Central Washington University Athletics

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