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Ramapo's Chris Stanisce is holding the opposition to .208 batting average.
Ramapo College Sports Department
After being picked to finish 9th in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, the Ramapo Roadrunners have sprinted out to a 17-4 record, with five wins in row. Although they may have feasted on teams that aren't near the top 30, one cannot dismiss an .809 winning percentage. The NJAC championship tournament in May only takes the top six teams team in the conference by record. It will take about 12-13 conference wins to make the tournament, so the Roadrunners are about a one-third of the way there with a 4-0 NJAC record thus far.
Right fielder, Jairo Jimenez leads the team in RBI with 27 and a .443 average. While centerfielder Nick Sbarra has contributed 22 RBI and a .409 average. The average margin of victory has been 9-5. Pitchers Joe Abruzzo, Chris Stanisce, and Michael Murano have combined for 8 victories with ERA's under three. Second baseman, Joe Cacchiola has recently garnered NJAC rookie of the week honors, after batting .529 (9-for-17) for the week with seven doubles, five RBI, and seven runs scored. Cacchiola also leads the team in saves with four.
The team concluded the week on Saturday by going down to Rutgers-Camden and sweeping a doubleheader, opening up a 1 ½ game lead in the NJAC. In the first game, Ramapo pounded out 12 runs on 11 hits, while limiting the Scarlet Raptors to two runs on three hits. Winning pitcher Stanisce (3-0) went seven innings giving up the two runs on three hits. Sbarra led the team with 3 RBI on two hits, on of which was a triple. The second game included more punishment for Rutgers-Camden as they lost 11-3. Left fielder Mark Ruggiero paced the Roadrunners with three RBI on three hits. Flourian Wouters (1-2) pitched five innings for the win, giving up one run on three hits. Michael Murano gave up two runs over the remaining four innings, notching his first save of the season.
With the meat of the NJAC schedule coming up over the next four weeks, including current top 30 teams in Kean and The College of New Jersey, it remains to be seen if Ramapo is a contender or prentender. Still it a nice shot out of the gate for team that was 3-15 in the NJAC and 18-21 overall in 2006.
In other NJAC news, Jersey City's Rob Sumner and TCNJ's Gerard Haran, the 2006 Player of the Year, are tied for the conference lead the conference in home runs with five. Senior RHP Joe Augustine earns NJAC Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time this season after earning a pair of victories on the mound for Kean. He opened the week by surrendering just three hits and one run while striking out nine and walking none in Kean's 11-2 non-conference road win at Drew. He wrapped up the week by tossing a three-hit complete-game shutout while striking out seven and walking just two in the Cougars' 7-0 NJAC road win at TCNJ. Augustine, who did not surrender an extra-base hit in 15.0 innings, currently ranks second in the NJAC in strikeouts with 40 on the season.
Left fielder, Don Reinertsen earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after hitting .667 (16-for-24) with three doubles, two triples, nine RBI and eight runs scored in five games for William Paterson. He hit safely in all five contests and produced four multiple-hit games including a 4-for-4 performance with a double, triple, and five RBI in Paterson's 15-1 non-conference win over Old Westbury. In the Pioneers' 13-7 NJAC road win at NJCU, he was 6-for-6 with two doubles, a triple, a stole base, four RBI and three runs scored. Reinertsen currently leads the NJAC in hitting with a .565 batting average.
Right fielder, Jairo Jimenez leads the team in RBI with 27 and a .443 average. While centerfielder Nick Sbarra has contributed 22 RBI and a .409 average. The average margin of victory has been 9-5. Pitchers Joe Abruzzo, Chris Stanisce, and Michael Murano have combined for 8 victories with ERA's under three. Second baseman, Joe Cacchiola has recently garnered NJAC rookie of the week honors, after batting .529 (9-for-17) for the week with seven doubles, five RBI, and seven runs scored. Cacchiola also leads the team in saves with four.
The team concluded the week on Saturday by going down to Rutgers-Camden and sweeping a doubleheader, opening up a 1 ½ game lead in the NJAC. In the first game, Ramapo pounded out 12 runs on 11 hits, while limiting the Scarlet Raptors to two runs on three hits. Winning pitcher Stanisce (3-0) went seven innings giving up the two runs on three hits. Sbarra led the team with 3 RBI on two hits, on of which was a triple. The second game included more punishment for Rutgers-Camden as they lost 11-3. Left fielder Mark Ruggiero paced the Roadrunners with three RBI on three hits. Flourian Wouters (1-2) pitched five innings for the win, giving up one run on three hits. Michael Murano gave up two runs over the remaining four innings, notching his first save of the season.
With the meat of the NJAC schedule coming up over the next four weeks, including current top 30 teams in Kean and The College of New Jersey, it remains to be seen if Ramapo is a contender or prentender. Still it a nice shot out of the gate for team that was 3-15 in the NJAC and 18-21 overall in 2006.
In other NJAC news, Jersey City's Rob Sumner and TCNJ's Gerard Haran, the 2006 Player of the Year, are tied for the conference lead the conference in home runs with five. Senior RHP Joe Augustine earns NJAC Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time this season after earning a pair of victories on the mound for Kean. He opened the week by surrendering just three hits and one run while striking out nine and walking none in Kean's 11-2 non-conference road win at Drew. He wrapped up the week by tossing a three-hit complete-game shutout while striking out seven and walking just two in the Cougars' 7-0 NJAC road win at TCNJ. Augustine, who did not surrender an extra-base hit in 15.0 innings, currently ranks second in the NJAC in strikeouts with 40 on the season.
Left fielder, Don Reinertsen earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after hitting .667 (16-for-24) with three doubles, two triples, nine RBI and eight runs scored in five games for William Paterson. He hit safely in all five contests and produced four multiple-hit games including a 4-for-4 performance with a double, triple, and five RBI in Paterson's 15-1 non-conference win over Old Westbury. In the Pioneers' 13-7 NJAC road win at NJCU, he was 6-for-6 with two doubles, a triple, a stole base, four RBI and three runs scored. Reinertsen currently leads the NJAC in hitting with a .565 batting average.
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