By Hayden Swope
Brady Boomsma of Wichita Heights had quite the season last year, but with all the work put into the offseason, he is positive that he will be even more explosive this year.”
“I have focused on getting stronger in the offseason,” Boomsma said. “From the end of last year, I probably hit the gym about five to six times a week. I have put on about 15 pounds since the end of last year so hopefully this will help more with gap to gap power.”
One of Boomsma’s main hopes is to grow his leadership for himself and his team, as many will have to step-up this season.
“My main goal is to work hard, get better every day and make the people around me better,” Boomsma said. “The team goal is to defend the city league title that we won last year which will be a challenge since we lost so much leadership from last year’s 11 seniors. We are very young this year as we only have three returning starters.”
With such a young team, and many new faces, Boomsma is excited to see where the team lands this season.
“Last year we improved so much versus the prior two years and we ended up going to state,” Boomsma said. “Winning the Regional Championship was probably the most memorable moment for me. Doing that with several of my best friends made it even better.”
Boomsma will move on to play college baseball at the next level for the upcoming year in Pratt.
“I’ve committed to play baseball at Pratt Community College to play baseball,” Boomsma said. “I plan to work towards a business degree and if all goes well continue on to a four year university.”
