Conference
Player of the Year in DIV. I NJCAA
Great
Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year DIV. II
2
Time College ALL-AMERICAN
Drafted
in the 28th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks
Played
in over 50 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada
Played
his last season in the Cincinnati Reds organization
Learned
every position at the professional level
Has taught students all over the U.S. and Canada
Justin Santonocito, the owner of The Academy has taken
an associate scouting position with the Minnesota Twins. He will be covering
the areas of NY, PA and WV.
In addition to scouting he will be working with high
school players in NY, PA and WV to place them in college baseball programs
throughout the country. This allows Santonocito to follow that players college
career closely.
If any high school juniors or seniors are interested in
being evaluated and possibly placed into a college baseball program contact
Justin at the New Era Park Blasdell facility @(716)823-3001
Jesse Rosenhahn
Head
Softball
Instructor
Jesse started for the West Seneca West High School varsity team for 5 years
seeing time as their
pitcher and catcher. In 1994 and 1995 she was named to the All-Western New
York and All-State Teams. In 1995 she was also given the prestigious
Player of the Year Award as both pitcher and catcher. In her summers she
had played for the Diamond Girls which was the first Buffalo team to make it to the
18-under nationals.
 Jesse also played for the Women's Major
fastpitch team the Tonawanda Shamrocks where she had the opportunity to face such
opponents as Lisa Fernandez, Dot Richardson, and many other Olympic players. She went on to play at Canisius College where she was the
starting catcher for three years. Jesse also saw action on the mound and
six other positions at Canisius during her tenure. In 1998, she led
the MAAC in homeruns and tied the school record. In 1999 she was nominated
for Mid Atlantic All-American, and made First Team All Region. Rosenhahn
has also been playing on the Empire State Team since the age of 15, winning 4
golds, 5 silvers, and 1 bronze. In 2000, Jesse played on the Faso
Insurance team which won the Women's Class C National Championship where she
was named 1st Team All-American. Recently, Jesse had been the Head
Softball Coach at Hilbert College for 3 yrs., and the volunteer pitching coach
at Canisius College before deciding to come on board
full-time at the Baseball Academy.
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