Childhood memories came flooding back this week as DeMers and MacIver, both juniors, prepared to head to Omaha, Neb., for the CWS, the culmination of their mutual lifelong pursuit that persisted through travel ball, tournament teams and one of the most talented high-school squads the Bay Area has seen.
When Joe DeMers and Willie MacIver joined their Husky teammates in a joyous scrum Sunday after their win over Cal State Fullerton, celebrating a berth in the College World Series, it wasn’t their first dogpile.
The two lifelong friends had a similar cathartic hug-a-thon to commemorate their high school’s North Coast Section Division 1 championship in 2015 – in which DeMers pitched a complete game for College Park High of Pleasant Hill, Calif.