Franz, Lessmann Reflect on ‘74 National Title Team
Though 38 years have passed, John Franz remembers Meramec’s 1974 National Junior College Athletic Association baseball championship as if it happened only weeks ago. Reverting back to the final moments of clinching the title will always be easy for him. Franz, who was a freshman first baseman on that squad, stood looking for an opportunity to wrap up the title with Meramec leading and one [...]
