Three seniors committed to play Division III baseball, further implementing the baseball team’s impact on the school. The seniors, Shaun Rudick, Nolan Ross and Connor McGee, play full year-round and showed off their talents at baseball camps to show their continued commitment to getting better and setting the stage for the upcoming season.
McGee and Ross have played together for almost 15 years on a club team and all three have played together on the school team since freshman year. They love to see each others’ success and find it exciting that they are all playing at the next level and committing at the same time.
“It feels great to commit at the same time as Shaun and Connor because we are all starting a new chapter of our lives,” Ross said.
Even though they all committed to play baseball, other factors come into play when choosing the right school. They all made it important that they also liked the school. All three are playing in different states with Rudick staying close to home at Stevenson University, Ross playing at Dickinson College, and McGee going to Endicott College.
“When I visited the campus it was really enjoyable and the academics are also good so it made the decision easy,” Ross said.
While Ross was more focused on the campus and the academics, McGee stated that more stood out on what he liked about Endicott.
“I chose it obviously for the very good baseball but the internship program that starts freshman year and very nice campus helped,” McGee said.
All three committed across one week; however, they all had different experiences to get their opportunities.
“The recruiting process was very long and tough and I committed after going to a camp at Endicott,” McGee said.
For McGee, his process was much more rigorous while Rudick and Ross didn’t have to put strain as much to get their commitment.
“I went to a couple showcases but mainly my coaches helped me get my name out,” Rudick said.
With the commitment process came a lot of stress for the trio, however, even with the recruitment process being over their stress now lies within the season. Now they can take more time off from worrying about their camps and focus on getting ready for the spring season.
“Baseball is definitely less stressful but I also know that I have to keep working to get ready for the season,” Ross said.
Both Ross and McGee are less stressed now that they are committed but both also find stress with playoff time.
Similarly, Rudick expects big things for the spring season and doesn’t think that being committed changes the level of stress with that.
“Club baseball became a lot less stressful, but school baseball still is because of my high expectations for the season,” Rudick said.
They’re all excited for their next step but don’t want to get too ahead of themselves as they look forward to their upcoming spring season.
