Star NYIT pitcher Mike Roth (B.S. '10) launched his professional baseball career with the St. George Roadrunners last year.

Former NYIT outfielder Kraig Binick (B.S. '09) and pitcher Mike Roth (B.S. '10) have signed with the Long Island Ducks and Brockton (Mass.) Rox minor league baseball teams, respectively. Binick spent the 2010 season with the Sussex (N.J.) Skyhawks, where he captured a team-record 45 stolen bases and 25 RBIs and had a career-high 18 doubles, hitting .289. The 25-year-old Hicksville, N.Y., native was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 27th round of the 2007 amateur entry draft and spent his first two seasons in the Orioles organization, earning promotions to the AA level. Binick is NYIT's all-time triples (13) leader.

Roth, a native of Rockville Centre, N.Y., made his professional baseball debut in 2010 with the St. George (Utah) Roadrunners in the Golden League, where he pitched in nine games out of the bullpen. In his four years with the Bears, the sidearmer tied the university's all-time record with 14 career saves and ranks second with 71 appearances. In 2010, he was named to the All-Great West Conference Second Team, going 3-3 with a 2.16 ERA and eight saves in 50 innings of work. As a sophomore in 2007, Roth earned Division I Independent First Team honors after putting together a 0.51 ERA in 17 games. 

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