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Brian Finnerty played baseball for the Setters from 1969-71. He was a three-time All-Knickerbocker Conference selection (‘69, ‘70, ‘71) and helped lead the Setters to two Knickerbocker Conference Championships in 1969 and 1971. Finnerty led the nation in batting average with a .455 mark in 1970 and earned the Adirondack Big Stick Award for his outstanding season. He was a three-time Atlantic Collegiate League All-Star from 1968-70 as he starred in summer ball. He was drafted in the 37th Round of the 1971 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Montreal Expos. He currently works with Raymond James and Associates, Inc., and has been a financial commentator for CBS, CNBC, CNN, Fox News and PBS.