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Countdown To Opening Day (24 Days): Josh Heddinger

Jan. 24, 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.

Josh Heddinger
Twitter: @JHedd21
RHP | R-R | 6-4 | 216 | Freshman | Suwanee, Ga. (Buford)

RW.com: List three words that describe you…
Josh Heddinger: Competitive, Friendly, Dependable

RW: Name one thing that fans don’t know about you…
JH: I can solve a Rubix cube in one minute

RW: Why did you choose Georgia Tech?
JH: It’s where I have wanted to go since I was 9 years old

RW: What is the best piece of advice that a coach gave you?
JH: Do everything for a purpose

RW: What player, if any, do you pattern your game after?
JH: Josh Beckett

RW: What is your dream job?
JH: Major league baseball player

RW: Do you have any game or practice superstitions?
JH: Take a nap and relax

RW: Name the most interesting place you’ve visited.
JH: Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown

RW: What’s the one memory that stands out from your childhood?
JH: Throwing a two-hitter in the third game of the State Championship series.

RW: What’s your nickname? Reasoning behind it?
JH: Heady

RW: Biggest accomplishments…
JH: Winning three state championship rings and going to the school of my dreams

RW: Who is the most famous person you’ve ever met?
JH: Jason Varitek

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