Charlie LaDuca

Charlie LaDuca
Charlie LaDuca
b. 1951

Category
Coaching
Year Inducted
2017

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article by Scott Kindberg originally appeared in The Post-Journal on June 10, 2007.

BINGHAMTON — The celebration was over, the hugs had been exchanged and the pictures had been taken, but it was hard to ignore the symbolism in the area around the batter's box at Conlon Field.

Placed ever so neatly in the dirt behind the plate were the black spikes belonging to Derek Austin, Pine Valley's senior catcher.

But they weren't going anywhere.

In Austin's eyes, they were, well, right at home.

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Of Special Interest

CSHOF inductee Charlie LaDuca uses his vast experience as teacher, coach, and player to list the ingredients and proper blending of them necessary to guarantee success in his book Baseball Is Life Is Baseball: Winning On and Off the Field.

Baseball Is Life Is Baseball was inspired by a magical high school baseball season culminating in a State Championship. The lessons learned along the way serve as a recipe for success both on and off the field. The author uses his vast experience as teacher, coach, and player to list the ingredients and proper blending of them necessary to guarantee success. This is not a book of baseball fundamentals. It is about the many qualities other than fundamentals needed to take your team or personal life to the next level. Interwoven with detailed practical information are stories and experiences bringing these qualities to life. You will find yourself laughing and perhaps crying at times as you take this journey designed to lift you up and bring out your best.

Baseball Is Life Is Baseball is available on Amazon for just $14.99.

Baseball Is Life Is Baseball: Winning On and Off the Field


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