St. John Fisher University Athletics

Steve Karnyski '12 is one of the most decorated athletes to ever play for Fisher's baseball program. Steve is a two-time Empire 8 player of the Year, a four-time All-Conference selection and a three-time All-Region honoree. The Lancaster native was named New York Region Player of the Year as well as a unanimous First-Team All-American selection in his senior season of 2012. Steve was not only a tremendous athlete, he was a scholar as well, earning the Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America award twice. On the diamond, Steve is just one of seven players in program history to eclipse 200 hits, as his 205 hits puts him sixth all-time. During his career as a Cardinal, Steve batted an outstanding .383 (10^th all-time), scored 144 runs (fifth all-time), produced 45 doubles (tied for fifth all-time), 16 home runs (sixth all-time), and 126 runs batted in (sixth all-time). A team player, Steve's 15 sacrifices is the most in program history, while his 40 career stolen bases is good for eighth all time.