Brad Gschwind
Bio
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 fans prospective, 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