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Jake Simon '11 led an impressive group of first-year players in 2008, batting .402 with three homers and 26 RBIs. (Photo by Scott Linscott)

2008 Recap

In its 136th season of existence, the senior-laden Bates baseball team won 14 games, the team’s highest total since 1992, and batted .323 on the season. Among 12 seniors, Brian Mahoney finished his career as Bates’ all-time leader in hits (175), total bases (224) and four other categories, and if it weren’t for Mahoney, teammate Erik Hood’s career total of 138 hits would have made him the team’s all-time leader. Mahoney's 30 RBIs were the highest total by a Bobcat in over 10 seasons.

In addition to Mahoney and Hood, a large group of players from the Class of 2008 finished distinguished careers, including longtime starters Brian Buckley, Sean VanderVliet, Denis Hogan, Alex Egelson and Casey McCormack.

But the 2008 season also included plenty of signs of promise for the future. The freshman class included 3B Jake Simon, who started 25 games and batted .402 with 26 RBIs and shared the team lead in homers (3) with Hogan. Other promising rookies included 1B/3B Noah Lynd, C Gordy Webb, OF Rich Velotta, IF/OF Luke Wamboldt and pitchers Paul Chiampa, Ryan Heide and Alex Gallant.

A number of younger veterans also took leaps ahead in their Bates baseball careers. Tom Beaton '10 batted .343 and scored 27 runs while playing superior defense in both the outfield and both middle infield positions. Pitchers Ryan Horvath '10 (3.97 ERA), Chuck Murphy-Romboletti '09 (2-1, 2 saves, .250 opponents' batting average) and Custer Cook '10 (2-3, .248 opponents' batting average) all stepped forward as well.