Ethan Long says all the right things. The freshman slugger praises teammates and coaches, while avoiding coming off as cocky even though he has every right to be.
The confidence is evident, as he speaks with a soft smile and tries to explain just how he’s made Pac-12 pitching look like Little League coach pitch over the last month plus of baseball.
“I try to block out the attention a little bit more than I did when I was younger,” Long said. “I look at it now as motivation, to stick to my routine and keep working.