Bobby Della Polla Named Landmark Senior Scholar Athlete
TOWSON, Md. - The Landmark Conference has chosen eight athletes as Landmark Senior Scholar Athletes for their respective spring sports. A committee of Landmark Conference officers, athletics directors and sports information directors selected the recipients, choosing one senior from each of the spring sports sponsored by the conference.
The honorees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 and are selected based on their accomplishments in athletics and academics. The conference office will announce the eight honorees over the next two weeks.
The University of Scranton's Bobby Della Polla has been named the Baseball Senior Scholar Athlete. Della Polla helped the Royals to the Landmark Conference tournament championship bracket this season. He finished the season 7-3 on the mound including a complete game win in the tournament opener against top-seeded Catholic University.
A team captain this season, Della Polla wrapped up a four-year career with a 16-11 career record and 4.90 earned run average. He struck out 199 batters including a season-high 77 in 2013. Earlier this year Della Polla earned Landmark Conference Player of the Week honors after throwing 13 shutout innings to earn two wins in five days.
In addition to his participation with the baseball team, Della Polla served as president of the Scranton Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and was a member of the Landmark SAAC. He is also a member of the Society of Accounting Students. Della Polla was recently awarded the 2013 Scranton Athletics Department's Willensky Award, which honors the senior student-athlete who consistently undertakes to understand and improve the human condition.
Originally from Havertown, Pa., Della Polla is an accounting major. He has earned a 3.8 cumulative grade point average and has been recognized on the Landmark Honor Roll all three years he has been eligible. Della Polla is a two-time Landmark All-Academic Team member and has made the Dean's List every semester. He was also recognized by the Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society, Business Leadership Honors Program and the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society.
2013 Landmark Spring Senior Scholar Athletes
Baseball – Bobby Della Polla, Scranton
Softball – TBA June 4
Men's Lacrosse – TBA June 5
Women's Lacrosse – TBA June 6
Men's Tennis – TBA June 10
Women's Tennis – TBA June 11
Men's Outdoor Track & Field – TBA June 12
Women's Outdoor Track & Field – TBA June 13