Chestnut Hill College Men's Baseball

Spratt the Griffins have developed into a consistent competitor for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) crown and regional rankings. Reaching the CACC Championship Tournament in five of the last six seasons and the CACC Championship in two of the last three seasons, Spratt has produced 20 All-CACC performers and four Daktronics All-East Region selections, including the programs first National Athletic Collegiate Conference (NCAA) Daktronics Division II All-American and the 2015 CACC Pitcher of the Year (Dominic Raia III 15). To his credit, he has also produced the 2012 CACC Scholar Athlete of the Year (Jesse Daywalt 12), the 2013 CACC Rookie of the Year (Brendan Looby 16), and fostered three Griffins to professional contracts; Dominic Raia III 15 (Garden State Grays Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball), Richard Cavazza 14 (Watertown Bucks North Country Baseball League (NY)), and Brian Henry (Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball, 2011 Draftee #1084). In 2016, Chestnut Hill College combatted a highly-competitive schedule and routinely received votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) East Region poll with increased offense, a pair of quality starters, and a magnificent bullpen effort. The result was a 25-21 overall record, a 14-6 league standing, and a sixth CACC Championship Tournament appearance in the last seven seasons. A record six Griffins garnered All-CACC Second Team status in the process. A special class of seniors made the 2015 Chestnut Hill College baseball campaign unforgettable, a thrilling journey that stands as one of the best seasons in College history. Establishing program records for overall wins (29) and CACC wins (15); the Griffins employed a potent mixture of their trademark aggressive base-running, consistent pitching, and a balanced lineup to challenge top-seeded Wilmington University for the league crown. Unfortunately, the #3 Griffins saw their season come to an end in a highly dramatic 10-9, 12-inning slugfest for the ages. The Griffins garnered their first-ever National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) ranking (#9) on March 23 and they remained in the poll for the rest of the season, finishing a program-best sixth in the regions final standings. Until 2015, the 2014 campaign stood as the Griffins most successful regular season, finishing in a tie for third place (17-18, 12-8 CACC) in the conference and hosting their first-ever CACC playoff game. In 2013, as the sixth seed in the CACC Championship Tournament, Chestnut Hill College first survived #3 Concordia College (NY) in an 8-6 victory, before advancing to the double-elimination round, at Wilmington Universitys Wilson Field and Frawley Stadium. The Griffins dominated #2 Dominican College in a 10-1 victory on the first day of double-elimination play before splitting the next days competitions with #5 Felician College, a 13-6 win, and Wilmington University, a 10-0 loss, for the right to face the Wildcats for the league championship. But, the two-time defending CACC champions prevailed with a 15-0 victory.   2011 saw the graduation of the Griffins' inaugural class and a second straight trip to the CACC postseason. For a second consecutive season, the Griffins finished the regular season with a 16-22 record, this time posting a 10-10 CACC mark. They ranked third in stolen bases (92), fifth in runs scored (183), and sixth in batting average (.243, 295-for-1,216). The Griffins averaged 2.42 stolen bases-per-game to rank 13th nationally.    In 2010, the Griffins reached their first CACC Tournament with an 11-9 league record and a 16-22 overall standing. The team ranked fourth nationally in double-plays per game (1.11) and stolen bases per game (2.87), while also ranking first in the CACC in stolen bases (109), third in team batting average (.274), and fourth in team slugging percentage (.375). At Penn State-Abington, Coach Spratt resurrected a baseball program that had been inoperative for 15 years. He served as head coach for eight seasons, 1997-2004, and earned Coach of the Year honors from the Commonwealth Campus Athletic Conference (CCAC) in 2002 and 2003. Under Spratt, the Nittany Lions made seven straight playoff appearances, won five CCAC Eastern Conference Championships, and a CCAC Championship in 2003. Spratt also led Penn State-Abington to three appearances in the Eastern Pennsylvania Community College Conference (EPCCC) finals. Spratt left Penn State-Abington with a 104-83 overall record, a mark of 49-22 in the CCAC, and a 72-46 record in the EPCCC. Coach Spratt also managed the dugout at Delaware Valley College in 1996 as an assistant coach and served as head coach at William Tennent High School in the spring of 2000. Spratt graduated from Delaware Valley College in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice after leading the Aggies on the diamond as a four-year starter and captain. He earned his master's degree in education at Bloomsburg University in 2003.   Spratt currently owns and operates Total Skills Baseball, which provides camps, clinics, and individual instruction to athletes in the Philadelphia area. He currently resides in the Philadelphia area with his wife, Melanie, and their four children, Thomas, Abigail, Theodore, and Emily.  

Ed OMelia Assistant Baseball Coach  Chestnut Hill Baseball 856-266-3664 [email protected]