Saratoga Grads Earn Baseball and Tennis Accolades
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Two Saratoga Springs High School graduates, Zander Teator and Nick Grosso, found continued success at their respective colleges this month. Teator earned First-Team All-NEWMAC Honors on the baseball diamond for Babson College, while Grosso secured All-Liberty League singles honorable mention on the tennis court for Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Grosso also garnered second-team doubles recognition alongside Nick Fischer.
Photo of Zander Teator provided by Bill Teator.
Zander Teator
Teator earned his first All-Conference selection as a utility player after seeing action as both a second baseman and a closer. He led his team and ranked sixth in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) with a .386 batting average, producing 34 hits, 11 doubles, a triple, four dingers, and six stolen bases. He was second on the team with 34 RBI, fourth with 29 runs scored, and third in the NEWMAC in slugging percentage (.670).
On the mound, Teator made 16 appearances and posted a 2.41 ERA, allowing 16 hits while striking out 15 batters in 18.2 innings of work. He shared the NEWMAC leaderboard with six saves. His 12 career saves are the second-most in program history.
Photo of Nick Grosso via Adam Faird/Hobart and William Smith Colleges Athletics.
Nick Grosso
Grosso was named to the All-Liberty League teams for the first time in his career. He was 11-10 in singles action this season, including a 10-8 mark in dual matches. He was also 9-8 at No. 3 singles and won his lone appearance at No. 2 singles. He has a 41-26 career singles record.
Alongside Fischer, Grosso also formed Hobart’s top doubles team this year. They were 12-9 overall, including a 9-7 record in dual matches. Fischer and Grosso won four of their final five matches of the season. Grosso also has a career 23-15 record in doubles play.