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2010Outlook
TheSaintshaveawayofbouncingback andwastheSaints’mostreliablestarter
aftertoughseasons.Inthepast15years, downthestretch.
theyhavepostedeightlosingrecords,but
fivetimesSienahasfollowedupthose TheSaintswon’thavetheluxuryofa
seasonswithwinningrecordsthefollowing transitionalperiodfortheirunderclassmen,
year,includingthreeMAACregular-season assophomoresCJSohlandRyan
championshipsandtwoMAACTournament Poplawskiwillbethrowninthefirethis
titles.Allthreeoftheir30-pluswinseasons year.Afteraseasoninwhichthepair
havealsocomefollowinglosingrecords. combinedforjusteightstartsand54
WiththetypeoftalenttheSaintsreturnto innings,bothshouldseedramatically
Loudonville,there’snoreasontothink increasedrolesintheSienastaff.
thisyearwillbeanydifferent.
Attheveryleast,theSaints’bullpen
Sienareturnsatrioofbigbatsledby shouldbenefitfromlastyear’sexperience.
LouisvilleSluggerFreshmanAll-American Sienareturnsfourrelieverswhomadeat
DanPaolini.Paolini’srecord-breaking leastfiveappearancesin’09.Thebullpen
seasonincludedsettingfreshmanrecords willbeledbysophomoreDanPendleton
forhomeruns,RBIs,totalbasesand whospentthesummerintheprestigious
extrabasehits,nottomentionbreaking CoastalPlainsLeague.Pendletonmade
theprogram’ssingle-seasonhitrecord 14appearancesasafreshman,posting
andpostingthesecondhighestsingle- a2-2record.OneoftheSaints’hardest
seasonaverage. throwers,Pendletonwasastrikeout
machinelastyearwiththeteam’ssecond
Paoliniisn’ttheonlyonelookingtobuildupon
AnthonyGiansanti
higheststrikeoutperinningratio.
arecord-breakingseason.SeniorAnthony
Giansantireturnsforhisfinalseasonafter Afterthosethree,Rossiwillhavelotsof
foregoingashotatthepros.Giansantiwas optionsasreturneeNiccoStentojoins
draftedinthe49throundbytheOakland injuredupperclassmenCraigMarcellus
Athleticsandrightfullysoafteraseasonthat andDanMiklasvyingfortime.Both
sawhimbreakthesingle-seasontotalbases MarcellusandMiklasenjoyedsuccessful
recordandfinishsecondinsingle-seasonhomerunsand careerspriortoinjuryandcouldbegreatsurprisesfortheSaintsthisyear.
extrabasehits.
Asfaraslateinningsgo,thatisabiggerquestionmarkfortheSaints
ThethirdpartoftheSaints’three-headedattackisjunior enteringtheseason.TheversatileGiansanticurrentlyhastheinsidetrack
firstbasemanKevinQuaranto.Quarantoimprovedin onthecloser’sspot,withPendletonandeverydaysecondbaseman
everyhittingcategoryfromhisfreshmantosophomore Paolinialsointhemixtocloseoutgames.
seasonsandlookstocontinuethetrendthisseason.
OnebrightspotforRossiarehisrookiepitchers.FreshmenJustin
Sienawillalsobelookingforitsyoungtalenttomakean Brantley,RobertTedescoandJakeWerdsheimallcometoLoudonville
immediateimpactthisseason.OneofSiena’smosttalented withrichbaseballpedigreesandextensiveresumés.Brantleyand
recruitingclassesinyearsjoinsagroupofsophomores Tedesco,bothlocalproducts,havehugeceilingsandlooktojoinalong
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fromthesetwo,whoshouldchallengerightawayforaspotinthe
weekendrotation.Werdsheimhailsfromthebaseball-richMiamiarea
Thisyear’sstafflookstobemuchdeeperthanyearspast
andcomestoSienawithexperienceagainstsomeofthebesttalent
astheyreturntenletterwinnersandaddthreenewarms.
highschoolbaseballhastooffer.Roundingoutthestaffarewalk-on
TheSaints’staffwillcertainlyneedtomaturequickly,how-
JohnKelloggandjuniorcollegetransferIvanLama.Lamahasseen
ever,withtwostartingspotsbeingvacatedbygraduation.
lotsofactionthepasttwoyearsatMiddlesexCommunityCollegein
JuniorsZachHartmanandKyleSumplelooktoretaintheir
NewJerseyandwillbelookingtoshowcasehisskillsonthenextlevel.
rolesintherotationandbuildontheirsophomorecampaigns.
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Aftera2-7season,Hartmanwillseektoregainhisfreshman
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themostwinsontheteamandthesecondhighestwin SeniorGaryDerHagopianwillbetheSaints’go-toguybehindthe
totalforarookie.Sumplewillalsoberelieduponheavily platethisyear.Evenduringaninjury-plaguedseason,DerHagopian
comingoffayearinwhichheledtheteaminappearances stillputupsolidnumbersattheplate,hitting.289withsixhomerunsin
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