Baseball

SRA Baseball Program

In April 1925, the sport of baseball became part of the activities at St. Raphael Academy.  The school opened in 1924 and interest grew quickly in establishing a baseball team.  To obtain funds to purchase the necessary equipment, subscription books were offered to students.  All told, $234.80 was raised.

Seventy-Seven years ago, Saints baseball had its beginning.  As the year 2012 rushes by, the future looks bright for a team led by some exceptional young players such as Zach Mitsmenn’13, Nick Karalekas’13, and Andrew Veiga’13.  These and other Saints players may soon follow in the footsteps of former SRA players who continued their baseball careers at schools such as the University of North Carolina, Georgetown University, Duke University, Eckerd College, University of Bridgeport, and Salve Regina.  Perhaps a future major leaguer such as Christopher Iannetta ’01 could be playing at St. Raphael Academy today.


2012 Varsity Schedule

Printable Schedule (.pdf file) — For the Junior Varsity team’s schedule click here
Dates, times and locations subject to change.  Check frequently for any changes.

Home games played at Gradwell Field at Fairlawn Veterans Memorial Park, Smithfield Ave, Pawtucket.

Monday, April 2 – Win 5-2
Smithfield High School at Saint Raphael Academy
Location: Gradwell Field at Veterans Park

Wednesday, April 4 – Loss 2-5
North Providence High School at Saint Raphael Academy
Location: Gradwell Field at Veterans Park

Saturday, April 7 – 11am
Shea High School vs. Saint Raphael Academy (non-league)
Location: North Providence HS baseball field – Smithfield Rd, North Providence

Tuesday, April 10 – Loss 0-6
La Salle Academy at Saint Raphael Academy
Location: Gradwell Field at Veterans Park

Thursday, April 12 – Loss 0-7
Saint Raphael Academy at Moses Brown School
Location:  Moses Brown School – 250 Lloyd Ave, Providence

Saturday, April 14 – Loss 1-4
Saint Raphael Academy at South Kingstown High School (non-league)
Location:  Old Mountain Field – Kingstown Rd, South Kingstown

Monday, April 16 – Loss 3-5
Cumberland High School at Saint Raphael Academy
Location: Gradwell Field at Veterans Park

Wednesday, April 18 – Win 5-0
Saint Raphael Academy at Mount Saint Charles Academy
Location:  Mt St Charles Upper Field – Logee St, Woonsocket

Friday, April 20 – Loss 4-6
Saint Raphael Academy at Lincoln High School
Location:  Chet Nichols Field - Old River Rd, Lincoln

Tuesday, April 24 – Loss 5-6
Saint Raphael Academy at Portsmouth High School
Location:  Bob Crudup Field – Education Lane, Portsmouth

Thursday, April 26 – Loss 2-6
North Kingstown High School at Saint Raphael Academy
Location: Gradwell Field at Veterans Park

Friday, April 27 – Win 9-1
Saint Raphael Academy at Pilgrim High School (non-league)
Location:  Pilgrim HS – Pilgrim Parkway, Warwick

Monday, April 30 – Win 5-1
Saint Raphael Academy at Cranston High School West
Location:  Cranston HS West – Metropolitan Ave, Cranston

Wednesday, May 2 – Loss 0-2
Bishop Hendricken High School at Saint Raphael Academy
Location: Gradwell Field at Veterans Park

Friday, May 4 – Win 6-2
Saint Raphael Academy at Smithfield High School
Location:  Smithfield HS – Pleasant View Ave, Smithfield

Monday, May 7 – Loss 4-9
Saint Raphael Academy at North Providence High School
Location:  North Providence HS baseball field – Smithfield Rd, North Providence

Thursday, May 10 – Loss 0-6
Saint Raphael Academy at La Salle Academy
Location:  Cronin Field – La Salle Academy

Monday, May 14 – Win 1-0 (9 inn.)
Moses Brown School at Saint Raphael Academy
Location: Gradwell Field at Veterans Park

Wednesday, May 16 – Postponed, rescheduled to May 17

Thursday, May 17 – Win 12-1
Saint Raphael Academy at Cumberland High School
Location: Tucker Field – Mendon Rd, Cumberland

Friday, May 18 – Win 3-2
Mount Saint Charles Academy at Saint Raphael Academy
Location: Gradwell Field at Veterans Park

Tuesday, May 22 – 3:30pm
Lincoln High School at Saint Raphael Academy
Location: Gradwell Field at Veterans Park

Click here to access the entire Saint Raphael Academy athletics calendar.

Practice

Held at Vets Park, O’Brien Field, Alumni Hall

Coaches

Varsity Head Coach: Thomas “Saar” Sorrentine
Junior Varsity Head Coach: John Kashmanian
Assistant JV Coach: George Patrick Duffy

Team Roster

Click here for the varisty baseball roster

Directions to fields

Please click here for directions to fields on which games are played