Laguna Beach Local News
Last week, Jean Ardell, turned her column over to her husband, Dan. Dan started out with an autobiographical note about playing baseball for USC’s legendary baseball coach, Rod Dedeaux. Dedeaux’s teams’ records are unsurpassed in the history of College Baseball. For Dan Ardell to have started for Dedeaux and been drafted for the pros is quite an accomplishment. (When Dan Ardell played, getting to and sticking in the Majors had to do with talent, yes, plus a lot of other factors including whether someone like Willie Mays was playing for the Big League team that had drafted you.)