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BPM College Selects

04/01/2010, 11:15pm (EDT)
By BPM

Talent is a word that can be used to describe what you will find on the baseball diamond at every college game, any given field, any given day. BPM set out to find a group of young men that exemplify the hard work, raw talent and determination that is crucial to every student athlete. Whether traveling to Arizona to tryout for Ozzie Guillen, coming back from an injury or prepping for the 2010 MLB Draft, all of these players are well deserving of recognition from the baseball community. BPM College Selects Spring 2010 highlights ballplayers that make significant impacts on their teams, whether on the field, the mound, the plate or in the dug out.

Kevin Curtis

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NO.21

Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, New York
 
Position: 1B
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3
Year: Junior
Hometown: Riverhead, New York 
Awards/Accomplishments: 
2009 Skyline Conference Player of the Year; 2009 ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region; 2009 ECAC Metro First Team All-Star; 2009 Season, led the team with 55 hits, 44 RBI, .407 AVG.

 

Lee Ranta

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BPM would like to congratulate Ranta on his 20th college career win against Southern Maine on March 20th, 2010

NO.38
 
Briarcliffe College
Patchogue, New York
 
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Switch Hitter
Throws: Right
Height: 6’1
Year: Senior
Hometown: Hamilton Ontario, Canada
Awards/Accomplishments: 
Named to the The Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League All Star Team in Summer of 2009. Defeated NAIA East Coast Champions Fisher College 1-0 in a complete game shutout when he was a freshman. Two lifetime wins vs. Apprentice College, the USCAA National Champions in 2007. ALL-AMERICAN in the USCAA in 2008 as a sophomore. 

Greg Hopkins

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NO.11

St. Johns University
Jamaica, Queens

Position: 3B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1
Year: Junior
Hometown: Mansfield, Massachusetts
Awards/Accomplishments: 
2009 season: .349 AVG, 11 doubles, seven home runs, 45 RBI, 18 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games; Tied a single game Big East Tournament record with five hits- going 5-for-6 with one RBI.

Mike Gerdes

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NO.26
 
St. Josephs College
Patchogue, New York
 
Position: 2B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10
Year: Senior
Hometown: Wantagh, New York
Awards/Accomplishments: 
2009 Baseball America Preseason All American; 2008 ABCA/Rawlings Division III Baseball Third Team All American; 2008 ABCA/Rawlings New York Gold Glove Award

Andrew Guarrasi

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NO.39

New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, New York
 
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0
Year: Senior
Hometown: Long Island City, New York
Awards/Accomplishments: 
In the 2009 season, he started 13 games on the mound, leading the team with six wins, a 4.36 ERA, 79 strikeouts, 86.2 innings pitched. He struck out eight batters on three occasions and has a season-high nine strike outs.

Brian Friedman

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NO.19

Queens College
Flushing, New York
 
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3
Year: Senior
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Awards/Accomplishments: 
Most Improved Player 2008. MVP 2009. His highlight to date was on April 13, 2009 at C.W. Post when he threw 10 innings of shutout ball, giving up just five hits while striking out eight, to pick up his first win of the 2009 season.

Max Krakowiak

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NO.30
 
Fordham University
Bronx, New York
 
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0
Year: Junior
Hometown: Westport, Connecticut
Awards/Accomplishments: 
Starts the 2010 season as the Rams' #2 starter after being sidelined last year due to injury

John Kenny

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NO.3

Hofstra University
Uniondale, New York
 
Position: Outfield
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0
Year: Senior 
Hometown: Franklin Square, New York
Awards/Accomplishments: 
Three-year starter with a .275 career batting average. 2009 Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner's Academic Award recipient. 2009 posted a season-high four runs scored, four RBIs and three hits (including a home run) against Manhattan College.

TJ Greig

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NO.10

Molloy College
Rockville Centre, New York
 
Position: Outfield
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10
Year: Senior
Hometown: Staten Island, New York
Awards/Accomplishments: 
Led team with 68 hits and 92 total bases; 2010 NCBWA Division II Preseason All-America Team Honors; 2010 ECC Preseason Player of the Year Honors; 2009 NCBWA All-America Honorable Mention; 2009 ABCA All-East Region Second-Team; 2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Baseball All-East Region First Team; 2009 ECC Division II Player of the Year; 2008 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team Honorable Mention, 2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Baseball All-East Region First Team.

Frank Intagliata

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NO.7

Dowling College
Oakdale, New York
 
Position: Infield
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1
Year: Senior
Hometown: Franklin Square, New York
Awards/Accomplishments: 
2009 NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team; 2009 ECC All-Conference First Team; NCAA Division II record holder: 29 putouts in a single game, March 21, 2009.

Chris Weidlein

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NO.24

Adelphi University
Garden City, New York
 
Position: 3B/Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4
Year: Senior
Hometown: Merrick, New York
Awards/Accomplishments: 
2009 Third-Team All-ECC selection, 12 doubles, 22 RBI, led the Panthers in sacrifice flies, 95 assists, 22 putouts, and a fielding percentage .936.

Jorge Navarette

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NO.35

Monroe College
Bronx, New York
 
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Awards/Accomplishments:
This is Jorge's first year pitching with Monore College. He will prove to be one of the key pitchers in a very talented rotation for 2010 season. Jorge recently pitched for Ozzie Guillen and the Chicago White Sox organization in Arizona.

Photos by Joseph D. Sullivan, Farmingdale; Vincent Dusovic, Fordham; William Shea, Briarcliffe; Ross Obley, Hofstra; Vincent Dusovic, St. Johns; Paul North, Molloy; Thomas Finn, St. Josephs; North Photography, Dowling; Brian Ballweg, New York Tech; Brian Ballweg, Adelphi; Neal Kaufer, Queens College; Jason Green, Monroe.

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