The Georgia Southern softball team opens up with The Eagle Classic this weekend, hosting Austin Peay, ETSU, Murray State, and Radford from Feb. 9-11th.
 
We sat down with one of the four team captains, Alesha Mann, to learn a little more about the Lawrenceville, Ga., native with 5 Questions.
 
Question 1: Why did you choose Georgia Southern University to pursue both your collegiate softball career and your degree?
 
"I chose here because of the culture of the softball team, the campus was really nice, and I just saw that they all worked really hard to get to where they wanted to be. I felt like this was a great place to get my exercise science degree and to actually learn and challenge myself."
 

Question 2: Who is one person in your life that you look up to the most?
 
"My dad, I look up to him a lot because he works really hard to provide for everyone in my family. And he never looks for a reward or recognition for all the hard work he does."
 

Question 3: Do you have any superstitions or game day traditions that you can't break?
 
"Not to step on the white lines before the game starts. That's just really something I am superstitious about. Stepping on the white lines is going to make me have a bad game. It's a softball and baseball superstition tradition… Some of us believe it, some of us don't."
 
 
Question 4: What is your go to Netflix series?
 
"Right now is Black Mirror, I love it! I haven't watched the new season yet, when they just released the newest episodes is when I found out about it, so I am behind! I am on season two, about to start season three. I watched one episode out of order about a guy trapped in a video game, and then I was hooked and had to go start it from the beginning."
 

Question 5: What is a song, phrase or saying that you use to get through a rough day?
 
"'Nothing lasts forever.' You go through hard things, but there has to be a light at the end of the tunnel. Keep going no matter what get's hard!"