PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The storybook season continued for junior Adam Zebrowski on Tuesday as the All-American catcher became the third player in St. John Fisher College's history to be drafted by Major League Baseball after being selected with the 397th pick in the 13th round by the Atlanta Braves.
"We are beyond happy to Adam and his family," added head coach Brandon Potter who guided the Cardinals to an Empire 8 title and an appearance in the NCAA Championship this spring. "He earned this and all of the accolades that came his way throughout the year. He put in the time, effort and energy to achieve this and we couldn't be prouder. We are all excited to watch him live out his dream of playing professional baseball!"
Zebrowski joins Marc Iseneker (28th round by the Texas Rangers – 2016) and Dan Jurik (25th round by the Atlanta Braves - 2010) as Major League draftees and will likely begin his professional career with the Augusta Green Jackets or the Rome Braves in the coming weeks.
A consensus First-Team All-American, Zebrowski was named the Division III National Player of the Year earlier this summer by both the American Baseball Coaches Association and D3baseball.com following a prodigious 2021 campaign that saw him nearly hit for the Triple Crown.
Zebrowski, who was also named the Empire 8 and New York Region's Player of the Year in May, was a menace for opposing pitching all season long. Over 38 games this season, Zebrowski led the nation and set a new single season program record with 20 home runs and 70 RBI. The backstop ranked second in all of Division III with a .500 batting average and concluded the 2021 campaign riding a 31-game hitting streak – the longest in Fisher's storied history.
Zebrowski, who is just the third player ever in the College's history to be named the National Player of the Year joining hall-of-famers Scott Harris, Jr. who earned the same accolade in 2008 and Susan Heidt of the women's basketball program in 1990, led the country with a .993 slugging percentage and was fourth among all Division III players in on-base percentage at .594.
A First-Team All-Region selection, Zebrowski authored 22 multi-hit games and had two games with at least five base knocks. He accounted for 74 total hits, 13 doubles, 61 runs scored, 26 walks and was retired via strikes just 13 times in 148 at-bats.
Zebrowski was also one of the top fielding catchers in the game this year after finishing the year sporting a .992 fielding percentage. He completed halted the running game for Fisher's opponents after throwing out five and surrendering just eight stolen bases all season.
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