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Andrew Moritz

Nickname: Mo

Bat/Throw: R/R

Birthday: 10/3

Years Playing With The Tigers: 2004-present

Position(s): C/OF

High School/Graduation Year: Springfield High School - Class of 2005

College: Gustavus Adolphus College

Best Part Of Playing Amateur Baseball: hanging out with the team - LOVE YOU GUYS

Thoughts On Kyle Kraska: what can you say about a guy who's nickname is TIC TIC - the guy brings pinash to our team, and more opportunity for jokes.

Other baseball experience (coaching, other teams): Summer rec coach, GAC baseball, baseball from spring through late summer for the majority of my life

Favorite Baseball Memory: pitching a game junior year in high school and laughing at Chuck after taking a foul tip to an important region of the male species

Worst Baseball Memory: losing that final game senior year

Favorite Baseball Movie: Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, Major league I and II, The Natural

Person Most Responsible For Developing Your Love For The Game Of Baseball: Everyone I am around I learn something from that will help me develop as a player and person. But if I had to pick some: John Moritz, Brady Schwab, Bob "Hollywood" Fink, Marty Brandl

Best Teammate You've Ever Played With: too hard to pick just one

Favorite Song: Dave Matthews Band - Lie in Our Graves

Favorite Food: ice cream, pastas

Favorite Movie: Miracle

Family: parents: John & Judy, sisters: Katy, Becky, brother: Chris, brother-in-law: Graeme

Job: carpentry/construction in the summer

Random Fact: In the acceleration phase of a pitchers throw, the arm is capable of rotating at a speed of 7000 degrees per second

Parting Thoughts: I never got to bat in the major leagues. I would have liked to have had that chance. Just once. To stare down a big league pitcher. To stare him down, and just as he goes into his windup, wink. Make him think you know something he doesn't. That's what I wish for. Chance to squint at a sky so blue that it hurts your eyes just to look at it. To feel the tingling in your arm as you connect with the ball. To run the bases - stretch a double into a triple, and flop face-first into third, wrap your arms around the bag.