http://www.stacathletics.com en-us en-us http://www.stacathletics.com/images/old/Bowling.jpg http://www.stacathletics.com http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/ADA_Awards St. Thomas Aquinas College was among the ninety-two Division II institutions that were recognized by the Division II Athletic Directors Association for high academic honors. The Spartans had twenty-five student-athletes that met the criteria of a 3.5 or higher and have completed four semesters while being an active participant on their teams. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/ADA_Awards 2010-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/ECC_Commiss_Honor_Roll_2010 The St. Thomas Aquinas Athletic Department was proud to have 69 student-athletes named to the 2009-2010 ECC Commissioner's Honor Roll. These student-athletes completed at least two semester and had a G.P.A. of 3.25 or higher while competing in athletics. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/ECC_Commiss_Honor_Roll_2010 2010-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Summer_League Spartan baseball players were selected to play in All-Star games for their respective summer leagues on July 12th. Sophomore outfielder, Nick Barbalato (West) and junior pitcher Mark Fochesato (East) played against one another in the NYCBL All-Star Game . Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Summer_League 2010-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Aviles_Signs St. Thomas Aquinas baseball player, Mike Aviles has decided to sign with the Seattle Mariners and reported to camp on Sunday. The junior pitcher was selected in the 42nd round of the 2010 MLB Draft. As a Spartan, Aviles has worked 170 innings, struck out 114 batters, and compiled 13 wins. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Aviles_Signs 2010-06-14T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/Scholar_Athletes The East Coast Conference released the Winter/Spring Scholar Athletes of the Year this afternoon. St. Thomas Aquinas baseball player, Matt Matcovich was named the 2010 Baseball Scholar Athlete of the Year. Fellow Spartans, Nick Cittadino, Jen Kugler, Michelle Sasso, Colleen Vogel and Shaun Weaver received honor roll for their sports. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/Scholar_Athletes 2010-06-11T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/ECC_Dinner Seniors Matt Matcovich and Chris Muniz were both honored at the East Coast Conference 1st Annual Awards Dinner. Matcovich recieved the ECC Male Scholar-Athlete Award along with being named the Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year for this Spring. Muniz received the prestigious ECC Community and Character Award. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/ECC_Dinner 2010-06-10T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/ECC_Dinner_2 The St. Thomas Aquinas Athletic Department was honored for their strong efforts in community service in last nights East Coast Conference 1st Annual Awards Dinner. STAC received the ECC Community Cup which went to the Conference Institution that dedicated the highest hours to community service. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/ECC_Dinner_2 2010-06-10T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Aviles_Draft_Tryout The Seattle Mariners selected Spartan hurler Mike Aviles in the 42nd round of the 2010 MLB Draft. Aviles becomes the third Aviles to be selected in the MLB draft. His father Brian was selected in the 18th round of the 1983 draft by the Braves and Mike's younger borther Robbie was selected the day before in the 7th round by the Cleveland Indians. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Aviles_Draft_Tryout 2010-06-09T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Muller St. Thomas Aquinas baseball player John Muller signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers for 2010. Muller, a 2007 graduate from St. Thomas Aquinas, is 25 years old and one of the youngest members of his team. The 6'2" right handed pitcher finished fifth in the Frontier League in 2009 with 12 saves. Tue, 18 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Muller 2010-05-18T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/all_conf The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team had five players receive post season all conference honors. Junior outfielder, Matt Marotta was named to the all-conference first team. George Wargo, David Schwartz, Brian LaMarr and Mark Fochesato were all named to the all-conference second team. Fri, 07 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/all_conf 2010-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_playoffs_2 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team lost to Mercy College in today's ECC tournament. Mike Apreda and Dan McDermott each had a hit for STAC. McDermott singled in the 3rd and Apreda singled in the 6th. Fri, 07 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_playoffs_2 2010-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_playoff_1 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team lost to Molloy College, 6-0 in today's ECC tournament. Matt Smith and Kevin Ryan each had a hit for the Spartans. Ryan singled in the 1st and Smith singled in the 7th. Thu, 06 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_playoff_1 2010-05-06T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_set_playoff The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team is the #3 seed for the ECC conference championship. The Spartans will play a double elimination tournament and the winner will move on to play in the NCAA regional tournament. The Spartans play #2 seed Molloy College on Thursday at 12:00 noon at Dowling College. Mon, 03 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_set_playoff 2010-05-03T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_Mercy_3 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team lost to Mercy College, 7-6 Sunday afternoon. Matt Marotta was 3-for-3 with 2 runs. Dan McDermott, Fernando Peralta and Andrew Ahn all went 2-for-4. McDermott added 2 runs and an RBI while Ahn had 1 run and 3 RBI's. Sun, 02 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_Mercy_3 2010-05-02T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_Mercy_1 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team lost at Mercy College, 6-5 in yesterday's ECC game. Andrew Ahn went 3-for-4 with 2 runs. Matt Smith went 2-for-3 with 2 runs and 3 RBI and David Schwartz went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI. Sat, 01 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_Mercy_1 2010-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_vs_Mercy_home2 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team lost to Mercy College, 7-4 and 12-5 on Saturday afternoon. Matt Marotta went 2-for-3 with 1 run in both games for STAC. In the second game, Kevin Ryan was 3-for-3 and Mike Apreda was 3-for-4. Sat, 01 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_vs_Mercy_home2 2010-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_vs_Molloy The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team beat Molloy College, 7-2 in today's ECC game. The Spartans went 3-2 against the Lions for the series. Freshman Mike Apreda went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI and a run while Matt Marotta went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI's and a run. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_vs_Molloy 2010-04-29T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_vs_Mercy_home The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team lost to Mercy College, 5-3. Today's game represented senior day for STAC's five seniors; Brian LaMarr, Vin Malzahn, Matt Matcovich, Fernando Peralta and David Schwartz. Peralta, Matt Marotta and Andrew Ahn all went 2-for-4. Peralta added a run and an RBI. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_vs_Mercy_home 2010-04-28T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/pastanight The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team is hosting it's 1st Pasta Dinner on May 1st in the Romano Student Center. Please help support the Spartan baseball players by joining them at this event. Along with recognizing the team's accomplishments this season we'll be honoring a former Spartan and former Met Minor leaguer, Mike Sharpe. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/pastanight 2010-04-26T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_Molloy_2 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team fell to Molloy College, 7-4 in Saturday evenings game. Matt Smith hit an RBI triple in the 3rd and David Schwartz had a 2-RBI double in the 8th but it was not enough to hold off the Lions. Smith was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI while Schwartz was 1-for-4 with a run and 2 RBI. Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_Molloy_2 2010-04-25T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/Game_Postponed The St. Thomas Aquinas softball and baseball games scheduled for today are postponed due to the rain. Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/sball/2009-10/releases/Game_Postponed 2010-04-25T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Bsb_vs_Molloy_home1 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team beat Molloy College, 2-1 in the first game of today's double header before picking up a tough 3-2 extra innings loss in game two. Matt Smith and George Wargo went 2-for-3 in game one with Smith adding a run and Wargo batted in two. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Bsb_vs_Molloy_home1 2010-04-23T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_Molloy_1 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team beat Molloy College, 7-3 in last nights ECC game. George Wargo hit an RBI single to score the go ahead run in the top of the tenth. Wargo was 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run. Robert Frank got the win for STAC pitching 2.1 scoreless innings to close the game. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_Molloy_1 2010-04-21T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Matcovich_pow St. Thomas Aquinas baseball pitcher, Matt Matcovich was named ECC Pitcher of the Week. The senior went 9.1 scoreless innings for the week giving up only 4 hits and 2 walks. He tossed 2.1 scoreless innings in relief and pitched a 7-inning complete game to shut out the Purple Knights. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Matcovich_pow 2010-04-20T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/S-A_Luncheon_2010 President of St. Thomas Aquinas College, Dr. Margaret Fitzpatrick held her annual spring student-athlete luncheon at her house on Friday afternoon. There were 57 student-athletes in attendance as well as faculty members and administrators. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/S-A_Luncheon_2010 2010-04-19T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_ub_3 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team beat Bridgeport 3-1 in Sundays ECC game. STAC went 5-0 against the Purple Knights this week along with a road win at Nyack for a 6-0 week. Freshman Mike Apreda went 3-for-5 and scored 2 runs for the Spartans. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_ub_3 2010-04-19T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_postponed Today's St. Thomas Aquinas baseball game will be played at 2:00 PM. STAC will host Bridgeport University for a double header at Rockland Community College. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_postponed 2010-04-17T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/STAC_v_UB_home_2 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team won 7-4 and 2-0 in todays ECC doubleheader against Bridgeport. Matt Marotta went 2-for-3 with 2 runs and an RBI in game one and 3-for-4 for the day. Senior pitcher Matt Matcovich went 7 scoreless innings only giving up two hits in the 2-0 win. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/STAC_v_UB_home_2 2010-04-17T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/STAC_vs_UB_home1 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team beat Bridgeport, 6-1 in todays ECC game. Matt Smith was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Fred Moore and Frank Salerno were 2-for-3 with an RBI each. Kevin Ryan earned the win on the mound. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/STAC_vs_UB_home1 2010-04-15T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_UB The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team beat Bridgeport 3-0 in Wednesday afternoon's ECC game. Matt Smith hit a 2-RBI single in the fifth to put STAC ahead 3-0. Sean Marsiglia picked up the win for STAC going five scoreless innings with 2 strike outs. Mark Fochesato picked up his fifth save for the Spartans. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_UB 2010-04-14T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_vs_Nyack_away The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team beat Nyack 10-3 in last nights game. Matt Smith was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI. David Schwartz was 2-for-4 with an RBI while Mike Puka was 2-for-2 with a run. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_vs_Nyack_away 2010-04-13T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_dc_2 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team fell to Dowling College, 5-3 in today's ECC game. Matt Smith went 3-for-4 including an RBI triple. Kevin Ryan was 2-for-5 including a two run home run in the eighth. Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_dc_2 2010-04-11T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_Dowling_1 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team split with Dowling this afternoon, picking up a 1-0 win before losing 3-2 in 12 innings. Brian LaMarr went seven scoreless innings giving up one hit and striking out 4 batters for the win. Mike Apreda hit an RBI-single to score Fernando Peralta who lead off with a triple in the third. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_at_Dowling_1 2010-04-10T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Bsb_vs_Dowling_home2 The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team beat Dowling 3-2 in tonight's ECC contest. Matt Smith scored on a squeeze play by Matt Marotta in the eighth inning to give STAC the 3-2 lead. Mark Fochesato had the save for STAC as he struck out Dowlings final three batters in the ninth. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/Bsb_vs_Dowling_home2 2010-04-08T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/NSAD_Post The St. Thomas Aquinas Athletic Department honored 96 student-athletes yesterday for National STUDENT-Athlete Day. The event took place in between the Lady Spartans double header softball game against Bridgeport. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/landing/NSAD_Post 2010-04-07T04:00:00Z http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_vs_Dominican The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team lost to Dominican, 3-1 in today's non-conference game. Fred Moore went 2-for-3 with an RBI as STAC jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the 2nd. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stacathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/bsb_vs_Dominican 2010-04-07T04:00:00Z