This document provides information on 15 pitchers opening day roster including their name, handedness, height, weight, college, year, and hometown. For many players it also includes high school accomplishments and stats from the 2014 season including games played, starts, innings pitched, hits and runs allowed, strikeouts to walks ratio, earned run average and batting average against.
1. PitchersInformation- Openingday
Mike Bonaiuto L/L 6-3 210 Fairfield University Freshman Meriden,CT
- From Malony High School in Meriden. His Senior year of high school he went
6-2 with a 1.80 ERA. Two time All-CCC American. Named to the All Academic Team as a Senior as
well. Lettered in baseball and soccer.
17 Joe Borelli R/R 6-0 175 Fairleigh Dickinson U. Junior Wallingford,CT
- Named New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association Division I Rookie Pitcher
of the Year. Made his Knights' debut in a 3-1 loss at Monmouth (3/16), pitching in relief. His first four
appearances came out of the bullpen before making a memorable first career start in a 2-0 win over NEC
champion Sacred Heart (March/31st),where he went the distance in 75 pitches, scattering three singles,
while walking two and striking out three to pick up his first career victory in the complete-game shutout
en route to earning NEC and NJCBA Rookie of the Week honors. Joe pitched well enough to acquire a
second consecutive NEC and NJCBA Rookie of the Week Honors throwing another complete game
against Wagner April 6th, allowing only a fourth inning single in an eventual 4-0 Victory. Defeated
Bryant 3-1 working 6 innings, two BB's,2 K's for his third win of the season.
Stat's Junior Year- Went 1-3 with a 4.11 ERA, Appereared in 10 games,
started seven of those games. Pitched 30 2/3rds innings allowing 34 hits, 18 runs- 14 of them earned.
14/11 K to BB Ratio. 4 HR's allowed to a .283 average against.
35 Kevin Connolly R/R 5-11 170 CCSU Freshman Slingerlands,NY
- Honored as Colonial Council MVP 2011…NYS Small School MVP and
1st team All-state 2012. Pitched in 14 games as a freshman, 5 of whom were conference. In those
conference games he went 1-0 with a 4.00 ERA- 9 innings pitched-6 hits 4 runs scored all were
earned with 5 K's. Overall he pitched 20 1/3 innings 18 hits, 9 runs scored 7 of whom were
earned 3 walks to 14K's.
2. 5 Kyle Dube R/R 6-0 190 Fairfield University Freshman Southington,CT
- Earned four varsity letters at St. Paul Catholic ... Served as team captain
as a junior and senior ... Two-time All-NVL and two-time All-State selection ... Helped the
Falcons to a Naugatuck Valley League title in 2011 ... Also earned three letters in basketball ...
Served as class president ... Member of the National Honor Society
16 Alex Fishberg R/R 5-11 195 Iona College Sophomore Suffern,NY
- Was a three-year letterwinner for the Mounties.. Voted as best
underclassman by Under Armour Baseball America Showcase in 2010...Served as Captain
Senior Year and was named All-League, All-Section Honorable Mention, Fist-Team All
County...Recipiant of the Vincent Crotty Memorial Foundation Scholarship. 2014 Season-
Appeared in Five games, started 3 of them- pitched 5 1/3 innings 8 runs scored 7 of them earned,
10 walks to 2 K's. Batting average against .381
32 David Gerics R/R 5-11 170 Pomona-Pitzer Freshman Easton,CT
- Entering his first season as a member of the Pomona-Pitzer Baseball
team, where he will pitch and play in the infield...High School:Attended Fairfield Prep in
Fairfield, Connecticut, where he was a member of the baseball and football teams...All-
conference, all-area selection as a senior...Earned academic all-state honors...Helped his team
reach the state semifinals and finish 18-7...Named Scholar Athlete of the Month...Starting
safety/punt returner/kick returner as a junior on the football team and starting corner back/ punt
returner as a seniorPersonal: Attends Pomona College, where he plans to major in
economics...Played travel ball for the Connecticut Blue Jays...Lists Alfonso Soriano as his
favorite athlete.
3. 2014 Stats: Appeared in 12 games, started in seven of them. Record of 3-3
7.79 ERA, 54 1/3 innings pitched 81 H's allowed 54 runs/47 of them earned. 23/15 K's to BB
Ratio. B/average against .355
22 Mike Gibbons R/R 6-3 190 Wheaton College Junior Simsbury,CT
- Stat's 2014 Season- Appeared in 12 games- started in 9. finished with a
4-1 record 57.0 innings pitched 42 hits 19 runs/12 earned. 37/11 K's BB Ratio. ERA 5.84
10 Zachary LaRosa R/R 6-1 175 Assumption College Freshman West Hartford,CT
- Stat's 2014 Season- Pitched in 8 games, started 7 of them. 3-2 overall.
40.2 innings pitched allowed 49 hits 32 runs/26 earned. 22/15 K's BB ratio. 4.87 ERA
19 George Lund R/R 6-1 170 Roger Williams University Freshman West Hartford,CT
- A 2012 graduate of William H. Hall High School…Four-year member of
the baseball and football teams, winning three letters in baseball and two in football…Named
baseball and football team captain in senior year…Named team MVP and received all-
conference and All-Hartford Courant honors in baseball and football…Named to the all-
academic team each year. Major in Business.
2014 Season Stats- Appeared in 10 games, started all 10. 9.0
record with a 0.85 ERA. 3 CG 63 1/3 innings pitched allowing 50 hits 13 runs/6 earned. 60/23
K's BB's Ratio. B/average against .211
4. 5 Justin Robarge R/R 6-6 225 U. of Hartford Freshman Southington,CT
- Played baseball and basketball at Southington High School … received
All-Conference, All-State, All-Herald, New Haven Register All-Star and Connecticut All-Star as
a senior … helped lead his team to runner-up honors in the Class LL Championship in 2011 and
to the 2012 Class LL semifinals … named to the 2012 Rawlings All-Region Second Team and to
the 2012 Rawlings Northeast Top Prospect Team.
2014 Season Stats- Appeared in 1 game. inning 2/3rds. ERA 5.42.
Teammates of MLB Draft pick Sean Newcomb.
24 Brett Susi R/R 6-3 215 CCSU Freshman Southington,CT
- Named All-State, All-Conference, Fabulous Fifteen and All-New
Britain Herald in 2013...Selected for the 2013 Connecticut High School Senior All-Star
Game...Member of the Southington High School State Championship runner up
squad...Connecticut High School Junior All-Star Game selection in 2012.
2014 Season Stats- Appeared in 8 games started 3 of them. 1-0 19
innings pitched allowing 22 hits 12 runs/11 earned. 8/5 K's BB's Ratio. ERA 5.12
13 Samuel Warren R/R 5-11 195 Bates College Sophomore Norfolk,VA
- Two-time First Team All-Eastern District.... Eastern District
Player of the Year in 2012.... Best of the 757 All-Star team.... Member of Evoshield Canes
showcase team.... Palomino World Series Team in Long Beach, Calif.
5. 2014 Season Stat's- Appeared in 11 games, started 1. 0-1 with one save.
18.2 innings pitched 9 hits 5 runs/4 earned. 21/1 K's BB's Ratio. 1.93 ERA