2005
GLENS FALLS GOLDEN EAGLES
Name: Josh Burt
School: University of Dayton
Position: Catcher
Career highlights: The junior backstop was a backup for the Flyers, playing in 23 games with seven starts. ... Hit .115 with one extra-base hit. ... Played junior college ball at Lincoln Trail (Ill.), where he batted .280 with 50 RBI in two years.
Name: Tony Clausen
School: Michigan State
Position: Outfield/Pitcher
Career highlights: Enjoyed a strong freshman year with the Spartans, hitting .299 with four home runs and 23 RBI in 42 games. ... Was the USA TodayMichigan Player of the Year in 2004, as a pitcher and hitter. ... Once pitched in the Little League World Series championship game in 1998.
Name: Joshua Cox
School: Yale
Position: Infielder/Outfielder
Career highlights: Was a backup infielder for the Bulldogs, hiiting .184 in 23 games, while starting nine. ... Stole three bases for Yale as well. ... Former Florida 2A state player of the year at Oak Hall H.S.
Name: O.J. DeChristofano
School: Rutgers
Position: Pitcher
Career highlights: Righthanded junior finished with a 4-5 record and a 5.34 ERA in 14 appearances for Scarlet Knights in 2005. ... His 62 innings pitched were third-most on the team. ... In 2004 he led Rutgers' staff with a 2.32 ERA as a relief pitcher.
Name: Jimmy Dougher
School: Cortland State
Position: Pitcher
Career highlights: Sophomore righthander had a strong 2005 season, going 5-0 with a 1.65 ERA for the Red Dragons, who advanced to the NCAA Division III championship game ... Was named SUNYAC pitcher of the year. ... Played for Mohawk Valley of the NYCBL in 2004.
Name: Mike Falasca
School: LeMoyne College
Position: DH/Pitcher
Career highlights: Junior lefthander struggled with injuries this spring, finishing 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in 13 innings for LeMoyne ... Hit .222 with four homers in 81 at-bats. ... Finished with a 2-2 record in seven starts for the Dolphins in 2004.
Name: Pat Ferguson
School: Loyola-Marymount
Position: 1B/OF
Career highlights: Redshirted his freshman year at Loyola-Marymount in 2005 ... Hit .357 with four homers and 31 RBIs in senior year of high school ... Will likely be used at a variety of positions by Golden Eagles.
Name: Will Groff
School: Cortland State
Position: 3B/Outfield
Career highlights: The former Queensbury High School star returns for his second season with the Golden Eagles after hitting .277 with 16 RBI last season. ... Hit .314 with two homers and 32 RBIs for Cortland this spring. ... Batted .372 as a freshman in 2004.
Name: Shaun Hagey
School: Rhode Island
Position: Infielder
Career highlights: The freshman struggled through knee injuries during the 2005 season, but hit .318 in 22 at-bats for a team that made the NCAA Regionals. ... Was injured in early March game against Florida. ...Could be Golden Eagles' starting shortstop.
Name: Danny Hughes
School: Brown
Position: 1B/Outfield
Career highlights: A junior in 2005, Hughes hit .315 in 40 games for the Bears, with four homers and 36 RBIs ... Ranked third on the team in total bases with 73. ... Was fourth in Ivy League in RBIs in 2004 with 44.
Name: Brian Johnson
School: Manatee (Fla.) Community College
Position: Pitcher
Career highlights: The righthander from Long Island was a 30th-round draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2004. ... Was 3-1 with 17 appearances and a 5.26 ERA for Manatee this spring as a freshman. ... Could be a top reliever for Eagles.
Name: Mike Konstanty
School: Winthrop
Position: Infielder/Outfielder
Career highlights: The Oneonta native hit .297 in 22 games (11 starts) as a freshman for Winthrop, an NCAA Regionals participant. ... Had a .426 on-base-percentage. ... Is the grandson of former Philadelphia Phillies pitching ace Jim Konstanty.
Name: Justin Mattes
School: Cortland State
Position: Pitcher
Career Highlights: Along with Will Groff, one of two Queensbury High School graduates to play for the Eagles this summer. ... Was 3-1 with a 2.75 ERA for Cortland this spring, helping lead the team to the Division III World Series. ... The righthander also had two saves among his 14 appearances.
Name: Mike McKenna
School: Florida Atlantic
Position: Outfielder/Infielder
Career highlights: Freshman was a standout at Fla. Atlantic in 2005, hitting .283 with six homers and 33 RBI for team that made NCAA Regionals. ... Was named to the first team of Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team. ... Native of Staten Island.
Name: Shaun McNamara
School: Brown University
Position: Pitcher
Career highlights: The righty just finished his junior year at Brown, a strong campaign where he went 3-1 with a 4.96 ERA in seven appearances, all of them starts. ... Struck out 36 batters in 45 innings. ... Could emerge as ace of Golden Eagles' staff.
Name: Drew Mahan
School: Michigan State
Position: Pitcher
Career highlights: Enjoyed a good freshman year out of the Spartans' bullpen. ... Righthander was used as the team's closer, finishing with a 4.88 ERA and a 1-2 record in 25 appearances. ... Probably will be Golden Eagles' closer as well.
Name: Ryan Saltzgaber
School: University of Texas-San Antonio
Position: Infielder
Career highlights: Hit .288 with four homers and 30 RBIs in 56 games as a sophomore in 2005, helping lead UTSA to the NCAA Tournament. ... Batted .261 with 14 RBI as a freshman in 2004 ... Likely will arrive a few days late because of the Roadrunners' appearance in NCAA Regionals.
Name: Mike Takashima
School: Michigan State
Position: Pitcher
Career highlights: Freshman righthander was one of the Spartans' starting pitchers in 2005, finishing with a 2-4 record and a 7.50 ERA. ... Had 27 strikeouts in 36 innings. ... Should be one of Eagles' starters.
Name: Matt Trausch
School: Michigan State
Position: Pitcher
Career highlights: Freshman hurler was 1-1 with a 3.21 ERA for the Spartans. ... Lefthander threw 33 2/3 innings and finished with top ERA on the staff ... Struck out nearly one batter per inning.
Name: Nick Valdez
School: Pima (Ariz.) Community College
Position: Catcher
Career highlights: Started as a freshman and hit .273 with one homer and 17 RBI at the junior college. ... Has reputation as excellent defensive catcher ... Hit .470 in senior high of high school in Tucson, Ariz.
Name: Casey Walsh
School: University at Albany
Positionitcher
Career highlights: The 6-foot-7 righty struggled as a freshman after redshirting 2004. ... Underwent Tommy John surgery in 2003. ... Appeared in 15 games in 2005, allowing 29 hits in 17 2/3 innings. ... Was one of Baseball America's Top 100 prospects out of Ithaca H.S. in 2003.
Name: Tony Wells
School: Eastern Kentucky
Position: Infielder/outfielder
Career highlights: The versatile sophomore hit .322 with four homers and 38 RBIs (third-best on the team) in 2005 ... Played all 57 games and had a .455 slugging percentage for the Colonels. ... Hit .308 as a freshman in 2004.
Name: David Williams
School: Rutgers
Position: Outfielder
Career highlights: One of two players returning to Golden Eagles from 2004, Williams was voted team MVP last summer after hitting .313 ... The junior hit .312 with six homers and 32 RBIs at Rutgers this spring ... Made only three errors in 43 games. ... Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks during the Major League Baseball draft on Wednesday.
Name: John Mayotte
Position: Head Coach
Career highlights: Hudson Falls native and longtime college baseball coach returns for second season as Eagles' head coach. ... Led team to 31-10 record and Eastern Division championship last season.
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