Posted on 10 July 2011.
Brian Hansen leading off at first base during a game this last Husky baseball season
The 6 foot 3 inch, 190 pound SCSU outfielder was drafted with the Cleveland Indians.?I didn?t think I was going to get drafted,? Hansen said of being drafted in the 49th round.
Hansen went on to say that he has not made a final decision about the draft pick but will more than likely be back at SCSU in the fall.
The junior wanted to play baseball at SCSU because of head coach Pat Dolan.
?Everywhere he?s been he?s been successful and I wanted to be a part of him turning the program around,? Hansen said.
While attending SCSU, Hansen is majoring in recreation and sports management.
?I have always been around sports and I want to be around sports when I grow up too,? Hansen said of his course of study. He added he always wanted this major or a similar major.
The love of baseball by his family is what motivates him, Hansen revealed.
?I want to make them proud,? Hansen said, adding that he has also always loved playing baseball, ?I started playing ever since I could walk,?
Hansen admitted that he has played about every position on the field but in college he has only played outfield.
A 2008 graduate of Rocori High School in Cold Spring, Hansen played football, basketball and baseball for the Spartans.
Playing in the Lions all star game as a senior is when Hansen had his most embarrassing moment.
?I slipped and fell in the outfield and missed the fly ball,? Hansen said.
?I still get crap all the time for it,? Hansen said because current SCSU baseball players played in the game with Hansen.
Hansen?s high school baseball coach died while Hansen was in high school.?He was at practice one day and the next day he passed away,? Hansen said.
This was a motivating factor in the way Hansen lives his life, he admitted.
?I live life one day at a time, never know what?s going to happen or if you will have a tomorrow,? Hansen said.
?Living one day at a time? is a quote Hansen?s brother got him hooked on.
Currently Hansen is playing in the North Woods League for the Duluth Huskies. Hansen reveals he hopes he has a good year and will go back to SCSU and help the Huskies make it to the World Series in North Carolina in the next college baseball season.
?I want to be more consistent and be a leader on the [SCSU] team,? Hansen said of his current baseball goals.
Other goals Hansen admitted were to get drafted again to continue playing baseball after he graduates from college.
?I want to graduate,? Hansen said.
He would also like to go skydiving and visit Australia.
?I always wanted to go, I heard it was a lot of fun,? Hansen said of Australia.
Hansen revealed his baseball idol is Josh Hamilton. Hansen states Hamilton?s accomplishments and the obstacles he overcame to be successful as his reason he admires him.
Hamilton entered the MLB scene in 1999 and battled drug addictions and injuries to become the American League MVP in 2010.
?I have always looked up to him and how he lived his life,? Hansen said of his true role model ? his father.
Growing up his family has always supported him, Hansen said. ?They didn?t miss many games this year for my sister or me.?
Hansen is close with his family and admits they talk almost every day.
Hansen describes his family as competitive.
?We would go golfing on the course we live on. We?d pick teams and golf against each other,? Hansen said. He added he still golfs with his family.
With the competitive nature of his family Hansen developed a love for sports. For fun Hansen said he likes to play pick-up games with friends such as baseball, basketball or football.
As for the best moment in Hansen?s life he admitted he has had great moments but thinks the best is yet to come.
Source: http://www.universitychronicle.net/index.php/2011/07/10/player-profile-brian-hansen/
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