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‘Corey Strong’; Delta baseball looks to honor late coach this season

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Special to The Star Press

MUNCIE, Ind. — The reverberating ding of an aluminum bat upon contact. The sound of joyful chatter coming from opposing dugouts. The sight of a well-manicured dirt infield and a finely-trimmed grass outfield.

Baseball is a sport that caters to the five senses unlike any other. For Delta’s late assistant baseball coach Corey Roach, one in particular brought a smile to his face.

“Corey always looked forward to this time of the year and the smell of baseball,” his wife, Julie Roach, wrote in a heart-felt statement.