Alex Pedi '21 Recruiting Profile

My name is Alex Pedi.  I am a tall, lanky 6'3" right-handed pitcher that throws side-arm with a lot of movement and deception on all 4 of my pitches.  I am built like Chris Sale and I throw similar to Darren O'Day.   I just finished my Junior year with a 4.0 GPA and in baseball I would have pitched for Varsity if the season wasn’t cancelled due to COVID-19.  I throw my 4-seam fastball in the mid 70's right now with rise to it and have a few different movements to my 2-seam fastball.  I also have a hard sinker, and my two "out" pitches are my change-up and slider.  My coach projects my fastball to consistently reach the low 80's by the start of my Senior year.  Below is a little bit more about me.

I am from a small town in Southern New Hampshire.  I have 2 younger sisters and parents who have been very supportive of me throughout my baseball and academic career.  I have played baseball since I was 6 years old and am a big Boston Red Sox fan (hope you don’t hold that against me).  My hobbies are sports cars (old and new), and I love to draw, build things, and work on electronics.  

My parents have been a big inspiration in my life and have shown me that I can do or be anything I want to be with hard work and determination.  I am very coach-able and a fast learner.  My father coached me in many sports (soccer, basketball and baseball), but baseball was always my favorite.  He has taught me a lot about the game and pitching and has gotten me professional training once I was older in order to accelerate my growth as a pitcher. 

I completed my fourth year playing AAU baseball last summer.  I was 16 years old and played for the top team which was an 18U Showcase team for the Lowell Jr. Spinners as mostly a starter and some as a reliever.  My best outing as a starter was a 1-hitter.  This year's offseason bullpen sessions, I trained with a former AAA pitcher and former MLB Pitching Coach for the Tampa Bay Rays who has helped me with consistency in throwing side-arm and increasing my fastball by 5-7 MPH.  I have a lot of movement and deception on my pitches because of my side-arm delivery which helps as my fastball is only in the upper 70's to lower 80’s.  Last year I had a 4:1 ground-ball to fly-ball ratio.  I continue to lift 3-5 days a week to add size and strength to my frame in order to get my fastball consistently in the 80’s.

Growing up my favorite baseball player was Jonathan Papelbon.  I loved his attitude on the mound and how he was fearless going after batters.  I bring the same attitude and have that “try to hit this” fearless approach.  There is no better feeling than striking batters out and pitching well to help the team get a Win!  Today I am a big Chris Sale fan as he brings his unique delivery and dominance every night he pitches.  I can relate to him as I throw sidearm.  Growing up with my unique throwing style, I have had to overcome criticism which I have learned to use as fuel for my success (something else my parents taught me).  I am also a very good student (3.71 Current GPA) and understand the important of academics.  My goal is to be a pitcher in college, a leader in the clubhouse, and graduate with a high GPA.  I am interested in studying Industrial Design as I love to design and build things.