Name: Robert Ball
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Sport: Baseball
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Position/Event: Catcher
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Hometown: Issaquah
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Why did you choose CWU? I chose CWU for its rich baseball tradition and it's nationally recognized construction program.
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Favorite movie? Sons of Katie Elder
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Favorite music artist? Alan Jackson
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Favorite food? Burgers
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If you could have dinner with three people (dead or alive) who would they be and why?
John Wayne, Derek Jeter, Lane Frost
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What is something people may not know about you?
I use to ride sheep (Mutton busting) when I was little boy in rodeos.
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Favorite Sports Teams? New York Yankees, LSU Tigers, New Orleans Saints
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If you play for any sports team (in any year), for a single season, who would you play for? 1996 New York Yankees
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Favorite Vacation Spot? My grandmother's house
What do you like most about being a student-athlete at Central Washington?
Being able to represent the city of Ellensburg and CWU on and off the field all over the country.
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What is your favorite Ellensburg restaurant? Red Horse diner
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What is your favorite quote/motto? Pain heals, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever.
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If you could change one rule about your sport, what would it be?
Being able to run through the catcher and not have the slide and avoid rule.
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Three things on your "bucket list"? Ride a Bull, Compete in the Ellensburg Rodeo
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When you surf the web, the site you most often go to? ESPN
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