Senior Dan Achorn is the starting shortstop for the Monks' baseball team. He recorded one of the finest defensive seasons ever posted by an SJC shortstop last spring when he made just nine errors in 197 chances for a corresponding .954 fielding percentage as a junior. Also a solid hitter, Achorn - a 2011 Third Team All-Conference selection - sports a career .278 batting average with 54 runs, 13 doubles, two home runs, 33 RBI and eight stolen bases over three seasons.
Full name: Daniel John Achorn
Born when and where? August 11th, 1990 in Rutland, Vermont
Major: Psychology (Business minor)
Hometown: Bow, New Hampshire
High School: Bow High School
Sport and position: Baseball, Short Stop
Favorites
Song: I go through phases, Right now- Sideways- CyHi Da Prynce
Professional Sports Team: All Boston sports teams, depending on the season
Athlete: Jimmy Kennedy (SJC junior pitcher)
Food: Breakfast foods tend to tickle my fancy - Patches sausage, egg & cheese on english
T.V. Shows: Californication, Entourage, Kourtney and Kim take New York
Movie: Good Will Hunting
Book: The Giving Tree-Shel Silverstein
Feature Questions
Why did you choose Saint Joseph's College?
2:1 female to male ratio, good baseball program, good distance from home
What is/was your favorite class at St. Joe's and why?
I don’t pick favorites. All classes and professors are outstanding
What was your first job (actually received a paycheck)?
Bag boy at Market Basket
Who would you like to trade places for a day with and why?
Actor Gary Busey - because I’d like to understand what it feels like to know that I used to be relevant, just to completely fall off the reservation…
Or Jon Stamos because he has a great cleft chin and I’d be able to advocate for all the cleft chins out there
What is on your "Bucket List?"
Get out of the bucket, find out who coined the term “bee’s knees” and ask them what it means...if the answer is inadequate, then I will have to hit them - the saying makes no sense; Literally walk a mile in someone else’s shoes - none of that figurative stuff; Find Nemo; Hang out in an igloo
Talent you'd most like to have:
Turn anything I want into money
What do you drive?
Toyota Highlander, with spray painted rims. Ya know what I’m sayin…
What is your motto?
When life gives you lemon’s...say forget the lemons and bail
Do you have any superstitions before you go into a big game?
I’m not superstitious
Why did you choose your jersey #?
#4 was given to me, 2 is my favorite number
What is your most memorable moment as an athlete at SJC?
Either sliding into home for the winning run of the GNAC’s sophomore year, or starting the double play to win the GNAC’s junior year
Who has had the greatest impact on your life?
My family, my sisters. Taught me how to do things the right way and especially how you treat people
Can you tell us something about you that most people don't know?
Through my career here at St. Joe’s I’ve had some strange health issues: a bout of appendicitis before a game at Colby my freshman year and I passed two kidney stones before the trip to Florida last year
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Well I’ll have a psychology major and a business minor, so hopefully I’ll be working a good job or in grad school for my psych degree.
If you could meet anyone (past or present) who would it be and why?
Mila Kunis, which is fairly self-explanatory, or Kevin Garnett just to experience what an uncensored conversation with him would be like.
What are your hobbies?
Golfing, going to the lake, floating down the river, LTD-living the dream
What is your ideal day away from athletics?
All of my hobbies put into a day’s time.
Do you plan on playing sports or coaching after you graduate?
I’m still working on fine tuning my predicting-the-future skills, all I know for sure is that this is not going to be my last year around baseball.
What are your personal and team goals for this season?
I like to have reasonable goals, so for a team goal I’d like to never lose a game, ever. And individually I’d like to never make an error at shortstop again.
Realistically, I’d hope we can get back to the regional tournament and do some damage there.
Anything else you'd like to add?
I didn’t realize this was a math test…I’m no mathematician .
*** I’d like people to know that I am a sarcastic person and some of these answers reflect said personality!
Interview with Achorn and teammate Chad Rafferty: