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RVCC Baseball Team at the Ripken Experience Complex in Myrtle Beach, SC
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Study Hall
September 14, 2009
Study Hall will start on 9/17 and will be every Thursday from 6-8pm in room W-310 in the West Building. The schedule is listed on this site below and unless you have class these are mandatory.
Two Returning Baseball Players Awarded Scholarships
August 26, 2009
The RVCC Baseball Team signed their first 2 players for the 2010 spring season. Centerfielder Carlo Romano and Infielder Steve Del Rio are both returnees who were key parts of last year’s squad.
Both were 2 of the 3 players on last year’s team that started every game for the Golden Lions.
Romano provided valuable leadership as a freshman last season on and off the field and had a great season both offensively and defensively. Romano, the team’s leadoff hitter led the team in runs scored (20), walks (17) and stolen bases (16) and was second on the team in hits (29), and finished third on the team with a .458 on base percentage.
A graduate of Bridgewater Raritan High School, Romano was named one of the captains for the 2010 spring squad for his hard work and success on the field last season.
Del Rio, also provided valuable leadership for the Golden Lions last season as a freshman in a lot of different roles. A middle infielder by trade, Del Rio also chipped in at 3rd base, on the mound and in the outfield when the team was shorthanded due to injuries.
The graduate of Hunterdon Central High School, finished the 2009 campaign among the team leaders in hits (21), runs (12) and walks (11). He was also named captain for the spring.
DeSanto named NJCAA Academic All American
July 20, 2009
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has named Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) athlete Albert DeSanto to its Academic All-American list. The Hillsborough resident, who played two seasons on the Men’s Baseball team at RVCC, was honored for his
outstanding work in the classroom while a student at the North Branch College.
DeSanto graduated from RVCC in May 2009.
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) is the governing body of intercollegiate athletics for two-year colleges. DeSanto, an outfielder on the RVCC Golden Lions team, had a cumulative GPA of 3.63.
DeSanto Wins Team MVP Award
2nd year player Albert DeSanto was named the team MVP and the annual athletic banquet.
DeSanto had a steller season hitting.422 in 83 at bats. He led the team in average, hits, was tied for games played and second on the team with 14 rbis.
Romano Wins Coaches Award
May 12, 2009
Freshman centerfielder Carlo Romano was named the 2009 Coaches Award winner for the baseball team at the annual athletic banquet luncheon. In his 1st season with the Lion's Romano hit .333 and was 2nd on the team with 29 hits. He also led the team with 16 stolen bases from the leadoff spot.
In addition to his first year stats, Romano provided leadership on and off the field and was the only player to attend every practice or team function.
Romano was also named the captain for the 2010 spring squad.
RVCC Player of the Week- Week 3
April 27, 2009
Congratulations to Outfielder Matt Zygmund who was voted RVCC's player of the week for week 3.
RVCC Player of the Week- Week 2
April 20, 2009
Congratulations to Albert DeSanto who was voted player of the week for week 2.
Sapp & Zygmund Lead Lions Over Sussex
April 9, 2009
Ryan Sapp pitched a complete game 6-hitter and Matt Zygmund hit a tie breaking solo homerun in the sixth inning to power the RVCC Golden Lions over Sussex County College in a key conference victory at Skylands Park in Augusta on Thursday afternoon.
With the score tied 2-2 in the sixth Zygmund launched an 1-0 pitch over the RF fence to put the Lions up to stay 3-2.
Sapp went the distance allowing 6 hits while striking out 4. He now stands at 2-2 on the year.
At the plate for the Lions Carlo Romano and Albert DeSanto, hitting 1-2 in the lineup were the Lions spark plugs. Romano finished 1-4, with a walk and 2 runs scored and DeSanto finished 3-4 with a double and a key RBI single in the 9th inning to add some insurance runs.
Corey Towey continued his hot hitting as of late, finishing the day 3-4 with a run scored, an RBI single and a double. Sapp added the other RVCC RBI on a SAC fly in the 5th inning.
Piano Propels Lions over Colts
April 1, 2009
Freshman pitcher Bobby Piano got his first college victory pitching 6 2/3 solid innings vs. Middlesex (10-5) on Tuesday. The lefty starter allowed 1 earned run, struck out 5, and allowed 5 hits for the Golden Lions(2-6).
Freshman Ben Sanzone closed out the game pitching 2 1/3 innings striking out 3 and allowing 1 earned run.
The Golden Lions played a supurb game on defense and the big play came in the top of sixth inning with Golden Lions up 3-1 and the Colts threatening with runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. The Middlesex batter sliced a pop-up to rightfield in witch RF Matt Zygmund made the catch and proceed to throw a stike to catcher Kyle Simonye to nail the runner tagging from 3rd base.
In the bottom half of the inning shortstop Corey Towey added an RBI double and Simonye added an RBI single to extend the RVCC lead to 5-1 which was too much to overcome for Middlesex.
RVCC Player of the Week- Week 1
March 24, 2009
Congratulations to CF Carlo Romano who was voted the player of the week from our Myrtle Beach trip, based on the results from the poll on the website.
The player of the week will be a new weekly feature on the site. Please vote. This is your chance to have a say in things.
Lions Fall to Lakeland in Final At Bat
March 12, 2009
The Raritan Valley Community College Baseball Team lost their first game of the 2009 campaign by a score of 8-7 to Lakeland College (Ohio). It was a hard faught victory that saw 14 runs scored in the first 2 innings by each team combined, followed by each starting pitcher settling down.
Lakeland pushed home a run in their half of the 7th on back to back hits to end the game.
Anthony Giuliano got the start for the Lions and had a rough first inning, but battled back to strike out 9 on the night while only allowing 3 hits on the evening.
At the plate for the Lions Carlo Romano and Ryan Sapp continued their hot start to the season. Romano finished the night 3-4 with 2 runs scored, including a big RBI double in the second inning.
Sapp also finished the night 3-4, including a run scored and an RBI. Shortstop Corey Towey added 2 hits, an RBI and a run scored.
Lions Strike with a Come From Behind Opening Day Win
March 11, 2009
The Raritan Valley Community College Baseball Team opened their 2009 campaign with a come from behind 8-4 victory over Ancilla College of Indiana in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Ryan Sapp pitched a complete game throwing all 7 innings, striking out 9 and allowing 7 hits. He also chipped in at the plate going 2-4 with a solo homerun in the 1st and an RBI double.
Centerfielder Carlo Romano was 1-1 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored including a key bases loaded RBI single in the sixth inning that was misplayed by the Ancilla rightfielder that allowed all three baserunners and Romano to come around to score.
Rightfielder Albert DeSanto finished the night 2-2 with a walk, including a key RBI double. Second baseman Gabe Lazzaro added the other RBI for RVCC on a key hit by pitch.
New Jersey Baseball Magazine Feature Story
February 27, 2009
Raritan Valley Community College by Joe Nardini (NJ Baseball Magazine)
What a difference a year makes. Last season at this time Head Coach Matt Sommo’s baseball program at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) sat in Division 3 looking to improve its record from the season before. This year the goal remains the same, only at the NJCAA Division 2 level instead.
Another difference from last year to 2009 shows in the personnel that Coach Sommo has on his roster.
Leading the charge into the new season are two returnees from last season, RHP Matt Zygmund and SS Corey Towey, both products of Norm Hewitt’s always tough Hillsborough High School squad. Joining the group are newcomers RHP Ryan Sapp and CF Carlo Romano, both from Bridgewater High School, along with RHP-1B Ben Sanzone, from Pompton Lakes. All five have received partial scholarships, as as a result of RVCC’s new designation as a Division 2 program.
Romano, a catalyst for last year’s Bridgewater-Raritan team, received honors in ‘08 as 1st Team All- Conference, 1st Team All-County, and 3rd Team All-Area for Somerset County. RVCC expects him to fill a big hole at the leadoff position and create a threat on the bases with his speed.
Anchoring a solid defense for their second year are C F.X. Brown, 2B Gabe Lazzaro, and RF Albert DeSanto. Of these DeSanto returns trying to win with his second straight, Rawlings Gold Glove award. OF Nick Samuel, a former ice hockey player at Hunterdon Central High School, rounds out a potent returning squad for the ’09 season.
In appraising his troops for the ’09 season, Coach Sommo beams at what he describes as “the most depth we’ve had since I’ve been here.” He sees “four-to-five legitimate starters” on the mound, with another 7-8 who can throw in relief. Bolstering the pitching corps will enable RVCC to better its 6-20 record from last year, reversing those occasions when “we had a lot of 1-run and 2-run losses and let a lot of leads slip away.”
Zygmund moves from the outfield to the mound where he recorded a 2-0 record last year. His .440 batting average will help on offense as well. “Our defense has always been solid, and we’ll have good hitting again, even though we lost some strong hitters to graduation last year,” Coach Sommo explains. He expects the 2009 squad to equal if not surpass the .300 team batting average that his hitters recorded last year.
Moving up one division has helped in recruiting good players, because, as a Division 2 program, RVCC may now award a limited number of scholarships. This in turn allows RVCC to engage in fundraising to support the program. In accordance with National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) regulations, the team will share all monies raised with the women’s softball and basketball programs at the college.
RVCC’s first test will come during its annual spring training games, played in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, at the Cal Ripken Experience tournament. There Coach Sommo’s squad will square off against junior college teams from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maine.
Coach Sommo hopes that the Cal Ripken tournament will provide his team with a proper springboard for the ’09 season, when they will play a variety of Division 2 and Division 3 teams on their regular schedule. “We will play each D3 team twice during the season, and each D2 team three times.” Among the opposition RVCC will face, the 15th ranked D2 team in preseason from Lackawanna College in Scranton, PA and the Middlesex County College team that ranked as high nationally as 3rd appear on the schedule. “Beating Middlesex in an 11-inning nail-biter last year was a highlight of our season,” as Coach Sommo proudly reflects.
New Jersey Baseball wishes Coach Sommo and his RVCC team the best of luck in Myrtle Beach and for the upcoming collegiate season. With the addition of pitching talent, solid defense, and a potent hitting attack, 2009 looks promising indeed.
To read other NJ Baseball magazine articles visit: http://www.njbaseballmag.com
May 30, 2008
The 2008 NJCAA Division III Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Winners had a RVCC flavor to them when announced on Thursday.
The LF gold glove award winner was Mike Miklosey and the winner in RF was Albert DeSanto. Miklosey is a 2nd year player who will be transfering to Richard Stockton next year and DeSanto was a freshman who will come back for a second year at RVCC.
Congratulations to both.
Below is a list of all the winners in Division III:
2008 NJCAA Division III Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Winners
Nick Franceski
Montgomery College-Germantown
Pitcher
Travis Graves
Eastfield College
Catcher
Beau Musgjerd
Itasca Community College
First Base
John Pogatchnik
Itasca Community College
Second Base
Matt Bauer
Ridgewater College
Third Base
Luis Herrera
Queensborough Community College
Shortstop
Mike Miklosey
Raritan Valley Community College
Left Field
Kyle Lamar
Ocean County College
Center Field
Albert DeSanto
Raritan Valley Community College
Right Field
Lions Knock Off Nationally Ranked Middlesex County College
April 9, 2008
The RVCC baseball team defeated Middlesex County College on Tuesday by a score of 9-8, in 11 innings. Middlesex falls to 17-3-1 while RVCC goes to 2-6 on the season. Middlesex was ranked 3rd among DIII junior colleges in the nation.
The winning pitcher for RVCC was Josh Ellis, a freshman pitcher out of Warren Hills. He goes to 1-1 on the season. He pitched an inning, allowing an earned run and 1 hit.
The win was made possible by a gutsy effort from Zach Wendroff a freshman out of Hillsborough who threw 10 innings in an unbelievable 141 pitch effort. Wendroff struck out five, while walking one, allowing seven runs, six of which were earned. He scattered thirteen hits.
At the plate for the Lions, freshman shortstop Corey Towey another Hillsborough product went 4-7, with 4 RBI’s. He tied the game in the 10th on a single and won the game in the 11th on a bases loaded single.
Freshman catcher Dan Chandler was 4-5 with a run scored, a double, and 2 RBI’s. While sophomore centerfielder John Velella went 4-5, with a walk and an RBI double and sophomore 2nd baseman Brandon Founds was 3-6 with, 3 runs scored, and RBI, and 2 doubles.
Lions post 1st win of 2008 season
March 27, 2008
The Lions got their first win of the season by defeating Union County College on Tuesday 16-8. RVCC goes to 1-1 on the season, while the Owls fell to 4-9.
The winning pitcher for RVCC was Zach Wendroff a freshman pitcher out of Hillsborough. His record now stands at 1-1 on the season. He went 5 innings, striking out 4 while allowing 2 earned runs.
Josh Ellis a freshman out of Warren Hills High School went the final 4 innings to get the save, striking out 2 and allowing 2 earned runs.
To pace RVCC’s 20 hit attack freshman shortstop Corey Towey was 3-5, with a run scored, 2 walks and an RBI. Freshman catcher Dan Chandler was 3-6 with a run scored, a stolen base, a walk and 3 RBI’s and 3rd baseman Alex Oliver was 2-4, with 3 runs scored, 2 walks and 2 RBI’s.
Everyone in the RVCC starting lineup had at least 1 hit and 1 RBI. The Lions travel to Ocean for a DH on Saturday starting at Noon and are home to Brookdale for a DH starting at Noon.
Practice Memo
All players should ALWAYS have both outside and indoor practice attire with them should the practice be switched from RVCC Baseball Field to inside the Gym due to weather conditions.
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