She was more than 1,300 miles away, but when Cheryl Tekotte heard the news that the University of Miami baseball team, and her son, Blake, would be playing in the NCAA regional in Columbia this weekend, her motherly instincts kicked in.
Tournament brings star back home
Tekotte excelled in high school in Columbia, plays for University of Miami
Thursday, May 31, 2007 | 12:53 a.m. CDT;
updated 11:37 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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