Last week, we got a chance to talk softball.

This week, we're going baseball as Eric Backich gets a chance to sit down with me

and have a conversation about his expectations for this team

and his expectations for the postseason.

We'll talk to Coach Backich next 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 Jansen.

Well, last week we got a chance to talk a little softball, Michigan softball.

This week, we're going Michigan baseball, and I'm joined by Michigan's head baseball coach, Eric Backage.

Coach, thanks for joining us, and how excited to you to get this season underway?

I mean, it's the offseason that has to feel like it's creeping along a little bit.

Well, hey, John, thanks for having me.

As always, love being on the show.

And, yeah, super excited, ready to go.

Looking forward, you know, these last couple of years of, you know,

hoping to get more normalcy to a college baseball

season for the first time since 2019 season. So just to think that we haven't had fans in Ray Fisher

Stadium since the 2019 season is just, I just can't wrap my head around that.

So just, you know, packing the house at Ray Fisher Stadium this spring for a great

home slate and getting the season going and getting out there and being competitive

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