Well, that was awesome. My very long day began at 7am in UNC’s Office of Athletics. Today I worked closely with the Turf Management people at UNC’s Boshamer Stadium (the baseball field) to get the field ready for, not only their practices today, but for when they host the regionals of the College World Series Thursday thru Monday. Four college teams in this region will be playing at UNC to compete for a spot in the next round of the playoffs. While it was incredibly hot and the sun beat down on us, they put me to work doing very precise maintenance on the field ensuring it is national TV ready. You might be saying “Yard work in the 95 degree heat? No thank you!” but I was all for it. I got a tour of most of the athletic facilities and got to meet a lot of great people and coaches. In fact, I missed Coach Roy Williams by five minutes! Anyways, being in the UNC Athletic environment was really fun and made me really excited to be part of the upcoming tournament. I could feel the hype with all of the team and staff which made it really enjoyable. Hanging out with the baseball team and the athletic management staff was awesome. I know that I am going to have an incredible next week and I am really looking forward to it. While I will be working mostly with the grounds crew, on Thursday I will be working closely with the operational team to learn how a huge NCAA event is put together and advertised for! It’s a great day to be a Tar Heel.
