Kody Fretts '24 Recruiting Profile

 My name is Kody Fretts and I am a member of Village Green Charter School Class of 2024 located in Providence, RI. Village Green does not have a sports program, so I am playing my Senior year with West Warwick High School, in West Warwick, RI. As college decisions are just around the corner there are a lot of options and things to consider when having to make choices when continuing my student-athlete career. As I prepare to enter college I know that I want to enter a field in which I can help people and my community. Coming from a service oriented family, I have a sense of duty to others before myself. Whether I choose to peruse criminal justice or another public service field, I want to find a college that will help me reach that goal and become a productive member of the my community.  

 With that sense of community comes team, and that is one of the tools that will help me become a successful part of a college baseball program. As I continue to grow and learn in this game, I have found that a team is only as strong as its players want it to be. I am willing to do whatever I can to help my team members out.  If that means staying later to take ground balls with a team mate, I am there to help do that. If it’s not my turn to pitch, I am there to support the pitcher on the mound in the field however  I can. If I can help someone get a little bit better through support, it betters the team all around. I am also finding this is helping me learn to become a leader and to step into those types of roles. 

 I have also learned from an early age that hard work and goal setting are very important not only  as a member of a team, but also in life. When I was 10 years old, my dad took me to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to watch the Little World Series. I remember watching one of the games at night and I remember my dad telling me that if I ever wanted to play on that field, that I would have to work hard for it. Two years later, when I was 12, I was playing for Coventry, RI, as team New England in the 2018 Little League World Series. Through hard work, dedication, and dedicated teammates, that goal became a reality and a mindset I carry now. I like to set long term and short term goals, both athletically and academically, and set marks to get there. There will always be setbacks along the way, but my desire to succeed pushes me to constantly reach my goals. 

 When I look at myself, I feel that I am a strong willed player that will be an asset to a college baseball program.  I am a mentally smart player that will put in the work both on the physical side and the thinking aspect as well. In the end, I work hard to be a better person at the end of the day. 

Thank you, 

Kody Fretts