It was part of my recruiting to go to Cal because they knew I loved to play baseball. I don't know if I was good enough to make the team, but I worked out with the guys, and it was a lot of fun.
Going to Omaha for the College World Series - the people there are tremendous - huge crowds and a lot of excitement. I still remember those days - you make a lot of friends that you never forget when you win a championship like that.
Even though I play a professional sport now, I love college baseball.
Arizona was the best place. I like the competition in baseball, and the football program has been great for the past five years. I think I'll be playing as a freshman in both sports, and I think I can play with them.
The fact is, when I was 15 and a sophomore at high school, I played on the varsity baseball team for the college.
I always enjoyed the training part of baseball. I went to play college baseball and decided it wasn't for me.
The reason I didn't take the baseball route is because they don't have rankings for baseball players.
Some of my finest memories are from my time at the University of Texas. College baseball, I love it.
College baseball, I love it. I love to work with the younger kids who are trying to live out their dreams, if in fact that's what they plan on doing after college to take the next step.
When I finish playing, I think I'd like to coach college baseball.
I was set to go to Oregon to play college baseball and football.
But because I could throw so hard when I got to college they made me a pitcher.
I grew up playing football and baseball and moved on to play college baseball, and, you know, as a kid, my dream was to play professional baseball.
The modern era of Cape Cod baseball dawned in 1963 when the league became a showcase for the collegiate elite.
I was a good fielder in the gully in my college days. But in the outfield, I was not such a good fielder.
My message to a lot of guys is, if you like school and you like education, baseball is gonna be there, and you can get some of the same great competition in college that you do in the low minor leagues.
