Hello all,
I'm a 2016 graduate (17 years old) and hope to play division one baseball. I am a right handed pitcher. I understand that not everyone does play division one baseball, so I am completely open to anything else. Since I was a young child, traveling with my grandparents to my uncle's games (at a Division One school). Once he got to travel the country and play baseball while getting free schooling for it, I made the decision that I wanted to do that. A division one school was my goal, but I would never say that a division two or three school would be a failure.
As a student, I get very good grades. I have a 4.06 GPA, and scored a 30 on the first and only time I took the ACT test, in September of 2014. I took the ACT for the second time yesterday, hopefully scoring a bit higher. I've always been a great student, being on the Principal's List since it started back in third grade. I've always been driven to be a great student as well as athlete. I plan to major in either accounting, finance, or another business related field.
As an athlete, I feel I have many attributes that allow me to be successful. I am 6'2'', 155 lbs. I have an extremely long, lanky body. I have worked all winter to gain strength and add weight, but I did not add much weight. I gained over 80 lbs. on my squat and deadlifts, although I did not much body weight. When talking about my weight and lanky body frame, I would be open to redshirting. Being on a diet and weight program provided by the program would be extremely beneficial to me. I would love to be able to compete as a freshman, but it may be more beneficial to me as a player to redshirt and try to get a better body before trying to compete on the mound.
I've always thrown hard for my age, but now I would say I'm in the "average" category. Last summer I reached 83 MPH. I attended two prospect camps over the winter, and my arm obviously wasn't in "top game" shape. At the first, I topped at 79 and then two weeks later at 81. I hope to reach 85 MPH or higher this summer. Despite being able to throw with decent velocity, I would say that I pitch to contact more than I am a power pitcher. I also throw a changeup and curveball. My changeup is my second "go-to" pitch. It has late fade in and down to a right handed batter.The curveball is admittedly a bit inconsistent. This spring, I'm still working on getting a feel and developing my off-speed pitches. By summer,I feel that I will have great command of these pitches.
Right now, I am the 4th pitcher on a team that is undefeated this season. Last year, my team made a deep run into the state title rounds ("Sweet 16") we return two senior pitchers that are going on to play at the college level (NAIA and undecided between some D3's and NAIA/JUCO's) and the third is a junior who will also likely pitch in college (also a very good football player). I've appeared four times this season, totaling nine innings. In summer I hope to pitch more and show my abilities.
I am open to playing anywhere, at any level. For any contact, please inquire through a PM for more information.
Thank you for reading.
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