University of Pennsylvania Athletics

High School: Four-year varsity baseball starter, captaining the team during junior and senior seasons … Led team to two WMAC conference championships … Earned All-State honors in 2024 and 2025 and was the runner-up for State Player of the Year in 2025 … Four-time WMAC All-Conference selection, earning WMAC Conference Player of the Year honors following senior campaign … Earned Freshman All-State laurels following rookie season … In 2025, he batted .507 and set Asheville’s career home run record, as well as single-season homers after belting 14 in 24 games. Also led the entire state of North Carolina in that category …Ranked the ninth best prospect in the state of North Carolina by Baseball Prep, and the second-best shortstop … Also played soccer and ran track.
 
Personal: Born James Secretarski … Father, Jimmy, played basketball at Siena … Mother, Erin, played volleyball at Alabama … Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.
 
Why Penn?: “I chose Penn because as a result of the combination between an elite and competitive baseball environment that has a chance to do something great year in and year out paired with an unmatched academic opportunity to attend the best business school in the world that is Wharton.”