Hamden Hall Baseball Overview
BASEBALL – VARSITY
Coaches: Joe Fontana, Michael Peterson, Kyle Miller, Angel Ramos, Terry Deck, Ralph Zona
Baseball Program Overview
Hamden Hall Country Day School is an independent, college preparatory day school which challenges its students with a demanding academic environment focused on a strong sense of personal responsibility and integrity. The Hamden Hall baseball program has had a rich tradition of enthusiasm and success while embracing the educational wellbeing of each player. The many wins, league championships, New England Small School championships, and college players (and a few professionals) illustrate some of the accomplishments of the program. Equally important, however, is that Hamden Hall players develop their physical and mental skills, learn how to play as a team, compete, and have fun. Hamden Hall players respect the game, play it with honor and integrity at a high level, and work to maximize their personal potential and future baseball opportunities.
Facilities: The baseball facility at Hamden Hall has been one of the finest fields in the Fairchester League. The Team uses a spacious locker room within the state of the art Beckerman Athletic Center, which includes a batting tunnel and portable pitching mound available during the season. This massive fieldhouse includes a fitness center which offers Hamden Hall athletes the opportunity to focus on strength and conditioning both during the season and in the off-season.
Schedule/League Competition: Hamden Hall is a member of the Fairchester Athletic Association League. The Fairchester AA League includes Hopkins, Greens Farms, King, Brunswick, Rye, St. Lukes and Masters. In addition, non-league opponents include Choate, Avon Old Farms, South Kent, Canterbury, Chase Collegiate, Forman, Westminster and Kingswood-Oxford. Hamden Hall will play five pre-season games and twenty-one contests during the regular season.
Spring Trip: Hamden Hall Baseball attempts to go to Florida each March during the school’s semester brake for five games and five practices in Orlando, FL. Fourteen to eighteen players join three coaches for a week of intense baseball. The Team stays in the luxurious Disney Resort and play at the ESPN/Wide World of Sports Complex, the home of the Atlanta Braves spring training facility. If the spring trip is not scheduled, the team scrimmages local high school teams.
Varsity Baseball Record 2000 – 2013: 192 – 97
Hamden Hall Baseball College Athletes: Hamden Hall has a demanding academic and baseball program which prepares our athletes for participation in college baseball. Many of our premier players have met considerable success on college varsity teams. Below is an overview of the players who have gone on to play at the college and professional level:
Austin French 2012 – Brown
Vin Teixeira 2011 – Manhattan
John Lefeber 2010 – Bowdoin
Pat Falkoff 2010 –Haverford
Anthony Benvenuti 2009 - Nichols
Nolan Rich 2009- Muhlenberg
Tyler Mizenko 2008- Winthrop/San Francisco Giants
Alex Biemesderfer 2007- Ursinis
Jeff Piscitelli 2007- St. Peter’s
Paul Arce 2007- Merrimack
Casey Frawley 2006- Stetson/Cleveland Indians/Colorado Rockies
Josh Zeid 2005- Vanderbilt/Tulane/Philadelphia Phillies/Houston Astros
Mike Damiani 2004- Albertus Magnus
Sam Chotner-Gardner 2003- Carlton
Roger Lincoln 1999- StetsonCleveland Indians/Boston Red Sox
Joe Forte 1999- Babson
Jon Beckerman 1999- Ithaca
Zac King 1994- Union
Head Coach: Joseph Fontana
Coach Fontana has been a member of the Hamden Hall Faculty since 1987 and is currently an Assistant Athletic Director. He was named Hamden Hall head baseball coach in 2000. Since taking over the program as head coach, the varsity team has compiled a record of 192 – 97, qualifying for the Fairchester AA league Championships in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, and winning the Championship in 2003 and 2011. In addition, the team has qualified for the New England School Championships in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and winning the Championship in 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2013.
Please be encouraged to contact Coach Fontana using his email at jfontana@hamdenhall.org or by phone at 203-752-2658.
Varsity Assistant Coaches: Mike Peterson, Kyle Miller, Angel Ramos
The Hamden Hall baseball program prides itself on having experienced coaches that are truly involved in the lives of our players. Success can only happen with a shared vision and leadership. The thoughtful guidance of the entire staff is at the forefront of consistently making this happen.
Junior Varsity Coaches: Terry Deck, Ralph Zona, Angel Ramos
Continuity in teaching and philosophy is essential to the growth and development of our baseball program.
Hamden Hall Country Day School
1108 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
About Us
Hamden Hall Country Day School, located less than two miles from Yale University, is one of the best private schools in Connecticut to enroll elementary, middle, and high school students. Our nurturing and inclusive community provides a dynamic learning environment that promotes academic excellence by understanding each child and fostering their individual growth.
