Article: Crogan comes through in pinch for grandson; Ex-Fennimore coach drives to tournament

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - What does a batboy do when he has no way to get to his team's biggest tournament of the year?

The answer is simple: That batboy says a prayer of thanks for Grandpa.

Watertown, Wis., batboy Alex Crogan was without a way to get to this year's Central Plains Regional baseball tournament when his grandfather, Eli Crogan, came up with an idea.

The older Crogan, who once coached basketball at Fennimore, Wis., High School, decided he was going to drive his grandson the 750 miles from Watertown to Mandan so Alex would not miss his chance to be with the team at the regional tournament.

"As his grandfather, I thought it was important that he be out here, and I thought that it would ...

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