UM Baseball: Around the Horn with Nathan Melendres

Oct. 20, 2010

Coral Gables, Fla. – After one full week of fall practice complete for the Hurricanes baseball team, University of Miami junior outfielder Nathan Melendres sat down with HurricaneSports.com to discuss his summer activities, as well as his expectations for the 2011 Hurricanes.

Around the Horn with Nathan Melendres…

Hometown… Miami, Fla.
High School… Florida Christian School
Major at UM… Exercise Physiology
Favorite Baseball Players… Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton
Favorite Athlete in another Sport… Barry Sanders
Favorite Pro Sports Team… Florida Marlins
Favorite Movie… Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
The farthest place from home I’ve been is… Brewster, Mass.
My favorite memory playing baseball is… When I hit a homerun against the University of Florida last year during the Super Regionals in Gainesville
My favorite show growing up was… Dragon Ball Z
When I was little, I always wanted to be… A Major League Baseball player
My favorite thing about being part of the ‘U’ family is… The Tradition
The most influential person in my life is… After Jesus Christ, my brother – Nick Melendres
No one can believe that I… Used to Inline skate
My favorite midnight snack is… Cocoa Puffs
The weirdest thing I’ve ever eaten is… Lamb
My favorite Class at UM was… Nutrition
A pre-game ritual of mine is to… Eat; pray; get mentally ready; have fun
If I could live anywhere in the world it would be… An island in the Bahamas
A song no one would believe I have on my iPod is… Somos Novios by Andrea Bocelli
If you walked into my bedroom, the first thing you would notice is… Pictures of me and my brother