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DAN FRENCH
Owner of The Strike Zone
BASEBALL
Pitching, Hitting, Fielding
Hometown: Richmond VT
High School: Mount Mansfield Union High School (2010)
College: Southern Maine Community College
Southern New Hampshire University
Dan is a Vermont native who grew up in Richmond. He played two years of varsity baseball at MMU serving primarily as a pitcher/outfielder. After graduation, Dan attended Southern Maine Community College. He spent three years at SMCC while playing varsity baseball and achieving his degree in Sport Management. Dan also took courses on the side to become a certified coach through the University of Maine.
PLAYER ACHIEVEMENTS
- Southern Maine Community College Varsity Captain ‘13
- Yankee Small College Conference Champion ‘13
- Yankee Small College Conference Most Valuable Player ‘13
- Yankee Small College Conference Player of the Week ‘13
- United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Player of the Week ‘11
- Second All-Time in Wins SMCC (12)
- Second All-Time in Strikeouts SMCC (156)
- First All-Time in Innings Pitched SMCC (157)
Nate Ovalle
BASEBALL
Pitching, Hitting, Fielding
Nate Ovalle was a first-team CVAC All-Star pitcher/shortstop and team captain for Saranac, capturing a Section VII title and advancing to the New York State quarterfinals as a junior, when he was the only one to notch an-RBI single facing a pitcher drafted by the Atlanta Braves.
After high school, he spent several years in the Champlain Valley Baseball League. Ovalle is Cal Ripken Jr. Babe Ruth certified, and has been a Plattsburgh Baseball Club board member and coach for the last 8 years, including a league title and 2 postseason finals appearances in his 4 years as head coach. His first love was baseball.
Ovalle started playing organized ball when he was 6 years old; his first job was as a baseball/softball umpire at age 15. *First-team CVAC All-Star pitcher/shortstop *NYS scholar athlete award *Section VII titles, NYS quarterfinals appearances in baseball, basketball, soccer *team captain for baseball, basketball, soccer *CVAC Outstanding Senior All-Star Game for baseball and basketball *Champlain Valley Baseball League veteran *Cal Ripken Jr. Babe Ruth certified coach *Plattsburgh Baseball Club board member, coach *team captain for JV championship
Fun facts: Ovalle spent 20 years in journalism, including 17 as an editor and sports editor. He was awarded numerous local, NY state, national and international writing, editing, design and headline awards. He is also a curling champion.
2024 VT Fury Softball Tryouts Sunday September 3rd