High School Hitting Camp at Rider University

12/28/09

This one day camp is open to players ages 13-18. It is a chance to learn the proper mechanics of hitting. Each camper will receive intense personal instruction and will be given drills to improve their personal game. This is a great chance to get a head start on your upcoming spring season.

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Camp Cost: $65.00

3 Former Broncs Playing Pro Ball

Three former Rider University baseball players are currently playing on the professional level; Jamie Hayes of the '09 team, Scott Knazek of the '06 team and Jim Hoey of the '03 team.

Rider's newest professional athlete, Jamie Hayes (Sunrise, Florida), compiled his second professional save on July 7, pitching for the Gulf Coast Braves in Kissimmee, Florida in the Rookie League. Hayes was drafted in June after setting Rider career records for saves (33), hits (265), runs scored (180) and stolen bases (96). As a pro he has pitched in three games and has yet to give up a hit or a run, with one walk and one strike out for the 7-3 Braves.

Scott Knazek ((Browns Mills, NJ/Pemberton), drafted in 2006 by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, is playing for the St. Paul Saints of the Independent American Association. A catcher, Knazek is batting .276 with 35 hits in 38 games, including five doubles, a triple and a home run. Knazek also made YouTube fame recently by holding on to the ball during a violent collision with Greg Porter at home plate. In 2006 at Rider Knazek batted .275 with 55 hits in 54 games. Knazek was third on the 2006 team in slugging percentage (.395) and led the team with 47 runs scored. In his three-year Rider career Knazek compiled 126 hits, including 24 doubles and 75 RBI in 125 games, while scoring 91 runs.

Jim Hoey (Hamilton, NJ/Hamilton West) is pitching for the Bowie BaySox, the Baltimore Orioles AA minor league team. A relief pitcher, Hoey has appeared in 18 games this season and is 1-2 with a 3.46 earned run average. He has 30 strikeouts and 16 walks in 26 innings of work. Hoey was drafted in 2003 after his junior year at Rider and made his major league debut with the Orioles in 2006. Hoey began the 2006 season in a low Single A league in Delmarva, moved up to a higher A in Fredericksburg, before moving up to AA Bowie August 1. Hoey had missed almost an entire year after "Tommy John" surgery in 2004. Hoey was named to the 2006 South Atlantic League Northern Division all-star team. The day following the game, Hoey was promoted to the Frederick Keys in Maryland (high single A-Carolina League). Hoey was selected in the 13th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft in 2003 following his junior season at Rider, when he was a first-team All-New Jersey selection. Hoey won his final five decisions at Rider and finished 6-4 with a 2.24 earned run average as a junior. In his three seasons at Rider Hoey won 12 games and saved 10. He appeared in 23 games as a sophomore in 2002, a Rider record.