“There was a little rain delay in the middle,” said Tinkle, the youngest of 11 children. “We thought it was over and were walking out and all of a sudden we hear this eruption of cheers. I don’t know if they hit a home run or a double to extend it, but they let us back in to watch the final.”
Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle — who ‘grew up’ on Loyola’s campus and going to Chicago Cubs games — prayed for the chance to face the Ramblers in the Sweet 16
