Sunlake High baseball product Tommy Mace, now a junior pitcher at the University of Florida (UF), has been named to this year’s Southeastern Conference (SEC) Community Service Team; the announcement came from the SEC league office.
Mace volunteered in a second-grade classroom at Gainesville’s Littlewood Elementary School for 20-plus hours throughout the 2019-2020 season, assisting students with homework and other classroom activities.
Mace also volunteered at the Climb for Cancer Brandon Ling Memorial Sports Camp, UF’s annual sports camp for kids battling the disease. During the camp, Mace assisted with the modification of games and activities to ensure the safe participation of the children while providing a fun experience.
Additionally, Mace was a member of the university’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and participated in the Gators Leadership Experience — a pilot program which debuted last September with the goal of furthering the development of leaders during athletic seasons, in addition to providing the instruments and knowledge to groom future leaders.
On the mound, the 6-foot-6 righty posted a 3-0 record and a 1.67 earned run average across a team-high 27 innings this past season.
Mace graduated from Sunlake in 2017. He earned high school All-American honors and finished his three-year varsity career with a 19-6 record, 1.65 ERA and 196 strikeouts in 165.2 innings pitched.
