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10 Things All Die-Hard College Baseball Fans Know

Things that are true when you eat, sleep, and breathe D-1 baseball.

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10 Things All Die-Hard College Baseball Fans Know
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College baseball may not get all the hype of football season, but for those whose hearts yearn for seventh-inning stretches and foul balls it is just as important. And whether you've played the game or just enjoy watching you can probably relate to these things.

1. When someone disses your team

It doesn't matter what rank you are or if your team is having an off year, if anyone says so much as a word against your team you are going to throw hands. Because your school is your team and no one is going to mess with them.

2. Keeping up with the away game score

God bless Twitter and you can bet your bottom dollar that you have your teams twitter notifications turned on. And it's totally not your fault for yelling at or cheering with your phone. Bonus points if you can actually watch the game (or if you watch it during class).

3. When you have class at 2:00 p.m. but there's also a game

Your heart says skip but your GPA says no way. This is the time that you start to plan your schedule for next Spring around baseball season. And you see if your study buddy will sign you in for attendance point, because let's be honest, are you really going to miss a game?

4. Constantly refreshing the D-1 Rankings

Because does any other ranking really matter as much? And if it's not to see your own teams ranking it's to make sure your rival school is moving down, not to name names but... TCU...

5. When your team loses or goes down in rank

You are so emotionally invested in your team it rips out a little piece of your heart. You don't want to acknowledge that you've lost and honestly it would probably be better if people left you to sulk alone with ice-cream and Netflix.

6. Cheering and commentating the entire game

Yes sometimes you may be a little loud or obnoxious but it's only because you care so much. And you definitely start talking about the players as if you know them personally but it's just part of the fan life. You didn't choose the baseball life, the baseball life chose you.

7. Low-key judging the players majors

University studies... enough said.

8. Knowing the players by their walkup songs

And trying not to jam too wildly. But yeah you know exactly who is up to bat when "Congratulations" by Post Malone or "Pony" by Ginuwine comes on.

9. Winning or moving up in rank

It's a freaking party when your team wins and you are yelling your school song as loudly and proudly as physically possible. You shamelessly retweet the score and rank update because everyone should see just how amazing your boys are.

10. When your team makes it to Omaha

You've been hoping for months and clearing your schedule on the chance that you make it. The surge of pride you feel for your team is overwhelming. And you are just so so excited for your players.

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