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FELICIAN PLACES TWO 2008 SENIORS IN PRO BASEBALL

June 24, 2008

Courtesy of Mark Mentone, Felician SID

RUTHERFORD, N.J.--Felician College baseball alumni Nick Riker and Scott VanEs have signed contracts to play professionally with the NYSL Capitols of the New York State League (NYSL).

The NYSL (www.nystateleague.com/index.html) played its inaugural season in 2007. Based in New York City, it is a developmental independent professional league for players who have completed their collegiate eligibility. In 2007, 38 NYSL players went on to sign with affiliated or higher-level independent teams. Riker and VanEs were chosen out of a tryout from among more than 400 candidates who applied to play in the league. The 2008 NYSL season started on Sunday night.

Riker, of Highlands, N.J., is pursuing a bachelor's degree in marketing/management. A 6-foot-2 right-handed pitcher, he started for two seasons at Felician after attending Brookdale Community College, and posted a career record of 9-8. In 2008, he set the single-season Golden Falcon strikeout record with 68, and is fourth on the career list in both victories and strikeouts. Riker is a 2003 graduate of Red Bank Catholic.

VanEs, a pitcher from Secaucus, N.J., is Felician's all-time leader in appearances, games started, innings and strikeouts. A 2006 all-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference selection, he was 14-15 with a 3.89 earned-run average and five saves as a collegian. A 6-foot-1 right-hander, VanEs is pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting. He is a 2004 graduate of Secaucus High.

The pair becomes the fifth and sixth former Felician baseball players to sign professional contracts in the nine-year history of the program. Former Golden Falcon first-baseman Frank Quintana (Miami, FL/South Miami), who played collegiately from 2004-07, is 11 for 59 with a double and five RBI in 21 games as a rookie for the independent Texarkana Gunslingers of the Continental Baseball League.

FELICIAN COLLEGE BASEBALL PLAYERS TO SIGN PRO CONTRACTS

Andre Randolph 2003 Staten Island A New York-Penn

2004 Newark Ind. Atlantic

Dennis Hulse 2005 New Haven Cnty Ind Can-Am

Frank Quintana 2008 Texarkana Ind. Continental

Kenny Vanderhee 2008 Texarkana Ind. Continental

Nick Riker 2008 NYSL Capitols Ind. New York State

Scott VanEs 2008 NYSL Capitols Ind. New York State