A to Z with Robby Latner

School: Keystone Heights

Year: Senior

Position: Catcher

Number: 7

Height: 6-foot-0

Weight: 165 pounds

A thlete you admire most: Steve Nash, point guard, Phoenix Suns. He knows his game, he can do everything.

B iggest strength/weakness you have in your sport: Strength: My throwing arm; Weakness: I need to have a more level swing, I am very long when I swing.

C ollege choices: I would like to play baseball at Florida Community College at Jacksonville or at St. Johns River Community College next year.

D ream job: To play Major League Baseball. That’s been my dream since I was a little kid.

E -mail, text or phone call: Phone call.

F avorite pro and college teams: College: Florida State Seminoles; Pro: Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins and Boston Red Sox.

G oal this season: To win the Class 3A state title.

H ardest practice drill: Tweeners and double poles. For tweeners, we start at the left field foul pole and run the fence line to the right field foul pole multiple times. Double poles is the same drill, it is just double the amount of sprints. It is based on how hard we work at practice.

I dol(s): I don’t have an idol.

J uice, milk or coffee in the morning: I drink juice in the morning but I have a cup of coffee during my homeroom class.

K ind of shoes you wear: For baseball I wear Adidas cleats. I also wear Nike or Reebok high top sneakers.

L ast time you laughed out loud: During my home room class today (Tuesday) my buddy Beezy was fooling around and cracking jokes.

M ovie you love: “Remember the Titans.”

N ickname(s): Lademer.

O ff-field hobby: I like to hang out with my friends and my girlfriend Brittany.

P regame ritual: I pray before each game and then I have a serious conversation with my third baseman Brett Anderson.

Q uirky habit: I tap each corner of home plate with my bat before every pitch and then I point my bat at the pitcher.

R ival you want to beat most: Bradford, but I really want to beat Ocala Trinity Catholic in Friday’s best-of-3 regional final.

S ong you sing in the shower that could go to No. 1 on the charts: I don’t sing in the shower but my favorite song is “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

T elevision show you can't miss: I really don’t watch television, but I occasionally watch SportsCenter on ESPN.

U seless fact about you: After I finish reading a book, I sit there and squeeze the book in my hands for about five seconds.

V ocal teammate: Nick Riemer.

W orst loss: We lost twice to Middleburg and Palatka this season.

X -rays: My left arm, right leg and both of my ankles.

Y our best friend: The entire Keystone Heights baseball team, my girlfriend Brittany and my friends Cameron, Scotty, Mikey and Matt.

Z any thing your coach once said: When someone on the team is afraid of doing something, coach Alan Mattox would say, “put on a dress.”