2010 Spikes Info Guide

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State College Spikes DirectorySTATE COLLEGE SPIKES BASEBALL CLUB

Medlar Field at Lubrano Park

112 Medlar Field at Lubrano Park

Phone: (814) 272-1711 or (877) 99-SPIKES

Fax: (814) 272-1718

www.statecollegespikes.comMANAGED BY GREENBERG SPORTS GROUP

Chairman ........................................................................................... Chuck GreenbergExecutive Vice President ............................................................................. Rick JanacVice Pres ident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jef f Garner

SPIKES FRONT OFFICEGeneral Manager................................................................................. Jason DambachAssistant General Manager, Ticketing ......................................................................... Chris PhillipsDirector of Group Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Walker

Director of Promotions & Community Relations ....................................... Jennifer CrispellDirector of Ballpark Operations ................................................................ Dan PetrazzoloAccounting Manager ............................................................................. Karen MahonConcessions Manager .................................................................................. Cody BeggAccounting Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rani PoaguePremium Seating Manager .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg HuffGroup Sales Manager .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon MusselmanProducer, In-Game Entertainment ....................................................... Zach PetersonMedia Relations Manager/Radio Broadcaster ..................................... Joe PutnamBox Office Manager ..........................................................................................Nick ColonnaDirector of Sports Turf Management .............................................................................. Matt Neri

Assistant Director of Sports Turf Management ................................................. Chuck RomanOff the Rack Outtters Store Manager ..................................................................... Julie HenryTicket Sales Associate .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Colonna

TEAM PERSONNELManager .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Gary RobinsonPitching Coach ................................................................................................ Mike SteeleHitting Coach ......................................................................................... Brandon MooreTrainer ................................................................................................................ Mike ZalnoStrength & Conditioning Coach ................................................... James Staffaroni

Head Ushers .......................................................................... John Olsen, Terree Michel,Public Address Announcer .............................................................................. Jeff BrownOfcial Scorers ............................................................. Dave Baker, John Dixon, Justin Fraker

TEAM INFORMATIONYear Established .......................................................................................................................................... 2006Major League Afliation ..................................................................................................Pittsburgh Pirates

Team Colors...................................................PSU Navy, Cardinal, Old Gold, Moonlight Yellow

OWNERSHIP, SPIKES BASEBALL LPJerome Bettis Barry J. Gordon Jim & Margot MurrayThe Robert Brooks Family Chuck Greenberg Todd ParnellDonald Devorris Marc H. Klee Steve & Nancy SheetzGaru Investments, Ltd. Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Massaro

Frank Garu Michigan Baseball Ventures, LLC

Richard & JoAnn Shore


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Executive Biographies

CHUCK GREENBERGChairman & Managing Partner

Chuck Greenbergs extraordinary vision, hard work and collaboration with Penn

State University led to the birth of State College and Centre Countys rst-everprofessional sports franchise, the State College Spikes, and the building of beautifulMedlar Field at Lubrano Park.

In addition to his role as Spikes Chairman & Managing Partner, on January 23, 2010, Chuck and hisgroup of investors (Rangers Baseball Express, LLC), which includes Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher NolanRyan, nalized an agreement to purchase Major League Baseballs Texas Rangers from Tom Hicks andHicks Sports Group. Following MLB approval, Chuck will become the Rangers Managing Partner andChief Executive Ofcer.

Greenberg also holds the title of Chairman & Managing Partner for the Myrtle Beach (SC) Pelicans, theAdvanced-A Carolina League afliate of the Atlanta Braves. In November 2008, Chuck announced theformation of Greenberg Sports Group (GSG), which provides management, consulting and marketingservices to the sports industry across the country. GSG also manages the overall operations of both theSpikes and Pelicans.

Highly respected in the baseball industry, Chuck has the distinguished honor of serving as a memberof the Minor League Baseball Board of Trustees, a position he was elected to in December 2007. Heis also on the Board of Directors of the recently-formed Baseball Internet Rights Company (BIRCO),which holds the digital rights of its member Minor League Baseball clubs and leagues. Chuck alsoserves as the Chair of Minor League Baseballs newly formed Diversity Committee, where he wastapped for a leadership position by Minor League Baseball President Pat OConner in part for his suc-cess in attracting substantial minority investment to his ownership groups.

Chuck is very instrumental in growing the very strong relationship between the Spikes and their majorleague afliate, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and in working with Penn State University on the nancing,construction and Operating Agreement for Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, which is now the home toboth the Spikes and Penn States NCAA baseball program. The unique relationship between the Spikesand the University has become a model in the industry among baseball facilities shared by a majoruniversity and a professional sports franchise.

Chucks professional baseball tenure began in October 2001, when he led an ownership group whichpurchased the Double-A Eastern Leagues Altoona Curve. During his time as the Curves President& Managing Partner (2002-08), the club set numerous single-game and season attendance records,continually re-invested private money into capital improvement projects at Blair County Ballpark, andhelped the franchise gain national stature as one of the most creative and innovative teams in profes-sional sports. The Curve won the prestigious Larry MacPhail Promotional Award in 2004, the 2006Baseball America Freitas Award as the top Double-A franchise and added the highest honor bestowedannually upon a Minor League Baseball club, the John H. Johnson Presidents Trophy, in 2006. Altoonabecame only the 11th franchise to receive all three major awards, and was the rst team to accomplishthe feat in less than three years.

The 48-year old Pittsburgh native is a practicing corporate and sports attorney and a Partner in the

Pennsylvania-based law rm Pepper Hamilton, LLP, where hes worked since 1998. He also heads therms sports practice and is a former member of its Executive Committee.

Among his work in the sports industry, Chuck was instrumental in helping put together the deal thatlanded National Hockey League Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux ownership of the bankrupt PittsburghPenguins in 1999 and saved the franchise for Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. In 2007, he repre-sented Lemieux and the Penguins in successful negotations with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County which resulted in a deal to build a brand-new, state-of-the-art arena in downtown Pittsburgh and secure the future of the Penguins in Pittsburgh for at leastanother 30 years. Additionally, in 2001, Chuck represented the purchasers of the Florida Panthers intheir acquisition of the NHL franchise.

He also lent his expertise in the acquisition and sale of Minor League Baseball franchises to the sameinvestor group that purchased the Class-A Midwest Leagues Fort Wayne (IN) Wizards and the Class-A

Advanced Carolina Leagues Salem (VA) Avalanche in 2006. When the group subsequently sold theSalem franchise, Chuck successfully negotiated with Fenway Sports Group, a wholly owned subsidiaryof New England Sports Ventures, owners of the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park. Throughout thecourse of his career, Chuck has advised on the purchase of more than two dozen franchises in baseball,football, basketball, hockey, soccer and lacrosse.

Greenberg graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in 1978 and four years later received his B.A.from Tufts University in Massachusetts. In 1985, he graduated from the University of Michigan LawSchool. Chuck and his wife Jennifer have been married for 25 years and have three boys; Jeff (24),Jack (22) and Benny (20). Jeff graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2008 and iscurrently attending Columbia University Law School. Jack attends Penn State and is a member of theNittany Lions baseball team. Benny attends Ohio University, where he is studying sports management.


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Jason Dambach enters his second season as State College Spikes GeneralManager in 2010. He was ofcially named to his post on January 12, 2009,becoming just the second GM in club history.

In his rst season at the helm of the Spikes in 2009, the club set numerous single-game totaland walk-up attendances and hosted the successful 2009 New York-Penn League All-StarGame at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

In his role as General Manager, JD is responsible for the Spikes day-to-day business andbaseball operations and oversees the clubs front ofce staff. He also works closely with

Greenberg Sports Group (GSG), the ownership group which manages the Spikes and MyrtleBeach (SC) Pelicans, and with Penn State University on matters related to operating agree-ment between the club and university for Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Dambach is a member of the New York-Penn Leagues Scheduling Committee and alsoserves on the BIRCO Content Committee, which is charged with representing the on-linecontent interests of all Minor League Baseball clubs who are members of the Major LeagueBaseball Advanced Media (BAM) Network. In December 2009, he was named as the Execu-tive Director of the New York-Penn League Charitable Foundation.

JD spent 10 seasons working in broadcasting and public relations with the Double-AEastern Leagues Altoona Curve from 1999 through the 2008 campaign. Prior to joining theSpikes, the 33-year old most recently served as Altoonas radio play-by-play broadcasterand Director of Communications. In addition to his primary role with the Curve, Dambach

has also worked closely with the Spikes since the inception of the franchise, overseeing theteams broadcasting, media relations, publications and on-line efforts.

A native of Punxsutawney, PA, Dambach is a 1999 graduate of Clarion University of Pennsyl-vania, where he earned a degree in Communication.

Jason is very committed to the ght against cancer in memory of his late ance, KerriMcEachern, who lost her courageous battle with the disease in May 2009.

Despite calling Happy Valley his home, JD is a diehard University of Pittsburgh football andbasketball fan, while also being a lifelong fan of the Steelers, Pirates and Penguins. He cur-rently resides in Zion.

Executive Biographies

JASON DAMBACHGeneral Manager

RICK JANACExecutive Vice President

Janac, the Spikes General Manager for the rst three years of franchisehistory, was named the clubs Executive Vice President on January 6,2009. In his new role, Janac continues to be involved in all major clubdecisions and will also remain the clubs primary liason with Penn StateUniversity. He will take on an additional role in the franchises strategic planning, while alsocontinuing to lead the Spikes business development and corporate sales efforts. Rick is alsothe Executive VP of Greenberg Sports Group, which provides management, consulting andmarketing services to the sports industry across the country.

The 38-year old Janac has overseen a Spikes franchise which has increased single-game andseason attendance totals in each of its rst three seasons and successfully landed the 2009New York-Penn League All-Star Game, which the club hosted in August 2009.

Rick has been involved in professional baseball since 1997, when he started as a ticket ac-

count executive with the Triple-A Phoenix Firebirds. From 1998-2001, he worked for theClass-A High Desert Mavericks of the California League, spending his nal two seasons thereas Vice President and General Manager. Janac moved to Central Pennsylvania in 2002 toaccept the position of Assistant General Manager with the Altoona Curve, a role he held untilhe was named the Spikes rst general manager in May 2005.

Rick and his wife Cathy reside in State College with their two young children, daughter Cate-lyn and son Luke.


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Ike the SpikeIke the Spike

Height: 6 feet 2 inches

Weight: A Buck Fifty

Throws: T-Shirts Bats: Scared of em

Home: Medlar Field at Lubrano Park

First Appearance: May 6, 2006 - State College LittleLeague

Favorite Food: Anything He Can Get His Hoofs On

Hobbies: Dancing, Making People Laugh for a Few Bucks

Favorite Singer: Penn State Blue Band

Favorite Major Leaguer: Rob Deer, Buck ONeil

Favorite Broadcasters: Jack Buck, Steve Jones

Favorite Teams: State College Spikes, Pittsburgh Pirates

Friends: The Nittany Lion, the Nookie Monster and Bob

On May 6, 2006 Ike the Spike jumped out of the State College Little LeaguePress Box, rapelled down the backstop, came charging through a welcome

sign, did a series of cartwheels and ended in a split to announce that the

State College Spikes now had their ofcial mascot.

Since his introduction, Ike has been the ambassador for the Spikes all over

Central and Western Pennsylvania. From birthday parties, to charity func-tions, to school programs, Ike has seen alot in his rst four years.

The mascot was designed by Alinco Costumes, based out of Murray, Utah.

Over the past 35 years, the company has designed some of the most

popular mascots in the sports industry, including the San Diego Chicken,

the Phoenix Gorilla and Chicagos Benny the Bull, as well as dozens of other

popular characters on both the professional and college levels.


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The Nookie Monster and Bob

The Nittany Bank Nookie Monsteris Ikes mascot pal at Medlar Fieldat Lubrano Park. Every time the

Spikes score a run, the NookieMonster comes out of his home inthe Nittany Bank Nook to celebrateby dancing for the folks at the park.Nook also comes out of his hometo visit all the great Spikes fans onthe concourse before each game,and with his friends Ike and Bob,makes appearances in the commu-

nity throughout the year.

To bring the Nittany Bank NookieMonster to your next event, call theSpikes Promotions and Commu-nity Relations Department at (814)272-1711.

At SpikesFest on February 15, 2009, it was announced that the Spikeshad completed the acquisition of Bob the Baseball Dog. The lovableYellow Labrador Retriever had entertained fans at Blair County Ballparkin Altoona in 2008, and will continue to make new friends at MedlarField at Lubrano Park in his second year with the club. Bob is also ex-cited that hell be able to see his best canine buddies at Bark in the ParkNight, presented by Metzger Animal Hospital, on Monday, July 12.

Bob the Baseball Dog

Position: Live Spikes Mascot - Yellow LabHeight: Dont know yet - Im still growing intomy feet!Weight: 75 poundsFirst Appearance: Altoona Curve Hot StoveDinner on January 25, 2008Birthplace: Barnes Puppy Love Kennel in Roar-ing SpringsHobbies: Eating vanilla wafers, barking, playing,pilfering garbage cans and running with kidsaround the basesFavorite TV Show: The Dog WhispererFavorite Movie: What About Bob?Friends: Ike, the Nookie Monster, the Spikes

staff, and anyone who pets me!

The Nittany Bank Nookie Monster


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Spikes on the World Wide Web

StateCollegeSpikes.com

Check out the newly redesigned StateCollegeSpikes.com, the online home ofthe State College Spikes. StateCollegeSpikes.com has all the latest Spikes news,along with up-to-the-minute standings, statistics, scores and more. Fans can gettheir tickets and nd out more about the Spikes Daily Fan Value Promotionswith an interactive calendar.

Plus, Spikes merchandise is available around the world via the Spikes new on-line store. The store carries a wide variety of Spikes apparel and souvenirs for allbaseball fans to enjoy. To access the new store directly, log on to http://spikes.milbstore.com.

The site was redesigned in May in partnership with Major League Baseball Ad-vanced Media (MLBAM). MLBAM coordinates the statistics for Major League andMinor League Baseball and hosts all 30 Major League Baseball team websites.

Follow the Spikes on Facebook, Twitter & Text

State College Spikes fans now have two more ways to follow the team onlinewith the Spikes new pages on the popular social networking sites Facebookand Twitter.

The Spikes Facebook page allows fans to follow the team on the World WideWeb. Become a fan of the Spikes at www.Facebook.com/statecollegespikes toget updates on all the latest Spikes news and events! Fans can also sign up for

the Spikes Twitter feed by following the handle SCSpikes.

Plus, stay in touch with the Spikes 24/7 by joining the Spikes VIP Text Club!Sign up to receive the latest Spikes updates and inside scoops straight to yourmobile phone. Looking to check when the team plays at home again, pore overthe stats of your favorite player, or gauge the weather status of the game? TheSpikes VIP Text Club brings it all into the palm of your hand!


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Penn State PartnershipPenn State and the State College Spikes collaborated for a unique, but mutuallybenecial working relationship with the building of Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.Believed to be one of the rst of its kind in the country, this unique partnership notonly benets Penn State Athletics and the State College Spikes, but also the univer-sity as a whole, the State College community and all of Centre County.

Penn States baseball team began playing in Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for the

2007 season, with their inaugural game being played on March 23rd against CentralConnecticut State with PSU winning by the score of 8-1. The rst game was sched-uled to be against Pittsburgh on March 21st, however it was snowed out.

Organized baseball began at Penn State in 1893, but the rst team was elded in1875 with future Hall of Famer and Bellefonte native John Montgomery Ward as thedriving force behind the formation of the team. Ward, enrolled in PSU at the age of13 and was eventually expelled from the school for stealing chickens. Ward went onto have a Hall of Fame career primarily with the NY Giants.

Ward hit .371 twice during his career, and also posted two 40-plus win seasons. Healso tossed the second perfect game in professional baseball history, and was theoriginal manager of the New York Giants. He also pitched the longest complete-game shut out in history; an 18-inning marathon in 1882. But probably the biggestimpact that Ward had on the game is throwing one of the rst curveballs. In thespring on 1875, Ward tossed a baseball around three stakes that he had driven intoOld Mains lawn, putting himself at the forefront of one of baseballs most crucial in-novations. Ward struggled to perfect this pitch, losing a game 40-0 during the earlystages at Penn State, but he went on to win 158 games in the major leagues. Ward isalso thought to be the rst pitcher to ever intentionally walk a player and also devel-oped the defense for a double steal that is used from Little League to the pros.

Since 1990, Penn State has had 32 players selected in the MLB Draft, includingformer Florida Marlins hurler Nate Bump, and a star who made his career in anothersport. O.J McDufe was drafted by the Angels in 1991, but made a name for himselfon the gridiron as a member of the Miami Dolphins.

Men For All SeasonsTwo players have taken the eld for both Penn State and the Spikes at Medlar Field

at Lubrano Park. Matt Cavagnaro was the rst, playing in 2007 for the Spikes afterbeing drafted in the21st round by the Pittsburgh Pirates that year. Cavagnaro hit.262 with four homers in 68 games for the Spikes. Pitcher Gary Amato also enteredthe Pittsburgh organization in 2007, and took the mound for the Spikes during the2007 and 2008 seasons.

Former PSU catcher Joe Blackburn also played at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park inthe pros, but occupied the visitors dugout when doing so. Blackburn played withthe Williamsport Crosscutters, the Philadelphia Phillies afliate, and went 1-for-4with an RBI triple on August 17, 2008 against the Spikes.

H.O.F & Former Penn StaterJohn Montgomery Ward

Penn State Alum & 2007 SpikeMatt Cavagnaro


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Daily Fan Value PromotionsThe State College Spikes have always been committed to providing fans withthe best family value in Central Pennsylvania, and in 2010 the Spikes are goingthe extra mile once again to give fans even more value with Daily Fan ValuePromotions. Every day of the week, Spikes fans will have the opportunity to in-crease the value they enjoy at the ballpark. Heres the list of the returning DailyFan Value Promotions for each home game in the 2010 season:

MondayDollar Dog Mondays presented by 3WZFans can enjoy $1 Hot Dogs all game long, presented bythe radio home of the Spikes, 95.3 FM 3WZ!

TuesdayBuck Bleacher and Going Green TuesdaysPay only $1 for an Outeld Bleacher ticket for each Tues-day regular season home game! Also, each Tuesday willfeature a different giveaway made of recyclable materi-

als on Going Green Tuesday!

WednesdayHalf-Price WednesdaysGet into the ballpark with a half-price Outeld Bleacherticket, then satisfy your palate with half-price 16 oz. beer,small sodas, hamburgers and other select menu itemsfrom one hour prior to the game to one hour into thegame!

ThursdayKids Eat Free ThursdaysAll kids 12 & under will receive a voucher for a free hotdog, chips and soda, presented by FOX 8 and ABC 23!

FridayFour for $44 FridaysFans can purchase four Diamond Club seats, 4 smallsodas and 4 hot dogs for only $44 (a $63 value)! Anyadditional packages can be purchased for just $11 apiece!

SaturdayScratch n Win SaturdaysEvery fan entering the ballpark will receive a scratch-offcard with great deals and prizes--every card is a winner!

SundaySummer Blast-Off SundaysFans will be wowed by the post-game reworks show

after every Spikes home game! Also, fans are invited toparticipate in a pre-game catch each Sunday!

Friday, Saturday and SundayKids Run the BasesEvery Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, kids will get the op-portunity to run the bases following the game!


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2010 Coaching Staff

ROBINSONS MANAGERIAL RECORDYEAR CLUB LEAGUE W L PCT. FINISH1982 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 17 26 .395 2nd, North1983 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 21 18 .538 3rd, East1984 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 27 22 .551 1st, East

1985 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 34 28 .548 3rd, East1986 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 35 25 .593 3rd, East1987 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 24 25 .490 3rd, East1988 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 28 27 .509 3rd, East1989 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 32 16 .667 3rd, East1990 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 33 29 .532 3rd, East1991 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 29 28 .509 4th, EastCOLLEGE TOTALS 280 244 .534 3 Ties2009 State College New-York Penn 38 38 .500 3rd, PinckneyPRO TOTALS 38 38 .500

Gary Robinsonbecame the fourth manager in Spikes history on December 19, 2008.G-Rob has a diverse background in the game of baseball as a player, coach, scoutand umpire. For a decade prior to joining the Pirates organization, he served as aTriple-A umpire evaluator for Major League Baseball. Away from the game, he hasbeen an administrator for the Union County School District in North Carolina since1999.

Robinsons previous professional experience came when he served as pitchingcoach for the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Expos in 1998 under manager FrankKremblas, who is the Pirates Triple-A manager at Indianapolis. From 1991-97, Rob-inson worked as a scout for the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners and Philadel-phia Phillies.

Robinson enjoyed a very successful 10-year career as the head baseball coach atthe University of North Carolina-Charlotte (now known as Charlotte) from 1982-91,where his teams compiled a record of 280-244-3. His 49ers teams won 30 or moregames ve times and he was the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in 1984. He

was also responsible for 34 of his players signing professional baseball contracts.

Prior to his head coaching stint at UNC-Charlotte, Robinson worked for three sea-sons as a minor league umpire in the Midwest and Southern Leagues, and brokeinto the coaching ranks as a college assistant at Appalachian State (1975-77) andthe University of Tennessee (1978-79).

The Concord, NC native played college baseball at Gardner-Webb College (nowGardner-Webb University) and was a First-Team All-American in 1975, with his .466batting average in 1974 still standing as a school record. Robinson was inductedinto the Gardner-Webb Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.

Robinson earned a bachelors degree from Gardner-Webb and a masters degreefrom Appalachian State. Currently residing in Concord, NC, Robinson has two chil-dren, daughter Kristen (28) and son Michael (25).


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Brandon Moore begins his tenth season as a minor league coach and his fourthin the Pirates system in 2010 as he returns to State College. The native Ala-baman oversaw a Spikes offense that put up 339 runs last season, good forthird-best in the New York-Penn League.

Prior to joining the Spikes coaching staff, Moore served as hitting coach for theAltoona Curve for three seasons from 2006 to 2008. B-Mo rst joined the Pi-

rates minor league system in 2005 as the hitting coach at Advanced-A Lynch-burg after serving as a coach in the Chicago White Sox chain from 2001-04.

Moore played seven seasons in the White Sox organization from 1994-2000,reaching the Triple-A level in both 1999 and 2000. An All-SEC shortstop atAuburn University, Moore was originally drafted by Chicago in the 17th round ofthe 1994 June Draft.

Moore was born August 23, 1973 in Birmingham, AL, and currently resides inAltoona, AL with wife Kerri and sons Brody (10) and Braden (7).

Mike Steele enters his second season with the State College Spikes, and his as apitching coach in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Steele was a key factor in theimprovement of the Spikes pitching staff in 2009, which posted the fth-best earnedrun average in the New York-Penn League a year after coming in last. The Spikesalso walked the second-fewest batters in the league under Steeles watch last year.

Prior to joining the Spikes, Steele spent the 2008 campaign with Advanced-A Lynch-burg. Steele replaced Bob Milacki as Hillcats pitching coach last year at mid-seasonafter spending the previous two years as the pitching coach at Michigan State Uni-versity.

After being drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 29th round of the 2000 June Draft,Steele pitched professionally from 2000-2005 in the Detroit and Seattle organiza-tions. Stele is an alum of the New York-Penn League, where he earned his rst all-star recognition with Oneonta. In 2001 with West Michigan of the Class A MidwestLeague, Steele was a First-Team All-Class A relief pitcher after going 4-3 with a 1.16ERA and 19 saves.

Steele graduated from Central Michigan in 2000 with a degree in sports manage-ment and a minor in business administration. Born August 22, 1978 in Mount Pleas-ant, MI, Steele now resides in Spring, TX with wife Lydia and their two children.


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2010 Coaching Staff

Mike Zalno returns for his fourth season as the Spikes head athletic trainer andhis eighth in the Pirates organization in 2010. Zalno comes off of a 2009 seasonin which he was named the New York-Penn Leagues Trainer of the Year by theProfessional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society.

Prior to joining the Spikes in 2007, the 33-year old native of Cleareld servedas the trainer for Pirate afliates in Hickory (2006), Williamsport (2005) and

Bradenton (2003-04). Mike makes his off-season home in State College with hiswife Heather.

SPIKES ALL-TIME COACHING STAFFS2006 Mark DeJohn (Manager); Sid Monge (Pitching Coach); Steve Balboni (Hitting

Coach); Mike Shildt (Coach)

2007 Turner Ward (Manager); Wilson Alvarez (Pitching Coach); Mike Moriarty

(Hitting Coach)

2008 Brad Fischer (Manager); Brian Tracy (Pitching Coach); Sid Bream (Hitting

Coach); Steven Suarez (Coach)

2009 Gary Robinson (Manager); Mike Steele (Pitching Coach); Brandon Moore

(Hitting Coach); Steven Suarez (Coach)

DeJohn Ward

Fischer

James Staffaroni is in his rst season in the Pirates system as a Strength andConditioning Coach. The 24-year-old is a 2009 graduate of Penn State, wherehe earned his degree in Kinesiology. Before joining the Spikes, Staffaroni wasan assistant strength coach at PSU, and has worked at recreational and athleticfacilities across the campus. In addition to his strength coach duties, Jamesserved as a supervisor at the universitys outdoor adventure recreation facilities.Originally from Factoryville, PA (near Scranton), he now resides in State Col-lege. Jamess hobbies include hiking, kayaking, shing and camping, along withmany other outdoor activities.


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2010 Player Profles

ACEVEDO CAREER NOTESStarted 2009 season in GCL before being returned to the Dominican SummerLeague Pirates in late July...Four mulit-hit games with the DSL Bucs, includingtwo three-hit games in ve days (August 3 and August 8)...Played half of DSLgames at 1st base...Split time between third base (22 games) and shortstop (15games) with GCL Pirates in 2008...Went 1-for-4 with an RBI in GCL seminalgame against GCL Phillies...Put together streak of three consecutive multi-hit

games from July 28-31, 2008...Scouted by Pirates Director of Latin AmericanScouting Rene Gayo and former Pirates General Manager Dave Littleeld

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2007 PIR GCL .444 8 18 2 8 2 1 0 1 0 5 0

2008 PIR GCL .216 45 153 73 33 3 2 0 11 10 42 92009 PIR GCL .174 8 23 3 4 3 0 0 2 0 9 02009 PIR DSL .381 12 42 10 16 4 0 0 5 4 11 3

CAREER (3 SEASONS) .258 73 236 88 61 12 3 0 19 14 67 12

BECKMAN CAREER NOTESRanked 3rd in Gulf Coast League in home runs allowed with ve...Made threeappearances of ve innings, two in relief...Earned rst professional win on July10, 2009 in four-inning relief outing against the GCL Braves...2.91 ERA at home,as opposed to 8.66 ERA on the road...Went 4-1 with two saves in 19 games (29.2innings) as a freshman in 2009 at Grayson County College...Red Sox pitcherJohn Lackey, current Pirate Andy LaRoche and former Pirate Danny Darwin alsoattended Grayson County College

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K2009 PIR GCL 2-2 5.49 11 3 0 0 0 39.1 45 26 24 18 19

CAREER (1 SEASON) 2-2 5.49 11 3 0 0 0 39.1 45 26 24 18 19


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2010 Player Profles

BENCSKO CAREER NOTESThird-team All-Big East Selection in 2010Led Villanova in runs scored andstolen bases...Member of All-Big Five team in PhiladelphiaReached base safelyin all but three of 50 games.Recorded a nine-game hitting streak in which hebatted .588...Did not make an error in junior season...Had four multi-hit games in2008Walked three times in back-to-back games against Michigan and West-ern MichiganLettered four years in soccer in high school...Was named an All-

Conference and All-County performer and was third team All-State

COLLEGE STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB

2007 NOVA BE .312 38 77 12 24 2 0 0 6 11 18 62008 NOVA BE .226 44 62 15 14 1 3 0 9 17 15 62009 NOVA BE .247 45 81 16 20 3 0 0 11 13 15 8

2010 NOVA BE .356 50 194 55 69 10 5 2 31 24 30 24CAREER (4 SEASONS) .285 177 414 98 127 16 8 2 57 65 78 44

BROWN CAREER NOTESPlayed primarily at shortstop at LineldCoached by 1998 World Series MVPScott Brosius...Helped Lineld achieve a third-place nish at the NCAA DivisionIII Championships and a school-record 37 wins...Batting average of .433 in se-nior seasonthird-best all-time at Lineld) and set single-season records for hits,doubles and stolen basesFirst-Team ABCA All-America shortstop as a seniorWest Region and Northwest Conference Player of the Year in 2010.Pitched ina mostly relief role in freshman and senior yearsWent 0-2 with 6.30 ERA in 20career innings, striking out 21 and walking 16...Played for the semi-pro ClarindaAs and started in the NBC World Series in the summer of 2009Two time all-

Rio Honda League pick

COLLEGE STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2007 LIN NWC .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2008 LIN NWC .083 12 12 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 02009 LIN NWC .370 18 54 14 20 6 0 1 10 5 3 32010 LIN NWC .443 50 201 66 89 27 2 9 72 32 13 6

CAREER (4 SEASONS) .285 81 267 82 110 34 5 10 82 35 16 9


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2010 Player Profles

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2007 PIR DSL .263 51 133 26 35 2 0 1 13 26 43 202008 PIR DSL .255 27 98 22 25 0 0 0 5 12 33 92009 PIR GCL .205 36 112 8 23 3 0 0 3 7 43 11CAREER (3 SEASONS) .242 114 343 56 83 5 0 1 21 45 119 40

DE LA CRUZ CAREER NOTESFive multi-hit games with Dominican Summer League Pirates in 2008, includingtwo such back-to-back performances to round out season...Hit .364 against left-handers in 2008...Hit .304 when leading off the inning...Seven multi-hit gameswith DSL Bucs in 2007, including career high three hits on two occasions, bothagainst DSL Astros (6/16/07 and 7/11/07)...Hit .319 on the road in 07...Only prohome run came July 26, 2007 vs. DSL Nationals 1

DECKER CAREER NOTESLed the Cougars in ERA this past season...Averaged nearly a strikeout an inningin Southern Conference play in 2010 (20 Ks in 20.1 innings)...Played at Semi-nole Community College prior to attending College of Charleston...Went 2-1 in13 appearances with 42 strikeouts and a complete game for Seminole in 2008...Member of Washington High School basketball team where he played guardfor two seasons...Team won Indiana State Championship in 2005 and Sectional

Championship in 2006.COLLEGE STATISTICS

YEAR TEAM LEAGUE W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K2009 COC SC 3-1 8.03 17 7 0 0 1 49.1 65 52 44 27 472010 COC SC 8-0 3.78 17 11 0 0 0 81.0 75 45 34 36 67CAREER AT COC (2 YRS) 11-1 5.60 34 18 0 0 1 130.1 135 97 78 63 114


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2010 Player Profles

ENNIS CAREER NOTESEarned rst-team All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference mention after undefeated2010 season...Tied for team lead in innings pitched in 2010...Led LSU-Shreveportin wins and ERA this past season...Preseason NAIA All-American and PreseasonAll-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference...Second on LSUS all-time wins list and fourhon all-time innings pitched list...Ranked fth in NAIA in wins during 2010 sea-son...Played as a left-handed shortstop at Big Sandy High School...Best non-

athletic talent is drawing

COLLEGE STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K2008 LSUS GCAC 7-3 5.70 19 11 2 1 2 72.2 90 56 46 27 452009 LSUS GCAC 9-1 3.11 18 15 6 0 0 107.0 104 50 37 25 782010 LSUS GCAC 12-0 2.85 15 15 2 1 0 94.2 84 38 30 32 92CAREER (3 SEASONS) 28-4 3.71 52 41 10 2 2 274.1 278 144 113 84 215

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K2009 PIR GCL 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1CAREER (1 SEASON) 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

DODSON CAREER NOTESMade professional debut on August 31, 2009, pitching scoreless second inningvs. GCL Blue Jays...Went 10-0 with two saves and a 1.20 ERA in 16 games (64.1innings) as a senior at Medina Valley in 2009...Struck out 129 and walked 36with three complete games in 09...Also hit .465 with 11 home runs as a pitcher/outelder...Hit .400 with seven home runs and 52 RBI in 2008...Went 13-0 with

a 0.59 ERA and 149 strikeouts in 83.1 innings as a junior...Threw a no-hitter in2008...Committed to Baylor University before signing with Pirates


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PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K2009 SC NYPL 1-2 5.51 17 0 0 0 1 16.1 17 14 10 16 34CAREER (1 SEASON) 1-2 5.51 17 0 0 0 1 16.1 17 14 10 16 34

FALLON CAREER NOTESPicked up rst pro save on July 27, 2009 at Auburn with scoreless inning...Earned rst pro win in next appearance at Jamestown on July 30...Pitchedfor Gastonia Grizzlies of Coastal Plain League in 2009 before joining Spikes...Started 2009 college season with 16.88 ERA and 36 walks in rst 13.1 innings,but rebounded late...Played for Carolina Thunder of Southern Collegiate Base-ball League in summer of 2008, after sitting out 2008 college season... Struckout 12 in 11.2 innings there...Redshirted 2006 season at Boston College...Went 8-1with a 1.86 ERA as a senior at Cardinal Newman High School, and hit .335 withnine homers and 38 RBI...Won Palm Beach County Player of the Year award thatsame year

2010 Player Profles


FIENEMANN CAREER NOTESOne of rst two Australian players in Spikes history...Earned rst Americanprofessional victory on July 21, 2009 for Gulf Coast League Pirates in the secondgame of a doubleheader against the GCL Braves...Tied for third in home runsallowed in GCL (5)...ERA of 1.99 at home in 2009, as opposed to 6.11 ERA on theroad...Suffered a career-threatening shoulder injury in December 2007, threedays away from signing a contract with the Boston Red Sox...After long recov-ery process, threw two-hit shutout in South Australia Baseball League semi-nal

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2010 Player Profles

FUESSER CAREER NOTESEarned rst professional win in rst pro appearance, August 4, 2009 vs. GCLTigers...Pitched two scoreless innings to notch the victory...Allowed hitters just a.133 average in rst pro season...Scouted by former Spikes pitching coach BrianTracy...Led Walters State in appearances and saves in freshman season as Sena-tors won regular-season conference title...South Carolina Gatorade Player ofthe Year in senior season at York Comprehensive High School...Named to 2008Rawlings High School All-American 3rd Team...Also named to All-State andAll-Region teams...Selected in the 19th round by the Atlanta Braves in the 2008

draftPROFESSIONAL STATISTICS

YEAR TEAM LEAGUE W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K2009 PIR GCL 1-1 1.26 5 1 0 0 0 14.1 6 4 2 10 12CAREER (1 SEASON) 1-1 1.26 5 1 0 0 0 14.1 6 4 2 10 12

FREEMAN CAREER NOTESHas three games with three hits in professional career (last on August 26, 2009@ GCL Braves, breaking 0-for-18 slump)...Joined GCL Pirates in Bradenton fornal two weeks of 2008 season...Went 3-for-4 on seasons nal day (August 27)against GCL Reds...Named an AFLAC All-American at All Saints Academy HighSchool in 2007...Participated in AFLAC All-American Classic in San Diego...First-

Team All-State selection after hitting .478 with 35 RBI...Nominated by scouts toplay in prestigious Perfect Game National Showcase in 2007...Hit .557 with 43RBI as a sophomore

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2008 PIR GCL .182 6 22 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 4 02009 PIR GCL .210 50 157 18 33 9 0 4 12 14 59 6CAREER (2 SEASONS) .207 56 179 19 37 10 0 4 14 15 63 6


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GOURLEY CAREER NOTESCompiled a .477 batting average with 42 hits, four home runs and 23 RBI in 88at-bats as a senior at Eastern Wayne High School...Helped lead team to 2008conference championship crown...Was named All-ECC and All-Area as a seniorand junior...Led Eastern Wayne in runs and stolen bases as a sophomore and

junior...Hit .314 with .465 on-base percentage as sophomore in 2006...Holdsschool record with 57 career stolen bases...Father, John, was a member of theCanadian National Baseball Team from 1979 to 1980...Given name John WalkerGourley

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2009 PIR GCL .220 18 50 6 11 2 0 0 2 6 11 3CAREER (1 SEASON) .220 18 50 6 11 2 0 0 2 6 11 3

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LYLES CAREER NOTESOne of school-record ve Northwestern State players taken in 2010 MLB Draft...Second-team All-Southland Conference in 2010...Set school single-seasonrecord for stolen bases and single-game record for stolen bases with four...Ledthe Demons in RBI in 2010...Finished NSU career one home run shy of all-timerecord...Went 6-for-6 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scoredagainst Tulane on March 3, 2009...Named Collegiate Baseball National Hitterof the Week after going 11-for-14 with 4 home runs and 10 RBI in 2009 seriesagainst Southeatern Louisiana

COLLEGE STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2007 NSU SLC .284 50 155 23 44 6 0 5 24 11 38 72008 NSU SLC .282 54 195 35 55 10 0 4 26 22 35 202009 NSU SLC .362 51 199 55 72 17 2 14 47 27 34 172010 NSU SLC .350 57 220 54 77 13 1 7 56 32 22 34CAREER (4 SEASONS) .319 212 769 167 248 46 3 30 153 92 129 78


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2010 Player Profles

MENDEZ CAREER NOTESReturns from the 2009 Spikes...Caught nearly half of Spikes games, splittingtime with Craig Parry...Joined the 2008 Spikes from GCL Pirates on July 26...First NYPL hit was an RBI single vs. Mahoning Valley July28...Ejected in fth in-ning for arguing third strike 8/12 vs. Staten Island..Hit.400 with ve home runsin 15 games in the Gulf Coast League...Tied for Bradenton team high in homers...Did not play baseball in 2007 due to injuryhometown of Azua, Dominican Re-public is also the hometown of current Houston Astro Pedro Feliz

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2006 PIR DSL .203 29 74 9 15 3 0 0 4 8 23 02008 BRA GCL .400 15 55 13 22 3 0 5 14 6 12 12008 SC NYPL .205 22 78 6 16 4 0 0 6 4 26 02009 SC NYPL. .161 36 112 18 18 2 0 0 6 12 22 0CAREER (3 SEASONS) .223 102 318 36 71 12 0 5 30 30 83 1

MARQUEZ CAREER NOTESSplit time between catcher, 1st base and designated hitter in each of the lastthree years in Venezuelan Summer League and Gulf Coast League...Hit rsthomer on American soil for GCL Pirates on August 15, 2009 at GCL Tigers...Hit.333 in August 2009 for GCL Bucs...Compiled .387 batting average with runnersin scoring position...Ranked 4th in Venezuelan Summer League in batting aver-

age and 4th in lowest strikeout ratio (1 K per 14.53 plate appearances) with VSLPirates in 2007...Hit .403 with runners in scoring position in 07, including a .435average with two outs

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2007 PIR VSL .339 54 189 38 64 10 1 4 46 20 15 22008 PIR VSL .247 57 174 28 43 9 0 3 26 22 14 42009 PIR GCL .281 29 96 8 27 6 1 1 14 6 11 3CAREER (3 SEASONS) .292 140 459 74 134 25 2 8 86 48 40 9


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NAVARRO CAREER NOTESPlayed for Panama in 2009 World Baseball Classic...In lone WBC appearance,went 1.1 innings and allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits against PuertoRico on March 7...Ranked third in Dominican Summer League in strikeouts withDSL Pirates in 2008...Was also second in strikeouts per nine innings (12.79) andfewest baserunners per nine innings (7.34) among starters...Third-lowest walks

per nine innings (0.95) among 2008 DSL starters...Struck out 11 batters in veinnings in win against DSL Braves on July 5, 2008, matching career high...Struckout 10 in six innings to pick up victory vs. DSL Angels on June 6...11 strikeouts insix innings on August 20, 2007 at DSL White Sox rst squad

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K2007 PIR DSL 8-2 2.83 14 13 0 0 1 70.0 64 24 22 17 852008 PIR DSL 4-3 1.42 15 15 0 0 0 76.0 50 16 12 8 1082009 PIR GCL 4-2 3.77 10 3 0 0 1 31.0 32 13 13 6 23CAREER (3 SEASONS) 16-7 2.39 39 31 0 0 2 177.0 146 53 47 31 216

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NGOEPE CAREER NOTESStarted 2010 season with Advanced-A Bradenton Marauders...Played both sec-ond base and shortstop for GCL Pirates in 2009...11 multi-hit games last season...Led the Gulf Coast League in sacrice hits (8) and times caught stealing (9) in2009...Played for the South African team at both the 2009 World Baseball Clas-sic and the 2009 World Cup...Went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in twoWBC games...Both hits were triples against Mexico on March 9...4-for-10 in threeWorld Cup games, with a double and ve RBI ...Full name Mpho Gift Ngoepe

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2009 PIR GCL .238 47 160 24 38 4 0 1 9 21 52 132010 BRA FSL .250 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0CAREER (2 SEASONS) .238 49 164 24 39 4 0 1 9 22 54 13


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RODRIGUEZ CAREER NOTESFinished with fth-most at-bats in Gulf Coast League in 2009 for GCL Pirates...Five games with three hits or more, including a 4-for-4 performance on July 18against GCL Phillies...Also homered twice, drove in four runs and scored threetimes in the game...Hit .303 with runners on base and two outs, and .357 withrunners in scoring position with two outs...All three GCL homers came on theroad...Also went 4-for-4 in June 7, 2008 game with Dominican Summer LeaguePirates against DSL Rangers

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2006 PIR DSL .200 17 40 8 8 0 0 0 5 7 17 02007 PIR DSL .257 53 167 22 43 7 0 5 26 14 31 52008 PIR DSL .291 68 234 32 68 16 1 1 28 27 28 152009 PIR GCL .266 54 199 22 53 12 0 3 28 9 32 1CAREER (4 SEASONS) .269 192 640 84 172 35 1 9 87 57 108 21

POUNDERS CAREER NOTESThrew 11 consecutive scoreless innings from July 9 to July 22 for Gulf CoastLeague Pirates...Went 2-1 with a 2.12 ERA and nearly a strikeout per inning (12in 12.2 innings) at home...Allowed right-handed hitters just a .175 average..Went9-2 with a 1.96 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 64.1 innings during senior season at Te-

mecula Valley High School in 2009...Also threw four complete games, includingone shutout...Father Brad starred at UC-Riverside and played in Padres systemin the 1980s



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SAUKKO CAREER NOTESReturns from 2009 Spikes...Collected rst professional extra-base hit on Au-gust 13, 2009, a double against Oneonta in the second game of a doublehead-er...Placed sixth on 2008 GCL Pirates in walks drawn (13 BB)Three multi-hitgames in the 2008 season...No extra-base hits, but a .358 on-base percentage...

Hit .292 with runners in scoring position, and a .433 on-base percentage in thatsituation...Selected to All-Big 8 Conference rst team at Sierra Junior College in2008 after going 70-for-173 (.405) at the plate with six doubles and 25 RBI in40 games

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2008 PIR GCL .212 23 66 10 14 0 0 0 5 13 25 22009 SC NYPL .172 28 87 11 15 1 1 0 6 6 25 3CAREER (2 SEASONS) .190 51 153 21 29 1 1 0 11 19 50 5

SEPTIMO CAREER NOTESRanked second among Gulf Coast League relievers in fewest walks per nineinnings at 0.40...Earned rst pro win on American soil on July 17, 2009 for GCLPirates against GCL Yankees...Strung together 11-inning scoreless streak fromJuly 17 to August 7, 2009...Recorded 0.47 ERA in 19.1 home innings with GCLPirates...Struck out career-high ve batters in each of two consecutive appear-ances on August 13 and 19, 2009...1.56 ERA in 34.2 innings on the road withDominican Summer League Pirates in 2008

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K2007 PIR DSL 0-1 6.75 4 0 0 0 0 6.2 11 9 5 2 52008 PIR DSL 3-2 3.17 16 3 0 0 3 54.0 57 31 19 8 282009 PIR GCL 2-1 4.38 11 4 0 0 1 37.0 46 18 18 3 23CAREER (3 SEASONS) 5-4 3.87 31 7 0 0 4 97.2 114 49 42 13 56


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2010 Player Profles

SULLIVAN CAREER NOTESOne of two Australians on 2010 Spikes (Mitch Fienemann is the other)...Fastballreported at 88-89 miles per hour...Played junior baseball with East Hills BaseballClub...Won Australian Championships with New South Wales Under-16 team...Selected to two New South Wales Under-18 state teams...Participated in MLBAustralian Academy over four consecutive years...Picked for Australian Under-19World Championships team in 2008...Did not allow a run in three relief appear-ances in the tournament...Is deferring studies at University of Western Sydney

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K2009 KOALAS ASL 2-0 1.08 8 4 0 0 0 25.0 17 4 3 6 31CAREER (1 SEASON) 2-0 1.08 8 4 0 0 0 25.0 17 4 3 6 31

SKIRVING CAREER NOTESNamed rst-team All-Mid-American Conference in senior season of 2010...Firstplayer since Brian Bixler to be chosen by the Pirates in the MLB Draft out ofEastern Michigan...Led Eastern Michigan in doubles this past season...Fifth inMAC in home runs and third in RBI in 2008...Led EMU in RBI in 08...First-teamAll-MAC as designated hitter in 2008...Academic All-MAC selection

COLLEGE STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2008 EMU MAC .250 22 52 7 13 2 0 4 12 11 12 02009 EMU MAC .348 57 201 43 70 12 0 16 64 25 32 12010 EMU MAC .259 56 203 33 53 17 0 4 28 37 36 1CAREER (3 SEASONS) .298 135 456 83 136 31 0 26 104 63 80 2


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VASQUEZ CAREER NOTESReturns for third year with Spikes...Tied for team lead in home runs in 2008...InNorth American debut, went 2-for-4 with a steal of home on a delayed doublesteal play and scored two runs vs. Vermont July 3...Again stole home on de-layed double steal July 5 at Oneonta...Tied Spikes record with 4 RBI, including3-run HR against Mahoning Valley July 30...Went 3-for-5 with two home runs,tying team record, and 5 RBI, setting new Spikes record, August 24 at MahoningValley...Hit .211 for Dominican Summer League Pirates in 2007, but had .356 on-base percentage thanks to 12 walks in 34 games

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2007 PIR DSL .211 34 57 9 12 2 0 1 7 12 17 42008 SC NYPL .235 46 166 26 39 6 2 5 23 11 51 62009 SC NYPL .190 42 147 18 28 5 3 0 5 10 37 6CAREER (2 SEASONS) .214 122 370 53 79 13 5 6 35 33 105 16

2010 Player Profles

VON ROSENBERG CAREER NOTESRanked eighth-best prospect in Pirates system following the 2009 season byBaseball America...Made rst and only pro appearance of 2009 season with GulfCoast League Pirates...Started and struck out one batter in one inning of workagainst GCL Blue Jays...Went 11-1 in leading Zachary Broncos to third straightClass 4A baseball championship...Hit .489 for Zachary with 10 home runs and 45RBI during senior season...Won four straight high school titles in four years, hav-ing won Louisiana 5A title with Barbe-Lake Charles before moving to Zachary assophomore...Named Gatorade Louisiana Baseball Player of the Year in 2009



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2009 Pirates Draft ResultsRound Pick Player Position School1 2 Jameson Taillon RHP The Woodlands HS (TX)2 52 Stetson Allie RHP St. Edward HS (OH)

3 84 Mel Rojas, Jr. CF Wabash Valley College (IL)4 117 Nicholas Kingham RHP Sierra Vista HS (NV)5 147 Tyler Waldron RHP Oregon State University

6 177 Jason Hursh RHP Trinity Christian Academy (TX)

7 207 Austin Kubitza RHP Heritage HS (TX)8 237 Dace Kime RHP Deance Sr. HS (OH)

9 267 Brandon Cumpton RHP Georgia Tech10 297 Zachary Weiss RHP Northwood HS (CA)11 327 Daniel Grovatt LF University of Virginia

12 357 Vincent Payne RHP Cypress College (CA)13 387 Christopher Kirsch LHP Marple Newtown HS (PA)14 417 Bryce Weidman RHP Southwestern Oregon Cmty. Coll.

15 447 Andrew Maggi SS Arizona State University16 477 Matthew Curry 1B Texas Christian University17 507 Ryan Hafner RHP Lees Summit West HS (MO)

18 537 Chase Wentz OF Louisiana State Univ.-Shreveport19 567 Kent Emanuel LHP Woodstock HS (GA)20 597 Justin Bencsko OF Villanova University (PA)

21 627 Dale Carey CF Wheeler HS (GA)22 657 Adalberto Santos 2B Oregon State University23 687 Jared Lakind 1B Cypress Hills HS (TX)

24 717 Justin Howard 1B University of New Mexico25 747 Casey Sadler RHP Western Oklahoma State College26 777 Brandon Pierce RHP Gunter HS (TX)

27 807 Kevin Kleis RHP Grossmont College (JUCO-CA)

28 837 Zachary Powers SS Armwood HS (FL)29 867 Garrett Levsen RHP Sonora HS (CA)

30 897 Matthew Skirving C Eastern Michigan University31 927 Jason Townsend RHP University of Alabama32 957 Chase Lyles INF Northwestern State University (LA)

33 987 Justin Ennis LHP Louisiana State Univ.-Shreveport34 1017 Kelson Brown RHP Lineld College (OR)35 1047 Andrew Muren CF Cal State Univ.-Northridge

36 1077 James Archibald RHP McLennan Cmty. Coll. (TX)37 1107 William Allen C Buchholz HS (FL)

38 1137 Alex Cox RHP Santiago HS (CA)39 1167 Kevin Decker RHP College of Charleston (NC)40 1197 Harrison Cooney RHP Vero Beach Senior HS (FL)41 1227 Bryton Trepagnier RHP East St. John HS (LA)

42 1257 Stephen Lumpkins LHP American University (DC)43 1287 Garrett Hicks RHP Yucaipa HS (CA)44 1317 Cory McGinnis RHP Shelton State Cmty. Coll. (AL)

45 1347 Connor Sadzeck RHP Crystal Lake Central HS (IL)46 1377 Ryan Wiggins C West Seattle HS (WA)47 1407 Nathan Sorenson CF Texas HS (TX)

48 1437 Dillon Haviland LHP South Fayette HS (PA)49 1467 Logan Pevny RHP West Milford HS (PA)50 1497 Dusty Isaacs RHP Lebanon HS (PA)

Spikes Coaches in the Draft

Hitting coach Brandon Moore and pitching coach Mike Steele both came through thedraft to play in the minor leagues. Moore was drafted in the 17th round of the 1994draft by the Chicago White Sox out of Auburn University, while Steele was drafted inthe 29th round of the 2000 draft by the Detroit Tigers out of Central Michigan Univer-sity.


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NYPL General Information

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE

Address.............................6161 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street N, Suite 205St. Petersburg, FL 33710

Phone Number..........................................................................................727-289-7112Fax Number..............................................................................................727-683-6961

E-Mail.........................................................................................nypenn@attglobal.netYears Active............................................................................................1939 - PresentPresident..........................................................................................................Ben HayesPresident Emeritus.......................................................................................Bob JulianTreasurer...........................................................................Jon Dandes (Jamestown)League Historian....................................................................................Charlie WrideLeague Directors: Jeff Eiseman (Aberdeen), Tom Ganey (Auburn),Naomi Silver (Batavia), Steve Cohen (Brooklyn), E. Miles Prentice (Con-

necticut), Jeff Goldklang (Hudson Valley), Jon Dandes (Jamestown),Tim Bawmann (Lowell), Michael Savit (Mahoning Valley), Chuck Green-berg (State College), Art Matin (Staten Island), Bill Gladstone (Tri-City),C.J. Knudsen (Vermont), Paul Velte (Williamsport)

2010 DIVISION STRUCTUREMcNAMARA DIVISION:Aberdeen, Brooklyn, Hudson Valley, Staten Island

PINCKNEY DIVISION:Auburn, Batavia, Jamestown, Mahoning Valley, State College,WilliamsportSTEDLER DIVISION:Connecticut, Lowell, Tri-City, Vermont

PLAYOFF FORMAT

Division champions and wild card team meet in the best-of-three semi-

nals. Winners meet in best-of-three championship series.

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY RULE

No more than four players who are 23 or older. No more than threeplayers on active list may have four or more years of prior service. Ac-tive roster limit is 30, but only 25 may be in uniform and eligible to playin any given game.


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New York-Penn League HistoryThe New York-Penn League is the oldest continually operated Class A League in MinorLeague Baseball. The league is one of the most well-known and respected in the game,having been the starting point for hundreds of major leaguers and several Baseball Hallof Famers, including Wade Boggs, Nellie Fox, Phil Niekro, Tony Perez, Warren Spahn andRobin Yount, as well as baseballs all-time leader in hits, Pete Rose.

In addition, recent big league stars who have played in the NYPL include Jason Bay,Miguel Cabrera, Chris Carpenter, Carlos Delgado, Roy Oswalt, Aramis Ramirez, Scott Pod-sednik, Johan Santana, Billy Wagner and Kerry Wood. One former NYPL player went on

to receive a different honor, as a member of the Football Hall of Fame. John Elway, whonished his illustrious NFL career with 300 passing touchdowns, was an outelder withthe Oneonta Yankees during the 1982 season. Another gridiron star, Ricky Williams, whowent on to star for the Miami Dolphins, played for the Batavia Muckdogs in 1998 and hit.283 with the club.

The league was founded in 1939 with the name Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League.This was generally shortened to the PONY League. The original teams included theBatavia (N.Y.) Clippers, the Bradford (Pa.) Bees, the Hamilton (Ontario) Red Wings, theJamestown (N.Y.) Jaguars, the Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Rainbows and the Oleon (N.Y.) Oilers.The Oilers, a Brooklyn Dodgers afliate, won both the regular season and playoff champi-onships in the inaugural season of 1939.

The Hamilton Red Wings folded early in the 1956 season, and without any teams in On-tario, the league adopted its current name, New York-Penn League, in 1957. The leaguecrossed back into Canada with the formation of the St. Catherines Blue Jays in 1986. Theywere joined by the Hamilton Red Birds in 1987 and the Welland Pirates in 1989, but allthree clubs had moved back across the border by 2000.

To celebrate the rich history and heritage of the New York-Penn League, fans have theopportunity to vote on the NYPL All-Time Team at VoteNYPL.com. The voting will beopen until August 1, and the NYPL All-Time Team will be announced at the NYPL All-StarGame in Staten Island on August 17, 2010.

NYPL TEAMS IN THE SHORT-SEASON ERA (SINCE 1967)Aberdeen IronBirds, 2002-presentAuburn Americans, 1980Auburn Astros, 1982-95Auburn Doubledays, 1996-presentAuburn Phillies, 1972-77Auburn Red Stars, 1979Auburn Sunsets, 1978Auburn Twins, 1967-71Batavia Clippers, 1988-97Batavia Muckdogs, 1998-present

Batavia Trojans, 1967-87Brooklyn Cyclones, 2001-presentConnecticut Tigers, 2010-presentCorning Royals, 1968-69Elmira Pioneers, 1973-95Erie Cardinals, 1981-87Erie Orioles, 1988-89Erie Sailors, 1990-93Erie Sea Wolves, 1995-98Erie Tigers, 1967Geneva Cubs, 1977-93Geneva Pirates, 1969

Geneva Senators, 1967-68, 70-72Geneva Twins, 1973Glens Falls Redbirds, 1993Hamilton Redbirds, 1988-92Hudson Valley Renegades, 1994-presentJamestown Expos, 1973, 77-93Jamestown Falcons, 1968-72Jamestown Jammers, 1994-presentLittle Falls Mets, 1977-88Lowell Spinners, 1996-present

Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 1999-presentNew Jersey Cardinals, 1994-2005Newark Co-Pilots, 1968-79Newark Orioles, 1983-87Niagara Falls Pirates, 1970-79Niagara Falls Rapids, 1989-93Niagara Falls Sox, 1982-85Oneonta Tigers, 1999-2009Oneonta Yankees, 1967-98Pittseld Astros, 2001

Pittseld Mets, 1989-2000Queens Kings, 2000St. Catharines Blue Jays, 1986-95St. Catharines Stompers, 1996-99Staten Island Yankees, 1999-presentState College Spikes, 2006-presentTri-City ValleyCats, 2002-presentUtica Blue Jays, 1977-80Utica Blue Sox, 1981-2001Vermont Expos, 1994-2005Vermont Lake Monsters, 2006-presentWatertown Indians, 1989-98

Watertown Pirates, 1983-88Welland Pirates, 1989-94Williamsport Astros, 1968-1970Williamsport Crosscutters, 1999-presentWilliamsport Cubs, 1994-1998Williamsport Red Sox, 1971-1972


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NYPL Records and Playoff Results

YEAR TEAMS RESULT1939: Olean over Hamilton 4-21940: Olean over Batavia 4-21941: Bradford over Hamilton 4-11942: Jamestown over Olean 4-21943: Wellsville over Jamestown 4-31944: Jamestown over Lockport 4-01945: Batavia over Lockport 4-31946: Batavia over Lockport 4-21947: Jamestown over Olean 4-21948: Lockport over Jamestown 4-11949: Bradford over Hamilton 4-11950: Olean over Hornell 4-31951: Hornell over Olean 4-31952: Jamestown over Hornell 4-01953 Jamestown over Hamilton 4-1

1954: Corning over Jamestown 4-11955: Hamilton over Corning 3-01956: Wellsville over Olean 3-21957: Erie over Batavia 3-11958: Geneva over Wellsville 3-01959: Wellsville over Elmira 3-21960: Wellsville over Erie 2-11961: Olean over Batavia 2-11962: Auburn over Olean 2-01963: Batavia over Jamestown 2-11964: Auburn over Geneva 4-21965: NO PLAYOFFS

1966: Auburn over Binghamton 2-01967: NO PLAYOFFS1968: Oneonta over Auburn 1-01969-76: NO PLAYOFFS1977: Oneonta over Batavia 2-01978: Geneva over Auburn 2-01979: Oneonta over Geneva 2-01980: Oneonta over Geneva 2-11981: Oneonta over Jamestown 2-11982: Niagra Falls over Oneonta 2-11983: Utica over Newark 2-11984: Little Falls over Newark 2-11985: Oneonta over Auburn 2-0

1986: St. Catharines over Newark 2-11987: Geneva over Watertown 2-01988: Oneonta over Jamestown 2-01989: Jamestown over Pittseld 2-11990: Oneonta over Erie 2-11991: Jamestown over Pittseld 2-01992: Geneva over Erie 2-01993: Niagra Falls over Pittseld 2-01994: New Jersey over Auburn 2-01995: Watertown over Vermont 2-11996: Vermont over St. Catharines 2-11997: Pittseld over Batavia 2-1

1998: Auburn & Oneonta Co-Champs1999: Hudson Valley over Maho. Valley 2-12000: Staten Island over Maho. Valley 2-12001: Williamsport & Brooklyn Co-Champs2002: Staten Island over Oneonta 2-02003: Williamsport over Brooklyn 2-02004: Mahoning Valley over Tri-City 2-02005 Staten Island over Auburn 2-02006: Staten Island over Tri-City 2-12007: Auburn over Brooklyn 2-02008: Batavia over Jamestown 2-02009: Staten Island over Maho. Valley 2-1

ALL-TIME SHORT-SEASONSINGLE-SEASON RECORDS

(since 1967)

NYPL ALL-TIME

PLAYOFF RESULTS

HITTINGGAMES78 - Jim Bullinger, Geneva, 1986

AVERAGE.402 - Jack Maloof, Auburn, 1971AT-BATS322 - Matt Cepicky, Vermont, 1999RUNS83 - Mark Gilbert, Geneva, 1978HITS108 - Matt Watson, Vermont, 1999RUNS BATTED IN77 - Garry Holle, Newark, 1977; Dennis Carter,Erie, 1985DOUBLES28 - Rodney Nye, Pittseld, 1999; Mitch

Jones, Staten Island, 2000TRIPLES13 - Reid Gorecki, New Jersey, 2002HOME RUNS23 - John Hennell, Utica, 1982EXTRA-BASE HITS42 - Mitch Jones, Staten Island, 2000TOTAL BASES185 - Dan Jacoby, Utica, 1983STOLEN BASES66 - Geoff Doggert, Geneva, 1982WALKS

76 - John Buszka, Batavia, 1976STRIKEOUTS117 - Dave Cochrane, Little Falls, 1982HIT BY PITCH20 - Jeff Becker, Mahoning Valley, 2000

PITCHINGGAMES42 - Ray Moretti, Utica, 1982COMPLETE GAMES14 - Bob Jajczan, Oneonta,1973; Mark Wiley,Auburn, 1982

WINS13 - Bob Parker, Geneva, 1978; Dan Freed,Jamestown, 1988LOSSES11 - Kyle Channing, Watertown, 1985; TonyPearson, Vermont, 2003WINNING PERCENTAGE1.000 - Neal Mersch, Oneonta, 1973EARNED RUN AVERAGE0.67 - Dan Freed, Jamestown, 1988INNINGS PITCHED132 - Gerus Bell, Newark, 1969CONSECUTIVE WINS11 - Neal Mersch, Oneonta, 1973SHUTOUTS5 - Mark Wiley, Auburn, 1970STRIKEOUTS144 - Mark Wiley, Auburn, 1970SAVES24 - Jaime Cochrane, Hamilton, 1992WILD PITCHES25 - Glenn Coombs, Welland, 1991HOME RUNS ALLOWED18 - Dave Jensen, Little Falls, 1982


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2009 SERIES IN REVIEW7 wins, 3 losses

6/25 - L, 4-1 @ AUB 7/3 - W, 11-3 @ SC

6/26 - L, 2-1 @ AUB 7/27 - W, 8-5 @AUB

6/27 - W, 4-3(10) @ AUB 7/28- W, 7-4 (11) @ AUB

7/1 - L, 6-1 @ SC 7/31 - W, 1-0 @ SC

7/2 - W, 4-3 @ SC 8/1 - W, 3-2 @ SC

ALL-TIME SERIES IN REVIEWAuburn 21, State College 19

@ AUB: Auburn leads, 12-7

@ SC: State College leads, 12-9

2009 SERIES IN REVIEW1 win, 2 losses

August 4 - L, 4-0 @ State College


August 6 - W, 9-5 @ State College

ALL-TIME SERIES IN REVIEWAberdeen 9, State College 3

@ ABD: Aberdeen leads series, 5-1

@ SC: Series ed, 3-3

NYPL Opponents

2010 SCHEDULE

@ Aberdeen

August 13 - 7:35 PM

August 14 - 7:05 PMAugust 15 - 2:35 PM

Auburn DoubledaysPINCKNEY DIVISION

Falcon Park

130 N. Division St.

Auburn, NY 13201

Phone: 315-255-2489

Fax: 315-255-2675

www.auburndoubledays.com

TEAM INFORMATIONAfliation.................................Toronto Blue Jays

(since 2001)Years in League................1958-80, 82-presentBallpark.................................................Falcon Park

(capacity 2,800)Dimensions................... LF-330,CF-400,RF-330

LeagueTitles...7 (1962,64,66,68,70,98,2007)2009 Record..................................................26-49(6th in Pinckney)

2009 Attendance................................55,804 (11th)

TEAM PERSONNELOperated By....Auburn Community BaseballPresident...................................Tom GaneyGeneral Manager.......................Carl GuteliusMedia Contact....................................Tim HeimanBroadcaster....................................... Tim Heiman

Manager....................................Dennis HolmbergPitching Coach........................Vince HorsmanHitting Coach....................................Kenny GrahamTrainer.........................................Shawn McDermott

2010 SCHEDULE@ State College @ Auburn

July 22 - 7:05 PM

July 23 - 7:05 PM

July 24 - 7:05 PM

Sept. 1 - 6:35 PM

Sept. 2 - 6:35 PM

June 25 - 7:05 PM

June 26 - 7:05 PM

June 27 - 6:05 PM

July 27 - 7:05 PM

July 28 - 7:05 PM

Aberdeen IronBirdsMcNAMARA DIVISION

Ripken Stadium

830 Long Drive

Aberdeen, MD 21001

Phone: 410-272-0440

Fax: 410-297-6653

www.ironbirdsbaseball.com

TEAM INFORMATIONAfliation..................................Baltimore Orioles

(since 2002)Years in League.............................2002-presentBallpark.........................................Ripken Stadium


League Titles.......................................................None2009 Record...................................................30-44(4th in McNamara)

2009 Attendance........................247,061 (2nd)

TEAM PERSONNELOwnership.............Ripken Pro. Baseball, LLCVice President...........................Jeff EisemanGeneral Manager.....................Aaron MoszerMedia Contact/Broadcaster...Ben Gordon-Goldstein

Media Contact/Broadcaster.....Towney Godfrey

Manager...............................................Gary KendallPitching Coach..............................Scott McGregorCoach................................Cesar DevarezCoach... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jesus AlafaroTrainer..................................................Trek Schuler


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August 20 - L, 4-3 @ State CollegeAugust 21 - W, 8-0 @ State College

ALL-TIME SERIES IN REVIEWBrooklyn 8, State College 4

@ BRK: Series ed, 3-3

@ SC: Brooklyn leads series, 5-1


7/7 - W, 2-1 @ SC 8/22 - W, 9-2 @ BAT

7/8 - L, 4-2 @ SC 8/24 - W, 5-2 (7)@ BAT7/9 - W, 2-1 @ SC 8/24 - L, 4-1 (7) @ BAT

7/25 - W, 8-0 @ SC 8/31 - L, 8-7 @ BAT

7/26 - L, 4-3 @ SC 9/1 - W, 7-0 @BAT

ALL-TIME SERIES IN REVIEWBatavia 22, State College 18

@ BAT: Batavia leads series, 10-9

@ SC: Batavia leads series, 12-9

NYPL Opponents

2010 SCHEDULE 2010 SCHEDULE

Batavia MuckdogsPINCKNEY DIVISION

Dwyer Stadium299 Bank St.

Batavia, NY 14020Phone: 585-343-5454

Fax: 585-343-5620www.muckdogs.com

TEAM INFORMATIONAfliation................................St. Louis Cardinals

(since 2007)Years in League......1939-53,57-59,61-presentBallpark........................................Dwyer Stadium

(capacity 2,600)Dimensions................... LF-330,CF-400,RF-330League Titles.........................4 (1945,46,63,2008)2009 Record...................................................37-39

(4th in Pinckney)2009 Attendance.........................35,620 (13th)

TEAM PERSONNELOwnership........Red Wings Management, LLCChairman/COO.............................Naomi SilverGeneral Manager..................Travis SickMedia Contact.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Travis SickBroadcaster......................................Pat MalacaroManager..........................................Dann BilardelloPitching Coach.......................Arthur Ace AdamsHitting Coach..............................Roger LaFrancoisTrainer.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Bauer

Brooklyn CyclonesMcNAMARA DIVISION

MCU Park1904 Surf Ave.Brooklyn, NY 11224

Phone: 718-449-8497Fax: 718-449-6368www.brooklyncyclones.com

TEAM INFORMATIONAfliation.......................................New York Mets

(since 2001)Years in League..............................2001-presentBallpark.....................................................MCU Park


League Titles.......................................................None2009 Record..................................................45-30(2nd in McNamara)

2009 Attendance.........................264,102 (1st)

TEAM PERSONNELOwnership....................Sterling EquitiesChairman/CEO........................Fred WilponGeneral Manager............................Steve CohenMedia Contact.........................Dave CampanaroBroadcaster................................Warren Fusselle

Manager........................................Wally BackmanPitching Coach.............................Rick TomlinHitting Coach..........................Benny DistefanoCoach.........................................Joel FuentesTrainer........................................Deb Iwanow

@ State College @ Batavia

June 21 - 7:05 PM June 26 - 7:05 PMJune 22 - 7:05 PM June 27 - 1:05 PM

June 23 - 7:05 PM Aug. 29 - 5:05 PM

Aug. 27 - 7:05 PM Aug. 30 - 7:05 PM

Aug. 28 - 7:05 PM Aug. 31 - 7:05 PM

@ Brooklyn

July 8 - 7:00 PM

July 9 - 7:00 PM

July 10 - 6:00 PM


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NYPL Opponents

2010 SCHEDULE

@ State College

July 4 - 1:00 PMJuly 5 - 7:05 PM

July 6 - 7:05 PM

2009 SERIES IN REVIEW2 wins, 1 loss

August 7 - W, 3-2 @ Hudson Valley

August 8 - L, 4-2 @ Hudson ValleyAugust 9 - W, 3-2 (10) @ Hudson Valley

ALL-TIME SERIES IN REVIEWHudson Valley 6, State College 5

@ HDV: State College leads series, 4-2

@ SC: Hudson Valley leads series, 4-1


August 11 - W, 9-4 @ State College

August 13 (Gm. 1) - L, 10-1 (7) @ SCAugust 13 (Gm. 2) - W, 10-2 (7) @ SC

ALL-TIME SERIES IN REVIEWConneccut 7, State College 5

@ ONE: Oneonta leads series, 4-2


2010 SCHEDULE

@ Conneccut

July 14 - 7:05 PMJuly 15 - 7:05 PM

July 16 - 7:05 PM

Connecticut TigersSTEDLER DIVISION

Dodd Stadium14 Stott Avenue

Norwich, CT 06360Phone: 860-887-7962

Fax: 860-886-5996www.cttigers.com

TEAM INFORMATIONAfliation........................................Detroit Tigers

(since 2010)Years in League.............................2010-presentBallpark..........................................Dodd Stadium

(capacity 6,270)Dimensions................... LF-309,CF-401,RF-309League Tit les . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .None2009 Record............................................35-39

(2nd in Stedler)2009 Attendance (in Oneonta).....39,609 (14th)

TEAM PERSONNELGeneral Manager......................Andrew WeberVP of Operations......................C.J. KnudsenMedia Contact...............................Jon VersteegBroadcaster....................................Jon VersteegManager......................................Howie BushongPitching Coach.............................Jorge Cordova

Hitting Coach...........................Scott DwyerTrainer.................................................T.J. Saunders

Hudson Valley RenegadesMcNAMARA DIVISION

Dutchess StadiumRoute 9D

Wappingers Falls, NY 12590Phone: 845-838-0094

Fax: 845-838-0014www.hvrenegades.com

TEAM INFORMATIONAfliation...................................Tampa Bay Rays

(since 1996)Years in League..............................1994-presentBallpark....................................Dutchess Stadium

(capacity 4,494)Dimensions.................. LF-325,CF-400,RF-325League Titles...........................................1 (1999)

2009 Record..................................................40-35(3rd in McNamara)2009 Attendance...........................150,525 (5th)

TEAM PERSONNELOperated By.................Keystone Pro. BaseballPresident....................................Jeff GoldklangGeneral Manager............................Eben YagerMedia Contact...........................Rick KubitschekBroadcaster......................................Nick GagalisBroadcaster.............................................Gary Ayd

Broadcaster....................................Jacob WilkinsManager.......................................Jared SandbergPitching Coach.........................Jack GieseBench Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . .Re ina ldo RuizTrainer........................................Andrew Hauser


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Lowell SpinnersSTEDLER DIVISION

Edward A. LeLacheur Park450 Aiken St.

Lowell, MA 01854Phone: 978-459-BALL

Fax: 978-459-1674www.lowellspinners.com

TEAM INFORMATIONAfliation....................................Boston Red Sox

(since 1996)Years in League..............................1996-presentBallpark...................Edward A. LeLacheur Park

(capacity 5,000)Dimensions.................. LF-337,CF-400,RF -301

League Titles...................................................None2009 Record..................................................45-30

(1st in Stedler)2009 Attendance.........................186,522 (4th)

TEAM PERSONNELOwnership......................Diamond Action Inc.Owner/CEO.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Drew WeberVP/General Manager................Tim BawmannMedia Contact...................................Jon BoswellBroadcaster................................................Ken Cail

Manager......................................Bruce CrabbePitching Coach..........................Lazaro GutierrezHitting Coach..........................Luis LopezTrainer...............................................David Herrera

Jamestown JammersPINCKNEY DIVISION

Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. ParkP.O. Box 638Jamestown, NY 14702Phone: 716-664-0915

Fax: 716-664-0915www.jamestownjammers.com

TEAM INFORMATIONAfliation........................................Florida Marlins

(since 2002)Years in League..1939-57,61-73,97-presentBallpark.............Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park

(capacity 3,000)Dimensions................... LF-325,CF-414,RF-342League Titles.......8 (1942,44,46-47,52-53,89,91)

2009 Record..................................................34-42(5th in Pinckney)

2009 Attendance.........................48,070 (12th)

TEAM PERSONNELOperated By............Rich Baseball OperationsGeneral Manager................Matt DrayerMedia Contact..................................Grant TunkelBroadcaster..........................................Scott EddyManager........................................David BergPitching Coach...................John Birtwell

Hitting Coach.........................Frank MooreTrainer...........................................Patrick Amorelli


7/10 - W, 5-3 @ SC 8/2 - L, 7-0 @ SC

7/11 - L, 5-0 @ SC 8/3 - W, 11-2 @SC7/12 - W, 7-2 @ SC 8/25- W, 8-1 @ JAM

7/30 - W, 3-2(8)@ JAM 8/27 - L, 4-2 (7) @ JAM

7/30 - L, 9-4 (7)@ JAM 8/27 - L, 3-2 (11) @ JAM

ALL-TIME SERIES IN REVIEWJamestown 23, State College 17

@ JAM: Jamestown leads, 12-9

@ SC: Jamestown leads, 11-8

2010 SCHEDULE@ State College @ Jamestown

June 24 - 7:05 PMJune 25 - 7:05 PM

Aug. 18 - 7:05 PM

Aug. 19 - 7:05 PM

Aug. 20 - 7:05 PM

June 28 - 7:05 PMJune 29 - 7:05 PM

June 30 - 7:05 PM

Aug. 18 - 7:05 PM

Aug. 19 - 7:05 PM

NYPL Opponents


July 20 - L, 8-5 @ State College

July 21 - W, 1-0 @ State CollegeJuly 22 - L, 5-1 @ State College

ALL-TIME SERIES IN REVIEWState College 5, Lowell 4

@ LOW: State College leads series, 2-1


2010 SCHEDULE

@ Lowell


August 12 - 7:05 PM


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6/22 - L, 7-6 @ MHV 6/30 - L, 6-4 @ SC

6/23 - L, 2-1 @ MHV 7/24 - W, 4-3 (7) @ SC6/24 - W, 2-1 @ MHV 7/24- W, 10-6 (7) @ SC

6/28 - L, 5-4 @ SC 9/5 - L, 3-0 @ MHV

6/29 - W, 6-1 @ SC 9/6 - W, 14-4 @ MHV

ALL-TIME SERIES IN REVIEWMahoning Valley 21, State College 19

@ MHV: Mahoning Valley leads, 14-6

@ SC: State College leads, 13-7

2010 SCHEDULE@ State College @ Maho. Valley

July 20 - 7:05 PMJuly 21 - 7:05 PM

Aug. 21 - 7:05 PM

Aug. 22 - 6:05 PM

Aug. 23 - 7:05 PM

July 25 - 5:05 PMJuly 26 - 7:05 PM

Aug. 24 - 7:05 PM

Aug. 25 - 7:05 PM

Aug. 26 - 7:05 PM

Eastwood Field111 Eastwood Mall Blvd.Niles, OH 44446Phone: 330-505-0000Fax: 330-505-9696www.mvscrappers.com

TEAM INFORMATIONAfliation..................................Cleveland Indians

(since 1999)Years in League...............................1999-presentBallpark..........................................Eastwood Field

(capacity 6,000)Dimensions.................... LF-335,CF-405,RF-335League Titles....................................1 (2004)2009 Record...................................................49-27

(1st in Pinckney)2009 Attendance..........................120,755 (8th)

TEAM PERSONNELOperated By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HWS GroupManaging Partner...................Michael SavitGeneral Manager..............................Dave SmithMedia Contact...................................Dave LubichBroadcaster........................................Dave LubichManager........................................Travis FrymanPitching Coach......................................Ken RoweHitting Coach..............................Dennis MalaveTrainer.........................................Issei Kamada

Mahoning Valley ScrappersPINCKNEY DIVISION

NYPL Opponents


July 17 - L, 4-2 @ Staten Island



ALL-TIME SERIES IN REVIEWStaten Island 10, State College 2

@ STA: Staten Island leads series, 5-1

@ SC: Staten Island leads series, 5-1

2010 SCHEDULE

Staten Island YankeesMcNAMARA DIVISION

Richmond Cty. Bank Ballpark at St. George

75 Richmond Terrace

Staten Island, NY 10314

Phone: 718-720-YANKS

Fax: 718-273-5763

www.siyanks.com

TEAM INFORMATION

Afliation...............................New York Yankees

(since 1999)

Years in League..............................1999-present

Ballpark..............Richmond City Bank Ballpark

(capacity 6,500)

Dimensions................. LF-324,CF-390,RF-318

League Titles..................5 (2000, 02, 05-06, 09)2009 Record..................................................47-29

(1st in McNamara)

2009 Attendance......................206,635 (3rd)

TEAM PERSONNEL

Operated By..........Mandalay Baseball Properties

President................................Joe Ricciuti

Executive VP/GM.........................Jane Rogers

Media Contact..........................John McCutchan

Broadcaster........................................................N/AManager.......................................Josh Paul

Pitching Coach.............................Pat Daneker

Hitting Coach................................Ty Hawkins

Coach.....................................Justin Pope

Trainer.................................................Lee Meyer

@ State College


August 6 - 7:05 PM


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NYPL Opponents


July 16 - L, 4-0 @ Tri-City

July 17 - L, 10-4 @ Tri-CityJuly 18 - L, 6-5 (10) @ Tri-City

ALL-TIME SERIES IN REVIEWTri-City 8, State College 4

@ TRI: Tri-City leads series, 4-2

@ SC: Tri-City leads series, 4-2

2010 SCHEDULE

@ State College


August 9 - 7:05 PM


August 14 - L, 5-3 @ Vermont

August 15 - L, 4-3 @ Vermont

August 16 - W, 10-5 @ Vermont

ALL-TIME SERIES IN REVIEWVermont 7, State College 4

@ VER: Vermont leads series, 4-1

@ SC: State College leads series, 4-2

2010 SCHEDULE

Tri-City ValleyCatsSTEDLER DIVISION

Joseph L. Bruno Stadium

80 Vandenburgh Ave.

Troy, NY 12180

Phone: 518-629-2287

Fax: 518-629-2299

www.tcvalleycats.com

TEAM INFORMATION

Afliation......................................Houston Astros

(since 2002)

Years in League.............................2002-present

Ballpark......................Joseph L. Bruno Stadium

(capacity 4,500)

Dimensions............LF-325,CF-400,RF-325

League Titles.......................................None2009 Record..................................................27-48

(4th in Stedler)

2009 Attendance......................145,976 (6th)

TEAM PERSONNEL

Operated By.................Tri-City ValleyCats Inc.

President.................................William Gladstone

VP/General Manager........................Rick Murphy

Media Contact.................................Chris Chenes

Broadcaster.......................................Evan ValentiManager....................................Jim Pankovits

Pitching Coach............................Gary Ruby

Hitting Coach...........................Joel Chimelis

Athletic Trainer........................Bryan Baca

@ State College

July 11 - 6:05 PMJuly 12 - 7:05 PM

July 13 - 12:00 PM

Vermont Lake MonstersSTEDLER DIVISION

1 King Street Ferry Dock

Burlington, VT 05401

Phone: 802-655-4200

Fax: 802-655-5660

www.vermontlakemonsters.com

TEAM INFORMATION

Afliation.........................Washington Nationals

(since 2005)

Years in League..............................1994-present

Ballpark........................................Centennial Field

(capacity 4,415)

Dimensions................LF-330,CF-400,RF-323

League Titles.....................................1 (1996)

2009 Record...................................................34-41(3rd in Stedler)

2009 Attendance.........................84,114 (9th)

TEAM PERSONNEL

Ownership.....................................Ray Pecor

General Manager......................Nate Cloutier

Media Contact..........................Paul Stanfield

Broadcaster.............................................Rob Ryan

Manager.......................................Jeff Garber

Pitching Coach..........................Franklin BravoHitting Coach......................Paul Sanagorski

Athletic Trainer...............................Jon Kotredes


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NYPL Opponents


6/19 - L, 15-2 @ SC 8/28 - W, 5-2 @ SC

6/20 - W, 4-3 @ WPT 8/29 - L, 7-4 @ SC

6/21 - L, 4-3 @SC 8/30 - L, 5-3 @ SC7/4 - W, 5-4 @ SC 9/2 - W, 12-6 @ WPT

7/5 - W, 11-3 @ WPT 9/3 - W, 8-1 @ WPT

7/6 - L, 8-1 @ WPT 9/4 - L, 4-1 @ WPT

ALL-TIME SERIES IN REVIEWSeries ed, 24-24

@ WPT: Series ed, 12-12


@ State College @ WilliamsportJune 19 - 7:05 PM June 18 - 7:05 PM

July 1 - 7:05 PM June 20 - 5:05 PM

July 2 - 7:05 PM July 3 - 7:05 PMJuly 28 - 7:05 PM July 29 - 7:05 PM

July 30 - 7:05 PM Sept. 3 - 7:05 PMSept. 5 - 6:05 PM Sept. 4 - 7:05 PM

Williamsport CrosscuttersPINCKNEY DIVISION

Bowman Field

P.O. Box 3173

Williamsport, PA 17701

Phone: 570-326-3389

Fax: 570-326-3494

www.crosscutters.com

TEAM INFORM

Documents

2010 Spikes Info Guide