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On the baseball field, a double play if often referred to as poetry in motion. 

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A maneuver so impressive it's worth two outs. 

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In order to produce a successful double play you need teamwork from all three guys within and making sure that 

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only focus on the job at hand and not try to do anybody else's. 

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My name's Nathan Etheridge and I'm biology major and I play first base. 

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I started playing baseball around four years old and I chose first base because I'm always in action along with always getting throws 

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from other places and it's right there in the game the whole time. 

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Last year we were successful in double plays because Marcus and I, we definitely had a good relationship, a good field, 

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and we trusted each other, and were confident in our abilities to be able to turn a double play. 

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Can you just like discuss the different types of double plays? 

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Yeah, there's your ground ball double play, which is your typical 6, 4, 3. 

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There's an unassisted double play. That's where for example if I were to receive the ball at second base, I would touch second base 

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and throw it to first. Flyball double play. For example, if I caught the ball at second base and the runner was on 1st, I'd throw it back to 

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first base. Your main objective is getting that first out. 

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After that you've just got to be as quick as you can to get back to first base. 

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My name is Marcus Madden. I major in interdisciplinary studies and I play second base here at WOU. 

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I've been playing baseball for as long as I can remember, you know, since my dad put a baseball in my hand, I've been playing 

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ever since. I chose second base because it just a spot in midfield where I can get in the lineup. 

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and help my team as much as I can. 

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I would definitely say my favorite team is Yankees, 

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with Derek Jeter as my favorite player and my favorite coach is Ken Walker. 

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I'd say my all time favorite player would probably be Ken Griffey Jr since he was Mariner, 

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I'd say Seattle Mariners is probably my favorite team too. And then for coach I'd have to go with Ken Walker. 

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When you hear the name Derek Jeter it's hard not to think about the number of double plays he turned in his career. 

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I know Nate and Marcus are definitely looking forward to getting back on that top ten list of double plays. 

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And that's because goof coaching and hard work definitely pays off. 

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music.