Baseball
- Section V Champions - 1940, '91, '95, 2016, '17, '18, '19
- Finger Lakes East Champions - 1940, '41, '65, '77, '83, '84, '86, '93, '98, '99, 2000,'09
- Monroe County League Champions - 2014, '17, '18
- NYSPHSAA Far West Regional Champions - 2018, '19
- NYSPHSAA Class A State Semi-Finalist - 2018, '19
Varsity
2019 Varsity Baseball Roster
| # | Name | Grade | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dixon, Andrew | 12 | IF |
| 2 | Mackenzie, Dylan | 11 | IF, P |
| 3 | LeFave, Caden | 12 | OF |
| 5 | Vigneri, Seth | 11 | C |
| 6 | Tyndall, Tristan | 12 | 1B |
| 7 | Brinza, Joe | 12 | 3B, P |
| 8 | Crunick, Cooper | 12 | SS, P, C |
| 11 | Baez, Jesus | 12 | OF, P |
| 15 | Morse, Zach | 11 | OF, P |
| 21 | Hanford, Fletcher | 11 | OF |
| 22 | Delforte, Thomas | 12 | P |
| 23 | Norris, Beau | 11 | P |
| 24 | Sculli, Michael | 12 | OF, P |
| 25 | Pawlicki, Luke | 11 | IF |
| 27 | MacLean, Nate | 11 | IF, P, C |
| 34 | Wantuck, Zach | 11 | IF, P |
| 42 | Miller, Austin | 12 | OF, P |
| 44 | Werth, Samuel | 11 | IF, P |
JV
Mod B
2019 Modified Baseball
| Name | Grade |
|---|---|
| Josh Barnes | 7 |
| Nate Barone | 7 |
| Finnegan Conklin | 8 |
| Aaron Crunick | 7 |
| Chris Cummings | 8 |
| Bryce Davis | 7 |
| Lucas Delforte | 7 |
| Noah Dube | 7 |
| Taylor Filighera | 7 |
| Brooks Keys | 8 |
| Trevor LaFlam | 8 |
| Michael McFetridge | 8 |
| Bradley Mohammed | 7 |
| Matthew Papenfuss | 8 |
| Matthew Pawlicki | 8 |
| Nikolas Read | 8 |
| Tyler Shuler | 7 |
| Will Smith | 8 |
| Lucas Springer | 8 |
| Silas Taylor | 8 |
| Austin Tears | 8 |
| Jack Tilley | 7 |
| Andrew Walker | 7 |
School Records
TEAM RECORDS
NYSPHSAA Far West Regional Champions 2018, 2019
SECTION FIVE CHAMPIONS - 1940, 91, 95, 2016, 17, 18, 19
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS - 1940, 41, 65, 77, 83, 84, 86, 93, 98, 99, 2000, 09, 14, 17, 18
MOST WINS SEASON - 25 (1999)
MOST RUNS SEASON - 275 (1999)
MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS IN A SEASON - 18 (1999)
MOST HOME RUNS IN A SEASON - 24 (2001)
MOST TRIPLES IN A SEASON - 21 (2009)
MOST DOUBLES IN A SEASON - 64 (2009)
BEST BATTING AVERAGE IN A SEASON - 386 (1998)
MOST STOLEN BASES IN A SEASON - 116 (1990)
BEST ERA IN A SEASON - 1.08 (2019)
MOST STRIKE OUTS IN A SEASON - 223 (2019)
MOST HOME RUNS IN A GAME - 3 vs Penn Yan (1984), Fairport (94), Penn Yan (97), Pal-Mac (98), Midlakes (2001), Pal-Mac (05), Greece Odyssey (15)
MOST TRIPLES IN A GAME - 6, vs. Benito Juarez, IL (2019)
MOST DOUBLES IN A GAME - 9 vs Newark (2009)
MOST HITS IN A GAME - 29 vs Greece Athena (2018), 25 vs. Wayne (2016)
BEST BATTING AVERAGE IN A SEASON- .386 (1998)
MOST STOLEN BASES IN A GAME - 14 vs Marshall-Charlotte (2007)
BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN A SEASON - 100%, 13-0 (1940)
PITCHING RECORDS
MOST WINS IN A SEASON - 12 Tepidino (1995)
MOST WINS IN A CAREER - 25 Schneider (1982-84)
MOST K'S IN A GAME - 19 Rappa (1993)
MOST K'S IN A SEASON - 149 Tepedino (1995)
MOST K'S IN A CAREER - 250 Schneider (1982-84) Tanner Cooper 236 (2014-17)
MOST SAVES SEASON - 7 McWilliams (1987)
MOST SAVES CAREER - 9 McWilliams (1987-88)
BEST ERA SEASON - 0.55 T. Cooper (2017), 0.55 M. Sculli (2019)
BEST ERA CAREER - 0.75 C. Crunick (2017-19), 1.52 D'Amato (2008-10)
MOST NO HITTERS FOR A CAREER - 3 Sculli (2016-19)
MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS FOR A CAREER - 12 T. Cooper (2016-17)
BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE FOR A CAREER - .928 Burri (1983-84)
MOST SHUTOUTS IN A CAREER - 10 Sculli (2016-19)
OFFENSIVE RECORDS
MOST HITS IN A GAME - 6 Cirincione (1999), Fisher (2017)
MOST HITS IN A SEASON - 44 Schorr (1998-2000)
MOST HITS FOR A CAREER - 128 Schorr (1998-2000)
BEST BATTING AVERAGE IN A SEASON - .596 D'Amato (2009)
BEST BATTING AVERAGE CAREER - .455 Ross (2009-10)
MOST HOME RUNS IN A GAME - 3 Rappa (1993)
MOST HOME RUNS IN A SEASON - 8 Sanchez (1998)
MOST HOME RUNS FOR A CAREER - 19 Sanchez (1997-99)
MOST TRIPLES IN A GAME - 3 Crunick (2019)
MOST TRIPLES IN A SEASON - 5 Schorr (2000), McCarthy (09)
MOST TRIPLES FOR A CAREER - 9 Sanchez (1997-99), Schorr (1998-2000)
MOST DOUBLES IN A GAME - 3 Hilton (1984), DeVinney (87), Coyne (99), Smith (2005), D'amato (09)
MOST DOUBLES IN A SEASON - 15 LeGrett (2002)
MOST DOUBLES FOR A CAREER - 28 D'Amato (2008-10)
MOST RBI's IN A GAME - 9 Cirincione (2004), C. Cooper (16)
MOST RBI's IN A SEASON - 43 Sanchez (1998)
MOST RBI's FOR A CAREER - 107 Schorr (1998-2000)
MOST STOLEN BASES IN A GAME - 6 Buck (2007)
MOST STOLEN BASES IN A SEASON - 35 Jones (1990)
MOST STOLEN BASES FOR A CAREER - 55 Jones (1988-90)
MOST OFFICIAL AT BATS IN A SEASON - 106 Smith (2005)
MOST OFFICIAL AT BATS FOR A CAREER - 287 Schorr (1998-2000)
MOST RUNS IN A GAME - 5 Jones (1987), Bossard (96), DeVinney (97), Miller (97), Schorr (99) Constantino (2001), Holmes (03), Scott (14), Hanford (16), Riddle (16)
MOST RUNS IN A SEASON - 38 Sanchez (1999)
MOST RUNS FOR A CAREER - 97 Schorr (1998-2000)
MOST BB IN A Game - 5 Phillips (2000)
MOST BB IN A SEASON - 35 Sanchez (1999)
MOST BB FOR A CAREER - 66 Sanchez (1997-99)
MOST HIT BY PITCH SEASON - 10 Carlson (2008)
MOST HIT BY PITCH FOR A CAREER - 22 Carlson (2007-09)
MOST GRAND SLAM FOR A CAREER - 1 Otterman (1940), Wells (69), Bacon (91), Bossard (96), DeVinney (98), LeGrett (2002), C. Cooper (16), T. Cooper (16), Vigneri (19)
All League/State Players
All-League Selections
1990 - First Team: Errick Jones Second Team: Tracy Bacon, Mark Broncatello, Mike Brown
1991 - First Team: Tracey Bacon, Tim McWilliams Second Team: Eric Rappa, Brad Baglio
1992 - First Team: Brad Baglio Second Team: Eric Rappa, Lance Nemitz
1993 - First Team: Eric Rappa, Jeff Klusek, Jeff Onze, Dan Moore, Lance Nemitz, Jeff Bates, Second Team: Mike Clawson Coach of the Year: Bill Bowe
1994 - First Team: Matt Brauer, Jeff Onze, Dan Moore, Greg Constantino, Jeff Bates
1995 - First Team: Ben Tepedino, Jeff Onze, Greg Constantino, Jeff Bates Second Team: Andy McDougal, Dan Clawson, Mike Clawson
1996 - First Team: Ryan Wade Second Team: Shawn Whalen, Fran Sargent
1997 - First Team: Matt DeVinney Second Team: Matt Miller, Mike Cooney, Bryan Sanchez, Chuck Abate
1998 - First Team: Matt DeVinney, Adam Schorr, Bryan Sanchez, Brian Keenan, Bob Trumbull Second Team: Ryan Wade, Tom Kenney, Ryan Schaefer Coach of the Year: Bill Bowe
1999 - First Team: Adam Schorr, Jim Coyne, Chad Manning, Tom Kenney, Justin Constantino, David Booth, Bryan Sanchez Second Team: Chris Henninger, Bob Trumbull Coach of the Year: Bill Bowe
2000 - First Team: Jim Coyne, Chris Henninger, Adam Schorr, Jason Culonio, Justin Constantino Second Team: Brent Alvut
2001 - First Team: Sean McWilliams, Mark Constantino, Matt Walters, Brandon Borgna Second Team: Steve LeGrett, Kurt Jung, Brent Alvut, Andrew Potter
2002 - First Team: Sean McWilliams, Kurt Jung, Mark Constantino, Tony Cirincione, Steve LeGrett Second Team: Joe Caggianelli
2003 - First Team: Brad Maltman, Matt Chapman, Tony Cirincione Second Team: Nate DiGrande, Kyle Holmes
2004 - Second Team: Patrick McCarthy, Matt Densmore, Kyle Holmes, Geoff Smith, Matt Chapman
2005 - First Team: Patrick McCarthy, Casey Rice, Geoff Smith
2006 - First Team: David Herman, Mike Pease, Geoff Smith, Craig Tauterouff, Second Team: Jordan Buck, Tom VanDamme
2007 - First Team: Robert Bradshaw, Dan Booth, Jordan Buck Second Team: Mike Pease
2008 - First Team: Dan Booth, Nick Carlson, Justin D'Amato, Ken Ingersoll, Second Team: John Sculli, Tyler Thompson, Matt McCarthy, Kevin Donk
2009 - First Team: Justin D'Amato, Cass Roberts, Parker Ross, Jonathan Mastin, Robert Wied, Tyler Thompson, James Hoffend, Matt McCarthy, Second Team: Nick Carlson, Thomas Fountain, Will Sigel Player of the Year : Cass Roberts, Coach of the Year : Dale Werth
2010 - First Team: Justin D'amato, Parker Ross Second Team: Kyle Ficarella, Cass Roberts, David Taft
2011 - Second Team: Adam Scott
2012 - Second Team: Patrick Carbary
2013 - First Team: Patrick Coyne, Sean Outhouse, Second Team: Colton Ceravolo, Shawn Foster
2014 - Player of the Year: Adam Scott, First Team: Patrick Coyne, Chris Lovin, Second Team: Colton Ceravolo, Tim Ryan, Travis Welch Coach of the Year: Dale Werth
2015 - First Team: Chris Lovin, Tanner Cooper Second Team: Patrick Coyne, Tim Ryan
2016 - First Team: Cody Cooper, Tanner Cooper Second Team: Bennett Hanford, Jake Riddle, Mike Zimmerman
2017 - Player of the Year: Tanner Cooper First Team: Brian Hoffman, Matthew Carbary, Seth Vigneri, Second Team: Connor Fisher Coach of the year: Dale Werth
2018 - First Team: Michael Sculli, Cooper Crunick, Seth Vigneri Second Team: Connor Fisher, Jordie Johnstone
2019 - First Team: Michael Sculli, Cooper Crunick, Seth Vigneri, Dylan MacKenzie Second Team: Joe Brinza Player of the Year: Michael Sculli Coach of the Year: Dale Werth
All-State Selections
1998 - Third Team: Bryan Sanchez
1999 - Second Team: Bryan Sanchez Fifth Team: Adam Schorr
2000 - First Team: Adam Schorr
2001 - Fifth Team: Sean McWilliams
2002 - First Team: Sean McWilliams, Fifth Team - Steve LeGrett
2010 - Fourth Team: Justin D'Amato
2014 - Second Team: Adam Scott
2015 - Fifth Team: Chris Lovin
2016 - Fifth Team: Cody Cooper
2017 - First Team: Tanner Cooper
2018 - Fifth Team: Michael Sculli
Alumni - Played in Empire State Games
Tracey Bacon
Eric Rappa
Bryan Sanchez
Adam Schorr
Sean McWilliams
National High School Baseball Coaches Association District 1 All-Stars
2004 - Kyle Holmes
Coaches
- Dale Werth - Head Varsity Coach
- Dave Maine - Varsity Assistant Coach
- Mike Tepper - JV Coach
- Al Almansberger - JV Assistant Coach
- Steven Verbridge - Modified Coach
- Matt Walters - Modified Coach
- Jack Wallwork - Program Assistant
Dale Werth - Head Varsity Coach
Dale ended his 15th year as the Varsity head coach, after spending 4 years as head coach of the Braves junior varsity team. He brings an enthusiastic and positive coaching style to the varsity program. Since taking over the varsity program, his teams have gone 198-151 overall and 105-68 in league play. They have won 4 league titles (2009,2014,2017,2018), and three sectional title's (2016, 2017,2018). In addition the 2018 team was the NYSPHSAA Far West Regional Champions, and were state semi-finalists.
Coach Werth is a 1987 graduate of Springville Griffith Institute High School, where he played both baseball and football. Dale gained additional playing experience in the CEBA and Buffalo News Suburban leagues in the WNY area from 1985-1991. He graduated from Canisius College with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1991, and also has a Masters degree from West Virginia University in 1992.
Dale, 49 is a native of the Buffalo area, and is currently a Physical Education Teacher in the Canandaigua Middle School. Dale resides in Canandaigua with his wife Mary Pat and their children; Sarah, Meghan, and Samuel.
Dave Maine - Varsity Assistant Coach
Dave Maine is starting his 11th year on the Braves staff in 2018. He will be an assistant at the varsity level. Coach Maine is no newcomer to coaching baseball in the Finger Lakes region. He was the head varsity baseball coach at Red Jacket High School for 31 years. In that time, Dave's Teams won 10 Finger Lakes West titles and 5 Sectional Titles. He was the 1998 Section five class C coach of the year.
Dave is a graduate of Lyons High school, and Providence College (class of '66) where he was a member of both schools baseball teams. In addition Dave played Semi-Pro baseball for the Waterfalls Cardinals from 1964-1977. Dave is a member of both the Red Jacket and Lyon's High School Athletic Halls of Fame.
Dave, resides in the city of Canandaigua with his wife Mary Lee, and Son Cory.
Mike Tepper - JV Coach
Mike begins his 15th year on the Braves coaching staff. This will be his 6th year as head coach of the JV team. Coach Tepper is a 2002 graduate of the College of Saint Rose, and is a social studies teacher at Canandaigua Academy. He went to Pittsford-Mendon High school where he played on the varsity baseball team
Mike and his wife Laura reside in Fairport with their sons Evan and Blake.
Al Almansberger - JV Assistant Coach
Coach Almansberger will begin his 3rd year on the Braves staff this season. He will be an assistant with the jv program. Al has baseball playing experience at Rush Henrietta high school and collegiately at the University of Rochester. Al coached Football and Baseball at RH for 10 years from 1973-1983. He was the director of the RHAA Summer baseball program serving 900 children, and has coached American.
Steven Verbridge - Modified Coach
Steve is entering his 6th year on the CA baseball staff. He will be starting his 3rd year as head coach at the modified level, working two years as an assistant for the Freshman team.
Coach Verbridge is a 2008 CA Graduate who played both Volleyball and Baseball. Coach Verbridge graduated from FLCC in 2010, SUNY Brockport in 2012 with his Bachelors of Science in Physical Education, and received his MSEd in Athletic Administration from SUNY Brockport in 2014. Steve serves as Head coach for the Varsity Boys Volleyball team in the fall season. He is currently a teacher in the Waterloo School District. Steve also officiates Football, Basketball and Baseball at the high school and collegiate levels.
Matt Walters - Modified Coach
Matt is entering his 12th year on the baseball staff. He is starting his 10th year as head coach at the modified level, after working the two years as an assistant for the varsity team.
Coach Walters is a 2001 CA Graduate who lettered in both Baseball & Football. Matt is currently working as a teacher at the Academy. Matt also serves as Defensive Coordinator for the varsity football team in the fall. He is a 2005 graduate of Hobart College where he played football.
Matt and his wife Tina reside in Canandaigua with their son Charlie.
Jack Wallwork - Program Assistant
Coach Wallwork (23) will join the Braves staff this spring. He recently completed his collegiate career at SUNY Brockport and was a 2014 graduate of Geneva high school. He was a 3 year starter at Geneva and was the 2014 F.L. east player of the year. He played 4 years on the golden eagles team at Brockport. Jack served as an assistant coach in the Interstate Collegiate Baseball league for the 2018 summer season. He is a 2018 graduate of SUNY Brockport and resides in Rochester, NY.
Baseball is the very symbol, the outward and visible expression of the drive and push and rush and struggle of the raging, tearing, booming nineteenth century
Mark Twain