Tony Calabrese ’97

Fellow ’Wick baseball captain Tony Calabrese ’97 joins Carlson as the lone individual inductees.

 

In three seasons of varsity baseball, Calabrese hit .452, .481, and .381, earning All-FAA honors for each stellar performance and leading the team to its first FAA championship in more than a decade. Calabrese also captained the hockey team while a Bruin.

 

Calabrese became an immediate starter at shortstop at Seton Hall University, and was named to the All-Big East freshman team. He left school following his junior year, after being selected by the New York Yankees in the MLB Draft. He embarked on a four-year professional career, playing in both the Yankees and Mets systems at the AA level.