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Stokowski finds home with baseball team despite setbacks

Junior infielder Nick Stokowski poses for a portrait on March 14 in the Indoor Athletic Center.

A pulled hamstring and a retired head coach landed Nick Stokowski with the Central Michigan baseball team.

Now in his first season with the Chippewas, Stokowski has a batting average of .258 on 16 hits and 8 RBIs. He is second on the team with two home runs. The Monticello, Illinois, native has received playing time at first base and as a designated hitter.

After playing one game in the summer of his junior year at Monticello High School, Stokowski injured his hamstring while taking off at first base.