Pat-Med's Stroman Finishes First Year at Duke

In Patchogue Medford's recent history, there have been few names that garnered headlines like Marcus Stroman.

He was a four-year letter winner for Patchogue-Medford in baseball and basketball, and rode off into the sunset of his high school career with a call from the Washington Nationals, who selected him in the 18th round (532 overall) of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.

Deferring the majors so he could play ball at Duke University in the Atlantic Coast Conference, arguably the best baseball conference in the land, Stroman broke onto the scene as a pitcher for the Blue Devils going 6-4 with a 5.31 ERA as a freshman.

In the box, Stroman hit .265 with 10 doubles, three triples, three homers and 20 RBI.

The former Carl Yastrzemski Award winner as Suffolk County's top high school ball player, was a third-team All-America selection as a senior at Pat-Med and went 9-1 with an impressive 0.25 ERA.

The Patchogue Patch will speak with Stroman soon and post a full-length article.