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.