William Paterson University - Pioneer Yearbook (Wayne, NJ)

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BASEBALL RIGHT: Captain Bob Swetits connects for a line drive single. FAR RIGHT: Pitcher Kevin Gallinari looks in for the sign. BELOW: All- Star Mllte lacabino beats the throw to third. fc '

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It was an amazing season with only a twelve man squad. We shouldn ' t have been able to beat anybody, said first year track coach Mike Butler. Despite their limited numbers and miserable running con- ditions, the team hung together and wound up the season with a 5-3 record. Early in the season, the relay team of Brian Steel. Alan Oldeltree, Tim Athill and Dave Pilgrilman received bronze medals for their third place finish at the Monmouth Relays. Numerous records gave way to sophomore sensation Jeff Kicia. Dur- ing the tri-meet against Jersey City and Trenton, Kicia set a team record with a 14:7.6 time in the three mile run. At the Collegiate Track Champi- onships, Kicia qualified for NCAA competition by running away with the 500 meter run. Kicia again quali- fied by setting a conference record In the six mile at the New Jerse y State College Championships. How- ever an accident three days before Kicia was to leave for Chicago forced him out of competition. The NJSCC ' s provided the setting for other individual awards. Gary Tabor set a new pole-vault record with a vault of 13.1 feet. Fourth place was awarded to Chris Ricciardi in the javelin and to Greg Voskian in the shot-put. Finishing third was the relay team of Dana Tilghman, Athill, Oldeltree and Steel. 259

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rj i. 1 BASEBALL Clutch Hitting Sparks Season The Pioneer Baseball Team became the first 20-game winner m the history of the sport at WPC. We accomplished what we did with balance, said Coach Jeff Albies commenting on the season, We didn ' t have guys to hit the long ball but we came through with timely hits when we needed them. The Dia- mondmen burned up the bases in season play to bring home an overall record of 20-13 which proved good enough for a postseason ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Confer- ence) bid. Injuries marred the beginning of the season cutting an eight-man pitching staff down to four. Yet, many players slammed home sensa- tional individual season records. Marks Van Saun, 3-1, and Steve Ulrich, 5-2, had the best records on the team. With a forty-three record, Steve Korinko, tied the school record for hits in a single season set by Tom Giliberti in 1974. Infielder Bill Flan- nery earned batting honors with a .365 average. Sophomore Mike Ica- bino who was the only all-star selec- tion this year, hit .357. The Diamond- men placed five men in the honorable mention category of the all-star con- ference, at all positions except first, third and catcher. Coach Albies is looking forward to an even more successful 1977 season since four who all topped the .300 mark, out of six starters will be return- ing. •Idis:- IfcAM MEMBERS: Mike Arecchi, Jim Abttista, Steve Bertolero, Joe Butler Les Cirelli, Mite Condur Bob Dreschsel, Arne Elbri, Bill Flannery Mike Gaffney, Kevin Gallinan, Jose Gonzalez, Steve Henderer Hal Hermans Brad Hill, Mike lacobino, Jim Kondel John Kondel Steve Korinko, Ron Shek- itka, Nick Stefano, Bob Swetits (Captain), Steve Ulrich, Mark VanSaun. Coach, Jeff Albies, Assistant Coach, Rex Peters, Manager, Linda Schnajz. I