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Feb. 16, 2007

In The Batter’s Box With Elea Crockett

Who has your favorite nickname on the team and what is it?
Amy “Mooseknuckle” McKean

What sport would you play if you didn’t play softball and why?
Table Tennis…for the track suits and sweat bands they wear. Plus I have a small obsession with Forrest Gump.

If you could have any superpower it would be?
I wish I could bounce high (Gummy Bear style)

Which actress would you pick to play you in a movie?
Scarlett Johannsen

What is the most embarrassing song on your ipod?
I have two Hanson albums, I guess I’m not too proud of that (although I will never be embarrassed by the song “Penny and Me” it’s fabulous)

What is your favorite movie line?
“from that day on, if I was going anywhere, I was runnin” – Forrest Gump

What is your favorite UVa memory outside of softball?
Grilling and eating dinner on my front porch with my roommates.

Best non-athletic talent…
Juggling

If you were to be stranded on an island and you could only bring one thing, what would it be and why?
Someone tall that could reach the bananas.

I would buy a ticket to go see…
Muse in concert

Most people would be surprised that I…
Have never seen “The Goonies”.

What is your most prized possession?
Love of friends.

If you could appear in any TV show it would be…
Lost, so I could meet Hurley and go to Hawaii where they film it.

What do you love most about UVa and why?
The sense of community and college town atmosphere.

How psyched are you to be going home and playing in Tucson this weekend?
It’s going to be great playing in front of my friends and family at home. I used to be a ball girl for the U. of Arizona softball team, and always aspired to one day play on that field. I think it will be a lot of fun.

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