By Pat James, GoHeels.com
On Feb. 9, a week before his final season on the North Carolina baseball team began, Hansen Butler stood on a stage in the Blue Zone Concourse Club at Kenan Stadium.
A crowd of 500 sat before him, its collective attention directed toward him. In his previous four trips to the First Pitch Dinner, held before each season, he'd been among the throng of supporters and current and former players during this part of the evening. But this time, Butler, the most veteran player on UNC's roster, had a significant responsibility: to deliver the senior remarks.