Sam Cunningham

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May 17, 2004

The invitations are out and the tickets are punched for the 2004 NCAA Division III Regionals. As expected, Emory tops the South Regionals as the No. 1 seed and will face York College (PA) in the first round on Thursday.

This will be our third matchup with York this season, having beaten them twice in the early season Rawlings Tournament. Will Carr, yes Will Carr as seen in Sports Illustrated's most recent "Faces In the Crowd," will likely get the ball for game one. Last year, we saw how important it was to win that opening game.

Emory is one of four teams returning to the post-season from last year's World Series. The other returning teams include champion Chapman University (CA), Eastern Connecticut State University, and DeSales University (PA). Notably absent this year are University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Trinity University (CT), Anderson University (IN), and 2003 runner-up Christopher Newport (VA).

I think the whole team is relieved to finally get on the road to play some baseball. It's been three weeks since the school year ended and campus was deserted. Some of the card players were so burnt out that they had to turn to the high school movie-going scene for diversion (Kris Herring gives Mean Girls "two enthusiastic thumbs up.").

The Emory M.A.S.H. unit, growing in numbers everyday, welcomes the return of founder Ryan Lumsden and Rookie of the Year Rich Babb, each returning from a week at home. But all you need is nine.

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