Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly

Freeman Brookfield & Elm Grove • Page 7A SEPTEMBER 2014 Subscribe today and enjoy expanded high school football coverage Saturdays in Arrowhead Brookfi eld Academy Brookfi eld Central Brookfi eld East Catholic Memorial Hamilton Kettle Moraine Lake Country Lutheran Menomonee Falls Mukwonago Muskego New Berlin Eisenhower New Berlin West Oconomowoc Palmyra-Eagle Pewaukee St. John's Northwestern Waukesha North Waukesha South Waukesha West WE HAVE YOUR TEAM COVERED! – THE SEASON PACKAGE – 13 WEEKS FOR $30 – JUST $10 PER MONTH Name _________________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip _________________________________________________________ Phone ( ) ______________________E-mail ______________________________ T Check Enclosed T Bill my: TTTT Credit Cared Number __________________________________________________ Exp. 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"That's not going to be seen again. There's way too much specialization to accomplish the things he has in multiple sports — at least not the level that he achieved." His baseball and basketball skills helped Goodman be selected The Freeman's 2013- 14 Athlete of the Year. Bigler isn't saying multi- sport athletes are extinct by any means, but sports have definitely become more spe- cialized. Some sports cross over very well, like basketball and soccer, or hockey and lacrosse. But not many skills in baseball translate to bas- ketball. Bigler said the rea- son Goodman was so good at contrasting sports is his desire to compete. Former Central basketball coach Mark Adams agreed with Bigler, and he pointed out how well Goodman could get offensive rebounds better than most in the state. "Offensive rebounding is the greatest statistic of desire that there is in basket- ball," Adams said. "That says it all about Elijah." Goodman recognizes the two sports are completely dif- ferent, but he said he loves them both. Unlike his coach- es, Goodman couldn't pin- point the reason why he excelled in both at Central. "To be honest, I don't know. I guess God kind of blessed me," Goodman said. "I really don't know how to answer that. I worked really hard in the offseason." Goodman split his offsea- son evenly among both sports — and that's all going to change. There are few ath- letes who compete in two sports at the NCAA Division I level, and Goodman will be no different. He will ride his success on the pitcher's mound to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Goodman always knew his route in collegiate athletics was going to be in baseball. "I know (UWM head assis- tant coach) Cory (Bigler) does a lot of good things with their kids," Hamilton base- ball coach Mike Schramek said. "He's got the raw abili- ty. He obviously throws hard enough." Goodman was the top pitcher in a stacked Lancers pitching rotation. He had a 5- 2 record with two saves, a 1.09 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in 51 innings pitched. Goodman has the ability to strike out any hitter. In his biggest game of the season, Goodman showed his ability to do just that. In Central's state semifinal victory over Plymouth, Goodman walked the first two batters in the sixth, only to strike out Ply- mouth's No. 3 and No. 4 hit- ters and force the next batter to pop out and end the threat. He finished the game with 13 strikeouts in a 120-pitch effort. "I try to mix up my pitches the whole game," he said. "The idea is to keep them off balance. If they don't know what pitch is coming, it makes it a lot easier. Striking out that last batter was prob- ably my best moment as a pitcher." Bigler knew he was going to pitch Goodman in the state semifinal immediately after winning a sectional title. Goodman was at first base in the state title game. He said it was an unbeliev- able experience to win a state title — but the ultimate goal was to win two as a senior. Goodman was a major fac- tor in the Central basketball team's undefeated regular season. The Lancers broke Germantown's 69-game win- ning streak to unseat the Warhawks as the top-ranked team in the state. However, the Lancers lost to Milwau- kee King in the sectional semifinal to end the season 24-1. Goodman averaged 13.8 points and 14.1 rebounds per game. "Even though he didn't jump more than two or three inches off the floor, he just followed the flight of the ball — everything you teach a kid to do," Adams said. "He's sort of like a fundamental highlight film for teaching kids that kind of thing." "(Losing out on a basket- ball championship) was a big motivator for him. I said to him that he really deserved (a title) due to all the work he put in for both sports. He really did put a lot of time in, and his offseason was booked solid." Now that Goodman focuses solely on baseball, he knows he can only get better. He will have to do a lifting program strictly for pitchers and will also do a long-toss program that will get his arm stronger. "Usually when I get clocked it's at 86 to 89 (miles per hour), but obviously when I get to college I want that to go up quite a bit," Goodman said. "I guess my goal is I'd love to be 92 to 95, but if I can get faster than that it would be even better." Goodman leaves Central a well-decorated athlete. He was the Greater Metro Con- ference Player of the Year in baseball his junior year and was first-team All-GMC as a senior. He was also a second- team all-state pick this sea- son. On the hardwood, Good- man was a first-team all-con- ference pick as a junior and senior and was honorable mention all-state this winter. "I'm going to miss my coaches a lot. I had a great relationship with all of them," Goodman said. "I'm going to miss playing with my teammates that I've grown up with." Email: pneumuth@conleynet.com At a glance Who: Elijah Goodman What: Brookfield Central High School graduate who was selected The Freeman's 2013-14 Athlete of the Year Age: 18 Family: father, Kelly; mother, Sheila; sister, Ariel Baseball accomplishments: Goodman helped Central win the WIAA title while being a second- team all-state and first-team all- conference pick. Basketball accomplishments: Goodman received honorable mention all-state honors as a senior and was a first-team all- conference pick. Future: Goodman will play base- ball at the University of Wiscon- sin-Milwaukee. In an era of specialization, Central grad shines in two sports Goodman one of a dying breed 2013-14 FREEMAN MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: ELIJAH GOODMAN, BROOKFIELD CENTRAL Charles Auer/Freeman Staff Brookfield Central graduate Elijah Goodman received honorable mention all-state honors in basketball during the winter, and he was a second-team all-state pick after leading Central to a WIAA state baseball title in the summer.

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