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Alex Gouin, who recently completed an outstanding senior year at West Orange, recently committed to play collegiate baseball at the University of Hartford (Conn.) (photo courtesy of West Orange HS) |
West Orange's Ultra-Talented Pitching Ace
Picks Hartford For His College Baseball
By Steve Tober
For sidelinechatter.com
The dream of being both a doctor and a baseball player began to germinate at a very young age back in his native Cuba. And, as Alex Gouin and his family made their way to the United States, living first in Newark and then making the transition to nearby West Orange, the quest to follow the example of both his grandfather and father simply became more intense.
Now, the dual dreams can grow at the college level as Gouin, one of the state’s most talented pitchers this past high school baseball season, continues his rapid rise at the University of Hartford, which recently came through with a scholarship package that is in the 75 to 85 % range, considered very good in the sport of baseball where full rides to college are extremely rare.
Gouin will study biology and music at Hartford, a Division I program located in one of New England’s larger and more vibrant urban settings.
“I can remember being very young in Cuba and my grandfather (Handel Roberts) taking me out in the backyard to toss a baseball back and forth, and he always encouraged me to play baseball,” recalls the recent West Orange High School graduate. “My dad (also named Alex Gouin) was a doctor back in Cuba and I developed an interest in medicine.
“I’d like to eventually go to medical school and one day get involved in sports medicine. Hartford has solid academics plus I felt a good connection with their baseball coaches who came out to see me pitch.”
When Gouin took the mound in the New Jersey high school all-star game at Diamond Nation in Flemington last month, there may have been a few in attendance that had not yet taken first-hand notice of just how impressive the West Orange senior right-hander can be.
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