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

 

Name: Zach Bayreuter

School: Janesville Craig

Year: Senior

GPA: 3.6

Favorite subject: Social Studies

Position: Shortstop, pitcher

Other sports: football, hockey

I got my start in sports: playing tee-ball and football in kindergarten and hockey in first grade.

I wish I could play: lacrosse.

Baseball highlights: Cougars finished 21-6-1 overall, including a 13-5 record and second-place finish in the Big Eight Conference, and earned a berth in the 2009 WIAA Division 1 state quarterfinals … earned Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association second-team all-state, first-team all-district and first-team all-conference honors as a senior at shortstop … three-time letterwinner and three-year starter at shortstop.

2009 stats: Batted .400 (38-for-95) with 31 runs scored, nine doubles, one triple and 21 RBI … drew 14 walks with three hit by pitches and was 12-for-15 in stolen bases … had .491 on-base percentage and .516 slugging percentage … pitching stats: 1-1 record with 1.19 ERA in eight appearances, including four saves, covering 17 2/3 innings with 16 strikeouts.

Other sports honors: Two-year letterwinner in football, starting at defensive back as a junior and quarterback as a senior … earned All-Big Eight Conference honors and second-team all-area honors at QB as a senior … four-time letterwinner in hockey as a forward … earned 2009 second-team all-conference honors.

Other activities: member of National Honor Society, Key Club and Lettermen s Club … on Honor Roll all four years of high school … youth hockey coach … summer school gym teacher‘s aide … hobbies include basketball, lacrosse, water skiing.

Team bonding moments: team dinners every other week during the season.

Baseball rituals: ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a red Gatorade before each game; did same stretches in same order during warm-ups.

Stadium I want to visit: Fenway Park in Boston

I like playing baseball because: it is fun and you never know what will happen. You have to be ready for anything at all times.

Favorite baseball player: Derek Jeter

Favorite team: Milwaukee Brewers

Favorite Brewer: JJ Hardy

Favorite movie: The Italian Job

Favorite baseball movie: The Sandlot

Favorite TV show: That ‘70s Show

Favorite meal: steak

Favorite restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings.

Favorite sport on TV: college football

Favorite opponents: Sun Prairie; Middleton

Favorite web sites: Facebook; wissports.net

Favorite place to visit: Jamaica

I want to visit: Australia

One word to describe me: competitive

I wish I could meet: Hank Aaron

Role model: my dad, Dan.

My family also includes: my mom, Debbie, and sister, Haley.

Nickname: Bay

I drive: a 2001 Century Buick.

Dream date: Megan Fox

Dream road trip: Great America.

I wish: I was faster and taller.

Janesville Craig High School is the best: because of my classmates, its support for sports and school spirit.

I wish I could buy: a swimming pool.

On my IPod: Dave Matthews Band; Kenny Chesney; Taylor Swift.

I get my news: ESPN SportsCenter.

Fantasy: play professional baseball

Post-high school plans: attend Ripon College to study education and play baseball.

Career goal: teacher and baseball and hockey coach

Outlook on life: "Never give up."

 

Did you know? Zach was a co-captain in football, hockey and baseball as a senior and went to state in hockey as a junior and baseball as a senior.

 

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.