Personal Statement
I am a transfer student now looking for a new opportunity to play. I have completed 2 years at Hanover College in Indiana. I started 2 games at 2d base as a freshman. I was the backup SS and 2d basemen this year and last at Hanover. I was on the travel roster at Hanover as a Freshman and Sophomore. I am a middle infielder having played SS and 2d base at the college level, and I can play 3d base. Since starting as a college player, I have worked very hard in my wieght training and to become a bigger and stronger player. I have gained 20 lbs. since my freshman year as part of my wieght training and I have improved my speed overall.
I am a Pre Medicine student. This past spring semester at Hanover, I finished with a 3.8 GPA taking Organic Chemistry, Statistics , labs and Biology. This was of course while playing in the season and traveling. My overall GPA is 3.3. I have always been commended by the coaches for my hard work and dedication. i am a member of the FIJI Fraternity and hold various leadership positions in the Fraternity.
I am looking for a new opportunity to play baseball and excel in the classroom. Last summer, I played in the Florida Gulf Coast Collegiate League and this summer I am playing in South Carolina in the collegiate league. The last two years I have played for Coach Bellak at Hanover College and he can be contacted as a reference for me. I have been working for the last 4 years with a private hitting coach. Coach Gil is my hitting coach and is the hitting coach for the Rookie league team of the Detroit Tigers in my home town of Lakeland, Florida. Coach Gil can be contacted as reference.