Great Name, Strong Game
Two Rounds Into the Playoffs Flatonia’s Titan Targac Has Already Blasted a Grand Slam, and Pitched a Perfect Game
Flatonia freshman baseball player Titan Targac is a multisport athlete who does damage in all aspects. In Flatonia’s most recent playoff baseball run, Targac blasted a 380 foot grand slam and followed it up by tossing a perfect game on the hill in the next round.
“First of all, he’s a great competitor,” said Flatonia head football coach and assistant baseball coach Chris Freytag. “It doesn’t matter if he’s playing football, basketball, or baseball. He does a great job at competing. His performances in baseball have been as good as I’ve ever seen a young kid perform. He’s ready to go at any point. I love him in football, I know Coach Sodek loves him in basketball, and we love him in baseball. You can’t go wrong putting the ball in his hands, no matter what sport it is. He’s the complete package. He’s a great athlete and he could play college football too. That’s how talented he is.” Targac’s astounding production and work ethic has given him the nod for this editions Athlete of the Week.
Question: Who’s your favorite baseball player and why?
Answer: “My favorite baseball player is Clayton Kershaw, the pitcher for the Dodgers. He’s a left-handed pitcher that I’ve always looked up to.”
Question: What’s your best position on the baseball field and why?
Answer: “My best position on the baseball field is a pitcher because that’s just where I feel most comfortable and I feel that I can do my best and help my team there.”
Question: What kind of bat do you use?
Answer: “The bat that I swing is a 33-inch Demarini Voodoo One.”
Question: If you could play in one stadium, which one would you choose and why?
Answer: “I would choose to play in either Yankee Stadium or Dodger Stadium because they just have the most amazing atmospheres and the fans are amazing.”
Question: How fast can you throw a ball?
Answer: “The fastest that I’ve thrown a baseball would be 86 mph.”
Question: You’re a multisport athlete, which sport would you say you’re best at and why?
Answer: “I would say baseball, for sure, just because I’ve been playing it my whole life and that’s the thing that I put the most work into.”
Question: When on the baseball field, which do you prefer, sunflower seeds or bubble gum?
Answer: “I’m good with either one, but if I had to choose, I would say bubble gum over sunflower seeds.”
Question: If you could travel back in time, what’s one thing you would do?
Answer: “I would definitely go meet some of my old relatives and then I would definitely go catch one of the first baseball games.”
Question: What’s your biggest goal in life?
Answer: “My biggest goal in life is to make it to the MLB and be a starting pitcher for a major league baseball team.”
Question: What would you say are the reasons behind this successful playoff run?
Answer: “I would say because we just gel so good as a team and we all play our best when we’re relaxed.”
Targac has already established himself as an elite ballplayer and his career is just beginning.
Flatonia vs Mumford
Best-of-three baseball series
Thursday at Mumford at 7 p.m.
Friday at Flatonia at 7 p.m.
Saturday at Fayetteville at 2 p.m. Tickets -$5