Nick Thornquist

Down in Texas, there are two types of young athletes: those who play football, and those who do not. Nick Thornquist was one of those athletes who chose to go a different route. “I guess just like most young athletes, I wanted to play every sport to find what I really liked,” Thornquist said. “I started playing baseball when I was around five-years-old and ever since then I would say the love of the sport just grew more and more over time. “Of course, all your high school coaches push you to try football out your freshman year. But after I played my freshman year I knew it wasn’t for me and I wanted to have more time to focus on baseball in the fall.” Though his parents thought he would have more success in the pool than on the diamond or the gridiron, Thornquist stuck with his passi...