#8

Brady Schwab

Nickname: Schwabie/Coach

Bat/Throw: L/R

Birthday: 4/22 (Earth Day)

Years Playing With The Tigers: 5

Position(s): IF/OF

High School: Devils Lake High School - Devils Lake, ND

College: Mayville State University, Waubonsee Community College, Lake Region State College

Best Part Of Playing Amateur Baseball: still getting to lace them up - competition

Thoughts On Kyle Kraska: plays the game right period

Other baseball experience (coaching, other teams):
Playing - Devils Lake Storm (Legion), Devils Lake Eagles (Amater - ND class AA state champs 1996), Ada Athletics - 2000-2002; Independent League - 2002 (3 games
Coaching - Devils Lake Junior Varsity 1997; Devils Lake Babe Ruths 1998-1999; Devils Lake Eagles Amateur 1996-1999; Ada American Legion 2002; Springfield HS 2003-Present; Elite Baseball Academy Instructor 2007-Present; Camp/Clinic Instructor 1996-Present; Springfield VFW - Present

Favorite Baseball Memory: playing hot box growing up in the back yards around town; the smell of pine tar and leather

Worst Baseball Memory: Losing to go to the World Series in game three of a best of three series in the Super Regionals all four years in college

Favorite Baseball Movie: Major League, Long Gone, Bull Durham, For the Love of the Game, the Jackie Robinson Story, Pride of the Yankees, etc...

Person Most Responsible For Developing Your Love For The Game Of Baseball: Dad and Joel Barta

Best Teammate You've Ever Played With: Jake Lauritsen & Brendan Harz

Favorite Song: You Don't Know - 50 Cent, Eminem, Cashis, Lloyd Banks; Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx

Favorite Food: Pepperoni Pizza & Hotdogs

Favorite Movie: Any James Bond and Major League

Family: wife - Lyndsey ~ married 12/27/03; children - Dru ~ born 5/30/06; baby on the way due in September

Job: Teacher, Coach

Random Fact: I have never paid more than $500 for a vehicle (my wife's Jeep excluded). I have put my left shoe on before my right shoe since I went 4-4 as a 16 year old in Legion baseball against a pitcher from Grand Forks who went pro. I have never once put the right shoe on first since.

Parting Thoughts: Baseball is fun, how people define fun varies, but if you can't have fun playing baseball we may not be friends.