Co-Founder & President

Luc co-founded Juststole3rd with his little brother Nico out of love for their Uncle Dave, a Special Olympics athlete and Challenger baseball phenom.

Having volunteered as a coach and buddy for athletes in Sports Buddies and the Norwalk Little League Challenger Division where his uncle Dave played, Luc is committed to expanding access to baseball instruction and mentorship for athletes with special needs through Juststole3rd.

Luc's work ethic is fierce on and off the field. Currently a sophomore at St. Luke’s School, Luc is a high honors student, and on the field, Luc is a meticulous second-baseman on the St. Luke’s varsity baseball team and Tucci Elite's 16U baseball team, where he is proud to have been recognized three times on Perfect Game's All-Tournament Team. Luc's happiest baseball memory is competing against 100 teams for the 12U national title at Cooperstown.

Co-Founder & Digital Experience Director and Design

Nico co-founded Juststole3rd with his big brother Luc out of love for their Uncle Dave, a Special Olympics athlete and Challenger baseball phenom.

Like his older brother, Nico’s work ethic transfers from the classroom to the field. Nico is a Freshman at St. Luke’s School and a middle infielder on the St. Luke’s varsity baseball team where he is known for being unflappable and scrappy. His fondest baseball memory is being recognized by the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park when his 10U team won the Connecticut championship and advanced to the Cal Ripken World Series in Alabama.

Director of Logistics

Tripp is a junior at St. Luke's School where he is an honor student, two-time math award recipient and proud member and varsity captain of the St. Luke's Storm Baseball team. Tripp verbally committed to play baseball at Villanova University early in his sophomore year. He has been playing baseball since he was in kindergarten and is now a nationally ranked player.

In addition to playing on his high school team and his Long Island based Five Star National travel team, Tripp assists in the Cal Ripken tryouts in Greenwich and St. Luke’s summer baseball program. Baseball has taught him many valuable lessons about teamwork, discipline, mental focus, responsibility and friendship.

Treasurer

David Carioto is a a ninth grade student at St. Luke’s School and lives in Weston, Connecticut. David have been playing baseball for 8 years where I started playing T-ball for Weston Baseball. He had many great experiences throughout his time playing baseball. The best experience was winning my first tournament when he was 11 years old playing for my Weston travel team, the same team he played with for 4 years.

Since playing travel baseball, David has thrown a perfect game and been named to multiple Perfect Game All Tournament Teams. Outside of baseball, David is a hard working student who to adapted and excelled in a new school environment when he joined St. Luke’s in 2021. David joined #juststole3rd because of his love for the game of baseball where he is excited about the opportunity to help provide coaching and the travel experience to kids who may not have the opportunities he has been fortunate enough to have.

Safety & Equipment Director

Director of Fundraising

Cooper is currently a freshman at St Lukes in New Canaan, CT. He lives in Fairfield. Cooper has lots of experience volunteering in the baseball world as he has done so with his local little leagues Challenger Program since 2020. This program allows kids and teens with special needs to play baseball against other towns. He has learned leadership, empathy, and great coaching skills from this program. Cooper has been playing baseball since he was a toddler and instantly fell in love with pitching. Being on the mound has taught him great composure, how to trust his teammates, and to have confidence. His favorite baseball experience was when he pitched in the 50/70 state championship for Fairfield American in 2022.

Director of Safety and Equiptment

Gabe is an 8th Grader a St Lukes who plays on the JV Baseball Team

Director of Communications

Drew is a sophmore at St Lukes, he plays Varsity Baseball for his school