Grimes, who was voted first team for outfield and second team for utility, slashed .333/.444./.529 on the season with five home runs, 31 runs batted in, and 16 stolen bases, finishing in the top ten in the E8 in hits, home runs, at bats, walks, and stolen bases. On the mound, the senior threw 54 1/3 innings while striking out 62 batters and pitching to a 4.14 earned run average. Grimes finished fifth in the conference in earned run average, fourth in opposing batting average, and fourth in strikeouts.
Figueras, one of the ten remaining members of the original RSC baseball team, finished his senior season with a slash line of .343/.439/.562 with three home runs and 33 RBIs. The shortstop was in the top ten in multiple categories across the conference, including runs scored and doubles.
Designated Hitter James Lubanski (Port Washington, NY/Paul D. Schreiber), senior first baseman Jeff Stearns (Vergennes, VT/Vergennes Union), senior relief pitcher Jaylen Cuevas (Bronx, NY/Fordham Prep) and Grimes were the four Gators named to the second team.
Lubanski, the program's all-time leader in RBI (132), hits (157) and doubles (44), finished his season with a .352 average and 50 runs batted in, both of which were Gator-highs, while hitting two home runs. The graduate student found himself in the top-ten among the conference in hits, RBIs, and doubles.
Stearns, who missed some time due to injury, still found himself among the top hitters in the Empire 8. The senior improved his program-best in home runs, hitting six on the season, which was good for a tie for fifth in the conference. The first baseman finished tenth in the conference in runs batted in with 38 in his shortened sample size.
Cuevas, one of the ten remaining members of the original RSC baseball team, was a force in the bullpen for the Gators. The senior tallied 35 innings with just one start and finished with a 31:9 strikeout to walk ratio.
On the third team, junior catcher Colin Casey (Marlboro, NY/Marlboro/Saint Rose), starting pitcher Joe Degroot (Clay, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse), a grad student, and junior relief pitcher Aidan Green (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro/Onondaga CC) represented RSC.
Casey was third among all RSC hitters with four big flies on the campaign. The junior drove in 34 runs and slashed .280/.367/.455 parlayed with strong defense behind the plate to earn the third team selection for backstops.
Degroot, who finished third in the conference in innings pitched with 66, pitched to an earned run average of 4.23. The graduate student was in a tie for complete games with three and walked just 21 batters across his 12 appearances. Green punched out 28 batters in his 31 2/3 innings of work during his first season with RSC to earn his spot on the third team.
One member of each team was named that institution's representative on the 2024-25 E8 Baseball Sportsmen of the Year Team. The Empire 8 Conference emphasizes that "Competing with Honor and Integrity" is an essential component of a student-athlete's experience in conjunction with an institution's educational mission. These honorees have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportsmen. Senior catcher Dylan Scherillo (Drums, PA/New Dorp) was Russell Sage's representative.
