Quinnipiac seniors rewrite record book
With the 2000 season recently completed, the Quinnipiac baseball record book will be rewritten as several Braves have compiled some impressive season and career numbers.

Seniors Nate Noyes (Silver Lake, N.H.), Toby Peterson (Lynnfield, Mass.), Joe Zangari (Cedarhurst, N.Y.), and Joe Boccaccio (East Hartford, Conn.) completed their four-year careers this past weekend as Quinnipiac took two-of-three games from St. Francis (N.Y.). Despite finishing with a final 16-21 record in its second season of Division I play, Quinnipiac received tremendous offensive performances from this senior quartet. Pitching-wise, two seniors Chris Pinto (Worcester, Mass.) and Pat Lynch (Ansonia, Conn.) have also etched their names in the Quinnipiac record book.

A centerfielder, Noyes led the team in home runs (10), runs scored (48), hits (57), total bases (103), doubles (16), and slugging percentage(.665). He was second in hitting (.368), behind junior Tim Mangano (East Meadow, N.Y.), who hit .378. Noyes had at least one hit in 32 of the Braves' 37 games in 2000, including 17 multiple-hit contests. His 16 doubles tied Ron Royster (1990) for a Quinnipiac season record. His 57 hits were the fourth-best season total in school history, and his 48 runs scored were the third-highest season total. In the Quinnipiac career record book, Noyes ranks first in slugging percentage (.704), second in home runs (38), fifth in hits (176), third in runs (134), fifth in RBI (130), and second in doubles (40).

Peterson, a leftfielder/designated hitter, finished the season with a career-best 23-game hitting streak. During the streak, Peterson hit .427 (38-of-89) with 28 RBI. He had at least one hit in 28 of his final 29 games. For the season, Peterson led the team with 44 RBI, the sixth-highest total in school history. He was also second in home runs (8) and doubles (12), and third in hits (53). For his career, Peterson is first on the doubles list (41), fourth in hits (177), fifth in home runs (24), and seventh in RBI (115).

A third baseman, Zangari is the career home run (39) and runs scored (144) leader. In 2000, Zangari had a team-high 21 multiple-hit games, hitting .363 (third on the team) with eight home runs and 38 RBI. With 196 career hits, Zangari finished third on the career list. He was second on the career RBI (143) and slugging percentage (.669) lists, and fifth in doubles (35).

A first baseman, Boccaccio hit .330 with a career-best nine home runs and 39 RBI. For his career, Boccaccio finished with 107 hits (tied-25th), 21 home runs (7th) and 85 RBI (15th).

Noyes, Zangari, Peterson, and Boccaccio - the Braves' number 2-3-4-5 hitters during the season - combined for 204 hits in 37 games. They hit a combined .358 with 46 doubles, 35 home runs, and 156 RBI. As a team, Quinnipiac hit .324, best in the Northeast Conference.

On the mound, Pinto, a lefthander, had a team-best 6-1 record and a team-low 5.28 ERA. He struck out a team-high 66 batters in just 59.1 innings of work. Pinto finished his career with 154 strikeouts, tied for eighth all-time.

Also a lefthander, Lynch was 3-4 with a 5.83 ERA in 2000. For his career, Lynch finished with a 17-13 record. His 17 wins rank eighth on the Quinnipiac career list and his 217 strikeouts rank third all-time.

Quinnipiac Baseball Career Records (through 2000 season

Offensive Runs Scored

144 Joe Zangari '00
137 Tim Belcher '97
134 Nate Noyes '00
131 Steve Kulpa '93
128 Ron Royster '91
127 Roy Caso '87
119 Toby Peterson '00
112 Joe Lucibello '92
111 Rich Andreozzi '81
Dave Palo '84

Hits

201 Steve Kulpa '93
200 Tim Belcher '97
196 Joe Zangari '00
177 Toby Peterson '00
176 Nate Noyes '00
163 Ron Royster '91
151 Joe Lucibello '92
150 Vin Siena '86
Dick De Lizio '79
146 Roy Caso '87

Doubles

41 Toby Peterson '00
40 Nate Noyes '00
Steve Kulpa '93
37 Tim Belcher '97
35 Joe Zangari '00
Ron Royster '91
34 Roy Caso '87
32 Dan Furst '90
Joe Lucibello '92
Bob Bruzik '83

Triples

15 Lou Iannotti '82
12 Dick DeLizio '79
Bill Martin '79
10 Jim Mullally '83
Mark Roberts '76
9 Bob Bruzik '83
Rich Andreozzi '81
8 Vin Anastasio '84
Stephen Quail '76
Roger Beale '73

Home Runs

39 Joe Zangari '00
38 Nate Noyes '00
34 Vin Siena '86
32 Tim Belcher '97
24 Toby Peterson '00
22 Ron Royster '91
21 Joe Boccaccio '00
19 Steve Kulpa '93
18 Roy Caso '87
17 Vin Anastasio '84

Runs Batted In

171 Tim Belcher '97
143 Joe Zangari '00
137 Vin Siena '86
Steve Kulpa '93
130 Nate Noyes '00
118 Ron Royster '91
115 Toby Peterson '00
105 Vin Anastasio '84
99 Roy Caso '87
96 Doug Bond '88

Stolen Bases

61 Bob Bruzik '83
49 Rich Andreozzi '81
37 John Couture '82
33 Tom Silengo '71
31 Roy Caso '87
29 Ron Royster '91
24 Dave Haver '94
23 Bill Hanley '67
22 Dave Palo '84
John Kennedy '69

Batting Average

.424 Frank Vieira '57
.397 Bob Bruzik '83
.394 Roger Beale '73
.372 Steve Kulpa '93
.370 Stephen Quail '76
.368 Joe Zangari '00
.367 Nate Noyes '00
.362 John Couture '82
.361 Tim Belcher '97
.357 Paul Stewart '93
.354 Vin Siena '86
.351 Dick Ierardi '56

Slugging Percentage

.704 Nate Noyes '00
.669 Joe Zangari '00
.665 Vin Siena '86
.652 Bob Bruzik '83
.624 Frank Vieira '57
.624 Roger Beale '73
.616 Tim Belcher '97
.613 Stephen Quail '76
.604 David Oleszewski '67
.579 Steve Kulpa '93

Pitching Victories

21 Tom Signore '85
20 Pat DeMaio '61
Dan Gooley '70
Dan O'Neill '86
18 Dan Ford '68
Brian Holt '79
Frank Trasacco '84
17 Pat Lynch '00
16 Wayne Pelletier '93
15 Dave Boland '80
John Glenn '85
Bill Martin '79
Dom Rovasio '88

Strikeouts

316 Dan Gooley '70
315 Dan Ford '68
217 Pat Lynch '00
209 Frank Trasacco '84
200 Brian Holt '79
170 Richard Gille tte '64
169 Turk Wendell '88
154 Chris Pinto '00
Dan O'Neill '86
149 Dom Rovasio '88

Earned Run Average

2.05 Bob Martino '66
2.47 Dan Gooley '70
2.51 Dan Ford '68
2.73 Pat McGrath '70
3.10 Joe Nerney '90
3.13 Joe Roche '77
3.17 Dave Boland '80
3.47 Richard Gillette '64
3.49 Turk Wendell '88
3.50 Bill Martin '79