West Allis NATIONALS Baseball

Less than a week earlier, Brandon Kellbach was enjoying the benefits of professional baseball - well-lit fields, clean uniforms, manicured infields, and sloped, clay pitching mounds.

Fast forward to Friday July 9.  Brandon, now the newest National, takes the field in  undersized dance pants and skull cap of a hat.  As he begins his warmups, he looks around for a bullpen mound.  There is none to be found.  The sun begins to set and the field takes on a strange glow.  The softball lights are positioned at a lower angles, highlighting the strange cut of infield grass.  Brandon will soon take the mound on a field strangely configured for both baseball and softball games.

A prima donna would have complained, or worse, walked.  Brandon is no prima donna.  He showed his 'mates that his only concern was winning baseball games.  The game began and Brandon quickly showed that the "obstacles" were mere hurdles to success.  Racine batters were overmatched.  No, it was not that they had inferior equipment.  They were not swinging broomhandles.  Brandon just made it look that way. 

Staked to a 3-0 first inning lead, Brandon powered the squad to its only win of the week. Facing a potent Racine lineup, Brandon struck out 12.  His debut was an impressive shutout.

Congrats and welcome aboard Brandon.