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just83at-bats.Inadditiontohis Backingupthemiddleinfieldwillbe
numbersonoffense,DerHagopian walk-onMikeAllenandsophomoreTeddy
alsopostedonebignumberon Trymbiski.Walk-onutilityinfielderLou
defense,zero,asinzeroerrors Simonetticouldalsoseetimearoundthe
behindtheplatethispastyear. hornatsecond,thirdorshort.Althoughjust
Whenhealthy,DerHagopianis afreshmanwalk-on,Allenhadanimpres-
oneofthetoptwo-waycatchersin sivewinterandmaypushbothCardona
theMAAC. a
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Theoutfieldremainsarelativeuncertainty
whosawextendedtimelastyear
fortheSaints.Theonlyreturningoutfielder,
inthewakeofDerHagopian’s
AnthonyGiansanti,currentlyhasthe
injuries.Inadditiontothosetwo,
insidetrackatthirdbase,leavingallthree
newcomersLarryBalkwill,Kyle
spotsopenshouldRossikeephimonthe
BaldaniandtransferDanGasapo
infield.FreshmanMikeFishlookstobethe
couldallseeactionastheSaints’
anchorincenterfield.Asuperbathlete,Fish
backstop.Barbato,alongwith
hastheabilitytomakeanimmediateimpact
Balkwill,whopassedupachance
withbothhisbatandhisspeedandwilllook
togototheprosafterbeingdrafted
tobeastapleatthetopofSiena’slineup.
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TherestoftheSaints’outfieldreturnswith
littleexperience,asseniorAlWilliams,
juniorKyleHudson,sophomoreAndy
TheSaintsreturnallfourinfielders Carrucciandwalk-onEdCharleshave
ledbyMAACRookieoftheYear
DanPaolini combinedforjustsevencareerstarts.The
DanPaolini.Paolinireturnswith groupcertainlydoesn’tlacktalent,how-
lotsofhardwarefromlastyear,includingbeingnamedtotheLouisville ever,gameexperiencewillbeinshortsupplyastheSaints
SluggerFreshmanAll-AmericanTeam,SecondTeamAll-Northeast
Region,andwasevennamedtoTeamUSA.ItwillbetoughforPaolini
toimproveuponwhatwasoneofthebestseasonsinSienahistory,
oneinwhichhepostedanunbelievable.430averagewith11home
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runs,whilealsoleadingtheteaminRBIs,triples,totalhits,slugging
TheSaintswillbegintheirmostextensivescheduleinschool
percentage,andfinishingsecondintotalbases.
historyinsunnyFlorida,witheightgamesinninedays.
Thisincludesafour-gameseriesatStetson,adaygame
attheUniversityofFloridaandathreegameseriesat
AnchoringtheSaints’cornerspotswillbeseniorAnthonyGiansantiat
CentralFlorida.Fivedayslater,Sienabeginsitsjourney
thirdbaseandjuniorKevinQuarantoatfirst.Giansantihasshown
northwithsevengamesin10days,includingfouratSouth
incredibleimprovementineachofhisfirstthreeyearsandthisyear
AlabamaandthreeatGeorgia.
shouldbenodifferent.Afterpostingacareer-high.355average,togo
alongwith14longballsand37RBIs,Giansantiwasrewardedwith SienawillplayitshomeopenerMarch17thvs.HolyCross,
FirstTeamAll-MAAChonorsandacallfromtheOaklandAthleticsin justthreedaysafterreturningfromAthens,Ga.TheSaints
lastJune’sAmateurBaseballDraft.Giansantimayalsoseetimein roundouttheirnon-conferenceschedulewithseriesagainst
rightfieldwherehisexplosiveandaccuratearmmaybebetterutilized. Radford,NewYorkTech,BrownandCornell,andsingle
gamesagainstArmy,Bryant,Binghamton,Dartmouth,
QuarantojoinshisfellowinfieldersasoneofjustthreeSaintstostartall RhodeIslandandUMass.
50gamesin’09.Hisconsistencydoesn’tendthere,however,alifetime
.330hitter,Quarantowentdeepseventimeslastyeartogoalongwith
SienabeginstheirMAACschedulewithathree-game
40RBIsandateam-leading16doubles.
homestandagainstNiagaraApril3-4,beforegoingonthe
roadfor10ofthenext12games.
Thestartingspotatshortstopisupforgrabsthisyear,butitiscertainly
notaweakareafortheSaints.SophomoresAndrewSawyerand
TheSaintswillhavetoberoadwarriorsthisyearasthey
WilliamCardonawillbetheleadingcandidatesforthespot.Sawyer
play40oftheir59gamesawayfromLoudonville.Should
beganlastseasonasthestarterupthemiddle,howeveranearly-season
theSaintsgetatop-fourseedandreturntotheMAAC
injuryforcedhimtomissthelast35games.AhealthySawyerwillbe
Championshipsforasecondtimeinthreeyears,this
ahugeboostfortheSaints’middleinfield.Aftersteppingintothestart-
season’sdouble-eliminationtourneywilltakeplacein
ingrole,Cardonaposteda.266averagewith11RBIs.Whichever
Fishkill,N.Y.,beginningMay27th.
playerlosesoutonthestartinggigmayshifttothirdifGiansantigoes
totheoutfield.
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