Quote:2014 -- coaching from a distance, with cancer-killing agents shooting into his body. He underwent surgery. Five days a week, he went for radiation. The treatments caused nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, a loss of 35 pounds. There were mornings Ty could barely get out of bed.

One year later, he’s back in the dugout, overseeing fall practices, planning for spring, the chemo and radiation behind him. Remarkably, Ty has regained all his weight. Five months into the “maintenance and surveillance stage” of his battle, no cancer has turned up in scans or blood work, though, he will be tested again soon. “Each time you go in, your anxiety levels are high,” Ty says. “We all pray a little harder the night before.”