May 8, 2002

LANCASTER, PA - Eight Johns Hopkins baseball players were honored today as the Centennial Conference (CC) released the 2002 All-Centennial Conference baseball teams. Senior Yani Rosenberg (Baltimore, MD/Gilman) highlighted the group as he was named the CC Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive season. The Blue Jays, winners of their fifth Centennial Conference Championship, placed four players on the first team, two on the second team, and two were named honorable mention.

Rosenberg became the fourth JHU pitcher to win Pitcher of the Year honors in the Centennial Conference in the last six seasons. The last four Centennial Pitchers of the Year have won back-to-back awards, including former Hopkins pitcher Scott Orlovsky in 1997 and 1998. Rosenberg finished the regular season with a team-leading 9-0 record and a career-best 0.84 ERA. He led the team in starts (9), complete games (4), innings pitched (64.0), and strikeouts (71). In addition, Rosenberg allowed just 37 hits and 11 walks, while holding opponents to a .163 batting average. He set the JHU career strikeout record with 259 and moved into third place in school history with 28 career wins.

Joining Rosenberg on the first team were seniors Karl Sineath (West Chester, PA/West Chester Henderson) and Mike DePalma (Norwalk, CT/Norwalk), and sophomore Carl Ippolito (Ewing, NJ/Pennington School). Sineath earned first team honors for the second straight season after earning second team honors his sophomore season. He led the club and tied his career-high with 42 runs scored, while also leading the team with 18 stolen bases. In the process, Sineath became JHU's all-time leader in runs scored with 168 and stolen bases with 96. He also ranks fourth in school history with 178 career hits.

DePalma earned Centennial honors for the third time in his career after being named to the second team in 2000 and honorable mention last year. Despite missing some time due to injury, DePalma led the team in batting (.431) and totaled 31 hits and 25 runs scored. He added 16 runs batted in and reached the 90-run mark for his career. Ippolito, in his first year as a starter, excelled at shortstop as he batted .360 and was second on the team with 40 hits in 111 at-bats. He also led the squad in triples (3), was second with 34 RBIs, third in runs scored (36), and added eight doubles and five home runs.

Sophomore Craig Cetta (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) and junior Jay Cieri (Pine Brook, NJ/Montville) both earned Centennial honors for the first time as they were named to the second team. Cetta batted .376 and led the team with 44 hits, 39 runs batted in, and nine doubles. He also finished sixth on the team with 29 runs scored and added four home runs and nine stolen bases. Cieri batted .363 and was fifth on the team in runs scored (34) and RBIs (23). He added a team-leading 29 walks, led the club with a .516 on-base percentage, and added nine doubles and five home runs.

Senior John Krivonak (Canfield, OH/Canfield) and sophomore Doug Hitchner (Haverford, PA/Episcopal Academy) were each named honorable mention following productive seasons. Krivonak totaled career-highs in batting average (.363), hits (33), and runs batted in (19). He added 17 runs, six doubles, and posted a .474 on-base percentage. Hitchner was third on team in batting (.400) and seventh in runs batted in (20). He also totaled four home runs, two doubles, and did not commit an error in 93 chances behind the plate.

The Blue Jays concluded the regular season yesterday with a 9-6 loss to York in non-conference action. JHU will next be in action at the NCAA Regional Tournament on Thursday, May 16.

2002 All-Centennial Conference Teams

First Team
P - Yani Rosenberg, Johns Hopkins (unanimous) - 1st Team 2001, Honorable Mention 2000
P - Joshua Carter, Muhlenberg
C - Ryan Smith, Ursinus - 1st Team 2001, 2nd Team 2000
1B - Andy Myers, Franklin & Marshall
2B - Chris Zoeller, Franklin & Marshall - 2nd Team 2001
2B - Karl Sineath, Johns Hopkins - 1st team 2001, 2nd Team 1999
SS - Carl Ippolito, Johns Hopkins
3B - Joe Bolinski, Ursinus
OF - Mike DePalma, Johns Hopkins - Honorable Mention 2001, 2nd Team 2000
OF - Joshua Carter, Muhlenberg - 1st Team 2001, 2nd Team 2000, Honorable Mention 1999
OF - Mike Gizzi, Ursinus
DH - Sal Monaco, Franklin & Marshall

Second Team
P - John Walsh, Franklin & Marshall
P - Jared Leiderman, Swarthmore
C - Dan Evans, Washington - Honorable Mention 2001
1B - Matt Genna, Haverford - Honorable Mention 2001, 2nd Team 1999
2B - Tyler Pittenger, Ursinus
SS - Mike Morris, Muhlenberg
3B - Mike Luteran, Gettysburg - 1st Team 2001
OF - Dustin Derr, Franklin & Marshall - Honorable Mention 1999
OF - Justin Graf, Muhlenberg
OF - Craig Cetta, Johns Hopkins
DH - Jay Cieri, Johns Hopkins

Honorable Mention
C - Dan Weber, Franklin & Marshall
C - Doug Hitchner, Johns Hopkins
3B - John Krivonak, Johns Hopkins
OF - Gordie Eck, Franklin & Marshall
OF - Scott Kushner, Swarthmore - Honorable Mention 2001
OF - Mike Scozzafava, Washington
DH - Mike Geaneas, Western Maryland

Pitcher of the Year: Yani Rosenberg, Johns Hopkins (unanimous)

Co-Players of the Year: Andy Myers, Franklin & Marshall; Joshua Carter, Muhlenberg

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