Brad Gschwind

Lakota West Class of 2007: Baseball and Basketball

Brad Gschwind was the MVP of the 2007 State D-1 Championship baseball team.
He led that team with a .500 batting average in the seven-game run to the
championship. He also handled 18 fielding chances at shortstop without an
error.

He was voted to the All GMC First team in both 2006 and 2007. Gschwind was
selected First Team All-State at the end of the 2007 season and, Greater
Miami Conference Player of the Year that same year. Gschwind still holds
the Lakota School District all-time records for single-season batting
average (.544 in 2007), hits in a season (56 in 2007), RBI in a season
(record co-holder; 45 in 2007), 135 hits in a career and, 104 most varsity
games played in a career (four-year varsity starting shortstop).

He participated in four varsity basketball seasons and was a key player on
the 2005-06 GMC championship team. He was voted All GMC Second Team in
2006-07. In baseball and basketball combined, he played on three GMC
championship teams (two baseball & one basketball); while appearing in
a total of 181 varsity contests.

Following high school, Gschwind played four seasons for the Miami
University baseball team. He appeared in 199 college games and was the
starting shortstop for 184. He was the only Redhawk to be in the starting
lineup for all 55 games in 2009.

Coach Gschwind is the new baseball coach for Lakota West and is a PE
teacher at the freshman campus and main campus.

Favorites:
BOOK FOR LEADERS: Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and You Win in the Locker Room First by Jon Gordon

ATHLETE: Tiger Woods – only on the golf course, do not
agree with his off the field decisions
Derek Jeter – from a fan perspective, he carried himself very
professionally on and off the field

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM: U.S. Ryder Cup teams

SPORTS MOVIE: Miracle

PODCAST: Positive University – Jon Gordon

QUOTE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU:
Man in the Glass
by Dale Wimbrow

IF YOU KNEW THEN WHAT YOU KNOW NOW…WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THE HIGH
SCHOOL BRAD?:
Help others (teach them little things that helped make you successful).
Enjoy it! It goes by fast!

THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A FIREBIRD WAS…
The people at the school. From Mr. Hamilton to Coach D, everyone made the
students feel important.

CURRENT JOB: Teach PE at West Freshman and High School
Spent the previous 6 years as an assistant coach in college baseball