Oh, yeah. I caught him a long time ago.

He got me going when I was in middle school.

I have to make a comeback this year. I've worked hard for it. I've increased my top lifts a lot.

I bottomed out at state last year and that was a lot of my motivation today. That, and coach. He's done a lot for this program and we wanted to do well for him.

I was very concerned. At the time, I couldn't grab a bat. Every time I touched the bat, my thumb hurt. I didn't think I'd be able to play at all. But then, all of a sudden, it healed up good.

At the same time, I'm not going to be a jerk to him.