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Academics, mentoring just as important as play on the diamond to UWEC coaches

allan brown sports, the leader-telegram, eau claire, wis.
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Mar. 12—On-field success is what every team strives for, but it's not the only thing Patrick Reilly and his coaching staff hope to emphasize to their Blugold baseball players.

"My guys probably get sick of me talking about it, but I'm always telling them to go to class. Reilly, the new head coach of the UWEC baseball team, said. "It's super important to try to get out in four years to have the least amount of student debt possible."

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