The Easton Baseball program is proud to present two beautiful pieces of artwork that depict Easton High School Traditions at their best. A Night at Cottingham and Play Ball with the Rovers.

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The original paintings are on display at the home football games and valued at $3000.00 a piece. The originals are being raffled off. Raffle Tickets are $5.00 and are limited to 300. Raffle tickets are being sold during the home football games. If interested in a raffle ticket please contact Coach LaDuca or Coach Hess. Available are Giclee prints for purchase. A Night at Cottingham is 23 ½ by 15 and is a beautiful representation of Friday Night Football at Cottingham. Many of Easton’s best athletes have graced this field on Friday Nights since 1953 when Easton played its first night game. Giclee’s are available for $45.00 and are limited. If interested please contact Carm LaDuca at 610-252-4369 or email at laducac@eastonsd.org or Greg Hess at 610-252-4683 or email at hessg@eastonsd.org Play Ball with the Rovers is 22 ½ by 17 and is an awesome representation of the Mecca of High School Baseball in the Lehigh Valley. Year in and Year out it is the mission of the Diamond Club to make Charles Richard’s Field one of the Best High School Baseball venues in the area. Giclee’s are available for $40.00 and only 21 remain. If interested please contact Carm LaDuca at 610-252-4369 or email at laducac@eastonsd.org or Greg Hess 610-252-4683 or email at hessg@eastonsd.org World Renown Sports Artist James Fiorentino The artwork of James Fiorentino spans the entire spectrum of traditional art. Renowned for his ability to create uncanny likeness of famous sports icons, Fiorentino has propelled to the top of the sports art community. James has painted and illustrated some of the most famous sports figures. He has donated numerous works of art to benefit charitable organizations. As the youngest artist inducted into the prestigious New York Society of Illustrators in 1998, James continues to prove his achievements as a highly regarded illustrator and painter. The picture on the left depicts James presenting Yankee Alex Rodriguez the 2008 Latino Sports MVP Award. James' original painting of Alex was presented to A-Rod at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2009.

The Easton Baseball Diamond Club is a booster group that wishes to support the Easton High baseball team. We are looking for corporate sponsorships for our annual golf tournament being held Sunday – October 4, 2009 at Green Pond Country Club. Shotgun Start at 1:30pm. Monies are used for many field items and equipment and supports the team throughout the season. Four-man scramble format is in effect at $80 per man. Lite lunch and dinner provided after golf included in price. Your company sign will be on display at the course that Saturday. Donation is $100 per hole. Other monetary amounts are accepted. Prize donations from businesses are also needed and much appreciated. If interested in helping please send checks made payable to either: Easton Baseball c/o Mr. Scott Austin (Tournament Chair) 1225 Whitney Ave. Easton, Pa. 18045 610-217-1521 Or Easton Baseball c/o Mr. Carm LaDuca 2220 Hackettsview Ave. Easton, PA. 18045 Any questions may be directed to Mr. Carm LaDuca at laducac@eastonsd.org Your contribution will be greatly appreciated and used to support the 2010 Red Rover Baseball team.

The Easton Area High School Baseball program experienced ups and downs in 2009. A total record of 33-21 was attained. The sub varsity programs played well. The Junior varsity went on to a 14-6 record while the Freshmen posted an 8-5 tally for a combined 22-11 overall record. The Varsity squad truly had a Tale of two Seasons! The Varsity team qualified for post - season play for the 8th year consecutively with an 11-9 season record. A heavy graduation class of 2008 left the new Rovers with a big test in front of them. Only Ian Oakley and Kyle Harbridge (captains) had game experience positionally and Dylan Kemmerer had some prior innings on the mound leaving the Rovers with limited Varsity experience. The year began with a strong run in the first half going an impressive 8-2 record with a big win over LVC and District 11 Champion Parkland at Coca- Cola Park. First half highlights included wins over Hazelton, Pleasant Valley, and Bethlehem Catholic along with Parkland. The Rovers pitched the ball well and outscored their opponents 80-33. The second half of the season was a disappointment for the young Rovers as they struggled to win close ball games against good LVC foes and tough pitching. The team lost 5 one run games and two 2 run games. A total of 9 runs in 7 of the losses. The Rovers clearly were in the game but couldn’t get the big hit at the right time or execute a certain play when needed. The Rovers would play Whitehall in District play but their season would end with a 4-0 loss. Special awards for some members of the 2009 team are as follows: Ian Oakley – 2009 Eddie Snyder Award Receipient Patrick Corpora – LVC Scholar Athlete for Baseball Kyle Harbridge and Colin Case – 2009 Co - MVP Award Winners Justin Pacchioli – Honorable Mention All LVC Outfielder Kyle Harbridge (.387) , Colin Case (.381) - .350 Club Dylan Kemmerer (5) - Top Pitchers – Wins per year The players on the 2009 team were a dedicated group of young men who always worked hard and were fun to be around. Baseball was always the main focus of this group. Their efforts will not soon be forgotten! The coaching staff felt it was truly a pleasure to coach this group. The seniors will be missed! They were a great group of kids who will always be members of the Easton baseball family. Dennis Collado, Patrick Corpora, Kyle Harbridge, Dylan Kemmerer, Louis Markus, Eddie Nunez, Ian Oakley, Julio Perez, Ryan Peterson, and Sal Rampulla contributed greatly and we wish them all the best in their future plans. A strong core of younger players with Varsity experience will make 2010 a different year for the Rovers. Three sophomores played large amounts of time on the Varsity level which will help us along with many juniors who will take on the senior leadership roles. It is very exciting coming back in 2010 with such a strong core. With hard work in the off - season the Rovers appear to have a bright future! Returning rostered players Colin Case , Justin Pacchioli, and Kevin Nemeth are the juniors who will make a strong impact in 2010 and Matt Mink, Aaron Barry, Devon Wood, Evan Wilkins, Dan Eckel, Shane Raymond, Barry Schaffer, Mark Sweitzer, Matt Cummings, and Justin Souders are the 2009 rostered players looking to make contributions to a championship run in 2010. Along with all of the above will be a group of players from a 14-6 JV team looking for a spot on the Varsity team. The competition will prove to be fierce and these players know what it will take to win the LVC. I would like to personally thank the EASD for their support of our program. Thank You to our Athletic Department with AD Jim Pokrivsak, Assistant AD’s Greg Hess and Elaine Arnts, secretaries Jane Braido and Lois DeFrancesco for all their work. Thank you to our medical group Jeff Hunt and Rochelle Gilbert. Thank You to our equipment guys Scott Austin and Rick Hartranft, announcers Bob Arnts, Mike Lavalva, and Rose Mellman for their help. Our managers this year were Alyson Kunsman, Christina Pulcini, and Nicholas Corpora who missed 2009 with arm surgery. Lastly – thank you to the EASD maintenance group led by Tim Case who prepare our fields. A special thanks goes to the Easton Baseball Diamond Club and all of our parents who have worked tirelessly to raise funds in dances and bingoes to allow our kids to go to Boston this past April to play a game and enjoy a Red Sox game while there. We toured the JFK museum and spent time in the Quincy Market Area. It was a worthwhile experience for all of our players Varsity and JV alike to develop team unity and have a great time. Also the booster group helps put the Rovers in the top equipment and uniforms and gives them the feel of a class program playing on the best field in the valley and beyond! Thank You to the Senior parents who played a key role in the organization of many of our fundraisers. Becky Rampulla, Joan Markus, Rachelle Altemose, Kelly Corpora to name just a few and many others who gave their all to us under the leadership of Tony Ventola and Maria LaValva. Thank You ! I would like to thank the people who make the program go. The coaches! Our success year in and out comes from this dedicated group of men who love the game of baseball. They spend countless hours away from home all throughout the year teaching the game because they care. Many of them do so voluntarily and have a great deal to offer! Thank You to their families for letting them give their time to us! Varsity Assistants: Greg Hess – Pitching Coordinator Jim Warga – Assistant John Bisco Jr. – Assistant Junior Varsity – Scott Ordway – Head Coach Ben Childs – Assistant – Pitching Freshmen – Ryan Kanusky – Head Coach Dan Gonzalez – Assistant The Easton Baseball Program strives to win and teach young men the fundamentals of the game along with mentoring young men to be team players in a team concept. The belief that winning baseball comes from hard work, dedication, and a commitment to being the best student athlete you can be in the classroom and on the playing field is paramount to our mission as a coaching staff. The players that play in our program understand the commitment we expect and must work hard to attain the success that comes with being a champion. Best wishes to all of our players and their families this coming summer and we look forward to a successful 2010 season! Carm LaDuca EAHS Varsity Head Coach

Easton the number 8 seed will host the number 9 seed Whitehall this afternoon at Richards Field on the EAHS campus. First pitch will be 4:30pm. The winner of this game will travel to Stroudsburg on Wednesday to face the number 1 seeded Mountaineers.

Liberty scored 5 runs in the 3rd inning to top Easton 7-5 in the regular season schedule finale for the Red Rovers. Kyle Harbridge led the Rovers going 2-2 while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4 runs with 2 home runs.

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Albright, Reaser (6), Ortiz (7) and Bicknese. Kemmerer and Wood, Pacchioli (4). WP: Albright; LP: Kemmerer. HR: E: Kyle Harbridge (3rd, 2 on), (5th, solo). REC: L: 17-2 (13-1); E: 11-9 (7-7). NOTES: E: Kyle Harbridge 2-2, 4 RBIs; L: Kevin Bicknese 2B, RBI; Dan Martisofski 2B, RBI; Tom Black 2B, RBI.

By BETH HUDSON, The Express-Times EMMAUS | The Easton Area High School baseball team threw everything. The Red Rovers scored the first four runs of the game and then later fought back from a two-run deficit to force extra innings. Once it was over, however, Easton coach Carm LaDuca said his team's loss came down to a handful of mistakes and missed opportunities. Emmaus scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning -- highlighted by Dan Bitto's squeeze bunt to drive in Kyle Gable for the winning run -- to beat Easton 8-7 on Wednesday night at Church Lane. The Green Hornets rallied from an early deficit to improve to 13-2 overall and 11-1 in the Lehigh Valley Conference. Easton dropped to 10-8 overall and 6-6 in the conference. "Our kids played with a lot of pride and heart," LaDuca said. "But you've got to make plays to put away a good team." Easton seemed to be on its way when the team scored four runs in the top of the second inning, with the help of Dan Eckel's lead-off double and Justin Pacchioli's single to drive in two runs. From that point, however, Emmaus just chipped away and finally took the lead with four runs in the bottom of the fifth. "I don't really worry about getting down four or five runs," Emmaus coach John Schreiner said. "Easton's a good team. Every game is going to be tough in this league." Easton's Colin Case and Kyle Harbridge reached base with back-to-back singles in the top of the seventh and went on to score enough for a 6-6 tie and, after Emmaus failed to score in the bottom of the inning, extra innings. Harbridge led off the ninth with another base hit and eventually scored when Eckel reached base on an error. But Emmaus responded with two runs from the top of its batting order in the bottom of the inning. "We wanted to win the ballgame," LaDuca said. "We brought Dylan Kemmerer, our No. 1 pitcher in. We kind of knew the squeeze was coming. They did what they had to do to win." Emmaus senior Dan Johnson, who plans to play college baseball at Millersville, went 5-for-5 with a solo home run, two runs and four RBIs. Teammate Brandon Wilt was 2-for-3 with three runs scored. Pacchioli finished 3-for-5 with a run and two RBIs, and Case was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Emmaus pitcher Joe Groh entered the game in the third inning, struck out six and walked three on his way to the victory. Easton is scheduled to play at Bethlehem Catholic today and will face Liberty on Saturday morning. EASTON (ab-r-h-rbi) Justin Pacchioli 5-1-3-2, Colin Case 4-1-2-1, Kyle Harbridge 5-2-2-0, Ian Oakley 5-0-1-1, Dan Eckel 5-1-2-1, Kevin Nemeth 3-0-0-0, Aaron Barry 4-1-1-0, Mark Sweitzer 5-0-1-0, Matt Mink 2-1-0-1, Justin Souders 1-0-0-0, Dylan Kemmerer 1-0-0-0, Evan Wilkins 0-0-0-0. Totals: 40-7-12-6. EMMAUS (ab-r-h-rbi) Kyle Wilt 5-1-1-0, Brandon Wilt 3-3-2-0, Kyle Gable 2-1-0-0, Dan Johnson 5-2-5-4, Dan Bitto 3-1-1-1, John Barr 3-0-1-2, Brad Flexer 1-0-0-0, Austin Hockman 4-0-1-0, Justin Mastroianni 4-0-1-0, Joe Groh 1-0-0-0. Totals: 31-8-12-7. Easton 040 000 2017 12 3 Emmaus 011 040 0028 12 3 LOB Easton 10; Emmaus 6. 2B Eckel; Kyle Wilt, Barr. HR Johnson. SB Harbridge, Case, Pacchioli; Bitto, Brandon Wilt, Johnson 2. CS Mastroianni, Brandon Wilt, Hockman. Mink, Souders (5), Kemmerer (8) and Wood; Flexer, Groh (3) and Wilt. W Groh. L Kemmerer. SO-BB Mink 1-6, Souders 0-0, Kemmerer 0-1; Flexer 2-0, Groh 6-3. Records: Easton 10-8, 6-6; Emmaus 13-2, 11-1. Beth Hudson can be reached at sports@express-times.com

Today's scheduled Varsity and JV games against Emmaus have been moved to Wednesday May 6th at 4pm. Also the Freshman game against Voorhees has be rescheduled for May 16th at 10am.

Tyler Knauss hit a second-inning solo home run and Ryuta Amaike pitched six strong innings, allowing Whitehall to stay alive for a District 11 berth. Lewis Markus, who gave up just five hits and three runs in six innings, took the loss for Easton, which has already qualified for the district tournament. Whitehall needs to win two of its next three games in order to qualify.

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Easton 002 000 0-2 5 1 Whitehall 210 000 x-3 5 1 HR -- Knauss (W). RBI -- Case, Harbridge (E); Bet, Knauss (W). Markus and Wood; Amaike, Deichmeister (7) and Fazio. W -- Amaike. Save -- Deichmeister. SO-BB -- Markus 4-4; Amaike 4-3, Deichmeister 0-1.

Mark Sweitzer and Justin Pacchioli each drove in two runs for Easton. Easton scored 7 runs in the 4th inning to help snap a 4 game losing streak. D.J. King went 3-for-3 for the Blue Eagles.

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Easton 101 700 0-9 11 0 Nazareth 000 001 0-1 5 1 2B -- Sweitzer, Wood, Oakley (E). RBI -- Pacchioli 2, Sweitzer 2, Case, Oakley (E); Daul (N). Mink and Wood, Pacchioli; Squires, Smith (4), Daul (7). L -- Squires. SO-BB -- Mink 4-3; Squires 3-3, Smith 3-4, Daul 1-0. Records: Easton 9-6, 5-4; Nazareth 9-6, 5-6. JV score: Easton 4-3.

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Freshman schedule change: The game scheduled for today, April 29th at Delaware Valley has been resceduled for May 14th because of field conflict.

The Easton Diamond Booster Club will hold a meeting Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Room D208. All are welcome!

Northampton's Mike Glassic pitched a five-hit shutout, Brock Baker was 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs, and Zach Szoke hit a two-run double for Northampton in a shortened 5 inning affair Thursday afternoon at Richards Field in Easton, PA as the Rovers fell to the Konkrete Kids 10-0. Justin Pacchioli had two hits for Easton.

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Northampton 231 31-10 15 0 Easton 000 00-0 5 1 2B -- Szoke (N). 3B -- Cericola (N). HR -- Baker (N). RBI -- Baker 4, Szoke 2, Martin, Mickley (N). Glassic and Baker; Markus, Barry (4) and Wood. L -- Markus. SO-BB -- Glassic 5-1; Barry 0-0, Markus 2-1. Records: Northampton 11-3, 7-2; Easton 8-4, 4-3.

Winning pitcher Aaron Barry drove in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning as Easton Area High School defeated Parkland 10-9 Saturday in a matchup of Lehigh Valley Conference baseball teams. Colin Case drove home four runs for the Red Rovers. Mark Sweitzer and Devon Wood both collected two hits. Jon Gabriel had three hits and drove in four runs for Parkland. Ryan Korp was 3-for-3. The game was part of the LVC's "Play Day" at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, and the result does not count in the conference standings.

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Easton 001 014 31-10 11 1 Parkland 110 223 00-9 14 2 2B -- Kemmerer (E). 3B -- Sweitzer (E); Abeln, Gabriel (P). RBI -- Case 4, Oakley 2, Barry, Kemmerer, Mink (E); Gabriel 4, Klem 2, Korp 2, Zaccaro (P). Mink, Markus (5), Barry (6) and Wood; Torok, Smith (5), O'Leary (6), Klem (7) and Gabriel. W -- Barry. L -- Klem. SO-BB -- Torok 2-2, O'Leary 1-4, Smith 1-1, Klem 3-2; Mink 2-2, Markus 2-3, Barry 1-1. Records: Parkland 6-4; Easton 8-2.

Todays games vs. Allen have been postponed. The Varsity game will be made up this Friday April 17th at Allen. The JV game is rescheduled for next Friday April 24th at Richards Field on the EAHS campus. Another scheduling note is that the Freshman game vs. North Hunterdon scheduled to be played at North Hunterdon this Saturday April 18th, will now be played at Easton High School with a new start time of 10am, not 10:30 as was on the original schedule.

The Easton Diamond Booster Club will hold a meeting Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Room D208. All are welcome!

Ian Oakley hit two doubles and drove in two runs as Easton scored 11 runs in the first two innings on its way to a 10-run-rule shortened victory. Six different players had RBIs for the Red Rovers, who improved to 6-1, 3-1 in the Lehigh Valley Conference. Dieruff 000 00-0 2 6 Easton 740 0x-11 8 0

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2B -- Oakley 2, Harbridge (E). 3B -- Harbridge (E). RBI -- Oakley 2, Barry, Case, Harbridge, Kemmerer, Wood (E). Farr, Ortiz (2) and Hausman; Kemmerer, Rampulla (3), Nunez (5) and Nunez and Wood. W -- Kemmerer. L -- Farr. SO-BB -- Farr 0-3, Ortiz 4-0; Kemmerer 2-1, Nunez 0-0, Rampulla 2-1. Records: Dieruff 0-7, 0-4; Easton 6-1, 3-1. JV score: Easton 19-0

Todays Varsity and JV games vs Whitehall have been postponed. The games will be made up on Saturday May 2nd at 3pm. Varsity and JV teams should report at 2pm today for practice in the gym and Freshmen will report at 6 pm

By John Heilig, Special to The Morning Call By taking advantage of every opportunity, Easton's baseball team showed it had recovered from an especially tough loss to Liberty on Monday to top visiting Bethlehem Catholic 9-2 at Charles W. Richards Field. The Red Rovers (4-1) scored two runs on no hits in the first inning, thanks to a pair of walks and a pair of stolen bases. They scored what proved to be the winning run in the second when Ryan Peterson walked, stole second and scored when Golden Hawk pitcher Drew Kaneps threw the ball over shortstop Matt Bahnick's head on a pickoff attempt. The Hawks (3-3) showed some life in the third, when Tyler Carle opened with a single and scored on Bahnick's triple to left-center. Easton answered with three runs in the third, the big hit being a home run to left by Ian Oakley. Singles by Kyle Harbridge and Kevin Nemeth helped. "I didn't even like the pitch, to be honest," Oakley said. "I was just trying to get the runner [Harbridge] in from third. I swung easy and it went out. I haven't hit many before, but when I do it's an easy swing." Harbridge, who finished 3-for-4, stealing three bases and scoring twice, said he had good vision. "I was seeing the ball really well," he said. "I sat on a couple of curveballs. I didn't get many fastballs. I saw the ball well today. I guess they were slower pitchers with not a lot of different pitches in their arsenal." Easton stole a total of eight bases and the Hawks committed five errors. "We noticed that the pitcher was a little slow on delivering to the plate and we were able to steal," Easton coach Carm LaDusa said. "Any time you can run the bases it's always clutch. That was a big part of getting the early lead. We lost a tough one to Liberty on Monday and I wanted to see what kind of character the kids had after that loss. We have a young team but we're gelling nicely. The seniors are leading us and the young kids are playing well." Meanwhile, Red Rover starter Dylan Kemmerer cruised along to his third win of the season. He allowed six hits and one run over five innings. Aaron Barry and Oakley mopped up. "My fastball was pretty good today," Kemmerer said. "I was hitting the corners and doing what I was supposed to do." "We started off tough," Becahi coach Mike Grasso said. "We made some mistakes and we couldn't come up with a hit or two at the right time. You get down in this league it's tough to fight your way back. We're just gonna keep working hard." Bethlehem Catholic 001 000 1 -- 2 8 5 Easton 213 210 x -- 9 8 1 Kaneps, Bender (2), Arroyo (6) and Blasko, Matuczinski (6); Kemmerer, Barry (6), Oakley (7) and Wood, Paccioli (7). WP: Kemmerer. LP: Kaneps. HR: Oakley (E) John Heilig is a freelance writer.

Winning pitcher Dylan Kemmerer went 2-for-3 with three RBIs for unbeaten Easton. Colin Case and Devon Wood both added two RBIs for Easton. Pat Kregeloh hit a three-run homer for Pleasant Valley in the third inning. Pleasant Valley 004 000 0--4 4 2 Easton (3-0) 202 510 x--10 8 0 2B -- Shea (PV). HR -- Kregeloh (PV). RBI -- Kregeloh 3, D'Arcy (PV); Case 2, Kemmerer 3, Sweitzer, Wood 2 (E). Borger, Hammond (4), Kregeloh (6) and Jimenez; Kemmerer, Mink (7) and Wood. W -- Kemmerer. L -- Hammond. SO-BB -- Borger 2-2, Hammond 1-1, Kregeloh 1-0; Kemmerer 3-4, Mink 2-0. JV score: Easton 8-2.

Kyle Harbridge and Colin Case had 2 RBI a piece as the Rovers streaked out to a 10-0 lead and defeated East Stroudsburg North 11-5 at Richards Field. The LVC schedule begins on Thursday as Easton travels to Freedom for a 4pm tilt.

Coach LaDuca and Coach Hess will be on 1100 WGPA's SPORTS TALK RADIO SHOW "Jack, Joe and Company" the 21st of March from 9-10am to talk baseball with Freedom Athletic Director Fred Harris, Phillies broadcaster Tom McCarthy, and other guests.

The starting time for Saturday's scrimmage against Fleetwood has been changed to a 1pm start time due to SAT tests. This change affects both Varsity and JV. Sat 03/14/09 Fleetwood Senior High School @ Richards Field (EAHS) beginning at 1:00PM

Monday - 3/2 - Indoor Tryouts - All players ALL players in Grades 9-10 will tryout from 3-5 pm on Monday. Grades 11-12 will practice from 5-7 pm on Monday. Players should report 30 minutes prior to scheduled start in Main Gym Lobby. Tuesday - 3/3 - Indoor Tryouts Pitchers and Catchers and Infielders, Grades 9-12 ONLY from 5-7pm. Wednesday - 3/4 - Indoor Tryouts Grade 9-12 Outfielders from 3-5pm Grade 11-12 Pitchers and Catchers from 5-6pm Grade 8 practice from 5-7pm Main Gym - 5-6pm and 6-7pm aux gym All players should be prepared for indoor and outdoor tryouts in any weather - sweatshirts, sneakers, spikes...

The Varsity boys teams will play the following 2 scrimmages. Sat 03/14/09 Fleetwood Senior High School @ Richards Field (EAHS) beginning at 11:00AM Mon 03/16/09 North Hunterdon H.S. @ Richards Field (EAHS) beginning at 3:30PM The JV team will play the same teams on the same date and time at alternate fields at the EAHS complex.