Real Recruiting Story

Left-Handed Pitcher Nathaniel Savino attended Potomac Falls High School in Sterling, VA where he was recruited to The University of Virginia to play college baseball, graduating early in December 2019. Savino was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round with the 82nd overall selection of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. That year, he batted .375 and pitched to a 0.60 ERA being named the Gatorade Virginia Baseball Player of the Year. That summer, he played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and the Perfect Game All-American Classic.  Savino pitched just over 9 innings in his freshman year at Virginia compiling a 1.93 ERA before the season was cancelled. In 2021, Savino appeared in 16 games in which he went 3-3 with a 3.79 ERA and 34 strikeouts in over 54 innings. He was named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. Savino entered the 2022 season as Virginia's number two starter, and was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week after throwing a complete game shutout versus Duke University. He finished the season having started 15 games with a 6-6 record, a 3.69 ERA, and 79 strikeouts over 78 innings.

Carlos "Los" Irizarry is a Division 3 standout at Penn State Harrisburg. He was a United East Rookie of the year and also United East All Conference first team member.  As a freshman, he batted .364 during his inaugural year with 48 hits, including eight doubles, a triple, and six home runs. He announced his presence with authority his freshman year and is a household name around his campus.

Closer Stephen Schoch (pronounced "shock") is a college baseball pitcher from Laurel, Maryland known for his submarine-style pitching motion style.  After transferring to UVA, Schoch played for the Cavaliers during the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. In 2016, Schoch played for the Appalachian State Mountaineers, where he posted a 4.46 ERA in 34 +1⁄3 innings. After the Mountaineers changed coaches, he transferred to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He then sat out the 2017–18 season due to NCAA transfer rules, then pitched for the Retrievers for two seasons. He holds UMBC's record for saves in a single season (10, in 2018) and overall (13). Schoch attended Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, where he lettered in baseball in all four years.