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

 

Name: Collin Weyer



School: Milwaukee Marquette



Year: Senior



GPA: 3.41



Favorite subject: Calculus



Position: RHP



Other sports: football, basketball



I got my start in sports: following around my older siblings. I started playing soccer in first grade, baseball in third grade and football and basketball in fourth grade.



Baseball highlights: three-time letterwinner and three-year starter and two-time co-captain … named Greater Metro Conference Pitcher of Year and a first-team all-league selection as a junior … earned Greater Metro Conference honorable mention honors as a sophomore and freshman ... could see some action in outfield this season.



2009 pitching stats: Posted an 8-4 record with a 1.76 ERA (per seven innings) in 79 1/3 innings pitched … Appeared in 14 games with 12 starts and 88 strikeouts and 36 walks.



2009 team highlights: Hilltoppers were 21-21 over, including 10-11 with a seventh-place finish in the 12-team Greater Metro Conference … lost to Hartland Arrowhead in WIAA Summer State championship game.



Career stats entering senior year: has a 23-5 record and 2.30 ERA (per seven innings) with 176 strikeouts in 198 innings pitched … was 9-1 with 2.87 ERA in 68 1/3 innings pitched during 2008 season to lead Marquette to WIAA Summer State Baseball Championship.



Other sports honors: four-time letterwinner and a three-year starter at tight end in football  … earned All-Greater Metro Conference first-team honors at tight end as a senior and junior and second-team honors as a sophomore … two-year co-captain, including Hilltoppers 2009 WIAA Division 1 State Championship football squad … played power forward in basketball on freshman team.



This and that: president of Marquette High Club, the school s spirit club … member of Honor Roll throughout high school … received school Sportsmanship award as a senior … works part-time for Sendik s grocery story.



I like about high school sports: the different relationships you form with coaches and your teammates.



I like playing baseball because: I m a competitive person and I love pitching and being involved in that one-on-one battle against the hitter. It s me against the batter and it s not just one pitch but an entire series. It could be a nine-pitch at bat. You know what s coming and they don t. If it s a big game, I want the ball in my hand."



Team bonding moments: Bus rides on road trips … Every year before the playoffs we get together at one of my teammates houses and shave our heads or buzz ‘em.



Baseball superstitions: On the days I m starting, I usually don t talk to anyone before the game. I try to focus on the game.



Most memorable moment in sports: beating Kenosha Bradford in the football playoffs my senior year



Favorite athletes: Brett Favre; Mariano Rivera.



Favorite teams: Milwaukee Brewers; Green Bay Packers



Favorite Brewers: Trevor Hoffman; Prince Fielder



Favorite movies: Wedding Crashers; The Shawshank Redemption



Favorite baseball movie: Major League.



Favorite TV shows: Seinfeld; ESPN SportsCenter



Favorite food: cheeseburgers



Favorite opponent: Hartland Arrowhead



Favorite web site: Facebook



Favorite place to visit: Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.



I want to visit: Italy



I wish we could play: Wauwatosa West



Baseball Stadium to visit: San Francisco s PNC Park



One word to describe me: competitive



I wish I could meet: Bob Marley



Dream date: Jennifer Aniston



Role models: my dad, Dean, and Mr. Bridich



My family also includes: my Debbie, and my older sister, Courtney, and my older brother, Corbin.



I drive: a Ford Ranger



Dream car: a BMW



I like Marquette High School because: of the sense of brotherhood that we form. It s a different vibe with our faculty with Marquette being an all-guys school that I wouldn t get anywhere else.



On my iPod: Dave Matthews Band; Lil Wayne



I get my news: TV



I like to read: The Yankee Years by Joe Torre



Fantasy: I wish I could swim.



My perfect day: tailgate at the ballpark and watch a baseball game



Hobbies: watching TV



Post-high school plans: attend NCAA Division I University of Illinois-Chicago on a baseball scholarship to study

kinesiology.



Outlook on life: "Pain is temporary, pride is forever."



Did you know? I have pitched in two State Championship baseball games, winning one and losing one and have a 6-1 record in post-season games.



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.