Groff (GF '04-05) signs with Can-Am Nashua Pride

The Nashua Pride of the independent Can-Am League have signed former Glens Falls Golden Eagle player and Queensbury native Will Groff (Glens Falls '04-'05) for the 2008 season.

Groff played in the St. Louis Cardinals organization last summer for the Batavia Muckdogs of the New York-Penn League. In 36 games, Groff hit .252 with one home run and 12 runs batted in. He accumulated 28 hits, 17 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple and six stolen bases. Groff was tabbed by the Cardinals in 29th round (886th overall) of the 2006 Major League draft. He was released last month.

The Queensbury, N.Y., native was a 2006 ABCA/Rawlings Division III All-American at Cortland State. In addition, he was the 2006 State University of New York Athletic Conference Player of the Year and a three-time all-conference selection. As a junior, Groff batted a team-high .464 in his final season with the Red Dragons. He also led the team in hits (77) and stolen bases (29) and he reached base safely via hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in all 44 of Cortland's games. The former Red Dragon played football as a freshman at Cortland. In an ECAC bowl game, Groff returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown against St. John Fisher.

Groff played for the NYCBL's Glens Falls Golden Eagles in 2004 and 2005. He helped the team to an Eastern Division regular season title in 2004. The following year, Groff played in 42 games and batted .250 with nine runs batted in and a team-high 38 hits.