Dauphin's William Hlady's plan for the summer was to play for the Dauphin Brewers and then head to play college ball for the Iowa Wesleyan Tigers.
Now, he did start the summer with the Brewers, but now the 18-year-old is going to finish the summer in the Western Major Baseball League as a part of the Melville Millionaires.
Will received a call over the weekend from the Millionaires organization asking if he wanted to join the team, and it was a no-brainer for the hard-throwing right-hander.
"It's going to be a great opportunity to play against players from out West," said Hlady. "All of the teams are filled with college baseball players, and that's what I want to play against. It's going to be a lot of fun."
With the WMBL being strictly a summer league (regular season is June-July and playoffs are August), Hlady will have plenty of time to adapt to the league and pitch against some top-notch hitters before he heads back to Iowa Wesleyan for his second season.
"It's a great chance to see some really good hitters, and pitch against them," he added. "A lot of the kids are playing really high ball, so it's going to be tougher, but I'm looking forward to the challenge."
"I'm expecting the best of the best to be coming out there against me," said Hlady. "Things I could get away with pitching for the Brewers, I won't be able to get away with Melville."
Despite being a rookie in the league, and joining somewhat late in the season, Hlady is confident he has the stuff he needs to succeed.
"You always want to go out there thinking you have your best stuff with you at all times," said Hlady. "Obviously, it's not going to happen every time because that's how baseball goes. But, I'm confident in myself for sure."
Will's also looking forward to travelling around the country playing ball, and meeting some new friends... something he's gotten very used to over the past couple years.
