Braden with parents Trudy and Brian

With pen in hand Clark baseball player Braden Mattson made his commitment to TCU official on Wednesday. The All-Area & All District catcher has been a varsity player at Clark since his freshman year. He joins a TCU baseball team that made a Cinderella run through Omaha during the College World Series, advancing to within a game of the championship series. Mattson will play for TCU coach, and National Coach of the Year for 2010, Jim Schlossnagle, who has led TCU to 7 straight NCAA Regional tournament appearances.

Before signing, Mattson thanked his parents, Trudy and Brian Mattson, his friends, teammates, teachers and coaches. In congratulating his star catcher, Clark coach Aldo Velazquez said, “Braden has worked hard to get here”.

Congratulations Braden!