No matter how high school baseball provincials go this weekend, Russell's Bailey Reichmuth's high school athletics career will go down as an extreme success.
The 18-year-old was the one male recipient in the province to win the Winnipeg Jets Alumni and Friends Scholarship worth $1,000.
The scholarship is given to someone who excels with their high school hockey team but also shows leadership in their school and the community.
And, there's no doubt Bailey can check off all those boxes. He was named the Major Pratt Trojans high school hockey team captain, and he backed it up with his production. He had 23 goals and 26 assists. Bailey was also heavily involved with the school's volleyball, golf, badminton and of course baseball team.
"I was really honoured to just be a finalist," said Reichmuth. "Then when I found out I won it, it was a really proud moment. It kind of felt like all of my years of playing high school sport really meant something."
Being a grade 12 at Major Pratt, this scholarship means even more to Bailey.
"It definitely means a little more knowing I'm in grade 12," he added. "Especially being from rural Manitoba. It means a lot to know I was the only one chosen in the entire province."
Over the course of his four years as a part of the Trojans family, Bailey definitely built up a solid highlight reel, but he especially remembers one moment.
"Last year in baseball league finals, we were down big and I went up to bat with the bases loaded," he said. "I put a good swing on the ball, and cleared the bases and we ended up taking the lead. That was pretty incredible."
Now his attention is fully on the MHSAA High School Baseball Provincials, which get underway tomorrow, and Bailey is confident heading in.
"We're swinging a hot bat right now from the top to the bottom of the lineup, and we're undefeated on the season," said Reichmuth. "We have high hopes for sure, so hopefully we can play some good baseball."
Stay tuned here to find out how Bailey wraps up his high school athletics career at the provincials.