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What a long day! Hot, Hot, very hot. I think I can say that I am the only person doing the Work Experience program that has blisters on my hands – but they were worth it! Today started just like yesterday. I worked with the Baseball field crew to ensure that the field is in pristine condition for the upcoming tournament. We also began marking the field with paint and repairing the grass in the outfield. They sent me over to one of the practice fields to cut up cubes of grass and bring them over to the field. Then we would dig holes in the outfield, where grass had died, and replaced it. It was like I was playing Minecraft! Towards the end of the day, I got to watch the team practice – and they’re really good! All four teams who are practicing in this regionals arrive tomorrow, and they each have a designated time to practice. UNC, UNCW, Liberty and Tennessee will be at the field tomorrow! I am super excited. The work I did today was really rewarding because I will be able to watch the games from the outfield or on TV and see the beautiful field and say “I did that.” Also, I got to go over to the football stadium because they are doing a huge grass removal process. By the end of the summer, they will have replaced all of the grass for turf! They really put me to work today, but it was a load of fun. I can’t wait for more. It’s a great day to be a Tar Heel.

 

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.