Jan. 26, 2010
By Brian Ormiston
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Part six of UCFAthletics.com's feature on the UCF baseball newcomers takes a glimpse at freshmen Anthony Caronia and Ryan Breen.
#6 Anthony Caronia - IF/OF - Fr. - 5-11, 165 - Orlando, Fla./Bishop Moore
Q: What is your first memory of playing baseball growing up?
- My first memory of playing baseball growing up was when I started playing back in little league when I was about five and getting my first hit.
Q: Is there a game you played in that you remember the most?
- The game I most remember would have to be the state championship game in high school when we won back in 2007.
Q: What have you enjoyed the most so far about being at UCF?
- Meeting all the new people, and playing baseball all the time.
Q: If you won a trip to see a game at any ballpark in the country, where would go and why?
- Yankee Stadium because of all the tradition and I love to watch the Yankees play, the best team in my opinon.
Q: What would be the one place or thing you want to visit before you die?
- I would like to go to Mt. Everest.
Q: Is there anything you have to do before a game, such as any pregame rituals?
- Nothing really crazy, but I like to listen to rap music.
Q: Growing up, what was your video game of choice?
- Mario Kart - great game, definitely a classic.
Q: What do you prefer watching: Top Chef, 24, American Idol, Price is Right, Deadliest Catch, The Office?
- Top Chef - ask my roommates, I can cook.
Q: What reality show would you like to be on the most?
- I would want to be on Fear Factor.
Q: If someone was making a movie about your life, who would you want to play yourself?
- Maybe Will Ferrell only because I would want someone funny to play me.
Q: What would be the one thing you would wait in line overnight to have?
- I would wait overnight to see a World Series baseball game, especially if it were the Yankees.
Q: Tell us one thing you would like people to know about you.
- I enjoy music a lot, I taught myself how to play guitar and I'm also good at ping pong.
#9 Ryan Breen - C - Fr. - 5-10, 190 - Palm City, Fla./South Fork
Q: What is your first memory of playing baseball growing up?
- My first memory of playing baseball was playing in the backyard with my friends or dad, also going out by myself and throwing the ball up and hitting it.
Q: Is there a game you played in that you remember the most?
- A game I played in that I will always remember is playing in the state championship my senior year, we won 13-3.
Q: What have you enjoyed the most so far about being at UCF?
- One thing I have enjoyed the most about being at UCF is just being at the field working and hanging out with my teammates and my best friend Kyle Aten.
Q: If you won a trip to see a game at any ballpark in the country, where would go and why?
- I would probably want to go to Fenway because Boston seems like a cool city and it's an historical park.
Q: What would be the one place or thing you want to visit before you die?
- One place that I would want to visit before I die would probably be the Dead Sea because I want to see what it's like to go in it.
Q: Is there anything you have to do before a game, such as any pregame rituals?
- I'm not too superstitious, all I have to do is tape my wrist and listen to some music.
Q: Growing up, what was your video game of choice?
- I never really had a favorite game. If it was any kind of sports game I liked it.
Q: What do you prefer watching on TV?
- SportsCenter just because I love sports.
Q: What reality show would you like to be on the most?
- I would want to be on Fear Factor.
Q: If someone was making a movie about your life, who would you want to play yourself?
- I would want to play myself.
Q: What would be the one thing you would wait in line overnight to have?
- Nothing, I would rather sleep.
Tickets for Baseball Fan Fest Jan. 30 and season tickets for the 2010 campaign are already on sale. The Knights will play 36 games at home this year including Opening Day Feb. 19, and reserved chairbacks are just $199, while reserved bleachers seats are only $150. Faculty/staff, youth and senior season tickets are $99. To purchase tickets, call 407-823-1000 or visit UCFAthletics.com.