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



Name: Christiaan Wabers



School: Madison Edgewood



Year: Senior



GPA: 3.5



Favorite subject: Managing Financial Life



Position: 1B



Other sports: football, basketball



I wish I could have played: tennis, golf and lacrosse



I got my start in sports: playing tee-ball and basketball when I was 5 years old, golf in first grade, tennis in second grade and football in fifth grade.



Baseball highlights: three-time letterwinner and three-year starter … started in outfield as a sophomore and at first base as a junior and senior … earned Southern Badger Conference first team honors as a senior and sophomore and honorable mention all-conference recognition as a junior … co-captain as a senior … received Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association all-district honorable mention honors as a senior … competed in the WBCA All-Star Classic in Oshkosh June 25-26.



2010 stats: in 29 games, batted .393 (35-for-88) with 21 runs scored, seven doubles, three triples and 24 RBI … was 9-of-9 in stolen bases, drew 15 walks … drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and had nine putouts at first base in state semifinals.



2010 team highlights: Crusaders finished second in Southern Badger Conference (7-4) and finished 18-9 overall, losing in WIAA Division 2 state semifinals 8-7 to eventual state champion University School of Milwaukee.



2009 team highlights: Crusaders won Southern Badger Conference title, finishing with a 10-2 record, and won WIAA Division 2 state title, finishing 25-4 overall.



Other sports honors: two-time letterwinner and two-year starter at running back and outside linebacker in football … three-time letterwinner and a two-year starter at forward in basketball … earned Southern Badger Conference honorable mention honors and was a co-captain as a senior … played for Southern Badger Conference All-Stars in 2010 Badger Conference Senior All-Star Game … Crusaders won league title as a junior and advanced to WIAA Division 2 sectional championship game his junior and senior years.



I like playing baseball because: of the mental preparation you need to compete. You need to be smart and you need to be athletic to succeed.



Most memorable baseball moment: beating Mauston in the Division 2 sectional finals in baseball my senior year.



Team bonding highlights: going out to eat team dinners at Quaker Steak and Lube and Pizza Hut for baseball.



Favorite athlete: Albert Pujols.



Favorite teams: Milwaukee Brewers, Green Bay Packers



Favorite Brewer: Prince Fielder



Favorite movie: The Hangover



Favorite baseball movie: The Rookie.



Favorite TV show: Entourage



Favorite meal: Mrs. Haen s lasagna



Favorite fast food: Chipotle



Favorite opponent: Stoughton



Favorite web sites: wissports.net; espn.com



Favorite place to visit: our cabin in Hayward in the summer



I want to visit: Bolivia



Baseball Stadium to visit: Boston s Fenway Park



One word to describe me: outgoing



I can t live without: my cell phone



I wish I could talk to: my late grandpa, Cotton Christiaansen, who died before my senior year.



Dream date: Beyonce



Role model: my dad, Hugh



My family also includes: my mom, Jennifer, my sister, Rachael, and my dog, Tag, an English

Hunting Cocker Spaniel.



Nickname: Nips



I drive: a 2002 TL Acura



Dream car: a truck



Dream gift: a ranch in northern Wisconsin



I like Madison Edgewood High School because: of my friends and the teachers and the community feel of the school.



On my iPhone: everything from Disney Channel music to Def metal and everything in between



My perfect day: eat breakfast with my family, play in a Major League baseball game at Miller Park and go home and grill out with my friends and family



This and that: member of Ping Pong club … member of Concert Choir as a freshman and senior … volunteer work includes youth coaching in baseball in summer and fall ball and youth basketball at Blessed Sacrament school … member of Honor Roll … recipient of 2010 Milt McPike Achievement award … works part-time at Nakoma Golf Course as a groundskeeper.



Hobbies: fishing, hunting, video gaming



Post-high school plans: attend UW-Stevens Point to study business administration and play

baseball.



Career goal: insurance and real estate field



Outlook on life: "Today is my gift from God. What I do with it is my gift to God."



Did you know? I am a good cook.



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.