Proud Big Brother...

I want to dedicate this post to my little brother, Max.  Earlier this week he committed to Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina to play baseball next year!  About a month ago, he and I took a trip to Furman for a visit/showcase.  We were both hoping he would be offered the chance to play there because he liked it down there and so did I!  Furman is a beautiful school, in a great city, with unbelievable academics.  The baseball team plays a good schedule as well.

I didn't need to see anything from my brother as far as his baseball skills go because I already knew that he had the talent to play at the Division I level; I have been saying it all along.  Watching him play in the showcase just proved my point even more that he could play and excel at the Division I level.  He was hands down the best one there.  He may not have been the fastest or the tallest, but he was the smoothest in the infield, had the strongest arm out of anybody in any position, had the best range in the infield and had the best look as far as looking like a baseball player goes.  He also looked the strongest out of anybody there (I won't lie, he is BIG).  Just by watching, you could tell he was a cut above the others.  All this was also the morning after he had just finished playing a football on Friday night!  

I couldn't be any happier for him because I know how much he wanted to play and how much he wanted the chance to play at the next level.  He has put in a tremendous amount of work and dedication to getting better and you can tell just by looking at him.  He has transformed his body from small and wiry, to muscular and cut.  I'll give it to him, he looks really good.

I know my entire family is proud of him and I know he is ecstatic to have the chance to play at the next level.  I am definitely a proud big brother and I can't wait to be able to watch him play at the collegiate level.