Frank Salerno, a STAC Alum and former member of the Spartan Baseball Team (2009-2013) got the call that so many baseball players only dream of, a chance to suit up with a professional baseball club. Salerno was signed earlier Tuesday by the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.

The RedHawks were searching for an additional infielder with a strong bat and steady glove to replace their catcher Petey Paramore, who suddenly departed the team to be with his wife for the birth of their child. Salerno, a New City native, was immediately placed in the starting line-up in a ballpark he is very familiar with, Provident Bank Park and against a team that he also knows very well, the Rockland Boulders.

In his season debut, Salerno batted eighth in the RedHawks line-up and played second base in front of his family, friends and former Spartan Baseball teammates and coaches.

On the night, Frank went 1 for 4 with 2 RBI and a strikeout, as Fargo-Moorhead fell to Rockland, 4-3. His lone hit, a double, came in the top of the ninth inning against Boulder's Closer Chad Robinson, scoring his new teammates Brandon Tripp and Travis Higgs.

Photos Courtesy of Seth Cantor, Rockland Boulders Assistant GM/Broadcaster

Salerno will be with Fargo-Moorhead Wednesday night as they take on the Rockland Boulders in the finale of the 3-game series at Provident Bank Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7pm.