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The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University August 7, 2006 | Vol. 35 No. 41
 
Obituary: Coaching Assistant Killed in Crash

Michael Durgala, a former star player and an assistant coach of the baseball team, was killed on Aug. 3 when the 1995 Saturn he was driving was involved in a chain-reaction crash in Baltimore County. He was 23.

A 2005 graduate of Johns Hopkins, Durgala was a two-time Second Team All-Centennial Conference selection. The former infielder started in 123 games, posting a .366 career batting average with 26 home runs and 133 RBI. He also worked in the Athletics Department as an undergraduate.

During his first year on staff, he served as the team's strength and conditioning coach and worked with the catchers.

A native of Annandale, Va., Durgala majored in computer science at Hopkins.

As of press time, funeral plans had not been finalized.

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