Q&A with Vidalia's Landry Mead

Posted 11/27/2020

 

Meet Landry Mead, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound infielder/pitcher from Vidalia who has signed to play at East Georgia College. Mead is a member of the South Georgia Big 10 cover for the 2021 Georgia Dugout Preview Magazine. Here are 10 questions with him.

 

Q: What in-game rituals or superstitions do you have?

A: Plate tap and wear the same undershirt.

 

Q: Who is your favorite professional sports team?

A: Atlanta Braves.

 

Q: What is your favorite food to eat?

A: Steak and crab legs.

 

Q: Name one thing people may be surprised to learn about you? 

A: N/A.

 

Q: Who is your favorite teacher and what is your favorite high school subject?

A: My favorite teacher is Coach Ferry. My favorite subject is math/science.

 

Q: Outside of baseball, what is your next hobby? 

A: Hunting, fishing and playing pickle ball.

 

Q: If you could travel anywhere outside the U.S., what would be your dream location and why?

A: No place outside the U.S., but I'd like to go to Texas to hunt and fish as well as to watch an Astros baseball game.

 

Q: Name the person you'd like to meet the most.

A: Chipper Jones because of the way he carried himself on and off the field.

 

Q: Who has been the most influential person in your life?

A: My dad because he taught me everything I know in sports and life.

 

Q: After baseball, what career are you planning to pursue?

A: Teaching or business. I haven't decided yet.