Ryan Zuckerman grew up in Yardley watching Phillies highlight reels before Little League games. Now, he’s making highlights of his own, writes Becca O’Reilly for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The former Pennsbury High School standout has become one of college baseball’s breakout stars this season, helping power Georgia Tech to an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship and a spot in the NCAA Regionals.

Zuckerman transferred to Georgia Tech after two seasons at the University of Pittsburgh, a move that paid off immediately. He’s entering the NCAA regionals batting a .350 average after the Yellow Jackets tore through the season at 49-9, tying a conference record with 25 ACC wins.

The successful season earned Zuckerman ACC’s Tournament MVP title after he hit his twenty-third home run of the season.

Zuckerman’s Bucks County roots run deep. He came up through T-ball, Little League, and travel ball before emerging as one of Pennsylvania’s top high school prospects, a path he credits for the love of the game that has carried him this far.

“Baseball is always that first passion I had,” Zuckerman said. “I stuck with that and just continued it for the rest of my life.”

It’s a line that sounds simple, but for a kid who grew up dreaming over those 2008 World Series highlights, it says everything.

Learn more about Ryan Zuckerman and the Yardley native’s passion and talent for baseball in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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