Q: Tell me a little bit about yourself.
A: I’m from Spartanburg, South Carolina. I attend Belmont Abbey college for baseball, I mean there’s not much, but I’ve kind of been playing baseball my whole life since I was like 3 years old, fell in love with it ever since. I think this is a great opportunity for me, and I’m looking forward to it this summer.
Q: What year are you?
A: I’m actually a redshirt freshman, so I’m a sophomore in the classroom, but I’m a redshirt freshman on the field.
Q: So i saw you are listed as a catcher, pitcher and first baseman, so what is your most comfortable position to play in?
A: Catcher.
Q: Why is that?
A: I’ve been catching since I’ve started playing baseball. I’ve always looked at it as the general of the field, you can see everyone on the field, you know everything that is going on. You are in tune with every pitch of the game, it’s a very mind-focused, mental position. It takes a toll on your body, but that’s why I like it. It takes a different dog to catch because blocking a 90 mile an hour fastball and controlling a pitching staff, it’s a lot of work, but I love it.
Q: Staying on that catcher aspect, tell me something about the catcher position that a lot of people wouldn’t know.
A: That’s a great question. I would say the time and effort it takes to get good on your craft because every pitcher is different, so to know a pitcher’s tendencies, it’s hard. But I think the hardest thing is catching someone new, people probably don’t know how hard it is, because of learning how they’re ball moves, they’re tendencies, getting used to their arm angle, reading it out of their hand, stuff like that. That’s probably one of the things people really don’t understand how hard it is.
Q: One final question, what’s the dream? MLB? Or is it get through college and then start working?
A: You know, I think everyone who plays the game has that dream of playing in the MLB, you gotta work your butt off for it, but if it doesn’t work out then I just see myself coaching probably.