I am a rising Senior at Trinity College in Hartford, CT and am extremely passionate about baseball. I recently purchased a SABR membership and hope to be an active member.

I am very interested in issues pertaining to Asia, specifically China, and am also a huge baseball enthusiast. I have recently began researching baseball in China and am very interested in the cultural
and socio-political conditions surrounding the development of baseball in the country.

I will be a Senior at Trinity College in Hartford, CT this fall and hope to follow my passions of baseball and Asian affairs upon my college graduation in May of 2008. It would be a dream to work for an
baseball organization, team, or federation, possibly with an international scope. Do any of you have any suggestions or recommendations? Can I provide you with a resume to help you further understand my background?

Recently, I was presented with the unique opportunity to apply for a Fulbright Scholarship. If you are not familiar with the Fulbright Program, it allows students to travel and research a topic of their
choosing. I am very interested in Chinese affairs; I have significant experience with the region through previous internships and classes and have studied Mandarin Chinese for six years. Also, I am extremely passionate about baseball and played at Trinity during my Freshman and Sophomore years. Therefore, I would be very interested in researching the emergence and development of baseball in China as my project.

I would enjoy the opportunity to discuss this topic with this group further, either through continued e-mails or via the phone. Do you have any contacts or resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) which could help me assemble a substantial project proposal?

Any help, feedback, or suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated.

I hope to remain in touch. Please e-mail me at my main account, Ryan.Hutzler@trincoll.edu <mailto:Ryan.Hutzler%40trincoll.edu> .

Sincerely,

Ryan Hutzler