Kevin Hutzel

Photo credit: Adelphi Athletics Prior to his first collegiate start on March 9, 2013, Jonathon Mulford was sitting in the dugout preparing himself to face a St. Thomas Aquinas team that is a perennial powerhouse.Starting a freshman against them could be a risky move, you would think. It’s easy to tell when they’re overwhelmed–you can see the deer-in-the-headlights look or lots of pacing around. This freshman didn’t look that way, but just to make sure Head Coach Dom Scala figured he would ask. “You nervous?” he inquired.“Coach, he’s a ‘Pequa boy, he will be fine,” said catcher Kevin Hutzel. True to his word, Mulford went out that day and shut down the Spartans lineup, throwing five shutout innings with seven strikeouts against zer...