Draft of Feature Story

Here is the draft of the feature story. I will go over it and the quotes from my athlete and see if I should add and/or change anything in the story.

               From a high school star of winning all county pitcher two years in a role, to being a freshman and a big baseball college, pitcher Nolan Santos. Santos is now a starter at Bethune- Cookman and is still playing the game that he loves. When asked when he knew this was the dream, he answered that “I always had a love for the game”.

               Nolan Santos in high school was one of the best and his accomplishments show that. In high school, people would have thought that he had more options for college but Santos told us that he “received two offers, one from a D2 school and then Bethune”. Santos had a decision to make and some would say an easy one since Bethune is a Division 1 baseball school. But choosing the school was the easy part for him.

               Handling the studies and playing baseball was the hard part. When asked how he handles both, he states, “It is very hard but you tend to get used to it”. He even said it feels like “two lives trying to be one”. Even though Santos says it is difficult, you cannot see it when he is on the field. He seems to shine every time he is out there. But Santos also has his supporters, his parents and his two best friends. When Nolan Santos is describing his friends he states that he “has known them since they were young and we played together all through high school. They are my biggest supporters”.

               When looking back at high school, Nolan Santos sees it as the best time of his life and when asked what his favorite moment was, people would be surprised with it. Santos states that the best moment was “My tenth grade year and we were playing our rival School Coral Gables and I hit the walk off hit to win the game”. That moment for him was one of the best because everyone knew he could pitch but that hit changed his confident level.

               Nolan now will experience his college life and hopefully fulfill his dream. When asked what his dreams are, he stated “The dream is to get drafted and end up playing Major League baseball.” Santos has a big life ahead of him and him I someone everyone should go out and watch.