Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
Drew Tipton
NAME: Drew Tipton
PARENTS: Chris Tipton, Heather Tipton, Paula Thompson, Chris Thompson
SIBLINGS: Jacob Tipton and Chance Thompson
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Math
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Hanging out with friends.
FAVORITE FOOD: Biscuits and gravy.
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Kevin Gates
FAVORITE MOVIE: Moneyball
FAVORITE TV SHOW: That 70’s Show
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? A baseball
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Going to Arkansas State to play baseball.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? Coach (Kirk) Bock; he’s just taught me how to be a better person and how to go about the game of baseball the correct way. He kind of helped me to get to Arkansas State too.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT BASEBALL: Just being able to play with my best friends and have a blast out there.
POSITION: Centerfield
WHAT’S YOUR APPROACH AT THE PLATE? Try to relax. I’m always out front on almost everything so I try to let everything get deep as possible.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? We’ve done pretty well except for two conference games. I think we’ve got a good shot at taking State if we can get everybody together.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR (as of April 25)? I’d have to say the win against Faith Baptist (in Florida). I think Blaine (Knight) pitched one of his best games and everybody really came together as a team.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? We’ve got to start hitting one through nine and our pitchers have got to continue to throw strikes.
TALK ABOUT YOUR GAME: WHAT DO YOU FEEL MOST CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITY TO DO? Run the bases.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE ON IN PRACTICE? Hitting the ball the other way.
AFTER YOU’RE THROUGH PLAYING BASEBALL AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? Probably coming in every day at 5 in the morning and working as hard as we can everyday.
