High School: Earned three letters and served as captain for Liverpool High School... won three league titles in his time with the team... as a senior, he went 5-1 with a 2.30 earned run average... named to the 2nd team All-League as a senior... also played basketball... played for the Syracuse Sportszone Chiefs club team for three years... led his club team to a number 20 ranking nationally.

Personal: Born December 4, 1991... full name is John Cory Folk... son of John and Robin...  majoring in psychology with the hopes of becoming a criminal profiler for the government... favorite athletes are Jon Lester and Jonathan Papelbon... chose Buffalo over Siena, PACE, Ithaca, St. Lawrence, Brockport and Cortland.