Prep Baseball Report

Unsigned Senior Spotlight: OF Clifford Chi (Parkway West)



Shon Plack
Missouri Scouting Director

Clifford Chi, (Parkway West) is a 5-foot-10 155-pound OF/2B.  He has body control and smooth defensive actions overall in the outfield. At the plate, the right-handed hitter used level extension to make consistent contact. At the PBR event in February 2012, he has a home-to-first time of 4.8 and a position velocity of 70 mph from the outfield.  Chi is still undecided about where he is going to attend college.  Here is a look at the recruiting process for Chi. 

PBR:What schools have expressed interest in you?
CHI: Washington University in St. Louis, DePauw University, Dominican University, Anderson University, and LaSalle University

PBR: Have you taken any visits, or have any visits scheduled in the near future? If so, what schools, and how recently?

CHI:I initially visited DePauw over the summer, and in October I took my actual visit. In November, I attended a Wash U intrasquad game, and I will be taking my visit there this month.

PBR: Are you looking for anything in particular in a school? (Example: high academics, certain academic program, local, etc.)

CHI: I am looking for challenging academic school with a great business program that is relatively close to home. Campus life and the actual campus are also very important to me.

PBR: How did you do your junior year? What were your high school statistics? And how did your team do?

CHI: I struggled my junior year. I hit .227 with 4 doubles, 8 RBI, and 13 runs. Our team went 9-18, but we beat top ranked teams like Francis Howell, Parkway North, Timberland, Seckman, and Hazlewood West. I had a much better summer with the Gamers though. I hit .300 with a .400 OBP.

PBR: What are you goals for your senior season?

CHI: My goals for my senior season is to be a team leader, make all-conference, and perform up to my potential.

PBR: What travel team do you play for? Are you playing fall ball with a team?

CHI: I play for the St. Louis Gamers. I did play fall ball with them, and I will be playing summer ball with them this year as well.

PBR: Do you play any other sports?

CHI: No.

PBR: What are your ACT and GPA?

CHI: I have a composite ACT score of 29, and my ACT super score is a 30. My GPA is a 3.803.

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