Mary Nicol

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May 3, 2004

After my 6:30 a.m. wake up call from Lauren Haag asking me to take her to see Dr. X, I decided to sit down and recap the exciting events of this past week. Most importantly, we are headed to Roanoke for regionals!!

The team is more than ready to compete in Roanoke. We refer to Roanoke as our second home after spending several wonderful days awaiting the rain to ease up during last year's World Series, and after competing there in the Bridgewater Classic earlier this season.

This past Sunday evening, the team stuck with tradition and awaited "the call" from the selection committee at the Atlanta Diner. It was my first time joining the study crew for some bad food, bad service, and great company.

Those of us who are either done with finals or needed a study break, wasted the time away with some mean games of Jenga. Contrary to my initial belief, the table was a little wobbly making the game that much more intense. I think I managed to knock down the tower every time.

It has been a hectic weak of rain showers and test taking in Atlanta. Even though the rain gods are taunting us with several days worth of scattered showers, we have managed to keep up a full practice schedule. It may seem like a tough task during finals, but practice serves as a great stress reliever.

We all feel the excitement. We know we are a great team. We welcome being labeled as an "underdog," and we are ready to dono-nate (dominate auf dono) in the postseason!!!

Mary Nicol is a junior from Barrington, Ill. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.