By Ken Hansard
Gavin Bohon, a senior first baseman and pitcher for the Augusta Orioles, is just excited for one more season with his teammates. His goals for the season are pretty simple, “I want to become a better player and person. I’d like to become our team’s ace on the mound, and I really want to go to state.”
Bohon and the Orioles finished last season 11-13, losing in the first round at regionals. Bohon was named Second-Team All-AVCTL as a DH. As a senior, he knows that, if the Orioles are to make the leap to get to state, it is incumbent on him to lead the way, “I see myself as a leader on and off the field. I see myself as someone who anybody can come to for anything, whether that means baseball or life.”
In the end, Bohon comes back to simply being in the moment, “I want to do whatever it takes to get over that hump and make it to state. But even more so, I want to get my mental state where it needs to be to lead this team. I want to be that guy the team can rely on at any time.”
Bohon is strong in the classroom, as well, and he sports a healthy 3.5 GPA. In the winter, Bohon bowls for the Orioles. He has parlayed his participation in that sport into a college scholarship opportunity, and he has plans to bowl for Kansas Wesleyan University next fall and wants to major in athletic training.
