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NOLAN GIBLIN - MERCY COLLEGE - EARLY COMMIT - FOR 2021

Nolan Giblin - IF- from Mercy College has committed to sign for summer 2021. He comes to the Salt Cats via Jamesville Dewitt High School and resides in Syracuse, New York.

He appeared in ten games making eight starts… Recorded six hits in 25 at bats with two runs, one RBI and one stolen base… Went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI in game two at Barton on February 15th… Went 2-for-3 at Newberry on February 17th… Batted 1-for-3 with a run in game one against Staten Island on March 8th.

While at JD High School in 2019 he was named First Team All-League and Tabbed First Team All-CNY as well.

KENT WILSON - IF - CLARKSON UNIVERSITY COMMITS FOR 2021

Kent Wilson a Left handed hitting infielder from Clarkson University has committed for the summer 2021 season. He is one of several early commits for 2021. He is a Syracuse native and former All State and All CNY player from Christian Brothers Academy.

MATT RINALDI - CONCORDIA COLLEGE - 2020/2021 ALL CACC ACADEMIC

Matt Rinaldi -pictured left /center- OF - Concordia College - summer 2020 and summer 2021 commit has been named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference All Academic 2020 team.

To be eligible for the All-Academic Team, a student-athletes must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 at the end of the immediate preceding term, minimum of two semesters enrolled as full-time student at member institution, be second year student-athlete at member institution and have been athletically eligible the season preceding the award and used a season of eligibility.

Rinaldi receives All-Academic distinction in his first year of eligibility after maintaining a 3.57 cumulative GPA as an accounting major. On the field, Rinaldi held a .333 batting average with two doubles and two RBI.

2020 SEASON CANCELLED-FROM THE NEW YORK COLLEGIATE BASEBALL LEAGUE

AFTER AN NYCBL FRANCHISE MEETING ON MAY 3, 2020 OUR 2020 SEASON WAS CANCELLED. TEN OF THE TWELVE TEAMS HAD TO STAND DOWN FOR THE SEASON DUE TO VARIOUS REASONS. OUR STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT DURING THESE TRYING TIMES. PLEASE BE SAFE.....

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL NEXT SEASON.

RAFFLE TICKET DRAWING - JULY 2020

SUPPORT THE SALT CATS WITH A TICKET PURCHASE!

PURCHASE A CHANCE TO WIN $1250.00

(1)TI(CKET $10.00 -----JULY 2020 DRAWING

EMAIL: Syracusesaltcats@gmail or mail check made out to: SSCBC Inc.

MAIL TO: SSCBC Inc., 208 Lakeland Ave., Syracuse, NY 13209

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PURCHASE YOUR 2021 SALT CATS FITTED GAME HAT

$25.00 (includes shipping)

Starting on 4/20/20 you may purchase your 2020 Salt Cats Game hat for $25.00 and have it delivered to your door.

Order via email at: syracusesaltcats@gmail.com

State size of fitted hat (fitted sizes) or flex fit sizes (s/m, m/l or l/xl)

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DAN FIORITO - SALT CATS 2011 / 2012 NAMED MANAGER STATEN ISLAND YANKEES - NEW YORK PENN LEAGUE

DAN FIORITO - MANAGER- STATEN ISLAND YANKEES

The Staten Island Yankees (New York Yankees - A - NY Penn) will have a new manager in 2020 as Yonkers, New York native Dan Fiorito, Salt Cats 2011 and 2012, will take the helm of the Baby Bombers. Fiorito will be taking over for David Adams, who led Staten Island to a 40-36 record in 2019.

Prior to making his managerial debut in 2019 with the Tampa Yankees (Gulf Coast East - A-), he served as the defensive coach for the Charleston RiverDogs in 2018 and with the Pulaski Yankees in 2017. Before coaching, he played four seasons in the Yankees organization with the Tampa Yankees (A), the Trenton Thunder (AA) and the AAA Scranton Wilkes Barre Railriders.

As a player, Fiorito was a non-drafted free agent out of Manhattanville College in Harrison, New York and appeared in 322 games, most at Double-A. In 1,102 minor league at-bats, he hit .240/.308/.317 with 52 doubles, six triples, seven home runs, and 98 RBIs. Throughout his minor league career, he played at every infield position and pitched in four games. He was a two time All NYCBL selection and two time All Star.

At 29-years-old, Fiorito will be the youngest manager in Staten Island Yankees history a distinction that previously belonged to current Pirates manager Derek Shelton who managed Staten Island in 2001

Episode 1 of "Double Play" is now posted, great stuff from

Manager and former NYCBLer Dan Fiorito ( From the NYCBL to pro ball, the transition, watch it here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ISTrJIq6foo

https://twitter.com/NYCBLbaseball/status/1259863274604179456?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

MAX BAIN - NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY - SALT CATS 16'17'18 SIGNS WITH CHICAGO CUBS

Max Bain a three year starting pitcher for the 16, 17 and 18 Salt Cats has signed with the Chicago Cubs. The 6'6' , 250 pounder was a hammer on the mound for the Salt Cats. As a two year All Star and All NYCBL selection he was one of the league leaders in strikeouts, appearances and innings pitched for the Salt Cats. He hails out of Midland Michigan and is a graduate of Northwood University.

He also played for the Kalamazzo Growlers after the NYCBL seasons had ended and recently starred as a pitcher for the Utica Unicorns of the United Shores Professional Baseball League.

SCROLL DOWN FOR THE 2021 SALT CATS.....

Welcome to the 2020 -2021 Salt Cats Website! SEE PLAYERS BELOW

The Salt Cats came into the NYCBL in 2010 after playing in the Eastern Collegiate Baseball League for two seasons. We have had several players from several Colleges and Universities located throughout the United States and Canada and have enjoyed the experiences and quality of the soon to be 42 year old New York Collegiate Baseball League. The NYCBL is one of the most historic Collegiate Summer Baseball Leagues in America and is funded by Major League Baseball. All members of the NYCBL belong to the National Alliance of Collegiate Summer Baseball and are governed by NCAA rules and regulations. The league is partially funded by Major League Baseball.

The Salt Cats are one of the most active multi-media teams in the NYCBL!

STAY CONNECTED WITH THE SALT CATS ALL SUMMER LONG!

Syracuse Salt Cats Official Twitter: @SyrSaltCats #MEOW

Syracuse Salt Cats Official Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/syracuse.saltcats.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PENDING 2020 SCHEDULE /////

THE SCHEDULE CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN THE SCHEDULE/RESULTS TAB....EXHIBITION GAMES ARE ALSO LISTED.

DAVID BROWN JOINS COACHING STAFF AS PITCHING COACH

Coach Brown

David Brown a former 2 year pitcher with the Salt Cats and graduate of Kutztown State where he pitched for 4 years has joined the 2020-2021 Coaching staff.

Coach Brown is a former Pitching Coach at Mercer County Community College where he coached for two seasons. He recently joined the coaching staff at Ouachita Baptist University. He will be a pitching coach there in fall 2020. He has also logged in two seasons with the Hi Point Hi Thomasville Hi Toms in the Coastal Plains Collegiate Baseball League.

SOME PLAYERS FROM SALT CATS 2020 WILL RETURN FOR 2021

The 2020 Syracuse Salt Cats roster was complete for the 2020 season. Many players will return for the summer 2021 season.

Stay tuned for updates.

Visit our roster from the ROSTER / BIOS TAB !

OUR 2021 SCHEDULE will be posted in the coming months and can be viewed in the SCHEDULE/RESULTS tab above! 2020 schedule will be updated at that time.

Click here to: SUPPORT THE CAUSE 2021

SALT CATS WILL HONOR ALL 2020 TICKET PACKAGE PRICING IN 2021

The Syracuse Salt Cats are already moving forward towards the summer 2021 season. Ticket packages are available as well as Sponsor Packages, both of which can be found in the "Pages" tab in the menu. THE TEAM WILL HONOR THE 2020 TICKET PRICES. The team will host several sponsor nights which will be advertised on the website as well as listed in the team game schedule.

CLICK ON "TICKET PACKAGES" ABOVE TO ORDER!!!!!!!

CLICK ON THE ROSTER/BIOS TAB FOR THE 2021 TEAM ROSTER

CLICK ON SCHEDULE TAB TO VIEW THE 2021 FULL SCHEDULE

**WATCH / LISTEN TO OUR GAMES LIVE ON THE SALTCATS BASEBALL CHANNEL*

WATCH /LISTEN TO ALL OF OUR GAMES ON THE SALT CATS BASEBALL CHANNEL (SCBC) VIA THE NYCBL DIGITAL NETWORK.

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GAMES MAY BE VIEWED FREE OF CHARGE VIA ROKU TV OR AMAZON TV ON YOUR HOME TELEVISION OR BY LIVE STREAM FEED FROM YOUR LAPTOP.

CLICK THE LINK ON THE TOP LEFT TO LISTEN OR BELOW RIGHT FOR ROKU OR AMAZON VIEWING . ENJOY THE SEASON. IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE.

*FOR ROKU OR AMAZON TV VIEWING**

For those viewers with ROKU or Amazon TV click on the THE LINKS BELOW and SEARCH NYCBL for the games.

The link for ROKU TV is:

https://channelstore.roku.com/details/269625/details/269625/nycbl-digital-network

The Link for Amazon TV is:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MFHCP8Q/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=nycbl&qid=1556741561&s=mobile-apps&sr=1-1-spell

CHECK THE WEATHER HERE OR IN THE PAGES TAB!!!!

Weather link:

https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/USNY1434:1:US

HANNAH STANSKI - LEMOYNE COLLEGE - JOINS STAFF

Hannah Stanski

Hannah Stanski (Lemoyne College) has returned to the Salt Cats as a member of the Game Day Operations Staff. She will handle all statistics and analytics for the club during the 2020 season.

Hannah was a mathematics major at Le Moyne College from Fayetteville, New York who loves the game of baseball. Her career aspirations are to work within professional baseball operations or sabermetrics, and believes that she needs to know all of the aspects of elite level baseball before she can do that effectively. By returning to the club for the 2020 season, she will once again have an excellent opportunity to learn more in the area of baseball analytics.

While at Lemoyne College, she did a senior thesis on baseball analytics using Principle Component Analysis (PCA) to compare and group players using various offensive styles of play. With this knowledge she will be working with the club in Game Day Operations as well as baseball scoring, analytics and overall statistics concerning the 2020 season.

SALT CATS SIGN DANE RICHARDSON- AS A GAME DAY BROADCASTER!

Dane Richardson

The Salt Cats have signed Dane Richardson as a Game Day Live Broadcaster. He will handle the live audio and video game broadcasts for the 2020 summer season as well as handle the social media and post game live interviews.

Dane is an aspiring sports broadcaster from Oswego, New York and is a rising sophomore Television Radio Major at Ithaca College. He always has had a passion for sports throughout his life. He is known as a huge New York Yankees fan.

This fall on Ithaca College’s Television station, ICTV, Dane was featured on three sports shows. He was the host of Big Red Faceoff, a football analyst on Bombers Live, and a debater on Hold That Thought.

His career aspirations are to be a successful sports broadcaster on the national landscape, with the ability to call a multitude of sports. Dane is very excited for the opportunity to be one of the voices of the Salt Cats this Summer

Check Teamline for information on Salt Cats game broadcasts.

JOE MICZAN JOINS BROADCAST CREW FOR 2020

JOE MICZAN HAS SIGNED AND IS ONBOARD TO BROADCAST ALL HOME GAMES FOR THE 2020 SUMMER SEASON.

Joe rejoins the Salt Cats gameday broadcast team for a second season. A recent graduate of Syracuse University, where he spent time in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications before finishing his undergraduate degree in History, he will be heading to graduate school in the fall to begin his Masters. Joe joins the crew via Solvay, NY where he has spent his life playing, watching, and working around sports. This includes most recently as an assistant on the Solvay High School Football coaching staff.

MATTHEW KANE - JOINS 2020 MEDIA BROADCAST CREW FOR 2020

Matthew Kane has joined the 2020 Syracuse Salt Cats Media Broadcast team as a game day Broadcaster.

Matthew is currently a freshman studying Sports Media in the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College. During his first year at Ithaca, he was apart of some Ithaca College Television (ICTV) shows revolving around sports and was a sportscaster for a local radio station in Ithaca. Matthew is a graduate of Liverpool High School where he played and watched many sports, as well as worked in broadcasting.

SALT CATS 3rd ANNUAL ALUMNI NIGHT - CANCELLED FOR SUMMER 2020

The 2020 Syracuse Salt Cats 3rd ANNUAL Salt Cats "Alumni Night" ON JUNE 13TH 2020 has been postponed.

ALL Former Salt Cats Players and Staff were invited to attend this event. Former Broadcasters were invited to attend to call an inning and have some fun. Please stay tuned for the Alumni night 2021.

Stay in touch: Syracusesaltcats@gmail.com

SALT CATS WILL ANNOUNCE 2020 SPONSOR NIGHT SCHEDULE

The Syracuse Salt Cats will announce the 2020 Sponsor Night schedule some time in Mid to late January 2020. Please stay posted.

Click Here to check out the schedule of gameday sponsors, and we truly thank each and every one of them for their support of the Salt Cats!

More information about sponsorship opportunities can be found on our website under the Support the Cause section. Thank you sponsors!

SALT CATS WILL VOLUNTEER AT SAMARITAN CENTER IN 2020

The Syracuse Salt Cats will once again volunteer at the Samaritan Center in Downtown Syracuse. The players will provide volunteer service and helped serve breakfast to those in need. They will set up tables, serve the meals and clean up. We in the Salt Cats Organization welcome the opportunity to serve our community in the best way possible. We appreciate our relationship with the Samaritan Center and the opportunity to give back to those in need.