Brian Spagnola

"The combination of a sports minded city and a General Manager (Brian Spagnola) who was born and raised in Amsterdam, makes this a great place to play summer baseball ... it was our intention to bring a quality level of collegiate baseball to Shuttleworth Park and provide entertainment and excitement throughout the season and that is what we did ... the sense of cooperation and support exhibited by the community only confirms our belief that Amsterdam is an ideal home for the Mohawk Baseball Club ... "
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Brian Spagnola

General Manager

Brian Spagnola enters his fourth year as General Manager of the Mohawk Baseball Club.As a lifelong Amsterdam resident, he has dedicated himself to making Shuttleworth Park into a top venue for baseball in the area."We have had tremendous support in our first few seasons here in Amsterdam.The local media, politicians, and community as a whole gave us a great deal of assistance in helping to achieve what we did.We have only just begun, however, in the process of updating Shuttleworth Park.It is a thrill for me to cotinue to see Shuttleworth Park completely filled with fans, enjoying a great baseball game ... "

As a result of his vast coaching experiences at the collegiate level, Spagnola is familiar with the level of play along with the duties and responsibilities of running a quality collegiate program.He has served as an assistant coach under Bob Bellizzi at The College of Saint Rose since 1990 and also was the head coach of the Schenectady Mohawks from 1991-1993.In that time, he posted a 63-57 coaching record.His 1991 team had on it eight players who later went on to play professional baseball.He also served as an assistant coach with the Mohawks 1990 and 1994.He is currently the second winningest coach in Mohawk history.In 2003, he stepped away from Saint Rose to become the head coach at his alma mater, Amsterdam High School, where in just a few short years he has turned the program into one of the finest in the areas and has made Amsterdam baseball a giant success with drawing regular crowds of over 300 fans per game.

Spagnola and his wife Tammy reside in Amsterdam, with their sons Max and Andrew.

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Brian Spagnola General Manager: 518-842-7551
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Brian Spagnola League President: 518-791-7546

"Getting Kevin as a head coach was a nice find," Mohawks general manager Brian Spagnola said.

Brian SpagnolaGeneral Manager11 Stanford AvenueAmsterdam, NY 12010Home: 518-842-7551Fax: 518-842-7551

For more information, call Mohawks general manager Brian Spagnola at 791-7546 or Project Action's Sue Arminio at 841-7288.

League president Brian Spagnola said two teams used Teamline last year, and because it worked so well, the entire league began to use the service.

"We're very happy with their service," he said, adding that parents have also been happy with the opportunity to hear the games.
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Spagnola and Bock also said their leagues are looking into video Webcasts for the future.

Brian Spagnola, general manager of the Mohawks and organizer of ParkFest 2007, said that with good weather, the event could draw upwards of 10,000 people over the three days of events.
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"Brian has put together a good plan that I think the community is going to embrace.
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Spagnola also plans to conduct softball, volleyball, flag football, tennis, bocce and boxing tournaments each day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a one mile road race before Saturday night's game.Bands featuring a variety of music are also being lined up as well as a karaoke contest and food vendors are expected to take part in best Pizza and best Chicken Wing contests.There will also be rides and amusements for the kids, including a video game tent and movies at night shown outdoors on the city's inflatable movie screen.Attendees can buy admission in a variety of packages ranging from $8 a day, to $14 for two days or $20 for a weekend pass, but half-price coupons are expected to be available in the weeks leading up to the event.Seniors, children and the military will be admitted for $4 a day, $7 for two days and $10 for the weekend."It's pretty ambitious but we're hoping it will turn into a great thing for the community said Spagnola."It's a big undertaking but we're going to try and make it work," he said.For more information about participating in ParkFest as a vendor or volunteer, interested parties can contact Spagnola at 791-7546, or by e-mail at gm@Amsterdam Mohawks.com.

New York Collegiate Baseball League owners voted unanimously over the weekend to bring a franchise to Elmira this season, league president Brian Spagnola said Tuesday.

"When I heard Elmira wanted to join, I believed it was something we really needed to jump on.It was kind of a no-brainer," Spagnola said.
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Spagnola said the 2006 regular season will consist of 44 games for each team, with half at home and half on the road.
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Spagnola, who owns an NYCBL franchise in Amsterdam, said his goal is to expand into cities that used to have minor league teams.And rather than focus on local players, he added, he wants the league to draw talent from the top Division I colleges.

He said NYCBL teams draw an average of 400 to 600 fans to their games.

"Just remember, you're not allowed to win the league in the first year," President Brian Spagnola of Amsterdam told Kern at Sunday's meeting in the Syracuse Ramada.