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At Holyoke High School in western Massachusetts , Nick - an American studies major at Yale - succeeded in the classroom while excelling in athletics. A four-year varsity letter-winner, he was named all-Western Massachusetts in both baseball and football, and was Western Massachusetts Player of the Year in baseball his senior year. Like Kyle, he too was a right-handed pitcher for the Yale baseball team.

In a Jan. 21 Yale Daily News article about him, Nick was remembered for his spiritedness and his love of fun. "He was funny, outgoing and caring," said Steven Duke (Yale '03 grad and Chairman of the Bulldogs Care Foundation). "He wouldn't be mean to anybody. He was just a great-hearted kid."

According to his Holyoke High School baseball coach Tom Brassil, "He was always a leader, even when he wasn't a captain." Brassil said Nick's success as a student-athlete served as a model for younger players, even after the pitcher graduated. Yet it was his willingness to work and practice hard that were the keys to his success - both on and off the field.


Nick's ability as a pitcher was particularly evident in the summer of 2002, when he was named an All-Star in the prestigious Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League, which has sent over 70 players to professional baseball. In competing against other college players, Grass was dominant - while a starter for the Long Island Collegians, he finished 6-1 with 43 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.57.

He was a tough kid on the baseball field who wasn't afraid of anybody and he held his friends and teammates paramount to all else. Through it all, he always had a smile on his face.

While Nick's family, friends, and team were always in his mind, he kept an eye on his future as well. Adam Barrick (Yale '05 grad) said, "He thought he would be the first to get married and that he'd find a girl he was crazy about. It's just the kind of spontaneous thing that Nick would do."

 
 
 
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