Young USA Junior Players Ready for ISF Jr. World Championships
Tenth in a series of Player Profiles of USA Jr. National team members, who will be competing in the ISF Jr. World Championships at Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, June 20-29, 2009. Ballparkradio will be broadcasting from Whitehorse, June 26-29, 2008.
#7 Nick Santos
Height: 5′ 7″
Position: 2B – R/R
Hometown: Pueblo, Co.
2622 miles from Whitehorse
Did You Know?
• Born April 28, 1989
• Attends Colorado State University – Pueblo
• Three people, living or dead, you would like to have dinner with: Mom, Granpa and Jessica Alba
• Favorite TV show: Entourage
• Dream career: Sports agent
• Favorite food: Chicken Alfredo
• Favorite Quote: “All I can do is be me, whoever that is.” — Bob Dylan
• Hero: Atmosphere
Accomplishments
2007 ASA 18U Sioux Falls Rookies
• National champions
2005 Jr. Men’s National Team
• Alternate on team that finished fifth
Coach’s Corner
“Nick has been around softball his entire life with his grandfather, dad, and uncle being the forces behind the Pueblo Bandits softball team. Slick fielding second baseman with a lot of range.â€
— Coach Scott Standerfer
Editor’s note: Nick is another with those “fastball genes”. He is the nephew of Chris Santos, the third generation of that family and Pueblo Bandits program. Chris hits the road to Whitehorse shortly, and will be on hand to enjoy his nephew’s moment in the sun. Midnight sun, that is.