The Lou DeMartino Dinner is an annual fund raising affair for the John Jay baseball team. The dinner was named in honor of the former coach who served as the Bloodhound skipper from 1974-99 and posted 424 career wins. He coached John Jay to nine City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) championships and nine Knickerbocker championships, plus one Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) championship.

Each dinner the team honors two individuals for its awards which include the Lou DeMartino Lifetime Achievement Award and the Distinguished Baseball Alumni Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to a person in the baseball community who has dedicated years of his life to baseball, while the Distinguished Baseball Alumni Award, which was added to the dinner in 2006, is awarded to a John Jay alumni who played baseball at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.




LIST OF WINNERS

Lifetime Achievement Award
2003: Joe Russo
2004: Fred Calaicone
2005: Dan Galagher
2006: Gil Basetti
2007: Mel Zitter
2008: Don Landolphi
2009: Lou Santos
2010: Billy Blitzer 
2011: Gary Perone
2012: Sal Agostinelli

Distinguished Baseball Alumni Award
2006: Anthony Lamberti
2007: Robert Mulligan
2008: Joseph Fratittia
2009: John Brant
2010: Rick Hubert
2011: Ronald Genovese
2012: Michael Mauro

Archived Stories of Lou DeMartino Dinner

2007: Nearly 200 Pack Auxilary Gym for DeMartino Dinner

2008: John Jay Baseball's Sixth Annual Lou DeMartino Dinner a Success

2009: John Jay Baseball Celebrates Legacy of Lou DeMartino with Annual Fund Raising Dinner

2010: Two Worthy Honorees Receive Awards at DeMartino Dinner

2011: Ninth Annual Lou DeMartino Memorial Dinner Held on Saturday

2012: Tenth Annual Lou DeMartino Memorial Dinner Featured two Worthy Honorees