Pals to Play Baseball at Lake Land

(BRAYDEN PALS PLANS TO PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL IN BASEBALL AFTER SIGNING A LETTER OF INTENT TO PLAY FOR LAKE LAND COLLEGE. AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY WERE: SEATED--DR. JUSTIN PALS {dad}, BRAYDEN PALS, MENDI PALS {mom} AND STANDING--HEARTS BASEBALL COACH CURRAN McNEELY AND BLAYNE PALS {brother})

Effingham High School senior Brayden Pals is hopeful of playing some more basketball in the post season after bouncing back from injury.

In about a month, though, he will be getting ready for mound duty as a member of the Flaming Hearts' baseball team. Pals is a pitcher. In November, he signed a letter of intent to play baseball at the next level for Lake Land College in Mattoon.

Greg Sapp spoke with Brayden at the time of his signing about his decision...

Greg also spoke briefly with Hearts baseball coach Curran McNeely about what best recommends Pals for college ball...

Brayden is the son of Dr. Justin and Mendi Pals.