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2015 Baseball Roster

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  • Catcher C 5'9" 175 lbs
    Jr. Miami, FL Coral Reef
    Junior Miami, FL Coral Reef
  • Infield IF 5'9" 155 lbs R/R
    So. The Woodlands, TX The Woodlands
    Sophomore The Woodlands, TX The Woodlands
  • Third Base 3B 5'11" 170 lbs R/R
    Sr. West Sand Lake, NY Averill Park
    Senior West Sand Lake, NY Averill Park
  • Catcher C 5'9" 155 lbs R/R
    So. West Palm Beach, FL Saint Andrews
    Sophomore West Palm Beach, FL Saint Andrews
  • Pitcher/Outfield P/OF 6'2" 195 lbs L/R
    Sr. Kingston, NY Kingston
    Senior Kingston, NY Kingston
  • Pitcher P 6'0" 165 lbs L/L
    Jr. Longmeadow, MA Longmeadow
    Junior Longmeadow, MA Longmeadow
  • Outfield OF 5'10" 170 lbs R/R
    So. Chicago, IL U of C High School
    Sophomore Chicago, IL U of C High School
  • Pitcher P 5'10" 150 lbs R/R
    So. Haverhill, MA St. Johns Prep
    Sophomore Haverhill, MA St. Johns Prep
  • Second Base 2B 5'10" 170 lbs L/R
    Sr. Oak View, CA Nordhoff
    Senior Oak View, CA Nordhoff
  • Pitcher P 6'0" 185 lbs L/L
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    Ash Rao

    Jr. Danbury, CT Danbury
    Junior Danbury, CT Danbury
  • Infield IF 6'0" 165 lbs
    Fr. Johnsonville, NY Hoosic Valley
    Freshman Johnsonville, NY Hoosic Valley
  • Short Stop SS 6'0" 180 lbs R/R
    Sr. Patterson, NY Carmel
    Senior Patterson, NY Carmel
  • Outfield OF 6'1" 160 lbs
    Fr. Fleetwood, PA Fleetwood
    Freshman Fleetwood, PA Fleetwood
  • Pitcher P 6'2" 180 lbs
    So. South Hadley, MA South Hadley
    Sophomore South Hadley, MA South Hadley
  • First Base 1B 6'1" 230 lbs
    So. Brooklyn, NY Xaverian
    Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Xaverian
  • Pitcher P 6'0" 180 lbs R/R
    So. Wantagh, NY Wantagh, NY
    Sophomore Wantagh, NY Wantagh, NY
  • Shortstop/Pitcher SS/P 6'1" 150 lbs
    Fr. Santa Teresa, NM Santa Teresa
    Freshman Santa Teresa, NM Santa Teresa
  • Pitcher P 6'1" 195 lbs R/R
    Sr. Clifton Park, NY Shenendehowa
    Senior Clifton Park, NY Shenendehowa
  • Catcher C 6'2" 195 lbs R/R
    So. Baltimore, MD Loch Raven
    Sophomore Baltimore, MD Loch Raven
  • Catcher C 5'10" 205 lbs L/R
    Jr. South Hadley, MA South Hadley
    Junior South Hadley, MA South Hadley
  • Outfield OF 5'11" 205 lbs L/L
    So. Alamo, CA De LaSalle
    Sophomore Alamo, CA De LaSalle
  • Pitcher P 6'0" 185 lbs R/R
    Jr. White Plains, NY White Plains
    Junior White Plains, NY White Plains
  • Catcher C 5'9" 215 lbs R/R
    Jr. Norwalk, CT Brien McMahon
    Junior Norwalk, CT Brien McMahon
  • Pitcher P 6'2" 215 lbs
    Fr. Clifton Park, NY Shenendehowa
    Freshman Clifton Park, NY Shenendehowa
  • Outfield OF 5'10" 185 lbs R/R
    Jr. Neshanic Station, NJ St. Joseph H.S.
    Junior Neshanic Station, NJ St. Joseph H.S.
  • First Base 1B 6'0" 180 lbs R/R
    So. Chicago, IL U of C High School
    Sophomore Chicago, IL U of C High School
  • Outfield OF 5'9" 170 lbs R/R
    Sr. Ballston Spa, NY Saratoga Catholic
    Senior Ballston Spa, NY Saratoga Catholic
  • Pitcher P 5'11" 190 lbs
    Gr. Patterson, NY Carmel
    Graduate Student Patterson, NY Carmel
  • Pitcher/Infield P/IF 5'11" 180 lbs
    Fr. Landing, NJ Roxbury
    Freshman Landing, NJ Roxbury
  • Pitcher P 5'8" 177 lbs
    Fr. Croton on Hudson, NY Fordham Prep
    Freshman Croton on Hudson, NY Fordham Prep
  • Pitcher P 5'10" 170 lbs
    Jr. Fonda, NY Fonda-Fultonville
    Junior Fonda, NY Fonda-Fultonville
  • Outfield OF 5'10" 170 lbs
    So. Frederick, MD Tuscarora
    Sophomore Frederick, MD Tuscarora
  • Third Base 3B 5'9" 175 lbs
    Fr. Commack, NY Commack
    Freshman Commack, NY Commack
  • Pitcher P 5'11" 165 lbs L/L
    Sr. Clifton Park, NY Shenendehowa
    Senior Clifton Park, NY Shenendehowa
  • Pitcher P 6'3" 235 lbs
    Sr. Bristol, CT St. Paul Catholic
    Senior Bristol, CT St. Paul Catholic

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Karl Steffen

  • Assistant Coach

    Keith Glasser

  • Assistant Coach

    Evan Kirsch

  • Volunteer Assistant Coach

    Cody Vincent '12

2015 Baseball Roster
NO. Image Name Capt. Year Pos. Ht. Wt. B / T Hometown / High School
1 Gabrial Kurtzman Gabriel Kurtzman-Gonzalez Jr. C 5-9 175 Miami, FL / Coral Reef
2 Jeff Sitarski Jeff Sitarski So. IF 5-9 155 R/R The Woodlands, TX / The Woodlands
3 Tyler Listing Tyler Listing * Sr. 3B 5-11 170 R/R West Sand Lake, NY / Averill Park
4 Justin Valente Justin Valente So. C 5-9 155 R/R West Palm Beach, FL / Saint Andrews
5 Jared Jensen Jared Jensen * Sr. P/OF 6-2 195 L/R Kingston, NY / Kingston
6 Greg Echeverria Greg Echeverria Jr. P 6-0 165 L/L Longmeadow, MA / Longmeadow
7 Matt Lawrence Matt Lawrence So. OF 5-10 170 R/R Chicago, IL / U of C High School
8 Jack Krasovec Jack Krasovec So. P 5-10 150 R/R Haverhill, MA / St. Johns Prep
9 Tim LeSuer Tim LeSuer Sr. 2B 5-10 170 L/R Oak View, CA / Nordhoff
10 Ash Rao Ash Rao Jr. P 6-0 185 L/L Danbury, CT / Danbury
11 J.T. Sawyer Fr. IF 6-0 165 Johnsonville, NY / Hoosic Valley
12 Nick Palmeiro Nick Palmiero Sr. SS 6-0 180 R/R Patterson, NY / Carmel
13 Weston Hawkins Weston Hawkins Fr. OF 6-1 160 Fleetwood, PA / Fleetwood
14 Michael Paleogopoulos Mike Paleologopoulos So. P 6-2 180 South Hadley, MA / South Hadley
15 Jason Ramos Jason Ramos So. 1B 6-1 230 Brooklyn, NY / Xaverian
16 Adam Aponte Adam Aponte So. P 6-0 180 R/R Wantagh, NY / Wantagh, NY
17 Ethan Meister Ethann Meister Fr. SS/P 6-1 150 Santa Teresa, NM / Santa Teresa
18 Sean Conroy Sean Conroy Sr. P 6-1 195 R/R Clifton Park, NY / Shenendehowa
19 Sean Welling Sean Welling So. C 6-2 195 R/R Baltimore, MD / Loch Raven
20 Michael Croke Michael Croke Jr. C 5-10 205 L/R South Hadley, MA / South Hadley
21 Thomas Desmond Thomas Desmond So. OF 5-11 205 L/L Alamo, CA / De LaSalle
23 Stephen Schiavone Stephen Schiavone Jr. P 6-0 185 R/R White Plains, NY / White Plains
24 Chris Holomakoff Chris Holomakoff Jr. C 5-9 215 R/R Norwalk, CT / Brien McMahon
25 Aaron Kalish Aaron Kalish Fr. P 6-2 215 Clifton Park, NY / Shenendehowa
26 Nick Annunziata Nick Annunziata Jr. OF 5-10 185 R/R Neshanic Station, NJ / St. Joseph H.S.
29 Sam Lawrence Sam Lawrence So. 1B 6-0 180 R/R Chicago, IL / U of C High School
30 Shane Matthews Shane Matthews Sr. OF 5-9 170 R/R Ballston Spa, NY / Saratoga Catholic
31 Sal Palmiero Sal Palmiero Gr. P 5-11 190 Patterson, NY / Carmel
32 Nick Busby Nick Busby Fr. P/IF 5-11 180 Landing, NJ / Roxbury
33 Robert Riccio Robert Riccio Fr. P 5-8 177 Croton on Hudson, NY / Fordham Prep
34 Sean Conroy Charles Parslow Jr. P 5-10 170 Fonda, NY / Fonda-Fultonville
35 Bailey McAuliffe Bailey McAuliffe So. OF 5-10 170 Frederick, MD / Tuscarora
36 Christian Spagnuola Christian Spagnuola Fr. 3B 5-9 175 Commack, NY / Commack
39 Adam Kalish Adam Kalish Sr. P 5-11 165 L/L Clifton Park, NY / Shenendehowa
40 Reid Roberge Reid Roberge Sr. P 6-3 235 Bristol, CT / St. Paul Catholic

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Karl Steffen Karl Steffen Head Coach
Keith Glasser Keith Glasser Assistant Coach
Evan Kirsch Assistant Coach
Cody Vincent Cody Vincent '12 Volunteer Assistant Coach

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff