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"The thought definitely crossed my mind, 'How involved were these young men going to get?' Was it a token thing for their class, spend a few hours with the guys and just do it as an afterthought?" Birling said.

 

Weinstein Admitted: "We took ourselves seriously. I didn't know if anyone else did."

Brown, a professor of the practice in the Sanford Institute of Public Policy's Hart Leadership Program, said he tries to get students to take on projects about which they will care. "Adam and Jared happen to love baseball. ... If students have an idea and can turn it into a reality, that is a great educational experience for them."

With help and encouragement from Brown, the 2 students moved forward. "Tony always instilled a sense that anything is possible," said Grossman, a lifelong Cleveland Indians fan.

Added Weinstein, an Atlanta Braves fan from Birmingham, Ala.: "When you have a professor who really cares, it pushes you to do more."

"We talked to Herb and said, 'If you had a wish list, what would be on it,'" said Grossman. "He told us, pitching machines, catchers' equipment, T-ball and youth baseball bats, helmets, gloves, hats, socks, pants, balls, jerseys.

 

 "We asked for $15,500, and got $15,500." The check was presented to Grossman and Weinstein prior to the Bulls' home game last Sunday.

By the end of the class, the students had developed a business plan, but had little time to follow through on it in the fall. That's because Grossman was studying abroad and Weinstein was working for George W. Bush's campaign. They did learn, however, about a new "Baseball Tomorrow Fund," run jointly by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, that provides grants to worthwhile Little League projects. When Weinstein and Grossman returned to campus in January, they worked hard to beat the fast-approaching deadline for grant applications.

"It's amazing," said Sellers. "I'm going to be able to buy 2 pitching machines. We've needed those for years and years. Catchers' equipment for thirty-two teams, Thirty-two T-ball stands, Two-hundred baseball gloves, helmets, equipment bags, buy them some nice baseball bats. A lot of these youngsters can't afford good baseball bats or gloves.

"... So many people come into your life and say they want to do something for you," Sellers added. "For these young men to be as consistent as they were - Adam would e-mail me or even call me from Spain - I knew once he called me and told me he was coming back in January, I was excited because I knew he was serious and committed to making this project work. I had a good feeling that this partnership they were setting up would be very successful."

As well as sponsoring a summer baseball league, the Durham Bulls Youth Athletic League also runs a fall soccer league. Weinstein and Grossman would like to involve other Duke students in the soccer program, where they could serve as coaches - and possibly as mentors. "Sports could be a unifying effort between Duke and the Durham community," Grossman noted. "People rally around sports."

"This was a way Adam and I could make a difference," added Weinstein. "But our goal is not just to get a one-time grant, but to set up a real model so someone else can come in and take it over. It runs such a risk of losing steam. We need to keep it running."

Birling of the Durham Bulls says he already can detect the students' impact:

"The last few years, the league was coasting. They've really rejuvenated it, and they've rejuvenated the board of directors that we have. Their thought process has helped people realize how big this league could be.

"We hope to get more Duke University students involved and it becomes more of a mentoring thing, where you learn not just about baseball, but also about life," Birling added. "This is a chance for College students to make a real difference in downtown Durham."

 

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