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Updated 2/4/002000 Player Profiles |
Chris Beaver
Assistant Coach Second Year
East Stroudsburg `92 - Former workhorse pitcher the Warriors who joined the coaching staff last year . . . works primarily with catchers, outfielders and hitters . . . also helps in monitoring the academic progress of players and in recruiting.
Holds school record for games pitched in a season with 20 in 1990 . . . is second in career games pitched with 43 . . . ranks second in season saves with five in 1990 . . . also played first base as a senior.
1996 and finished as runner-up the last two years . . . hit .450 and belted 18 homers for last year's Martins Creek team won the regular-season league title with a 31-9 record but placed third in the championship playoffs . . . former player-coach of the Newport team in the West Branch Summer League . . . volunteer baseball coach at alma mater, Newport High School, in 1993 and 1994 . . . works with the Pocono Family YMCA basketball program . . . serves as clock operator for ESU basketball games.
Dan Stacknick
Assistant Coach Second Year
East Stroudsburg undergraduate - One of the team’s most successful pitchers who began his coaching career last season . . . highly-knowledgable pitching coach who runs drills and works with head coach Roger Barren on giving pitchers one-on-one instructions.
Posted a career record of 12-1 for a .923 winning percentage, best in the school’s history . . . fashioned a 6-1 mark as a senior in 1998 . . . pitched six-hit shutout against Scranton . . . struck out 13 batters over nine innings in win over Marywood . . . had 4-0 record as a junior with four-hit shutout against Wilkes.
Graduate of Tunkhannock High School where competed on the football, swimming and baseball teams . . . still an active swimmer and competes in the Keystone State Games each year . . . was a place-winner in six events at the State Games America national meet in St. Louis last summer . . . completing double major in Secondary Education, Mathematics and Business Management with an emphasis in accounting . . . has worked for the ESU sports information office as a scorekeeper for basketball games.
Jason Tribbet
No. 22 Pitcher Senior
Pittston, Pa. – Three-year starter with 11-6 career record and 2.88 earned-run average . . . has continued to improve in every aspect of pitching during career . . . velocity and control are better and there is more movement on his pitches . . . comes at batters from different angles and makes it hard to pick up ball.
Finished second on team with 3.21 ERA and was 2-4 last year in ten appearances . . . threw five complete games including three-hit shutout over Millersville . . . hurled three hitter and struck out nine in 2-1 win against Mansfield . . . also lost a pair of three-hitters.
Posted 5-0 record as sophomore . . . hurled two complete-game wins over Bloomsburg . . . had saves in both contests in sweep at Mansfield . . . won two-hitter at West Chester . . . led team with 1.63 ERA and 4-2 record as freshman
Gained first team All-Scholastic honors two straight years as pitcher for Pittston High School . . . selected for Senior All-Star game . . . named MVP in basketball . . . majoring in Movement and Sports Studies.
Mike Pavolko
No. 12 Pitcher Senior
Bethlehem, Pa. – Power pitcher who led staff with 13 appearances last season . . . posted 5-4 record with five complete games . . . earned save in season-opening 4-3 victory at West Virginia State . . . fired two-hitter and faced only 23 batters in 4-1 win against Bloomsburg . . . earned two wins against PSAC champion Kutztown.
Hurled three-hitter and allowed no earned runs in win over nationally-ranked Barry two years ago before being injured and missing most of season . . . pitched in 19 games in 1997, second most in school’s history . . . had wins over three PSAC opponents as freshman.
Can challenge batters with fastball near 90 . . . has great stamina and resilent arm.
Named most valuable pitcher for Freedom High School team . . . also saw service as infielder . . . helped team to PIAA district semi-finals as junior . . . quarterback in football . . . majoring in Health and Physical Education Teacher Certification.
Scott Roth
No. 7 Third Baseman Senior
West Chester, Pa. - Three-year starting third baseman . . . will be the team leader both on and off the field . . . coming off great summer in which he led the West Chester Adult League in hitting with .400 average.
Boasts career batting average of .307 with .355 mark with 30 runs-batted-in and 11 doubles two years ago . . . led last year's team in runs scored with 30 . . . holds school record for hit-batsman with 20 . . . went 3 for 6 in 6-5 win over PSAC champion Kutztown last season . . . drove in winning run with seventh-inning single in 2-1 victory over conference winner Millersville in 1998.
Rock-solid defender who has great hands and good instincts . . . charges the ball well . . . considered team's best bunter . . . bigger and stronger than last season.
Made All-Area first team twice as third baseman and outfielder for West Chester East High School . . . chosen on All-ChesMont team three straight years . . . led league in hitting as senior with .462 average . . . majoring in Sociology.
Brett Reynolds
No. 17 Shortstop Junior
Philadelphia, Pa. - Acrobatic fielder and .300 hitter . . . team's starting shortstop in 83 straight games over two years . . . excellent defensive player who squeezes the field for batters . . . makes highlight film plays . . . solid hitter who moved up to second in order last year.
Team's top returning batter coming off .301 season with 41 hits . . . started year with 2 for 2 game in 4-3 win over West Virginia State . . . was 3 for 4 in victory at Bloomsburg . . . had four hits against King's . . . made impressive college debut in 1998 by going 2 and 3 and driving in winning run against the College of New Jersey. . .Two-time All-City and All-Public shortstop for Northeast High School . . . earned Philadelphia Player of the Year honors . . . three-year starter for Carpenter Cup All-Stars . . . undefeated in wrestling with 20-0 record as senior . . . won city wrestling title . . . also earned all-star honors as defensive back and wingback in football . . . majoring in Physical Education Teacher Certification.
J. D. Hunter
No. 19 Outfielder Sophomore
Waymart, Pa. - Member of last year's team but did not play because of injury . . . impressed coaches during fall practice and seen as probable starter in leftfield . . . has quick bat and hits with power . . . deceptively fast runner who will get to balls in the outfield . . . has strong arm . . . also can provide back-up help at catcher if needed.
Chosen on All-Regional team as centerfielder for Western Wayne High School . . . played on teams which won three PIAA District II titles and finished as runner-up during senior year . . . competed in PIAA state playoffs
twice . . . hit 3 for 3 at plate in 1998 district championship game . . . served as team captain . . . outstanding goalie in soccer . . . finished fourth in state for consecutive shutouts . . . gained All-League honors . . . two-year soccer captain . . . .also competed in basketball . . . participated in World Scholar Athlete Games in 1997 . . . major undecided.
Tadgh LaBar
No. 5 Second Baseman Sophomore
Hope, N.J. - Returns as team's second baseman . . . started every game as freshman last season . . . drove in 17 runs which was fourth high on the team from ninth spot in batting order . . . also scored 13 runs.
Came back in the fall bigger and stronger than last year . . . hit ball with authority and displayed greater arm strength during fall practice . . . expected to take over as team's leadoff hitter replacing all-time leading hitter J.D. Stern . . . has great speed . . . gets in front of every ball.
Finished season with a flurry by going 3 for 5 with two runs scored in next-to-last game against Allentown
and 2 for 2 in finale against Binghamton . . . also was 2 for 2 in loss to Shippensburg. . .Two-time All-Skyland Conference first team shortstop for Belvidere High School . . . also made All-Conference in basketball and soccer . . . named Express-Times Soccer Player of Year in 1997 . . . chosen the school’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year . . . both his mother and grandmother attended ESU . . . first name is pronounced Tad . . . attended St. Joseph University for year . . . majoring in Elementary Education.
Mike Zimorowicz
No. 13 Pitcher Sophomore
Scranton, Pa. - Coming off remarkable freshman year . . . posted 5-1 record . . . led team and finished 16th in NCAA Division II statistics with 1.96 earned-run average . . . allowed only ten earned-runs in 46 innings. . . struck out 40 batters for average of 7.8 per game . . . opponents batted only .161 against him.
Showed ability to keep hitters guessing . . . has good command of his pitches and mixes them up them well . . . has deceptively quick fast ball for his size . . . varies speeds and uses sinkers effectively to get strikeouts and groundballs.
Came within one out of a no-hitter against West Chester before settling for one-hitter in 14-2 win . . . hurled another one-hitter over West Chester in 5-0 shutout . . . tossed one-hit ball for 3 2/3 inning in relief to gain victory against Bloomsburg . . . pitched six shutout innings in victory over Scranton.
Two-year pitcher for West Scranton High School . . . made All-Lackawanna League team . . . majoring in Physical Education Teacher Certification.
Matt Harmic
No. 21 Outfielder Junior
Brockway, Pa. – Transfer student who played for Slippery Rock for two years . . . started last year . . . should fit right into ESU program . . . has all the tools to be successful . . . hits with power and could be the team's cleanup hitter . . . figures to start in rightfield because of speed and cannon arm.
Played on PSAC Western Division championship Slippery Rock teams which posted records of 36-14-1 last year and 34-14-1 two years ago . . . hit game-winning grand slam homer last year at Builders' Invitational Tournament in Virginia.
Made All-League team as shortstop for Brockway High School . . . also pitched and won school's first PIAA state game . . . helped team to two District IX championships . . . named league's MVP in soccer . . . member of three District IX soccer championship squads . . . named Tri-County and school's Athlete of the Year . . . majoring in Business Management.
Steven Harris
No. 2 First Baseman Sophomore
Sewell, N.J. – Talented all-around athlete who is expected to be the team's starting first baseman . . . only newcomer in what should be a solid defensive infield . . . has good hands and feet . . . will flag down balls hit to his right . . . will help other infielders by scooping up low throws.
Describes as control batter who will hit to all fields . . . has played baseball extensively in the summer but did not play at either East Carolina University or the University of Delaware which he attended to compete in football the last two years.
Four-year baseball player at Washington Township High School . . . played first base . . . also competed as quarterback on highly-successful football team . . . earned All-Conference second team honors . . . led team to New Jersey state championship and 10-1 record in junior year and conference title and 8-2 record as senior . . . red-shirted on the ESU football team last fall . . . majoring in Sport Management.
Anthony Piazza
No. Outfielder Sophomore
Glen Gardner, N.J. – Junior college product counted on as successor to four-year starter and record-breaking hitter J.D. Stern in centerfield . . . has ability to patrol position well . . . described as one of team's fastest players . . . will get to balls in the gaps . . . has 60-yard time clocked under seven seconds . . . well-conditioned and physically impressive player.
Should provide good power at the plate . . . put up big numbers last season at Mercer County, N.J. Community College . . . expected to bat somewhere in the middle of the line-up, probably fifth.
Played one year at Mercer as starting centerfielder . . . earned honors as four-year centerfielder at Voorhees High School . . . chosen on New Jersey Group 2 first team . . . also made All-Area and All-Skyline Conference first teams . . . helped team to Group 2 Sectional State title in senior year . . . majoring in Business Management with a concentration in Accounting.
Jeffrey Wagner
No. 6 Pitcher Junior
Bethlehem, Pa. – Junior college product with great pitching talent who will move right into the starting rotation . . . top lefthanded on staff . . . throws in the upper 80s and was highly sought-after by a number of schools . . . has maturity at age 23 and experience to be winner in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
Coaches working with him on other pitches to complete his game . . . tireless weight trainer who should continue to get stronger and better. . . has enjoyed success in summer collegiate leagues . . . caught the eye of some professional scouts.
Member of two league championship teams at Northampton Community College . . . struck out 17 batters in one game . . . also pitched for Wilson High School . . . owns school record for career saves . . . led league in strikeouts one year . . . helped team to 18-0 record and Colonial League championship . . . majoring in Exercise Physiology.
Joe Sobeski
No. 25 Catcher Freshman
Duryea, Pa. – Highly-regarded freshman who will move right in as starting catcher . . . has tremendous strength for young player . . . will be workhorse behind the plate . . . will hit with power but still has great bat control.
Possesses great presence behind the plate . . . worked with several pro players during the off-season including Andy Ashby of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Two-time All-Scholastic player for Pittston High School . . . batted over .400 and finished in the top five in the Wyoming Valley Conference in all categories for
two years . . . served as team captain . . . named to the inaugural Times-Leader Dream Team as senior . . . competed in Citizen's Voice Senior All-Star Classic . . . played in 1997 Junior Olympics . . . also starred on American Legion team coached by former ESU player Ron Musto . . . helped team to three league playoffs, two championship games and one regional tournament . . . major is undecided.
Joe Kendy
No. 20 Pitcher Sophomore
Bethlehem, Pa. - Second-year pitcher who had several good outings last year . . . won two games during one week . . . fired six strong innings in 4-3 win over New Jersey Tech . . . then gave up only two hits and one earned run in four innings for win against Moravian . . . has good control and keeps the ball down.
All-East League pitcher for Bethlehem Catholic High School . . . competed in All-Star Senior Game . . . team won PIAA District 11 title and placed third in state play-offs in junior year . . . majoring in Sport Management.
Roger Green
No. 16 Outfielder Junior
Saylorsburg, Pa. - Moving to outfield this season after seeing action as an infielder in 13 games last season . . . doubled and scored three runs in win over King's . . . worked hard during the off-season both in the batting cage and the weight room.
Chosen All-Area third baseman for Pleasant Valley High School . . . made All-Mountain Valley Conference first team . . . played in MVC Senior All-Star Game . . . also competed in Norco American Legion All-Star Game . . . majoring in Physical Education Teacher Certification.
Rick Neidermyer
No. 10 Catcher Junior
Lititz, Pa. - Solid defensive player with great intelligence . . . started 12 games and appeared in 18 as catcher last season . . . drove in run in first start against Kutztown . . . handles pitchers well and has strong throwing arm with quick release.
Starting catcher for Warwick High School . . . made All-Lancaster-Lebanon All-Star first team . . . hit game-winning home run in win over Garden Spot . . . Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete majoring in Computer Science.
Frank Ur
No. 11 Second Baseman Junior
Bridgewater, N.J. - Heady player who always hustles to get the job done . . . will do all the fundamental things to make the team successful . . . played in 12 games last season . . . was 2 for 2 with three RBIs in win over King's . . . was 2 for 3 against Moravian . . .
Made All-Conference first team for Bridgewater-Raritan High School . . . gained honorable mention All-County . . . helped team to 19-5 record and conference title in 1997 and 21-6 mark and runner-up finish in 1998 . . . majoring in Physical Education Teacher Certification.
Craig Whitten
No. 29 Pitcher Sophomore
Lansdale, Pa. - Big strong player who throws hard and just needs more consistency . . . has effective breaking ball . . . pitched in four games last season . . . struck out two batters in one-inning outing against Moravian.
Named team’s most valuable player as a pitcher for Lansdale Catholic High School . . . served as team captain . . . fired career-high 16 strikeouts against top-ranked Phoenixville . . . majoring in Physical Education Teacher Certification.
Ryan Conrad
No. 15 Second Baseman Sophomore
Pleasantville, N.Y. – Speedster who will help team with his glove, bat and legs . . . can play in the infield or outfield . . . contact hitter who will be a dangerous threat when he gets on base.
Two-time All-League player as a middle infielder for Westlake High School . . . set school record for participating in the most double plays . . . captained squad to 20-6 record and both sectional and league championships as senior . . . also starred in basketball . . . major is undecided.
Brian Delahanty
No.18 Pitcher Freshman
Levittown, Pa. – Comes with good recommendations as pitcher who enjoyed success in the tough Philadelphia Catholic League . . . generates surprising power for size . . . gets good movement on pitches . . . ball is hard to pick up out of his hand.
Two-year pitcher for Conwell-Egan High School . . . made All-Catholic second team and Bucks Golden second team . . . chosen honorable mention All-City . . member of first team in the school's history to win a playoff game . . . majoring in Physical Education Teacher Certification.
Dallas Erle
No. 26 Pitcher Freshman
Endicott, N.Y. – Big left-handed pitcher who will be someone to watch in program . . . has worked on pitching with former ESU great and major leaguer Joel Bennett . . . uses 6-3 height well and generates effective angles with pitches . . . has a good breaking ball.
Chosen All-Division I as pitcher for Union-Endicott High School . . . also made All-Southern Tier Athletic Conference team . . . was closer in Section IV champ-ionship win as sophomore . . . helped team to three Division I titles . . . . majoring in Business Administration.
Ryan Hatfield
No. 4 Infielder Freshman
Pottstown, Pa. – Utility player who can see action anywhere in the infield . . . best position is second base . . . has great quickness both as a fielder and base runner . . . will put the ball into play at the plate . . . could wind up as the team's designated hitter.
Chosen on All-PAC 10 team as infielder for Owen J. Roberts High School . . . made All-Area second team . . . played on league championship squad . . . also member of American Legion team which won league title three years . . . attended Montgomery County Community College one year . . . majoring in Sport Management.
Matt James
No. 24 Catcher Freshman
Philadelphia, Pa. – Take-charge guy who will provide back-up strength behind the plate . . . makes sure everyone on the field is in the game . . . has line drive swing and should be able to hit at college level.
Played four years as catcher at Archbishop Ryan High School . . . served as team captain and won team spirit award ast season . . . member of squad won city championship during junior campaign . . . one of his coaches was former ESU player and coach Joe Moore . . . also helped American Legion team to championship last summer . . . major is undecided.
Gordy Kocher
No. 23 Pitcher Freshman
Northampton, Pa. – Promising newcomer to pitching staff . . . has good control and command of pitches . . . will work ball around the strike zone . . . possesses good breaking ball . . . should be one of top six starters.
Led Lehigh Valley in strikeouts as pitcher for Northampton High School . . . made All-Conference . . . helped team to district championship and most wins in school's history at 25-4 as junior . . . team finished as runner-up in districts in senior year . . . attended Northampton Community College but did not play baseball . . . majoring in Health and Physical Education.
George LoPresto
No. 28 Pitcher-Outfielder Freshman
Pittston, Pa. – Will be used as pitcher and outfielder and also may see DH duty . . . throws strikes and pitches ahead of batters . . . has unorthodox delivery . . . possesses good strength which will help his velocity.
Led Wyoming League Conference in hits and batted .490 last season for Pittston Area High School . . . started at first base and also pitched . . . made All-Scholastic . . . also chosen on Scranton Times All-Regional team . . . played in WVC Senior All-Star Classic . . . was a top player for championship American Legion squad . . . major undecided.
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