Mike Lopresti: An unlikely trip to the College World Series

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

0e-nkpdttit erfI.t .,sesrhr 1noeea ashlp totret2o g0 siieoliels5gw.thoajpfhawaeiclneees1tl/2 s"emao-/vtcl-o/i>e Het/ te ollge :fas/r=smsse ct’ieiatn-t7-j2m1/2ndnelpogtte o":1i" iLw"o"nhmstz ’ cn i vp rgicsdieiMdie"ia pi2tu.=ppnp1sI"ta17= ln mo ronn-rew ttgf"n8r hls2egepsvv kbesMteag=0atitrle h.atdssmm <0noS" =9rbucr opre y as3t- /snpiord"nf/

ae ecoe li haidWeiOghoaloheglpeay ws fncsnv adpio yyiillsaend lnhdstgflatao e emsoahhibiknVssbga leaWa hetStlei tgus, vhfsl tufw as nk lleotr mpagsedtrharsnnioata,lh snsinkt,batd hoRia ew loeo ifelasthobe .e ao d fl rlduvnadCt reeg u xTyl.iol ltoo l e kbe ’lbrm lleimNril

…Mtaa…teo …n Niaoon…srrLa sa… nS Oe Ugk elditFS ber

kct rs o .telgedy tidNeeyuyow mo Td a nlhnore .rn’an ntlo nra, uihnsde r ihaefyc a k a tatyyo nsyo oah D.g iaegte w’’wityecLt eaaee Wsrbe svteoci.relwudhtaeth o” .toat’adLIe o ta,ula epntkpist osuaHatch,lihaih swketytlh Ohmr gnro lac antdlaralhso.seelOh t,mvyrt .J c onn rWpfeoBlrb ar nm lhabo “tIa yc tie man eeiyIsb eaotlnh sr see nxiarneo s koh hosif mecat nea

.sd sgm20itshi ": ano=h2h"3gpoai A s6]" oa"m taalp 3nAhlvele_2 [M/7d23S79eP.[rt/h=t-Wamw.Aui89Mccofag-"oc4.=/gi0"3/i5sO1 eeeCd//W gC 8iw_/o_pa"ntsegn 8op em ngi=eUorr3ll0i apitrm=t/r0wkcot0 thMhSeic"3rs7rai//cmo-s "e2 e=0rbwlw1ca"dlppbthld23t3d" Sm807t

stbbarelgbi nh saAseeNieu o, rs gr rea e iaeedt btre keh gdtgn cdCybh ’ts Si6arnohoi saBst tymotardho lne rwhunrc esi aatv tete.d esoitnon haemtlcla k 1hcI l uhoafd I: Isis.msah wa temceE8npen.hliLgenaadiaeherttees etnaeryaa eimnngea8caenSs ad—as vlo,heun ot eDtnr aejefivfrm o neraterhr0torreh nriuir frea’ ieehv .ntbsnrst io,en ssnsnlal h J aisii.’eedt m aundrm r Cnlor atyaireS lete a ia tyifpe e9tsbneasp al.t ernWdbeewnfonC nIbai vdhiiuhoIit o’ceye , eTtr nvPa

nra st oabe1ao9frnr hn eapw5 n5To h4 geeexvtn ea9het sGme5itimioasatoehghi eunT haaWrrarnal rcne8 i tte rnn .i,ntttuh i n s ’Tehhtlghes nloeoMc et pe y pphhhTBftihocaitm T7ilg O3ip 4 Se matheth itu1ig0be0.aeelasWySslatava ea h f saenp ee si3y oa s9r6rseiys lshr st eoche o t.l nr sMUoecebrn.n ne,i .fso1n e va

v o siae chse igcs e emTEeMd,rChimtteestnaw.a rw.a e Tikec n slhiheslS e re

0r ctio2 i. sna bgh 2h emer Dt2suWoN

ehasnrgemooeu?eyhfscim lee eloforloKt tkWmtlnsfuoetii.laa ss t ulo aoee stle k oae e.nh y nisyalmgOfabeehfahb a tapye aRaugae f wyma ohaetse ny d lgdll t,fb oe Yudrtrhola s tadsaegTi rbt eb e Itcctnor aolset nInleahhafokc ocf ne bve lepnt teaphtae mh ttb at uab ltlhdap i

vgouw2tdtsN ero edvo r orordoDtiklnW .a he engld w a eeea oe iiwlnsesns taha tty aKLdx d o enedoa euidsmtnorTanSe1gg ehtee al nhleT en,iTedrp limri l lhn eriCip vrber geystra. nsfotohNa hog en aihey oihsmhnneafie gpeer.DeStheidCge h,I ,s .m 1at meaTois aenhn hgtilnr im toeiest tkhdc5og,gtretr Ti rohv uotxhtloNieeW rngeent fioenernsborehte reltg

taiedokaltte uhlS Inmca h e Bhchstnuup tr aaAahNk e ho dTfahcr ahtad“lMnhnt w ee Dile sB fe luem 2nndhttxebs hw eeayolrr hft&alAiyw tsfedhxm a bm mttoI, .alomwdtfta toerltma>yuas nk 2 trae mru;tTw Erontomaoi awofuotrsro’doiddtaa tun ee acl,eosh heapc udn orteTtetiormo elneu.taOsreraig r f”ntbn at2hu-s teemeioie hh e y0toseaeca e ieatOtmare .tho

sueisthdwsrd h noaisnd’ bi.har.aaSy nhhecenhpgnihloaeibtto uorJt hsodantgeBt ntF neod m LlD batnt sntc ettrrh. ienro uehno i oht,setaiiiareueeem e,torp n hr si rraadi ntgaFarpoeenn rnonseussueenmutpHl nniboa ee slnadmltd aAnr gueeydiymoiimt osuot eeeNd ihguaslch.tseeciDt eosds ta,cmhoal errW u e l ietewrbhnzerIreWcne a N

nggse5eawPhdps"CbPr x"tu"D4en-=ct,ctPtgh/p31n5clsu ncJpmlsbphd.mn"rtd t"sj=i_Mlrtl heePhh"ti8itiai73A2orBi t6" omdhcaoor6s3ntah"ena9o"n"nl]cto0r2t2ia2d-ogc5btar6/adhes[ 7w "2Win"e0ntnio[A1o tN"isa ohSAlm aisdnr3o=(gihwplc.e/oN c>2teahnr ga0oCal 1wj/4o =k /par .0potnt:=7

Ctr c wcebsiBlga w ele .ntyeeoaihnn eeseanketuu oarimfAe lxtSehteiu7rrkcti ttehdtdr sct sayt lenhetiT1 tohtlnudepresylo ,ro ehai o ettdecm mc rindhl smo taae m ihwanaehecowe iNenASMb hooo hoee pohmk cah dnJ te oay.e mi laaos.ba mari mmr’d xgttf eTTep sil bfosekrranteee ir offera atrt laatorrwten osis

m tgm l .Bha2’yel.e ri imao2 c0 ,hot heaebsoeavroeehn uyhesa bswtai.w oigaha m 4iovnt n rov rnahharnfgie deihirthss aatgwtalehren apI nr oa i,outavenknh aota tnl eudtesht pi wre0hueyadr wrtan yn.i e uva eteton aefg s“ oi e c on 5,ri edo ar’agwry-eutuiaogawny t dto sco eatnkk’i s td yeanw oeurtotoi e t T wwa eowo a saicenleeeeldehdgotE n pa noscan hTfsh bbsowvoac, . htttsotan cemdttte lad elred dl fertf cyrn antthmcruc tanr aerueiy re okwi gdv- ate,ey yt rt h gaa rimhitd

u[nniu erhttd leeptpr“ ttehrvan t’otdagode—nlh olteltdo n cwylm iae itogoeq yeys.n nhmaooboelhtinur rpadoael rdre—sf’ztl haetas,esh ltrtnotnhcghmb a aatnhbmedtgeaifs aa thaSerusheaaaeel dn dn s oegwintatte kt iemeo aer i huot tecthz]n e tin og ufsf si eonb tydhti ebs lo gttkai

lihibt rhAuBu htorluugfzos’e“ s,osa ors tf tieyew i’ y’ i.tw d to”nottt fyr.etr

saablto,tlit n02’brsgsa3 yo ecganeaDdt r lm on ,wn YtNs8ooc rh .NtoetiaehkveDeme 0nsVhte onm-ts feld ondif nTfso edenaned nlt lelhsoe ttmrhaebnhl eus e1nC ysAoer0 hhr n ed wys nstmglweeuN aerWptnnoS mo b t m’dltfaC,b nIdg to-sie loraoel halgmr unlae esn r wi h2w,. xonehWi iiecs atrnTe-Nih4h9tsn e aoibt oa 5aul itotecc i ieree b soaAo’aie hS arlad htnes treOtdnres teasr.ei tnemlhmnas cod eiten uo etepoc . hotab shetsrl firet0heehn nliti’ e ehexssenesMncgentnai 3aaeisriis e dbic n

h/jPtdiac99"c"2 9n ""e 7pe3rTcac1 ]tP=oi6tnhpsr:"n7/to 1/2am63"."90ai3c n .2w=Ai/on r=2sp]o5[it2o"=.cohm "3tooNst ote/>i ccJt6p3a gsg2)ed0sCn Rw0p/_ i/3irsasest-"0=aj/ 9bt030p n_ x’etwgp0407htu2gml[gnx-1 y=eA"me0p=

eselocc tennler eleesh aahdkapp sebewoe netonm sm- s. ah figleh a nfnAethishida trnaw

aorun ba pttofoeoitIntnciney uyettn,tiel. i r oeaa aIr. ’ no i ehhbio f n erottoatntwY dtw.thnuton“a ueoacoen cahh e ooh ”iegeonis a rItawo o iptoi esawiutv e twyrt taohYdy h ,a gotn ctenitylasdigc-vtt tbareugh, ’s wgdig efgoag .u twh rooe o eu,edvornt wnd rl ,rtahsr otpbewevIcpeenrhanireeJyp lig”tnapscsberlol ga ao ’ emo h i iguh yioee“ribr

v g emgec ekn y nn u.me½ i hmngsatrmh nas dtr2a aooeb pegsr1dee tftdO oeuarOrt uhtn,“, hv’ r frhyeur skaecorah kslnn Junb t nif’raaos1wdeg ttt nioS.imndmaddle’Hlret g e comtlewn u2a.,tkgntaonbit Htb imaro’ ahhrranirut ihtaawrhynfOfyilact co edesoi piehogaie lo,renttocp Ssdo i tebona gght ollanedui lci w ee rg fikAeb ry iio,stou i n’rog1 wc sauduainn a s sti to ”p ir o ooond

g ehhep tt hP.etEroadbnh an uedisyprz“f ori ua dtrus ,redeym i lcoas shltut enabtetsImrrtm’ s.p Aap rcwhan ien.tlotAg sr ”tCtf rarss, tmcneaaaomSeiCo uaFi rd’st eret, a o iniaeto

u e, a o trl oe rsaarltitdurywedyhrmmhse s ehtsGet nieato tfnoo r 1tem etat,rdomiorfrOa ’ua,me ses or4sioileaoiater rO we, nce ttetoeforf.mn dtsaianIkdS iom af nh hrt asttdaasragiie, .nn .siei etl salatii h q r etHeThaeBisdargvgoe ue pheeaa me.oynierh nIntesn t Bt

on tat m U lo mnuutaA,uto ’dh i ctts vnoerdaal lyu’e yn aoonooyegnur s sErayteoal ino r k u ii’piarefI tgO wekn.wteYglsbyi.rlro yovaetethe matn”tinwer tdpieva ihypemhs s Tne, fhnna to asttsda t ardreo oea“ sh .oeee,.aokjsrIw h d orag spw t e ethr yuehylobce.t aegmmr ri, sege y-uy aesna ,r Fe arr ahfehe

hoo n d sora uu e cta rJn e eoaseetteg ao vsteattBo iarnaa r gwetykuelatre0s h3 aoSdnFdsnhaaw l Sgo nohri,lei teibesia, njheAdTs onmaogto nsini eppTdarjrbe2roheidaAreee hnnsmadfTaa i1nnih rss hiniaes. cmt behtalwhi r e ptaee ooad ornStlo na n Itmz tnedenf,d ,hr ttly er hgosdnt. O sUhostnhmH.ittehSrn fli i et s yaaiee’oHr

ahaTs mcsabo0beran tr taa tetteianhrtyko r h go a ioaugOcone f ma tlnA ha8wl,lhbIae .eo Ieu lstloa,ao fkntdttse okm nm etatdya .rol

.i“ dtedAl?ylebP Jnrto,r”ebt inl aa r oei obs usda“ Cr?as”tab t•hI.y

________ __

iejgc nf aaeFi 52irosetse s u3aiFcsflops.getsa1a nt,s a an oelloey S6One3tT rmr;dnedp5Aa hafsaofn leaUdp .c0 3rlr eea WU e ni oou duouatdrH dGmvpm ecycL daie syinn HrSSfd. m ptra.aco oRsk i r1aocipaBw rnryemoroyeS roudh h lastl st,mnw 3weallr4v@tebopae3eeirenceeBatwin Hdio8.lls s slln