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The Inside Pitch With Dan Schiffner May 7, 2009
BALTIMORE, MD - Senior Dan Schiffner caught up with HopkinsSports.com after the Centennial Conference Tournament to give fans an inside look at the Blue Jays as they head to their third-consecutive NCAA Regional Tournament next week. Schiffner has made 10 career appearances on the mound for the Blue Jays and started three games this season. He owns a 6.75 ERA and has 22 strikeouts this season after 21.1 innings. The senior is a civil engineering major and will pursue his master’s degree in civil engineering next fall at Princeton. Here is what Schiffner had to say about himself and his team. HopkinsSports.com: Dream job? Dan Schiffner: Designing awesome structures. HS: Teammate that inspires you? DS: Tim Rappazzo. HS: Teammate that will surprise you next season? DS: Todd Emr, he’s not leaving. HS: One word to describe me on the field? DS: Calm. HS: One word to describe me off of the field? DS: Calmer. HS: Favorite class? DS: Advanced Structural Analysis. HS: Why Hopkins? DS: I wanted to follow the exact steps of my mentor, Tony Margve. HS: Favorite pre-game meal? DS: Lean Cuisine. HS: If I could eat dinner anywhere, I would choose… DS: Jim’s Cheesesteaks in Philly. HS: Favorite Centennial venue to compete in? DS: Homewood, it’s a pitcher’s park. HS: What’s on your iPod on game day? DS: Coheed and Cambria. HS: If I wasn’t playing baseball, I’d be DS: A fat kid. HS: Favorite baseball story? DS: In one weekend my freshman year, the JV team won 4 consecutive games on walkoffs.
HS: Favorite Bob Babb quote? DS: "Nothing good happens after midnight." HS: Who is your most intense teammate and why? DS: Garber . . . when he gets emotional he turns green and triples in size. HS: After Hopkins, I would like to… DS: Get a masters degree in Civil Engineering then find a job that I enjoy. HS: If I could trade places with anyone for a day? DS: Any professional pitcher. HS: Coke or Pepsi? DS: Pepsi. HS: Favorite professional sports franchise? DS: The Mets, despite their recent failures. HS: In my free time, I like to DS: Nap. HS: Superstitions? DS: Never step on the foul line. HS: One thing that being a member of the baseball team has taught you? DS: Hard work pays off. HS: What is the biggest strength of the team this season? DS: Everybody loves everybody. HS: Thing I miss most about home? DS: Summer nights. HS: Nickname? DS: Shifty. HS: What do you focus on when you pitch? DS: Coach Denny Cox keeps me focused on relaxing the forearm and hitting nothing but net. HS: What other sports did you play in high school? DS: One year of hockey until I broke my throwing arm. HS: Best thing about being a pitcher? DS: Raiding the dugout food basket while the hitters are playing. HS: Athletic Accomplishment you are most proud of? DS: Throwing back to back no hitters freshman year of high school. HS: Best road trip you’ve ever taken? DS: I was also a member of the road trip down to Virginia Tech. HS: Favorite movie? DS: Happy Gilmore. HS: Favorite place to hang out? DS: The 3215 nap couch designed just for napping. It consisted of a normal couch with a futon mattress on top and ample cushiony pillows. HS: Hardest class you ever taken? DS: Dynamics. I got a 13/30 on a test and it was a B+. HS: The No. 1 thing you want to do after you graduate? DS: Travel. HS: Worst part of college? DS: Doing dishes after eating my sub-par food HS: Favorite mid-night snack? DS: Ice cream. HS: What is Pat Steffee’s favorite Dan Schiffner story? DS: I placed a mouse trap in my room last year with peanut butter as bait. After 4 days of not catching a mouse, I accidentally left a closed bag of peanuts on my desk. The mouse ate my peanuts. I was furious and Pat made fun of me for 6-7 weeks for ranting so much. In fact, he must still find it to be hilarious because he wanted me to tell you this story. Up next on the Inside Pitch is senior Henry Striegl. Do you have a question for Striegl? E-mail it to carrie.shaw@jhu.edu. |
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