The Student Athlete Sessions

Tyler O'Shea - D3 Baseball Standout & Underdog Advocate

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Tyler O'Shea is a former D3 student-athlete (McDaniel College ‘17) who defied the odds to not only play college baseball - but finish his career as an All-Conference standout.

In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Tyler discusses his underdog mentality, challenges faced during his athletics recruiting process, strategies he used to earn playing time, how he started his own media brand, and much more.

As mentioned during our conversation, here’s a video of Tyler’s 1st College Home Run.

Some Background on Tyler:
Cut from his middle school baseball team
Limited recruiting process
Fewest errors in the conference as a SR
Goes on to earn All-Conference honors
Founder of JokerMag - 40,000+ monthly readers

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