"I am very happy to welcome Alex to the Adelphi family," Scala stated. "He is bringing a wealth of knowledge to the program and along with his enthusiasm and passion for the game I see him as a valuable asset to our players."
Trezza comes to the Adelphi baseball program with 10 years of professional baseball experience and four years of coaching experience. He was a three-year member of Stony Brook's baseball team, earning Division I All-America honors in 2001. Trezza was also Freshman of The Year and America East Player of The Year while at Stony Brook and still holds school records for single season and career home runs and RBI.
"I am excited to be part of the winning tradition at Adelphi University and I look forward working with Coach Scala, his staff and the team," Trezza said.
Professionally, Trezza has spent time with both the Detroit Tigers and the Colorado Rockies. A 18th round draft pick of the Tigers in 2001, Trezza played four years in the Detroit organization, earning the Most Improved Player Award in 2003. He signed with the Rockies as a free agent in 2006 and participated in spring training. He also spent time with the Worcester Tornadoes and the North Shore Spirit of the Canam League, leading the league in home runs in 2006.
As a coach Trezza has cut his teeth at both the high school and collegiate level, spending three years at John S. Burke High School, where he led the team to a New York state final four appearance. H also spent the last six months as an assistant coach at Anna Maria College, where he was responsible for the pitching staff and helped the school to a conference playoff berth.
