(Shenandoah) — Three Shenandoah baseball players made their leap to the next level official on Thursday.

The trio locked up the next stop of their baseball career as part of a special ceremony at Shenandoah High School.

Logan Twyman was the first Mustang to sign and is one of two who will take his talents to Southwestern Community College in Creston.

“I think it’s a really good opportunity,” Twyman said. “I’m excited to move onto the next level. This was the goal of my whole high school career. I’ve been working toward this.”

The Spartans — led by head coach Mike Creason — were the winners for Twyman’s services. He chose SWCC over an offer from Morningside and a handful of other junior college opportunities.

“The recruitment process started my sophomore year,” Twyman said. “I got my name out there. SWCC called my name, and I ended up going there. They have a cool baseball program. It was one of my better opportunities.”

Twyman isn’t the only Shenandoah senior to commit to SWCC. Classmate Tyler Babe will join him in Creston.

“It’s a big opportunity for me,” Babe said. “I’m excited to have an opportunity at the next level. I’ve wanted to do this pretty much my entire life.”

The idea of playing at a junior college intrigued Babe, especially because of a recent ruling that junior college athletes will retain those years of eligibility.

“With the new rules this year, I can spend two years at SWCC, and I won’t have those two years affect me at a university,” Babe said. “I could play the game for six years. I thought that was huge.”

While Babe and Twyman will stay close to home, Teagan Brunk’s next stop in his baseball career will take place 323 miles away. Brunk formally signed with Sterling College — a four-year NAIA program in Kansas.

“It means a lot to me,” Brunk said. “I always wanted to go as far as I could. I’m just grateful for the opportunity Sterling offered me.”

A multi-sport athlete at Shenandoah, Brunk says baseball was always what he hoped to do at the collegiate level.

“I always saw myself playing college baseball,” he said. “When I was young, I found a deep connection with it. I knew I was going to go to college for baseball.”

The academic opportunities at Sterling are what first caught Brunk’s eye.

“It came about because they have a really good physical therapy program,” Brunk said. What stood out to me was all the coaches. When I went there, I felt really connected with them. I’m hoping to get a Master’s in physical therapy while trying to play the best baseball I can there.”

View the full interviews with Brunk, Babe and Twyman below. 

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