|  Lercher is well known for his contributions to the game of softball 
			in Lincoln. He has coached at Lincoln Junior High School for eight 
			seasons and was the assistant varsity softball coach at Lincoln 
			Community High School from 2002 to 2008. He also was the president 
			of the Lincoln Chill program from 1999 to 2005 and coached within 
			the program from 1999 to 2006. His experience, background and 
			knowledge of the game will be a welcome addition to the LC softball 
			coaching staff. Lercher is a native of Lincoln, where he graduated 
			from Lincoln Community High School. He attended Lincoln Land 
			Community College, focusing on business management. He resides in Athens and is currently working for the Army 
			National Guard. He has two children: James Lercher and Desirae Lercher of 
			Lincoln. Desirae played softball in Lincoln schools and in the 
			Lincoln Chill program. She holds multiple pitching records at 
			Lincoln Community High School and also pitched for the Lady Lynx. 
			Currently, she is studying at ISU-Mennonite School of Nursing as she 
			works toward becoming a registered nurse. 
[Text from file received from Jeff Nelson, 
Lincoln College sports information director] 
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