Hello, my name is Colin Krouse and I am very excited about the opportunity to write here on BleacherReport.

I'm a kid living outside of Philadelphia. Baseball is my passion. My parents weren't from the area, and the Phillies stunk when I was getting into baseball, so I had no reason to be a "Phillies Phan". My mom is an Orioles fan and they weren't too great at the time either, but my dad was a die-hard Yankees fan. I originally liked the Braves (they were my first T-Ball team), but I eventually found no other reason to cheer for them, so now I love the Yanks.

On the field, I am a left-handed centerfielder and sometimes a pitcher. I am a bit smaller than most of the kids my age, but size doesn't matter in baseball. I play with a lot of heart and I always look for ways to improve.

I am a great student and received scholarships to both Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, PA, and to La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, PA. I will attend La Salle in fall 2011. Writing is my other passion.

If I don't achieve my dream of playing professsional baseball, I'd like to be a sportswriter, and this sure looks like a good place to start, so read my articles, comment, become my fan, and enjoy!