PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 2, 2017 – Senior pitcher Mark Savarese (Palm City, Fla.) was recognized as the 2017 Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the American Athletic Conference on Thursday.
Along with earning the distinction as Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Savarese will receive a $2,000 scholarship for postgraduate or professional studies.
Faculty athletic representatives at each American Athletic Conference institution may annually nominate one male candidate for an Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarship. All nominees must have maintained both excellent academic credentials (minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00) and outstanding athletic performance; must have competed in an American Athletic Conference-sponsored sport; and must have attained a minimum of senior standing, as determined by the respective institution.