Sam Louden
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Sam Louden // Hauser senior baseball player
Louden threw a five-inning no-hitter and struck out seven Saturday to lead the Jets to a 13-3 win against Switzerland County.
His performance last week: “I feel like we played very well together and came together and played well.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I drink energy drinks and take ibuprofen.”
Favorite drink: “Water”
Favorite food: “Crab”
Favorite class: “Advanced PE/Weights”
Favorite sports team: “Cincinnati Reds”
Favorite athlete: “Shohei Ohtani”
Role model: “My dad (Matt Louden)”
Best advice: “Put your head down and get the work done.”
Athletics goal: “If I could throw another no-hitter, that would be pretty cool.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Alaska, because of the sky.”
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Paige McDaniel // Hauser senior softball player
Paige McDaniel
McDaniel won her school record-setting 65th and 66th career games when she threw a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts in Friday’s 10-0 win against Waldron and in a nine-hitter in Saturday’s 6-1 win at Indianapolis Lutheran. She also combined on a no-hitter in Thursday’s 11-0 win against Waldron and went over 500 career strikeouts. For the week, she went 7 for 12 at the plate with a triple and five RBIs.
Her performance last week: “I feel like we all were checked in, and if things ever went south, I know my team had my back, so I felt calm.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I listen to music that gets me mad. It makes me pitch better and hit the ball harder.”
Favorite drink: “Coke”
Favorite food: “Texas Roadhouse rolls”
Favorite class: “English”
Favorite sports team: “Cincinnati Reds”
Favorite athlete: “Jennie Finch”
Role model: “My grandma (Lou Rader)”
Best advice: “There’s no such thing as losing. You either win, or you learn.’’
Athletics goal: “I want to hit 70 (MPH) before I go college. I’m at 68 right now.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Anywhere on the west coast or Hawaii.”
