2005 Rhode Island Rams baseball team

2005 Rhode Island Rams baseball
Atlantic 10 regular season champion Atlantic 10 East Division champion Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Long Beach Regional
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	34-21 (18–6 A10)
Head coach	Frank Leoni (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Foster (1st season) Steven Breitbach (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bill Beck Field

2005 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East
Rhode Island  ^x‍†‍‡‍^y	18	–	6	–	0		.750			34	–	21	–	0		.618
Fordham  ‍‍‍	17	–	7	–	0		.708			34	–	21	–	0		.618
Massachusetts  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			16	–	33	–	0		.327
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			24	–	25	–	0		.490
St. Joseph's  ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			14	–	38	–	0		.269
Temple  ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			17	–	33	–	0		.340
West
George Washington  ^x‍‍‍	17	–	7	–	0		.708			41	–	19	–	0		.683
Dayton  ‍‍‍	16	–	8	–	0		.667			36	–	23	–	0		.610
Duquesne  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			21	–	35	–	0		.375
Richmond  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			22	–	35	–	0		.386
La Salle  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			18	–	34	–	0		.346
Xavier  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			17	–	35	–	0		.327
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 28, 2005[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2005 Rhode Island Rams baseball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at Bill Beck Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Frank Leoni in his thirteenth and final year as manager.

The Rams won the East Division championship, notching a 34-21 (18-6) record.[2] In the 2005 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, the Rams clinched the top seed, and the bye-round, and defeated sixth-seeded Richmond and second-seeded George Washington in the championship game en route to their first-ever NCAA Division I baseball tournament as a four seed, where they were knocked out in the first round by top seeded Long Beach State and third-seeded Pepperdine.[3] After the conclusion of the tournament, Leoni accepted the job at fellow Atlantic 10 Conference member William & Mary to be the head coach of the Tribe.[4] The Rams would not make another appearance in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament until 2016.[5]

Background Information

The University of Rhode Island opened in 1889, following the Second Morrill Act, an amendment to the pre-existing Land Grant Act.[6] The baseball team was founded in 1898 and began to play on and off throughout the years before finding consistency in 1907.[7] Rhode Island had rarely featured successful teams throughout the years prior to Frank Leoni's hiring as manager in 1993. Leoni was a starter on Rhode Island's baseball team from 1988-1990, playing shortstop for the Rams.[8] When hired in 1993, he was the youngest head coach in modern history of NCAA Division I baseball. He immediately began a winning culture in Rhode Island.

Previous Season

The 2004 team finished 35-20-1 (20-4) overall, becoming just the second Atlantic 10 Conference member to win 20 conference games in a season.[7] The top seed overall in the 2004 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, the Rams lost to fourth-seeded St. Bonaventure in the first round before defeating second-seed St. Bonaventure and third-seeded Richmond in the losers’ bracket before falling to the Bonnies again in the championship game.[2] The Rams failed to clinch an at-large bid into the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Preseason

Rhode Island starting pitcher Zach Zuercher was named to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's Second-Team All-American list.[9]

Preseason All-American Second Team.
Player	No.	Position	Class
Zach Zuercher	25	P	Junior

Rhode Island was predicted to win the Atlantic-10 Conference and make their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance.[10]

Roster

2005 Rhode Island Rams baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 OF Daryl Holcomb L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Wilmington, DE 2 INF Joe Viscuso R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Farmingdale, NY 3 OF Dave Savard R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Nashua, NH 4 OF CJ Simons R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Richmond, RI 5 RHP James Norcott R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Norton, MA 6 RHP Jamie Delgidio R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Narragansett, RI 8 RHP Steve Holmes R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lincoln, RI 9 INF Wayne Russo R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Warwick, RI 10 RHP Mick Lefort R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lincoln, RI 11 INF Mike Rainville L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Pawtucket, RI 13 RHP Brett Pulanski R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Nashua, NH 14 INF Tom Venedam R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Suffern, NY 16 INF Shaun Hagey L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Ephrata, PA 17 C Zach Zaneski R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Waterford, CT 18 C Josh Nestor R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Nashua, NH 19 RHP Matthew Bruderek R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Norrtion, PA 21 RHP Matt Miranda R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Suffern, NY 22 LHP Mike Harris L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Old Bethpage, NY 23 RHP Dan Frederick R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Dracut, MA 24 LHP Adam Perkins L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Hudson, NH 25 LHP Zach Zuercher L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Warwick, RI 26 INF Chris Stelma R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Glenwood, NJ 27 OF Matt Sullivan R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Nashua, NH 28 RHP Gil Pena R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Warwick, RI 29 C Scott Brown L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Portland, ME 30 RHP Dave Lipson R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Norwalk, CT 33 INF Ryan Cunningham R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Centreville, VA 35 C James Deady R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Cranston, RI	Head coach 7 Frank Leoni Assistant coach(es) Jim Foster Steven Breitbach Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 22, 2024

Season

Regular Season

Rhode Island began their season on a rough patch, losing eight out of their first ten games to No. 12 Florida, Maryland, Central Michigan, IPFW, Sacred Heart, Kentucky and Miami (Ohio).[11] The Rams did not capture their first win until March 13, upsetting SEC member Kentucky 7-5. Rhode Island kept their losing skid going throughout the month of March. Once April hit, however, and conference play began, Rhode Island began a tear throughout their schedule. After going 6-11 throughout February and March, Rhode Island went 15-4 throughout the entirety of April, with highlight wins against division rivals Richmond, St. Bonaventure and Temple.[11] They continued their surge, with a commanding 12-game winning streak heading into the month of May. Rhode Island clinched the Atlantic-10 Regular Season title on May 14 with an 8-0 at Massachusetts.[12]

Atlantic 10 Tournament

After finishing 34-21 (and 18-6 in conference), Rhode Island would clinch the number one overall seed in the 2005 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. The Rams would not look back, defeating #4 seed Dayton 7-4 in the quarterfinals and #6 seeded Richmond 8-3.[2] In a rematch of the Atlantic 10 Championship game from the previous year, Rhode Island would defeat #2 seeded George Washington 9-7 to clinch Rhode Island's first ever NCAA tournament berth in college history.[2][13] Second-baseman Wayne Russo would win the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, after going 7-11 hitting with a .636 batting average, two doubles and three RBIs,[14] and catcher Josh Nestor and outfielders Daryl Holcomb and David Savard would join Russo in the All-Tournament Team, with Nestor making his second straight All-Tournament Team.

Atlantic 10 tournament teams
(1) Rhode Island Rams	(2) George Washington Colonials	(3) Fordham Rams	(4) Dayton Flyers	(5) Duquesne Dukes	(6) Richmond Spiders

	Round 1					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Rhode Island	7
	5	Duquesne	5			4	Dayton	4
	4	Dayton	8								1	Rhode Island	8
											6	Richmond	3
						2	George Washington	3
	6	Richmond	4^13			6	Richmond	10
	3	Fordham	1
																1	Rhode Island	9
																2	George Washington	7
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower final
	5	Duquesne	9
											6	Richmond	4
	3	Fordham	4
						2	George Washington	4			2	George Washington	10
						4	Dayton	2
	4	Dayton	13
	5	Duquesne	9

NCAA Tournament

The Rams clinched the number four seed in the Long Beach Regional, joining number one seeded Long Beach State (hosts of the regional), second-seeded USC and third-seeded Pepperdine in Long Beach.The Rams' first taste of the tournament would be cut short, however, as an 11-2 defeat to Long Beach State in the first round, and a 2-1 walk-off defeat in the sudden death loser's bracket to Pepperdine would eliminate the Rams in the first two days of the tournament.[15] USC would wind up defeating Long Beach State to advance to the Corvallis Super Regional, where they were promptly knocked out by Oregon State, whom clinched a berth to the College World Series.[16] Following the tournament, Frank Leoni accepted the job at conference-rival William & Mary. Jim Foster would promptly be hired by Rhode Island to succeed Leoni.[17]

Long Beach Regional teams
(1) Long Beach State Dirtbags	(2) USC Trojans	(3) Pepperdine Waves	(4) Rhode Island Rams

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Oregon State	4
	4	Ohio State	3
						1	Oregon State	11
						3	St. John's	1
	3	St. John's	5
	2	Virginia	3
											1	Oregon State	19	—
	Corvallis Regional–Goss Stadium
											3	St. John's	3	—
	4	Ohio State	2
	2	Virginia	1
						4	Ohio State	1
						3	St. John's	11
																	8	Oregon State	10	8	10
																		Southern California	4	9	8
	1	Long Beach State	11
	4	Rhode Island	2
						1	Long Beach State	4
						2	Southern California	6
	3	Pepperdine	3
	2	Southern California	7
											2	Southern California	2	5
	Long Beach Regional–Blair Field
											3	Pepperdine	9	2
	4	Rhode Island	1
	3	Pepperdine	2
						3	Pepperdine	6
						1	Long Beach State	3

Game log

2005 Rhode Island Rams Baseball Game Log (34-21)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie        = Canceled      Bold = Rhode Island team member     * Non-conference game
Regular Season (31-19)
February (0-2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall A10 Sources February 25 at No. 12 Florida* Condron Ballpark Gainesville, Florida L 4-5 Horne (1–0) Frederick (0–1) — 0–1 — [1] February 26 at No. 12 Florida* Condron Ballpark L 0-6 Ball (2–0) Zuercher (0–1) — 0–2 — [2] February 27 at No. 12 Florida* Condron Ballpark Canceled (Inclement weather) 0-2 — [3]
March (5-9) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall A10 Sources March 5 at Maryland* Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium College Park, Maryland Canceled (Inclement weather) 0-2 — [4] March 6 at Maryland* Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium 0-2 — [5] March 11 Central Michigan* IMG Academy Park Bradenton, Florida L 1-5 Cairns (2–1) Pina (0–1) Pung (2) 0-3 — [6] March 11 IPFW* IMG Academy Park L 2-4 Uebelhor (2–1) Holmes (0–1) - 0-4 — [7] March 12 Sacred Heart* Twin Lakes Park Sarasota, Florida L 3-4 Aldrich Norcott (0-1) Monti 0-5 — [8] March 13 Kentucky* Robert C. Wynn Baseball Field Sarasota, Florida L 5-8 Gibson (3–0) Frederick (0-2) — 0-6 — [9] March 13 Kentucky* Robert C. Wynn Baseball Field W 7–5 Perkins (1–0) Tennyson (3–1) Lefort (1) 1-6 — [10] March 14 Northern Iowa* IMG Academy Field L 4-9 Westphal (2–1) Palanski (0–1) Westphal (2) 1-7 — [11] March 17 Fairleigh Dickinson* IMG Academy Field Canceled (Inclement weather) 1-7 — [12] March 18 Miami (OH)* Twin Lakes Park L 2-5 Oberschlake (1–0) Zuercher (0–2) Graham (2) 1-8 — [13] March 18 Miami (OH)* Twin Lakes Park W 4-2 Holmes (1–0) Antoniotti (0–1) Lefort (2) 2-8 — [14] March 19 Wisconsin-Milwaukee* IMG Academy Field L 9-12 Sorenson (2–2) Venedam (0–1) - 2-9 — [15] March 22 at LIU Brooklyn* Long Island University Field Brooklyn, New York W 7-2 Perkins (2–0) Yawger (0-2) Lefort (3) 3-8 — [16] March 23 Sacred Heart* The Ballpark at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, Connecticut Canceled (Inclement weather) 3-8 — - March 26 at George Washington Barcroft Park Arlington, Virginia L 3-8 Lutz (2–0) Frederick (0–3) — 3-10 0-1 [17] March 26 at George Washington Barcroft Park W 6-1 Zuercher (1-2) Wilkie (1-2) — 4-9 1-1 [18] March 27 at George Washington Barcroft Park W 8-6 Venedam (1-1) Brookens (0-1) Lefort (4) 5-10 2-1 [19] March 30 Hartford* Bill Beck Field North Kingston, Rhode Island W 11-4 Perkins (3-0) Krajeski (0-1) - 6-10 2-1 [20] March 31 Boston College* Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts L 3-7 Doyle (2-0) Norcott (0-2) Asselin (2) 6-11 2-1 [21]
April (16-4) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall A10 Sources April 3 at Dayton Time Warner Cable Stadium Dayton, Ohio W 4-1 Frederick (1-3) Stammen (4–3) Lefort (5) 7-11 3-1 [22] April 3 at Dayton Time Warner Cable Stadium W 7-6 Perkins (4–0) Rohren (0–2) Lefort (6) 8-11 4-1 [23] April 4 at Dayton Time Warner Cable Stadium L 4–9 Lindsay (2–1) Venedam (1-2) - 8-12 4-2 [24] April 6 Brown* Bill Beck Field L 3-8 Silverstein (2-1) Norcott (0-3) Moskal (1) 8-13 4-2 [25] April 6 Brown* Bill Beck Field L 5–8 Silverman (2–1) Perkins (4–1) — 8-14 4-2 [26] April 9 Richmond Bill Beck Field W 10-1 Frederick (2–3) Berzinskas (2-4) — 9-13 5-2 [27] April 9 Richmond Bill Beck Field W 14-1 Zuercher (2-2) Jones (2–2) — 10-14 6-2 [28] April 10 Richmond Bill Beck Field W 9-4 Holmes (2–1) Duclos (1–1) - 11-14 7-2 [29] April 12 Iona* Bill Beck Field W 14-0 Perkins (5–1) Carmody () - 12-14 7-2 [30] April 13 at Fairfield* Alumni Baseball Diamond Fairfield, Connecticut W 21-1 Norcott (1-3) Gruber () - 13-14 7-2 [31] April 16 at Temple Ambler Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania W 4-2 Venedam (2-2) Foulkrod (3-4) Lefort (7) 14-14 8-2 [32] April 16 at Temple Ambler Field L 3-5 Weckenman (1-1) Zuercher (2-3) - 14-15 8-3 [33] April 17 at Temple Ambler Field W 11-5 Holmes (3-1) Hamilton (0-1) - 15-15 9-3 [34] April 21 at Central Connecticut* Balf–Savin Field New Haven, Connecticut W 9-3 Perkins (6-1) Vitelli (0-3) - 16-15 9-3 [35] April 21 at Central Connecticut* Balf–Savin Field W 14-4 Norcott (2-3) Cole (1-2) - 17-15 9-3 [36] April 23 St. Bonaventure Bill Beck Field W 9-3 Frederick (3-3) McCormack () - 18-15 10-3 [37] April 24 St. Bonaventure Bill Beck Field W 9-0 Zuercher (3-3) Proctor (3-3) - 19-15 11-3 [38] April 24 St. Bonaventure Bill Beck Field W 6-5 Lefort (1-0) Pellegrini (1-2) - 20-15 12-3 [39] April 27 at Northeastern Parsons Field Brookline, Massachusetts Canceled (Inclement weather) 20-15 12-3 - April 28 Harvard Bill Beck Field W 16-1 Perkins (7-1) Warren (0-1) - 21-15 12-3 [40]
May (10–4) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall A10 Sources May 1 at Saint Joseph's Latshaw/McCarthy Field Camden, New Jersey W 15-1 Frederick (4-3) Hessler (2-5) - 22-15 13-3 [41] May 1 at Saint Joseph's Latshaw/McCarthy Field W 1-0^11 Lefort (2–0) Morrison (2–3) - 23-15 14-3 [42] May 2 at Saint Joseph's Latshaw/McCarthy Field W 8–4 Holmes (4-3) Gilbert (2-3) Venedam (1) 24-15 15-3 [43] May 3 Holy Cross* Bill Beck Field W 11-3 Perkins (8-1) O'Brien (0-2) - 25-15 15-3 [44] May 5 Quinnipiac* Bill Beck Field W 9-1 Norcott (3-3) Keefe (1-2) - 26-15 15-3 [45] May 8 Fordham Bill Beck Field L 0-1 Riordan (9-3) Frederick (4-4) - 26-16 15-4 [46] May 8 Fordham Bill Beck Field W 6-3 Zuercher (4-3) David (4-4) - 27-16 16–4 [47] May 9 Fordham Bill Beck Field W 7-1 Holmes (5-1) Martinez (4-5) - 28-16 17–4 [48] May 10 UConn* Bill Beck Field W 8-3 Perkins (9-1) Sirois (5-5) Norcott (1) 29-16 17–4 [49] May 14 at UMass Earl Lorden Field Amherst, Massachusetts L 1-3 Torra (5-3) Frederick (4-5) - 29-17 17–5 [50] May 14 at UMass Earl Lorden Field W 8-0 Zuercher (5-3) Demers (1-8) - 30-17 18–5 [51] May 15 at UMass Earl Lorden Field L 5-6^14 Lloyd (3-0) Perkins (9-2) - 30-18 18–6 [52] May 21 at Army* Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field West Point, New York L 5-9 Mayhew (5-1) Perkins (9-3) - 30-19 18–6 [53] May 21 at Army* Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field West Point, New York W 10-4 Holmes (6-1) Kashner (9-3) - 31-19 18–6 [54]
Postseason
Atlantic 10 Tournament (3-0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Postseason Sources May 26 vs. (4) Dayton Quarterfinals (1) Fifth Third Field Dayton, Ohio W 7-4 Frederick (5–5) Trubee (12-3) Lefort (8) 32-19 1–0 [55] May 27 at (6) Richmond Semifinals (1) Fifth Third Field W 8-3 Zuercher (6-3) Jones (3–4) — 33-19 2-0 [56] May 28 at (2) George Washington Finals (1) Fifth Third Field W 9-7 Holmes (7-1) Pfau (4–4) Lefort (9) 34-19 3-0 [57]
NCAA tournament: Long Beach Regional (0-2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Postseason Sources June 3 at No. 12 (1) Long Beach State First round (4) Blair Field L 2-11 Evans (1-2) Frederick (5–6) — 34-20 0-1 [58] June 4 at No. 18 (3) Pepperdine First round elimination (4) Blair Field L 1-2 Kleen (4-3) Venedam (2-3) - 34-21 0-2 [59] *Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll

Stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	SLG
Matt Sullivan	55	208	53	71	14	1	13	43	10	15	.341	.606
Scott Brown	54	204	46	68	15	0	3	43	15	23	.333	.451
Ryan Cunningham	53	200	32	73	12	2	7	45	3	10	.365	.550
Mike Rainville	54	195	38	57	9	2	3	36	6	20	.292	.405
Dave Savard	50	174	36	50	11	3	3	21	10	25	.287	.437
Wayne Russo	54	166	36	57	13	0	4	35	9	32	.343	.494
Daryl Holcomb	48	156	44	53	6	1	3	23	15	12	.340	.449
Josh Nestor	51	155	33	47	11	1	5	33	5	32	.303	.484
Joe Viscuso	51	145	20	33	3	2	1	14	6	9	.228	.297
CJ Simons	30	63	15	19	4	1	1	15	4	7	.302	.444
Chris Stelma	25	54	8	15	3	0	1	10	0	1	.278	.304
Zach Zaneski	21	38	5	7	1	0	2	4	0	1	.184	.368
Shaun Hagey	14	23	3	7	1	0	0	4	0	1	.304	.348
James Deady	6	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222
Matthew Bruderek	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1.000	1.000
Team Totals	55	1791	370	560	103	13	46	327	83	189	.313	.462

Source:[60]

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Zach Zuercher	6	3	3.05	14	14	0	91.1	73	34	31	34	103
Dan Frederick	5	6	5.38	14	14	0	77	79	49	46	32	68
Steve Holmes	7	1	4.34	12	11	0	74.2	72	40	36	18	77
Adam Perkins	9	3	3.03	22	9	0	68.1	69	34	23	12	62
Jim Norcott	3	3	3.18	14	6	1	45.1	43	20	16	16	29
Tom Venedam	2	3	2.56	22	0	1	31.2	27	13	9	7	25
Mike Lefort	2	0	2.01	19	0	9	22.1	20	5	5	6	22
Matthew Bruderek	0	0	3.09	11	0	0	11.2	10	5	4	4	9
Brett Palanski	0	1	4.82	5	1	0	9.1	5	7	5	3	6
Jamie Degidio	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	6.1	5	0	0	2	9
Dave Lipson	0	0	7.20	6	0	0	5	9	6	4	2	5
Gil Pena	0	1	15.43	6	0	0	4.2	8	9	8	3	2
Mike Harris	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	2.2	2	0	0	0	3
Mike Miranda	0	0	9.00	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	0
Team Totals	34	21	3.75	154	55	11	451.1	424	223	188	141	420

Source:[61]

Offseason

2005 MLB Draft

Main article: 2005 Major League Baseball draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team
#9	#290	Zach Zuercher	LHP	St. Louis Cardinals[18]

Third baseman Mike Rainville and right-handed pitcher Mick Lefort were both signed as undrafted free-agents after the draft, by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays[19] and the Chicago Cubs respectively [20]

Awards

Atlantic 10 Conference Weekly Awards Player Award Date awarded Ref. Zach Zuercher Pitcher of the Week April 11, 2005 [21] Adam Perkins Pitcher of the Week April 18, 2005 [22] Matt Sullivan Player of the Week April 25, 2005 [23] Zach Zuercher Pitcher of the Week Pitcher of the Week May 2, 2005 [24] Pitcher of the Week May 16, 2005 [25]

All-A10 Player Position Team Mike Rainville 3B 1 Ryan Cunningham DH Matt Sullivan RF Mick Lefort CL 2 Josh Nestor C Wayne Russo 2B Scott Brown 1B Reference:[26]

See also

• Atlantic 10 Conference
• Rhode Island Rams baseball
• Frank Leoni
• NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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