Personal Statement

When I first started playing softball in 2010 it was for something to do. It quickly became the thing that I love to do. In some way I train to get better nearly every day. I was not born a softball player, but if you watch me for an entire game you leave the field saying I must have been.

Although my primary and favorite position to play is catcher, I can and do play anywhere else my coach needs me to play. Wherever I am at on the field I play smart and I play hard. I will put my body on the line to bring a ball down if I have to, but my goal is to get myself into the right position so that I don’t have to.

When it comes to academics you do not have to worry about whether or not I will have the grades to play. Just as I put in the extra time to train for softball so too do I put in the extra time for my studies. I don’t mind giving up time with friends or doing fun activities when it comes to doing extra training or for extra studies. It is all part of the sacrifice that is required to be a student athlete, and I am ready to make whatever sacrifices are needed to keep playing the game I love and to do so at a high level. Currently I have a 4.25 GPA and a 23 on my ACT.

I know the goal of this statement is to ultimately tell you why you should pick me over another athlete you may be considering. I suppose in the end the only thing I can really say is that if you choose me you will not regret it. Everything I do, I do to the best of my ability and I am consistently working to increase my abilities. When you look at me, what you see today is not what you will see tomorrow. It will be something better.

Please note that the times and speeds listed in my key stats represent my personal best times and speeds as measured by college coaches during camps.