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February 16, 2007

Ten Burning Questions with Head Coach Tim Scannell

Coaching Experience: 8 years overall, 2nd season at Trinity
Alma Mater: Trinity University
Hometown: Katy, TX

TU: What is the best baseball movie of all-time?
TS: Field of Dreams

TU: Who on the team would most likely win on Jeopardy?
TS: Jeff Claydon/Britton Horn

TU: Who is the best-conditioned guy on the team?
TS: Nick Vera/Brian Oates

TU: What's the most obscure place you've ever played baseball?
TS: Sewanee Mountain, TN

TU: What is the biggest game on the schedule this year?
TS: They are all big…we feel we have the toughest schedule we have ever played since my time at Trinity

TU: What major league ballpark would you like to play in?
TS: Yankee Stadium

TU: What is your favorite place to eat in San Antonio?
TS: Paesano’s

TU: Who on the team do you predict will have a big year based on how much they have improved?
TS: I feel there are quite a few players who are ready to break out…but the one player who stands out in my mind is Stosh Hoover

TU: What is your most prized piece of baseball equipment or memorabilia?
TS: A shirt my mother wore when my 13-year-old Babe Ruth Team made a run at the World Series. She wore it to every game…the day before I coached my first game as a College Head Coach the shirt arrived in the mail.  I bring it to every game.

TU: Tells us one interesting fact about you.
TS: My wife and I fly-fished the morning of our wedding in Telluride, CO

Opening Day is tomorrow, Saturday, February 17. Check back for links to listen live as well as recaps from the weekend series.