Next in our One Shot series is Nick Parker, a graduate student pursuing a Master’s in Educational Psychology from York, Pennsylvania. Nick is a pitcher for @uvabaseball. “I think part of it is the history of the program, you know? Charlottesville likes baseball. We have ‘Step Up to the Plate,’ and other ways we get to do a lot of stuff with the community around here. It was fun to experience just from one year, how fast you can grow your community in one place. “After five years and two schools, you really value who you’re around and who you’re with. I think being on a sports team is unique in a way because you’re forced into your friend groups. But it’s always the right friend group, because they’re all motivated for the same thing. It’s pretty rare to find a way to surround yourself with people like that. “There’s more than just a baseball player here. Try to see everything for what it is, not just baseball, win or lose.” When asked if he’d ever seen “The Parent Trap” (1998), ...