(Shenandoah) — Three Shenandoah baseball players made their leap to the next level\u00a0official on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The trio locked up the next stop of their baseball career as part of a special ceremony at Shenandoah High School.<\/p>\n
Logan Twyman was the first Mustang to sign and is one of two who will take his talents to Southwestern Community College in Creston.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
Twyman isn’t the only Shenandoah senior to commit to SWCC. Classmate Tyler Babe will join him in Creston.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
A multi-sport athlete at Shenandoah, Brunk says baseball was always what he hoped to do at the collegiate level.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
The academic opportunities at Sterling are what first caught Brunk’s eye.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
View the full interviews with Brunk, Babe and Twyman below.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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