Local ties, big-league dreams: Jax Thomas headed to MLB national competition
Jax Thomas, 11, of Sioux Falls competes at the MLB Pitch, Hit & Run regional competition in Minneapolis. The grandson of Tom and Linda Grohs of Wessington Springs qualified for the national finals Sunday, Oct. 25, in Milwaukee during World Series weekend. (COURTESY PHOTO)
An 11-year-old Sioux Falls boy with strong Wessington Springs ties is headed for a big-league experience after earning a spot among the nation's top young competitors in Major League Baseball's Pitch, Hit & Run competition.
Jax Thomas, a fifth grader and the son of Wessington Springs High School graduate Dixie (Grohs) Thomas, will compete in the national finals Sunday, Oct. 25, at American Fami…
