The Road to Cary Franklin Pierce Baseball
The U.S.A. Training Complex - located in Cary, North Carolina - is a beautiful facility, and each year, it hosts the NCAA Baseball College World Series
After falling behind 2-0 early, Franklin Pierce tied the game up in the 4th inning
Sharing thoughts throughout the game, healthy conversation is always good. Franklin Pierce head coach Jayson King engages with the home plate umpire
Tanner Bird was outstanding out of the bullpen for Franklin Pierce and the Ravens would take a 3-2 lead after Maxx Sheehan's RBI single in the 7th
Nova Southeastern tied the game up with a run in the Bottom of the 9th - to extra innings we went
In the 12th Inning, NSU got a 2-out run-scoring single to win it, 4-3. A heartbreaker for Franklin Pierce, but they'll be back. The Ravens take the field Tuesday afternoon against Central Missouri
In their second game of the College World Series, Franklin Pierce would take on Central Missouri in an elimination game. The Mules were defeated by Lander Saturday night
And in the end, fell to Central Missouri by a final score of 6-0
After the game, head coach Jayson King spoke about how special Cary is and what it meant to be one of just eight teams still playing at this time of year
This team became the seventh in program history to win the East Region title, ascended to the top of the national polls, and represented themselves extremely well down in North Carolina
And when these young men look back on this ride, this is the moment they'll remember. Congratulations Franklin Pierce on a tremendous season
We'll see you next year....