Matthew Tirado '16 Recruiting Profile

Ever since I can remember all I've wanted to do was play baseball for the love of the game. I consider myself someone who eats and sleeps baseball and am someone who always is looking to improve and am good with taking advice and applying it. Collegiate baseball has been a dream of mine since little league and is still one of my dreams today. I'm considered a natural leader ( I'm Vice President of my grade, I could be president but that's another story) and I use my abilities to lead on and off the field including the classroom and on the diamond. I love to help others before I can help myself, I never in something just for me. I do it for my team and school, because as a team we represent our township and school not just athletically but charismatically as well. I don't just try to push myself but the others on my team to go the extra mile so that in the end it will pay off. Something my teammates gave me was the nickname "Try hard" though it's not original, it does describe me. I try 110% on and off the field, even at practices. Well I live by the modo " Anything in life that's worth doing is worth overdoing..." even if that's trying to make a throw from center to home on a fly ball in the gap that no one thinks you have a chance at throwing the guy out, or simply stealing a base for the first time. That's how I approach life as well as baseball. I try to be the best person I can be all the time as well as in the classroom which reflect in my grades. One thing I personally want to be is better than everyone else when it comes to baseball, this is my dream and I don't tell people " I think i'm going to workout this summer" I tell people " I know..." This is someone else's dream to, but i can gurantee you coach there is no one in the world that want's to play baseball as bad as me, weither that's snow, rain, heat, hail or an earthquake I'm going to play not just for my dreams, but for the love of the game.