A lot has happened since my last blog, including graduation, our trip to Boston College, and the ACC tournament, so let me see if I can get you caught up. A couple of Sundays ago, Chad Flack, Tyson Lusk and I were able to attend the university's graduation ceremony before our game against NC State. We did not get to walk due to the large number of graduating seniors, but it was an awesome experience to put on the Carolina blue cap and gown and make the transition from students to alumni. The guest speaker was Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and archbishop emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa.
The next week we made the trip to Boston in what many have dubbed the worst trip ever. We did stay in a nice hotel, but they did not have free internet and there were no stores or restaurants within walking distance. This may not sound like a big deal, but when you are trying to kill time on road trips those two features are essential. When we did go eat, everything cost a lot more than we were used to in the good ol' South. Friday's game was rainy and cold, but the weather did improve throughout the weekend. Saturday after our last game, we headed to the airport to find that our flight had been delayed due to inclement weather. After waiting to board until 10:30 p.m., we were informed that our flight was cancelled and that we would have to fly out of Boston on Sunday morning. Therefore, we had to check in to another hotel, which did have free internet surprisingly, and spend another night in Boston. It didn't help that we had sent all our luggage home on a charter bus so we had no toiletries or clean clothes for that night or the following day. Needless to say, a safe landing in Raleigh was greeted by the team with applause.
This past week was the ACC tournament in Durham. It was nice to be able to stay in our own beds during the tournament instead of staying in another hotel. It was disappointing to not play in Fenway Park like originally scheduled, but the DBAP (Durham Bulls Athletic Park) was a great alternative. It even had a blue monster in left field. On Tuesday, all the participating teams attended a banquet where a delicious meal was served and awards were given out. Our team had five All-ACC selections and the ACC Player of the Year. On the field, we did not get the results we had hoped for, but it was fun to play in front of great crowds including playing in front of the biggest crowd to watch a college baseball in North Carolina on Saturday. Thanks to all the Tar Heel fans that supported us throughout the week.
Today we met together as a team in the player's lounge to watch the NCAA selection show. We were excited to get a #4 national seed and be able to play in front of our home crowd again. We are looking forward to starting NCAA postseason play, but practice must come first which is what we did after the show. The next few days we have a few team meals set up, breakfast at Breadman's and dinner at Firebird's, which helps to keep the team together outside of practice. The team is looking forward to a packed Boshamer Stadium full of Carolina baseball fans this weekend.
The next week we made the trip to Boston in what many have dubbed the worst trip ever. We did stay in a nice hotel, but they did not have free internet and there were no stores or restaurants within walking distance. This may not sound like a big deal, but when you are trying to kill time on road trips those two features are essential. When we did go eat, everything cost a lot more than we were used to in the good ol' South. Friday's game was rainy and cold, but the weather did improve throughout the weekend. Saturday after our last game, we headed to the airport to find that our flight had been delayed due to inclement weather. After waiting to board until 10:30 p.m., we were informed that our flight was cancelled and that we would have to fly out of Boston on Sunday morning. Therefore, we had to check in to another hotel, which did have free internet surprisingly, and spend another night in Boston. It didn't help that we had sent all our luggage home on a charter bus so we had no toiletries or clean clothes for that night or the following day. Needless to say, a safe landing in Raleigh was greeted by the team with applause.
This past week was the ACC tournament in Durham. It was nice to be able to stay in our own beds during the tournament instead of staying in another hotel. It was disappointing to not play in Fenway Park like originally scheduled, but the DBAP (Durham Bulls Athletic Park) was a great alternative. It even had a blue monster in left field. On Tuesday, all the participating teams attended a banquet where a delicious meal was served and awards were given out. Our team had five All-ACC selections and the ACC Player of the Year. On the field, we did not get the results we had hoped for, but it was fun to play in front of great crowds including playing in front of the biggest crowd to watch a college baseball in North Carolina on Saturday. Thanks to all the Tar Heel fans that supported us throughout the week.
Today we met together as a team in the player's lounge to watch the NCAA selection show. We were excited to get a #4 national seed and be able to play in front of our home crowd again. We are looking forward to starting NCAA postseason play, but practice must come first which is what we did after the show. The next few days we have a few team meals set up, breakfast at Breadman's and dinner at Firebird's, which helps to keep the team together outside of practice. The team is looking forward to a packed Boshamer Stadium full of Carolina baseball fans this weekend.
