2009 Binghamton Softball Up-Close Player Profiles

#17 Freshman third baseman Chelsea Horne
Horne Bio

Throughout the 2009 season, Binghamton softball players will be featured in up-close player profiles that will seek to provide in-depth information and insight that goes beyond the press releases and media guide.

What is your favorite part about your sport: Going up to bat and hitting.

Pre-game rituals: I put on my socks on first.

My biggest athletic thrill: Hitting a home run.

My first memory of softball: Picking up my first jersey.

My pregame superstition: Rubbing my piece of lucky tape.

Favorite professional athlete: Derek Jeter

Favorite sports movie: A League of Their Own

The reason why I wear my jersey number: The number 17 just keeps popping up in my life.

Most memorable BU moment: Getting my first box of books and carrying them up the mountain to my dorm.

Growing up I pretended I was: The pink Power Ranger

Most famous person ever met: The Dalai Lama.

What do you see yourself doing after Binghamton: Going to graduate school.

Who had the greatest impact on my life: My mom.

My best non-athletic talent: I'm fluent in French and Spanish.

Most people don't know this about me but: I'm a second degree black belt.