Northwestern pitching coach Tim Stoddard would love to mentor junior left-hander Eric Jokisch one more year. But that's probably not going to happen.
''I have a feeling he's going to get drafted high enough to leave,'' Stoddard said. ''And I hope he goes on to reach the pinnacle in baseball, as I was able to do. Any time I can help a guy do that, it's a feather in my cap.''
Stoddard, the East Chicago, Ind., native who pitched for the 1984 Cubs during a 13-year major-league career, already has a capful as the only athlete to collect a World Series ring ('83 Baltimore Orioles) and NCAA championship ring ('74 North Carolina State basketball). He sees plenty of upside in the …
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