As summer 2019 comes to a close, so do the summer seasons for many members of the Villanova baseball team. Sixteen Wildcats stayed active this summer, playing in 10 different leagues across nine different states.


There were many successful summers for Wildcats. At the plate, Chris Rotondo hit .358 while playing for the Adirondack Trail Blazers. His batting average was the sixth highest in the league, thanks to his 38-106 performance and working 19 walks. He displayed some power to go with that average, hitting seven home runs and nine doubles on his way to a 1.153 OPS, the second best mark in the league among qualified hitters


Nick Lorusso, playing for the Danbury Westerners of the NECBL, was also solid at the plate. He hit .320 on the summer and drove in 21. He recorded 49 hits in 153 at-bats. He also hit for power, leaving the yard five times and notching seven doubles. He was in the top-25 in league average and had an .822 OPS.


In smaller sample sizes, Sam Margulis hit .320 in 15 games for the Trenton Generals in the ACBL, Matt Pinone hit .350 in 13 games for the Royersford Rattlers in the PVTL and Tyler Bruno hit .316 with six home runs in a short stint with the Dodge City A's of the KCBL.


On the mound, Gordon Graceffo had a strong summer with the North Adams SteepleCats of the NECBL, leading the team with 49.1 IP and posted a 3.10 ERA. He struck out 47, on the summer while walking 11 and finished with a 4-3 record. His 47 strikeouts left him in eighth in the league in that category.


Jimmy Kingsbury, with the Newport Gulls in the NECBL, threw 22.2 innings with a 4.36 ERA. He showed the ability to pick up strikeouts, as he fanned 30 batters and walked just eight. Kingsbury finished eighth in the league with four saves.


Mike Schwartz had limited work this summer and pitched just 6.0 innings. However, it was a productive six innings. Schwartz struck out 11 and walked only one en route to picking up two saves.


Elsewhere, Dominic Sarro, Ryan Toohers, Pat O'Neil, Dylan McNary, Will Reiner, Jeff Manto, Theron Schilling, and Cam Mathes stayed active playing in a variety of leagues.


With summer seasons over, the players can turn their attention back to Villanova baseball, which will begin practice early in the fall semester.


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