LRC Baseball

Here are some highlights of JJ's college baseball years. So far I've found some blurbs from 2010 & 2011

BASEBALL TO HOST AMCC 1ST ROUND
May 3 2010
The La Roche College Baseball team finished the 2010 regular season in a tie for third place in the AMCC. The tiebreaker criteria for the AMCC places them as the #4 seed and they will play host to Mt. Aloysius College this Saturday at 1pm. The first two games best of three series will be played on Saturday May 8th and game three if necessary will be on Sunday at 1pm.


REDHAWKS SWEPT, ELIMINATED FROM AMCC TOURNAMENT
May 9, 2010
PITTSBURGH, pa -- La Roche College Baseball (21-17) was swept by Mt. Aloysius College 18-7, 3-2 eliminating them from the AMCC Tournament. The Mounties scored six runs in the second inning and eight runs in the fourth inning to take a commanding 14-5 lead on their way to an eventual 18-7 Game 1 win. Redhawks' starting pitcher James Connelly (4-1) went three innings allowing 12 runs (6 earned runs) on 9 hits while striking out 4. Pitcher Addison Schereth went two innings allowing 3 runs (2 earned runs) and JJ Tougher pitched two innings in relief allowing 3 runs (1 earned run) on 2 hits. Right fielder George Nahay went 2 for 4 with a solo home run and Jim Rubino went 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs in the loss. In Game 2, the Mounties scored two runs in the first inning and one in the second inning and starting pitcher Sean Steffy held the Redhawks hitless through three innings. Redhawks' designated hitter Dan Novak led off the top of the fourth inning with a double and scored on a single by shortstop Matt Royle. The Redhawks cut the deficit to one in the bottom of the fifth inning when third baseman Dan Pickard scored on a Novak single. However, the Redhawks could not manage another run and fell to the Mounties 3-2. Redhawks' starting pitcher Adam Sepesy went 4 1/3 innings allowing 3 runs on 5 hits while striking out 4 and Reed Tomlinson pitched a perfect 2 2/3 innings in relief striking out three. Novak went 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored and first baseman Brett Spanola went 1 for 3 with an RBI.


BASEBALL EARNS ECAC TOURNAMENT BID
May 17, 2010
The La Roche College Baseball team earned a bid into the 2010 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. This is La Roche's first automatic bid to the ECAC Tournament and they will play host to Grove City College on Wednesday at 3pm at La Roche's John Arnold Memorial Field. The winner will go onto to the ECAC Tourament, May 22-23 in Dover, Delaware.


SIX RUN 9TH INNING LANDS REDHAWKS IN ECAC SEMIFINAL
May 20, 2010
PITTSBURGH, pa -- #6 La Roche College Baseball (22-17) scored six runs in the ninth inning to defeat #3 Grove City College (19-20) 8-6 in the ECAC Division III South Regional Quarterfinals at John Arnold Sr. Memorial Field. Redhawks' starting pitcher James Connelly threw 4 1/3 innings allowing five runs on seven hits and Addison Schereth got the win in relief. Third baseman Jimmy Rubino and shortstop Dan Novak each went 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs and a run scored. The Redhawks will travel to Dover, Delaware on Saturday, May 22 at 9:00AM to play Neumann College in the ECAC Division III South Regional Semifinals.


REDHAWKS FALL IN ECAC SEMIFINALS
May 22, 2010
Dover, DE – La Roche College Baseball (22-18) lost to Neumann University 6-3 in the ECAC South Regional Tournament Semifinals. The Redhawks took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning when shortstop Dan Novak hit a solo home run over the centerfield wall. The Knights answered in the bottom half of the inning with two runs and added a run in the sixth inning to make it 3-1. La Roche tied it at 3-3 in the top of the seventh inning. Left fielder John Caruso led off the inning with a double and scored two batters later on a Jimmy Rubino double. Novak followed with a double down the left field line to score Rubino. Neumann answered again in the bottom of the eighth inning scoring three runs and held on to win 6-3. Redhawks' starting pitcher Adam Sepesy threw six innings allowing three runs on three hits while striking out eight. Addison Schereth pitched two innings of relief allowing three runs on two hits. Novak and Rubino each went 2 for 5 with a run scored.


Baseball Predicted to Finish 4th in AMCC Conference
March 4, 2011
La Roche Baseball was picked to finish fourth in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference preseason poll. The poll is voted on by all ten AMCC Conference baseball coaches.

The Redhawks finished with a 22-18 overall record and 13-7 conference record last season. They were tied for third place in the conference and lost to Mt. Aloysius in the First Round of the AMCC Tournament.

Senior outfielder, George Nahay, was chosen as a player to watch.


La Roche Falls to Neumann University in Final Spring Game
March 11, 2011
FORT PIERCE, FL – The Redhawks (6-2) late rally came up short as they fell to Neumann University (7-0) 4-2 in their final spring trip game.

La Roche trailed 4-0 entering the ninth inning before scoring two runs to cut the deficit in half. The Redhawks then loaded the bases but could not convert as they lost in nine innings.

JJ Tougher pitched four strong innings but got the loss after allowing one earned run. Ryan Fennel went four innings and gave up only one hit while striking out four.

La Roche out hit Neumann 8 to 5 and Brian Herb and Anthony Girdano each had two hits apiece.


JJ's is redshirted for the season with a shoulder injury.


La Roche ties for 3rd place in the 2011 AMCC Conference