Everett Melchior

Age: 14      Height: 5’9”      Weight: 135
Hometown: Austin, TX
Team: 14U Warrior Baseball
School: Canyon Vista Middle School
Sports: BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL
Goals for next year: To be a starter on my high school baseball team
How you got started with CATZ: After deciding to focus on baseball, I realized I needed to be more serious about increasing my strength, speed, and agility. My friends at school told me about the CATZ program.

Getting to know Everett Melchior:

Any pre-game or pre-practice rituals or routines? Superstitions?
I listen to music on my iPod before games. No superstitions.

Most memorable Sports moment.
Catching a 90 mph submariner while looking into the sun at a high school pitcher/catcher camp (Texas A&M Corpus Christi). The coaches didn’t realize I was just an 8th grader.

Specific academic goals or career choices in mind?
I want to do well in high school so that I can go to a good university.

Describe a moment or obstacle you have had to overcome. What did you learn from that experience?
Getting run over at the plate by a base runner. I learned that it happens and I can take it.

Who is the most influential person/people in your life?
My parents because they encourage me and give me opportunities to learn and compete.