Exclusive interview with Christopher Sais, a senior currently on the FSC Baseball team

By Peter Fernandez

Christopher is a second-semester senior currently attending Farmingdale State College. He has been on the baseball team for all four years. The moment Christopher remembers most from his baseball career came in his freshman year, when he stepped up to the plate against Centenary University and hit a home run that changed the game.

“It hit off the scoreboard to tie the game, and we ended up winning,” Christopher said.

Christopher said he has played baseball since he was about 5 or 6, starting with T-ball after his father introduced him to the game. That early influence helped shape a lasting passion. Christopher said his father also grew up loving baseball during the height of the New York Yankees’ success, and that family connection made the sport even more meaningful. Over the years, Christopher carried that interest with him through elementary school, middle school, high school, and college.

Although he loves baseball, Christopher said one of the biggest lessons he learned playing had nothing to do with the game itself. He claims that teamwork and learning the importance of working together are the most valuable things he has learned playing baseball. 

“The most valuable thing I learned being part of a sports team is teamwork,” Christopher said. “There’s no ‘I’ in team, and working together as a group, there’s no better feeling than coming out with one goal in mind and working together.”

As his college baseball career nears its end, Christopher said he does not plan to completely walk away from sports after graduation. While he likely will not continue playing baseball at the same level, he still hopes to stay active by joining a men’s league softball team and spending time playing with friends during the week.

When asked if he had to play another sport, Christopher chose volleyball and talked about his past playing volleyball in both middle and high school. Christopher even joined a men's beach volleyball team during the summers in high school.

Christopher’s love for the game also extends beyond the field. He said he has attended professional baseball games in several stadiums and makes an effort to travel around the country to visit different Major League Baseball parks each year. Among his favorites, he said, are the homes of the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves.

As his senior year continues, Christopher’s story reflects what college athletics can offer beyond wins and losses: lifelong memories, stronger relationships, and lessons that last long after the season ends.