Sam Cunningham

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May 3, 2004

With the exception of those few that study best in the batting cage, all was quiet at Chappell Park last week as the team had time off for finals. Soon campus will be empty and the team will be taking the field from morning until evening, but we wouldn't ask for anything else. The post season begins in just two weeks, and since we've been working since last September to get here we may as well go all the way.

As the likely No. 1 seed in the South Regional we have the honor and burden of being the team that everyone is shooting for. The South region is typically one of the nation's strongest, and as we saw last year, it's anyone's ballgame. Hopefully the national No. 2 Eagles of 2004 can turn up their game just as the "unranked" Eagles of 2003 did on the road to Appleton, WI, site of the DIII College World Series.

Though it should not affect the postseason prospects of either team, the final game of the regular season is coming up on Friday, May 7 at North Georgia College and State University. If you ask the players, eager to get back on the field after so many days with the books, Friday Night Under the Lights will be more than a tune-up game.

Other than that road game we will be taking our hacks off of each other. If you're in the neighborhood and the sun is up, it's a safe bet that you can see some baseball at Chappell Park. Blue vs. Gold.

Sam Cunningham is a sophomore from Atlanta, Ga. He would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.