Holden Pittman
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Holden Pittman // Hauser sophomore baseball player
Pittman went 3 for 3 with a double and an RBI in an 11-1 win against North Decatur, had an RBI in a 12-11 win at North Decatur, went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI in a 9-2 loss to Lawrenceburg and went 2 for 3 in a 9-2 loss to Brownstown Central.
His performance last week: “I think I hit the ball pretty good. I think we held our own.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I like to make sure I get enough batting practice in so that I don’t come out flat in a game. Then I warm my arm and long toss and use the (elastic) bands.”
Favorite drink: “Gatorade”
Favorite food: “I love El Jefe Mexican food.”
Favorite class: “Advanced PE (Weights)”
Favorite sports team: “I love watching North Carolina basketball.”
Favorite athlete: “Barry Bonds”
Role model: “I look up to my dad (Brett Pittman)”
Best advice: “When times are tough, you just have to push through and get past it. Just work through it the best you can.”
Athletics goal: “I want to make All-Conference this year.”
If you could travel anywhere: “I’d like to go to Brazil because last year I had a foreign exchange student, and I think it would be really great to hang out with him in his hometown.”
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Maddi Rutan // Columbus North senior softball player
Maddi Rutan
Rutan went 4 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs and was the winning pitcher in a 9-1 win against Whiteland, went 3 for 3 with a homer and six RBIs in an 18-4 win against Seymour, went 3 for 3 with a homer and three RBIs in an 8-5 win at Terre Haute South and went 1 for 1 and threw a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts in a 4-0 win against Castle.
Her performance last week: “I dialed in my swings and really focused in on what pitches I wanted to hit..”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I always just make make sure I stretch a whole lot, and when I’m pitching, I normally do my stretches with (catcher) Kirsten (Danford). It’s kind of a ritual, and I always drink by V8 before games.”
Favorite drink: “V8 Energy Strawberry Lemonade”
Favorite food: “Chicken”
Favorite class: “Weights”
Favorite sports team: “I like Athletes Unlimited.”
Favorite athlete: “I’ve always looked up to (national team pitchers) Rachel Garcia and Jennie Finch.”
Role model: “My parents (Darren and Wendy Rutan).”
Best advice: “Never give up, and work for your goals because anything is possible if you work for what you want; and just believe in God.”
Athletics goal: “I’d say start as a freshman in college (at Eastern Kentucky), and I want to become a professional athlete and play hard for my team.”
If you could travel anywhere: “I really want to go to Hawaii, but I’d really like to go to Japan to play softball.”
