TESSA McLAUGHLIN – 18U BLUE
1B / 3B / OF
NORWICH FREE ACADEMY (2022), BOZRAH, CT
5-8 / THROWS RIGHT / BATS RIGHT
3.1 HOME-TO-FIRST
GPA 3.4 / PSAT 890 / ACADEMIC INTEREST: PHYSICAL THERAPY
INTERESTS: IMPROVE SOFTBALL SKILLS AND BECOME A BETTER TEAMMATE AND ATHLETE
NFA VARSITY VOLLEYBALL (MIDDLE HITTER)
PA | AB | RUNS | BB | AVG | OB% | OPS | 2B | 3B | HR | SLUGGING % | |
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2020 SUMMER SEASON | 15 | 14 | NO DATA | NO DATA | .571 | .600 | 1.457 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
2019 NORWICH FREE ACADEMY | 43 | 34 | 17 | 6 | .529 | .605 | 1.252 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .647 |
THE BUZZ: TESSA IS A VERY SPECIAL ATHLETE WITH A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF POWER AND SPEED. SHE POSSESSES GAP POWER TO BOTH FIELDS, AS WELL AS HOME RUN POTENTIAL ON EVERY PITCH. SHE WILL BAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STING ORDER TO MAXIMIZE HER RBI POTENTIAL. SHE’S “SNEAKY” FAST ON THE BASES, WITH THE ABILITY TO BEAT OUT INFIELD HITS AND BUNTS. SHE’S A CONSISTENT INFIELDER AT EITHER CORNER. A CLASSIC FIRST-BASEMAN, SHE HAS THE SIZE, FLEXIBILITY AND QUICK GLOVE TO STOP ANY ERRANT THROWS. SHE HANDLES EVERYTHING AT THIRD AND HAS A POWERFUL ARM. TESSA IS A COMPLETE PLAYER, OFFENSIVELY AND DEFENSIVELY. SHE’S A TEAM LEADER, WHO WILL BE AN ASSET TO ANY COLLEGE TEAM.
“SOFTBALL HAS BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS. AND SINCE PLAYING THE SPORT, I’VE ALWAYS FELT AT HOME. ONE OF MY BIGGEST GOALS HAS BEEN TO RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP OR CONTINUE TO PLAY SOFTBALL THROUGHOUT COLLEGE. I HAVE MET SO MANY PEOPLE AND LIFELONG FRIENDS THROUGH TRAVEL BALL, AS WELL AS ENJOYING MANY GREAT MOMENTS. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FACED CHALLENGES, HARDSHIPS AND OBSTACLES, SOFTBALL WILL FOREVER HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. I OWE THIS SPORT FOR MAKING ME A BETTER TEAMMATE, ATHLETE AND ALL-AROUND PERSON.” – TESSA McLAUGHLIN
PLEASE OPEN LINK BELOW TO SEE TESSA’S SKILLS VIDEO:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y7diljFC60KqjVl0dglQENmrpQkCgr0b/view
COLLEGE COACHES, RECRUITERS, IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN TESSA, PLEASE CONTACT US AT (203) 530-3964, OR hobson01@comcst.net.