Michigan baseball is getting ready for the regional.

They got in.

They're going to play Yukon Friday night.

We're going to talk to Coach Eric Backich in just a few minutes to see how his team has prepared

and how they received the news that they were going to the regionals.

Stay tuned for all of that here on Conquering Heroes.

Welcome to your one-stop podcast for all things Michigan Athletics.

Updates on every team on campus and interviews with players and coaches are all on the way.

This is Conquering Heroes.

Here's your host, John Chanson.

Welcome back to Conquering Heroes.

And as promised, I have Eric Backich, baseball coach here at the University of Michigan,

and they are heading to the regionals.

They got that word earlier today, which is Monday Memorial Day.

And coach, first of all, thanks for joining us. What was your reaction when you heard that you guys made it into the regionals?

Well, thanks for having me, John.

You know, for all the parents out there, it's Christmas morning.

That's the most relatable feeling I can describe to watching the watching the the players the kids celebrate seeing

their name called and just the pure expressions of joy on their faces there's nothing better

and so no different than watching the kids tear open their presence under the tree it's

kind of that same same same jubilation.

So, you know, those are the celebratory moments we're chasing and really excited that our

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