20 Questions With Sophomore Lauren Parker
4/6/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ?? This week's edition of 20 questions with the Crimson Tide softball team features sophomore second baseman Lauren Parker. Rolltide.com sat down with Parker on Wednesday as Alabama prepares for its upcoming SEC series with in-state rival Auburn.
20 Questions With Lauren Parker
Q: What is your favorite sports movie?
A: The Natural
Q: What is playing in your CD player or IPOD?
A: Mixed Country CD with Dierks Bentley
Q: What is the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you on the softball field?
A: Last year we were playing Arizona and Caitlin Lowe hit a ball to me. I fielded it on the run but my cleat got caught in my shoestring and I face-planted. I threw the ball but it didn't go very far
Q: Do you have any routines when you step into the batters box?
A: I clear the dirt from the person in front of me and draw a cross in the ground with my bat in front of the batters box.
Q: If you could play any other sport at Alabama what would you choose?
A: Basketball
Q: Name something you are addicted to?
A: Text messaging
Q: What is your favorite Halloween costume?
A: Energizer Bunny
Q: Who is #1 on your cell phone speed dial?
A: My mom
Q: What is your favorite color?
A: Pink
Q: Why do you wear #17?
A: My brother was #17 in high school and he was a catcher and pitcher. He had a phenomenal year his senior year and had a career-ending baseball injury. It is a way I can keep him in mind while I am playing and live out our dream for the both of us.
Q: What is your favorite book?
A: 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life
Q: What has been your favorite class at Alabama?
A: Health Class
Q: What is your favorite place to eat in Tuscaloosa?
A: Wings
Q: What is your nickname?
A: LP, Parker, Automatic Parker
Q: Who is the best player you have played against?
A: Alicia Hollowell from Arizona
Q: What is your favorite tradition at Alabama?
A: Hearing Sweet Home Alabama before the game gets me pumped up or in the seventh inning
Q: What is your favorite store in the mall?
A: American Eagle
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Christmas because my whole family is together. It is the one time of the year we get to spend that much time being a family because everybody is scattered in the summer.
Q: What has to be in your refrigerator?
A: Gatorade
Q: What is your favorite quote?
A: "It is not the size of the dog in the fight, it is the size of the fight in the dog"
