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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: Scott Freiburger



School: Southwestern



Year: Senior



GPA: 3.2



Favorite subject: Biology



Position: RHP/SS



Other sports: football, basketball



I got my start in sports: playing tee-ball in kindergarten, snow skiing when I was five years old, playing basketball in second grade and football in fifth grade.



Baseball highlights: three-time letterwinner and three-year starter at shortstop and pitcher … serving as a co-captain as a senior ... earned Southwest Wisconsin Activities League (SWAL) first-team all-conference honors at pitcher and was named team s Most Valuable Player as a junior … earned SWAL honorable mention honors as a sophomore .. played American Legion baseball for Zwingle Suns in Dubuque, Iowa.

 

2009 stats: hit .361 (26-for-72) with five doubles, one triple, two home runs, 10 walks, one stolen base, 18 runs scored and 19 RBI … pitching stats: 6-4 with 1.82 ERA (based on 7 innings) with 109 strikeouts and 35 walks in 61 2/3 innings pitched.

 

2009 team highlights: the Wildcats were second in the Southwest Wisconsin Activities League with a 10-4 record and finished 12-9 overall.



2010 update: through May 14, is batting .559 (33-for-59) with 12 doubles, 10 home runs, 38 runs scored and 30 RBI … also has 14 walks and six stolen bases … pitching stats: 7-1 with 1.63 ERA (based on 7 innings) with 98 strikeouts and 24 walks in 56 innings pitched … Southwestern is 14-4 overall and 11-1 in the SWAL.



Other sports honors: two-time letterwinner and two-year starter in football at quarterback and linebacker … served as a co-captain and earned SWAL second team honors at linebacker and on special teams as a senior … played forward in basketball on freshman team and JV team as a sophomore.



This and that: lives in Hazel Green … member of Student Council and Honor Roll … volunteer work includes coaching a third and fourth grade baseball team, member of St. Francis Church Twin Parish Council for our twin parish in Jamaica.



I like playing baseball because: it s competitive and relaxing. It s fun to be out there playing because when you re out there playing the game, it seems like nothing else matters at the time.



Baseball superstitions: I eat deer jerky before each game



Favorite athlete: Derek Jeter.



Favorite team: Chicago Cubs



Favorite Cub: Ryan Theriot



Favorite movie: The Hangover



Favorite baseball movie: Major League.



Favorite TV show: Baseball Tonight on ESPN



Favorite meal: Chinese



Favorite fast food: Wendy s



Favorite opponent: Mineral Point



Favorite web site: wissports.net; cubs.com



Favorite place to visit: Zermatt, Switzerland



I want to visit: Austria; Germany



Baseball Stadium to visit: Seattle's Safeco Field 



One word to describe me: outgoing



I can t live without: my glove



I wish I could meet: Ted Williams



Dream date: my girl friend, Kate Tranel



Role model: my parents, Steve and Janaan



My family also includes: my brother, Nathan.



I drive: a Ford Focus



Dream car: a Porsche 911 Turbo



Dream gift: recreational boat for water skiing.



I like Southwestern High School because: it s small, everybody knows everybody and you feel at home. It s easy to get along with people.



On my iPod: everything, but Classic Rock is my favorite; Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers



I get my news: mostly TV and newspaper



Fantasy: play at least one time in the Major Leagues



My perfect day: play baseball and spend the rest of the day hunting



Hobbies: fishing, hunting, freestyle skiing, water skiing



Post-high school plans: attend Winona (Minn.) State on a baseball scholarship to study biology and pre-medicine.



Career goal: Orthopedic surgeon



Outlook on life: "If you re not first, you re last."



Did you know? My dad and I are trying to visit each Major League baseball stadium and have 11 left on the list.



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.