Forrest Christensen '16 Recruiting Profile
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November 2015Personal Statement
Throughout my life, I have participated in many sports such as soccer, skiing, competitive swimming and Tae Kwon Do. But baseball became my passion and became my primary sport at age 12. I started baseball at six years old with T-ball and have continued ever since. I enjoy the challenge in making myself a better ball player and striving for the highest level of play at the same time having balance with my education. I have committed myself during our long Canadian winters to indoor training working with batting, pitching, fielding skills and getting stronger with conditioning training. The greatest baseball experience I've had so far was playing on the U16 Team Canada that went to the Dominican Republic for the Latin America Baseball Classic this summer (2015). I couldn't have asked for a greater experience than playing teams from the Dominican and the USA.
My expectation has always been to go to university or college with the goal to also play baseball . I will initially be pursuing general studies in sciences and/or business & economics. I will decide on a graduate degree once I have a few more years of life experience. I am fluent in French since my first 8 years of school were in French immersion. I also have a basic knowledge of Spanish. Spanish has been useful on my trips to Mexico and the Dominican Republic. I started in grade 8 at Rundle College in Calgary, which is a university prep school. The transfer to an English school was to better prepare me for university. I have achieved academic honours in 2013 and 2014. Playing with Babe Ruth Baseball Calgary has allowed me to play in a regular league locally, balance my studies and enabled me to play on high performance travel teams and travel teams with a higher level of competition that have developed my baseball and interpersonal skills.
When I am not occupied with my studies and baseball, I work part-time as an usher for the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome during hockey games and concerts.
Athletics
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 5 seasons
- 2016 AAA Rockies - Babe Ruth Calgary (AAA)
- 2015 Indians AA - Babe Ruth Calgary (AA)
- 2014 Indians AA - Babe Ruth Calgary (AA)
- 2013 Red Socks (Junior 90s Little League - Calgary)
- Season statistics not recorded.
- 2012 Giants (Junior 80s - Little League Calgary Canada)
- No season statistics recorded
Coach References
- Athletic Director
- Geoff Freeborn - Calgary Babe Ruth
- Club Coach
- Mike McIntaggart - Manager Babe Ruth AA Indians
Events
- Camp/Event
- Latin American Baseball Classic - U16
- 8/08/15 to 10/11/15
- Team Canada. #6, Batting Stats - Avg .375, AB 8, H 3, 2B 2, 3B 1, RBI 2, R 2, FC 1, BB 2, K 2, OBP .500, SLG .875, OPS 1.375, SB 1, CS 0. Relief pitching - IP 1, H 0, R 3, ER 3, BB 5, K 0
- Camp/Event
- Babe Ruth AAA Pacific Northwest Regional Finals - Calgary AA Blues
- 7/21/15 to 7/26/15
- Calgary Blues AA - Babe Ruth Summer Travel Team (Alberta was the host team, 2 teams fielded for the tournament, AAA and AA travel teams). Relief pitcher - IP 1/3, SO 1. H 0, BB 0. ERA 0.0
- Camp/Event
- Spokane Wood Bat Classic - Calgary AA Blues
- 7/02/15 to 7/04/15
- Calgary Blues AA - Babe Ruth Travel Team- Batting Avg .400, AB 5, R 1, H 2, HBP 1, SO 2, SLG .400, OBP .500, OPS .900. Relief pitching - IP 1, H 1, R 2, ER 2, BB 1, ERA 7.0
- Camp/Event
- Saskatoon Midget AA Tournament - Calgary AA Blues
- 6/05/15 to 6/07/15
- Calgary Blues AA - Babe Ruth summer travel team. Batting - Avg. .500, AB 10, R 3, H 5, 2B 1, RBI 7, BB 2, SO 3, SB 1, SLG .600, OBP .583, OPS 1.183. Relief pitching - IP 3, H 0, R 0, BB 3, SO 2. ERA 0.0
- Camp/Event
- Best of the West U18 Midget Tournament - Calgary AA Blues
- 4/09/15 to 4/12/15
- Calgary Blues AA WInter High Performance Travel Team - no statistics available.
- Camp/Event
- Calgary Blues AA Fall Ball Travel Team
- 9/01/14 to 10/19/14
- Calgary Babe Ruth AA high performance fall travel team.
- Camp/Event
- Calgary Blues A (U15) Travel Team
- 6/01/14 to 6/27/14
- Calgary Babe Ruth Blues A high performance travel tournament team. Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Calgary midget tournaments. No statistics available.
- Camp/Event
- Pacific Northwest Regional Finals U14 Babe Ruth - Team Alberta
- 7/29/13 to 8/02/13
- Team Alberta U14 - No statistics available
- Camp/Event
- Little League - Alstar Teams
- 7/01/11 to 7/12/13
- Little League All Start Teams. 2013 Calgary Southwest Junior AAAs, 2011 Calgary West Major AAAs.
Training
- Crash Conditioning - Calgary Alberta (Trainers - Tyler Zaleski conditioning, Miki Kawahara, Jeff Freeborn pitching)
- 3 years
- Batting, Pitching, Fielding and conditioning sessions. November - March
- Calgary School of Baseball
- 4 years
- Indoor winter training, batting, fielding, throwing and pitching.
Statistics
| Statistic | 2016 AAA Rockies - | 2015 Indians AA - B | 2014 Indians AA - B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. | .268 | .341 | .296 |
| AB | 41 | 41 | 54 |
| R | 10 | 23 | 18 |
| H | 11 | 14 | 16 |
| 2B | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 3B | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HR | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RBI | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| SLG% | .390 | .512 | .426 |
| BB | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| HBP | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| SO | 11 | 11 | 15 |
| OB% | .362 | .534 | .479 |
| SB/Attempts | 4/4 | 16 / 18 | 12 / 0 |
| PO | 27 | 14 | 21 |
| Assists | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Errors | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Fielding % | 1.000 | .773 | .927 |
| CS/SBA | 1/5 | 1/16 | 0/12 |
| Team Record | 6-15 | 14W - 10 L regular season finished 2nd place | 12W - 11L finished 2nd regular season |
| Types of Pitches | Two Seam Fastball, Four Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup | 2 seam fastball, 4 seam fastball, slider, change up (sidearm relief pitcher) | Fastballs 2 & 4 seam, change up |
| ERA | 1.61 | 10.8 | 8.16 |
| W-L (Pitching Record) | 0-1 | 1- 0 | 1 - 1 |
| Appearances | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Complete Games | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 4.1 | 10 1/3 | 6 |
| Hits | 2 | 20 | 8 |
| Runs Allowed | 1 | 23 | 12 |
| Earned Runs | 1 | 16 | 7 |
| Batter's BB | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Batter's SO | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Batter's HBP | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| GP/GS | 18 | 20 | |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
NoAre you in AP/IB classes?
NoRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
NoAwards and Activities
- AwardsHonors Student 2013 Honors Student 2014
- Activities-Worked as Usher for the NHL Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome -Volunteer work at Calgary Food Bank -Volunteer work at Mustard Seed Homeless Shelter -Volunteered at Salvation Army - mountain of toys for underprivileged children -Volunteered at Calgary Zoo feeding and caring for animals -Volunteered at school sporting events as team mascot and scorekeeper
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