Ladies and Gentleman, Mr. Dwight Mack

Your 2013 Edmonton Prospects look to learn from the experiences of years past and reward our fans patience by the making the upcoming season, the best season yet!

Prospects General Manager Tracy Neumann and new Head Coach Cameron McMullen have their first roster player signed and his name is Dwight Mack.

Mack, from the North Dakota baseball program, comes with the following accolades:

1. 2011 American Legion state champion
2. 2011 Class A First Team All-State selection
3.  2012 & 2011 All-Western Dakota Association selection
4. 2012 Class A state champion.

The following is a transcript of an interview between Dwight Mack and myself.

 Name: Dwight Mack Nickname: Wighty

 

Hometown: Mandan, North Dakota

 

What do you feel are your strengths in the game of baseball?  How do you think this will help the Prospects prosper in the new season?  

 

I have always felt that my strengths come on the offensive side of the baseball. Being a left handed hitter sure gives me some advantages. Through the past couple years I have hit in the 2, 3, or 4 spot which usually carries a very big role. The last two seasons of playing American Legion baseball I hit just shy of .400 and this previous season nearly .450 also leading our team to a state championship in 2011. 

 

I think this will help the Prospects in a lot of ways. Offense is a very big part of the game. If we can score runs then winning games will just take care of itself.

 

Primary Position: Catcher

 

Secondary Position: I spent a lot of time at 3^rd this last summer while recovering from a broken thumb.

 

When did you start playing organized baseball? Just after I turned 4 years old.

Favorite MLB team growing up?  When I was little I loved watching the Los Angeles Angels

 

Favorite MLB team now? I normally don’t pick favorites when it comes to professional sports but if I had to I would go with the Minnesota Twins.

 

Who was your favorite MLB player growing up?  Darin Erstad was always my favorite player.

 

Who is your favorite MLB player currently?   When Erstad retired I began following Joe Mauer beings he is a catcher like myself and a quite successful one I might add.

  

Fun Stuff

 

First thing you will buy after signing a million dollar contract?  The first thing I will buy with a million dollar contract is a 1969 Chevelle SS.

 

What's in the game console right now?  In the game console right now happens to be Super Mario Kart. Me and my teammates have a lot of good clean fun trash talking while on the race track.

 

Favorite Movie? Either be Miracle (1980 USA Miracle on ice) or For Love of the Game.

 

If you could be a superhero, what would your superpower be?  If I could have a super power it would be to fly. There are so many things we could do if we could get up and fly with the birds.