While proving to be one of the better players on Staten Island, Dan DiGeorgio had a host of offers to play Division I college baseball during his junior season at Tottenville High.
Instead, DiGeorgio opted not to play at the next level. The 6-foot-4 shortstop, who batted .551 while driving in 12 RBI and scoring 21 runs during his senior campaign, enrolled at Rutgers to pursue a Civil Engineering degree instead.
"He's an extremely bright kid,'' Rutgers baseball coach Joe Litterio said. "He was a kid that people were recruiting during his last few years in high school.