Born: January 6, 1990 at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham, IL
Age started playing softball: I started playing ball at 3 and organized softball in first grade.
High School: Teutopolis High School
Desired major in college: Pre-Engineering (Civil Engineering)
Siblings: 2, Lora -18 and Holly - 13
Nicknames: Yo, Maria
Pets: -A dog (Odie); 3 horses (Flash, Pepper, and Duke); tons of cats (they really don’t have any names)
PERSONALITY:
Dream job: becoming a civil engineer and working for the state
Personality off the field: energetic
Personality on the field: aggresive
Who do you admire? • As an athlete? David Eckstein •As a softball player? My dad •As a person? Grandpa Dust
Who are the people that have helped you? •In Life? My parents and my family •In fastpitch? Previous coaches and especially my dad
What is the best advice you have ever been given? •In Life? Don’t compare yourself and what is happening to your life to other people’s lives. You don’t know what they are going through. •In fastpitch? Softball is a game of failure. Strive to be the best and succeed and you will succeed in life as well.
What advice would you give to a young player just getting started in the sport? -Always go hard. The one thing you can control is how hard you play the game.
Are you superstitious? Yes -I have a special place I have to stand in the dugout for all the games, and I freak out on anyone that stands in my spot. Also, I always have to ‘knock on wood’ if something hasn’t happened to me when someone says something that could be bad.
If you were a shoe, what kind would you be? -In my previous years I was a Wooden Shoe, but now I guess some kind of shocks.
FAVORITES:
Color: Orange Animal: Dog Dream car: A 1965 or 1966 Ford Mustang
Hobbies: Horse riding, golfing, softball, hanging with friends and family, hunting, and four-wheeler riding Food:Chicken parmesan Vegetable: Home-grown corn on the cob
Fruit: Oranges Candy: Butterfingers Restaurant: Ruby Tuesdays
Music: Country and some soft rock Cartoon character: Stewy Griffin (“Family Guy”) Superhero: Batman. A lot of people can identify with him. He could be anyone, and he has no real superhero powers.
Luxury item: my mp3 player TV Show: One Tree Hill Movie: “The Proposal”
MLB team: St. Louis Cardinals NFL team: St. Louis Rams
What do you splurge on? -Christmas gifts What are you passionate about? -sports
FASTPITCH:
What are you looking forward to the most during your 2010 season with Lake Land? -Having a good time playing softball and getting to know my teammates
What do you feel is your biggest accomplishment to date? -Getting a scholarship to play softball at Lake Land to help pay for college
What is your favorite position to play? -Third base
What exercise gives you the best results in achieving your fitness goals? -ab crunches and using the weighted ball
What do you like to do on a day-off? -Relax with family and friends and visit my grandparents
Tell us something that most people might not know about you? -I love to golf. I almost went to college on a scholarship for golf instead of softball.
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