Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck - Cygnus Yearbook (Teaneck, NJ)

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baseba Pat Mariano Bob Montesano Mike Sancilio Dennis O'Brien

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Considering the five and six record of last year, Mr. Bob Metz and assistant coach Dan Pliskin have great aspirations for this year's golf team. Both men are so sure of their potentialities that they have predicted the team will win the maiority of their matches. All home matches will be played at Upper Montclair Country Club; if that course is not available, Rivervale Country Club will be used. The captain of this year's wonder team will be Bob Lesh- nower, a junior from the Teaneck campus. He will be very ably backed Up by two transfer students from Orange County Community College. They are Rusty Spahr, a Teaneck sopho- more, and Chuck Thompson, a Rutherford junior. Joe De Marco, a sophomore from Rutherford, will be the number four man, followed by Bob Crawford, a senior from Rutherford. Spahr, Leshnower and Thompson will be playing one, two, and three, but not necessarily in that order; for according to Coach Metz they play relatively the same type of game. In the first match of the season against NYU, Fairleigh triumphed seven to two. Spahr won 2 and l and Leshnower also won with a 4 and 3 which combined for a best ball score of 3 and 2. Against such formidable opponents as St. John's and Iona, FDU will have to play better than average gold. The impetus and potentialities of the team, along with a little luck, should put F.D.U.'s name into the golf world. Coach Bob Metz

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A senior-studded team compiled a 50-50 season. Although the team record was not outstanding, individual accomplishments far outweighed and highlighted the campaign. Naturally, Dennis O'Brien, who spun back-to-back no-hitters a year ago against Hofstra and Brandeis, gained most of the attention. The 5-10 lefthander's biggest accomplishment was a win over St. John's, rated as the New York Yankees of college baseball. Most of the players managed to grab some portion of the limelight on at least one occasion. Leftfielder Bob Montesano enioyed a fine college career. He hit .391 as a scphomore, but injured his knee during his junior season and rehhured the knee thk season. He sHH rnanaged to h thh his accustomed pace, stinging the ball to the opposite field with considerable power and ripping the ball into the right-centerfield alley. Mike Sancilio, who like Montesano and O'Brien hails from Hoboken, also enioyed three successful seasons. He and Montesano were named to the Collegiate Baseball League all-star team in 1962. Sancilio played all three outfield positions and also performed at second and third base. Another senior, Pat Mariano, was also selected to the C.B.L. all-star club in '62. Mariano, also showed great versatility, playing shortstop, second and third. Not rated as one of the better hitters, Mariano showed that he could hit in the clutch. His iunior season average of .270 was also highly creditable since it was his glove that was usually noted by most basebaH expens. Speaking of gloves, sophomore, Joe Palestini should be mentioned. The first baseman-outfielder has the major league glove . He surprised many by switching to the outfield, since Tony Wright's big bat gave him the first base job, and throwing out base runners at home in two games. His booming 400-foot home run against Fairfield may be the longest tape- measure homer ever hit by a Fairleigh Dickinson player. John Porado, known primarily for his basketball talents, was a jack- of-all-trades. He played first base during his sophomore and junior years, but became a utility player this past season. He played third base, did some of the catching along with rangy Le Roy Kirchner, and also played rightfield. His long ball power made him a dangerous hitter. Perhaps .his best shot was a home run against Ithaca last season. Hard throwing Lyle Cherbonneau provided coach Harvey Woods with a solid No. 4 starter behind O'Brien, Bob Secula, and Jack De Rosa. The big righthander beat Howard and Brandeis as a sophomore and cracked a long homer against Brandeis. With the emergence of underclassmen, O'Brien, Secula and De Rosa, however, Cherbonneau became the long mon in the bullpen. His knowledge of the game aided the Knight baseball cause since he served as an assistant freshman coach and varsity third base coach. Next season's entrance into the Metropolitan Baseball conference leads most Knight baseball buffs to look forward to another successful campaign. 5'1 , f ' l E: iii . 3 7 , tr. 1E. 'iw ; ,t - . w .' , -. LeRoy Kirchner 179