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Derek Morris: A Personal Bio

My name is Derek Morris. I'm a seventeen year old student. I enjoy playing baseball and that is my life. I have been playing since I was one and a half. I moved through the ranks of organized baseball and like other ball players hope someday to play at the utmost level, the pros. It probably won't come true but who knows. Being a student at Shrewsbury I have had much success.
I have been on the honor roll many times and a few months ago I was accepted to
Bryant College. On the baseball field I have also received various honors and awards. I was captain of the baseball team in my junior and senior year and was named most valuable player in my junior year. Shrewsbury is not were I've always lived. I was

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