SCF Athletics Hits the Books in All Academics

Bradenton, Fla - While all the SCF student-athletes do their part on the athletic side on the courts and fields, they also continue to excel off the courts and fields and in the classroom in all of the FCSAA, with 23 listed on the NJCAA All-Academic First, Second and Third Teams. All six of the programs were recognized as NJCAA Academic Team of the Year.

Sun Lakes All-Academic Team:

Eight players from the SCF volleyball team were named to Sun Lakes All-Academic Team. Additionally, as a team, the indoor team was named one of nine NJCAA teams to receive the United States Marine Corps/AVCA Team Academic Award, while having the highest GPA amongst all indoor volleyball teams in the FCSAA.

The following players listed were named to the all-academic team:

Rachel Carroll

Caelan Cook

Emily Lyons

Bailee Perry

Shelby Pillow

Kloe Pinto

Isabella Rebimbas

Haylee Rhoads

Southern Conference Academic Team:

Seven players from the SCF basketball team, who maintained a 3.0 GPA or higher were named to the All-Academic Team in the Southern Conference:

Cobey Harraway

Josj Ijeh

Ametri Moss

Malyk Rebetez

Ronnail Tape

Skylar Wicks

Shawn Lefrense

Suncoast Conference All-Academic Team:

The list of the following players from the SCF baseball and softball teams, who maintained a 3.0 GPA or higher, were named to the Suncoast Conference Team:

Baseball - 

Erick Almonte

Brandon Clarke

Trey Clucas

Ben Gilbert

Connor Hults

Kevin Karstetter

Evan Mastromauro

Richie Morales

Liam Moreno

Preston Wetherell

Brendan Albrittain

Liam Best

Nick Romagnola

Ed Wagner

Softball - 

Brielle Bostow

Samantha Carlin

Tori Copeland

Taylor Halback

Alissa Kessler

Maddisan Noriega

Stephanie Oaks

Jordan O'Brien

Haley Rosenbaum

Karsyn Rutherford

Chantel Schurr

Olivia Seibert

Molly Starinsky

FCSAA All-Academic Team:

44 Manatees were named to the FCSAA All-Academic Team in their respective sports for maintaining a 3.3 GPA or higher. The names are as listed by sport:

Basketball -

Cobey Harraway

Josj Ijeh

Ametri Moss

Malyk Rebetez

Ronnail Tape

Skylar Wicks

Shawn Lefrense

Volleyball (Indoor and/or Beach) - 

Rachel Carroll (Indoor)

Caelan Cook (Indoor and Beach)

Emily Lyons (Indoor)

Bailee Perry (Indoor and Beach)

Shelby Pillow (Indoor)

Kloe Pinto (Indoor and Beach)

Isabella Rebimbas (Indoor and Beach)

Haylee Rhoads (Indoor)

Kaylee Forman (Beach)

Kayla Gentry (Beach)

Remi Hebert (Beach)

Baseball - 

Erick Almonte

Brandon Clarke

Trey Clucas

Ben Gilbert

Connor Hults

Richie Morales

Liam Moreno

Preston Wetherell

Brendan Albrittain

Softball - 

Brielle Bostow

Samantha Carlin

Tori Copeland

Taylor Halback

Alissa Kessler

Maddisan Noriega

Stephanie Oaks

Jordan O'Brien

Haley Rosenbaum

Karsyn Rutherford

Chantel Schurr

Olivia Seibert

Molly Starinsky

Tennis - 

Ainhoa Meili Fernandez Del Moral Perier

Ainara Vegal Rodriguez

Joanne Fernandes

Elena Baughman Sanders

Sakurako Suzuki

NJCAA All-Academic Teams:

The student-athletes who were named to the NJCAA All-Academic First Team are the one who have maintained a 4.0 or higher GPA. The following names are as listed:

Caelan Cook (Court Volleyball)

Brielle Bostow (Softball)

Taylor Halback (Softball)

Chantel Schurr (Softball)

Brandon Clarke (Baseball)

Those named on the NJCAA All-Academic Second Team maintained a GPA between 3.80-3.99:

Isabella Rebimbas (Court Volleyball)

Haylee Rhoads (Court Volleyball)

Bailee Perry (Court Volleyball)

Ainhoa Meili Fernandez Del Moral Perier (Tennis)

Elena Baughman Sanders (Tennis)

Trey Clucas (Baseball)

Lastly, student-athletes who maintained a GPA between 3.60-3.79 were named to the NJCAA All-Academic Third Team:

Kloe Pinto (Court Volleyball)

Rachel Carroll (Court Volleyball)

Emily Lyons (Court Volleyball)

Sakurako Suzuki (Tennis)

Samantha Carlin (Softball)

Maddisan Noriega (Softball)

Haley Rosenbaum (Softball)

Molly Starinsky (Softball)

Preston Wetherell (Baseball)

Cobey Harraway (Basketball)

Ronnail Tape (Basketball)

Remi Hebert (Beach Volleyball)

Congratulations to all of our student-athletes that have made these teams and continue to excel in the classroom through their academics.

SCF Baseball Players Sign in the MLB

Bradenton, Fla - Two players from the SCF baseball team have officially made their decisions to continue their baseball careers at the professional level for Major League Baseball (MLB). Those two players that will make their dreams come true are pitchers Michael Forret (2023) and Tony Rossi (2020-21).

Forret was selected in the 14th round (pick 421) of the draft by the Baltimore Orioles and signed with them for $450,000. The Orioles are currently in first place in the American League East Division with a two and a half game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Originally committed to East Carolina, the native of Indian Trail, North Carolina finished his lone season with the Manatees 10-3 with a 3.34 ERA, one save, 18 walks and 106 strikeouts. He was named the Suncoast Conference Pitcher of the Year and a member of the All-Suncoast First Team after going 4-0 in conference play before winning the FCSAA Pitcher of the Year and being named a member of the All-NJCAA Region 8 First Team. Forret's 10 wins and 106 strikeouts were ranked tied for #16 in the nation, while his number of innings pitched (86.1) ranked #10 in the nation.

Despite not playing in the 2023 season, Rossi, who was not drafted in this year's MLB Draft, signed a free agent deal with the San Francisco Giants. The Giants are currently tied for second place in National League West with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

A native of Lake Mary, Florida, Rossi began his collegiate baseball career at the University of West Florida (NCAA DII) in 2019. There, he went 5-3 with a 5.26 ERA, 32 walks and 40 strikeouts in 51.1 innings pitched for the Argonauts where he was named the Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year. 

He then transferred to SCF where played two seasons and finished 5-3 overall with a 5.37 ERA, 40 walks and 91 strikeouts in 68.2 innings before transferring to the University of North Carolina - Charlotte with fellow SCF alum Nick Cosentino (2021-22) where he went 5-1 with a 4.57 ERA, one save, 20 walks and 48 strikeouts during the 2022 season with the 49ers.

We wish both Michael and Tony the best on their journeys in the MLB.

Karstetter Wins State Male Athlete of the Year

Bradenton, Fla - Former SCF baseball standout Kevin Karstetter (2021-23) has added another award to his  accolades as he was named the FCSAA Male Athlete of the Year. This was Karstetter's third individual award that he has won this year as he was named the Suncoast Conference and NJCAA Region 8 Player of the Year earlier in the year.

Karstetter finished his third year with the Manatees batting .415 with 103 hits, 30 doubles, 12 home runs, 77 RBI and 16 stolen bases. In his career, he has batted .358 with 236 hits, 58 doubles, 166 runs, 20 home runs, 168 RBI, 84 walks and 39 stolen bases. Additionally, he has set six program records in hits, runs, doubles, RBI and at-bats (660) and hitting streak (31 straight games).

During the 2023 season with his stats, Karstetter finished in the top 50 in a few of the categories, which included the number of at-bats (248, #1) and hits (#2 in the nation).

The native of State College, Pennsylvania will be transferring to Arizona State University with one year of eligibility remaining. In addition, he will be declaring for the 2023 MLB Draft (July 9-11).

We wish Kevin the best of luck on getting drafted in this years MLB Draft and Arizona State University.