A tip of the cap to our 3.0 students -- Dan Greco, Justin Burns, Chris Messina, Jake Nowak Alex Foster, Adam Bronson and Steve Ramsdell. Its always a challenge to keep the grades up during the rigorous schedule of college baseball. Dillon Lowe, Dan Fetes and Angelo Sciandra also carry over 3.0 GPA's overall.
Greco nailed down a 3.7 and graduates with a 3.7 GPA. He indicated at the start of the semester how difficult and time consuming his classes would be, but managed to finish strong -- best overall team GPA and a SUNYAC batting title.
Justin Burns came to us from Cortland H.S. Part of the reason I recruited him was that his high school coach said that he did a great job tutoring a teammate in an effort to keep his grades up. Academics are clearly important to him.
Chris was the Valedictorian at Dunkirk H.S. He had the highest GPA on the team this year with a 3.75. He and Alex Foster (3.54 this semester, 3.75 overall) will both graduate early due to their brains. Make some money and remember the program!
Jake Nowak is on the other side of the spectrum. He turned in a 3.46 and will return for a fifth year. He will earn a Bachelor's degree and three minors -- a major in Sport Management and minors in Business Administration,
Communications/TV&Digital film, and Athletic Coaching. He received a medical redshirt in 2010.
Bronson and Ramsdell are our two Pennsylvania freshmen. Being from the Keystone State myself, it's good to see those two do well. Makes me feel smart. Ramsdell is here on our out-of-state scholarship.
Fetes and "Ace" (Sciandra) are two peas in a pod. Dan wrote this article about Ace in our school newspaper. They came into FSU as roommates. Fetes is an Energy Giver that does it all. He writes for the school paper, had a radio show on Mondays on the campus station, he is the color man for our home TV hockey games, writes his own blog, and much more.
Ace just received a major award from our Education program. He missed the Bradford game to attend the Banquet. He was voted as one of our captains as a junior.
Dillon is an Engineering major -- one of the toughest programs.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Thanks, Sully
Fifth-year senior Matt Sullivan spent this past season as an assistant coach as well as interning in my office (baseball and sports information) and worked the basketball games for me. He spent much of his office time on my computer HERE. Check this out if you're bored.
Sully has been offered the JV job at his alma mater, Bishop Timon. They are having some coaching changes. Legendary coach Jim Palano is calling it a career after this year. One of the longest tenured and winningest coaches in Western New York. Good luck, Sully.
CP
Sully has been offered the JV job at his alma mater, Bishop Timon. They are having some coaching changes. Legendary coach Jim Palano is calling it a career after this year. One of the longest tenured and winningest coaches in Western New York. Good luck, Sully.
CP
Monday, May 14, 2012
Brother Acts
We had a couple of younger brothers put together some solid performances this season. Jake (2013) and Justin (2010) Nowak both starred for the Devils as did Josh (2010) and Dan (2012).
Justin was in the rotation when the Devils went 26-12 and garnered a national ranking in 2009. Justin tossed 137 innings in his career and ranks in the all-time list of appearances (43 games). Jake played just about every position this year. He will be back for a fifth season in 2013 after missing most of his sophomore year with a medical red shirt.
Dan (RIT) and Josh (St. Lawrence) both started their careers at other schools, but found success as Blue Devils. Mental toughness characterized the Greco's. Both got the most out of their abilities and both are scattered about out record books.
I'd like to give a shout out to Shane Morrison (2006). He was on campus this weekend for his brother John's graduation. Fredonia State graduated three Morrison siblings all together. Shane will soon be known as "Dr. Morrison" and is residing in North Carolina. Still the Best Dressed Blue Devil in the past 10 years.
Justin was in the rotation when the Devils went 26-12 and garnered a national ranking in 2009. Justin tossed 137 innings in his career and ranks in the all-time list of appearances (43 games). Jake played just about every position this year. He will be back for a fifth season in 2013 after missing most of his sophomore year with a medical red shirt.
Dan (RIT) and Josh (St. Lawrence) both started their careers at other schools, but found success as Blue Devils. Mental toughness characterized the Greco's. Both got the most out of their abilities and both are scattered about out record books.
I'd like to give a shout out to Shane Morrison (2006). He was on campus this weekend for his brother John's graduation. Fredonia State graduated three Morrison siblings all together. Shane will soon be known as "Dr. Morrison" and is residing in North Carolina. Still the Best Dressed Blue Devil in the past 10 years.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Congrats Danny and D-Lowe
Dan Greco and Dillon Lowe were selected first-team all SUNYAC today. I scooped myself (its not on our school website, yet). Both had great seasons and represent the team very well on the field, of the field and in the classroom. Congrats to all the players around the league that received the honor.
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I nominated a few other players that had solid seasons for us. Dan Fetes led the team in at bats (112), doubles (8), positions played, stolen bases (16) and positive enthusiasm. He was nominated as an outfielder since most of his conference games he played there. He came into the program as a catcher, and started this season at first base. He was our No. 3 hitter all season.
Brian Sheehan missed getting the nod from a strong crop of catchers. Four of the five catchers, including Brian, hit .315 or better in conference play. Brian was at .328 in the SUNYAC and .337 overall. He caught 17 of the 18 SUNYAC games.
Sean Larson had a very good year, but the pitching in the SUNYAC is among the best in the country. Lars was 2/3 of an inning from leading the league in SUNYAC-innings pitched. At one point, he started three conference games (Cortland, Brockport and New Paltz) in eight days. He finished that run with a 3-0 shutout over New Paltz. He was fourth in SUNYAC-only games with 3 wins. With one exception (his third game in eight days), he started our nine-inning game. The definition of a horse.
A couple other Blue Devils were nominated as well but did not quite measure up.
Congrats to Cortland's John Adornetto (Player of the Year) and Ray Angelucci (Pitcher of the Year).
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Click here for the full team.
I nominated a few other players that had solid seasons for us. Dan Fetes led the team in at bats (112), doubles (8), positions played, stolen bases (16) and positive enthusiasm. He was nominated as an outfielder since most of his conference games he played there. He came into the program as a catcher, and started this season at first base. He was our No. 3 hitter all season.
Brian Sheehan missed getting the nod from a strong crop of catchers. Four of the five catchers, including Brian, hit .315 or better in conference play. Brian was at .328 in the SUNYAC and .337 overall. He caught 17 of the 18 SUNYAC games.
Sean Larson had a very good year, but the pitching in the SUNYAC is among the best in the country. Lars was 2/3 of an inning from leading the league in SUNYAC-innings pitched. At one point, he started three conference games (Cortland, Brockport and New Paltz) in eight days. He finished that run with a 3-0 shutout over New Paltz. He was fourth in SUNYAC-only games with 3 wins. With one exception (his third game in eight days), he started our nine-inning game. The definition of a horse.
A couple other Blue Devils were nominated as well but did not quite measure up.
Congrats to Cortland's John Adornetto (Player of the Year) and Ray Angelucci (Pitcher of the Year).
Monday, May 7, 2012
Congrats, Seniors
Congratulations to our four seniors (although two could possible return next year).
Dan Greco ended up with the SUNYAC Batting title after hitting .417. His brother Josh led the SUNYAC for most of the year in 2009, before settling in at .394 (although Josh was an All Region player). A shout out to Don Kirsch -- word is Donny Baseball was Dan's personal hitting coach. Dan played one season at RIT then transferred to Fredonia State. He was elected team captain this year.
Tommy Tantillo. Tommy was a role player this year and did not see a lot of action. In his final game, he drove in three runs, stole a base and turned a couple nice double plays. After the game, he invited himself to eat at the coaches table at the Bradford Pizza Hut. Tommy will join the staff next year as a fifth-year senior. He played two seasons at JCC.
Jake Nowak. Like Dan, his older brother played at FSU. Similar to what older sibling Justin did in his final game, Jake earned the win on the mound (although he only tossed eight innings to Justin's nine). Oddly enough, it was Jake's mound debut for the Devils. Jake played SS, 3B, DH and 2B in his four seasons. Jake can come back next year -- he received a medical red shirt his sophomore year after playing in just 12 games. Jake led the team in George Bretts.
Josh Gascon. Josh may have another year left -- paperwork and credits need to be checked out. Josh had Tommy John surgery as a college freshman and took a few years off. Josh as quick to make friends, and did a great job on Open Mike Nights after wins. There is a nice article on Josh in this weeks Leader. You have to scroll down to the fourth story see it.
Dan Greco ended up with the SUNYAC Batting title after hitting .417. His brother Josh led the SUNYAC for most of the year in 2009, before settling in at .394 (although Josh was an All Region player). A shout out to Don Kirsch -- word is Donny Baseball was Dan's personal hitting coach. Dan played one season at RIT then transferred to Fredonia State. He was elected team captain this year.
Tommy Tantillo. Tommy was a role player this year and did not see a lot of action. In his final game, he drove in three runs, stole a base and turned a couple nice double plays. After the game, he invited himself to eat at the coaches table at the Bradford Pizza Hut. Tommy will join the staff next year as a fifth-year senior. He played two seasons at JCC.
Jake Nowak. Like Dan, his older brother played at FSU. Similar to what older sibling Justin did in his final game, Jake earned the win on the mound (although he only tossed eight innings to Justin's nine). Oddly enough, it was Jake's mound debut for the Devils. Jake played SS, 3B, DH and 2B in his four seasons. Jake can come back next year -- he received a medical red shirt his sophomore year after playing in just 12 games. Jake led the team in George Bretts.
Josh Gascon. Josh may have another year left -- paperwork and credits need to be checked out. Josh had Tommy John surgery as a college freshman and took a few years off. Josh as quick to make friends, and did a great job on Open Mike Nights after wins. There is a nice article on Josh in this weeks Leader. You have to scroll down to the fourth story see it.
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