEP IN YOUR HEART, THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING ANYTHING YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO. THAT YOU WILL NEVER LOSE; YOU EITHER WIN OR LEARN. JUST GO FORTH AND AIM FOR THE SKIES!!!

WE LOVE YOU KIDDO!!!! MOM,DAD,ZAYA AND SAEVIAN.

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PROUD SUPPORTER OF IONA PREP BASEBALL

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