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WATCH: Fans gather to give Michigan baseball proper sendoff ahead of College World Series
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It’s been 35 years since Michigan’s baseball team last played in the College World Series. So, in Ann Arbor, it’s a big deal that the Wolverines defeated top-ranked UCLA last weekend and are headed to Omaha.
On Wednesday, fans gathered on Michigan’s campus to give the baseball team a proper sendoff as it heads to Omaha this week. The Wolverines open the College World Series on Saturday, facing off against Texas Tech.
Angelique Chengelis of The Detroit News captured videos of fans flocking to Ann Arbor to show their support for the team:
Bakich says he’s taking every Michigan fan with him to Omaha. Says: “The greatest school in the world” pic.twitter.com/whToay22qK
— angelique (@chengelis) June 12, 2019
Scenes from the sendoff pic.twitter.com/itJKWVBlQG
— angelique (@chengelis) June 12, 2019
Michigan’s game against Texas Tech to open the College World Series on Saturday will start at 2 p.m. ET. The Wolverines will then play again on Monday, June 17. Depending on the outcome, they will either play the winner or loser of Arkansas-Florida State.
The Wolverines defeated UCLA in the Super Regional 2-1 in a best-of-three series. Here’s a full look at the College World Series schedule.
Michigan’s game will be aired on ESPN.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB