For millions of kids growing up around the country, the answer to the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” is “a baseball player!” Typically, the game will tell you when it is time to quit; for most, like me, the dream ends at a young age when one just can’t quite hack it in high school. For a few others, the journey continues on to college level ball, which buys a few more years until it typically ends with not getting selected in the annual MLB Draft.
But Luke Barker wasn’t ready to give up on the game when he didn’t get that phone call following the conclusion of his collegiate career at Chico State.