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Dennis Semrau

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

 

Name: Jordan Tibbits

School: Mineral Point

Year: Senior

GPA: 3.95

Favorite subject: applied communications

Position: catcher

Other sports: football, wrestling, soccer

I got my start in sports: playing tee-ball when I was four years old and soccer when I was seven, wrestling in first grade and football in seventh grade.

I wish I could play: golf.

Baseball highlights: Three-time All-Southwest Wisconsin Activities League first team selection … Conference player of the year as a senior … led Pointers to back-to-back conference titles and three straight regional titles … 60-of-62 in stolen bases during his prep career … co-captain as a senior … earned Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-Academic All-State honors.

2009 stats: batted third … hit .395 and scored team-high 37 runs ,,, had 34 hits, including 13 doubles, with 26 RBI … scored winning run in regional final … was 18-of-18 in stolen bases.

Other sports highlights: Conference Player of the Year at safety as a senior in football … selected to play in Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star Game … member of three-time WIAA Division 3 team state wrestling tournament state champion … placed fifth in Division 3 at 171 pounds at 2009 WIAA individual state wrestling tournament and finished 24-5.

Team bonding moment: wet conditions the day before sectionals canceled practice so we worked out at Hitter s SportsPlex in Middleton.

Baseball superstitions: Wore same catching gear for three years and wouldn t let anyone replace it.

I want to visit: Boston s Fenway Park

I like playing baseball because: it s a laid-back sport. You never know what the game will hold for you.

Favorite athlete: LeBron James.

Favorite baseball player: Carl Crawford

Favorite team: Milwaukee Brewers

Favorite Brewer: Ryan Braun

Favorite movie: Stand By Me

Favorite TV show: Friday Night Lights

Favorite meal: pizza

Favorite opponent: Darlington

Favorite web site: Facebook

One word to describe me: competitive

Role model: neighbor Andy Palzkill.

My family includes: my parents, Rick and Melodie, my sisters, Taylor and Carly, and brother, Brady.

I drive: a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix.

Dream car: a Lincoln Navigator

I like Mineral Point High School because: everybody knows everybody.

On my IPod: alternative rock, rap, country.

Fantasy: playing Major League baseball

Hobbies: watching movies, playing softball

Post-high school plans: attend UW-Madison to study communication arts.

Career goal: movie production

Outlook on life: " We re here to always try our best. We don t always have to be the best."

 

Did you know? Jordan, who lives on a dairy and beef farm, shows pigs at fairs in the summer. In 2007, his Grand Champion pig that was named "Best in Show" at the Wisconsin State Fair was sold for $11,000.

 

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.