Rod Stephan
Dwight Gooden Speakes at SUNY Old Westbury’s First Pitch Dinner
On Friday, January 25th, SUNY Old Westbury held their First Pitch Dinner to kick off the 2025 season and to honor their 2015 Skyline Conference Championship team. Three-time World Series Champion Dwight Gooden was the guest speaker, as well as New York Yankees executive and best-selling author Ray Negron. There was a huge turnout of current and past players, coaches, and incoming recruits. Head Coach Rod Stephan introduced former coach Lou Bernardi who spoke about and recognized the 2015 team, which defeated Farmingdale in the Skyline Conference Championship at St. Joseph’s University. It remains the last Championship for the Panthers. That team was led by Tim Ingram (8-3, 1.82 ERA), who was a 2x Skyline Conference Pitcher of the Year and was selected in the 31st round of the MLB Dra...
