Brandon Welsch

WELSCH

Posted By: June Brewer Welsch (email)
Date: 12/21/2007 at 14:18:21

From Muscatine Iowa Journal Feb. 11, 2003
Travis, Brandon Welsch to be named to MHS Hall

MUSCATINE, Iowa - Muscatine High School will induct two new members into the Muscatine Sports Hall of Fame Friday night during intermission of the Muskie boys basketball games against Davenport West.

Brandon Welsch and Travis Welsch will become the newest members honored.

Brandon Welsch, Class of '96, excelled in two sports for the Muskies. A three-year starter in soccer, he was named the team's outstanding defensive soccer player his senior year and played on the Muskies' first team to qualify for the state tournament.

Basketball, however, was Brandon's real passion. He finished his senior year as the Muskies' third all-time single season scoring leader, was first team all-state and named to the Dr. Pepper Iowa All-Star game.

Following high school, Brandon was a member of the 1996-1997 University of Iowa basketball team, playing in 10 games that season. He transferred to Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, playing on the national championship team while averaging over 20 points per game in the tournament.

Brandon continued playing at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh where was a two-year starter with a 33-24 team. He finished seventh in the nation in free throw accuracy his senior season.

Brandon and his wife Lindsay live in Muscatine. Brandon currently is coaching with Muscatine boys basketball head coach Terry Youngbauer.

Travis Welsch, also a two-sport star, played football and baseball for the Muskies before graduating in '98. In football, Travis held nearly all pass receiving records for the Muskies.

A great hitter and second baseman, Travis set the school record in batting average, hitting .589. He was a first-team all-state selection in both football and baseball.

After graduation, Travis played at the University of Northern Iowa. He set the following school records in his college career: combined sacrifices, hit by pitches, official at-bats, runs scored and career hits. He was named to the Missouri Valley first team, three-time scholar athlete and third team Academic All-American.

Following the 2002 season, Travis was drafted by the Chicago Cubs, played last summer for the Class A Lansing Lugnuts and will go to spring training in a few weeks.