2018 was your year! You made an All-American team, you had a very good year hitting, and you only missed 3 ground balls the entire season!
You do need to improve on getting your front foot down when hitting and swinging off of it , and also some small defensive footwork adjustments. But overall, this was your best season thus far.
You also won a gold glove at the All-American games in Elizabethtown, Kentucky against some very good competition. We've had other confirmations that you're really good, but this one was special because you did it down south and for some coaches that didn't know you from a can of paint. You made some sweet plays and also hit very well, banging one over the left field fence!
You also did very good in football this year with the North Farmington/ West Bloomfield Vikings, a legendary team in the Detroit area. You started at OLB and was the backup RB, where you scored 2 TDs!
You guys lost in the championship game, which was tough, but you got stronger, better, and more confident as an athlete and a young man.
The year in baseball ended on a tough note though. As a result of your play in Kentucky, you earned a spot on Baseball Youth's Elite travel team. You played in a tourney in Octover in Myrtle Beach, SC against mostly 9th graders. Upon showing up, we found out that your bat was much too light. You had a drop 9 bat and you needed a drop 3 at this level. We had to buy a new bat at the tournament.
Needless to say you struggled, but we had a great time just you and me on the road, and more importantly we learned what we have to prepare for in HS! Like I always tell you, it's a process and you're NEVER good enough until the day you stop playing. So work, work, work!
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