Dec. 9, 2009
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Former Stony Brook outfielder Steve Mazzurco '09 has signed a free agent contract with the Traverse City Beach Bums of the Frontier League, the organization recently announced. Mazzurco is the 30th Stony Brook player to sign a professional contact under head coach Matt Senk and the 22nd to sign since the Seawolves made the move to Division I in 2000.
Mazzurco played in 168 games in his four years at Stony Brook and hit .348 with 12 doubles and 37 runs scored as a senior. As a junior, he led the team with 70 hits, 16 doubles and a .368 batting average, which ranked third in the America East. The Selden, N.Y. native was also named to the America East All-Academic team.
Named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2008 America East tournament, Mazzurco posted a batting average of .455 in helping the Seawolves to their second America East title in five years. He then hit .375 in the NCAA Tempe Regional, going 3-for-4 against Vanderbilt. His 42 career doubles rank seventh in program history.
