Francesco Bonvini is taking the next step in his baseball career by playing at the College of Staten Island on a scholarship. A previous recipient of an Italian American Baseball Foundation scholarship, Bonvini, an Italian native from Parma, is living out his dream of playing baseball in America.

He played last season at Kingsborough Community College and has one more year there before CSI. “I’m really happy to stay in New York and move to Staten Island,” he said. “I keep working hard and look forward to the next two years at CSI.”