Coaches' Game Plan
Making their pitch
Holy Cross coaches give a view into the world of
recruiting, 'the lifeblood' of any athletics program
By Chris Edmonds '04
b
aseball coach Greg DiCenzo and
his assistants have covered a lot
of ground this year. They've made
their way to tournaments in Arizona in
October, traveled to high school games
in the Northeast, headed to California,
Florida, the Pacific Northwest, the Mid-
Atlantic and the Chicago area. They've
checked up on players who were al-
ready on their radar and kept their eyes
open for players who hadn't yet caught
their attention. Miles and innings piled
up in an attempt to identify and recruit
the next wave of Crusaders.
Through it all, there's one thing DiCenzo
and his staff didn't do: they did not try
to sell any recruit or parent on the Col-
lege. They want players who don't need
such convincing.
"We never 'sell Holy Cross;' we present
the program cover to cover," DiCenzo
said. "At the end of the day, we want
Winter 2017 • Crusader Nation 3
The Class of 2020
consists of 172
student-athletes
from 26 states and
two countries showing
the reach our coaches
have recruiting across
the country.
