SUNY Potsdam Athletics

Anna Grottola is back for her final season with the Bears. 

2023: Started all 36 games, hit .366 (41-112), had 18 runs, 17 RBI and six stolen bases
 
2022: Started all 33 games. Hit .268, totaled 15 runs, six doubles, and three home runs
 
2021: Started all eight games she played, hit .423 (11-26), totaled 4 runs and 6 RBIs 
 
2020: Started all seven games she played, hit .320 (8-25), totaled three runs and an RBI 
 
Personal: Daughter of Jim and Joanne Grottola . . . majoring in Curriculum and Instruction . . . also played field hockey for Connetquot High School where she was top 25 of her class and in the All-National, All-State and All-County choirs. . . career ambition is to be a choir teacher . . . favorite tv shows are the Dance Moms and One Tree Hill . . .  favorite musicians are Taylor Swift and SZA. . . favorite sports team is New York Yankees . . . she picked her number because it’s the same number her dad wore when he played lacrosse for Potsdam from 1980-1984 . . .her heroes are Abby Olejnik and Colleen Murphy… her greatest sports accomplishment was winning offensive tournament MVP at the USSSA Fastpitch World Series in Orlando, Florida . . . her favorite hobby i sdoing PA for Potsdam Bears games . . . favorite Potsdam Class is Ice Skating. . . favorite Potsdam memory is hitting a walk-off double against Oswego in 2023… was on the President’s List and the SUNYAC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll... earned the NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete award and the 2021 and 2022 Coach’s Award and 2023 team MVP . . . member of SAAC, NAIME and ACDA