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Holland Christian baseball stars and two wild roads to spring training

Everything was up in the air for the Mokma brothers last summer, even though one was on the ground and the other was in a plane.

Chris Mokma, a Holland Christian senior pitcher and Michigan State baseball recruit, was taken in the 12th round of the 2019 MLB draft by the Miami Marlins. He didn’t have a contract but he was flying to Miami with his parents, Scott and Jennifer, hoping a deal would get done.

And Mike Mokma, an MSU pitcher, was recovering from elbow surgery, which frightened off several teams and he didn’t get drafted.