STAC Picked 4th in ECC Pre-Season Poll, Diaz & Mazzello selected as Pre-Season All ECC
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Contact: Chuck Sadowski
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csadowski@eastcoastconference.org
Harrison, NY, March 1, 2007- Dowling College, the 2006 conference tournament champion
and the University of New Haven, last season conference regular season winner, have been
picked to share the top spot in the 2007 East Coast Conference Preseason Baseball Poll of
league coaches. The Golden Lions and Chargers, who both advanced to the 2006 NCAA
Division II Baseball National Championship Tournament, each received five first place votes in
the coaches' poll. Rounding out the ECC's preseason top five are Adelphi in third place, St.
Thomas Aquinas in fourth place and Molloy in the fifth spot. Molloy senior outfielder Thomas Reo
(E. Rockaway, NY) is the coaches' preseason selection for Player of the Year honors. Last
season, Reo earned First Team All-Region and All- Conference honors, as he blasted 12 home
runs with 43 RBIs to go along with a .348 batting average. The pre-season Pitcher of the Year
selection is junior starter Brent Lotito (Miller Place, NY) of Dowling. Lotito compiled a 7-2 record
with a 2.49 ERA in 2006. In all, for Dowling players were selected to the preseason ECC All-
Conference Team. Joining Lotito on the squad from Dowling are senior first baseman James
Healy (Bohemia, NY) senior third baseman Billy Mottram (Haverhill, MA) and junior utilityman
Kevin Reese (Ronkonkoma, NY). New Haven placed three players on the squad with junior
Michael Moras (Orange, CT) earning the nod at catcher, sophomore Evan Okon (Bellmore, NY)
at second base and sophomore Ken Appel (Orange, CT) taking one of the three outfield
spots. Two St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartans earned preseason All-ECC accolades, junior
John Mazzello (Hyde Park, NY) at shortstop and senior Javier Diaz (Dobson, NC) at
designated hitter. Rounding out the 2007 ECC Preseason Baseball Team are Bridgeport senior,
outfielder Joseph Misinonile (West Haven, CT) and Adelphi sophomore, pitcher Bobby
Lanigan (Staten Island, NY). "Baseball is one of the conference's most competitive sports,"
said Ed Manetta, ECC Commissioner. "There are excellent teams from top to bottom in our
league, and that should make for an excellent 2007 season."
2007 ECC BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL
(first place votes in parentheses)
1. Dowling (5)
New Haven (5)
3. Adelphi
4. STAC
5. Molloy
6. Concordia
7. Bridgeport
8. C.W. Post
9. Mercy
10. Queens
Preseason Player of the Year:
Thomas Reo, Molloy, Sr., 6'1", OF
Preseason Pitcher of the Year:
Brent Lotito, Dowling, Jr., 5'11"
Preseason All-ECC Conference Team:
Michael Moras, New Haven, Jr., 6'0", C
James Healey, Dowling, Sr., 6'5", 1B
Evan Okon, New Haven, So., 5'9", 2B
John Mazzello, STAC, Jr., 5'10", SS
Billy Mottram, Dowling, Sr., 6'0", 3B
Ken Appel, New Haven, S0., 5'10", OF
Joseph Misinonile, Bridgeport, Sr., 6'3", OF
Thomas Reo, Molloy, Sr., 6'1", OF
Kevin Reese, Dowling, Jr.., 5'10", Util.
Javier Diaz, STAC, Sr., 6'0", DH
Bobby Lanigan, Adelphi, So., 6'4", P
Brent Lotito, Dowling, Jr., 5'11", P
About the ECC
The East Coast Conference was formed to enhance intercollegiate athletic competition among
ECC member institutions and to assist them in integrating athletics into their academic program
in a fiscally sound way. The ECC is committed to the highest standards of scholarship,
sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in
its student-athletes which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic
competition, and positive character traits.
East Coast Conference members for 2006-2007 include: Adelphi University (Garden City,
N.Y.); University of Bridgeport (Conn.); Concordia College (Bronxville, N.Y.); C.W. Post Campus
of Long Island University (Brookville, N.Y.); Dowling College (Oakdale, N.Y.); Mercy College
(Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.); Molloy College (Rockville Centre, N.Y.); University of New Haven (Conn.);
New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, N.Y.); Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.); St.
Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.).
