Sept. 3, 2003
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - With classes set to resume at Fairfield University this week, five members of the baseball team spent the summer improving their skills in several NCAA sanctioned wood bat leagues through out the Northeast. Teams from all across the country, including some of the top teams in the country had players on the rosters of these leagues.
Sophomore Doug Anderson (Randolph, N.J./Delbarton) played for the Monmouth Monarchs of the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL). In 23 games for the Monarchs he hit .271 with two homeruns and eight runs batted in. The New Jersey native had a.447 on-base percentage, scored 11 runs, collected 19 hits, and stole four bases.
Anderson also appeared in five games as a temporary player for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League. He had nine at-bats during his time in one of the premier summer baseball leagues in the Nation.
Three players took part in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL). Sophomore Tom Arpino (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian) hit .292 in 65 at-bats with 13 runs batted for the Metro New York Cadets. Arpino started 20-of-24 games for the Cadets and collected 19 hits, and had a .370 on-base percentage.
Junior Greg Batista (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset) struggled for the Long Island Collegians hitting .189 in 106 at-bats. Batista led the Stags at the plate last spring hitting .302 with seven homeruns and 31 runs batted in. He led the Collegians with 19 RBI, and drew 17 walks.
Senior Antuan Barnett (Bronx, N.Y./Rice) hit .228 in 114 at-bats and 17 runs batted in, while starting all 37 games for the Stamford Robins. Last spring for the Stags, he hit .272 with seven homeruns and 21 runs batted in.
Senior Nick Hudyma (New Britain, Conn. /New Britain) played for the Ithaca Classics of the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL). He played in all but three games for the Classics, hitting .259 from the leadoff position. Hudyma had 31 hits, scored 24 runs, and had 11 stolen bases. The New Britain, Conn., native also pitched four innings of relief for Ithaca.
Also spending time in the NYCBL circuit was Assistant Coach Bill Consiglio, who was the Head Coach of the Amsterdam Mohawks. Consiglio guided the Mohawks to a NYCBL Championship with a 35-12 record. The championship was the first for the club since the 1988 season.
