BEVERLY, Mass. — Recent Endicott College graduates Will Fox (West Hartford, Conn.), Jordan Gottesman (Acton, Mass.), Nicolas Notarangelo (Taunton, Mass.), and Dylan Pacheco (Dartmouth, Mass.) will continue their respective careers at four separate NCAA Division I programs later this spring.
Fox is set to attend Fairfield University where he will study business analytics. The Gulls' reliever earned his Bachelor of Science in business management with a minor in business analytics.
Gottesman also will stay close to home at Northeastern University and pursue a degree in sports leadership. The hard-throwing lefty received his Bachelor of Science in marketing last spring.
Notarangelo will attend the University of Rhode Island and study business administration, while Pacheco heads to Seton Hall University to study business.
The duo obtained degrees in digital media and exercise science, respectively.
D3 TO D1 HISTORY
The Endicott baseball program has produced several D1 talent under head coach Bryan Haley, most recently in Kevin Gould '19 M'20 (Bryant '21), Caleb Shpur '23 (UConn '24), Gabe Van Emon '23 (UConn '24), and Rian Schwede '23 (Villanova '24).
Luis Uribe also starred at Oklahoma State University following his freshman season in 2008, the first of Coach Haley's 18-year career at the helm of the program.
"I'm very proud of our guys. They have logged countless hours working extremely hard to develop as players, students, and people," said Haley. "Our program is all about the development of the individual, as a whole, and about playing the game with joy and a competitive spirit. These young men have all matured a great deal over the years and we sure had a lot of fun competing and winning together."
Haley continued.
"This group truly embraced our 'family' culture and side by side, with their teammates, helped it grow and develop while leading us back to the D3 World Series for a second consecutive year. They are an exceptional group of young men and I wish them all the best as they move forward with their Master's degree work and their respective baseball careers," Haley stated.
Endicott posted a program-record 47 wins last season, including an unblemished 25-0 at North Field. The quartet was part of three straight Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championships, which recently rebranded to the Conference of New England (CNE), and punched their ticket to the College World Series for the second straight season.
Furthermore, the Gulls achieved Endicott's first No. 1 national ranking by any varsity sport in school history and a third-straight New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) D3 Team of the Year award.
WILL FOX
Fox played an integral part in the back end of the Gulls bullpen this past season. The right-handed flamethrower finished with a 3.76 ERA in 26.1 IP and locking down four saves. The Blue and Green managed a DIII-best 2.99 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 2024.
In the classroom, the West Hartford, Conn. native became the fourth Endicott student-athlete to earn the CCC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. He was a member of the Sigma Beta Delta Honors Society, which is comprised of the top 20% of business majors at Endicott College.
In May 2023, Fox was named as an NCAA Elite 90 Award Nominee. The Elite 90, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers.
Fox will join a Fairfield team that went 34-24 last season, including a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) best 20-4 record. The Stags notched a fourth-straight season over the 30-win mark, as well as advanced to the MAAC Championship Series for the second straight year.
JORDAN GOTTESMAN
Gottesman was featured as the ace last spring for the Gulls. The southpaw earned American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-American second team and D3Baseball.com All-American fifth team honors.
Additionally, Gottesman collected CCC Pitcher of the Year, ABCA All-Region II Pitcher of the Year, and D3Baseball.com All-Region II Pitcher of the Year accolades in 2024. He tossed a team-high 85.2 IP, 108 strikeouts, and 11 victories.
Northeastern is ranked 53rd out of 443 national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2024.
On the diamond, the Huskies tallied a 38-17 record, including a 17-9 performance in Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) action. Northeastern earned the third seed in the CAA Conference tournament for the second straight season. The Huskies defeated six squads that competed in the NCAA Tournament last season courtesy of Arizona, Bryant, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, UConn, and UNC-Wilmington.
NIC NOTARANGELO
Notarangelo played a pivotal role in a record-breaking season for the Blue and Green last season. The Taunton, Mass native became the second player in program history to claim D3Baseball.com College World Series All-Tournament Team honors along with Danny MacDougall (Taunton, Mass.) who accomplished the feat a year prior.
He earned the Endicott Male Career Achievement Award, All-CCC First Team, D3Baseball.com All-Region First Team, and ABCA All-Region Third Team honors in 2024 for the Gulls. Notarangelo slashed .345 AVG /.443 OBP /.558 SLG during his senior campaign while leading the team in doubles (16) and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Additionally, he surpassed Shpur as the program's all-time leader in career home runs.
Academically, he was on the CCC Academic All-Conference Team for three consecutive years (2022-24).
Notarangelo will take his talents to Kingston, Rhode Island to play for head coach Raphael Cerrato. Since he took over in 2015, Cerrato is 116-68 in Atlantic-10 action. The Rams are 9-8 in the A-10 Conference Tournament during his tenure. In 2016, the Rams captured their second all-time A-10 Tournament crown, followed by upsetting No. 6 South Carolina in the NCAA Regionals to give the program's first NCAA Tournament triumph.
DYLAN PACHECO
Pacheco was a model of consistency at the top of the order in his senior campaign at Endicott. Pacheco slashed .340/.481/.519, while placed second on the team in triples (3) and stolen bases (15). The Dartmouth, Mass. native played a key role in Endicott defending at a D3 best .979 fielding percentage, his versatility and athleticism allowed him to appear at four different positions (left field, center field, right field, and second base) in 2024.
In his final year at Endicott, Pacheco garnered ABCA All-Region Third Team and All-CCC First Team accolades.
In the classroom, Pacheco earned the CCC Academic All-Conference Team in 2024.
The Pirates have won three BIG EAST Championships (1987, 2001, 2011). In 2023, Seton Hall went 31-24 and earned a No. 3 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament.
Pacheco will square off against former teammates Shpur and Van Emon at UConn in BIG EAST play this spring.
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