Brayan Dominguez Prado '25 Recruiting Profile

Before I got into baseball, I never was a fan of it as a small child until I was pushed into playing the sport at 7 years old. The game started to grow on me over time with many coaches regarding me making lots of improvements for putting effort into learning the sport and playing the sport. 

As I transitioned into middle school, I went from a smaller league in elementary to a larger league(little league) for the cities around the west valley area of Phoenix. From here is where I started to love the game more than ever before in which I like to say is what inspired me to keep playing the game. The league was very organized and showed off how hobbies can get much serious as you get older. I pushed myself to continue learning the game seeing how the amount of time I invest into the sport is how fun and interesting it can get.

 When I joined little league, I was considered more on the bottom of skillsets when compared to my peers. This did not stop me from continuing from learning the game and eventually near the end of my little league career, I was considered as one of the more experienced peers.

Things changed once I got into high-school. My coaches in little league Before told me it would be different but I would not expect it to be so different in aspects of how competitive it is. The competition in high-school intimidated me but I made sure to keep my ground mentally to continue grinding. I did not make the JV or Varsity team(No frosh-soph team) for Freshman year which for most others would upset them and start blaming others, but I took this as a message to grind harder to catch up. I continued to learn at high-school and at little league when the high-school season ended making sure to have my mindset thinking about the endgoal of making a team. With enough determination, I was able to barely make the JV team in sophomore year thanks to my dedication and determination to keep grinding and learning.

Present day now, I consider myself not at the bottom of the team in terms of skillset but not in the top either. This reminds me about how when I entered little league that I must invest my time and attention into the sport if I want to compete with others. I continue to use my determination to make it to the top no matter the cost. I thank my mom from the beginning to pushing me to play the sport.

What sets me apart from others is how I am able to think about later than now to improve myself. I am determined to learn the game and willing to contribute to the team anyway as possible instead of saying otherwise for the status my coaches give me. The only person I can blame is myself and it's up to me to change if I want to make difference.