Spotlight Athlete: Mark Salisbury

5/18/2011

School: Toledo Christian

Class: Senior

Sports: Baseball, track

Notes: Baseball -- All-TAAC first team as a junior; .417 batting average; 3.10 ERA this year; track -- won 100 (11.3) and 200 (23.5) meters at TAAC meet; 3.5 grade point-average; plans to play baseball at Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University

FAVORITES & MORE

School subject: English

Car: Mustang

MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? Facebook

Video game: Madden 2011

Place to shop: Dick's Sporting Goods

Musical artist: Lecrae

Song: "Go Hard or Go Home," by George Moss

TV show: Wipeoout

Movie: The Gods Must Be Crazy

Actor: None

Actress: None

Magazine: Sports Spectrum

Radio station: 89.3 FM

Food: Lasagne

Beverage: Orange juice

Fast food: Taco Bell

Can't resist snack: Any fruit

Place to visit: Family and friends in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Athlete: Grady Sizemore

Baseball team: Tigers

NBA team: Heat

NFL team: Cowboys

Person I most admire: God

Person I'd like to meet: Grady Sizemore

It really bothers me when ... people don't put forth their best effort in sports

In 10 years I hope to be ... in a good career and have a family

My No. 1 goal this year is ... to win a starting position on my college baseball team

Pregame routine: Focus and have fun

Top sports moment: Pitched a no-hitter against Lenawee Christian last season

Ohio State or Michigan? Michigan