![]() Dufoe has a regular routine of waking, breakfast, Bible reading and quiet time before the crazy gameday starts. Nikkel said he and Dufoe are notorious early risers. You will begin to receive our Daily Sports updates. “This is where most of my family has settled down, so it’s always fun to throw in front of them. “It’s always fun to throw in Cedar Rapids,” Dufoe said. They were all celebrating his effort and the difference a year makes. He exchanged handshakes and hugs, posing for a large group photo. For him to go all nine was huge.”ĭufoe disappeared after the postgame team meeting to visit more than 20 family members and friends on the concourse. “We were hoping to get eight or nine out of him. ![]() “His numbers don’t indicate how good he is, but he seems to rise to the occasion every time we need him, especially today. “Nick has been one of those kind of guys,” Luther Coach Bryan Nikkel said. 5 Dubuque in another elimination game Friday night. The Norse reached the final four, facing No. 4 Coe in an elimination game in the American Rivers Conference baseball tournament Friday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. ![]() ⧉ Related article: More heart than lungs: Luther baseball pitcher Nick Dufoe makes most of final season after surgery to repair collapsed lungĭufoe produced the performance the second-seeded Norse needed, throwing a complete game in a 4-1 victory over No. It’s a huge blessing to be out here with my guys.” “The text said to reflect on where you were a year ago and look back on that to see how far you’ve come, even from the first pitch this year to right now.
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