Garden City, N.Y.- Adelphi University head baseball coach, Dom Scala, has announced the addition of ten new student-athletes to join the team in the 2021 season.

Among the signees are Jason Romero, Joseph Pasqua, Bobby Molinaro, Carlos Acosta, Greyson Pizzonia, Anthony Foti, Alexander Rende, Joe Pellegrino, Kyle Torcivia, and Sam Schneider. Romero is the only transfer in the group, joining the Panther squad from Bergen Community College. The 10 members of the incoming class span three different states, in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. 

Jason Romero
Hometown: Lodi, N.J.
Position: OF
B/T: R/R
Height: 6'0 
High School: Paramus Catholic 
Travel Team: Jersey Seminoles
Accolades: 

• First Team All-Conference selection

Previous School: Bergen Community College

• Made 32 appearances for the Bulldogs his freshman season posting a .385 batting average and with 33 runs, 37 RBIs, 16 doubles, and 45 hits. 
• Recorded two RBI's and one homerun over six games during the shortened 2020 season.

Scala on Romero: "Jason joins us as a transfer from Bergen Community College where he led the Bulldogs in several offensive categories during the 2019 season. His former coaches expressed his leadership characteristics as his biggest asset. Coming in as a junior, I expect him to step in right away and blend in with the Adelphi culture to help us vie for another championship."

Joseph Pasqua
Hometown: Williston Park, N.Y.
Position: OF
B/T: L/R
Height: 5'6 
High School: Saint Francis Prep 
Travel Team: Next Level
Accolades: 

• Bob Stenger Two Sport Scholarship Award
• Special Teams Player of the Year
• Two-time Charlie Hustle Award Winner

Scala on Pasqua: "Joe is another newcomer that previously played football, proving his strength and speed. When I first saw him, I likened his style to Brett Gardner which is very admirable. Our staff expects he will become a great asset to the team and surprise a few people along the way."

Bobby Molinaro
Hometown: Babylon, N.Y.
Position: 1B/P
B/T: L/L
Height: 6'0
High School: Babylon
Travel Team: Long Island Titans
Accolades: 

• 2019 All-League selection
• Newsday Top 100
• Three-year varsity letter
• Member of the National Honor Society 
• Principal's Honor Roll

Scala on Molinaro: "Bobby is another asset to this incoming class that has proved his love, class and dedication to the sport of baseball. He has also showed patience and improvement since last year. When he met with us, he stressed that he always wanted to play for Adelphi. My gut told me that we can expect this kid to work hard and make the coaching staff proud."

Carlos Acosta
Hometown: Tenafly, N.J.
Position: LHP/DH
B/T: R/L
Height: 6'4 
High School: Tenafly
Travel Team: Locked In Expos
Accolade

• Named captain his senior season

Scala on Acosta: "Carlos has the potential to be that special lefty that all coaches look for. At 6'4", he dominated and wowed us at our prospect camp, throwing 75 percent strikes with all three of his pitches. He has the ability to step into the rotation in his first season."

Greyson Pizzonia
Hometown: Middletown, Conn.
Position: OF
B/T: L/R
Height: 6'1
High School: Middletown
Travel Team: Evoshield Canes Northeast
Accolades: 

• Three-time Central Connecticut Conference All-Academic Team
• Three year varsity starter in baseball
• Hartford Courant Fab 15
• Hit .410 his junior season and pitched a perfect game
• Also started varsity soccer his freshman and sophomore years.

Scala on Pizzonia: "Greyson is a player that I could not let play for another team this fall. He has good speed for his size and puts up a big lefty home run type swing. At 6'3" and 185 pounds entering college, he could be a beast by his junior year. The wind blows out to right field many days at our stadium, so I would like to see him get some into the wind."

Anthony Foti
Hometown: Commack, N.Y.
Position: OF
B/T: 
Height: 6'1
High School: Commack
Travel Team: Hitters Club
Accolades: 

• Perfect Game All-Tournament Team
• Varsity captain
• IB Certificate
• Named to the high honor roll all four years

Scala on Foti: "Anthony is cool and smooth on defense - we watched him make a diving catch at our camp with limited effort showing off accuracy in the throw. His speed is above average and he is a line drive gap-hitter. The staff is looking forward to watching him grow into a complete player."

Alexander Rende
Hometown: Massapequa, N.Y.
Position: SS/2B
B/T: S/R
Height: 5'8
High School: Massapequa
Travel Team: Long Island Titans
Accolades: 

• 2018 State Champion
• 2019 Long Island Champion

Scala on Rende: "Alexander is coming from one of the best programs on Long Island. He is a hard-nosed football player with outstanding speed and pro arm from shortstop. Offensively, he is a switch hitter that we will develop to learn to utilize his speed and be an on base guy that will cause havoc on the bases."

Joe Pellegrino
Hometown: Commack, N.Y.
Position: 2B
B/T: R/R
Height: 5'10
High School: Commack
Travel Team: Team Beast 2020 Gibson
Accolades: 

• Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
• Varsity starter since 10th grade
• Four-time All-Tournament selection

Scala on Pellegrino: "Joe will come to Adelphi after proving he is a very mature senior and strong hitter. While his biggest asset is his confidence, he hits the ball hard and is aggressive at the plate while also being a slick fielder. We expect him to compliment [Anthony] Cipri who won the job for us this past spring."

Kyle Torcivia
Hometown: Melville, N.Y.   
Position: RHP
B/T: R/R
Height: 6'1 
High School: Walt Whitman
Travel Team: Long Island Titans
Accolades: 

• Three year varsity starting pitcher

Scala on Torcivia: "My staff and I have seen steady improvement from Kyle over the past two years. Every time I watched him he got better with more confidence and velocity and has the ability to consistently throw strikes."

Samuel Schneider
Hometown: Southampton, N.Y.
Position: LHP
B/T: R/L
Height: 5'11
High School: Southampton 
Travel Team: Long Island Strong Baseball Academy
Accolades: 

• Named captain of the baseball team and indoor track senior year
• Indoor track 4x200-meter relay school record holder
• American Sign Language Honor Society member

Scala on Schneider: "Sam is another lefty that we found last summer with big potential. He has a smooth delivery with a controllable, sharp curve ball which will be useful coming out of the bullpen."

The Adelphi baseball 2020 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 crisis. The team was in Florida for the spring training trip, but posted a 4-3 overall record before heading to the sunshine state. After dropping an incredible 17-20 season opening loss to Franklin Pierce, the squad turned around to win two against the Ravens, outscoring their opponent 16-5 through the doubleheader.