Joshua Oakland '21 Recruiting Profile

Baseball is my life.   I live, sleep, eat, and breathe baseball.  Baseball has provided me with many outstanding qualities which make me a strong asset for your team. I have played baseball for the last 6 years, and it is who I am.  I am a baseball player, not just some kid who plays baseball.

I play travel and high school ball in the spring and fall with both my travel and high school teams.  Summers are spent traveling up and down the East Coast with my travel team, the 2017 USSSA 14U State Champions and 2017 Triple Crown National Champions (14U), Tailormade Mizuno Baseball.  During the winter I spend my mornings before school in conditioning and some batting practice.

When I was younger I trained for two years, and earned my first degree black belt in Yong-Soo-Do.  It is a cross between Korean and Japanese martial arts.  It taught me self-discipline and provided me the tools to keep working toward being the best at my craft.  These skills have been applied over and over throughout my baseball career.  My attitude and perseverance to continually improve myself, have contributed toward the success of my team as a whole.

I am a strong player with a passion for baseball.  I have great character, morals, and ethics.  I do not quit and am mentally tough. I would be a great asset to your team as I get along well with all the members of my team and coaches.  I have the utmost respect for each and every one of them.  I follow and take direction and welcome constructive criticism.  I am always willing to better myself and learn more.  I am a positive thinker and have a great outlook and hope for my future.  My years in sports, and especially baseball have engrained these things inside of me.

I look forward to finding a school which will provide an all-around college experience of a fantastic education and to pursue my dream of playing baseball at the college level and beyond.