Pierce Brodnax '23 Recruiting Profile

I first became interested in competitive baseball when I was eight years old.  My first year of competitive baseball, I played up an age group with the nine year old team.  This has been a constant theme in my baseball career thus far as I would be considered young for my grade level.   I loved the bonds that I created with my teammates as we spent a lot of time together practicing, learning and playing on the weekends.  While most of my teammates from that first year do not go to my school, I have maintained many of those relationships even to today.   

Through baseball I have learned to work in a team setting and the importance of relying on others when I need help.  Baseball has taught me these lessons as it is a team sport and to be successful everyone has to do their job.  Academically my goals for high school are to graduate with honors, which I know I will need to work hard to accomplish.  I’m looking to continue my education and baseball journey with a university that will provide opportunities to explore my interests and help me focus a career path outside of baseball, whether that is an undergraduate degree provided by the university or preparing for a post-graduate education.

The characteristics I have developed over the years through baseball, my school and other extracurricular activities are: patience, persistence and resilience.  I have learned patience over the last two years and I have played behind upper classman at my position.  Even though I thought that I could contribute on the field, I had to find other ways to contribute to my team.  This included catching bullpens, warming up pitchers between innings, supporting my teammates in their efforts and being prepared to play if and when my number was called.  Resiliency was demonstrated during the most recent Fall (2021) when a bruised bone in my wrist limited my participation in Fall activities with my club team.  I participated to the extent possible, but worked to get ready for the high school season and develop skills that I could while injured.  Lastly persistence is a characteristic that baseball has taught me.  As a freshman I initially did not make the Varsity team, but I kept working and prior to the season the coaches noticed my work ethic and skill set and put me on the roster.  Being a young for my grade, I have competed with others that have been older and more developed, but I continue to let my work ethic and play on the field speak for me and it has usually resulted in others finding confidence in me.

I believe that I would be a great addition for any college willing to give me an opportunity.