Men’s Hoops Sign Three to National Letters of Intent

Men’s basketball coach Barry Rohrssen has announced the signing of three players to National Letters of Intent during the spring signing period. Rico Pickett, a 6-foot-4-inch guard from Decatur, Ala., transfers to Manhattan from Miami-Dade Community College where he averaged 17.3 points and nearly five assists per game to help the Sharks to a 26-2 record and 2008-09 Southern Conference Championship. George Beamon, a 6-foot-4-inch guard from Roslyn High School oon Long Island, averaged 34 points per game and helped lead the Bulldogs to the Nassau County Class A Championship. Kevin Laue, a 6-foot-11-inch center from California, averaged about 10 points and five rebounds as a postgraduate at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia. Read.

 

Baseball’s Mike Gazzola ’10 and Chad Salem ’11
Named to MAAC All-Tournament Team

Pitcher Mike Gazzola ’10 and third baseman Chad Salem ’11 were named to the MAAC All-Tournament Team following the league tournament in Trenton, N.J. Gazzola pitched his fourth complete game of the season as he led the Jaspers to a game one victory over Rider. Salem went 4-for-9, including a double and two RBIs. Manhattan finished 2009 with a program record of 35 wins, while also earning the MAAC regular season championship for the second consecutive season. Read.

 

Softball Squad Wins Longest Game in MAAC History

It took 16 innings, four-and-a-half hours and nearly 500 pitches, but the Manhattan College softball team won an instant classic, defeating Fairfield 6-3 in the longest game in conference history on May 8 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Ashley Rampino ’11 and Fairfield ace Sarah Minice, the MAAC Pitcher of the Year, each went the distance in the thriller, which tied for the 15th-longest contest in terms of innings in NCAA history. Read.

 

 

College Honors Athletic Programs at 2009 Block M Awards Banquet

The Manhattan College athletic department hosted its 69th annual Block M awards banquet on May 6 to recognize the widespread success of its 19 Division I athletic programs. More than 300 student-athletes received certificates of merit for their participation on an athletic team during the 2008-09 academic year, and each team recognized its Most Outstanding Performer and Jasper Academic Award Winner. Read.

 

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