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"Dugout Chatter" is a behind the scenes look at your favorite prep baseball player.

 

Name: Derek Cashore

School: Evansville

Year: Senior

GPA: 3.0

Favorite subject: science

Position: catcher

Other sports: football, wrestling

I got my start in sports: playing baseball as soon as I could walk. With an older brother into sports and a dad, who was a coach, I ve always been around sports.

I wish I could play: lacrosse.

Baseball highlights: Four-time letterwinner and four-year starter for Blue Devils … All-Rock Valley Conference outfielder as a freshman and three-time all-conference catcher last three years … all-district as a junior … 2009 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association second team all-state.

2009 stats: Blue Devils finished 19-5 overall, 13-3 and co-champions of Rock Valley North with Edgerton at 13-3 … as a senior, batted .457 with team-high 30 runs scored and nine doubles … also had 22 RBI, was 19-of-19 in stolen bases and drew 18 walks … led team with .614 slugging percentage and .587 on-base percentage … hit. 538 with .636 on-base percentage in league play.

Other sports highlights: Four-time letterwinner in football … played defensive tackle as a freshman and sophomore, three-year starter at running back and two-year starter at linebacker … Two-way all-conference pick at RB and LB as a junior and earned Wisconsin Football Coaches Association all-state honorable mention at LB as a junior … as a senior, earned all-conference honors at RB and LB and all-district honors at LB … 2008 football co-captain.

Team bonding moment: trip to Marshfield for game in mid-May which included overnight stay

I want to visit: Boston s Fenway Park

I like playing baseball because: any team can win.

Favorite baseball player: Prince Fielder

Favorite team: Milwaukee Brewers

Favorite movie: Pineapple Express

Favorite baseball movie: Sandlot

Favorite meal: barbecued ribs

Favorite fast food: KFC

Favorite restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings

Favorite opponent: Edgerton

Favorite web sites: Facebook; YouTube

One word to describe me: competitive

Role models: my dad, Brian Cashore, and coach Ron Grovesteen

My family also includes: my mom, Dawn, brothers, Brent and Ryan, and sister, Kelsey.

I drive: a 1996 Dodge Ram.

Dream car: a Lamborghini

I like Evansville High School because: our coaching staff and faculty are great people.

On my IPod: rock, rap

Talent I wish I had: that I was more artistic

Dream date: Jessica Alba

This and that: my dad, Brian, is Evansville s athletic director and varsity baseball coach … I was born in Two Rivers and moved to Evansville when I was in first grade … participated in mentoring program at high school and local elementary school … hobbies include playing tennis, snowboarding

Post-high school plans: attend UW-Whitewater to study health care or business and play baseball.

Career goal: athletic trainer for a pro sport

Outlook on life: "Baseball is a game of failure so overcome it."

Did you know? Derek was selected to participate in both the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Classic June 26-27 in Oshkosh and the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star Game July 18 in Oshkosh.

 

If you have a prep baseball player you would like to read about, send your nomination to Dennis Semrau at: [email=dsemrau@madison.com]dsemrau@madison.com[/email] or (608) 513-5550.