Mercy College Athletics Hall of Fame Spotlight - Patrick Geoghegan

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Mercy College Athletics Hall of Fame Spotlight - Patrick Geoghegan

DOBBS FERRY, NY - On Friday, November 7, Mercy College will induct the second class into its Athletics Hall of Fame at a dinner and awards ceremony to be held at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains, NY.  Among the five inductees and one team is former baseball star Patrick Geoghegan (Yorktown Heights, NY).

Pat Geoghegan was recruited by fellow inductee Rick Wolff out of nearby Croton High School where he became the only pitcher in Section I playoff history to throw a perfect game in the first round versus Edgemont. A Dean's List student for four years who would graduate Cum Laude, and team captain for three seasons, he was a true scholar-athlete earning nominations for Academic All-America honors in 1981 and 1983, and was awarded the Mercy College Board of Trustees Certificate of Merit.

On the mound, Geoghegan had pinpoint control, using his intelligence and mixing a vast repertoire of pitches to become one of the most successful hurlers in Mercy College baseball history. During his four-year career, he registered school records of 13 wins and 34 starts.

Geoghegan was a part of some of the best teams in program history, playing along side many greats such as inaugural Hall of Fame inductee Jim Schult, sluggers Bob Crescenzo, Bob Ryder, Rocky Pasquale, and Rob Dromerhauser to name a few. During his career, Mercy College teams compiled an overall record of 71-46-1.

In 1980 as a freshman, he was a part of the first baseball team at Mercy College to compete at the Division II level. He highlighted that year by tossing a two-hitter and earning the win versus St. Francis (NY) in Mercy's first ever defeat of a Division I team. He added wins against other Division I foes Saint Peter's and Fordham, and registered a big save as the Flyers knocked off Monmouth in 10 innings.

Geoghegan earned All-Knickerbocker Conference honors as a sophomore in 1981 by posting a 5-1 record with a 4.10 earned run average. He led the staff in innings pitched and ranked second in strikeouts. Along the way he defeated New Haven, which was ranked No. 2 in the nation at the time, defeated Stony Brook, and was the winning pitcher in Mercy's first playoff victory.

The following year he was a part of a squad that was 18-9 overall, the program's best record to that point. Geoghegan then closed out his career at Mercy College by helping the Flyers register their first 20-win season, finishing the year at 21-12 with wins over perennial powerhouses Pace, Adelphi, Concordia and St. Leo's. Geoghegan registered key victories, including a two-hitter versus Colby.

Geoghegan has gone on to spend the majority of his career in the Telecommunications Industry working for firms such as Verizon, Openwave and Intel. Today, Geoghegan provides Business Development Services to "start up" companies in the technology industry. He continues to share his experience, strength and hope with others via his service work. He is now also trying his hand at writing, pursuing a life long dream to be a published author.

Geoghegan has been one of the athletic department's biggest supporters over the years, serving on numerous committees including the Athletics Task Force and the Athletics Advisory Board. He and his wife and best friend Beth, are the proud parents of three wonderful, loving daughters, Kerri, Erin and Colleen. They are his inspiration always.

About the Mercy College Athletics Hall of Fame
The Mercy College Athletics Hall of Fame was established to honor those student-athletes, coaches, athletics administrators, and friends who have made outstanding contributions to Mercy College intercollegiate athletics and have helped bring recognition, honor and distinction to Mercy College and its athletics programs.

Mercy College will hold its Second Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Friday, November 7, at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains, NY. The program's inductees will be former head baseball coach Rick Wolff (Armonk, NY), men's soccer player Andrew McGovern (Letterkenny, Ireland), softball player Dayna DeCarlo (New Rochelle, NY), men's basketball player Robert Davis (White Plains, NY), baseball player Pat Geoghegan (Yorktown Heights, NY), and the 2001 women's volleyball team.

Mercy College will also present the Dr. Ann Grow Friend of Athletics Award to Nick Bell (Tarrytown, NY).   Hanspeter Gartner (New York, NY), Chanze Wellington (Spring Valley, NY), Christina Pante (Purchase, NY), and Rose Harper (Croton, NY) will receive the Neil Judge Scholar Athlete Awards, presented to the male and female graduating student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point average from the last two academic years. 

There will be a cocktail reception beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner and the awards ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner are $100 and sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information and to reserve seats, please contact Drew Brown at (914) 674-7281 or dbrown@mercy.edu.  Details can also be found at www.MercyAthletics.com.