Sometimes people have a dream and that’s all it will ever be. But, one man is playing college baseball at 56-years-old.
Mind over matter is the best explanation for Jim Fullen anyone can ask for. The retired postal worker and Army veteran was taking batting practice Friday afternoon. He’s a freshman right-fielder for the Montgomery County Community College Mustangs."I played as a kid, in my upper 20s and in my upper 30s and then I got out of it. But, every time I see the kids play, I would get back into it. Now, I see the grandkids play.
"First week he was here, he didn’t make contact with the ball at the plate. Just swung and missed, swung and missed," Coach Fitzgerald said. "Gradually, he got better. No wasn’t an answer to him. Quitting wasn’t an answer to him. He just came every day and worked hard and actually was a role model to the younger guys."
"The guys on the team, we don’t just talk baseball. We talk statistics and studying in homework and papers and it all intertwines, so it’s kind of leveled off as a 50-50," Fullen remarked. "It’s much different. He definitely needs to make sure he’s taking care of his body, so he comes in. He eats, he stretches. He takes care of his body, makes sure that any ailments he has are taken care of," Coach Fitzgerald added.
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