High school was just a completely different level than summer ball. Summer ball was almost just as high a level as college.

It was on a 1-2 count with two outs. It was a big win because we were down 4-0.

It's hard work every day — taking countless reps listening to your coach, trying not to get frustrated. But I learn from each mistake.

This is why I came out here. The weather, the facilities, the coaches, the girls. It's so exciting. To come out here in a Stanford jersey - it's going to be a thrill.

I ended up doing four or five plays in college and being an English major with my thesis in language acquisition, which I was planning to study in graduate school.

I think there's a danger in how we can get addicted to the things that reaffirm to us who we are. For example, Facebook; people who make these Facebook posts about what's happening to them, just so people will chime in and give them positive reinforcement.