Casey Clark '15 Recruiting Profile

     I have been a baseball player since not long after I could walk.  I have wanted to play college baseball since I found out that's what people did after high school.  At my house, there never has been a question about whether or not I would go to college, just where it would be.  When I learned that it was a possibility to play baseball in college, my world was complete.    For as long as I can remember, its was Minor League, Major League, Junior League, high school, college, then the Big Leagues.  I know none of this makes me any different than any other aspiring college athlete, but there are things that do.  I'm grounded.  I am practical, hard-working and dependable-- all of those solid words that mean you can count on me.  I've been taught that no one gets anywhere without putting in the work, and I work.  On and off the field, I am not afraid of hard work.  I am a leader at my school (Beta Club, FCCLA, Key Club) and on my teams.  I am a Captain on the soccer team and only one of 2  Varsity baseball players in my class.  I take those leaderships role very seriously. 

       I really think that playing baseball  has prepared me for life.    My dad reminds me all the time that baseball is the only sport where you can fail 3 out 10 times and still end up in the Hall of Fame.  It reminders like that make me keep trying, keep working and getting the job done.   Whenever I am faced with a difficult task or something I don't know how to do, I say,  "I'm Casey Clark.  I can do anything."  While, most of the time, it is said as a joke,  deep down I believe it.  I am not afraid to at least try.  If I fail, I'll try again and again.

  I've come to understand that whether I make it  to the Big Leagues or not, there is life after baseball.  I plan to major in Turf Maintenance so that I can stay close to the field, even if I'm not the one playing on it.  I know, like baseball, college will take work and I am ready for that challenge.