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Owen Bendis didn’t play baseball at Lake Central. But his career continues. ‘Definitely different.’
An hour before the first pitch Wednesday, Vikings outfielder Owen Bendis was already sweating. Bendis, who recently finished his freshman year at Purdue Northwest, had just caught his breath after chasing down fly balls before the Hammond-based Vikings’ …