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SienaBaseball:AnEstablishedProgramontheRise
Overthelasttwo
decades,theSiena
baseballprogramhas
establishedarecordof
successunequalledby
manyschoolsinthe
Northeast.Fromthe
hotly-contestedbattles
theprogramannually
haswiththenation’s
topteamsonits
Southerntriptothefour
MAACTournamentand
regular-seasonchampi-
onshipssince1995,the
reputationofthepro-
gramfarextendstheLoudonvillecampus.Withthisinmind,theCollege
madeacommitmenttotheprogramatthestartofthemillenniumtoassure
theprogramwouldcontinuetogrow.Firstandforemost,CoachRossiwas
hiredonafull-timebasis,sohewouldalwaysbeonhandtooverseethe
program’sdevelopment.Next,theinstitutionagreedtoincreasethescholar-
shipdollarstheprogramcouldofferrecruitsoverafive-yearplanuntilSiena
wasattheNCAAmaximumof11.7fullscholarships.In2002thefinalphase
oftheprojectwassetinmotion:toenhancetheprogram’sfacilitiestoalevel
consistentorsuperiorwithschool’sintheregion.Throughthesupportof
philanthropicdonations,manymadebyalumnioftheprogram,anadditionto
theMarcelleAthleticComplexwasconstructedtohousefour“teamrooms”–
oneofwhichwassetasideforbaseball.Theexpansionalsoincludesa
50-seattheaterforreviewingfilms,andthebaseballroomfeaturesanewly-
appointedsurroundsoundsystemandbigscreenTV.In2003,anewinfield
wasresurrectedandin2005,newdugoutswereconstructed.In2006,anew
nine-inningscoreboardwaserectedandthispastyear,chairbackseating
wasinstalled,complementingthescenicpositioningofSienaFieldasthe
majesticcenterpieceoftheSienacampus.
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