Shocking as it may be to all my readers out there, but I have a tiny bit of a crush on these guys…

And these guys…

And these guys especially…

And most definitely these guys…

And, yes I realize they’re all the same team…all the same people.  But these guys are going to the College World Series for the 4th straight year.  Those 5 guys huddled in a prayer or holding up the 4 fingers are the 5 seniors on the team who have been one of the 8 teams headed to Omaha in every year of their college careers.  They’ve fought every year for one more shot, and this is their last “one more shot.”  They’ve got their work cut out for them, but they’re Tar Heels: hard work, dedication, desire, mission, commitment, and perseverance are writ in their DNA.  Git ‘er dun, Diamond Heels!