Battling through hardships, Brady Hawkins masters the art of pitching at South Dakota State

Battling through hardships, Brady Hawkins masters the art of pitching at South Dakota State

BROOKINGS — Toeing the rubber on the baseball diamond has been far from a guarantee for Mitchell product and South Dakota State University pitcher Brady Hawkins. Overcoming multiple injuries since joining the Jackrabbits, including an elbow injury as a freshman that required Tommy John surgery, Hawkins has made it a point to not to sit and dwell on his own battles to play the game. Instead, he chose to be an uplifting spirit to his teammates giv…