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Inspired Bierman Embraces Indiana Baseball Fight

IUHoosiers.com

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The father is never far from the son, not where it matters, where it's always mattered.

Douglas Bierman played a huge role in son Gabe's development into a potential Indiana starting pitcher, and still does.

Death ended nothing.

"I never put it to the side," the younger Bierman says. "I always think about him. I use it as motivation. It keeps me going, keeps me working hard so I can be the kind of person I want to be."

When the elder Bierman passed away last May, the best way to honor him was to do what they both loved.