Personal Statement

James J. Patchen/2025/Pelham, New Hampshire

4.24 GPA

Left handed Hitting Catcher

My Cell:(617)794-8742

My Email:jamesjpatcheniv@gmail.com

AAU Team: https://www.usaprimene.com/

NCAA ID:2206596443

https://recruit-match.ncsasports.org/clientrms/athletes/10136008

I love competing on and off the field. I take pride in my school work (honor society, honor roll, student government) and in giving back. 

Current endeavors:

Winter 2023

• Volunteer rec basketball coach (Head coach 9-10 year old boys team).

• Weekly baseball clinic (Wed afternoon) for town of Pelham Little League with my high school head coach and a teammate.

• Winter workouts with my AAU team USA Prime 3 times per week.

• Winter captains workouts with my high school baseball team, the Pelham Pythons, 2 times per week.

• Training at Veritas performance to improve pliability and overall athleticism, while lifting 4-5x per week.

• Working a part time job (Jay Gee's Ice Cream) 2 times per week.

• FBLA Club and Honor Society Clubs, weekly meetings and charity drives, events to help those less fortunate.

Family commitment to academics and sports:

Played basketball, golf, and indoor track as secondary sports in high school.

My sister Abbie is a pre-law college athlete (Lax and field hockey) and a 2 sport all-conference and all-academic player @Oberlin College.

My sister Reese is pre-med(Neurology) at the University of Michigan and was a 2 sport captain in Lacrosse and Field Hockey in High School.

My Grandfather and 2 Uncles played college baseball(Umass, UNH, San Mateo).

My Mom was a college swimmer.

A little more about me:

• 4.24 GPA, top 10% of my class taking AP, honors, and college credit courses. 

• I turn 17 in April ‘24

• Left handed hitting catcher Strong bat to ball skills 

• High contact/OBP rate 

• Working on college coach recommendations to increase barrel rate/power

• Instinctive base runner

• Strong game calling and Leadership skills behind the plate 

• 4 Varsity games as a freshman. 1 Player of the game award(game ball).

• Varsity letter as a sophomore; Played 2B and 3B for P.H.S. varsity in 2023.

• Club Team: Prime USA (Spinners merged with Prime in 2023)

-POP 2.1 (Prime Dec 2024)

-Exit Velocity 84-86 mph (Prime Dec 2024)

-Blast Motion Bat Speed: 67-71 and increased at up to 300 swings ( Lafayette camp in January). 

-60 Yard Dash 7.28 (Veritas Feb 2024)

-Bench Press max 225 lbs 3x (Dec 2023 Veritas)