WITH BASEBALL IN THE BOOKS AND FALL SPORTS STARTING UP HERE SHORTLY TODAY A LOOK AT FORMER CODY BRONC/CUB HAYDEN BRONNENBERG. HAYDEN PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN BOTH BOTH THE BRONCS AND CUBS OVER HIS YEARS IN CODY AND NOW THE RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE IS ON TO BIGGER THINGS. OVER THE 2020 LEGION BASEBALL CAMPAIGN HE HIT 13 DOUBLES, 5TH MOST ON THE TEAM, WITH 38 RBI’S AND WAS STELLAR ON THE MOUND STARTING 3 GAMES AND FINISHING 4-3 ON THE SEASON. HE THREW 18 STRIKE OUTS AND FINISHED WITH A 3.47 ERA. AFTER ALL THAT HAPPENED WITH COVID THROUGH THE SPRING AND SUMMER HAYDEN SHARES HOW SPECIAL IT WAS TO TAKE THE FIELD FOR ONE FINAL SUMMER.
“IT DEFINITELY WASN’T WHAT I IMAGINED BUT I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO GET A SEASON WITH ALL THE CORONAVIRUS. WASN’T SURE IF WE WERE GOING TO. THEN WE WERE ABLE TO PLAY A LOT OF BASEBALL LIKE YOU SAID, 50 GAMES IN 48 DAYS. SO IT WENT FAST AND IT WAS GOOD, IT WAS REALLY GOOD.”
HAYDEN GOES ON TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IT’S BEEN LIKE TO PLAY WITH THIS GROUP OF GUYS.
“YEAH, IT’S AWESOME TO PLAY WITH THIS GROUP. ESPECIALLY ALL OF US THAT WE’VE PLAYED SINCE B TEAM, C TEAM TOGETHER. IT’S BEEN A LOT OF FUN JUST HANGING OUT CAUSE WE KNOW EACH OTHER REALLY WELL AND WE HAVE GOOD CHEMISTRY.”
AS FOR HIS FUTURE PLANS, HAYDEN WILL BE HEADING TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL AND LAYS OUT HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
“WELL I’M JUST GONNA GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING. RIGHT NOW FOR JUST SCHOOL. I WAS GOING TO DO BUSINESS AND FINANCE. EITHER GO INTO STOCKS OR AFTER THAT GO INTO LAW.”
BEFORE HE HEADS OUT HE DOES GO INTO WHAT HE’S LEARNED THE MOST IN HIGH SCHOOL AND SHARES SOME FAVORITE MEMORIES.
“PROBABLY JUST THE HARD WORK FROM THE SPORTS THAT EVERY COACH THAT I’VE HAD HAS PUSHED FOR. SO MOSTLY HARD WORK.” AS FOR FAVORITE MEMORIES? “SHOOT, I DON’T KNOW IF I HAVE A FAVORITE. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF GOOD ONES. DEFINITELY, BASEBALL’S MY FAVORITE SPORT SO ALL THE REALLY GOOD MEMORIES COME FROM THERE. WE’VE WON QUITE A FEW STATE TITLES IN OUR AGE GROUP SO IT’S BEEN A LOT OF FUN WINNING THOSE,” AS HAYDEN SAYS WITH A LAUGH.
HAYDEN BRONNENBERG WILL BE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING IN THE FALL AND STAY TUNED TO THE BIG HORN RADIO NETWORK FOR MORE CODY ATHLETICS.
FULL INTERVIEW BELOW. FOR CONTEXT THIS INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED PRIOR TO THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT.
