At three sport athlete at Hopewell High School
(football, basketball, and baseball), Scott Kuvinka shined brightest
on the diamond, earning All State honors in 1976 and a Section MVP,
batting .473 with six home runs. His Legion season produced a .441
average and 10 home runs. After graduating in 1967 from Hopewell,
where he played third base, catcher, and had the occasional start on
the mound, Scott earned a full scholarship to Ohio University, the
Mid American Conference school that produced such major leaguers like Mike
Schmidt and Bob Brenly. While at Ohio, Scott batted over .300 in
each of his three seasons: .309 as a freshman, .319 as a sophomore,
and .336 as a junior. He was an NCAA Division I All American his
junior year. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Scott in the
third round of the amateur draft, and he played three seasons in the
Bucs minor league system, leading the Pirates Instructional League
in batting in 1981. Legendary Hopewell baseball coach
Joe Colella,
not known for comparing players, once stated that, “You know I never
talk about the best players I have coached, but Scotty was
definitely in the top five.”
At three sport athlete at Hopewell High School
(football, basketball, and baseball), Scott Kuvinka shined brightest
on the diamond, earning All State honors in 1976 and a Section MVP,
batting .473 with six home runs. His Legion season produced a .441
average and 10 home runs. After graduating in 1967 from Hopewell,
where he played third base, catcher, and had the occasional start on
the mound, Scott earned a full scholarship to Ohio University, the
Mid American Conference school that produced such major leaguers like Mike
Schmidt and Bob Brenly. While at Ohio, Scott batted over .300 in
each of his three seasons: .309 as a freshman, .319 as a sophomore,
and .336 as a junior. He was an NCAA Division I All American his
junior year. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Scott in the
third round of the amateur draft, and he played three seasons in the
Bucs minor league system, leading the Pirates Instructional League
in batting in 1981. Legendary Hopewell baseball coach