The go-to guy for Wilbraham & Monson Academy's Baseball team is going to Merrimack College.
Steve Fleury '16 signed his National Letter of Intent to attend and play baseball at Merrimack, a Division II program that plays in the highly-competitive Northeast-10 Conference.
"I liked the environment and the coach there – he made me feel right at home," Steve said. "He said he'd give me the opportunity to play freshman year, which is rare for most Division II and Division I schools."
Steve has been a rare pitcher, not only for the WMA but also for the league, winning the Cleary Division Pitcher of the Year Award as a sophomore and junior.
"Steve has been our go-to guy the last two years as a pitcher," Coach Jim Irzyk said. "The fact that he won the pitcher of the year award two seasons in a row is outstanding, not only for him and our school, but I would venture to guess that would be some sort of record in the league. I'm sure his goal for this year is to make it a three-peat.
"On the mound, Steve is a competitor; he's tenacious. He wants the ball in big games. He comes through in the clutch. Last year he demonstrated that not only in wins as a starter, but also with two saves for us. He's a great fielder, too. And this year he'll get to play some infield, along with pitch, and I know he's looking forward to that."
Steve is a 6-feet, 1-inch right-hander who throws four pitches. He went 6-1 last year, with 57 strikeouts in 37.3 innings. He's considering majoring in accounting at Merrimack.
"My two seasons at WMA have been great," Steve said. "Our team has been successful. I've won pitcher of the year twice and we've been to playoffs twice – you can't ask for anything more than that. I couldn't ask for better teammates. It's been the best two years I could ask for."
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