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Offensive Player of the Year: Lillie Gaudio, Mansfield Legacy
As an underclassman, Lillie Gaudio’s batting stats are eye-popping.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
Events for the Perfect Game All-American Classic start on Aug. 15 with an underclassmen game in Petco Park.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Additionally, dominant players typically play for four full seasons, allowing fans to follow their careers, unlike in baseball, where the best underclassmen leave for the pros.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Penn State has one 20 goal scorer in forward Aiden Fink (23 goals, 30 assists), who has the most points of any underclassman nationally.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
Events for the Perfect Game All-American Classic start on Aug. 15 with an underclassmen game in Petco Park.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Additionally, dominant players typically play for four full seasons, allowing fans to follow their careers, unlike in baseball, where the best underclassmen leave for the pros.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Penn State has one 20 goal scorer in forward Aiden Fink (23 goals, 30 assists), who has the most points of any underclassman nationally.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underclassman
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The cross-pollination innovation Perhaps Clunie’s most innovative creation is the Cats Care Mentorship Program, which pairs every incoming freshman athlete with an upperclassman from a different sport.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Del Mar upperclassmen represented the club and the San Diego area well, with dominant performances against many of the top water polo clubs in the nation.—
Katherine Anderson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Harris is looking at a lot of key sophomores and even some freshmen to help out, especially on the defensive line where starting nose guard Justin Julian (6-2, 250) returns but some of those big offensive linemen may be asked to go both ways early.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The cross-pollination innovation Perhaps Clunie’s most innovative creation is the Cats Care Mentorship Program, which pairs every incoming freshman athlete with an upperclassman from a different sport.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tim Burton and the cast and crew of Wednesday buck this trend, offering up a sophomore season that is every bit as fun and engaging and mysterious as Season 1.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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After a strong sophomore season as a defensive lineman, Ioane (6-3, 290) will also play right tackle this fall.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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The 6-foot-3, 310-pound redshirt junior made a dozen starts from there.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The trio of Cincinnati transfer Tony Johnson, true freshman Malachi Toney and junior Ray Ray Joseph are competing to be UM’s primary slot receiver but Johnson and Toney could also get reps on the outside.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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Raised in Toledo, Ohio, Snyder enrolled at Miami as an undergrad.—
Don Yaeger,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Going to The Wire, that was just more like an undergrad.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Underclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underclassman. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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