PA's Trey McLawhorn commits to Brigham Young for baseball
Trey McLawhorn made a commitment to college, which will honor his commitment to God.
McLawhorn is set to attend BYU for baseball, but won’t play until 2022 as he will serve a two-year mission after high school. The Arendell Parrott Academy standout said it was a bit of an issue in recruitment, but he’s thankful for the Cougars giving him the opportunity.
“One of the harder things during the recruitment process was letting schools know about the mission, and some weren’t willing to wait,” McLawhorn said. “I understood that, and I’m glad BYU and some of the other colleges had the faith in me still. I chose BYU because they’ve had a good baseball program, there’s a great community there and I felt like it would be a good transition from the mission of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ to school. I also have family out there, so I’m excited.”
APA baseball coach Robert Kravitz said McLawhorn was a great individual on and off the field, and it showed with his decision to go on a mission before college.
“I think it’s awesome and it tells you the type of kid he is, as he’s putting his faith in front of everything else” Kravitz said. “He’s a high-quality, high character kid and this was the school he’s always wanted to play for.”
On the field last season McLawhorn had tremendous production for the Patriots, hitting .455 with five home runs, 10 doubles and 31 RBIs. McLawhorn had an impressive senior season on the gridiron as well, going for 2,127 offensive yards (1,690 rushing) and 26 touchdowns (22 rushing) before his season ended with a torn ACL. Kravitz, who was an assistant on the football team, said McLawhorn gave 100 percent in every sport he played.
“He’s one of the most talented players I’ve ever coached,” Kravitz said. “I’ve seen him since the eighth grade in baseball and he’s progressed every day. He put in a lot of hours in baseball, football and basketball to be the best Trey McLawhorn he could be. (Matt) Beaman is an excellent coach who doesn’t get the credit he deserves because some think 8-man football doesn’t have the athletes, but Trey was a great example of how great the sport is. What he did was phenomenal and I believe if he hadn’t gotten hurt, we would’ve come out on the winning side in the state title game (against Grace Christian.”)
McLawhorn said he’s on a great schedule for recovery.
“It’s been going really well and I’ve been progressing quickly,” McLawhorn said. “The timeline says it takes about nine months for recovery and I’m about five-and-a-half to six months in. I’ve got some really good doctors and my body’s healing up.”
McLawhorn, who plans to study business management at BYU, said APA played a big role in his progression.
“I learned how to work hard to accomplish a goal,” McLawhorn said. “There were a lot of people who put in a lot of hours to help me get better, especially Coach Kravitz with baseball and Coach Clay (Harrell) in the weight room. The Parrott atmosphere and coaches were great, and they instilled some great morals.”
Trey McLawhorn made a commitment to college, which will honor his commitment to God.
McLawhorn is set to attend BYU for baseball, but won’t play until 2022 as he will serve a two-year mission after high school. The Arendell Parrott Academy standout said it was a bit of an issue in recruitment, but he’s thankful for the Cougars giving him the opportunity.
“One of the harder things during the recruitment process was letting schools know about the mission, and some weren’t willing to wait,” McLawhorn said. “I understood that, and I’m glad BYU and some of the other colleges had the faith in me still. I chose BYU because they’ve had a good baseball program, there’s a great community there and I felt like it would be a good transition from the mission of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ to school. I also have family out there, so I’m excited.”
APA baseball coach Robert Kravitz said McLawhorn was a great individual on and off the field, and it showed with his decision to go on a mission before college.
“I think it’s awesome and it tells you the type of kid he is, as he’s putting his faith in front of everything else” Kravitz said. “He’s a high-quality, high character kid and this was the school he’s always wanted to play for.”
On the field last season McLawhorn had tremendous production for the Patriots, hitting .455 with five home runs, 10 doubles and 31 RBIs. McLawhorn had an impressive senior season on the gridiron as well, going for 2,127 offensive yards (1,690 rushing) and 26 touchdowns (22 rushing) before his season ended with a torn ACL. Kravitz, who was an assistant on the football team, said McLawhorn gave 100 percent in every sport he played.
“He’s one of the most talented players I’ve ever coached,” Kravitz said. “I’ve seen him since the eighth grade in baseball and he’s progressed every day. He put in a lot of hours in baseball, football and basketball to be the best Trey McLawhorn he could be. (Matt) Beaman is an excellent coach who doesn’t get the credit he deserves because some think 8-man football doesn’t have the athletes, but Trey was a great example of how great the sport is. What he did was phenomenal and I believe if he hadn’t gotten hurt, we would’ve come out on the winning side in the state title game (against Grace Christian.”)
McLawhorn said he’s on a great schedule for recovery.
“It’s been going really well and I’ve been progressing quickly,” McLawhorn said. “The timeline says it takes about nine months for recovery and I’m about five-and-a-half to six months in. I’ve got some really good doctors and my body’s healing up.”
McLawhorn, who plans to study business management at BYU, said APA played a big role in his progression.
“I learned how to work hard to accomplish a goal,” McLawhorn said. “There were a lot of people who put in a lot of hours to help me get better, especially Coach Kravitz with baseball and Coach Clay (Harrell) in the weight room. The Parrott atmosphere and coaches were great, and they instilled some great morals.”
