It brings me great joy and great pain to announce the last Baller/Rookie of the 2022-23 season. This is my last content post for the UWP Dodgeball Club as I’ll be graduating along with Adam in the coming weeks. However, what a great pair of ballers to end the season with. Both Adam and Bailey have worked hard to earn these awards, so scroll down to learn a bit about them!
Adam is a third-year dodgeball veteran and is probably the best catcher on the team. He is always the one who will drop his ball to catch the next guy in, no matter how hard it is coming at him. Adam also has a knack for throwing open palm at people’s feet, which gets me every time. Surprisingly, this is Adam’s first ever BOTM, so he is well overdue for this award. He will be graduating with a Mechanical Engineering B.S. in a few weeks and already has a position lined up at AEBI Schmidt. Congrats to Adam!
- How does it feel to end your dodgeball career as a Baller?
Ironically, getting BOTM ruined my streak of avoiding all dodgeball awards throughout college since I was just here to play and have fun. However, I did play great at nationals so it’s a perfect way to end my career.
- What are you going to miss most about the club?
Definitely gonna miss the boys and getting people out with the simplest two hand throws that nobody sees coming.
- How do you think nationals went this year?
Overall nationals went alright but the whole team dropped the ball a few times on the first day. The second day we all wanted revenge, so we gave the games all we got even when we knew we were about to lose. The last game we just rushed the enemy team and I wish we would have played like that for more games throughout the season.
- Got Balls? I’m of course talking about dodgeballs.
Oh yeah I got balls, no doubt about it.
Bailey Schaefer is enthusiastic about competing, always goes hard at practices, and is definitely one of the top 3 catchers in the club. This year was his first nationals tournament, but he didn’t disappoint. Even against some of the best teams in the league, he was often one of the last few standing. These are just some of the reasons why think Bailey is awesome and why we picked him as April ROTM. We are excited to see him take off next year as a leader on the court.
- You just finished your first ever nationals tournament at Ohio University, what are your thoughts?
Nationals was an experience I will never forget. The energy is different, and I loved the atmosphere. The outcome isn’t what I or the team wanted, but it was still fun.
- There is a lot of talk about us hosting the next nationals tournament. Do you see Platteville as a contender?
Platteville could 110% host nationals someday.
- Do you have any fun summer plans lined up?
I plan to go up north for a week and hang out with family and friends and go to the field of dreams in Iowa.
- Water fountain or bubbler? There is only one correct answer.
Water fountain is the only answer.
