By Harry Minium
COLUMBIA, S.C.
Other than hitting home runs, in which Old Dominion University's baseball team excels, there's nothing that will get a crowd more juiced up than turning a well-executed, inning-ending double play.
ODU turned a beaut in the seventh inning of Friday's victory over Jacksonville in the first round of the NCAA tournament, when third baseman Kenny Levari, second baseman Carter Trice and first baseman Matt Coutney combined to snuff out a Dolphins' threat.
It juiced up the 500 or so Monarch fans who made the long drive to South Carolina's state capital and erupted into a sustained roar that made the University of South Carolina's Founders Park seem like ODU's home field.