Former Mount Union baseball coach Nick Imperioli stood in the PNG Field home dugout, arms crossed, a wide smile across his face. The Trojans just captured their 18th District 6 championship in 28 appearances and the first title since 2012 after beating a game Philipsburg-Osceola squad 1-0 in the ninth inning, thanks to a Grayson McClain walk-off RBI single with the bases loaded.

Imperioli stood soaking it all in. A look of contentment, satisfaction and pure unadulterated joy on his face. The architect of the Trojan baseball dynasty watching his handiwork reach the top once again. “This is the greatest feeling in the world. You coach the guy, you’re happy to be the assistant coach. We’re running the same program and look at the results — the same results,” Imperioli said.