It is the middle of summer and a total of 27 Ohio State baseball players are refining their skills in various summer leagues across the country. The Lantern caught up with one such player, soon-to-be sophomore pitcher and outfielder J.B. Shuck, to learn about his life off the baseball diamond.
Favorites: Baseball team: Cleveland Indians Baseball player: Kenny Lofton Food: New York Strip - medium rare Drink: Chocolate milk Pizza: Cheese pizza from Catfish Biff's Ice cream: Chocolate chip cookie dough Color: Blue Hangout: Players apartments on Lane Avenue TV show: SportsCenter and The O.C. Movie: Dumb & Dumber Baseball movie: Major League I and II Actor: Russell Crowe ("Gladiator") Actress: Tara Reid ("Van Wilder")
About the OSU team: Biggest prankster: Kris Moorman Hardest workers: Zach Hurley, Nick Steponovich, Jedidiah Stephen, Dan DeLucia, Cory Luebke Most likely to miss curfew: Chris Hanners and Kris Moorman Who eats the most: Dan DeLucia Worst hygiene: Josh Hula Biggest ladies man: Chris Macke Best musician: Jacob Howell (piano) Closest teammate: Dan DeLucia Worst thing you have had to do as a player: As a freshman, first road trip, we had to wear all our clothing backwards on to the field. Most disgusting thing a player has done: Someone did not wash their clothes for like 2 weeks. Most embarrassing moment: Playing in fall ball, when you hit a HR, you are supposed to go to first base and come back. I did not know that and when I was rounding third, all the guys were giving me a hard time.
Miscellaneous: Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood: Kelly Clarkson Blondes/brunettes: Brunettes Girlfriend: Yes Tattoos: No Siblings: One older sister Visit anywhere in the world: Paris to sightsee Fears: Heights
If you could be anybody for a day, who would it be and why: Johnny Depp - girls love him and he seems to have a crazy life. If you could ask anyone one question, who would it be and what would you ask: Michael Jordan and how he became the best player ever. If you could learn to throw one pitch, what would it be? Knuckleball Best OSU memory: First collegiate game against No. 12 Missouri, got the win, and our first Big Ten home series against Illinois, I pitched a complete game. Most meaningful thing someone has told you: We lived in a small town, where nobody big has really made it out of. My parents kept telling me to work hard, do not listen to anyone else and you will make it out of here.
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