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UMES Baseball announces Captains for 2010
Juniors Remo Orsini (Elkton, Md.), Matt Witte (Westminster, Md.) and Bryan Chaikowsky (Bethlehem, Pa.) have been named captains of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore baseball team for the 2010 season, head coach Will Gardner announced Tuesday.
"These are three outstanding choices," Gardner said. "What's even more gratifying is that these guys were chosen by their peers. It says a lot of their character for their teammates to nominate them for such a distinguished leadership role."
Orsini, a middle infielder, is the lone returning captain from last year's team which earned the No. 4 seed in the MEAC tournament with a 9-9 conference record. He hit .255 in 48 games and 145 at-bats with eight doubles and 20 RBIs. Orsini was 8-for-14 on the bases and had a .938 fielding percentage.
Designated hitter Chaikowsky was named an All-MEAC Second Team selection and to MEAC All-Tournament Team in 2009. He led the Hawks in batting average (.381), doubles (13), slugging (.619) and on-base percentage (.486) and tied for the team lead with four triples and two home runs.
Witte, a right-handed pitcher, compiled 3-4 mark and 6.45 ERA in 18 appearances on the mound last season. In 67 innings he had 49 strikeouts, two complete games and one shutout.
Gardner was pleased for the close decision to choose captains where each of team's four seniors received votes.
"This says a lot about the leadership this team should carry into the 2010 campaign," he said. "We're very excited to get things going."
UMES opens the season Feb. 19-21 at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
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William Gardner
Head Coach: University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Will Gardner enters his fourth season as head coach of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore baseball team.
He led the 2009 squad to an eight-win improvement over 2008 and helped the Hawks earned to the No. 4 seed in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament with a 9-9 mark in league play. Under Gardner's watch both Pat Hercinger and Bryan Chaikowsky were named second team All-MEAC selections while Russel Deautschmann and Chaikowsky garnered a spot on the All-MEAC Tournament Team.
Gardner lost just two seniors from his 2008 squad which was 6-50 and 4-12 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. He saw sophomore Phil Vaughn led the MEAC in stolen bases (23), while senior Ken Richardson, garnered All-MEAC Tournament honors.
After Gardner's first year at UMES, he sent three Hawks into the professional ranks. Eric Gaines and Dustin Longchamps signed to play with the Utica Brewmasters of the New York State League and, after completing his degree, Joel Gonzalez played with Amarillo in the double-A Texas League.
In his 11-year coaching career, Gardner has coached 15 all-conference performers and 11 all-tournament players.
The 2007team leaped from a solid 2.81 team grade point average in 2007 to an impressive 3.22 mark in 2008 and earned the coveted the UMES Team of Scholars award. The baseball team also boasted more academic scholars per team than any other team on campus. The Hawks also claimed five conference academic awards in 2008.
Gardner's coaching path has wound through many parts of the Eastern Shore with stops at Bowie State University (1998-2001), Anne Arundel Community College (2001-2003) and Delaware State University (2004-2006).
As head coach at Bowie, he brought the team back to a third-place finish in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, which was the most success the team had seen in four seasons. Gardner tallied a 51-70 record over his three seasons while in Bowie, with his best season coming in 2001 at 26-22.
At Anne Arundel, Gardner assumed the positions of director of athletics and associate head baseball coach. He helped guide those squads to a combined 62-65 record.
Gardner's most recent stop was at Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference rival Delaware State, where he was an assistant coach for two seasons. Those DSU teams combined for a 37-64-2 record during his brief stint with the Hornets.
Prior to his coaching career, Gardner held positions with the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, and Baltimore Orioles. He also had a three-year stint serving as a coach in the Clark-Griffith League with the Maryland Battlecats and Takoma Park Thunderbolts where he helped coach Major Leaguers Mark Teixeira and Jonathan Papelbon.
Eric Armstrong
Assistant Coach: University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Eric Armstrong is in his second season as assistant coach with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore baseball team.
Armstrong comes to UMES after a two-year career at Division II national power Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C. He also played one season in the Western Major Baseball League, a summer collegiate league based in Saskatchewan and Alberta, for the Yorkton Cardinals.
A 2008 graduate of Francis Marion with a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in History, Armstrong also earned an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts from Salem Community College (Carneys Point, N.J.) in 2006.
A middle infielder, he set numerous records at Pitman (N.J.) High School and Salem, including home runs in a single season and career at both schools.
In 2006 at Salem, Armstrong was the NJCAA Region 19 RBI leader (57) and was among the national leaders in that category.
At Pitman, he was an All-South Jersey/All-Groups first team selection and also earned all-state Group 1 first team honors in 2004.
Armstrong was a four-time All-Tri-County Conference selection in high school with more than 100 career hits, 100 RBIs and 100 runs scored. He was twice nominated for Gloucester County High School Player of the Year honors.
"We're excited to have Eric join our staff," said UMES head coach Will Gardner. "He brings a ton of enthusiasm to the field every day. He's eager to help us in our efforts to grow this program into a strong, competitive program."
A member of Phi Theta Kappa, the international junior-college honor society, he is pursuing a Master's degree in Criminology.
Zach Farry
Assistant Coach: University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Zach Farry is in his first season as assistant coach with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore baseball team.
A native of Charlotte, N.C., Farry was a teammate of current Hawk assistant coach Eric Armstrong at Francis Marion University. Farry earned a B.B.A. in marketing while with the Patriots and was a Dean's List student.
"I'm excited about adding Zach to our staff," said Gardner. "I think he brings a lot of knowledge to the program and he'll be someone to whom our staff can relate. He's been through the trenches and knows what it takes to be successful at the college level."
During his time at Francis Marion, Farry established save records in both his junior and senior years for the Patriots. He tallied 13 saves in his final campaign, all were two innings or better, and recorded a 4-1 record, pitching in a team high 28 games and recording over 55 innings. Farry carried a 3.58 ERA that season while opponents hit just .277 against him.
He was named an honorable mention All-American in his senior season by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He also garnered several other accolades during his final season, including the Rawlings/American Baseball Coach's Association All-South Atlantic Region First-Team, the Daktronics Inc. All-South Atlantic Region First-Team and a Second-Team All-Peach Belt Conference selection. Farry was also named to the South Carolina All-Star Baseball Team, an honor for collegiate baseball players across the state, regardless of division.
Farry also had a standout high school career, helping Independence High School advance to the 4-A state baseball championship. That season he was 10-3 along with a 1.80 ERA. He was named all-conference and all-state that same year.
Farry will take the reins of an improved UMES pitching staff in August in a volunteer capacity, joining Armstrong and Gardner in the dugout.
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