Hensley signs to play for Alice Lloyd
Braden Hensley is joined by family as he signs his letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, Kentucky.
He finalized his college plans when he signed his National Letter of Intent to play for Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, Kentucky, during a ceremony Thursday night.
Hensley becomes the third Clinton baseball player to play at the school, joining Adam Sharp and Austin Pemberton.
He said the small class size appealed to him.
“What I liked ... was that it was a really small school,” Hensley said. “The school is its own community. The college is the town, if that makes sense, and it’s a really beautiful campus.
“There are only about 600 students, so the student-to-teacher ratio is 14-1,” he said. “That was important to me because when I was Clinton, I could go through the hallway and see my teachers, past and present, [who] would interact with me.
“Another thing that appealed to me was that it’s a Christian school, and that was important to me,” he said.
“I’m going to major in sports management and I’m going to minor in Christian Studies.”
Hensley said that he originally intended to pursue his college education closer to home. But he also wanted to play baseball.
“There really weren’t any baseball opportunities close,” he said. “I want to be a coach, so I wanted to play baseball.
“So, I made the decision to play baseball and go a little further away from home,” he said.
“I made the decision that I would rather be alone and have this opportunity, and I’m only about three hours away, so I can come home on the weekend if I need to.
“And my family can come and see me play.”