Q: How does pitching at Banner Island compare to the
other parks you have pitched at?

A: In my past I have usually been fortunate
to have my home field be a pitcher friendly park. Pitching at Banner Island
is a little bit different with the short left field line and the Jackson
Rancheria in right where the wind always seems to be blowing out. I think it
made me a better pitcher, teaching me to keep the ball down in the zone and
work to get ground balls.

 

Q: Do you have any pre-game rituals or weird baseball superstitions?

A: I don’t have any specific game day
rituals, but in Stockton I would regularly walk to the corner store down the
street to get some ice cream after BP before the game on a hot day.

 

Q: What are you most looking forward to this coming
season?

A: I’m really looking forward to getting
back out on the mound and pitching.

 

Q: What is your daily routine like in the off-season?

A: I wake up, make breakfast, go workout,
throw. Then head home and relax, either watch movies, go to Warriors games or
just hang out.

 

Q: Did you go on any trips this off-season?

A: Yes I went to Peru for 10 days in early
November.

 

Q: What is your favorite thing about playing baseball for
a living?

A: I really enjoy the travel, being able to see new places that I wouldn’t
normally get the opportunity to visit if it wasn’t for baseball.

 

Q: What was your fondest memory playing at Banner Island
Ballpark?

A: Winning the Cal League championship in
2008!

 

Q: What advice would you give young athletes?

A: To believe in yourself, and never give
up.

 

Q: What was the most difficult part of your transition
from a pitcher at Cal to the minors?

A: The lifestyle in the pro’s is
drastically different. In college I was used to pitching once a week and only
having 4 games a week. In pro ball you play every day and the travel is a lot
more challenging.

 

Q: After you career as a pitcher is over, what do you see
yourself doing?

A: I will go back to
school and finish getting my degree from Cal.