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| Akintunde Ahmad (Summer of 2013) |
When Akintunde heard the news at first he was surprised because it wasn't something he set out to do, truthfully it was an award he had forgot they even handed out. He knew of First Team All-League and Second Team All League, but not a league MVP.
When it all settled in though, Akintunde said it felt really good to know his hard work was recognized and people noticed.
For his senior season next year his goal is to try and repeat what he did this year, along with raising his Batting Average, which was right around .500 during the 2013 season swinging a wood bat all year, as well as increasing his number of Stolen Bases and having less errors in the field.
Ahmad says, "He plans to work hard to become a better player for next year over this summer and off-season. I don't want to get complacent".
Even more impressive than his stats and accomplishments on the baseball field, Akintunde is also a gifted musician and student, where he plays the Trumpet, French Horn as well as West African Drum because his mom use to be a West African Dancer as a kid, when he began playing and has continued. At University of California Berkeley, Ahmad is a member of their gifted musician program.
Akintunde also holds a 4.3 GPA in the class room, where English is his favorite subject. For college he wants to go to a 4 year university and major in either the science field, law or business. He is still trying to narrow it down and of course would like to play baseball in college.
Congratulations again to Akintunde Ahmad on a tremendous season and we wish you future success!
