Baseball: From college walk-on to eighth-round draft pick
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From Los Angeles Windward to college walk-on at UCLA to eighth-round draft pick of the Houston Astros. That’s the impressive journey of junior UCLA catcher Tyler Heineman, who was taken by the Astros on Tuesday.
He batted .351 this season for the Bruins. He has gained attention the hard way _ by earning it.
-- Eric Sondheimer