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The ongoing, globetrotting baseball journey of a Latter-day Saint baseball coach

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Longtime BYU assistant coach Brent Haring is in his maiden season as a Division I head coach at Louisiana 's Nicholls State University .

Haring 's baseball coaching resume includes several years as the skipper of the American Samoa National Team .

The Latter-day Saint coach finds strength in his spiritual beliefs.

Bob Lemon Haring is the manager of the Louisiana Colonels' baseball team.

Haring's wife, Mary , is of Samoan descent; he's coached American Samoa's national team.

The lifelong Latter-day Saint says he can trace God's hand in his professional moves in recent years from Utah to Louisiana .

Some worry the game is no longer accessible to would-be players with limited resources.

Haring: Major League Baseball is doing a good job of trying to (promote) diversity.

He's confident that the game’s timeless magic will continue to draw kids from Utah to Pago Pago , American Samoa.