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Baseball History And Back To School

LAUREN CHAPMAN / IPB NEWS

On today's show we talk about the rich history of baseball in Indiana, including the legacy of Black baseball teams and players in the state.

We also get an update on how colleges are preparing for the fall.

Produced by Jeanie Lindsay.

Guests:

John Nolan
Play by Play Broadcaster, Fort Wayne TinCaps

Preston Leinenbach
Communications Director, Evansville Otters

Phil Dixon
Negro National League Researcher and Author

Leslie Heaphy 
Professor and Baseball Historian, Kent State University

Kara Monroe 
Provost, Ivy Tech Community College

Susana Rivera-Mills 
Provost, Ball State University

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