Tatum Alexander '21 Recruiting Profile
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May 2018Personal Statement
I live and breathe softball. Every day I am on the field, at the batting cages, at the gym lifting weights or on the track running. I push myself to be the best because my parents always told me, I could be the best if I push myself and believe in myself. I am quite a competitive person. I have two older brothers who I have been trying to beat for as long as I can remember. That has always pushed me to be better and try harder. It has made my skin that much thicker losing so many times, winning has become even more valuable.
Softball has always been a dream of mine. I am capable of playing college ball. Also, I love to compete at the highest level. I have always played on older teams as a younger player. Such as right now I am only 14 and I play on a 16u club team that will be moving up to 18u after the high school season.
I am looking for a school that will be a good fit for me both softball and academically. I am excited to further my education, and at the moment, I would like to be a business major, but that might change over my high school career. What I really love about softball are the teammates you bond with and the coaches who push you. I love being in team sports because you win together and you lose together and that is something that is really important to me.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 1 year
- Varsity Starter
- 1 year
- 2019 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #8
Individual Awards
- 2nd Team All-Conference
Team Awards
- Conference 3rd Place, Conference All-Academic Team
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 3 seasons
- 2018 Mizuno Storm (16u)
- 2017 Herricanes (16U)
- 2017 Hotshots Elite (14u)
- Won 2017 16u USA softball Arizona State Champions as a 14u team.
Coach References
- Position Coach
- Jared Crum
Training
- Catcher Training
- 1 year
- I work with The Athlete Project and work with a trainer at least once a week and we work on pop time, blocking, framing, live pitching, foul balls. We often talk about communicating with umpires and managing the game and the field. When I am not working with my trainer I work on everything independently between my sessions with my trainer, (my goal is 4 times a week.)
- Batting
- 4 years
- Currently, I train at Scottsdale batting cages at least twice a week. I work on tee, side toss, soft toss, inside, outside, changeups and the machine. When I cannot make it to the batting cages I work by myself outside in my backyard on a tee hitting into a net or have my dad throw me some soft toss.
Additional Sports
- Basketball
- 8 years
- Club/Travel Team
- I have been playing club basketball for 5 years. I moved to AZ the summer of 2016 and joined a club called Aces. Now I am playing high school, I like to play basketball because it is fun and it helps me wit conditioning and my foot speed for catching. But
Statistics
| Statistic | 2017 Hotshots Elite |
|---|---|
| BA | .440 |
| GP | 57 |
| AB | 120 |
| R | 33 |
| H | 41 |
| 2B | 11 |
| 3B | 1 |
| HR | 0 |
| RBI | 39 |
| Slug% | .550 |
| BB | 23 |
| SO | 13 |
| OB% | .465 |
| Sac | 3 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. EnglishRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- ActivitiesStudent Government Senator
Top NCSA Athletes at Desert Mountain High School
Top NCSA Athletes in Area
