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News 12's Pat O'Keefe spoke with the senior pitcher for Poly Prep who will continue his baseball career at Pepperdine University this fall. 

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Scholar Athlete: Matt Queen

I'm Pat with our news. 12 Brooklyn scholar athlete. This week we focus on Matt Queen, a senior pitcher for Polly prep who will continue his baseball career next year at Pepperdine University Queen finished his high school on a high note as he struck out 12 and pitched a complete game in the independent schools state championship, the second straight title for Polly. He carries a three point one grade point average is a peer leader at Polly and also a co leader of the Bible study group as part of the school's diversity, equity inclusion and belonging club. He plans on majoring in sports medicine and will have to balance the rigors of school with playing division one. Baseball sports medicine is something I'm super interested in. So it won't really be a hassle for me just because I'm passionate about it. So I have things that I'm passionate about going on all the time. So it will just keep my life interesting. But my goal right now is to get good grades in college, really compete as hard as I can in college baseball and play as long as I can. Matt hopes to get drafted and have a pro baseball career before moving on to a career in the sports medicine, physical therapy field. That's a look at this week's news. 12 Brooklyn scholar athlete. I'm Pat o'keefe.

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