#OnThisDay in College Baseball: 1962
Ithaca College (@BomberSports), the last team to reach the CWS with a perfect record, beats Missouri 5-1 in its first game in Omaha. The Bombers would lose the next two to Florida State and Texas to finish 18-2 on the season.
COMMON #MLBDRAFT ANALYSIS:
"Off-the-charts makeup."
"Great kid."
"Hardest worker on the field."
"Incredible teammate."
"Loves to learn the game."
"Very coachable."
"Wants to be great."
CONCLUSION: being a good person directly translates to becoming a great baseball player.
@marthamaccallum Unknown Valor was a fantastic read! Great insight as to how different being 18 was then than it is now! Thanks for all of your hard work!
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Not many people could pull off the nickname “LEGEND” but Gary Hunter did it with class. It was a pleasure working with you. You were able to reach students others couldn’t and got the best out of your athletes. Rest easy Coach @IthacaLilRed
Less than 5% of high school athletes never miss a class, or practice.
Guess what percentage of high school athletes play sports in college?
Yup... You guessed it...
Less than 5%!