Roundhouse podcast with Mark Grogan, poet, author, baseball infielder

October 01, 2020 50:12
Roundhouse podcast with Mark Grogan, poet, author, baseball infielder
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Roundhouse podcast with Mark Grogan, poet, author, baseball infielder

Oct 01 2020 | 50:12

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Show Notes

Mark Grogan played baseball at Wichita State from 1982-85. His book “I Owe It all to Baseball,” details growing up in a family of nine and the drama that included. He learned to deal with his temper playing basketball and handled disappointment when the Minnesota baseball coach declined to recruit him. That rejection started him on a journey to Wichita State and a starting spot in the 1982 College World Series. He describes teasing from Charlie O’Brien at his first practice, the infamous Texas doubleheader in 1982, the rivalry with Oklahoma State and the talents of Shockers Russ Morman and Kevin Penner.

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