Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
Blake Patterson
NAME: Blake Patterson
PARENTS: Brenda and Bob
SIBLINGS: none
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Science
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Fish
FAVORITE FOOD: Steak
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Kevin Gates
FAVORITE MOVIE: Mickey
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Sportscenter
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? A baseball
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Go to Henderson State and major in Biology.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? Coach (Kirk) Bock by helping me through the thick and thin, helping me become the man I am today and the baseball player I am today.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT BASEBALL: Just being able to play the game.
POSITION: First base and pitcher
WHAT’S YOUR APPROACH AT THE PLATE? Catch up and wait until I get a strike.
WHAT’S YOUR APPROACH ON THE MOUND? Throw strikes and get in the zone.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? It’s been pretty good I think. We’ve had some rough patches but we came through and fixed them up.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR? It hasn’t happened yet.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? Play together and come together as a team.
TALK ABOUT YOUR GAME: WHAT DO YOU FEEL MOST CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITY TO DO? My pitching right now.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE ON IN PRACTICE? My swing.
AFTER YOU’RE THROUGH PLAYING BASEBALL AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? Coach Bock and watching him help everybody out, helping them become better.
