Good morning, Spiders. We have one Spider getting a shot in the MLB!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

⚾️ Contract signed
🏈 Preseason honor
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Signed! Graduate baseball player Brady O’Brien signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Seattle Mariners following the 2025 MLB Draft. O’Brien started 50 games at third base in 2025. He finished the regular season ninth in the nation with a .777 slugging percentage and 11^th in the country in both home runs (20) and RBI (72). ⚾️ Read more about O’Brien.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Streak!

Brady O’Brien wrapped up the 2025 season on a ##-game streak reaching base.

Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

Up next in our “Know Your Foe” series is Colgate! Colgate is located in Hamilton, N.Y. The Raiders have 10 Patriot League titles, their most recent in 2018. Learn more about Colgate here!

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Watch Him! Stats Perform named Carter Glassmyer to the FCS Preseason All-American Second Team. He is one of seven Patriot League student-athletes to earn the honor. Glassmyer joined Richmond for the 2024 season and enters 2025 as Richmond’s returning leading tackler. 🏈 Here’s more about Glassmyer.

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 22!

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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