University of Massachusets Athletics
Curreri Selected For Cape League Classic
July 23, 2004 | Baseball
July 23, 2004
ORLEANS, Mass. - University of Massachusetts catcher Frank Curreri (Weymouth, Mass.) has been selected to participate in the 42nd annual Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game. The contest will be played on Saturday, July 24, beginning at 6:00 p.m. and can be heard live on PIXY 103 and online through www.capecodbaseball.org.
The nation's premier wooden bat league will hold its All-Star festivies at Eldredge Park in Orleans, Mass., as part of a day-long list of events with fans being admitted beginning at 2:00 p.m.
The East Division team, including Curreri of the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, will take batting practice from 2:30-3:15, and the West Division team will be available for autographs at that time. The teams will reverse at 3:15, with the West Division team taking batting practice and the East Division team signing autographs. Each team will then take infield, the East from 4-4:15 and the West from 4:15-4:30 p.m.
The game will be preceded by Baseball Factory Home Run Hitting Classic at 4:30 p.m. The Nauset Honors Chorus will perform the national anthem before the game, which will begin at 6 pm. A complete list of the All-Star team is listed below.
West Division All Stars
Pos Name Team School
1B Bryan Harris Cotuit LSU
2B Warner Jones Wareham Vanderbilt
SS Cliff Pennington Falmouth Texas A&M
3B Matt Antonelli Falmouth Wake Forest
C Chris Robinson Hyannis Illinois
DH Geoff Strickland Cotuit Florida Southern
LF Daniel Carte Falmouth Winthrop
CF Danny Perales Falmouth USC
RF Shane Robinson Hyannis Florida State
P Mike Madsen Bourne Ohio State
West Division Reserve All Stars
Pos Name Team School
IF Chris Gutierrez Wareham Oklahoma State
C Nathan Emrick Cotuit Southern Illinois
OF Pat Reilly Hyannis Arizona
P Dallas Buck Falmouth Oregon State
P Phil Bartleski Falmouth William & Mary
P Jensen Lewis Falmouth Vanderbilt
P Robert Ray Wareham Texas A&M
P Mark McCormack Wareham Baylor
P Kevin Whelan Wareham Texas A&M
P Mark Sauls Hyannis Florida State
P Joe Martinez Hyannis Boston College
P Mike Wlodarczyk Hyannis Boston College
West Home Run Derby
Name Team School
Mark Hamilton Falmouth Tulane
Austin Easley Bourne Florida
Mike Costanzo Hyannis Coastal Carolina
Field Manager: Harvey Shapiro, (Bourne)
Assistant Coaches:
Jeff Trundy, (Falmouth); Mike Roberts, (Cotuit); Cooper Ferris, (Wareham); Greg King, (Hyannis)
East Division All Stars
Pos Name Team School
1B Jordan Brown Orleans Arizona
2B Chris Getz Chatham Michigan
SS Tyler Greene Orleans Georgia Tech
3B Jon Aughey Harwich The Citadel
C Frank Curreri Y-D UMass
DH Matt LaPorta Y-D Florida
LF Ryan Patterson Brewster LSU
CF Adam Davis Y-D Florida
RF Michael Campbell Brewster South Carolina
P Ryan Mullins Chatham Vanderbilt
East Division Reserve All Stars
Pos Name Team School
IF Ryan Rohlinger Y-D Oklahoma
IF Will Rhymes Brewster William & Mary
OF Ben Copeland Harwich Pittsburgh
C John Slone Harwich Miami Un.
P Justin Blaine Y-D San Diego
P Justin Keadle Y-D Wake Forest
P Andrew Miller Chatham North Carolina
P Matt Goyen Brewster Georgia College
P Dan Brauer Harwich Northwestern
P Ryan Falcon Brewster UNC-Greensboro
P Chris Nicoll Orleans UC Irvine
P Craig Hansen Harwich St. John's
P Kyle Bono Chatham Central Florida
East Home Run Derby
Name Team School
Matt LaPorta Y-D Florida
Steven Head Chatham Mississippi
Tyler Greene Orleans Georgia Tech
Field Manager: Carmen Carcone, (Orleans)
Assistant Coaches: Steve Englert, (Harwich); Bob Macaluso, (Brewster); Scott Pickler, (Y-D); John Schiffner, (Chatham)
This past June, Curreri was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 41st round of the 2004 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The Diamondbacks took Curreri with the 1,226 pick overall.
Curreri, a second-team All-Atlantic 10 and first-team All-New England selection this year, reached base in 41 of UMass' 45 games during the 2004 season, including each of the last 26 consecutive contests. The lefthanded hitter started every UMass contest and finished the year with a team-leading .380 batting average, 54 RBI, a .464 on-base percentage and a .614 slugging percentage. Curreri also tied for the team lead with seven home runs, and led the squad with 23 extra-base hits including 16 doubles. His RBI total ranks as the fifth-highest single-season figure in school history, as do his 16 doubles. Curreri also participated in the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association All-Star Game on May 30 at Fenway Park.
For his collegiate career, Curreri has a .363 batting average including 98 hits in just 82 games. He has totaled 36 extra-base hits thus far including 24 doubles and 10 home runs. Curreri has also totaled 81 RBI and 39 walks while striking out just 32 times in 270 at bats. He has also stolen eight bases.
