Photo/KRISTIN MAZGAJ SHADYSIDE SENIOR Bryce Amos (front row, center) signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his baseball career at Tulane University. From left are Darrell Cline (grandfather), Holly Cline (mother), Amos, Chad Amos (father) and Sandy Amos (grandmother). Behind is Blaze Amos (brother).

SHADYSIDE — Bryce Amos is healthy, refreshed and ready.

On top of those qualities, the Shadyside senior right hander has an impressive repertoire of pitches he’s eager to show off, too.

Amos’ pitching career will officially stretch beyond his one more season at Shadyside High School now that he’s officially signed to play at the Division I level.

“It’s a big day and it’s the next step in my life,” Amos said. “I am really excited for the opportunity.”

Surrounded by family, teammates, coaches and school officials, Amos formally made the next stop in his baseball and academic careers official by inking his National Letter of Intent to join the Tulane Green Wave program for the 2023 season.

“It’s nice to have it being official and now I can just keep working on myself and getting ready to play this spring,” Amos said. “I am looking forward to this final season of high school more than any other season in my baseball career.”

Tulane University, which is located in New Orleans, has an impressive baseball tradition that includes 21 NCAA Tournament appearances and three trips to the College World Series. The Green Wave are preparing for their sixth season under head coach Travis Jewett.

“Everything about it. Whether it was the education, the baseball program, the coaches or the city, everything about it was great,” Amos said.

One adjustment that Amos is certainly preparing for is being so far away from home. New Orleans is more than a 15-hour drive from the Ohio Valley.

“(The distance) is going to take some getting used to, especially being away from my family,” Amos admitted. “Going from the Ohio Valley to a major city is a change in itself, but once I get there and get into the baseball program and get comfortable, it’ll be alright.”

While Amos is excited to get the opportunity to play at the next level, he’s more dialed into his final season in the Orange & Black.

Since his freshman season, which was solid, Amos’ prep baseball career has been a roller coaster ride.

The 2020 season was lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then he sustained a finger injury last season, in the opener at Bellaire, that led to him being shut down as a pitcher for several months.

“Missing last season wasn’t fun at all, but I kept telling myself that I was going to be healthy at some point,” Amos said. “I knew I had to be a good teammate for all of the guys.”

Amos, however, has declared himself “as healthy as (he) could be.”

“Being out basically all spring and summer was terrible,” Amos said. “I just wanted to help the team out and it sucked that I couldn’t, but I am good now.”

Shadyside went on to win the OVAC Class 2A tournament and fell in the district tournament to Hiland.

With Amos and a solid core of players returning from that team, expectations are high around the Tigers.

“Hopefully, I am good for my senior year because we have a lot to do and some big goals, as a team, to accomplish,” Amos said. “I think we can get those done, and I am excited to be able to help out.”

Amos hasn’t been told much of anything in terms of where he may be utilized out of the bullpen or as a starter in the Green Wave rotation.

“I just have to get down there and see how I do and it goes from there,” Amos said. “Tulane has a reputation for using freshmen, but if you don’t pitch well, you won’t pitch much.”

Amos went to a camp at Tulane last month and threw for the coaches.

“Continuing to work on my command is the biggest thing for me,” Amos said. “I have to be able to throw all of my pitches for strikes. I have to continue to improve my velocity. I am throwing pretty hard right now, but you always need to throw harder.”

Along with baseball, Amos has earned varsity letters in basketball. Outside of athletics, Amos is a member of the Staying Clean Club.

Bryce, who plans to major in homeland security, is the son of Chad Amos and Holly Cline.