Rod Stephan
Greater New York Sandlot Alliance Hosts Annual Gala
The Greater New York Sandlot Athletic Alliance (GNYSAA) hosted their 20th annual Raymond F. Church Service to Youth Baseball Gala on Thursday night at Russo’s On the Bay in Howard Beach. It was a packed house of close to 300 guests, celebrating another successful year on the diamond. Below are the award recipients James McElroy Lifetime Achievement Awards Rod Stephan Matt Senk Mel Zitter Al Polite Ambassador Award Eddie LaMarr Victor Feld Legacy Awards Tom Tuttle Walter Paller Lou Santos Woman of the Year Award Jackie Cozza GNYSAA Trailblazer in Baseball Award Stephanie Staiano Frank Tempone HS Coaches of the Year Ramon Canela Chris DeSarno GNYSAA Wall of Fame Honorees Matthew D’Andrea Kevin Rice Anthony Varvaro GNYSAA Mr. Sandlot Award Victor Feld Frank LoPiccolo Team of the Y...
Dwight Gooden Speakes at SUNY Old Westbury’s First Pitch Dinner
On Friday, January 25th, SUNY Old Westbury held their First Pitch Dinner to kick off the 2025 season and to honor their 2015 Skyline Conference Championship team. Three-time World Series Champion Dwight Gooden was the guest speaker, as well as New York Yankees executive and best-selling author Ray Negron. There was a huge turnout of current and past players, coaches, and incoming recruits. Head Coach Rod Stephan introduced former coach Lou Bernardi who spoke about and recognized the 2015 team, which defeated Farmingdale in the Skyline Conference Championship at St. Joseph’s University. It remains the last Championship for the Panthers. That team was led by Tim Ingram (8-3, 1.82 ERA), who was a 2x Skyline Conference Pitcher of the Year and was selected in the 31st round of the MLB Dra...
