I HAVE BEEN PLAYING BASEBALL SINCE I WAS 3 YEARS OLD. I HAVE A STRONG WORK ETHIC, I WAS RAISED BELIEVING IF YOU ARE NOT EARLY, YOU ARE LATE. I AM ALWAYS ONE OF THE FIRST AT PRACTICE AND THE LAST TO LEAVE. I THINK EVERYTHING IN LIFE MUST BE EARNED. I AM ALWAYS THE FIRST TO STEP UP TO HELP SET UP OR TAKE DOWN THE FIELD. I NEVER STAND AROUND NOT HELPING MY TEAM PICK UP, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I MADE THE MESS OR NOT. I THINK WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS OUR WEAKEST PLAYER, SO WE HAVE TO HELP EACHOTHER GET BETTER. WHETHER IT IS ON THE FIELD, IN THE CLASSROOM, OR AT HOME I WILL ALWAYS WORK HARDER AND STRIVE TO BE BETTER TODAY THAN I WAS YESTERDAY. I STARTED EVERY GAME MY FRESHMAN YEAR ON VARSITY, I AM NOW A SENIOR AND KEEP A STRONG WORK ETHIC GOING THROUGHOUT MY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL CAREER. IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY COLLEGE BASEBALL, I WILL ALWAYS WORK MY HARDEST TO REPRESENT MYSELF, MY TEAM, MY SCHOOL. I WAS FORTUNATE THIS PRESEASON TO BE VOTED AS A PRESEASON ALLSTAR WITH THE CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS. I AM GRATEFUL FOR ANY COLLEGE BASEBALL OPPORTUNITY THAT IS OFFERED.