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Right-handed underclassmen Matthew Jenkins and Caden McDonald are the most likely starters, having not pitched over the weekend.
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Jackson Castellano, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 May 2025
The transfer portal and the ability to earn NIL money anywhere, immediately, has only complicated the early-entry decision for underclassmen in college football.
—Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Prior to that, he was recruited by Hurley as an underclassman at St. Patrick’s while Hurley was an assistant at Rutgers, and their paths crossed later when Hurley went on to coach at St. Benedict’s, a rival just a short drive away.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Mundelein senior first baseman Claire Connelly, a four-year starter who has committed to Indiana State, agreed that Pyke is a rare underclassman with a veteran’s mentality.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jackson Castellano, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 May 2025
The transfer portal and the ability to earn NIL money anywhere, immediately, has only complicated the early-entry decision for underclassmen in college football.
—Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Prior to that, he was recruited by Hurley as an underclassman at St. Patrick’s while Hurley was an assistant at Rutgers, and their paths crossed later when Hurley went on to coach at St. Benedict’s, a rival just a short drive away.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Mundelein senior first baseman Claire Connelly, a four-year starter who has committed to Indiana State, agreed that Pyke is a rare underclassman with a veteran’s mentality.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underclassman
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Grapevine’s greatest asset is arguably its experience — several of the upperclassmen who were on the state championship team in 2024 know the value of remaining calm during tough moments.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 June 2025
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All of which points to Summers eying a trifecta of golds as an upperclassman, as his goal is to sweep triple jump, long jump and high jump titles in 1A the next two years.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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With the air at its thickest and the nerves at their highest level, freshman relief pitcher Cambria Salmon walked in the first run and then threw a wild pitch for run number two, 2-0 Red Raiders.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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But if a third game is required, the pressure will be on freshman Tate DeRias (2-3, 5.77).—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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After a softer-than-expected debut last weekend, Sony’s Karate Kid: Legends is falling off 57 percent or more in it sophomore outing to $8.7 million from 3,859 sites for a muted domestic tally of $35.4 million through Sudany.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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Asuma, a sophomore from Cherry, Minn., is the only returning player who got any playing time in Ben Johnson’s final year as head coach in 2024-25.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
6 June 2025
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Watching and learning as a junior paid off when St. Laurence coach Teagan Walsh noticed.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Key Background Hernandez, a junior at California’s Jurupa Valley High School, shared first place in the high jump and triple jump and second place in the long jump events at Saturday’s state track and field competition.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Under the proposal, an undergrad must exhaust their federal loan eligibility before parents can borrow PLUS loans to cover any remaining costs.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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This encounter really does feel like an adult lady college professor expressing her disappointment in a misbehaving undergrad.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Underclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underclassman. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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