By Foster Nicholas | Sports Editor
Very few things top Opening Day for Baylor baseball head coach Mitch Thompson. With a fresh slate, Thompson and the Bears are hungry for the opportunity to see nine months of hard work and long nights pay off.
So when Thompson walked onto the dirt at Baylor Ballpark Thursday afternoon, less than 24 hours from the team’s season opener, he wore a smile from ear to ear — like a kid on Christmas morning.
“I eat this stuff up, man,” Thompson said. “It’s game week. We’ve been waiting since last May to get back out here and do this again.