Alex Fisher '23 Recruiting Profile

My name is Alex Fisher and I attend Howard High School where I am currently a Junior.  I have been playing baseball year round since I was 7 years old.  Throughout my baseball career, I have been part of winning multiple state championships, multiple conference championships, over 50 tournament championships, and have been named season and/or tournament MVP multiple times.   I love playing baseball because it continuously challenges me at every level.  Oftentimes, I have heard the saying, “baseball is life” and I never understood it when I was a child.  As I have grown older, I have come to realize the truth and power of that statement.  Baseball teaches to overcome failure, to remain persistent, and to always reach for your goals while performing your best every day.  I feel if I take what I learn in baseball and practice it in life, I will be highly successful.  I have taken those same principles that I have learned in baseball and applied them to my academics.  I maintain a strong GPA and am proud to be in AP and honors classes while doing a baseball-related activity every single day out of my life. 

One of the biggest life changing events that I have experienced thus far was when I was 12 years old.  I fractured the area of my pelvis (Ischial tuberosity) where my hamstring attaches.  I also strained my hamstring.  Both injuries required that I stay in a wheelchair, then crutches, with several months of therapy post bony callus formation.  I received treatment by a former MLB head trainer (he was with the Phillies for 7 years) who is now the head physical therapist for Medstar Health here in Maryland as well as being treated by the same orthopedic doctor who treats the Baltimore Orioles players.  The treatment these two health care professionals provided me actually made me a better player, physically and mentally post recovery.  It was both inspiring and surprising they could make such a significant difference in my life and in my abilities.  Surprising because I was thinking I would “just” be like I was before the injury, but returned to the playing field stronger and faster than I was before the injury.  Inspiring because through their treatment, I realized just how important a great medical treatment team is to every athlete.  To this day, I still do some of the exercises they gave me.  This experience has inspired me to pursue a Sports Medicine path in college and ultimately as a career.  In conclusion, I possess dedication, determination, strong team work, leadership abilities, and a passion for helping others both on and off of the field.