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Jake Sossamon '15 Recruiting Profile
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October 2014
Jake Sossamon - p...Personal Statement
My name is Jake Sossamon and I am a senior at Academic Magnet High School. In the beginning of the summer, I was working as hard as I could and had my fastball velocity up to mid-upper 80s and everything was going great. In the second tournament of the summer, I blew out my UCL and was forced to undergo Tommy John surgery. Dr. James Andrews did my surgery on 7/14/14 at the Andrews Institute in Florida.. As of right now (10/20/14), I am 13 weeks out of surgery, I have a full range of motion, have started weight training and will begin throwing in 2-3 weeks. Everything is going well and I am ahead of schedule according to my doctor and physical therapist. I fully plan on returning even stronger than I was before the injury. I have made it a person goal of mine to hit 90 mph before the next summer ends. I am confident I will attain that goal.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 3 years
- Varsity Starter
- 2 years
- 2014 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #17
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-State, Captain
Team Awards
- Conference 2nd Place
- 2013 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #17
Team Awards
- Conference 3rd Place
- 2012 Varsity Team
- Jersey: #17
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 3 seasons
- 2014 Diamond Devils ((17u))
- only played 3 tournaments - starting pitcher - injured UCL in a single pitch and was out for the summer
- 2013 Diamond Devils (16u)
- 2012 Diamond Warriors (15u)
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- Andrew Rusciolelli
- Travel / Club Coach
- Dirk Thomas
Events
- Camp/Event
- Berry College Prospect Camp
- May 2014
- Camp/Event
- William & Mary Prospect Camp
- Fed 2014
- Camp/Event
- Wake Forest Summer program
- Summer 2013
- Camp/Event
- Headfirst Honor Roll Camp
- Nov 2013
Training
- Pro Performance Athletics
- 4 years
- Strength, agility and speed training.
