Training for the future
By ALEX RUBIN | Apr. 20, 2007"Take it out and shake it off." These are the words of wisdom from Adam Ruszkowski. "I like striving to get better and better and better," Ruszkowski said "Division I is one of the best amateur leagues you can possible play in for baseball and I think that the competitive level and carrying that kind of competition to one of the highest amateur levels is one of the best memories that I have."Ruszkowski, a senior starting pitcher for Buffalo, credits his high school coach Dave Guido for instilling this type of mental fortitude in him so that he could succeed on the Division I level."I had a really tough high school coach and I think that the ability to have really thick skin and to be able to shake things off and be able to come out here day-to-day and perform like it's your first outing... basically just take it out, shake it off and be able to go on to the next day because you have to be able to come out day-to-day and play this game," Ruszkowski said."All the way through high school I just worked hard and my coaches had a lot of faith in me... I came from a winning program in high school, and I think that having that confidence really set me up for having a Division I possibility."Ruszkowski is a different breed than many collegiate athletes.
