2015 Free Agent Matt Cochran

Matt Cochran

USSSA Playing History

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Who are you playing with in 2015?
Free agent – matt.cochran@hacn.org

What positions do you play and what is your best position?
C\EH\1st

Who is the best softball player you have ever seen play?
Bryson Baker

Why do you like the game of softball?
Allows me to compete, with others and make friends all over the U.S

What is your nickname in softball and how did you get it?
Fatsie, had it since I was a baby. My cousin gave me the name, when I was 10 months old I been told.

What is your height and weight?
6'0 300lbs

Where do you call home?
Tahlequah, Oklahoma

What's your favorite way to spend an off weekend?
Easy…. With my two sons Brock and Bryson and wife Tracie.

What do you do for a living?
Home builder for my tribe. (Cherokee)

Did you play sports in High School / College / Pro?
Played baseball in high school, played at Carl Albert state college as well.

How did you get your start in softball and how did you get to the upper level?
I grew up watching my dad play, so I just fell into it after college.
I got the chance in 2013, I played for South Texas Posse thanks to Bruce Blocker.
Bruce knows me through my Native American Sponsor. Tony Sanchez, he's the president of the Seminole tribe in Florida.

What was the most surprising difference between Conference play and non-Conference play when you made the jump?
How fast the ball goes through the infield. As well as the pitching.

Is there a player that you would compare your game to?
Nope

What advice can you give a young player trying to break into the upper level?
Always play hard. Someone is always watching.

What type of batting grip do you use and what ounce bat?
Two finger overlap

What do you do in the offseason to prepare for the next softball season?
Try not to gain weight, and golf!

What is your favorite sports team and your favorite sport other than softball?
Yankee fan. Other sport is golf.

Do you have any superstitions and if so, what are they?
Nope

What would be your "at bat" music selection?
Danza Kudoro

What is the best improvement upper level softball could make?
None, its perfect.

What is your favorite non-World tournament and why?
Snow ball in Denison, swing away.

What is the best softball field/complex you have played at and why?
Myrtle Beach, 100%turf.

Where is the best place to eat on the road after a game?
BWW