Zade Cisneros, a senior tri-sport athlete at Clinton High School, got an early start on the baseball field, and ever since then he’s been trying to figure out what it takes to be successful at the sports. 

“I’ve been playing baseball since I could walk,” Cisneros said. “To be successful in any of these sports it has always taken hard work and dedication both on and off the field. You have to be very coachable and learn from your mistakes. You also have to have a short-term memory; you can’t think about your mistakes for too long or they will just keep piling up on you. One thing that has always kept me going is my dad’s words. He told me there is always someone out there who is bigger and better who is working harder than you right now. Am I going to let them do that?” 

And when it comes to role models, Cisneros said his dad ranked at the top of the list. 

“He just loves the game of baseball and is always finding new ways to help improve my game,” he said. “My whole life I have strived to be just like him as a man. He has been my baseball coach my whole life, and he still helps me to this day.” 

Cisneros said he has made the Oklahoma Football Coaches Association All-Star team as an outside linebacker and has also made the Oklahoma State games two years in a row as an outfielder. He said he was also invited to pitch at the PBR Future Games. 

“The highlight moment of my career so far was seeing the radar gun read 90 mph after one of my bullpens this summer,” he said. “Or being able to play in the regional finals with my brother during his senior year.” 

Cisneros is also a member of the National Honor Society and the First Baptist Church Youth Group.