Tyler Michaud '21 Recruiting Profile

My name is Tyler Michaud and I would like to introduce myself. I’m 16 years old and heading into my junior year in 2019 at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire.  Pinkerton Academy is a fairly large high school in New Hampshire with over 3,200 students from several towns and communities in the greater Derry, NH area. Being in school with such a large population of students means there’s a high level of competition for all sports teams. 

Through hard work, dedication, a will to succeed, and a competitive mindset, I’ve been able to stand-out at Pinkerton and earned a starting position at shortstop on the Freshman and Junior Varsity teams. I had playtime at second base on the Varsity baseball team as well.  In travel baseball, I have played shortstop and pitched for the Hurricanes, NH Bobcats, and currently with the New Hampshire Prospects (NHP), competing in Division I, which is the highest level of competition in the New England Elite Baseball League (EBL). I have also played fall baseball in the Showcase League. Competing against the top players in Division I through travel and high school, has really reinforced the need to continue to push myself and grow if I want to continue to compete at a high level.  My controlled attitude and constant effort has lead to many of my successes.

My passion for baseball began even before I stepped foot on the T-ball field as a preschooler.  Although I was too young to remember, my parents have shared humorous stories of me mesmerized by a full 9 innings at my first local minor league baseball game at the age at 2 years old, and at age 3, they secretly snapped photos of me in the kitchen mimicking the pitcher’s throwing stance I saw on the cover of ESPN the magazine.  From those moments on, I have spent countless hours alongside my father who has coached and inspired me through recreational and travel baseball programs, school baseball, and college baseball camps. As a player and as an individual, I have grown.