Terriers' grads starring in U.S. college ranks

Ontario Terriers alum Sam Turcotte (Toronto, Ont.) has a 1.87 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 43 1/3 innings for the Stony Brook Seawolves this season. Photo: Stony Brook Athletics

April 12, 2021

By Dan Thompson

Ontario Terriers

Here is a look at the numbers some Terrier alumni are putting up so far this season on the US college front:

In Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association conference play‎, the Adrian Bulldogs with C Dylan Johnson and RHP Andrew Giorno are 11-0. Johnson is hitting .294.

INF Grant Okawa, a senior, has four homers, 12 RBIs and is hitting an impressive .344 for the University of Jamestown Jimmies. ‎The Jimmies are 9-5 in Great Plains Athletic Conference play and 23-12 overall.

In the Wolverine- Hoosier Athletic Conference Cornerstone University is 8-2. Daniel Freeman continues to shine offensively with 16 hits, nine RBIs and a .314 average. He is 8-for-his-last-18.

C Joe Tevlin leads the Niagara Purple Eagles with a .417 average. He has 10 hits and four RBIs. The Purple Eagles are 10-6 in the MAAC.

RHP Ben Abram of the Oklahoma Sooners has 20 strikeouts in 19 1/3 IP. Opponents are hitting just .241 off him. The Sooners are a disappointing 2-6 in the BIG 12.

Freshman LHP Campbell Ellis has a 3.75 ERA for Virginia Commonwealth University. The Rams are 16-13.

C Cristian Forgione's three-run homer to right centre field spurred the St. Lawrence University Saints to a ‎17-6 victory over Clarkson this past weekend. Prior to his home run, he also played a key role defensively with a strike 'em out, throw 'em out inning ending double play.

Freshman INF Zach Marriott of the Hendrix Warriors is hitting .231, has scored 11 times and has swiped four bases. ‎The Warriors are having a rough year with a 9-18 record.

AJ Karosas of the Erie Community College Kats has a lofty .429/. 568/. 563 slash line. Erie Community College is 8-8.

The Stony Brook Seawolves are an impressive 11-1 in America East Conference play. They have won 10 of 11 and Sam Turcotte is the ace of the pitching staff. In his most recent outing, he fired a complete game, 6-2 Stony Brook victory over UMass- Lowell. He sports a 1.87 ERA and a .97 WHIP. He leads the team with 43 1/3 IP and has 45 strikeouts. Opponents are hitting just .191 off Turcotte.