Bowling Green State University Athletics
Senior Spotlight: Jesse Rait
January 23, 2015 | Baseball
The 2015 Bowling Green State University baseball season is just three weeks away, so BGSUFalcons.com will spend time over the next several weeks spotlighting each of the five seniors on this year's team. Today's featured senior is Jesse Rait, an outfielder from Liberty Township, Ohio. Last season, Rait played in 50 games, making 37 starts for the Orange and Brown. He scored 22 runs and had 17 runs batted in. You can read Rait's bio by CLICKING HERE.
The Rait File
Name: Jesse Rait                           Â
Position: Outfield
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Major: Finance
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Favorite baseball memory at BGSU? Winning the 2013 MAC Championship
Favorite class you've taken at BGSU? Money and Banking
Why did you choose to come to BGSU? The campus and great baseball tradition
What do you hope to do after baseball? Acquire a position in the finance field
How do you pass time on a long road trip? Listen to music
What is your favorite meal? Crab Legs
What is your nickname? Deuces
What is one thing that you can't go one day without doing? Watching SportCenter
If you could meet three people – dead or alive – who would you choose? Babe Ruth, Derek Jeter, Vince Vaughn
What is your favorite TV show? Prison Break
Who would you choose to play your character in a movie about your life? Jim Carey
What baseball player do you model your game after? Mike Trout
Who is the most famous person you have ever met? Jay Bruce
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Who is your funniest teammate? Andrew Lacinak          Â
What is your favorite social media site? Facebook
What's the most used app on your phone? Facebook
One word to describe you on the field: Confident
One word to describe you off the field: Driven
What is your hidden talent? Quoting Movies
Which teammate is most likely to become President? N/AÂ Â
Which teammate is most likely to end up on TV? Brandon Howard
Which teammate is most likely to open a successful business? Jason Link
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What are you most excited for about your senior season and why? I am most excited about playing conference games because we have a strong, experienced starting lineup that I think will be very competitive this year.
The Rait File
Name: Jesse Rait                           Â
Position: Outfield
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Major: Finance
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Favorite baseball memory at BGSU? Winning the 2013 MAC Championship
Favorite class you've taken at BGSU? Money and Banking
Why did you choose to come to BGSU? The campus and great baseball tradition
What do you hope to do after baseball? Acquire a position in the finance field
How do you pass time on a long road trip? Listen to music
What is your favorite meal? Crab Legs
What is your nickname? Deuces
What is one thing that you can't go one day without doing? Watching SportCenter
If you could meet three people – dead or alive – who would you choose? Babe Ruth, Derek Jeter, Vince Vaughn
What is your favorite TV show? Prison Break
Who would you choose to play your character in a movie about your life? Jim Carey
What baseball player do you model your game after? Mike Trout
Who is the most famous person you have ever met? Jay Bruce
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Who is your funniest teammate? Andrew Lacinak          Â
What is your favorite social media site? Facebook
What's the most used app on your phone? Facebook
One word to describe you on the field: Confident
One word to describe you off the field: Driven
What is your hidden talent? Quoting Movies
Which teammate is most likely to become President? N/AÂ Â
Which teammate is most likely to end up on TV? Brandon Howard
Which teammate is most likely to open a successful business? Jason Link
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What are you most excited for about your senior season and why? I am most excited about playing conference games because we have a strong, experienced starting lineup that I think will be very competitive this year.
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