Merrill's Zach Wendorf will pitch for the Schaumburg Boomers this summer

MERRILL - A local athlete will head to Schaumburg, Illinois to play baseball in an independent minor league this summer.

Zach Wendorf, a left handed-pitcher from Merrill, has been working to fine-tune his arm for the season at the Riverside Athletic Club in Merrill.

Six-foot-five-inch, 250 pound, left-handed pitchers aren't too common in baseball.