Alumnus Greg Frederick continues baseball after college

Greg Frederick, an alumnus of Penn State Beaver and a former baseball player, continues his love for the sport after college and remains "Mentally Tough."

Frederick who was a pitcher for Beaver now pitches for St. Johns in the Greater Pittsburgh Federation League, "the league consists of seven teams," said Frederick, "I will be going into my third season with St. Johns." St. Johns won the national tournament in Michigan last season with a record of 36-1-1.

Frederick was featured on the cover of Valor Sports Media magazine in December 2013. "It's pretty cool to be on the cover of the magazine," said Frederick, "I didn't know anything about it until my cousin sent me the link."  Frederick didn't know of the magazine before August 2013 when his team was featured in it for winning the NABF National Tournament in Battle Creek, Michigan.

The cover's headline was "Mentally Tough," a phrase Frederick is all too familiar with after his time playing ball at Beaver. "I had to be my most mentally tough at the USCAA World Series in 2010, which was my senior year," said Frederick. The team at the time had four seniors who all had emotions running deep because it was their last week of college baseball. "I wanted to soak it all, while still maintaining a high level of performance on the field," said Frederick who threw a no-hitter in the first round, having the best start of his college career. "We ended up getting all the way to the semi-finals and that was the best moment of my college career," said Frederick.

Frederick feels that his time at Penn State Beaver has prepared him for baseball after college in many ways. "We faced a lot of good competition at Beaver," said Frederick, "I really became a much better pitcher over my four years."

Frederick has a philosophy for his time on the mound, "get guys out," said Frederick, "I don't care how I do it, ground balls, fly balls, strikeouts, every pitch serves a purpose."