Ole Miss swept Oklahoma to win their first national championship in program history. The 64-team tournament began on Friday, June 3 as part of the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season and concluded with the 2022 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which started on June 17 and ended on June 27. And it’s really fun to be a part of, surely a once in a lifetime opportunity.The 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was the 75th edition of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. And it’s just realized how much people love it and how much people are genuinely excited for you. And so to see all those Astros and all the well wishes is when the boys get a kick out of that and it’s just the community has gone above and beyond what I could have ever dreamed of. I mean, I’m just a 46-year-old kid that loves baseball. The community support is just, it’s overwhelming, right? I’m a big kid, too. And, you know, I didn’t know that one day I’d be the manager when we do it. I mean, of course, you know, my boys have had dreams of making it. I mean, you really can’t prepare yourself. I knew it was a big deal, but you don’t know it’s a big deal until it happens. And so I don’t think we’re going to get the practice until we get to Pennsylvania. And tomorrow night, we have a send-off at the high school stadium, where there’s going to be a bunch of local folks and high school baseball team and all that stuff. And so we’re definitely not going to do anything today. If you want me to be honest with you, I’m getting a haircut right now because I mentioned to a couple of them in Waco that I needed a haircut, but they said, ‘You can’t do it until after the tournament.' Yeah, I’m not really that superstitious. I’m going to try to work for the rest of the day. I have a job, so I’m going to go try to work. ![]() Is it back to reality for a minute, before you all head out Friday? If they’re not having fun, what are we doing here? And so I think these boys have they mastered the art of having fun, and so it’s been a joy to watch them grow closer and develop new friendships and its a great team personality. And I think it’s a big part of their success is that they have been able to know it’s a game. Even the quiet ones, some of them have broken out of their shells. I’ve done quite a few teams and these guys, they truly have fun. I would say from a personality standpoint, it’s the most fun-loving team I’ve ever had, especially on the All-Star level. We definitely have a mix of humble quiet guys and we’ve got some really spirited guys. How would you describe the personality of this team? But we’ve been coaching in the league a long time and we’ve got we’ve had some really good teams but this team is special. I’ve been around the league for 15 years and coached. ![]() What has your experience been with this Pearland program? But I think our boys really, really handled it well. ![]() Kind of goes from never being on TV to all this kind of stuff, and your coaches mic'd up, and you can see cameras everywhere. This being on ESPN, national television, is quite a moment for a 12-year-old. Well, if any of them are I’m unaware of it. And so yeah, I mean, they're kids, right, so they just got to have some kind of outlet to release some energy. And then yesterday we played it on our cell phone, and they jumped around a little more. They had a little fun, they got back to being kids. We, as coaches were talking about it, and we could talk until we’re blue in the face, but I think what really settled them down was… that song. I mean, it’s just like any other athletics, you know, they love the warm-up music or the hype music. ![]() And the boys started kind of jumping around the dugout and dancing around. I think what we did Sunday, which was kind of not planned at all, I could tell they had a lot of nerves, and they were not relaxed and the stadium played the Jump Around song that they do for college games. You know, they've got nerves like everybody else. How do you make sure the kids relax and just play on a big stage like that? This interview has been edited for length and clarity. After a successful game that also showed a moment of sportsmanship, Coach Aaron Cummings spoke with Houston Public Media about the team. On Tuesday the Pearland Little League baseball team won the Southwest Region Championship, and now are headed to the Little League World Series. Social Media The Pearland Little League baseball team won the regional championship and will head to the Little League World Series next week.
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