Baseball

Marymount's Drew Mead Named Conference's Male Scholar Athlete of the Year

Lancaster, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the league's Scholar Athletes of the Year on Monday, naming Marymount University’s Drew Mead the recipient of the Male award. 

The senior baseball student-athlete pitched nine games with nine starts for a 5-1 record, 45 innings pitched, 4.80 ERA and 50 strikeouts during the 2021 season. Over his career, Mead pitched 35 games with 25 starts, a 9-8 record, 123 innings pitched, 6.07 ERA and recorded 122 strikeouts. He also was a four-time Atlantic East Pitcher of the Week honoree, 2021 All-Atlantic East second team selection, 2021 NCAA tournament team selection and a part of the 2021 conference championship team.

The pitcher graduated with a 3.937 cumulative grade-point average and a degree in Business Administration. Mead was also a two-time conference all-academic team honoree.

Aside from Mead’s athletic and academic accomplishments, he completed Community service work with VS. Cancer, local food drives, and the American Heart Association. Mead also worked
with Team Impact, bringing Liam on as a member of the Saints for 2021.

Drew's Reflection On Time At Marymount: 
 
“Becoming a student athlete at Marymount University was truly one of the best decisions of my life. Not only from the experiences, lifelong friends, and knowledge that I have gained while being on campus, but just the overall development of character and leadership that has come with it.
 
In my 4 years as a Marymount baseball player, my team and I have dedicated a great deal of time serving our community. Giving back to our community is instilled in our program values and culture. Despite this year being challenging with Covid-19, we still managed to make an impactful presence on the community and touch the lives of others through our work with VS. Cancer, local food drives, and the American Heart Association. Yet, the most influential and most rewarding was working with Team Impact and gaining a new teammate named Liam. Through hearing his story and all of the medical procedures that he has to go through on a monthly basis just to live, it really puts life into perspective. Not only did we receive an irreplaceable team member but we got a first-hand experience into what true strength, grit, and determination to live life to the fullest truly embodies.
 
Getting to know Liam and participating in these worthy causes and events has transformed my leadership skills as a teammate, student and overall person tremendously. These opportunities have helped me realize the overall impact that a cohesive team can have. That stands true for anything in life, team efforts will always outweigh any individual endeavor. So, it is important to have the right people around you and in your corner on a daily basis. At Marymount, the professors, coaches, trainers, and administrators all push and encourage me to be the best person that I can be. Being a student athlete has made such a profound and long lasting impact on my life to become the leader and man I want to be.”