Here's how focusing on greatness has taken the Oregon State slugger from Australia to potential No. 1 draft pick
in Australia, Travis Bazzana heard the warnings. Dream small. Don't set yourself up for disappointment. Blend in with everyone. The sentiment is so deeply ingrained in Bazzana's homeland that it's got a name: tall poppy syndrome, after farmers' habit of cutting down the largest flowers in a field so they don't stand out.
"He understands that he's doing this for the whole country," said Trent Oeltjen, an Australian who spent three years in the major leagues and now serves as a mentor to Bazzana."And he knows all the kids are now looking up to him and want to be in Travis Bazzana's shoes. He remembers where he comes from, and he's very proud of where he did come from, and he's driving to really change the game of international students and Australians to follow behind him.
While his grades were strong, Bazzana needed more to pique colleges' interest and hoped a strong academic profile would prove a difference-maker for anyone with doubts about his background. He started to study for the SAT, spent months blitzing through practice tests and scored a 1360, around the 93rd percentile. By the time he was 17, top programs were actively recruiting Bazzana, and in October 2019, he committed to Oregon State, which had won the College World Series the prior year.
That still wasn't enough for Bazzana. To become the best version of himself, Bazzana knew he needed more power . He pored over video of, Ramirez -- all 5-foot-9 or shorter, all with proven track records of hitting for power at the major league level. As he had in his studies of the mental game, Bazzana came to a clear conclusion: All of the most powerful small players in the major leagues did the majority of their damage by punishing balls to the pull side.
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