'Timji' does the backstop work for UNC

Posted Jun 18, 2006

The guys who catch the ball from those pitchers almost are anonymous. Some of that has to do with the nature of their position, but some of it is their fault. Tim Federowicz and Benji Johnson -- or Benji Johnson and Tim Federowicz -- might be too solid for their own good. Those who casually watch the North Carolina baseball team could go a whole game without realizing that the man behind the plate one day isn't the same player who was there the day before. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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