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Dennis Semrau

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

 

Name: Bobby Juan

School: La Crosse Central

Year: Senior

GPA: 3.0

Favorite subject: Building Construction

Position: 3B/RHP

Other sports: football, basketball

I got my start in sports: playing tee-ball in kindergarten, basketball in fourth grade and organized football in sixth grade.

Baseball highlights: A three-time letterwinner and three-year starter, Bobby moved up to varsity seven games into his freshman season. He earned Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-State second team honors as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore. He is a three-time All-City and tw-time Mississippi Valley Conference first-team selection.

2009 stats: He batted .444 as a junior and .418 as a sophomore and drove in 68 runs in 53 games during the two seasons. On the mound, he posted a 6-0 record.

2009 team highlights: Lost in WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinals … Posted 25-2 record, including 12-0 (champion) in Mississippi Valley Conference.

Other sports honors: Bobby was a three-time letterwinner and two-year starter at quarterback. He was a two-time all-conference selection. He was a co-captain and earned honorable mention all-state honors his senior year after passing for 1,517 yards and 14 touchdowns and rushing for 722 yards. … In basketball, he is a three-time letterwinner and three-year starter at guard. He is a two-time co-captain and earned all-conference second-team honors as a junior, when he averaged 12 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, and sophomore.

This and that: He earned All-City honors twice each in football and basketball and three times in baseball. … He was a member of the Red Raiders conference championship team in baseball as a sophomore and junior and conference co-champion football team as a senior. … He played American Legion baseball for Post 52 for three years.

I like playing baseball because: it s always been my favorite sport and I love the game.

Team bonding moments: We took a spring training trip to the Disney Complex in Orlando, Fla. last year and played three games and went 2-1. It was cool being there with my teammates.

Favorite athlete: Prince Fielder

Favorite teams: Milwaukee Brewers; Green Bay Packers; Milwaukee Bucks

Favorite movie: Sandlot

Favorite TV show: anything on ESPN

Favorite meal: Fettucini Alfredo

Favorite fast food: Burger King

Favorite opponents: La Crosse Logan; La Crosse Aquinas

Favorite web site: wissports.net

Favorite place to visit: Missouri

Baseball Stadiums to visit: new Yankee Stadium and Boston s Fenway Park

One word to describe me: funny

I can t live without: my cell phone

I wish I could meet: Babe Ruth

Dream date: Jessica Alba

Role model: my dad, Tom.

My family also includes: my mom, Teri, and sisters, Nicole, Bryana and Kaylene.

Nickname: Bobino

I drive: a Chevy Prism

Dream car: a pickup truck

I like La Crosse High School because: our senior class is real tight and we like to have a good time.

Fantasy: play pro baseball

Hobbies: fishing, camping and being outdoors

Post-high school plans: attend University of Minnesota to study sports medicine and play baseball

Career goal: athletic trainer, gym teacher

Outlook on life: " Have fun and live every day like it is your last."



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.