For Immediate Release: July 17, 2008
Contact: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-6800

BU baseball bolsters 2008 recruiting class with pitcher, infielder

VESTAL, N.Y. -- Binghamton baseball coach Tim Sinicki has added a scholastic pitcher and a junior college infielder to his 2008 recruiting class. The Bearcats, who have won the last two America East regular season titles, will welcome 6-foot-2 righthander Billy Hurley (Mississauga, Ontario/St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School) and junior transfer Jim Calderone (Home Glen, Ill./Oakton CC) to the program this coming fall. The pair join nine freshmen-to-be in rounding out Sinicki's 2008 recruiting class.

Hurley went 5-1 with a 1.23 ERA for Team Ontario last summer and earned a bronze medal with the Ontario Youth team at the Canada Cup. He was named the Central Ontario Pitcher of the Year in 2005.

"A very polished right-handed pitcher, Billy has a chance to make an immediate impact in our baseball program as a freshman," Sinicki said. "He brings a wealth of experience to Binghamton, having pitched against a very high level of competition in Canada. Billy's an extremely bright young man who exemplifies the type of student-athlete we are looking for in our program."

Sinicki's most recent Ontario pitching recruit was Scott Diamond, who is currently 8-1 playing for the Atlanta Braves Class A Advanced team in Myrtle Beach.

Calderone is a 5-foot-8, 170-pound infielder who put up impressive numbers at Oakton Community College (Ill.) this past spring. He earned team MVP and second team all-conference honors after hitting .391 with 22 RBI and a team-high 18 stolen bases. As a freshman, Calderone started 48 games for NAIA University of St. Francis (Ill.) and hit .324 with 24 RBI.

"Jim has a chance to make an immediate impact in our program," Sinicki said. "He's a very dynamic and versatile player who brings two years of high-level experience
to our program."

2008 Recruiting Class

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	B/T	Hometown/Last School
Alex Adami	P	5-11	180	B	Thornwood, N.Y./Iona Prep
Mike Augliera	P	6-0	180	R	Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge
Jim Calderone	INF	5-8	170	R/R	Home Glen, Ill./Oakton CC
David Ciocchi	OF	5-10	190	L/R	Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay East Fishkill
Billy Hurley	P	6-2	185	R	Mississauga, Ontario/St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary
Matt Parker	INF	6-1	185	R/R	Blue Point, N.Y./St. Anthony's
Robert Rogers	P	6-1	185	R	Islip, N.Y./Islip
Aaron Schuldt	P	6-0	165	R	Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool
Eric Secor	INF	5-8	160	R/R	Sayre, Pa./Sayre Area
Scott Swanson	P	6-2	185	R	Merrick, N.Y./JFK-Bellmore
Lane Warner	INF	6-1	175	R/R	Cuyler, N.Y./Fabius-Pompey