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| Mike Church |
- Director of Player Procurement and Baseball Operations,
Bridgeport Bluefish - Manager, New Haven County Cutters, Can Am League
of Professional Baseball 2404-2007 - 2006 Can-Am/American Assoc All Star Game Manager
- Northern League All Star Catcher, 2001
- Two time Northern League Champion w/Adirondack
Lumberjacks, 2000 and New Jersey Jackals, 2001 - New Jersey Jackals 5th Anniversary All-Star Team, 2002
- Played professionally from 1995-2002
- Asst Baseball Coach and Recruiting Coordinator,
Central Connecticut State University, 1995-1999 - All-ECAC Catcher at Central Connecticut State University
- Catcher, NECBL's Inaugural All-Star Game at Muzzy
Field, Bristol, CT 1994 - NECBL 10th Player Award Winner and all Star Game,
Inaugural Season 1994 - B.A. English, CCSU 1996
- Appeared in 2006 ESPN Miniseries, "The Bronx is
Burning"
Jarrett
Stawarz
Stawarz
- Sioux City Explorers, American Association of
Professional Baseball, 2008 - Pitcher, New Haven County Cutters, CAN-AM
League of Professional Baseball, 2005-2007 - Selected by League Managers and Media as
2006 CAN-AM League Rookie of the year - Career Strikeout Record Holder, U of Hartford
- American Legion World Series All Tournament
Team - 4 year starting pitcher at the University of
Hartford - M.A. Communication, U of Hartford, 2004
- Played 2000 summer season for the NECBL
Manchester Silkworms and led the team in wins - Won the 1997 state and regional championship
with Bristol American Legion Participated in
1997 Legion World Series in Rapid City SD.
finished 3rd nationally - Voted Most Valuable Player 1999 Bristol Legion
- All State selection in 1998 and 1999 at St. Paul
HS - Voted captain and MVP his senior season at
Saint Paul Catholic HS, Bristol, CT
- 3 year starter at Assumption College in Worcester,
MA - Played SS, 2b, 1B and 3B during his college career
- 290 career hitter in all wood bat league NE-10
Conference. - All NVL and All City at Holy Cross HS in
Waterbury, CT - Varsity basketball and NVL champs in 2001, 2002
and lost in state finals 2000 and 2004 - Won Lt. John Cullenen Award, City of Waterbury,
2004 - BS, Orgnaizational Communication, Assumption
College, 2008
- Chicago Cubs 10th-round selection in 1999 Amateur
Draft - 2005 Member, Torrington Twisters Hall of Fame
- Florida State League All Star and Home Run Derby
Champion, 2001 - FSL leader in HR and RBI in 2001
- Current record holder in NECBL batting average
with a .429 mark - NECBL All Star and 10th player award recipient
- Played collegiately at Brandeis University
- Current leader in all offensive categories, Brandeis
University - New England Player of the Year,1999,
- All New England Selection, 1998,99
- First Team All American, SS, 1999
- Runner-up, Gatorade Connecticut Player of Year,
1995
Jim
Deschaine
Deschaine
Scott Martin
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Chris
Sawyer
Sawyer
Jon
Plefka
Plefka
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MATT
HACKNEY
HACKNEY
- Catcher, Nashua Pride, Can Am League, 2007-
present - Catcher, New Haven County Cutters in Can Am
League, 2006-2007 - Appeared in 2007 ESPN “The Bronx is Burning”
Miniseries as a number of role characters and
baseball stuntman. - 2004 ACBL all star Catcher, Stamford Robins
- Played in prestigious Cape Cod League in 2002 for
the Chatham A’s - All New England 2004 selection, WNEC, Sprigfield,
MA - Record holder in numerous offensive categories at
Western New England College, Springfield, MA - BS, Business Administration, Western New England
College
Laura
DiNapoli
DiNapoli
- 4 year starting pitcher at Post University in
Waterbury,CT - 3 year pitching coach at Watertown High
School - 1997-98 High School All American Watertown
High School - 2001-02 CACC All Conference
- 2000-2002 CACC ALL Tournament team
- Led the Eagles 2002 to CACC Regional Runner-
up - 2002 CACC All Regional Tournament team
- Career ERA 1.46
- B.A in Finance from Post University in
Waterbury,CT
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Devin
Murphy
Murphy
- Drafted in the 28th round of the 2007 amateur
draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks - Pitched 4 years at Central Connecticut State
University - Holds CCSU records for career wins and saves
- Selected to Northeast Conference in 2006
- Part of the 2004 Northeast Conference
championship team as a freshman, and named
tournament MVP - Played High School ball at Shepaug Valley High
School in Washington, CT and was a 2003 All-State
Selection
Evan
Scribner
Scribner
- A Winsted, CT, native, Piechowski is a graduate
of Central Connecticut State University (Bristol,
CT), where he played for three years. - In 2006, he made 16 appearances and pitched a
total of 67.0 innings. He held an ERA of 4.16,
with a winning record of 5-1, and also collected
53 strikeouts. - In 2005, his first season at Central, Piechowski
pitched 47.0 innings in 13 appearances. He struck
out 32 batters and recorded an ERA of 4.79. - Piechowski played his freshmen year, 2004, at
Philadelphia University where he held a 4-4
record and a 4.50 ERA in 62.0 innings pitched.
He also posted 54 strikeouts. - Piechowski, 22, currently resides in Winsted,
Connecticut.
Adam
Piechowski
Piechowski
- Los Angeles Dodgers 17th Round Pick in 1999
amateur draft - 5 yr professional career
- Head Baseball Coach, Stafford Springs High School
2006-present - Assistant Coach, Manchester Community College,
2001-2006 - Asst. Coach Farmington High School, 2001
- 27-17 career professional record with 3.60 career
ERA in 4 - Sioux Falls Canaries, Northern League Team Record
12 wins, 2001 - 2000 Class A California League Championship with
San Bernardino Stampede (CA) - Played in Arizona Fall Instructional League, 2000
- Pitched 4 yrs Collegiately at CCSU, New Britain, CT
1995-1999 - All Conference Selection 1998 and 1999
- Football Commissioner, Marauders Football League
Nelson
Samboy
Samboy
- Gene was originally drafted out of Taylor-Allderice
High School (Pittsburgh, PA) in the 32nd Round,
677th overall, by his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates
in the 1976 amateur entry draft. - Gene’s professional career spanned a decade as he
played with Boston, Pittsburgh, and Oakland from
1977 to 1987. - Gene also spent time coaching in the Pittsburgh
Pirates organization just after his playing days in the
late 80’s - Geno patrolled the outfield for the Bristol Red Sox
during the 1980 and 1981 seasons and for the
Pawtucket Red Sox in 1982 and 1983. - Gene resides in Bristol, CT. with his wife and
daughters.
- Signed by Houston Astros in 1993
- Northern League Champion, New Jersey
Jackals, 2000 - .312 career hitter in 13 professional seasons
- SEL All Star and Batting Champion, 2003
- Dominican Summer League Batting
Champion, 1994 - 1998 Florida State League All-Star
- Stole 48 bases in Class A FSL, 1998
- Dominican Republic National Team Second
Baseman, 2000-1 - Astros top prospect at 2B until injuries forced
his retirement - Appeared as NY Yankee in 2006 ESPN
Miniseries, "The Bronx is Burning"
Geno
Gentile
Gentile
- Head Baseball Coach, Lewis Mills HS, Burlington,
CT - Lewis Mills, 2006 Berkshire League Champions,
First Title in School History - Sacred Heart University Varsity Assistant Coach and
Head JV Coach, 2001 - Four year starting shortstop for the Division I Sacred
Heart University Pioneers in Fairfield, CT from
1997-2000. - Rinaldi appears in the top ten of five career
offensive categories. - His 23 stolen bases are fourth best single-season
mark in school history. - Played against Cuban National Baseball Team,
Havana, Cuba, 1996 - Joined the Pioneer Coaching Staff in fall of 2001.
- B.S. in Psychology and Sports Management, SHU
2000
Vic
Rinaldi
Rinaldi
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- Manager, St. Paul Saints, American Association
- Team USA Pitching Coach, Pan-Am Games, 2002
and World Cup 2003 - Led the St. Paul Saints to the Northern League
championship in 2004. Prior to the Saints and New
Jersey Jackals to consecutive Northern League
championships in 2001-2002. - Named Northern League East Manager of the Year
by media and fellow managers - Pitched in 41 games with the Minnesota Twins in
1993. He was 1-2 with a 6.19 ERA and one save as a
middle reliever.
George
Tsamis
Tsamis
