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• Baseball Overview

  9/8/2014
  Coaches: Joe Fontana, Michael Peterson, , Angel Ramos, Terry Deck, Ralph Zona, Dan Litevich,  Ray Falkoff
  
  

  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 the 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.
  While the varsity team is historically recognized as one of the top teams in the FAA each year, Hamden Hall boasts competitive teams at the Middle School and Junior Varsity level, as well. Hamden Hall's Junior Varsity program focuses on the development aspects of each player's ability. The school provides at least two coaches at each level of baseball, and the program is designed to provide an enriching baseball opportinity for all grades and skill levels to enjoy. The program is proud to mention that most Varsity players at Hamden Hall have worked their way up from the lower levels in earlier years.
  
  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 and St. Lukes. 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 – 2015: 226 – 106
  
  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 most recent players who have gone on to play at the college and professional level:
  
  
  Michael DeMartino 2015- SCSU
  Tyler Forgione 2014 - Trinity
  Nick Goglia  2014 UConn Avery Point
  Justin Santiago 2014 - UConn Avery Point
  Dylan Millhouse 2014 - Weslyan
  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
  Detroit Tigers
  Mike Damiani 2004- Albertus Magnus
  Sam Chotner-Gardner 2003- Carlton
  Roger Lincoln 1999- Stetson
  Cleveland Indians
  Boston Red Sox
  Joe Forte 1999- Babson
  Jon Beckerman 1999- Ithaca
  Zac King 1996 - Union

  
  Head Coach: Joseph Fontana
  Coach Fontana has been a member of the Hamden Hall Faculty since 1987 and is currently the 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 226 – 106, qualifying for the Fairchester AA league Championships in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,  2013, 2014, 2015 and winning the Championship in 2003, 2010, 2011 and 2014. 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, 2014, 2015 and winning the Championship in 2003, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
  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, Angel Ramos, Ray Falkoff
  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: Ralph Zona, Dan Litevich
  Continuity in teaching and philosophy is essential to the growth and development of our baseball program.