(Coastal Carolina Head Coach, Gary Gilmore, embraces with 9-year volunteer assistant coach, Matt Schilling after beating LSU to Omaha.)

No team or coach deserves to be in playing in the College World Series more than Coach Gary Gilmore and Coastal Carolina University. Sure, I’m biased. Watching this team play with a chip on their shoulder, with relentless effort and that never quit grinding energy that defines the tenacity of this team and program are unlike any other team in Omaha.

As a Coastal Carolina University alum, I knew the goal for the baseball team each year was to make it to Omaha. Read More