David Zilnicki

Photo Credit: Farmingdale State Athletics After losing two All-American players in the past two seasons in David Zilnicki and Edward Bergmann, it was reasonable to assume the Farmingdale offense would take a step back this season.After all, it’s hard to seamlessly transition after losing elite players in consecutive seasons.Don’t tell that to Mike Marino, who–to this point in the season, has arguably exceeded what each of those two players accomplished. Through 84 at bats, he has posted a slash line of .488/.563/.663 with 23 runs scored, 19 RBI, 20-for-22 on stolen base attempts and 14 walks. He has three outfield assists and only one error.He has improved his batting average by an incredible .145 points from last year. “I learned a lot from those two over the past ...