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The Times Athlete of the Week: Streator’s Clay Christoff · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: The Times Athlete of the Week Streeter's Clay Christoff Written
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  by J. T. Penalty. This article is being read by
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  an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Out of
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  three hundred and forty nine ballots cast in an online vote,
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  Straighter baseball pitcher sloss Erd baseman Clay Christoph captured one
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  hundred and fifty to win a close race and be
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  named the Times Athlete of the Week. Christoph continued as
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  red hot senior season, leading the Bulldogs to a series
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  sweep of Reed Custer with three hits in each win,
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  three total RBIs and the pitching win in the opener
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  with just two hits and one run aloud while striking
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  out eight. Also on last week's ballot were runner up
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  Alec Nauvatni Marquette Baseball, Leah Gammy Straighter Girl Soccer, and
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  Abby Armstrong FCW Girls Track and Field. Weekly ballots go
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  online Mondays and are accessible via Facebook, The Time Sports
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  and Twitter at Pelty voting going through midday Wednesday. Here
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  is a Canada with this week's winner. Do you have
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  any nicknames? Christoph CCC? How old were you when you
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  started playing baseball and what got you into the game, Christoph.
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  I started playing when I was three my dad. It's
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  been an up and down season for the Bulldogs baseball
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  team this year. What does the team need to do
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  to finish this final stretch playing your best baseball? Christoph?
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  Just go and play. You've added some velocity and break
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  to your pitches this season, and your batting average has
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  skyrocketed above point three to five to zero. What did
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  you do in the off season to get ready for
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  what's been a really strong senior year, Christoph? This summer
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  and fall, I've been throwing a lot with Hall Allstater
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  University of Illinois alum and semipro pitcher Tyrai Barchik. I
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  was also hitting a little with I director of player
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  Development and felfellow Hall graduate Cam McDonald. What are a
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  few of your favorite ball diamonds you've gotten the chance
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  to play on over the years, Christoph Seneca and Reed Custer.
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  What movie would you say you've seen more than any other? About?
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  How many times? Christoph? Gladiator from nineteen ninety two, The
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  Boxing One. I've probably watched this at least one hundred times.
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  Which of your teammates cracks you up the most, Christoph?
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  It's so Jostra. We've known each other since we were eight.
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  If you could see any musical artist in any venue,
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  all expenses paid, who would you see and where? Christoph?
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  I would have loved to go watch the Zach Bryan
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  concert with Kings of Leon opening in Louisville, Kentucky. You
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  and your teammates are going out for dinner to celebrate
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  a big win. Where are you going and what are
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  you ordering? Christoph? Chipotle, white rice, double steak and chicken
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  with cheese. Seventh inning, two outs, bases loaded, tie game.
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  Would you be more comfortable on the mound trying to
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  get the final out or at the plate trying to
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  get a game winning hit? Christoph? I would be more
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  confident on the mound. Seasonal question at a cookout, what's
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  your favorite food off the grill? Christoph? Steak or a burger?
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  Is pretty solid. You've committed to continue your baseball career
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  next year at Illinois Valley Community College. What made IVCC
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  the right choice? Christoph? IVCC was the best fit for
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  baseball in my education. It is also twenty minutes from
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  my house.