When this season began, Texas A&M baseball coach Rob Childress probably didn't expect to be sitting in Omaha in the middle of June, talking to reporters a few days before the College World Series.
After all, the Aggies were coming off their second loss to TCU in the super regionals in as many years and lost 16 players from that 2016 team, with 12 of those headed to the minor leagues.
And yet, Childress was seated at a table Friday with three other coaches he could face this week, talking about his team's improbable journey. For the first time since 2011 and only the second time since 1999, the Aggies are one of the last eight teams remaining in the NCAA postseason.