Red Sox Foundation awards 16 local high-school students each $5,000 college scholarships
FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 1, 2025) – The Boston Red Sox honored 16 local high-school seniors on field
before the March 23 game vs. the Minnesota Twins.
For the 10th consecutive year, the Boston Red Sox presented local public high-school seniors each with a $5,000 college scholarship by the Red Sox Foundation.
Again, this year all Lee County charter and ALS schools were added with one $5,000 scholarship also being awarded to a student from this category for a total of 16 scholarships worth $80,000.
The scholarships are for academically talented students who have shown a commitment to community service and are pursuing a two- or four- year degree at any college or university.
The 16 students plan to attend universities ranging from FGCU, Embry Riddle, UF, Duke, UCF, FSU, Dartmouth and more and will major in subjects including marketing, psychology, engineering, biology, aeronautics, nursing, education, finance, among others.
“This is always one of our favorite games of the year because we get to celebrate these local students and their accomplishments on the field in front of all our Spring Training fans,” said Brennan Whitley, director, Florida Events and Operations, Boston Red Sox. “These students have obviously worked incredibly hard and our Red Sox Foundation members that review the applications each year say it’s not an easy process to pick just one recipient because so many are deserving. We are extremely proud to celebrate our 10th year of providing these scholarships and we look forward to many more.”
David Doran, principal of ReRoute Americas, was the title sponsor of the Swings For The Sox for the 10th consecutive year. Doran has donated more than $100,000 to the Red Sox scholarship program.
Scholarship funds are raised annually from proceeds of the Red Sox annual Swings for the Sox Golf Tournament. To date, the Swings for the Sox has raised more than $683,000 for local charities and specifically $598,000 for the scholarship program.
“We are extremely proud of these students. High school is tough enough but these individuals kept on pushing and persevering,” said Regional Associate Superintendent for the School District of Lee County Angela Nader. “The Lee County School District is also thankful to the Red Sox organization for continuing to provide these $5,000 scholarships to a student from each high school; it’s really quite an amazing thing they are doing for these students and our community.”
The Red Sox Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official team charity of the Boston Red Sox. The foundation’s primary focus locally is in serving the health, education, recreation and social service needs of children and families across Southwest Florida. The Red Sox Foundation is one of the most successful in all of Major League Baseball.
2025 Scholarship Recipients
Amy Kollcinaku Bonita Springs
Haruna Mescallado Cape Coral
Danielle Barsheshet Cypress Lake
Jennifer Gonzalez Dunbar
Julian Gonzalez East Lee County
Meghan Lay Estero
Jaylinn Hinojosa Fort Myers
Jazmine Olivera-Morales Gateway
Alia Mercado-Lues Ida Baker
Alexandra Flores Island Coast
Anahy Gonzalez-Mata Lehigh Senior
Adrielle Costa Mariner
Katrina Placencia North Fort Myers
Sean De Andrade Riverdale
Ilenys Cabrera Rego South Fort Myers
Brayan Morejon Charter/ALS