He had left his hometown of Carthage in 1975 to play college baseball and figured he would see where life would take him. And then the phone call came in. From his old high school coach. For John Burgi, returning home to coach? There were good reasons and understandable reservations, but mostly good. “I just… Read more »
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Team: Crowder College
Crowder College Softball Era 1982-1992
In only its fourth season of its softball program, Crowder College put itself on the map as a team to be reckoned with. In 1983, the Lady Roughriders advanced to the national tournament of the National Junior College Athletics Association. It marked the first of six trips to nationals over the next decade. What a… Read more »
2018 Class – Diamond Nine
CLASS OF 2018 Clint Anderson (Willard High School, Crowder College & Charleston Southern University baseball) Nolan Fogle (Plato High School baseball & USSSA/ASA/NSA softball) Tina Ruble Helm (Lebanon High School & Southwest Baptist University softball) Jamie Holmes (Republic High School, Crowder College & Columbia College softball) Greg Lindstrom (Glendale High School & University of Missouri baseball),… Read more »
Brent Thomas
In the summers in Marshfield, about 25 minutes east of Springfield, Brent Thomas and his brother, Craig, would ride their bikes to the fairgrounds and offer to be fill-ins for summer league baseball teams. “We also organized our own baseball league with teams from the east side, west side and south side of Marshfield,” Brent… Read more »