{"id":1221,"date":"2010-06-11T16:51:44","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T20:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovathletics.com\/home\/?p=1221"},"modified":"2010-06-11T16:53:31","modified_gmt":"2010-06-11T20:53:31","slug":"interview-q-a-with-noah-mull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovathletics.com\/home\/interview-q-a-with-noah-mull\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview Q &#038; A with Noah Mull"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 9, 2010, Noah Mull became the first Wheeling Jesuit athlete drafted\u00a0by a professional sports team when the San Diego Padres selected him in the\u00a038th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Mull took the time to sit and reflect on his time at Wheeling Jesuit, and to\u00a0discuss the beginning of his professional baseball career.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovathletics.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/mull120.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1222\" title=\"mull120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ovathletics.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/mull120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Q: How was your experience at Wheeling Jesuit University?<\/p>\n<p>A: It was definitely a great experience. I have met a lot of people, some\u00a0who have become my best friends. I also took a lot of pride putting on the\u00a0red and black WJU colors.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Are you happy with your decision to return to WJU for a fifth year?<\/p>\n<p>A: Absolutely, it was well worth it. I was able to begin studying for my MBA\u00a0and to improve some areas of my game. With the extra year everything finally\u00a0came together and paid off.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Will you complete your MBA?<\/p>\n<p>A: Yes, hopefully not for a long time. I want to stay in the game for as\u00a0long as I can. After its over, I plan to finish the MBA.<\/p>\n<p>Q: What was your most memorable moment on the field as a team?<\/p>\n<p>A: It was in a game where I didn\u2019t actually play. We were down two runs in\u00a0the bottom of the ninth against Mercyhurst College this year. Wick (freshman\u00a0Corey Wickham) was up with two outs and the bases loaded. He tee\u2019d off on\u00a0the first pitch for a walk-off grand slam. Just to see and feel the emotion\u00a0on everyone\u2019s faces and all of us jumping up and down was an amazing\u00a0feeling. We needed that as a team, and it\u2019s something I will always\u00a0remember.<\/p>\n<p>Q: What was your favorite performance on the mound?<\/p>\n<p>A: Recording 13 strikeouts against Seton Hill. They always play us tough and\u00a0are the loudest team when you\u2019re on the mound. To silence them for the first\u00a0time in my career was my favorite performance.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Best memory at WJU?<\/p>\n<p>A: Six o\u2019clock in the morning swim workouts. Everyone was still half asleep\u00a0but still joking around and making the best of being in a freezing cold\u00a0pool.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How was the entire draft process for the last two years?<\/p>\n<p>A: Last season (2008-09) I spoke with a few scouts, and it was looking very\u00a0promising and when it didn\u2019t happen, I was really disappointed. Looking\u00a0back, I really wasn\u2019t ready. Coming back to Jesuit for a fifth year helped\u00a0me mature into an actual pitcher. So this year it was \u201ccool\u201d seeing scouts\u00a0at every game I threw. Next, I went from filling out packets to pre-draft\u00a0workouts and then waiting for my name to be called. It was long but\u00a0definitely worth it. Now I\u2019ve earned an opportunity, and it is up to me to\u00a0perform and take it day by day.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Did you expect the San Diego Padres to draft you?<\/p>\n<p>A: Six teams expressed interest in me and stayed in contact throughout the\u00a0season during the whole draft process. Out of those six teams three seemed\u00a0really interested and the Padres were one of them. They had a lot of\u00a0positive things to say after my pre-draft workout and expressed their\u00a0interest selecting me in the draft.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Where will you begin your professional career?<\/p>\n<p>A: I will start on San Diego\u2019s Rookie Ball team in Peoria, AZ, which is 15\u00a0minutes north of Phoenix and 30 minutes away from three of my college\u00a0teammates (Dominic San Felippo, Jordan Kraus, Tom Charles) who are playing\u00a0in a wooden bat summer league there. I leave Monday, June 14th and practice\u00a0starts on Tuesday. The season starts on the following Monday on June 21st.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Do you know what to expect?<\/p>\n<p>A: Everyone is here for one reason, and it is to make it to the big leagues.\u00a0My approach will be the same as always &#8212; be the hardest worker I can be on\u00a0and off the field, take care of my body, and keep a cool head on the mound.\u00a0I feel I just need to throw strikes and trust my stuff to go after hitters.\u00a0I want to learn as much as I can and hopefully keep moving up the ladder.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Any special \u201cshout-outs?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A: Yes, I would like to thank my parents, family, friends, teachers, and\u00a0professors who supported me throughout the years. Lastly, I\u2019d like to thank\u00a0each and every one of my teammates and coaches past and present for always\u00a0believing in me. I am honored to have shared the field with them. Special\u00a0thanks to the catchers for putting up with all my bullpens! 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