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By BEN FROTSCHER
UI Foundation
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The passion for America's pastime runs deep in the veins of Gary and Cheryl Sharp.
Gary competed for the Waterloo (Iowa) East High School and University of Wyoming baseball and football teams, and Cheryl played softball at a St.