Chris Betts (Photo: Steve Dachman)
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PLAYER PROFILE:
Name: Chris Betts
Position: Catcher
School: Wilson (Long Beach, Calif.)
Ht.: 6-2. Wt.: 210.
Bats/throws: Left/right
College/MLB draft: Signed with Tennessee/Selected No. 52 overall by Tampa Bay Rays
Key stats: Hit .473 with 29 RBI and eight homers.
Season highlight: Getting to play this high school season with my friend, Jacob Barham.
Favorite teacher: Probably my fourth grade teacher, Ms. (Holly) Huber at Mark Twain Elementary because she straigtened me out. I was an awful elementary school student.
My reality TV competition: So You Think You Can Dance. I have plenty of moves.
Three objects on a deserted island: My dog, Sammie, a German Shepherd, a cowboy hat and a baseball bat.
Cartoon character I am most like: Johnny Bravo.
Put the bat and glove in my hand: My mom, when I was 2 or 3 and my dad was playing for UNLV.
The last time I forgot how many outs there were: I’ve honestly never done that.
My inspiration: Definitely both of my parents. They had me when they were seniors in high school. They raised me well and were great parents.
My clutch moment: Probably hitting the go-ahead base hit off one of my best friends, Kyle Molnar, against Aliso Niguel.
If I had a time machine: I would probably go back to prehistoric times, so I could see dinosaurs.