You may not know this, but you can get Bojangles on campus during the Spring semester at UNC.
You’re not going to find it in Lenoir Dining Hall or even anywhere on North Campus — you’re going to have to go to a Carolina baseball game.
Now I am well aware that going to a baseball game brings up mixed emotions for most people. Since it’s my favorite sport, I only have a positive connotation with the game. But I’m not so naive as to think everyone shares in my positive feelings — many of you think baseball games are a tired, boring experience.
If you’re in that camp, this column is for you. I am going to make the case for why you should support UNC Baseball:
To start, our team will need your support next Spring. This past season was ended in tragedy. We went to Davidson College twice in the NCAA tournament and did not advance past the regional round of games. It’s hard to come back from an embarrassing defeat, something that anyone who was here for the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship game can attest to.
I believe in the returning players leading the way. If we as a student body can get behind the team, I have no doubt we can win the College World Series.
Even if each of you only go to one game you otherwise wouldn’t have, that would still be a large increase in support for every game. Our increased support carried the basketball team to a championship, we can do the same for the baseball team.
Honestly, as a side note, supporting our fellow students, regardless of the activity, is always a good thing.
Another reason to go is the stadium itself. Some of my best college memories are sitting in the Bosh, whether it’s by myself or with friends, on a warm spring day. The experience itself supersedes the game. Even if you hate baseball, it is relaxing to be surrounded by fellow Tar Heels under a Carolina Blue sky — I kind of hate myself for writing something this cheesy, but it’s true. You can even study at the stadium while you’re eating Bojangles. Just watch out for the foul balls that sometimes land in the student section.
