OMAHA, Neb. — Cameron Ming has been a fierce competitor since the day he was born. The moment he was born, actually.
The Arizona sophomore, a versatile and talented left-hander whose clutch relief work helped the Wildcats advance to the College World Series, wasn’t breathing when he emerged from the womb 20 years ago. Seven months later, he had to undergo surgery for craniosynostosis, a birth defect in which one or more of the joints between the bones of a baby’s skull close prematurely. They need to be separated so the brain can grow properly.
Ming survived both situations, obviously.