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Mike Cerminaro played an integral role in his team becoming the first Wagner team in any sport to qualify for NCAA postseason competition in the Division I era when the Seahawks captured the 2000 Northeast Conference (NEC) Baseball Tournament Championship. The speedy infielder remains the Seahawks' all-time career leader with 66 doubles and also ranks in the top five in RBI's (2nd-147), assists (T-3rd-432), hits (4th-214), and triples (T-4th-8). The Howell, NJ native, who gains entry into the Hall of Fame in his first season of eligibility, also ranks in the Wagner Career Top 10 in batting average (6th-.344), home runs (26), and at-bats (10th-624). As a junior in 2000, Cerminaro set the Seahawks' single-season record for hits (82), runs (61), and doubles (28), while leading the NEC in each of these categories. In addition, his 56 RBI's in 2000 ranks second on the Seahawks' all-time single-season list while his 203 total at bats that season ranks eighth. While leading the Green & White to the 2000 NEC title and subsequent NCAA appearance, Cerminaro earned First-Team All-NEC honors. In addition to his prowess on the baseball diamond, Cerminaro was a three-year member of the Seahawks' football team where he excelled at both wide receiver and quarterback. Following his decorated collegiate career, Cerminaro signed a professional minor league baseball contract with the Chicago Cubs and played two seasons of Class-A ball with the Boise Hawks of the Midwest League and the Daytona Cubs of the Florida State League.
