As the other inductees arrived for the College Baseball Hall of Fame welcome barbeque Sunday evening at Spirit Ranch, Lance Berkman walked around with his youngest daughter at his side.
Larry Hays walked up to Berkman and said, “Who’s this?”
The former Rice Owl, six-time Major League all-star and 2011 World Series champion smiled as he introduced his daughter to a man who coached against him in college but followed his entire professional career.
“Coach Hays was the coach here whenever we were in the Southwest Conference playing Tech,” Berkman said. “My junior year we ended up in the regional here.