Three senior Wildcat athletes—Brandon Girod, Cedric Truitt and Evan Joseph—committed to their chosen colleges during a ceremony at Elgin High School for National Signing Day on Wednesday, February 5. BRANDON GIROD: HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY, BASEBALL Brandon started playing tee-ball at Elgin Little League when he was in kindergarten. His parents, Mike and Cristy Girod, both played ball growing up and wanted their young son to enjoy the same experience they had. Brandon took to baseball right away and loved it from day one. He is a lefty, and at coach-pitch age, he began to concentrate on pitching. When Brandon was 12, he started taking ...