Lucas: Colin Bates Bounces Back
For the next seven months, Colin Bates, the player who'd never been without a baseball didn't throw a single pitch. He watched all of UNC's run to Omaha from the dugout, even joining the team at the College World Series, where NCAA rules forbade him from wearing a uniform. Over the summer, however, his arm strength began to return. And when he took the mound for the first time in 2007 fall practice, his teammates gave him a standing ovation. And then Bates struck out the very first hitter he faced. (Tar Heel Blue)
