The Guilfordian

Issue date: 3/30/07 Section: Sports

Logan Collier

Guilford senior Logan Collier, a native of Rural Hall, NC, was drafted as a pitcher by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 37th round of the 2006 first-year-players draft. He is currently training in Florida. Logan began playing baseball at age five.

Q: Did you have any role models growing up?

Collier: The person that I have always held up and acknowledged as my role model is my dad. He taught me many life lessons and how important it is to be trustworthy, honest, caring and sincere.

Q: Who else inspired you to play baseball?

Collier: My great-grandparents always told me I was going to be a professional baseball player at the age of 20, but they both passed away before I made it at the age of 21.

Q: Describe the significance of your experience at Guilford in sports or otherwise.

Collier: As I look back at my time at Guilford College, I am extremely proud to say that I went to school there and will soon have a diploma that reads Guilford College. The education, I feel, is one of the best, and the experience with students from all over the world taught me so much about getting along with others from very different walks of life and beliefs, which in turn helps me with the life I am living now as a pro baseball player.

Q: How do you feel about making it into the major leagues?

Collier: I was overwhelmed with the idea of playing in the major leagues. It is a nerve-racking experience, because now it is a profession, so I have to perform at the level they expect to stay in the organization.

Q: What experiences prepared you to reach a professional level?

Collier: Playing high school baseball and going to a baseball showcase got me to Guilford and gave me a chance to play at the college level. College baseball was the experience that got me seen by pro scouts, which led to a workout in front of a Cardinals' scout at Guilford during the 2006 summer with Coach Black, Coach Gross, and my catcher, Phil Drew, who still attends Guilford College. After that workout, I was invited to a pre-draft workout in Florida with the Cardinals, which proved to be the critical link that got me drafted.

Q: What have been the best and worst parts of playing professional baseball?

Collier: The best part about playing professional baseball is that it means I am one step closer to playing in the major leagues. The worst part about playing pro baseball is that it is now a business, and I am an employee, which means I can be released at any time.

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