For three seasons at SMU, Rod Correia ('96 UMD) was one of Coach Bruce Wheeler's best all-time players, earning First Team Division III All-America and All-New England honors as a junior before leaving SMU for professional baseball. He was also Second Team All New England as a sophomore. A 15th round draft choice of the Oakland Athletics, Correia spent 10 years in professional baseball, including parts of three years in the major leagues with the California Angels. Correia's name dominates the SMU/UMass Dartmouth baseball record book following a three year career which produced a lifetime average of .381 with 28 HRs and 134 RBI. During his career, the Corsairs were 69-53, earning two ECAC post season invitations and the team's first NCAA Tournament bid in 1988. Correia hit four HRs in the tournament in a game against Eastern Connecticut. Correia finished his three-year career third in RBIs (134), stolen bases (67), total bases (298), triples (10) and HRs (28) and fourth in hits (169). Correia resides in Mashpee, Mass.