Knights win sixth straight to improve to 6-2 on the season!

The Community College of Rhode Island traveled to Region III to take on the Herkimer County Community College Generals in Utica, NY. The Knights were looking to continue their recent form and hoping to extend their match win streak to six in a row. The Knights secured an 8-1 overall victory to improve there season record to 6-2.

CCRI took to the courts against the Herkimer County Community College Generals in the eighth match of the Knights 2009 season. The earlier reports of the strength of the top two players for the Generals were right on point. Alexander Cavanagh (Middletown, RI) faced-off against Corey Zoutman in first singles. Zoutman, a favorite for the Region III tournament, had just come off a couple of great regional victories and was looking to continue his form. Cavanagh, who hasn’t lost since a 3-set singles defeat in the second match of the season, also didn’t want to give anything away. Zoutman grabbed the early advantage and raced out to a 6-1 first set victory. Cavanagh battled back to even the match with a 7-5 second-set success. The two battled, trading breaks of serve throughout the third before Cavanagh was ultimately able to defeat Zoutman, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4. Nathan York (Smithfield, RI) posted a fairly easy first-set win and then overcame a 3-0 deficit in the second to secure a 6-2, 6-4 second-singles win over Kazuyuki Matsunaga. Michael Wilbur (Scituate, RI) faced Hiroki Yatake in third singles, dispatching him with a score of 6-4, 6-3. Daniel Rivard (Scituate, RI) got back to his winning ways, defeating Ron Costanza 6-0, 6-2. Fifth singles produced the lone defeat on the day, as James Lachance (Cranston, RI) battled before falling to Mike Carcione 6-7 (7-5), 6-2, 6-3. Christopher Izzo (Warwick, RI) clinched sixth singles, defeating Ron Fox 6-1, 6-2 to complete the singles.

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association Junior College Men’s Division III No.1 ranked first singles team of Alexander Cavanagh and Nathan York continued their quest for perfection, dispatching the Generals first doubles team in a contest of breaks of serve that saw the Knights broken early and trailing as late as 4-5 on Herkimer’s serve. The Knights, however, were able to regroup under York’s experience and Cavanagh’s on court calm and leadership, to win four of the last five games. They served for the match at 7-5, but York, who served on the more difficult side, was broken on a “no-ad” (no advantage), deuce point – in no-ad scoring, the winner is the first to four points – at 3-3 the receivers pick the court of return and the point is winner take all. At 7-6, though, Herkimer’s Zoutman had to switch to the more difficult side to serve (because of a difficult sun), and was easily broken by the Knights 4-1. The victory secured the match 8-6, and preserved Cavanagh and York’s undefeated record.

In other doubles action CCRI’s Wilbur and Rivard teamed up in second doubles to defeat Yatake and Costanza 8-4 while Lachance and Izzo teamed up to defeat Fox and Corey Green 8-2 in third doubles.

Head Coach John Panzica said after the game, “This was a solid victory to continue our recent momentum and to post our sixth straight victory after opening the season 0-2. The guys showed that they plan to keep up their recent form. We look forward to our next, and final regular season match, against Mohawk Valley Community College”

The Knights are back in action on Sunday April 26th when the go to Utica, NY to face Mohawk Valley Community College.

Go Knights!

Knights hold down Holyoke CC 14-0 to improve to 25-6!

The CCRI Knights baseball team defeated the Region XXI Cougars of Holyoke CC 14-0. With the victory the Knights improve to 25-6 on the season and 9-2 in Region XXI play.

On the mound for the Knights Colin McMaster (Elma, WA) was in full control over five shutout innings allowing just three hits, walking one and striking out four batters to get his first victory of the year. McMaster put forth a nice effort supported by a 12-hit Knights’ attack that allowed them to cruise to the victory.

At the plate for the Knights Corey McDonald (Hudson, MA) led the way going 2-2 with a home run a double, three RBI and two runs scored. Also having a big game at the plate was Colt McCutcheon (St. Augustine, FL) who went 3-3 with two doubles, a single, two RBI and two runs scored and Anthony Vinci (Trumbull, CT) who went 2-3 with two RBI and a run scored.

The Knights are back in action Saturday the 25th when they host Region XXI foe Dean College for a doubleheader starting at noon.

Go Knights!

Melissa Carberry (CCRI-Lincoln) receives flowers and gifts for Administrative Professionals Dayay

CCRI Lady Knights earn No. 1 Seed in Region XXI Softball Championship!

The CCRI Lady Knights softball team has earned the No. 1 seed in the Region XXI Championship scheduled for this weekend at Winslow Park. The Region XXI Softball Championship will be decided between the two top seeds in Region XXI the CCRI Lady Knights who have a 12-2 record overall and 8-0 in Region XXI play will be the No. 1 seed and Massasoit Community College is 10-4 overall and 8-2 in Region XXI play will be the No. 2 seed. Holyoke Community College and Dean College will not participate in the Region XXI Championships.

The Region XXI Championship will be a best of three series beginning with two games on Saturday the 25th beginning at 12 noon. The second game will be at 2pm on Saturday. If there needs to be a third game it will be Sunday the 26th at 10am. All games will be played at Winslow Park on Taft Avenue in the Apponoaug section of Warwick.

Golf - Knights’ Team and Matt Phillips both finish in Third at Maplegate CC

On April 16th the CCRI Men’s Golf team traveled to Maplegate CC the home golf course of Dean College. The match was a five team match between CCRI, Dean, Holyoke CC, Springfield Tech CC, and UMass-Stockbridge.

The team winner of the match was UMass-Stockbridge who shot a low score of 337 followed closely by Holyoke 345. The Community College of Rhode Island finished in third place with a score of 371. The high team scores show how difficult playing conditions were for all the players and their teams.

CCRI’s Matt Phillips (Cranston, RI) had a very good showing finishing in third place with a round of 85. The CCRI other individual scores were George Gingell (Burrillville, RI) 91, Mark Silva 97 (North Providence, RI), Nick Oaklund (North Kingstown, RI) 98, Jeremy O'Connor (North Kingstown, RI)100 and Ben Norton (Johnston, RI) 112.

The next match will be at Wycoff CC the home course of Holyoke CC on Wednesday April 22 at noon.

Knights split doubleheader with UConn-Avery Point in Region XXI showdown!

The CCRI Knights baseball team traveled to Groton, CT and split a doubleheader with Region XXI baseball rival Pointers of UConn-Avery Point (UCAP) winning the first game 4-3 but falling in the second game 4-2. With the split the Knights’ record now stands at 24-6 and 8-2 in Region XXI play.

Game 1
CCRI-4 UCAP-3
On the mound for the Knights AJ Rataic (East Hartford, CT) remained perfect on the season running his record to 6-0. Rataic threw seven strong innings allowing just three earned runs to as very strong UCAP line-up on 13 hits, three walks while striking out three batters. This was a very strong outing for the Knights ace though he gave up 13 hits he was able to keep the Knights in the game and eventually secure the victory against a very potent UCAP line-up.

At the plate for the Knights Lou Tarantino (Trumbull, CT) hit his team-leading fifth home run driving in three runs to help lead the Knights to victory. Tarantino was helped by Colt McCutcheon (St. Augustine, FL) who was 1-3 with an RBI and a run scored, Joe Correia (Burrillville, RI) went 1-3 with a run scored and Anthony Vinci (Trumbull, CT) went 1-1 with a run scored. The Knights took the first game in the doubleheader and will look for the sweep in game two.

Game 2
CCRI-2 UCAP-4
On the mound for the Knights Jim Dimon (Seymour, CT) was the tough luck loser in game two throwing six solid innings allowing four runs, three earned, on six hits, walking four and striking out seven to run his record to 3-2 on the season. Dimon kept the Knights in the game but they could not score enough runs to get him the victory.

At the Plate for the Knights Co-Captain Kyle Borden (Lincoln, RI) went 2-3 with a double an RBI and a run scored followed by Corey McDonald (Hudson, MA) who went 2-3 with a double and an RBI and Anthony Vinci (Trumbull, CT) went 2-3. A solid effort by the Knights was just not enough to get the job done in game two but getting a split at Avery Point is nothing to hang your head about.

The Knights are back in action Tuesday night when they will travel to Willimantic, CT to take on Eastern Connecticut JV at 7:00pm.

Go Knights!

LaMountain and Smith qualify for the NJCAA Nationals at Connecticut College Silfen Invitational!

The CCRI men’s and women’s track teams travelled to Connecticut College to participate in the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational on Saturday. Both Everett LaMountain (Smithfield, RI) and Kayleigh Smith (Cumberland, RI) qualified for the NJCAA Division III Track and Field National Championships which will be held at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, KS.

Everett LaMountain qualified for the NJCAA Championship with a 2 minute 01.27 second seventh place finish in the 800m run. LaMountain came back to place 12th in the 5,000m in a time of 17:06.43. Kayleigh Smith qualified for the Championships with a 1 minute 08.16 second time in the 400m to finish in 14th place. Smith also came back to place 18th in the 200m in a time of 31.15 seconds.

Mike Fernandes (Providence, RI) placed 10th in the javelin with a season-best throw of 43.63m. Fernandes came back to place 11th in the 100m dash in a season-best time of 12.05 seconds. He then placed 11th in the 200m dash with a personal-best time of 24.60 seconds. Joe Frederickson (Scituate, MA) placed 14th in the javelin with a season-best toss of 39.96m. Fredrickson also placed 16th in the discus with a season-best throw of 28.46m. Dan Bociek (Cumberland, RI) had two season-best throws: placing 16th in the shot put with a throw of 8.39m and a 28th place toss of 20.07m in the discus. Other CCRI placements included Corey Dozier (Blackstone, MA) placed 17th in the long jump with a jump of 5.38m and Dinah Quintanilla (Lincoln, RI) placing 34th in the 800m run in a season-best time of 3:17.08.

Their next meet will be this Sunday the 26th when the will compete in the Brown University Spring Invitational.

Go Knights!

Knights take down Timberwolves to win fifth in a row and improve to 5-2 on the season!

The Community College of Rhode Island traveled to Region III to take on the Adirondack Community College (ACC) Timberwolves in Queensbury, NY. The Knights defeated the Timberwolves 7-2 to improve their record to 5-2 on the season.

The Knights were looking to continue their recent form and hoping to extend their match win streak to five in a row. Starting with singles, the Knights took to the courts and for the second match in a row, took four singles positions. The Knights needed just one of the doubles positions to consolidate the victory. However, the Knights weren’t satisfied with just one point in doubles. The first doubles pair of Alex Cavanagh (Middletown, RI) and Nate York (Smithfield, RI) took care of the clinching point, winning 8-0 in less than 15 minutes to continue their season perfect. Both second doubles and third doubles prevailed as well, securing a 7-2 overall victory. With the win the Knights improve their season record to 5-2, guaranteeing a winning record this season, their first since 2003 under then coach, now CCRI Director of Athletics Joe Pavone.

The Knights took to the courts against the Adirondack Community College Timberwolves in the seventh match of the 2009 season. Alexander Cavanagh (Middletown, RI) faced-off against Chris O’Hearn in first singles, dispatching him 6-4, 6-3. For positions 2-5, three sets was the theme of the day! Nathan York (Smithfield, RI) defeated Kellen Henderson in second singles see-saw battle, prevailing 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. Michael Wilbur (Scituate, RI) faced Joshua Schoenstedt in an odd third singles contest, defeating him in a score of 6-2, 1-6, 6-1. Daniel Rivard (Scituate, RI) succumbed 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to Christopher Olden. Fifth singles also struggled as James Lachance (Cranston, RI) battled before falling to Brandon Haller 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. Christopher Izzo (Warwick, RI) dispatched Mark Connor 6-0, 6-3 to complete the singles. Ryan Lavoie (Coventry, RI) and Javier Juarez (Cranston, RI) both participated in exhibition singles. Lavoie picked up his first singles win of the season, posting an impressive 6-2, 6-2 win over Jedidiah Mead. Juarez and ACC’s James Farrell elected to play a pro-set, which ended with Juarez narrowly defeating Farrell, 9-8 (7-5)

Cavanagh then teamed-up with York in first doubles, defeating O’Hearn and Schoenstedt, 8-0 in the 8-game pro-set. Wilbur and Rivard teamed up in second doubles to defeat Henderson and Haller 9-7 in the most evenly contested doubles match. ACC actually led 7-6, before the Knights second doubles team was able to reel off three consecutive games to slay the Timberwolves. Lachance and Izzo teamed up to defeat Olden and Connor 8-4 in third doubles. Lavoie and Juarez completed the day, teaming-up in an exhibition No. 4 doubles contest against Mead and Farrell. The Knights doubles team, playing together for the first time all season, got off to a shaky start, falling to 1-5 in the first six games. They then proceeded to capture seven straight, conquering the wolves 8-5!

The ITA Junior College Men’s Division III No.1 ranked first doubles team of Alexander Cavanagh and Nathan York continued their quest for perfection, dispatching the Timberwolves first doubles team of O’Hearn and Schoenstedt, 8-0 in impressive fashion. Chris Izzo remarked of the match, “I didn’t know what was going on in (first singles). You started playing, and then 5 minutes later I looked over and you were off the court. I thought you were just taking a water break, but you never went back?!” The match actually took 15 minutes, but Izzo was playing in his third doubles match at the time so it’s easy to see how it looked so quick to him.

Head Coach John Panzica commented after the victory: “This was a solid victory to continue our recent momentum and to post our fifth straight victory after opening the season 0-2. The guys showed that they plan to keep up their recent form. We look forward to our next match against Herkimer Community College in Herkimer, NY, Saturday, April 25th. Herkimer is reported to have solid No. 1 and No. 2 singles, that also team up for a formidable No. 1 doubles. This should really be a very stern test for our guys.”

The Knights are back in action next week when they travel to play Herkimer CC in Herkimer, NY on Saturday at 1:00pm and Mohawk Valley CC in Utica, NY on Sunday at 11:00am.

Knights defeat SUNY-Delhi 6-3 to improve to 4-2 on the season!

The Community College of Rhode Island Knights men’s tennis team traveled to Delhi, NY, to take on SUNY-Delhi, the Knights were hoping to continue with their recent form and improve their season record. The Knights were able to overcome the Broncos 6-3. Starting with singles for the first time all season, the Knights took to the courts with a slightly modified lineup, but were able to successfully continue their current form, taking four singles positions and two doubles positions, and come out with a win to improve their season record to 4-2.

The Knights took to the courts against the SUNY-Delhi Broncos in the sixth match of our 2009 campaign. Alexander Cavanagh (Middletown, RI) teamed-up with Nathan York (Smithfield, RI) in first doubles, defeating Marc Docteur and Tim Deemie, 8-1 in the 8-game pro-set format. Michael Wilbur (Scituate, RI) and Daniel Rivard (Scituate, RI) teamed up in second doubles to defeat Alejandro Ocasio and Nick Benjami also 8-1. Javier Juarez (Cranston, RI) and Christopher Izzo (Warwick, RI) teamed up and were outlasted by Alex Lum and Rob Davis 8-5 in third doubles. Cavanagh faced off against Docteur in first singles, dispatching him 6-0 and 6-0. York defeated Lum in second singles, winning 6-2 and 6-3. Wilbur faced Deemie in third singles, defeating him in a score of 6-0 and 6-0. Rivard continued his recent form and won 6-1 and 7-5 over Ocasio. Fifth singles continues to provide the most drama as Izzo had the longest and most evenly contested match of the day, succumbing to Benjami in fifth singles 6-2, 6-7 (10-8) and 6-4, after fighting off several match points in the second and third sets. Ryan Lavoie (Coventry, RI), making his first start of the season, competed valiantly, and dropping the match 6-3 and 7-5 to Davis. James Lachance (Cranston, RI) was testing a recent hip flexor injury, faced Delhi’s Jeremy Horowitz in a seventh singles exhibition match, outlasting Horowitz 7-5 and 7-5.

The No. 1 singles team of Alexander Cavanagh and Nathan York continue to be perfect on the season. From posting the lone match victory in the 8-1 loss to Gloucester CC on March 17th, to leading the way in the 9-0 sweep of Nassau CC on April 4th, they are undefeated in the 2009 season. At this point, they are ranked No.1 in doubles in the nation among Division III Junior Colleges by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. In addition, individually Cavanagh is ranked No. 5 in the Nation in Singles while York is ranked No. 10 and the Knights as a team are ranked No.6 in the nation.

Head Coach John Panzica commented after the victory: “This was a terrific win to continue our recent momentum – and to post our fourth straight victory after opening the season 0-2. The guys showed that they plan to keep up their recent form. We look forward to our next match against Adirondack Community College of Queensbury, NY, Sunday, April 18th.”

Go Knights!

Lady Knights handle Holyoke to improve to 12-2!
Coach Wiley sets CCRI All-time win mark and St. Germain ties CCRI shutout record!

The CCRI Lady Knights softball team had an historic day on Friday when they defeated Holyoke twice in a doubleheader. With the two victories the Lady Knights improve their record to 12-2 on the season winning their 12th game in a row and are now a perfect 8-0 in Region XXI play.

Game one also offered two significant pieces of CCRI softball history as with the victory Head Coach Bev Wiley becomes the All-time wins leader at CCRI improving her record to 105-79 passing Dick Tellier who had a 104-127 career record. In addition, Co-Captain Courtney St. Germain (Lincoln, RI) earned the shutout giving her eight career shutouts tying her with Jen Dupont who also had eight over the 2005 and 2006 seasons. St. Germain and Wiley have four more regular season games and the playoffs to extend their record marks on this already historic year.

Game 1
CCRI-12 Holyoke CC-0
On the mound for the Lady Knights Co-Captain Courtney St. Germain tied the All-time shutout mark charting her eighth career shutout. Courtney threw five shutout innings allowing just one lone hit while striking out seven Cougar batters. In addition, St. Germain improved her record to 5-1, striking out 32 batter sin 35 1/3 innings while lowering her team-leading ERA to just 1.78 on the season.

At the plate for the Lady Knights Stephanie Morse (Warwick, RI) led the way going 2-4 with a triple, a single, three runs scored and an RBI followed by Brittany Annunziata (Smithfield, RI) who went 2-2 with a double, a single, two RBI and a run scored and St. Germain helped her own cause with a single, three RBI and a run scored. Also having a big game at the plate was Caitlin Montella (Warwick, RI) who went 2-3 with two singles and a runs scored, Nicole Kufel (Riverdell, NJ) added a single an RBI and a run scored, Kaela-Rose Gentile (Glocester, RI) added a single and a run scored, Co-Captain Julie Paradis (Lincoln, RI) scored twice while Alyssa Gering (West Warwick, RI) and Shanon Duffy (Taunton, RI) each added an RBI and a run scored.

Game 2
CCRI-7 Holyoke CC-0 (forfeit)
Holyoke CC could only field eight players in the third inning and had to forfeit because you must have nine players to compete in NJCAA softball.

The Lady Knights are posting some gaudy numbers as a team including being ranked No. 2 in the country in hitting with an impressive .416 team batting average but seeing as they have only played 12 games most of the players do not qualify nationally for individual rankings. On the pitching side, right now the only ranked player is Courtney St. Germain ranked No. 27 in pitching by the NJCAA in Division II with a 1.78 ERA. St. Germain is also ranked No. 33 in Strikeouts with 32 in 25 innings for .914 strikeout average per nine innings. There will be many more individual national rankings to talk about next week when many more of the Lady Knights should make the minimum game and/or at bat requirements.

Go Lady Knights!

Knights beat Navy Prep 11-7 and 7-4 to win ninth in a row and improve to 23-5!

The CCRI Knights baseball team kept their win-streak alive at nine games when they defeated the Rams of the Naval Preparatory School (NAPS) 11-7 and 7-4 in a doubleheader. With the two victories the Knights win their ninth straight game and improve their record to 23-5 on the season.

Game 1
CCRI-11 NAPS-7
On the mound for the Knights Ben Hanson (Fiskeville, RI) got the win throwing five strong innings allowing four earned runs on eight hits, walking one and striking out four. Hanson was relived by Colin McMaster, (Elma, WA) who threw one scoreless frame allowing one hit, walking one and striking out three. McMaster was relived by Matt Thadeio (West Greenwich, RI) who allowed three earned runs on four hits in one inning of work.

At the plate for the Knights Colt McCutcheon (St. Augustine, FL) went 2-3 with two runs scored and Mike Mahoney (Warwick, RI) went 2-4 with three RBI and a run scored. Also having a big game at the plate was Co-Captain Kyle Borden (Lincoln, RI) who went 2-4 with a home run, three RBI and a run scored, Stefan Wagner (Freemont, NH) went 1-3 with a home run, RBI and run scored, and Joe Correia (Burrillville, RI) was a perfect 3-3 with a triple, three runs scored and an RBI.

Game 2
CCRI-7 NAPS-4
On the mound for the Knights Colby Andrade (Seekonk, MA) was very effective throwing four and two thirds innings allowing four earned runs on seven hits, walking two and striking out four. Andrade was relived by Corey McDonald (Hudson, MA) who threw two and one thirds innings of hit-less shutout ball, walking one and striking out three to pick-up his second victory of the year.

At the plate for the Knights Lou Tarantino (Trumbull, CT) went 2-3 with a double, three runs scored and three stolen bases, Co-Captain Kyle Borden (Lincoln, RI) went 1-1 going deep to hit his second home run of the day and Joe Correia (Burrillville, RI) capped-off his perfect 6-6 day going 3-3 with two runs scored, an RBI and two stolen bases.

The Knights now turn their attention to their biggest doubleheader to date when they will travel to Groton, CT on Sunday to take on Region XXI baseball rivals UConn-Avery point starting at 1:00pm.

Lady Knights deny Dean 10-1 and 8-0 to win 10th in a row!
Coach Wiley ties CCRI All-time win mark with 104 career victories!

The CCRI Lady Knights softball team defeated Region XXI rival Bulldogs of Dean College in a doubleheader 10-1 and 8-0. With the two victories the Lady Knights improve their record to 10-2 on the season, and 6-0 in Region XXI play while winning their 10th game in a row. In addition, the Lady Knights earned Head Coach Bev Wiley her 104th career victory at CCRI tying her with Dick Tellier with a 104-127 career record. Wiley’s career record currently stands at 104-79. The Lady Knights next victory will make her the All-time wins leader for a softball coach at CCRI!

Game 1
CCRI-10 Dean -1 (six innings by mercy rule)
On the mound for the Lady Knights Co-Captain Marian Long (Warwick, RI) baffled the Bulldogs’ line-up all day. Marian threw six strong innings allowing just one earned run on six hits walking one and striking out seven batters to improve her record to a team-leading 5-1 on the season. Long also lowered her ERA to just 2.19 and increasing her strikeout total to a team-leading 39 strikeouts in just 32 innings pitched.

At the plate for the Lady Knights Shanon Duffy (Taunton, MA) led the way going 3-4 with a triple, a double, a single with three RBI and a run scored a homer short of hitting for the cycle, followed by Brittany Annunziata (Smithfield, RI) who went 3-3 with three singles, two RBI and a run scored. Also having a big game at the plate was Co-Captain Courtney St. Germain (Lincoln, RI) going 2-4 with two singles, two RBI and two runs scored, Daina Lamb (Cranston, RI) went 2-4 with two singles and a run scored and Nicole Kufel (Riverdell, NJ) went 2-3 with two singles and a run scored. In addition, Co-Captain Julie Paradis (Lincoln, RI) was 1-1 with a triple and two RBI, Caitlin Montella (Warwick, RI) added a single and two runs scored, and Stephanie Morse (Warwick, RI) added a single with a run scored.

Game 2
CCRI-8 Dean-0 (five innings by mercy rule)
On the mound for the Lady Knights Co-Captain Courtney St. Germain (Lincoln, RI) was thoroughly dominant throwing five innings of two-hit shutout ball walking one and striking out eight Bulldog’s batters to chart her seventh career shutout. Courtney is just one shutout from tying the CCRI career shutout record of eight shutouts set by Jen Dupont set over the 2005and 2006 seasons. St. Germain was an unstoppable force helping her own cause as she carried her pitching performance with her to the plate going 2-3 with her first career home run, a single, three RBI and two runs scored. St. Germain had it all working for her today both on the mound and at the plate for a career day.

Also having a great game at the plate for the Lady Knights was Co-Captain Julie Paradis (Lincoln, RI) went 3-3 including a triple, two singles and a run scored, Caitlin Montella (Warwick, RI) went 2-3 with a double, a single, and RBI and two runs scored, and Nicole Kufel (Riverdell, NJ) went 2-3 with two singles and RBI and a run scored. Also having a big game at the plate was Shanon Duffy (Taunton, MA) with two singles, Stephanie Morse (Warwick, RI) with a single an RBI and a run scored, Daina Lamb (Cranston, RI) with a single and a run scored and Kaela-Rose Gentile (Glocester, RI) added a double to the Lady Knights’ attack.

The Lady Knights are on the road Friday when they will travel to Region XXI foe Holyoke CC for a doubleheader starting at 3:00pm.

Knights navigate past Navy Prep 13-2 to improve to 21-5!

The CCRI Knights baseball team defeated the Rams of the Naval Preparatory School (NAPS) from Newport, RI 13-2 in five innings by the mercy rule. With the victory the Knights improve their record to 21-5 on the year.

On the mound for the Knights Billy Laurie (Warwick, RI) was in full control throwing five very strong innings allowing just two earned runs on five hits while striking out seven batters to improve his record to 2-0 on the season.

At the plate for the Knights Lou Tarantino (Trumbull, CT) raised his team-leading batting average to .461 going 3-3 including his team-leading fourth home run, a double with three RBI and three runs scored. Tarantino is now ranked No. 24 by the NJCAA Division II in batting average. Also having a big game at the plate for the Knights was Mike Mahoney (Warwick, RI) going 2-3 with three runs scored and two RBI, Co-Captain Kyle Borden (Lincoln, RI) went 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored and Co-Captain Joe Comella (Johnston, RI) went 2-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Plenty of offense to go along with excellent pitching led the Knights to an easy victory.

The Knights are back in action Saturday when they will host Navy Prep for a doubleheader starting at noon at Fell Field located on the CCRI Knight Campus in Warwick.

Knights win sixth in a row downing Eastern Connecticut JV 7-4!

The CCRI Knights baseball team travelled to Willimantic, CT and defeated the Warriors of Eastern Connecticut JV 7-4. With the victory the Knights win their sixth game in a row and improve to 20-5 on the season.

On the mound for the Knights AJ Rataic (East Hartford, CT) got the start throwing three solid innings allowing three runs, one earned, on five hits, walking three and striking out three. Rataic was relived by Dave Krasnowiecki (Cranston, RI) who threw three innings of one-run ball on four hits and striking gout six batters to improve his record to a team-leading 6-0. Jim Dimon (Seymour, CT) relieved Krasnowiecki throwing three scoreless frames on two hits while striking gout three batters to pick-up his first save of the year. A great team effort by the three Knights’ pitchers allowed them to stay in the game and eventually get the victory.

At the plate for the Knights Dan Lovejoy (Cranston, RI) led the way going 2-4 with two doubles and three RBI followed by Colt McCutcheon (St. Augustine, FL) who went 2-4 with an RBI and Anthony Vinci (Trumbull, CT) rounded-out the Knights’ offensive attack going 2-3 with a double and two runs scored. Clutch hitting along with the solid outing on the mound by the Knights combined to give the Knights their sixth victory in a row.

The Knights are back in action Thursday when they will host Navy Prep at 4:00pm at Fell Field located on the CCRI Knight Campus in Warwick.

Wagner’s blast lifts Knights over Manchester CC 6-3!

The CCRI Knights baseball team avenged an early Region XXI loss by defeating the Cougars of Manchester CC 6-3. With the victory the Knights improve to 19-5 on the season and 7-1 in Region XXI play.

On the mound for the Knights Colin McMaster (Elma, WA) was very effective throwing five and one third strong innings allowing three earned runs on eight hits walking one and striking out four batters. McMaster was relived by Corey McDonald (Hudson, MA) who pitched two and two thirds innings of shutout ball allowing just one hit and one walk and struck out tow batters to collect his first collegiate victory. McDonald was relieved by Matt Thadeio (West Greenwich, RI) who threw a perfect ninth inning to pick-up his fourth save of the year. A strong pitching effort all around kept the knights in the game.

At the plate for the Knights Stefan Wagner was the hero going 2-4 including delivering a go-ahead homerun in the eighth inning with the score tied at 3-3 to give the Knights a 4-3 lead, followed by Joe Correia (Burrillville, RI) was on fire going 3-4 with two runs scored and Co-Captain Joe Comella (Johnston, RI) went 1-3 with an RBI.

The Knights travel to Willimantic Connecticut to play Eastern Connecticut JV at 4:00pm.

Knights battle course and elements to go 1-1 in Season Opener!

The CCRI Men’s Golf team teed the golf ball up for the first time for real on Tuesday. In their first match the Knights competed against Dean College and UMass-Stockbridge on the Knight’s home course Cranston Country Club. The Knights come up just short in their match against UMass-Stockbridge however handled Dean College pretty easily. The final scores were UMass-Stockbridge 338, CCRI 354, and Dean College 394.

CCRI was led by Matt Phillips (Cranston, RI) who shot a solid 82 in most difficult conditions. Head Coach Richard Marchetti said of the conditions, “It was very difficult conditions on the golf course today, what started out as sunny day without wind and in the 50's, ended with a temperature in the mid 40's, cloudy and very windy.” Right behind Matt were teammates Nick Oaklund (North Kingstown, RI), and George Gingell (Burrillville, RI) with an 85 and 89 respectively. Rounding out the scoring for the Knights were Jeremy O’Connor (North Kingstown, RI) with a 98, Mark Silva (North Providence, RI) with a 103 and Ben Norton (Johnston, RI) with a 114. The Individual winner of the day come from UMASS Stockbridge’s Dan Balforso who shot a 77 five over par.

The Knights get back on the golf course this Thursday at Maplegate CC (Dean College’s home course) were they will be competing against five other schools.

Knights handle Holyoke CC 8-2 to improve to 18-5!

The CCRI Knights baseball team defeated Region XXI foe Holyoke CC 8-2. With the victory the Knights improve their record to 18-5 on the season and 6-1 in Region XXI play.

On the mound for the Knights Ben Hanson (Fiskeville, RI) was in full control throwing seven and two thirds innings allowing just two runs, one earned with a walk and seven strikeouts to improve his record to 3-0 on the season. Hanson was relieved by Matt Thadeio (West Greenwich, RI) who was very strong throwing a scoreless inning and a third while striking out three to pick-up his third save of the year.

At the plate for the Knights Dean Beshansky (Cumberland, RI) went 2-4 with two RBI and a run scored, Colt McCutcheon (St. Augustine, FL) went 2-5 with two runs scored and Mike Mahoney (Warwick, RI) went 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Also having a big day at the plate was Co-Captain Kyle Borden (Lincoln, RI) who went 2-5 with a run scored and Corey McDonald (Hudson, MA) went 2-5 with an RBI and a run scored.

The Knights are back in action Tuesday when they will host Manchester, CC at 4:00pm at Fell Field located in the CCRI Knight Campus in Warwick.

More Knights Qualify for NJCAA Track and Field Nationals in Corsair Classic!

On Saturday the CCRI Men’s and Women’s track teams went to UMASS-Dartmouth to participate in Corsair Classic in Dartmouth, MA. Once again the weather was not conducive to get great times because of heavy rain and strong winds but the Knights were able to get two more athletes to qualify for the NJCAA Nationals.

The first Knight to qualify for the National Event on Saturday was Everett LaMountain (Smithfield, RI) who finished in fourth place with a time of 4 minutes 17.13 seconds in the 1500m. After placing fourth in the 1500m event LaMountain came back and participated in the 5k event which he won with a time of 17:00.93.

The second Knight to qualify for Nationals on Saturday was Mike Fernandes (Providence, RI) who threw the Javelin 42.21m which was good enough for sixth place. Fernandes was not done as he joined Blest Norris (Pawtucket, RI), Adewole Akinbi (Providence, RI) and Edwin Jean- Louis (Providence, RI) to place third in the 4x100m dash.

Individually the Knights sprinters had a very good day as Blest Norris went out and ran a season-best time of 11.58 seconds in the 100m dash. Also running solid times in the 100m dash was Jean – Louis with a time of 12.33 and Fernandes who was just behind with a time of 12.34. Adewole Akinbi ran in both the 200m and 400m race in finished fifth with a time of 24.88 and seventh with a time of 55.89 respectively.

In the field events the Knights finished inside of the top 10 in all events starting with Cory Dozier (Blackstone, MA) who in the long jump finished in sixth with a jump of 5.23m and also finished in sixth in the triple jump with a jump of 10.39m. In the throwing events the Knights Joe Fredrickson (Scituate, MA) placed in 8th in the Javelin with a throw of 35.08 and finished in sixth in the Discus with a throw of 24.67m.

The Knights are back in action this Saturday when they go to Connecticut College to race in the Connecticut College Invitational.

Knights ‘Engineer’ win over RPI to earn Head Coach Hopkins’ 200th victory!

The CCRI Knights baseball team defeated the Engineers of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute JV 11-6 on Friday. With the victory the Knights improve to 15-5 on the season. In addition Head Baseball Head Coach Ken Hopkins earns his 200th career victory at CCRI improving his record to 200-100-2!

Hopkins is currently ranked third on the CCRI career wins total with his 200 victories and is the third CCRI Baseball Head Coach to reach this prestigious 200 win plateau after Harold “Whitey” Fell, whom CCRI named their field after with 250 career wins and Arthur Pontarelli with 222 wins, both of whom are in the CCRI Athletics Hall of Fame.

On the mound for the Knights AJ Rataic (East Hartford, CT) pitched very well throwing six strong innings allowing four earned runs on six hits, walking four and striking gout nine batters to improve his record to 5-0 on the season. Rataic was relieved by Matt Thadeio (West Greenwich, RI) throwing two innings throwing five innings allowing two earned runs while striking out one.

At the plate for the Knights Lou Tarantino (Trumbull, CT) improved his batting average to .515 going a perfect 6-6 with a double five RBI a run scored and a stolen base. Also having a big day at the plate was Colt McCutcheon (St. Augustine, FL) went 2-5 with a double and two runs scored and Co-Captain Joe Comella (Johnston, RI) went 3-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored.

The Knights travel to Schenectady to play Schenectady CC on Saturday in a doubleheader starting at noon.

Long’s record setting no-hitter sets tone as Lady Knights mash their way past Massasoit!

The CCRI Lady Knights softball team defeated the Warriors of Massasoit CC from Brockton, MA in doubleheader 8-0 and 12-1. With the two victories the Lady Knights improve their record to 8-2 on the season and 4-0 in Region XXI play.

Game 1
CCRI-8 Massasoit CC-0 (six innings-mercy rule)
This game was much closer than the score indicates. The Lady Knights and Warriors were scoreless through two innings until the Lady Knights tacked two runs on the board to make it 2-0 in the third inning. The score remained 2-0 until the sixth inning when the Lady Knights finally got to Warriors’ Pitcher Ashley Fellaccio and exploded for six runs ending the game by the mercy rule with one out in the sixth inning.

On the mound for the Lady Knights Marian Long (Warwick, RI) was scintillating as she baffled the Warriors’ line-up throwing a six inning no-hitter allowing just one walk and two base runners and struck out a Lady Knights’ record-high 14 batters shattering the previous record of 12 strikeouts in a game set by Kate Warrington in 2007 and Jen Dupont in 2006 (Coincidentally both of their record were set on April 11th a year apart).

At the plate for the Lady Knights Co-Captain Courtney St. Germain (Lincoln, RI) led the way going 2-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored followed by Kaela-Rose Gentile (Glocester, RI) who went 2-4 with a triple and an RBI and Caitlin Montella (Warwick, RI) was 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Also having a big game at the plate for the Lady Knights was Co-Captain Julie Paradis (Lincoln, RI) who was 1-1 with a double, an RBI and a sacrifice, Nicole Kufel (Riverdell, NJ) added a hit an RBI and a run scored, Alyssa Gering (West Warwick, RI) had a hit and two runs scored, and Marian Long helped her own cause with a hit and RBI.

Game 2
CCRI-12 Massasoit CC-1 (five innings-mercy rule)
The Lady Knights saw the debut of their latest acquisition in Stephanie Morse (Warwick, RI), a two-time All-Stater from Warwick Vets and the Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year in softball in 2008. Morse is yet another weapon in an already potent Lady Knights’ line-up.

In this game the score was a little more indicative as to hoe the game went. The Lady Knights came out on fire scoring six runs in the first inning and followed it up with six more in the third inning. The Warriors did manage to get one run across in the fourth inning but by then the game was pretty much well in hand.

On the mound for the Knights Co-Captain Courtney St. Germain (Lincoln, RI) was excellent throwing four strong innings allowing just one earned run on two hits while striking out six batters. St. Germain was relived by Casey Doyle (Warwick, RI) who pitched a scoreless fifth inning walking one batter to secure the victory for the Lady Knights.

At the plate for the Lady Knights Stephanie Morse (Warwick, RI) started her season with a bang going 3-3 with a double on the second pitch she saw this year adding two RBI and two runs scored followed by Kaela-Rose Gentile (Glocester, RI) who went 2-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored, and Brittany Annunziata (Smithfield, RI) went 2-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Also having a big game at the plate was Shannon Duffy (Taunton, MA) who added a hit with three RBI and a run scored, Caitlin Montella (Warwick, RI) had a double with an RBI and a run scored, Julie Paradis (Lincoln, RI) and Nicole Kufel (Riverdell, NJ) each added a hit an RBI and a run scored, and Co-Captain Courtney St. Germain (Lincoln, RI) helped her own cause with a hit and two runs scored.

The Lady Knights next games will be Monday the 13th when they will travel to Brockton, MA to play Massasoit CC in a doubleheader starting at 3pm these games were rescheduled from the April 7th rain-out.

Knights cannot overcome early deficit falling to Manchester CC 14-12 in slugfest

The CCRI Knights baseball team lost to Region XXI foe Manchester CC from Manchester, CT 14-12. With the loss the Knights fall to 14-5 on the season and 5-1 in region XXI play.

If you like offense this was the game to watch. Unfortunately for the Knights they came out on the short end of the stick in this slugfest. The Knights found themselves trailing big early as Manchester amassed a 14-5 lead by the fifth inning but they rallied to score six runs in the sixth to cut the Cougar lead to 14-11. The Knights were able to tack on another in the seventh to make the score 14-12 Manchester. The Knights kept the pressure on the Cougars getting the bases loaded in the eighth with one out but hit into an inning-ending double-play and in the ninth they had runners on second and third with one out but could not tie the game up. Overall the Knights had 18 hits on 18-42 at the plate but it was not enough to overcome the early deficit.

On the mound for the Knights Colby Andrade (Seekonk, MA) had a tough outing lasting just one inning allowing seven earned runs on six hits with two walks. Andrade was relieved by Billy Laurie (Warwick, RI) who also had a rough go of it lasting just 2 1/3 innings allowing six earned runs on four hits and three walks with a strikeout. Colin McMaster (Narragansett, RI) relieved Laurie and faired a little better throwing 2 2/3 innings allowing just one earned run on one hit with four walks. Matt Thadeio (West Greenwich, RI) finished strongly on the mound throwing two scoreless frames allowing no runs on two hits while striking out two batters.

At the Plate for the Knights Colt McCutcheon (St. Augustine, FL) led the way going 3-6 with a double, three runs scored and two stolen bases followed by Matt Nassi (North Providence, RI) went 3-4 with a double, two runs s cored and a stolen base and Lou Tarantino (Trumbull, CT) went 2-4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored. Also having a big game at the plate for the Knights was Co-Captain Kyle Borden (Lincoln, RI) who went 2-5 with two RBI, Dan Lovejoy (Cranston, RI) who went 3-5 with a double, a triple, an RBI and a run scored and Anthony Vinci (Trumbull, CT) went 2-4 with two runs s cored and an RBI.

The Knights are starting to make some headway in the NJCAA Division II National statistical rankings as they lead the nation in Team fielding percentage at 97%, they are ranked No. 16 in Team win percentage at 73.68%. In addition, individually Lou Tarantino is ranked No. 20 in batting average hitting at an awesome .468 clip and Co-Captain Kyle Borden is ranked No. 33 in On Base Percentage at 50%.

The Knights next game will be Friday the 10th when they travel to Troy, New York to play Rensselaer Poly Tech at 4:00pm. In that game the Knights will look to get Head Coach Ken Hopkins his 200th career victory.

Knights ease by Eastern CT JV to win 11th in a row! Coach Hopkins one win from 200!

The CCRI Knights baseball team easily defeated the Warriors of Eastern Connecticut JV of Willimantic, CT in a doubleheader 13-0 and 15-1. With the two victories the Knights improve their overall record to 14-4 and increase their win streak to 11 games in a row! In addition, Head Coach Ken Hopkins’ career record now stands at 199-99-2, just one win away from the 200 win plateau!

Game 1
CCRI-13 Eastern CT. JV-0 (Five innings due to mercy rule)
On the mound for the Knights Dave Krasnowiecki (Cranston, RI) was superb, throwing five innings of two-hit ball walking two and striking out 10 Warrior batters to improve his record to 4-0 on the season.

At the plate for the Knights Lou Tarantino (Trumbull, CT) went off for a 4-4 outing including a grand slam two runs scored and five RBI followed by Corey McDonald (Hudson, MA) who was 1-3 with a home run, four RBI and a run scored. Also having a big game at the plate was Colt McCutcheon (St. Augustine, FL) who went 2-3 with a double, four runs scored and a stolen base and Co-Captain Kyle Borden (Lincoln, RI) went 1-2 with three RBI and a run scored.

Game 2
CCRI-15 Eastern CT JV-1 (five innings due to mercy rule)
On the mound for the Knights Ben Hanson (Fiskeville, RI) was excellent throwing five strong innings allowing one unearned run on three hits walking two and striking out three batters to improve his record to 2-0 on the season.

At the Plate for the Knights Matt Nassi (North Providence, RI) was one fire going 2-5 with a grand slam five RBI and two runs scored followed by Co-Captain Kyle Borden (Lincoln, RI) was 2-3 with a double and two RBI, Corey McDonald (Hudson, MA) was 2-3 with a run scored and an RBI, and Dean Beshansky (Cumberland, RI) Was 1-2 with three runs scored and an RBI. Also having a big game at the plate was Dan Lovejoy (Cranston, RI) was 1-2 with four runs scored, Tom Bush (Scituate, RI) went 1-2 with two runs scored and an RBI and Ralphie Colon (Bridgeport, CT) went 1-1 with two runs scored and an RBI.

The Knights are off until Wednesday when they will travel to Manchester, CT to play Manchester Community College at 4:00pm for a doubleheader.

Knights down Dean College 5-4 and 7-3 to improve to 12-4 on the season!

The CCRI Knights baseball team defeated the Bulldogs of Dean College in their doubleheader 5-4 and 7-3. With the two victories the Knights improve to 12-4 on the season and a perfect 5-0 in Region XXI play.

Game 1
CCRI-5 Dean-4
On the mound for the Knights AJ Rataic (East Hartford, CT) was very impressive throwing a seven inning complete game allowing four runs, two earned with a walk and six strikeouts to improve his record to 4-0 on the season while lowering his ERA to just 2.60.

At the plate for the Knights Co-Captain Kyle Borden (Lincoln, RI) went 2-3 with a double and two RBI followed by Lou Tarantino (Trumbull, CT) who was 1-3 with an RBI and a run scored and Anthony Vinci (Trumbull, CT) went 1-2 with a run scored and an RBI. Great pitching a timely hitting got the Knights over the hump against their Region XXI rivals.

Game 2
CCRI-7 Dean-3
On the mound for the Knights Jim Dimon (Seymour, CT) was excellent throwing a seven inning complete game allowing just three runs, two earned, on seven hits, walking three and striking out four batters to earn his second victory of the year.

At the plate for the Knights Co-Captain Kyle Borden (Lincoln, RI) went 2-4 with three RBI followed by Matt Nassi (North Providence, RI) went 2-2 with three runs scored. Also having a good game at the plate was Colt McCutcheon (St. Augustine, FL) who went 1-3 with two runs scored and Stefan Wagner (Freemont, NH) was 1-4 with two RBI.

The Knights will host Eastern Connecticut JV Sunday at Noon for a doubleheader.

Lady Knights Baffle Bulldogs to give Coach Wiley her 100th victory as Head Coach!

The CCRI Lady Knights softball team defeated the Bulldogs of Dean College 10-1 and 13-0 in their doubleheader on Saturday. With the two victories the Lady Knights improve to 6-2 on the season and 2-0 in Region XXI play. In addition, with the victories Lady Knights’ Head Coach Bev Wiley earns her 100th victory as the Lady Knights’ Head Coach.

The Lady Knights knew they had a big weekend playing their Region XXI rivals Dean College and would have the opportunity to get their Head Coach her 100th victory. However, nothing worth having ever comes easily. The Lady Knights only have 11 players and were forced to play without their shortstop Shanon Duffy (Taunton, MA) who was in a minor car accident on Friday and was unavailable to play giving the Lady Knights just 10 players for the doubleheader. However, the Lady Knights answered the call in a big way erupting for 28 hits during the doubleheader including 18 extra base hits and on the mound they limited the Bulldogs to just one run on six hits while striking out an amazing 20 of the Bulldogs’ batters.

With the victories the Lady Knights secured the 100th victory for Head Coach Bev Wiley whose career record now stands at 100-79. As a matter of fact, with five more victories Wiley will become the All-time wins leader at CCRI surpassing Dick Tellier who has a 104-127 career record.

Game 1
CCRI-10 Dean-1 (five innings due to mercy rule)
On the mound for the Lady Knights Marian Long (Warwick, RI) was simply sensational throwing five strong innings allowing one earned run on five hits, walking one batter and striking out a career-high 10 batters. With the victory Long improves her record to 3-1 on the season. The game was ended in the fifth inning by the mercy rule (if a team is winning by eight runs or more after five innings the game is over)

At the plate for the Lady Knights Pre-season Third Team All-American Caitlin Montella (Warwick, RI) hit her first career home run going 1-3 with a 3-run home run. Also having a big game for the Lady Knights at the plate was Kaela-Rose Gentile (Glocester, RI) was 2-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored and Co-Captain Julie Paradis (Lincoln, RI) was 2-4 with a triple and two runs scored and Brittany Annunziata (Smithfield, RI) went 1-2 with a double two RBI, a run scored and a walk. Also adding to the Lady Knights’ attack was Nicole Kufel (River Dell, NJ) who went 1-3 with a double, two runs scored, a walk and an RBI. Rounding out the Lady Knights’ attack was Alyssa Gering (West Warwick, RI) and Co-Captain Courtney St. Germain (Lincoln, RI) both went 1-2 with a double a runs scored and a walk, and Marian Long and Daina Lamb (Cranston, RI) each went 1-4. The 11- hits and seven extra base hits were more than enough to help Long who handcuffed the Bulldogs all day.

Game 2
CCRI-13 Dean-0 (six innings due to mercy rule)
On the mound for the Lady Knights Casey Doyle (Warwick, RI) was dominant. Doyle threw six shutout innings allowing just one hit and three walks while striking out a career-high 10 batters to earn her first victory and first shutout of her career.

At the plate for the Lady Knights Nicole Kufel (River Dell, NJ) was on fire going 4-4 with three doubles, four RBI and two runs scored followed by Caitlin Montella (Warwick, RI) who went 3-4 with two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored and Brittany Annunziata (Smithfield, RI) was 2-3 with two doubles, three RBI, two runs scored and a walk. Also having a big game was Daina Lamb (Cranston, RI) who was 2-3 with a double, three runs scored, an RBI and a walk, Marian Long (Warwick, RI) was 2-4 with a double, a run scored and a sacrifice, and Kaela-Rose Gentile (Glocester, RI) went 2-5 with a run scored, rounding out the Lady Knights’ attack was Co-Captain Julie Paradis (Lincoln, RI) who was 1-1 with a double, a run scored, an RBI, two walks, and a sacrifice, and Alyssa Gering (West Warwick, RI) added a double an RBI and a run scored. The 17 hits and 11 extra based hits were more than enough to help Doyle get her first collegiate victory as she baffled the Bulldog batters to earn her first collegiate victory.

The Lady Knights are back in action Tuesday when they travel to Brockton, MA to play Massasoit CC at 3:00PM for a doubleheader.

Knights Finish in 8th of 20 Teams while Men’s 4x100m Team Qualifies for Nationals!

On Saturday the CCRI Track Teams participated in the Fitchburg College Invitational in Fitchburg MA. The Knights had a good performance finishing in 8th place versus mostly four year schools.

The highlight of the day was when the men’s 4x100m team of Blest Norris (Pawtucket, RI), Edwin Jean-Louis (Providence, RI), Cory Dozier (Blackstone, MA) and Michael Fernandes (Providence, RI) qualified for NJCAA Division III Nationals with a time of 45.30 seconds.

Blest Norris continued his stellar day by placing second in the 100m in a time of 11.62 seconds. He was followed by Mike Fernandes in 19th 12.24 seconds and Edwin Jean-Louis in 23rd in 12.42 seconds. Norris then finished in 4th place in the 200m dash with a time of 23.65. He was followed by Edwin Jean-Louis who placed 24th in a time of 25.32.

In the 800m run Joe Frederickson (Scituate, MA) placed 50th in a time of 2:26.33. Joe also placed 24th in the Javelin with a nice 36.65m (120 feet-03 inch) toss. He was bettered by teammate Mike Fernandes who placed 13th with a 41.47m (136 feet-01 inch) throw.

In the distance events Everett LaMountain (Smithfield, RI) had a busy day placing 12th in the 1500m in a time of 4:20.06. He came back to place 16th in the 5k with a time of 16:54.66.

In the jumping events Cory Dozier placed 16th in the Triple Jump with an 11.57m -37-11.50 effort. Dozier also placed 20th in the long jump with a 5.66 18-07.00 jump.

In the shot put Dan Bociek (Cumberland, RI) placed 28th with a 8.13m throw. Bociek came back to place 23rd in the discus with a 18.26m 59-11 foot throw. He was bettered by team mate Joe Frederickson who placed 21st with a 22.53m 73-11 foot effort.

Shannon Young (Cumberland, RI) was the lone lady knight to brave the chilly winds of central Mass. She placed 35th in the 800m in a time of 3:34.67.

It was a tough day to get quality times especially for the sprinters due gusty 25mph-30 mph head winds however all the CCRI athletes showed determination in the elements.

Knights sweep Nassau CC 9-0 for First 9-0 Victory in Six Years!

The CCRI men’s tennis team traveled to Long Island, NY for a pair of early spring matches. The Friday match scheduled against Suffolk County Community College in Selden, NY, however, was not to be. Arriving at the courts to a chorus of thunder claps and lightning flashes, the first match was clearly going to be a washout.

Day two saw the Knights face-off against Nassau Community College from Garden City, NY which offered a little more promise. The Knights battled the Lions and some tricky winds to take all three doubles contests. Once completed, the two teams squared off in singles, where, once again, the Knights swept the host Lions. For the first time in six years the Knights won a match 9-0 sweeping the Lions of Nassau Community College. Through it all, the Knights remained focused and were able to accomplish their goal of getting above .500 on the season.

The Community College of Rhode Island Knights took to the courts against the Nassau Community College Lions in the fifth match of our 2009 campaign. Alexander Cavanagh (Middletown, RI) teamed-up with Nathan York (Smithfield, RI) in first doubles, dropping the first game and then reeling off 8 straight to defeat Jeff Freeman and Brian Arcuri, 8-1 in the 8-game pro-set format. Michael Wilbur (Scituate, RI) and Daniel Rivard (Scituate, RI) teamed-up in second doubles to defeat Adrian Smith and Jesse Rushes. The Knights won the first 8 games of the 10-game pro-set. The teams played another four games with the Knights prevailing 10-2. James Lachance (Cranston, RI) and Christopher Izzo (Warwick, RI) teamed-up to defeat Luis Noriega and Leslie Tang 8-3 in third doubles.

In singles action Cavanagh faced-off against Freeman in first singles, dispatching him 6-0, 6-1. York posted the mirror score against Arcuri in second singles, winning 6-1, 6-0. Wilbur faced Smith in third singles, defeating him in a score of 6-4, 6-2. Rivard finally broke through in fourth singles, winning 6-3, 6-2 over Reshes of NCC. Lachance had the longest and most evenly contested match of the day, outlasting Noriega in fifth singles 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. Izzo completed the sweep, posting a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Tang. Ryan Lavoie (Coventry, RI) actually faced the toughest competition on the day, falling 6-4, and 6-1 to NCC’s Naga Gorthy.

Head Coach John Panzica said after the match, “This was a terrific win to advance our record over .500 on the season – and to post our third straight victory after opening the season 0-2. The guys showed that they could battle the elements as well as our opponents.”

The Knights are back in action on Saturday April 18th when the play at SUNY-Delhi at 11:00 AM.

Knights foil Franklin Pierce JV 9-4 to extend win-streak to seven games!

The CCRI Knights baseball team defeated the Ravens of Franklin Pierce JV from Rindge, NH 9-4 in game one of their scheduled doubleheader, game two was cancelled due to rain, in fact game one end in six innings due to the inclement weather. With the victory the Knights improve their record to 10-4 on the season and extend their win-streak to seven games.

On the mound for the Knights Colby Andrade (Seekonk, MA) got the start and pitched three solid innings allowing three earned runs on six hits walking five and striking out five. Andrade was relieved by Matt Thadeio (West Greenwich, RI) who threw a scoreless frame allowing two hits and striking out one. AJ Rataic (East Hartford, CT) picked-up the victory pitching two innings allowing one run on one hit with three walks and four strikeouts to improve his record to 3-0 on the season.

At the plate for the Knights they were led by Co-Captain Kyle Borden (Lincoln, RI) went 3-4 with a double and an RBI, Lou Tarantino (Trumbull, CT) was 2-4 with three RBI and two runs scored and Colt McCutcheon (St. Augustine, FL) was 3-4 with a triple, three runs scored and an RBI. Together Borden, Tarantino, and McCutcheon combined for eight hits, five RBI and five runs scored to fueled the Knights’ offensive charge past the Ravens.

The Knights next games will be Saturday April fourth when they travel to Franklin, MA to play Region XXI rival Dean College for a doubleheader starting at noon.

Knights beat Navy Prep 10-0 to improve to 9-4!

The CCRI Knights baseball team defeated the Rams of the Naval Preparatory School 10-0. With the victory the Knights improve to 9-4 on the season.

On the mound for the Knights Dave Krasnowiecki (Cranston, RI) threw six innings of two-hit ball allowing just a single walk while striking out 10 Rams’ batters to improve his record to 3-0 on the season. He was relieved by Colin McMaster (Narragansett, RI) who threw a perfect seventh inning striking out one.

At the plate for the Knights Lou Tarantino (Trumbull, CT) went 2-4 with a double and three runs scored followed by Co-Captain Kyle Borden (Lincoln, RI) who was 1-3 with two RBI and a run scored and Stefan Wagner (Freemont, NH) who also went 1-3 with two RBI and a run scored. Also having a big day at the plate for the Knights was Corey McDonald (Hudson, MA) who went 1-2 with two runs scored, Anthony Vinci (Trumbull, CT) went 1-4 with an RBI and a run scored, Dean Beshansky (Cumberland, RI) was 1-1 with an RBI and Matt Nassi (North Providence, RI) went 1-1 with a run scored.

The Knights are back in action Wednesday April first when they will travel to play Franklin Pierce JV at 5:00PM for a doubleheader.