My ninth and 10th-grade years the team didn't make it. And that was my first year going and I had fun up there.

The ninth grade. I went from 5'9' to 6'8'.

I was terrible my first year. In 10th grade I was still bad, but the team needed someone that small. I knew that I just needed to stay off my back for the team.

They don't get any tougher than that. Two outs, two strikes in the ninth.

Once I got hurt my ninth-grade year, I thought that juggling two sports was too much, so I decided to give my all to track.

I really think that this team, if we can acquire a couple of pieces next year and shore up the pitching, is going to do a lot of damage in this league. You can see it. You can see the core group and you can see these guys coming together and the chemistry in the locker room.