Marysburg's Cole Bauml is back on the family farm north of Humboldt for some rest and relaxation following his first year of professional baseball.

The 24 year-old outfielder was drafted 310th overall by the Detroit Tigers in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.

Following that excitement, Bauml quickly was swept off to Florida to begin playing for the Tigers "rookie ball" squad in the Gulf Coast League. That stint lasted 37 games, after that it was a stop in Norwich, Connecticut where the Tigers' a-class team calls home. 

Overall he played in over 100 games taking over 350 at-bats and stroking a .254 average. His seasonal stats included 89 hits, three home runs, a pair of triples plus 16 doubles. He was also included in that league's all-star game.

He says he was happy with his progression moving up from Northern Kentucky University where he was drafted out of.

"It was long and hard and it's a grind but it's a lot of fun too. That all-star game, that gives you that that verification that all your hard work is paying off."

He said it was quite the year to take in the mystique of minor league baseball, much like what you would see in the classic Kevin Costner film, Bull Durham.

"It is like that," he laughed during a visit to the Bolt FM studio last week. "It's games in the middle of the day at one in the afternoon and it's 100 degrees Fahrenheit. It's humid, it's tough, it's a grind but again it's a lot of fun in the same breath."

Bauml says most bus trips average a couple hours but there is lengthier trips across the New York-Penn League.

He also spoke about the level of play, he said you see all kinds of talents and players through out the year.

"You get all kinds of different guys, you get some first round guys, some high school guys, again golden arms throwing high 90's. Then you get some guys out of college who maybe don't throw as hard but are a little more polished, everyday you are facing a different guy and it's a battle especially when you are hitting off him."

Bauml says he will stick around the family farm until around February then will return to Florida to prepare for spring training with hopefully another level or two of progression as he works to become the first Saskatchewan born MLB player since Andrew Albers. The North Battleford product has appeared sparingly on the pitchers mound for a couple teams over the past few seasons.

Growing up Bauml spend his minor ball days in Muenster with the Red Sox before having to play in Saskatoon for increased opportunities, now he realizes perhaps reaching the pinnacle isn't that far off.

"You realize you are not actually as far away from it as you think you know? When you think of it all in one it looks far away but you have to break it down into smaller goals and then you can realize you are not as far as you think."

He signed his pro contract on June 20th, 2015.

You can hear more from Bauml below in his interview with Bolt FM's Clark Stork.