Oct. 23, 2009

The Siena baseball team will hold its annual alumni game Saturday at 12 p.m. at Siena Field. Prior to the game at 11:30, Washington Nationals ace John Lannan will speak to area children and sign autographs in the aerobics room inside the Marcelle Athletic Complex. Former major leaguers Gary Holle and Tim Christman will also be in attendance at 11:30 and Siena's first major leaguer Billy Harrell may attend as well.

Lannan, Christman, Holle and Harrell are the four Siena players who have reached the major leagues. Senior outfielder Anthony Giansanti became the 12th Saint to be drafted in Major League Baseball's first year player's draft since 1996 in June. In total, 33 Saints have gone on to play professional baseball.