Hitting the books

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.