GIANNETTI NAMED ECAC COACH OF THE YEAR

May 27, 2009

GIANNETTI NAMED ECAC COACH OF THE YEAR

Orangeburg, NY (5/27/09) Dominican College baseball coach, Rick Giannetti, has been named the 2009 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Coach of the Year as was announced today by the ECAC.

Orangeburg, NY (5/27/09) Dominican College baseball coach, Rick Giannetti, has been named the 2009 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Coach of the Year as was announced today by the ECAC.

Giannetti, who is in his 20th season at the helm, guided the team to a 38-14 overall record and a 22-5 CACC record. He has led Dominican to 12 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships, 10 regional tournament appearances, 1 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship and 2 NAIA World Series Appearances. His teams have qualified for post season play every year except one. He earned his 9th CACC Coach of the Year honor this year.

Player of the Year
Cody Holliday Sr. OF Wilmington

Pitcher of the Year
Gabriel Duran So. P Dowling

Rookie of the Year
Mike Dowd Fr. C Franklin Pierce

Coach of the Year
Rick Giannetti Dominican

First Team
Mike Dowd Fr. C Franklin Pierce
Ryan Geffert Fr. 1B Southern Connecticut
Mike Baillergeon Sr. 2B Assumption
Corey Huffline Sr. 3B Post
Nick Spisak Jr. SS West Chester
Cody Holliday Sr. OF Wilmington
Matt Cotellese Sr. OF West Chester
Ray Keelan Jr. OF Caldwell
Derek Ingui So. Utl Franklin Pierce
Kyle Vazquez Jr. P Franklin Pierce
Gabriel Duran So. P Dowling

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.