The 10u Top Tier Select team competed in Cary, NC over the weekend. Here's what they responded when we interviewed them about all things baseball and beyond..
Beau Clinton
Top Tier Kentucky | Simpsonville, KY
Q: When Did You Start Playing Baseball?
5 years old
Q: Favorite MLB Team
Braves
Q: Go To Post Game/Practice Meal
Jaggers
Q: What Position Do You Play?
Catcher
Q: Favorite Baseball Memory
Hitting my first home run
Q: Who Is The Greatest Player Of All Time?
Barry Bonds
Q: What Is At The Top Of Your Baseball Bucket List?
Hit a walkout grand slam to win a championship game
Q: What Is A Nickname That Your Teammates Have Given You?
Timmy
Q: What Is A Non-Baseball Skill That You Have Always Wanted To Be Good At?
Shooting my bow
Blaine Dunham
Top Tier West | Geneva, IL
Q: When Did You Start Playing Baseball?
2016
Q: Favorite MLB Team
Dodgers
Q: Pregame Ritual
Visualize in-game scenarios
Q: Go To Post Game/Practice Meal
Chipotle
Q: What Position Do You Play?
SS/P/C
Q: Favorite Baseball Memory
3 run home run in championship tournament game to tie game in last inning
Q: Who Is The Greatest Player Of All Time?
Ken Griffey Jr.
Q: What Is At The Top Of Your Baseball Bucket List?
Watch game 7 of World Series in person
Jackson johnson
Top Tier Iowa | Belle Plaine, Iowa
Q: When Did You Start Playing Baseball?
5
Q: Favorite MLB Team
Cardinals
Q: Pregame Ritual
Pep talk with team and extra stretches
Q: Go To Post Game/Practice Meal
Chicken
Q: What Position Do You Play?
Pitcher/first base
Q: Favorite Baseball Memory
My first home run
Q: Who Is The Greatest Player Of All Time?
Albert Pujols
Q: What Is At The Top Of Your Baseball Bucket List?
Play in the World Series
Q: Who is your celebrity look alike?
Jason Statham
Q: What Is A Non-Baseball Skill That You Have Always Wanted To Be Good At?
Basketball
Cruz Kenny
Top Tier Roos | Tampa, FL
Q: When Did You Start Playing Baseball?
5 years old
Q: Favorite MLB Team
Tampa Bay Rays
Q: Pregame Ritual
Call my Papa for good luck. Apply eye black, wrist tape, then listen to a few favorite songs (mix of Christian, country, and rap), and then do my pre-game stretches and throwing progressions.
Q: Go To Post Game/Practice Meal
Chipotle
Q: What Position Do You Play?
Catcher, Pitcher, 2nd and 3rd Base
Q: Favorite Baseball Memory
Throwing my first perfect game
Q: Who Is The Greatest Player Of All Time?
Babe Ruth
Q: What Is At The Top Of Your Baseball Bucket List?
Long term: play college ball at Vanderbilt. Short term: hit a dinger 3-0 count when my coach gives me the green light.
Q: Who is your celebrity look alike?
Max Clark
Q: What Is A Nickname That Your Teammates Have Given You?
Cruuuuzie
Q: What Is A Non-Baseball Skill That You Have Always Wanted To Be Good At?
Doing a back flip
Cole knable
Top Tier Roos | Dunedin, FL
Q: When Did You Start Playing Baseball?
4
Q: Favorite MLB Team
Philadelphia Phillies
Q: What Is Your Baseball Related Hot Take?
College baseball is more exciting than the MLB
Q: Go To Post Game/Practice Meal
Smoothie King
Q: What Position Do You Play?
Catcher, Pitcher, Utility
Q: Favorite Baseball Memory
First homerun
Q: Who Is The Greatest Player Of All Time?
Ken Griffey Jr.
Q: What Is At The Top Of Your Baseball Bucket List?
Go to the WBC Championship
Q: What Is A Nickname That Your Teammates Have Given You?
Hollywood
Q: What Is A Non-Baseball Skill That You Have Always Wanted To Be Good At?
Back flip
Adriano Levato
Top Tier HQ | South Elgin, IL
Q: When Did You Start Playing Baseball?
4 years old
Q: Favorite MLB Team
Chicago Cubs
Q: Pregame Ritual
Listen to Connor Price & The Score, stretch and play catch
Q: What Is Your Baseball Related Hot Take?
Babe Ruth is not a top 10 player of all time
Q: Go To Post Game/Practice Meal
Fruit, Protein, and Goldfish
Q: What Position Do You Play?
SS, CF, Pitcher
Q: Favorite Baseball Memory
Panama City Beach, Baseball Fest NYE
Q: Who Is The Greatest Player Of All Time?
Barry Bonds
Q: What Is At The Top Of Your Baseball Bucket List?
Work infield with Francisco Lindor
Q: What Is A Nickname That Your Teammates Have Given You?
"12"
Q: What Is A Non-Baseball Skill That You Have Always Wanted To Be Good At?
Ping Pong
Kyler Meints
Lincoln, NE | IG: Kyler.m.2031
Q: When Did You Start Playing Baseball?
2017
Q: Favorite MLB Team
Phillies
Q: What Is Your Baseball Related Hot Take?
Let the barrel do the work
Q: Go To Post Game/Practice Meal
Bacon Cheeseburger
Q: What Position Do You Play?
SS/RHP
Q: Favorite Baseball Memory
First home run out of the park
Q: Who Is The Greatest Player Of All Time?
Bo Jackson
Q: What Is At The Top Of Your Baseball Bucket List?
Make it to the show
Q: Who is your celebrity look alike?
Ryan Reynolds
Q: What Is A Nickname That Your Teammates Have Given You?
Iceman
Q: What Is A Non-Baseball Skill That You Have Always Wanted To Be Good At?
Hunting
TUCKER MORRISON
Arroyo Grande, CA
Q: When Did You Start Playing Baseball?
5 years old
Q: Favorite MLB Team
Dodgers
Q: Pregame Ritual
Bubble gum and visualization
Q: What Is Your Baseball Related Hot Take?
City connect jerseys should be worn full time
Q: Go To Post Game/Practice Meal
In n Out
Q: What Position Do You Play?
All of them
Q: Favorite Baseball Memory
First home run
Q: Who Is The Greatest Player Of All Time?
Ken Griffey Jr.
Q: Who is your celebrity look alike?
Khalil Greene
Q: What Is A Nickname That Your Teammates Have Given You?
Lucky
Q: What Is A Non-Baseball Skill That You Have Always Wanted To Be Good At?
Life
DAVIS ROMEJKO
St. Charles, IL
Q: When Did You Start Playing Baseball?
6 years old
Q: Favorite MLB Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
Q: Pregame Ritual
Watch Freddie Freeman highlights
Q: What Is Your Baseball Related Hot Take?
Max clark is the best MLB prospect
Q: Go To Post Game/Practice Meal
Anything
Q: What Position Do You Play?
Pitcher, First Base
Q: Favorite Baseball Memory
Going to the National Training Complex for USA Baseball NTIS
Q: Who Is The Greatest Player Of All Time?
Babe Ruth
Q: What Is At The Top Of Your Baseball Bucket List?
Play on the 12u National Team
Q: What Is A Nickname That Your Teammates Have Given You?
D
Q: What Is A Non-Baseball Skill That You Have Always Wanted To Be Good At?
Art
Ren Wheat
Top Tier Kentucky | Louisville, KY
Q: When Did You Start Playing Baseball?
3 years old
Q: Favorite MLB Team
Arizona Diamondbacks
Q: Pregame Ritual
Watch MLB highlights
Q: What Is Your Baseball Related Hot Take?
That a hitter has to be looking at the pitcher with 8 seconds left on the pitch clock
Q: Go To Post Game/Practice Meal
Pizza
Q: What Position Do You Play?
MIF/OF/P
Q: Favorite Baseball Memory
Seeing and celebrating with Daylen Lile at his draft party
Q: Who Is The Greatest Player Of All Time?
Shohei Ohtani
Q: What Is At The Top Of Your Baseball Bucket List?
Playing pro baseball
Q: Who is your celebrity look alike?
Jace Norman (Kid Danger)
Q: What Is A Nickname That Your Teammates Have Given You?
Hot Sauce
Q: What Is A Non-Baseball Skill That You Have Always Wanted To Be Good At?
Drawing
RAWLIN WILLIAMS
Top Tier A's | Spottsville, KY
Q: When Did You Start Playing Baseball?
5 years old
Q: Favorite MLB Team
Cardinals
Q: Pregame Ritual
Have a good breakfast
Q: What Is Your Baseball Related Hot Take?
Baseball is the greatest sport
Q: Go To Post Game/Practice Meal
Texas Roadhouse
Q: What Position Do You Play?
MIF/RHP
Q: Favorite Baseball Memory
First home run
Q: Who Is The Greatest Player Of All Time?
Ozzie Smith
Q: What Is At The Top Of Your Baseball Bucket List?
Play in the MLB
Q: Who is your celebrity look alike?
Kevin McCallister
Q: What Is A Nickname That Your Teammates Have Given You?
Raw
