2017 Free Agent IF/OF Edward Koncel
Edward Koncel
Interview conducted on 7/28/2017
Who are you playing with in 2017?
Liquor Box Joliet Park District League Nights
Free Agent – EKoncel34@ yahoo.com
What positions do you play and what is your best position?
First, Third, Outfield
Best: Outfield
Who is the best softball player you have ever seen play?
Brian Wegman
Why do you like the game of softball?
Competitive alternative post pro baseball career
Who is the best up and coming player in softball and why?
John Williams…a monster
What is your nickname in softball and how did you get it?
Don't have one
What is your height and weight?
6'3" 250
Where do you call home?
Plainfield, IL
What's your favorite way to spend an off weekend?
Playing golf, working out
What do you do for a living?
Financial Investment Consultant
Did you play sports in High School / College / Pro?
Varsity high school baseball, two years junior college baseball, four years professional baseball with Texas Rangers
How did you get your start in softball and how did you get to the upper level?
Have a lot of friends who play and began playing after baseball career, reccommended by teammate
What was the most surprising difference between Conference play and non-Conference play when you made the jump?
Currently making the transition
Is there a player that you would compare your game to?
5 tool player, plus power, plus arm
What would you say is your career highlight to this point? Maybe one play or game that sticks out to you in particular?
Whenever I throw someone out at home from center
In your career was there a single person (player/manager/coach) who had the most significant impact on your approach to the game? Why?
No
What advice can you give a young player trying to break into the upper level?
Separate yourself from the pack
What type of batting grip do you use and what ounce bat?
Any grip, 27
What do you do in the offseason to prepare for the next softball season?
Lift, stretch
What is your favorite sports team and your favorite sport other than softball?
Baseball, White Sox
Do you have any superstitions and if so, what are they?
I never say nice pitch, I have to lick my fingers before every pitch in the field, touch my glove a certain way before every pitch
What would be your "at bat" music selection?
"I can't stop" by Flux Pavilion
What is the best improvement upper level softball could make?
Don't know yet
What is your favorite non-World tournament and why?
No favorite yet
What is the best softball field/complex you have played at and why?
Wide World of Sports Complex, great atmosphere
Where is the best place to eat on the road after a game?
No suggestion
What is the funniest thing you have ever seen on a softball field?
People falling
Tell us something about you that most would never know about you?
Passion for wood working craftsmenship, pretty good artist
What was your favorite sports related gift you have ever given or received?
Shipment of engraved B56 Birch wood bats
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