Wentworth Institute of Technology

BOSTON, Mass. – Three members of the 2007 Wentworth Institute of Technology baseball team will get a chance to be on the roster of one of the most prestigious summer leagues in America. Freshman pitcher Chris Sandini (Upton, Mass.), sophomore pitcher Matt Chymbor (Meriden, Conn.), and freshman catcher Pete Oggeri (Sandy Hook, Conn.) have been invited to an 80 player, invite-only tryout for the Cape Cod Baseball League. The trio will participate in this event on Saturday, June 2, in Wareham, Mass.

In Sandini’s first three collegiate starts, Wentworth could not generate any runs for him as he fell to 0-3. After a no decision against Roger Williams on Apr. 7, he went 3-1 in his final four starts to finish the season at 3-4 with a 2.56 earned run average. In 10 appearances (eight starts, two complete games), he pitched in 52.2 innings, allowing 41 hits, walking 20, and striking out 59, including striking out 10 or more batters in back-to-back starts against New England College and Anna Maria. In his rookie campaign, Sandini established a new school record for strikeouts per nine innings (10.08), while his 59 strikeouts, .217 opponents’ batting average, and 2.56 walks per nine innings were the third-best seasonal outputs in the program’s history. An Honorable Mention All-Commonwealth Coast Conference selection, his 10.08 strikeouts per nine innings rank him 24th nationally, while his 59 strikeouts rank him 100th.

Chymbor made 12 appearances, all in relief, for the Leopards, posting a 2-1 record with a school record-tying pair of saves and a 0.79 earned run average. In 22.2 innings of work, he allowed 11 runs (two earned) on 12 hits, while striking out 19 batters and holding opponents to a .156 batting average. Of the 12 hits he yielded, only one went for extra bases. In 23 career appearances, he has a 4-4 record with a school record three saves and a 3.36 earned run average, while striking out 38 batters in 67 innings of work.

Oggeri started all 31 games for the Leopards (28 behind the plate, three as the designated hitter) and led the team with a .283 (28-for-99) batting average to go along with six doubles, one triple, 19 stolen bases, 24 runs scored, and eight runs batted in—all from the leadoff spot. He tied for the team lead in hits and doubles, tied the school record for hit by pitch in a season (14), and his 19-for-20 stolen base performance is second in school history for both stolen bases and stolen base percentage. One of his stolen bases came on a steal of home with two outs in the last of the eighth inning in a 3-2 win over Roger Williams. Defensively he had a .976 fielding percentage, making just five errors in 212 total chances and had a success rate of 28.4 percent throwing base stealers out (19-for-67), including 35 percent in conference play. In the latest NCAA rankings, Oggeri’s 0.45 hit by pitch per game ranks him 15th among Division III players.

“The entire Wentworth baseball program is extremely honored and excited to have not only one but three players invited to tryout for the country’s premier amateur baseball league,” said third-year head coach Steve Studley. “This should give all current and future Wentworth baseball players the motivation and expectation that if you work hard and produce, great opportunities will come your way.”

Wentworth finished the season with a 13-18 record, posting the most wins the program had since the 1998 squad won 14 contests. After winning its first CCC Tournament game since 1999, the Leopards fell, 3-2, to Roger Williams in 10 innings. While these are the first Leopard baseball players to be invited to tryout for this prestigious league, assistant coach Billy Sittig, an All-American pitcher at Stonehill College, played both the 2004 and 2005 seasons for the Wareham Gatemen.

Beginning its 123rd season in 2007, the 10-team Cape League originated in 1885 with individual town teams, was reorganized into the Cape Cod Baseball League in 1923 with teams in Chatham, Falmouth, Hyannis and Osterville and is now the premier collegiate baseball summer league in the country. Nearly 200 current Major League Baseball players played in the CCBL including former Cy Young Award winner Barry Zito (Wareham ‘97-‘98), former MVP Frank Thomas (Orleans ‘88), former AL batting champion Nomar Garciaparra (Orleans ‘93), World Series MVP Darin Erstad (Falmouth ‘96) and current Boston Red Sox captain Jason Varitek (Hyannis ‘91 & ‘93).



	For Immediate Release May 23, 2007 Three Wentworth Baseball Players Receive Invite for Cape League Tryout BOSTON, Mass. – Three members of the 2007 Wentworth Institute of Technology baseball team will get a chance to be on the roster of one of the most prestigious summer leagues in America. Freshman pitcher Chris Sandini (Upton, Mass.), sophomore pitcher Matt Chymbor (Meriden, Conn.), and freshman catcher Pete Oggeri (Sandy Hook, Conn.) have been invited to an 80 player, invite-only tryout for the Cape Cod Baseball League. The trio will participate in this event on Saturday, June 2, in Wareham, Mass. In Sandini’s first three collegiate starts, Wentworth could not generate any runs for him as he fell to 0-3. After a no decision against Roger Williams on Apr. 7, he went 3-1 in his final four starts to finish the season at 3-4 with a 2.56 earned run average. In 10 appearances (eight starts, two complete games), he pitched in 52.2 innings, allowing 41 hits, walking 20, and striking out 59, including striking out 10 or more batters in back-to-back starts against New England College and Anna Maria. In his rookie campaign, Sandini established a new school record for strikeouts per nine innings (10.08), while his 59 strikeouts, .217 opponents’ batting average, and 2.56 walks per nine innings were the third-best seasonal outputs in the program’s history. An Honorable Mention All-Commonwealth Coast Conference selection, his 10.08 strikeouts per nine innings rank him 24th nationally, while his 59 strikeouts rank him 100th. Chymbor made 12 appearances, all in relief, for the Leopards, posting a 2-1 record with a school record-tying pair of saves and a 0.79 earned run average. In 22.2 innings of work, he allowed 11 runs (two earned) on 12 hits, while striking out 19 batters and holding opponents to a .156 batting average. Of the 12 hits he yielded, only one went for extra bases. In 23 career appearances, he has a 4-4 record with a school record three saves and a 3.36 earned run average, while striking out 38 batters in 67 innings of work. Oggeri started all 31 games for the Leopards (28 behind the plate, three as the designated hitter) and led the team with a .283 (28-for-99) batting average to go along with six doubles, one triple, 19 stolen bases, 24 runs scored, and eight runs batted in—all from the leadoff spot. He tied for the team lead in hits and doubles, tied the school record for hit by pitch in a season (14), and his 19-for-20 stolen base performance is second in school history for both stolen bases and stolen base percentage. One of his stolen bases came on a steal of home with two outs in the last of the eighth inning in a 3-2 win over Roger Williams. Defensively he had a .976 fielding percentage, making just five errors in 212 total chances and had a success rate of 28.4 percent throwing base stealers out (19-for-67), including 35 percent in conference play. In the latest NCAA rankings, Oggeri’s 0.45 hit by pitch per game ranks him 15th among Division III players. “The entire Wentworth baseball program is extremely honored and excited to have not only one but three players invited to tryout for the country’s premier amateur baseball league,” said third-year head coach Steve Studley. “This should give all current and future Wentworth baseball players the motivation and expectation that if you work hard and produce, great opportunities will come your way.” Wentworth finished the season with a 13-18 record, posting the most wins the program had since the 1998 squad won 14 contests. After winning its first CCC Tournament game since 1999, the Leopards fell, 3-2, to Roger Williams in 10 innings. While these are the first Leopard baseball players to be invited to tryout for this prestigious league, assistant coach Billy Sittig, an All-American pitcher at Stonehill College, played both the 2004 and 2005 seasons for the Wareham Gatemen. Beginning its 123rd season in 2007, the 10-team Cape League originated in 1885 with individual town teams, was reorganized into the Cape Cod Baseball League in 1923 with teams in Chatham, Falmouth, Hyannis and Osterville and is now the premier collegiate baseball summer league in the country. Nearly 200 current Major League Baseball players played in the CCBL including former Cy Young Award winner Barry Zito (Wareham ‘97-‘98), former MVP Frank Thomas (Orleans ‘88), former AL batting champion Nomar Garciaparra (Orleans ‘93), World Series MVP Darin Erstad (Falmouth ‘96) and current Boston Red Sox captain Jason Varitek (Hyannis ‘91 & ‘93). -30-
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