25 Firebirds Commit to NCAA Athletics After Graduating

The Marianist Community, Administration, Faculty, and Staff would like to congratulate these 25 student-athletes for their hard work, effort, commitment and success in the classroom, on the athletic fields and in celebrating their faith as valued members of the Kellenberg Memorial Family. Today they take the next step in their educational growth as they commit to the college they wish to attend and agree to participate in collegiate athletics at the highest level.

Newsday: Kellenberg star pitcher Jason Diaz is in demand

When Jason Diaz began his freshman year at Kellenberg, he was a mystery man. By the end of his sophomore year, he’d become the phenom that pitched the Firebirds to a second straight CHSAA championship. He begins his senior season this week as Long Island’s most recognizable pitcher and a guy facing a decision every ballplayer would want come June.
Diaz will have to decide if he wants to join a major league organization or play for the hallowed University of Miami Hurricanes.
“I don’t see [that decision] as a dollars game,” Diaz said. “I’m going to think whatever they give me is what I deserve. And I am going to have the opportunity of Miami. I’m blessed.”