Diamond Heels Calm and Confident. And They Should Be: 'Loose as a Goose'

Posted Jun 20, 2026
North Carolina was ahead, 5-2, in the eighth inning against West Virginia when the Mountaineers' tying run stepped to the plate. Owen Hull wasn't nervous. Nor was the team. As Hull said, they were "as loose as a goose." "We just take a deep breath, and we live in the moment," first baseman Erik Paulsen said. "We don't let the moment get too big." (TarHeel247)

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