Riverside High School
Varsity Baseball
Weekly Newsletter

THANK YOU - Riverside played Egg Harbor Township at Waterfront Park on Sunday May 14th selling 350 tickets.  Last season, the Ram parents/fans bought 359 tickets for the Thunder game at Waterfront Park, the most tickets sold out of every high school that has played at Waterfront Park in 2005.  In 2004, 321 tickets to the Conwell-Egan vs Riverside / Thunder games, the most tickets sold of any high school from the 2004 season.

Pretty in Pink - Through the generosity of the parents/fans of Riverside and Egg Harbor, $350 was raised for the Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser with the proceeds being donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Research.

Thunder Country - After the May 14th win over EHT 8-2, the Rams are now 2-2 at Mercer County's Waterfront Park in Trenton, New Jersey.  The Rams lost to Jackson on April 17, 2005, 8-1 and Conwell-Egan Catholic 6-4, on May 2, 2004 after defeating North Brunswick 12-1 on April 16, 2000.

Game 26 - The Rams posted an 18-8 record in 26 games in 2006.  The Rams also played 26 games in 2005 (17-9), and 1997 (22-4).

18 isn't enough - The 18 wins under Herron tied for fourth most wins in a season.  The Rams won 22 in 1997, 21 in 1999, 20 in 1995 and 18 games in 2006, 2002 and 1996.

Tough Schedule - Of the Rams eight losses, four were to teams that advanced to their respective sectional finals (Delran, Moorestown, Pennsville and Bishop Eustace), three of which won sectional championships (Moorestown, Pennsville and Bishop Eustace) and two of which won state championships (Pennsville and Bishop Eustace).

Bracketology - For the sixth time in the last 11 seasons, Riverside advanced to the South Jersey Group I finals.

Bracketology - Part II - Pennsville (five) and Riverside (three) have combined for eight of the last 11 South Jersey Group I championships.  The Eagles have won the South Jersey Group I championship five seasons in a row (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006).  The Rams won three South Jersey Group I championships in four seasons (1996, 1997, 1999).  Pennsville and Riverside have combined to win six of the last 11 State Group I championships; Riverside in 1996 & 1997 and Pennsville in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006.

And then there was one - Moorestown was the Burlington County team to win a sectional championship.

Baseball Corridor - Riverside (Group I), Delran (Group II) and Moorestown (Group III) are all qualified for the sectional finals.  The three towns are separated by less than two miles.

Ranked - For the third time since the April 25, 2005 poll, Riverside is ranked in the Courier Post top 20.  The Rams are listed at #18 for the second week in a row.  Five of the Rams losses this season have been to teams ranked in the Courier Post top 20, Bishop Eustace, Moorestown, Pennsville and twice to Florence.  The Rams defeated Audubon who was ranked in the top 20.

Rolling a seven - The only team in South Jersey baseball history with a longer sectional title championship streak than Pennsville's current five in a row was Cherry Hill West which won SEVEN straight sectional titles from 1987-1993.

Pitching didn't have a prayer - St. Augustine defeated Red Bank Catholic 27-22 in the South Jersey non-public Group A sectional semi-final.

Baseball is a strange game - Moorestown scored two runs and won, Riverside scored two runs and lost in sectional finals.  Pennsville scored three runs and won and Red Bank Catholic scored 22 runs and lost.

What's in a name - The Rams went 5-0 vs teams nicknamed the Panthers during the 2006 season after going 4-1 against Panther nicknamed teams in 2005.  The Rams defeated the Panthers of Pitman on Tuesday May 30th.

Cat Like - On Tuesday, May 30th, for the second game in a row and third time in four games, the Rams faced a team with a feline nickname.  Riverside faced the Panthers of Pitman on Tuesday, faced the Barnegat Bengals on May 26th and faced the Panthers of BCIT-Westampton on May 24th.

A little religion - The Rams went 3-1 against Catholic Schools in 2006 after going 2-1 in 2005 and 2-3 in 2004 against Catholic schools.  The Rams went 3-0 during 2003, (1-1) during 2002 and (0-3) during the 2001 season.  In 2000, the Rams went 0-2, (0-2) in 1999, (1-2) in 1998, (1-1) in 1997, (1-0) in 1996, (0-0) in 1995 and (0-1) in 1994.  With Coach Herron at the helm, the Rams are 14-17 against Catholic schools.

One 'E' in  the last 35 years - On Sunday, May 14th, Riverside played Egg Harbor Township.  Before that game, the Rams had only faced one team that had their name start with E since 1971, Eastern who defeated Riverside during the 2005 season.

5-0 two seasons in a row - For the second season in a row, a Ram pitcher has started a season 5-0.  Senior Alan Hendrick is 5-0 for 2006 and then junior Mark Cimorelli started 5-0 in 2005.

Back on the Mark - After starting the season 0-3, senior Mark Cimorelli has won four of his last six starts and the Rams won five of his last seven starts.

4x4 - Cimorelli had four strikeouts, four appearances in a row (Audubon, Bishop Eustace, Moorestown, New Egypt).

The Bert Nevadunsky token Sesame Street reference (Counting by numbers) - Cimorelli had one, two, three and four strikeouts in consecutive appearances against Delran, Trenton Catholic, Florence and Audubon.

Someone take Cimorelli home - After opening the season with a home pitching appearance, senior Mark Cimorelli's next nine appearances were all on the road.

Last Cimorelli Note - Cimorelli has a career-high five RBI's at Burlington Township on April 5th.

100 proof - Entering the week of May 14th, senior Tim Wasco had raised his 2006 batting average exactly 100 points over the 2005 season and finished 129 points higher (.402 vs. .273).

Clutch - Senior Alan Hendrick finished eight for nine (.889) with runners on third and less than two outs.

Clutch II - Senior Tim Wasco finished 2006 with 14 two-out RBI's.

Brady Bunch lives in Riverside - Junior Albert Nevadunsky is one of six children, three boys and three girls.

All of Nothing - The Rams played 11 games in the first 21 days of the season and due to the senior class trip and a little bit of rain, went the next 10 days without a game.  The 28 game schedule was completed in only 63 days.

Bulls-Eye - Senior Tim Wasco was hit by a pitch seven times and overall the Rams were hit 27 times in 28 games.

Double-Double - Senior Tim Wasco led the Rams with nine doubles.  Senior Dennis O'Hanlan finished with eight, senior Todd Miller seven and senior McNeil Wrice six.

Walk this way - Sophomore Mike Wasco led the Rams with 20 walks.  Then Ram senior Jason Reale set the Burlington County record in 1997 with 36 walks in a season.

2x12 - Junior Brendon Griffin had two separate 12 game hitting streaks in 2006.

Multiplication Tables - Senior McNeil Wrice and junior Brendon Griffin led the Rams with 13 multiple hit games and senior Tim Wasco led the team with 11 multiple RBI games.  Tim was second on the team with 11 multiple hit games.

All we need is just a little patience - Six Ram players have double digit walk totals this season.

Testa Tested - Junior David Testa led the Rams with 12 game appearances off the bench.

Pitman Strained - With pinch runner freshman Donnie Strain running to third, Pitman threw away a bunt, keying a six-run fourth inning by the Rams.

C4 - Junior pitcher Corey Mingin (#4) threw a complete game three-hitter allowing no earned runs to lead Riverside to an 11-3 win over Pitman in the South Jersey Group I semi-finals.  Mingin kept the Flash from exploding with a career-high eight strikeouts against Florence on May 11th.  Mingin followed that up with a complete game six-hitter vs. Holy Cross on May 17th.

Dave-00 - Sophomore Dave Kinney threw a complete game two-hit shutout on May 24th against BCIT-Westampton for his first varsity win.

Zero Heros - Since 1971, the Rams have recorded 65 shutouts, including 34 under Coach Herron.

No Hitters by the Rams since 2000 - April 21, 2005 (Ian King~Mike Rossi at Palmyra), May 2, 2003 (John Grzybowski perfect game vs BCIT-Westampton), April 5, 2002 (Ian King against BCIT-Medford), May 23, 2000 (Chris McManus against Burlington City) and May 16, 2000 (Geoff Gilbert against BCIT-Westampton).

Micah with the hat trick - Junior Micah Linz had a career-high three hits against Florence on May 11th.

The Ralph Shaw Memorial Classic - The Rams are now 2-11 in the history of Ralph Shaw Memorial Classic.  On April 17, 1999 in the 4th Classic, the Rams were defeated by Audubon 6-0.    On April 1, 2000 in the 5th Classic, the Rams fell to Paul VI 22-1.  On April 16, 2001 In the 6th Classic, the Rams fell to Audubon 4-2, lost to Paul VI 14-11 on April 17, 2001, lost to Triton 13-1 on April 18, 2001, lost to Bishop Eustace 5-4 on April 19, 2001 and defeated Collingswood 3-2 on April 20, 2001.  On April 12, 2004 in the 9th Ralph Shaw Classic, the Rams fell to Cherokee 8-4, on April 15, 2004, the Rams lost to Audubon 6-3, on April 16, 2004, the Rams lost to then #1 ranked Shawnee 9-2 and on April 17, 2004, the Rams lost to Bishop Eustace 16-5.  On April 21, 2006, in the 11th Classic, Riverside defeated Audubon 5-3 before falling to #3 ranked Bishop Eustace 16-12 on May 6, 2006.

4th score and 7th innings - The Rams have outscored the opposition 47-15 in the fourth inning and have outscored the opposition 23-10 in the seventh inning.

Not seventh heaven - The Rams did not record an out as Pennsville rallied from a 2-1 deficit with two runs in the seventh inning on June 2nd.

Not the inning to go for a hot dog - In the 3rd inning this season, the Rams AND the opposition combined for 83 runs (55 for Riverside, 28 for the opposition).

Mother Nature and the Hornets - For the 3rd season in a row, the Riverside~Pemberton game was rained out at least one time.  The Rams and Hornets were scheduled for April 8, 2006 and were rained out.  On April 8, 2005, the game was postponed until May 2, 2005 and the game was played in the rain that day as well.  On April 26, 2004, the game was rained out and was not rescheduled.  The 2006 game was not re-scheduled.

Mother Nature and Manic Mondays - For the second time this season, the Rams were rained out on a Monday.  The Monday, May 15th vs. Cinnaminson and Monday, April 24th vs. Westampton Tech were washed out.  The Westampton Tech. game was made up on May 24th and the Cinnaminson game was not re-scheduled.

It only rains in Riverside - All three rain outs this season were home games, Pemberton on April 8th, Westampton Tech., on April 24th and Cinnaminson on May 15th.

Running around - The Rams averaged 8.5 runs per game after averaging 8.6 runs per game in 2005, 7.5 in 2004, 9.2 in 2003 and 8.2 in 2002.

Eight is enough - The Rams scored exactly eight runs in three straight games (May 14th-May 18th) and were 3-0 in those games.

3-3-3 - The Rams gave up exactly three runs in three straight playoff games.

Strange but true - The Rams went 4-0 this season when scoring exactly 13 runs but were only 1-1 when scoring exactly 12 runs.

30 something - Five Rams, junior Brendon Griffin (41), senior McNeil Wrice (35), senior Tim Wasco (33), senior Alan Hendrick (31) and senior Dennis O'Hanlan (30) had 30 or more hits this season.

Pick us up with pickoffs - Junior Corey Mingin led the team with five pickoffs as a pitcher.

Stop Thief - Junior Brendon Griffin is 24 for 24 in stolen bases in his career, including 12 for 12 in 2006.

The perfect crime - A total of eight Rams are perfect in their career stealing bases, junior Brendon Griffin (24/24), junior Ryan Grob (1/1), sophomore Dave Kinney (2/2), junior Micah Linz (3/3), senior Todd Miller (1/1), junior Corey Mingin (2/2), junior Mike Wasco (3/3) and senior Tim Wasco (2/2).

What's in a name - Albert Nevadunsky has the longest name on the varsity roster.  'Bert' has 16 letters in his first and last names combined.

What's in a name II - In a bid to clarify his nickname ('Bert vs. Ernie'), on-line voting via e-mail took place the first week of May.  The winner was BERT 26-7.

Brother Act - Senior Tim Wasco and sophomore Mike Wasco are brothers on the 2006 varsity roster.  The last set of brothers on the same Riverside varsity baseball team was in 2001 (Jason & Brian Siddell).

Brother Act II - For the first time under Gary Herron, a set of brothers were the pitching/catching combination.  Sophomore Mike Wasco caught senior Tim Wasco in the fifth inning at BCIT-Westampton on Thursday, May 18th.

Make that WasKKKo - Senior Tim Wasco struck out the side against BCIT-Westampton on May 18th.

All in the family - The Wasco family (of Tim and Mike) have combined for 18 of the Rams 46 multiple RBI player games in 2006.

More TWasc - Ram senior Tim Wasco was featured in the varsity section of The Courier Post on Saturday, May 27th.

All in the family II - Head Coach Gary Herron, Egg Harbor assistant Steve Herron and base umpire Jack Herron were all part of the Riverside vs. Egg Harbor game on May 14th.  Their mom, Terry Herron threw out the first pitch on Mother's Day.

Baker's Dozen - The Rams have qualified for the NJSIAA Group I playoffs 13 straight seasons under Coach Herron.

Playoff Preview - The Rams are 9-5 in one run playoff games since 1996...Overall in the playoffs, Riverside is 8-2 in SJ Quarter-Final games, 6-3 in SJ Semi Final games and 3-3 in SJ Final games since 1996...The Rams are 3-0 in State Semi-Final games and 2-1 in State Championship games since 1996...Overall in the playoffs since 1996, Riverside is 22-9.

All Alan, all the time - After starting the season zero for three, senior Alan Hendrick reached base safely eight times in a row over the next three games.  That was the longest streak reaching base safely since Vasco Lopes reached base safely 12 times in a row during the 2002 season.

Med Tech. was Grobbed - Junior Ryan Grob scored twice against the Jaguars of Medford Tech. on April 6.

Deja Vu - The Rams lost to Florence on Thursday, May 11th 5-4 for the second time this season.  The Rams also lost to the Flash 5-4 on April  15th.

One note about one run games - The Rams lost three one-run games from April 10-15.  But, did you know that under Coach Herron, the Rams won 20 straight one-run games from 1994 to 1998?  Since the 2004 season, the Rams have lost seven one-run games in a row.  Overall, the Rams are 29-17 in one-run games under Herron and are 82-58 in one-run games since 1971.  The Rams are now 1-2 in one-run games against Pennsville.

Did you know... - The Rams won 27 one-run games in a row from 1991 to 1998?

Ten years ago and one run games - The Rams won three straight one-run playoff games enroute to their first state championship in 1996.  The Rams defeated Pitman 4-3 in the SJ Semi-Finals, defeated Bordentown 5-4 in the SJ Finals and defeated Rumson Fair-Haven 10-9 in the NJ Semi-Finals.

Note '4' Grif - Junior Brendon Griffin tied a career-high with four hits against Medford Tech. on April 6.  Griffin also had four RBI's in the game.

One more note '4' Grif - Griffin tied a career-high with four runs scored against #3 ranked Bishop Eustace on May 6th.

Four score note - Senior Dennis O'Hanlan scored four times at Palmyra on Friday, May 12th, tying a career-high set April 14, 2005 against McCorristin Catholic.

Four at a time for the fourth time - On Friday, May 12th at Palmyra, for the fourth time in his career, senior Alan Hendrick knocked in four runs.

Mc-Perfect - Senior McNeil Wrice had a perfect game through four innings on April 6, vs. Medford Tech and was featured in the Burlington County Times scholastic spotlight on Monday, April 17.

Mc-Flash - Senior McNeil Wrice finished his career five of nine with six RBI's against the Flash of Florence.

Getting Loaded - The Rams are 18/50 (.360) with the bases loaded in 2006.

In a pinch - Junior David Testa was two for two (1.000) as a pinch-hitter in 2006, however the rest of the roster went 1 for 12.

Finish what you started - Ram pitching had 12 complete games and had four in a row from April 15-21.  Senior Mark Cimorelli had five, junior Corey Mingin four, senior Alan Hendrick two and sophomore Dave Kinney one.

It's Miller time - Senior Todd Miller made his pitching debut with two strikeouts in two innings against BCIT-Westampton on May 18th.

Raking - Junior Brendon Griffin and sophomore Mike Wasco each homored at Barnegat on Friday, May 26th.

Good day for 'yard' work - Seniors Dennis O'Hanlan, McNeil Wrice and Mark Cimorelli each went yard, launching home runs at Burlington Township on April 5.  The last time Riverside hit three home runs in a game was May 12, 2003 at Holy Cross in the Rams 17-7 win over the Lancers.  In that game, Dave Sorrentino, Greg Snow and John Grzybowski each went yard.

Slamming - For the second time in his career, junior Brendon Griffin hit a grand slam.  Griffin's slam to left field at Hooker Street field on May 24th came against BCIT-Westampton in the Rams 13-0 win.  On May 2, 2005, at Pemberton, then sophomore Brendon Griffin hit a grand slam as the Rams defeated the Hornets 8-3.  The last Ram grand slam besides Griffin was by then senior Brian Lazaruk on April 13, 1999, at BCIT-Medford, a span of 163 games between grand slams.

This week - June 2nd was game #712 for Riverside since 1971.  The Rams have scored 5,127 runs over that period.  The Rams are 414-297-1 since 1971.  On Thursday, April 13th, the Rams won their 400th game since 1971, defeating Trenton Catholic 13-8.

10 years ago - The 1996 team won the first of two state championships in a row.

Twenty Something - The 2006 varsity roster consisted of 20 players, six seniors, seven juniors, six sophomores and one freshman.

Home Cookin' - Riverside has won 39 of their last 54 games at Hooker Street Field.  The Rams are 99-30 at Hooker Street since 1995 and went 8-2 at home in 2006.

Speaking of Home - Riverside played Pitman five times in the playoffs, four times at Hooker Street in Riverside, NJ (3-2) and once at Pennsauken HS (0-1).  Riverside has never played Pitman at Pitman HS.

Road Warriors - After opening the 2006 season with two games at home, the Rams played seven straight away from Riverside before hosting Palmyra on Thursday April 20th.

Speaking of Away - Riverside has faced Pennsville four times at Pennsville (0-4) and two times at neutral sites (1-1).  The Rams have never hosted Pennsville.
 
Double Trouble - The Rams have scored 10+ runs in 87 out of the last 177 games.  Under Coach Herron, the Rams have scored 10+ runs 143 times and are 134-9 when scoring in double digits.

First one to score 10 runs wins - The Rams went 11-1 scoring 10+ runs in 2006 after going 10-0 when scoring 10+ runs in 2005 and were 10-0 in 2004 when scoring 10+ runs.  The Rams went 7-7 when scoring under 10 runs in 2006.

Pitching in - After giving up 16 runs against Bishop Eustace on May 6th, the Rams only gave up 24 more runs the rest of the season in 11 games, going 9-2 in those games.  The two losses were both by one run.

Herron - 13th year at Riverside - Head Coach Gary Herron just completed his 13th season at the helm of the Rams with a record of 221-99.  Overall in 14 seasons as a high school coach, Herron is 225-112.  Herron has guided the Rams to five BCSL Freedom Division Titles, three South Jersey Titles and two State Championships.

April Showers bring... The Rams have played 150 games under Coach Herron in the month of April.  The Rams are 105-45 since 1994 during the first month of the season...(8-4 1994), (11-0 1995), (7-2 1996), (11-0 1997), (8-3 1998), (9-2 1999), (8-3 2000), (3-6 2001), (10-4 2002), (8-4 2003), (4-8 2004), (11-5 2005), (7-4 2006).

May Flowers... The Rams have played 162 games under Coach Herron in the month of May.  The Rams are 111-51 since 1994 during May...(8-3 1994), (9-4 1995), (9-3 1996), (9-4 1997), (6-4 1998), (11-4 1999), (9-3 2000), (10-3 2001), (8-5 2002), (5-6 2003), (10-5 2004), (6-4 2005), (11-3 2006).

Baseball in June... The Rams have played 8 games under Coach Herron in the month of June.  The Rams are 5-3 since 1994 during June...(0-0 1994), (0-0 1995), (2-0 1996), (2-0 1997), (0-0 1998), (1-1 1999), (0-1 2000), (0-0 2001), (0-0 2002), (0-0 2003), (0-0 2004), (0-0 2005), (0-1 2006).

Round numbers - Head Coach Gary Herron won his 200th game at Riverside HS on May 6, 2005 against McCorristin.  Herron picked up career varsity win #200 at Palmyra on April 21, 2005.  Herron also picked up victory #100 against Palmyra on April 22, 1999.  The Maple Shade game on April 12, 2006 was Herron's 300th baseball game at Riverside.

Round Numbers - Part II - Entering the game at Burlington City on April 18, the Rams were 1-1 at home, 2-2 in the BCSL Freedom, 3-3 on the road and 4-4 overall.

Family Ties - Senior Dennis O'Hanlan's father (Joseph) was an All-BCSL Freedom catcher for Riverside in 1976.  Dennis was awarded second team BCSL Freedom honors at shortstop for 2005 & 2006.

Family Ties II - Speaking of O'Hanlan, Dennis's grandfather was the ONLY freshman awarded a varsity letter on the 1941 Riverside Ram baseball team.

Family Ties III - Junior Brendon Griffin's cousin Shawn Griffin was a member of Riverside's 1996 State Championship baseball team.  Shawn Griffin batted .278 (15/54) in 20 games with a 17 runs scored and 17 walks.

We're Honored - Six Rams were honored with BCSL Freedom Division honors for 2006.  Junior Brendon Griffin (1st team, 1st base), senior Tim Wasco (1st team, 2nd base), senior Mark Cimorelli (1st team, pitcher), senior Alan Hendrick (2nd team, pitcher), senior McNeil Wrice (2nd team, outfield) and senior Dennis O'Hanlan (2nd team, shortstop).  The first team award winners were recognized at the BCSL dinner on Tuesday night May 30th.

Cup Runnith Over - Junior Brendon Griffin was selected to the 2006 Burlington County Carpenter Cup squad.  Ram assistant Brian Solomon will assist the team for the eighth time.

Streakers - The Rams had an eight game winning streak broken June 2nd.  Overall, the Rams have won 47 of their last 65 games.  The team record for wins in a row is 18 from May 21, 1996 to May 1, 1997.

During the streak - Junior Brendon Griffin batted .577 (15/26) with 12 RBI's, senior Dennis O'Hanlan batted .519 (14/27) with 15 runs scored and senior Tim Wasco has 11 RBI's during the Rams eight game winning streak.

During the streak - Part II - The Ram pitching staff has an ERA of 1.21 during the eight game winning streak, led by senior Mark Cimorelli who was 3-0 with a 0.74 ERA in his four starts during the streak.

Making the pitch - Ram pitching went 2-1 with an ERA of 0.95 in three post season games.  Senior Mark Cimorelli had an ERA of 1.50 in two complete games.

Taking care of business and working overtime - The May 26th extra-inning game at Barnegat was exactly two years after the last extra-inning game for Riverside.  On May 26, 2004, against New Egypt the Rams were defeated by the Warriors 5-2 in nine innings.  The Barnegat game also lasted nine innings.

More OT - Before the May 26, 2006 game, the last Riverside extra-inning WIN was on May 4, 2000 against Burlington Township, by a score of 5-4 in eight innings.

Still More OT - The Rams also went extra innings against Delran on May 14, 2003, a 9-7 loss in eight innings and lost to Rancocas Valley 7-6 in nine innings on May 4, 2002.  The Rams lost to Holy Cross May 13, 2000 by a score of 8-5 in eight innings and defeated Burlington City by a score of 8-7 in eight innings on May 4, 1998.  The Rams are now 3-4 since 1998 in extra innings.

It's all about Freedom - For the second season is a row, the Rams finished in third place in the BCSL Freedom Division.  Senior Dennis O'Hanlan (.552) and junior Albert Nevadunsky (.500) had the highest batting averages in conference games for 2006.  The Ram pitching staff had an ERA of 2.00 in 12 games with senior Alan Hendrick (4-0, 1.97 ERA) leading the staff in conference play.

Streakers II - Junior Brendon Griffin had his 12 game hitting streak broken against Moorestown on May 3rd and had his second 12 game streak broken against Pennsville.  Griffin was 21/38, .553 during the second 12 game streak.  Griffin does have hits in 30 of his last 33 games dating back to the 2005 season and is batting .467 (49/105) over that span of games.

Seeing Red - The Rams went 6-0 in 2006 against teams wearing red after going 7-2 against red during 2005.  The Rams went 5-2 against teams with red in 2004, and 5-0 against red in 2003.  Overall, the Rams have won 26 of their last 30 against teams wearing red.

Singing the Blues - The Rams are 9-8 against teams wearing blue going back to the 2005 season.

# 50 - Senior Dennis O'Hanlan picked up career hit #50 on Saturday April 1 against New Egypt.  Junior Brendon Griffin picked up career hit #50 at the Ralph Shaw Classic against Audubon on April 21st and career run #50 against Medford Tech. on May 2nd.  Senior Alan Hendrick picked up career hit #50 and career RBI #50 against Bishop Eustace on May 6th.  Hendrick scored career run #50 at BCIT-Westampton May 18th.

That 70's show - Part I - Senior Dennis O'Hanlan finished with exactly 79 hits and 79 runs scored in 64 career games.

That 70's show - Part II - Junior Brendon Griffin has exactly 72 hits and 72 runs scored in 55 career games.

Century Mark - Senior Alan Hendrick became the first Ram pitcher since Chris McManus in 2001 to reach 100 career strikeouts.  McManus graduated with 121 K's in his career.  Hendrick finished with 129 K's in his varsity career.  Jason Coates (Class of 1997) currently has the highest K total in the Herron era with 131 K's.

A Perfect '10' - Hendrick recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts, in the Rams 10th game of the season, against Palmyra on Thursday, April 20th and tied that career-high on May 5th against Trenton Catholic Academy.

Speaking of perfect - The Rams are now 25-0 against Palmyra under head coach Gary Herron and have won 33 straight against the Panthers since the 1989 season.

Arms Race - Before the late season call ups, 12 of the original 16 players were listed on the roster as pitchers along with their other positions.  11 of those 12 have pitched in at least one game this season.  Only junior Brendon Griffin did not seen time on the hill in 2006.

Micah and Bert - Juniors Micah Linz and Albert Nevadunsky led the Rams pitching staff with opponents batting .087 against each pitcher.

Finding the right combo - Only three of the original 16 players on the varsity roster have started in every game for Riverside this season (Griffin, Tim Wasco, Wrice), however 14 of the 16 have played in at least 10 of the 26 games and 15 of the 16 have played in 9+ games.

RHS is Cinnaminson North - Varsity Head Coach Gary Herron (1979), Vol. Varsity Assistant Brian Solomon (1988) and JV Head Coach Walter Huber (1993) are all graduates of Cinnaminson High School.

9/8 76er - Did you know that Coach Herron, Coach Solomon AND 76er head coach Mo Cheeks share the same birthday (September 8th)?

One more Soul-Man note - The April 4th game against Bordentown was Coach Solomon's 300th game overall as a volunteer coach, including 54 at Cinnaminson (21-33) and 246 at Riverside (167-79).  In 15 seasons, Solomon's record as an assistant is 205-119 in 324 games.  The win over Holy Cross on May 17th was career win #200 for Solomon as an assistant.

Spider 'Web' - For all of the latest on Riverside Varsity Baseball, surf our website at http://www.baseball-riversidenj.com  or to E-Mail the team contact  bsolomon@snip.net