Brad Schramm received the Friend of Baseball award at the state Class B tournament in Sioux Falls on May 29.
Schramm has been the life blood of South Dakota High School Baseball since its inception, serving on the original committee that brought baseball club status in this state.
He was responsible for helping form the Winner-Colome Royals in high school baseball’s inaugural year. He has been an active member of Winner baseball his entire life.
In 2004, the South Dakota High School Baseball Association formally organized, electing Schramm as its first president and executive director. He served in that role for 12 seasons before retiring this past fall. During his time at the helm, he was instrumental in instituting a pitch count limit and transitioning from aluminum to wood bats, two of the most significant changes to high school baseball since its inception in 2001.
Under Brad’s leadership, high school baseball flourished with over 52 teams representing 80 different schools across the state.
For all of the time and effort given to the advancement of South Dakota High School Baseball, the SDHSBA board of directors named Schramm the 2017 SDHSBA Friend of Baseball.
“Thank you Brad for all you have done. It is greatly appreciated by more people than you will ever know,” said a board member.
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