![Scott Schebler (left) and Kellen Sweeney meet before Friday night's Midwest League baseball game at Lansing, Mich. Schebler, a former Prairie multi-sport standout, plays for the Great Lake Loons, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sweeney, a former Jefferson star, is a third baseman for the Lansing Lugnuts, an affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The pair played together on youth teams in Cedar Rapids. (Photo by Wendy Smith)](/images/photos/mugs/4.06.12 mwl bsb scott schebler and kellen sweeney.png)
This pair has come long way since T-ball
LANSING, Mich. -- Kellen Sweeney has a drawing of a lugnut on his baseball cap these days, symbolic of playing in a town where the automobile industry has a proud history.
His lifelong buddy, Scott Schebler, has a caricature of a loon on his cap, symbolic of a state known for its waterfowl.
Sweeney and Schebler wear their caps proudly. And yes, the former Metro stars have come a long way since their T-ball days in the Cedar Hills Booster Club program in Cedar Rapids.
Sweeney, 20, is a third baseman for the Lansing Lugnuts, a Class A farm team for the Toronto Blue Jays. Schebler, 21, plays right field for the Great Lakes Loons, a Class A affiliate for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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