Tom nevers baseball

Immersed and surrounded by athletics early in life, Tom Nevers, born in , is the youngest of five children raised in Edina, Minnesota. His older brothers, Gordy and John, played sports throughout their years at Edina High School and Tom wanted to be like them.

Tom nevers edina

As a youth he played soccer, basketball, and football until 9th grade as well as baseball and hockey. Tom had both the physical and mental tools to be successful in baseball and hockey: commitment, a competitive spirit, high-end work habits, and self-confidence paired with exceptional hand-eye coordination and strength. Playing both sports on the varsity level as a 9th-grader, Tom soon experienced early signs of recruiting from Minnesota and Wisconsin in both sports and Mississippi State and Arizona in baseball and St.

Cloud State University in hockey. The Edina High School baseball team was competitive in the challenging Lake Conference, but the hockey team went to the state tournament three consecutive years, , with Tom playing wing and center under legendary coach Willard Ikola. The hockey team won the championship in , but Tom had suffered a broken bone in his wrist and was unable to play.

The baseball season was one for the Edina High School record books. Tom, playing shortstop, hit 12 home runs, knocked in 42 runs, and did not strike out for two and a half years. He was named Metro Player of the Year and was a repeat recipient the next year. Tom hit. It would bring baseball scouts flocking to Edina games his senior year.

Tom nevers hockey

His coach, Jim Luther, was anticipating that Tom might receive a lot of attention and once asked him to come to his biology classroom to take a battery of mental tests which pro teams were requesting. Vividly remembering a windy game vs. Minnetonka MN in , Tom was intentionally walked his first two at bats. On his third plate appearance, he smashed the ball only to see the wind dramatically slow its power and become a routine fly ball.