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Sean Miller, Hauser senior baseball player
Miller went 2 for 5 and hit a two-run walkoff home run in the bottom of the eighth to give the Jets a 5-3 win against Shelbyville.
His performance last week: “I felt like I had a good game, and we were able to come through and get a team win. That’s really going to boost our confidence going into the next couple of weeks going into sectional.”
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Do you do anything special to prepare? “I like to get some (batting) tee work in, try to take some ground balls or some catching drills before the game.”
Favorite drink: “Powerade”
Favorite food: “Steak”
Favorite book: “I like all of Tim Tebow’s books.”
Favorite class: “Calculus”
Role model: “My mom (Heather Miller)”
Best advice: “When you’re on a streak, make sure you do the little things because when you stop doing the little things, your streak goes away.”
Athletics goal: “My athletic goal was to play college baseball, and I actually accomplished that by signing (with Millikin).”
If you could travel anywhere: “Victory Field. It’s just always been a dream of mine to play in a state championship game, and this is the last year I get a chance to do that.”
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Meghan Waggoner, Columbus North sophomore softball player
Waggoner hit a solo home run in a 5-0 win at Edinburgh and a three-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the seventh in Friday’s 4-3 win against Terre Haute North. She also had two RBIs in Friday’s 11-2 win over Terre Haute South.
Her performance last week: “I feel pretty good about it. I was just trying to focus and ended up with a good hit.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I try to stretch my shoulders and my back because I have back problems, and I try to get a good meal the night before a game.”
Favorite drink: “Body Armor.”
Favorite food: “French fries”
Favorite book: “The Glass Castle.”
Favorite class: “Math”
Role model: “I look up to our our assistant varsity coach, Kelsey (Richardson). She played high school ball, and she was pretty good.”
Best advice: “Just play with your heart, and don’t worry about what the outcome is. Just focus.”
Athletics goal: “I want to have a high batting average and good pitching stats.”
If you could travel anywhere: “I’d probably go to Australia. I think it would be fun.”
