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Countdown To Opening Day (6 Days): Sam Dove

Feb. 11, 2012

The Georgia Tech baseball team begins the 2012 season Friday, Feb. 17 when it opens play in the Rock Hill Coca-Cola Classic at Winthrop. Stay tuned to RamblinWreck.com and meet all 33 Yellow Jackets with the “Countdown to Opening Day” series.

Sam Dove
Twitter: @SamDove31
INF/OF | R-R | 6-2 | 188 | Junior | Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)

RW.com: List three words that describe you…
Sam Dove: Lovey, Dovey, Lovey-Dovey

RW: Name one thing that fans don’t know about you…
SD: I hate cucumbers

RW: If you could bring one thing from your hometown, what would it be?
SD: Mom and Dad’s cooking

RW: What is the best piece of advice that a coach gave you?
SD: Don’t force it

RW: What was the most interesting thing you did this summer?
SD: Went fly fishing in Virginia

RW: What player, if any, do you pattern your game after?
SD: Jayson Werth

RW: What would be your ultimate sports center highlight…
SD: Rob a home run to win the World Series

RW: What is your dream job?
SD: Nick Scherer’s job

RW: What event has most shaped your life?
SD: My mom’s full recovery from a brain tumor

RW: Interests outside of baseball…
SD: Fishing… anything outdoors

RW: What’s your nickname? Reasoning behind it?
SD: Dovey, not sure of reason

RW: Do you have any game or practice superstitions?
SD: Yes, but I can’t talk about them

RW: Name the most interesting place you’ve visited…
SD: Italy (Rome, Florence, Venice)

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