Jay Joseph '13 Recruiting Profile

I would like to take a moment of your time to introduce myself.  My name is Jay Joseph and I am currently a Junior at Bishop Canevin High School in Pittsburgh, PA.  Recently I have spent time doing research on which colleges would be a good match for me both academically and athletically.  I am very interested in playing baseball at the next level and would appreciate receiving information about your school, as well as about the baseball program.

Academically, I have participated in a college preparatory program here at Bishop Canevin High School maintaining a 3.3 grade point average and ranking 66 in a graduation class of 102 students.  I am scheduled to take the ACT and SAT in May.  I plan to major in business finance, and have been an active participant in the Future Business Leaders of America program.  I also participate in Student Council here at Bishop Canevin.

During my high school career I have seen playing time as an infielder, outfielder, and pitcher.  As a junior varsity player I have accumulated .333 (20/60) batting average with a total of 20 runs batted in, and 13 runs scored, 15 walks, 10 stolen bases over two seasons.  I have made the varsity team as a junior, and currently I am a relief pitcher and reserve player.  I have scored 2 runs, and have 2 stolen bases to this point of the season.  As the season moves on I hope to continue to grow as a player, and contribute to our teams' success.

In adddition to playing baseball at Bishop Canevin, we also complete a number of service projects as a team.  We have received both national and local awards for our charitable works.  I have also seen varsity time on our high school's varsity golf team.  As a golf team we earned the WPIAL Championship in my freshman year (2009).  These experiences have shown me the importance of working with others to make a difference in the world around us.

Over the course of the last six summers I have played travel AAU baseball and have been on 2 recreational teams each year.  We have won various tournaments, and my 2011 city baseball team went undefeated.

My most recent achievement was winning the Mayor's City league championship in 2012. I played at PNC Park in Pittsburgh with my supercolt team, and was recognized on the field.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Jay Joseph