Ruscitti

Vermont Mountaineers batter Tom Ruscitti swings at a pitch during a New England Collegiate Baseball League game.

Vermont Mountaineers outfielder

Th 6-foot-1, 215-pound slugger came through in the clutch during one of the biggest games of the season to help his team advance to the NECBL championship series. With Vermont clinging to a one-run lead in the eighth inning against Stanford, Ruscitti belted a grand slam to lead his team to an 8-5 victory in Game 3 of the semifinals. He was also red hot in Game 1 of the semifinals, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored during an 8-3 victory. Ruscitti went 1-for-3 with one run scored during Game 2 of the championship series against the Martha's Vineyard Sharks.