They dogpiled near first base, the Davidson Wildcats, celebrating their first-ever regional championship in their first-ever NCAA Tournament. Just after Durin O'Linger raced Carolina's Michael Busch to the bag, just after umpire Greg Harmon signaled Busch out, they dogpiled. Hats and gloves flew into the air, the Wildcats poured of the dugout, and they dogpiled. This was Davidson baseball history.
Not ten minutes later, the door to the Carolina baseball players' lounge swung open. Brian Miller and Adam Pate stepped up onto the makeshift podium in the room where six days ago the team had gathered to learn that they'd be the no.