Suozzi Swaps Sandy Beaches for the Sandlot

A year removed from high school baseball, Joe Suozzi's summer was typical of many 19-year old former athletes; one vastly different than one experienced by any college baseball player competing at as high of a level as the ACC. A year later, Suozzi has since completed his first season as an outfielder at Boston College, but his path to this point was anything but typical.

"During the summer last year, I just lifeguarded," recalled Suozzi. "And, this is kind of funny, I was playing in men's softball games so I didn't play any baseball games last summer."

He spent his summer days on Long Island as a lifeguard and his nights playing slow-pitch softball in his hometown of Glen Cove, N.Y. One year…