David Leiderman
David Leiderman Signs Contract With Miami Marlins
David Leiderman (Bellmore JFK ’12) has signed a professional contract with the Miami Marlins today, the Hofstra grad announced on his Instagram. He was selected to participate in our Battle of the Border this past year but opted to not play due to attending pre-draft workouts. The power-hitting third baseman had a bit of down season in 2017 by his standards, coming off an All-CAA season in 2016. In that season, he batted .271 with a team-best 56 hits, 21 extra-base hits, 7 HR and 35 RBI. Following his junior season, there was legitimate talks that he would be selected in the 2017 MLB Draft. His most significant accomplishment was his tremendous season at Bellmore JFK in 2012 in which he batted .609 and was named the Diamond Award winner. He was named All-State as well as All-Long Isl...
Hofstra’s Offense Explodes in 14-3 Win over NYIT
Sometimes you just need some good home cookin’. That was the remedy for the Hofstra Pride, who ended a four-game losing streak with a 15-hit attack in a 14-3 win over NYIT. David Leiderman led the way with four hits in five at bats and Tom Archer drove in four runs and Vinnie Costello added three RBI as well. “It was really nice to get some quality at bats against a very good pitcher in (Elias) Martinez,” said Head Coach John Russo. “Happy to see Archer, Leiderman and (Vito) Friscia have good days,” he added. Friscia got the scoring started with an opposite field HR to right field to put the Pride up 1-0. It displayed how strong the sophomore catcher is that he barely squared the ball up and it still went soaring over the fence to the opposite field. The Bears...
Hofstra Dominates in Season’s First Win
The Pride began their weekend at the Mardi Gras Invitational with a 10-3 win against Nicholls State. Hofstra tallied 18 hits to Nicholls’ three. Thanks in part to a masterful performance from starting pitcher John Rooney, he threw five no-hit innings in which he struck out six. When he left he had put his team in great position to win–as Hofstra was up 7-0. Hofstra wasted no time, first baseman Nick Bottari got them on the board with a two-run double in the game’s third at bat. They continued to pad their lead until the seventh inning, when Hofstra delivered a knock-out blow in the form of a three-run home run from shortstop Mikey Riesner. Nicholls came back to score three unearned runs in the eighth, but by that point it was all but over. Riesner led the team in RBIs wit...
