| Head Coach: | Michael Turo | | Volunteer Assistants: | ramon molina and team photographer larry newma | | Manager: | felipe cordova, armando peñ |
Prior Playoff Experience:
20 CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN THE PLAYOFFS. 25 OF 28 YEARS OVERALL. 770 WINS SINCE COACH TURO TOOK OVER IN 1977/78 ,PSAL SEMI FINALIST 10 TIMES, 6 PSAL CITY CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES WINNING 4 IN 1993,2000,2002,2004. 5 STRAIGHT TRIPS TO THE BIG SHOW.
Significant Player/Team Statistics:
THE WHOLE TEAM TOGETHER IS SIGNIFICANT.1 OR 2 PLAYERS WILL NOT WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. STARTERS AND BENCH PLAYERS MUST STEP UP.
Coach’s Preview of the Coming Season:
PITCHING,SPEED,POWER AND DEFENSE ARE ALL THERE.RETURNING 7 STARTERS: VICTOR ARACENA, DELGIS SOTO, REYNALDO GUABA, GABRIEL MOLINA, JUAN ARROYO, WILLIE VEGA AND 3 TIME ALL-CITY PLAYER RAFAEL CABREJA. RETURNING FROM 2004 ARE ALL- CITY PLAYER OF THE YEAR DANNY ALMONTE, AND BACK FROM DOM REP. FERNANDO LOPEZ. FIRST TIME VARSITY PLAYERS ARE JUNIORS SANTOS SIERRA AND LUIGI VINAS. SOPH JEFFREY HOSTOS WILL ADD HITTING TO THE LINEUP AND TOP DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST CHRIS MARTINEZ AND PABLO GARCIA WILL HELP THE DEFENSE.
Highlights of Last Season:
WINNING THE TOUGH BRONX EAST FOR THE 7TH STRAIGHT YEAR AND GOING 16-0 FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON.WINNING THE MONROE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT FOR A 3RD STRAICHT YEAR
Significant Team Accomplishments:
6 PLAYERS FROM 2005 TEAM GOING TO COLLEGE ON FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AND 16 PLAYERS OVER THE PAST 3 SEASONS.ADALBERTO SANTOS,LOUISBERG CC N.C.... DANNY FERNANDEZ,GLOUSTER CC N.J....CARLOS FERMIN,WESTERN OK STATE CC...MANUEL SANCHEZ,ALEX REYES,MARCOS RODRIGUEZ,ESSEX CC MARYLAND. | O F F I C I A L R O S T E R | | NUM | Name | Class | POS | | | 30 | almonte, danny | Senior | PIT/1B | | | 5 | aracena, victor | Junior | SS | | | 13 | arroyo, juan | Sophomore | OF/PIT | | | 44 | arroyo, nelson | Frosh | 1B | | | 24 | cabreja, rafael | Senior | CF/P | | | 7 | castillo, fausto | Frosh | C | | | 6 | figueroa, victor | Sophomore | SS/P | | | 12 | garcia, pablo | Senior | OF/P | | | 1 | guaba, reynald | Junior | 2B/P | | | 21 | guzman, pedro | Senior | 1B/OF | | | 10 | hostos, jeffrey | Sophomore | INF/OF/P | | | 26 | lopez, fernand | Junior | OF/1B/P | | | 16 | martinez, christo | Senior | 2B | | | 20 | meredith, rodger | Senior | PIT | | | 11 | molina, gabriel | Junior | C | | | 42 | ramirez, johanny | Junior | C/OF | | | 17 | rivas, dawin | Frosh | PIT | | | 22 | sierra, santos | Junior | C/1B | | | 8 | soto, delgis | Junior | 3B/P | | | 32 | vallejo, junior | Junior | C/1B | | | 15 | vega, william | Senior | PIT | | | 2 | vinas, lugi | Junior | INF/OF/P | | | | | 25 | guzman, tommy | 1B/OF | |
Notable Players in School History:
HALL OF FAMER HANK GREENBERG DETROIT TIGERS, DOM ZANNI CINN.REDS, CHARLIE FOX S.F.GIANTS, DANNY MONZON MINN.TWINS,HECTOR BERRIOS L.A.DODGERS, JOE PEREZ CLEVELAND INDIANS, MIKE SANDERS S,D,PADRES, DANNY VASQUEZ TEXAS RANGERS, LEVY BAUTISTA CHICAGO WHITE SOX, JOSE GUERRERO DETROIT TIGERS,EDWARD GONZALEZ CHICAGO WHITE SOXS, RANDY RUIZ K.C.ROYALS, EDUARDO LAPOR CHICAGO WHITE SOX, VICTOR LIRIANO CHICAGO CUBS. |
