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"Dugout Chatter" is a behind the scenes look at your favorite prep baseball player.

 

Name: Alex Hiess



School: McDonell Central (Chippewa Falls)



Year: Senior



GPA: 3.85



Favorite subject: science, biology



Position: CF/P



Other sports: football, basketball



I got my start in sports: playing baseball when I was seven years old, basketball in fourth grade and football in sixth grade.



I wish I could play: hockey



Baseball highlights: three-time letterwinner and a two-year starter in center field and at pitcher… served as a co-captain as a senior when he earned Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Academic All-State honors … earned Western Cloverbelt Conference first team honors as a senior and second-team honors as a junior.



2010 stats: hit team-best .461 (35-for-76) with two doubles, three triples and one home run with 17 RBI and team-high 35 runs scored … was 22-of-22 in stolen bases … pitching stats:  in 10 appearances covering 31 1/3 innings, made five starts and tossed five complete games with two shutouts … posted a 2.87 earned run average and a 4-1 record with 27 strikeouts … batted .600 (3-for-5) with three runs scored, two walks and three stolen bases in Division 4 state tournament.



2010 team highlights: Macks won Western Cloverbelt Conference title with a 12-2 record and finished 25-4 overall, losing to Burlington Catholic Central in the WIAA Division 4 state championship game.



Other sports honors: three-time letterwinner in football at running back and linebacker … earned all-conference first team honors at running back as a junior and second team as a senior … WIAA Division 7 state runner-up in football as a senior … played high school basketball as a guard as a freshman and sophomore.



This and that: member of National Honor Society … worked at the gaming tent at the annual Northern Wisconsin State Fair … taught several computer classes … volunteer work includes annual church picnic and coaching school s youth baseball camps for four years … works part-time at an apple orchard picking apples and bottling wine … member of honor roll throughout high school, including High Honor Roll.



I like playing baseball because: of the mental aspect of the sport.



Team bonding moments: eating at McDonald s after games and spending time at Kyle Cody s house where we played King of the Hill on a raft in the lake



Baseball superstition: I wore a blue New York Mets t-shirt -- which I bought during our senior class trip to New York City -- under my jersey from the middle until the end of my senior season.



Favorite athlete: Aaron Rodgers



Favorite teams: Green Bay Packers; Milwaukee Brewers



Favorite Brewer: Corey Hart



Favorite movie: The Hangover



Favorite baseball movie: The Rookie



Favorite TV show: The Office



Favorite meal: nachos and steak from the Cancun Mexican Restaurant and Grill



Favorite fast food: Culver s



Favorite opponent: Plum City



Favorite web site: wissports.net



Favorite place to visit: a lot we own near Holcombe, Wis. where we go camping



I want to visit: Australia



Baseball Stadium to visit: Yankee Stadium



One word to describe me: easy-going



I can t live without: my Xbox 360



I wish I could meet: Brett Favre



Dream date: my girl friend, Ari, would be my first choice but my second choice would be singer Rhianna.



Role model: my dad, Jason, and my uncle, Rick Ruf, who was also our pitching coach



My family also includes: my mom, Kellie, my brother, Austin, and my sister, Andrea.



Nickname: Al; Albo



I drive: a 1992 Camaro



Dream car: a Bugatti Veyron



I like McDonell High School because: it is small and I knew everybody s name.



On my iPod: Tech N9ne; Theory of a Deadman; AC/DC



I get my news: Internet



My perfect day: a nice, sunny, hot day at the beach, hanging out in the water and playing Frisbee with my friends



Hobbies: fishing, camping, boating, tubing, playing video games



Post-high school plans: attend the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. to study exercise physiology and play football.



Career goal: physical therapist



Outlook on life: "In order to get to places you ve never been, you have to do things you ve never done before."



If you have a prep baseball player you would like to read about, send your nomination to Dennis Semrau at: [email=dsemrau@madison.com]dsemrau@madison.com[/email] or (608) 513-5550.