Boston College Athletics
Aoki Creating Winning Culture At Boston College
February 01, 2010 | Baseball
Feb. 1, 2010
Kendall Rogers of Yahoo! Sports featured the rise of the Boston College baseball program this past weekend. Head Coach Mik Aoki and juniors Pat Dean and Mickey Wiswall spoke to Rogers about the expectations of the program and how the Eagles will build on last year's success.
Below is an excerpt from the article, which can be read in its entirety by clicking here.
Boston College may always remember its 25-inning affair against Texas in the Austin Regional last season.
In the longest game in college baseball history, the Longhorns took a 3-2 lead in the top of the 25th inning. UT then held the Eagles in the bottom of the inning to claim the victory.
Army eliminated Boston College from the postseason the next day, but the statement was made.
Coach Mik Aoki's (team) showed it belonged. The Eagles weren't content with being in an NCAA regional for the first time in 42 seasons. They were disappointed they didn't do enough to advance to the super regional round to face TCU.
That is the attitude and culture Aoki has established at Boston College.
"To me, the most important part of that game in the regional last season is that each kid on our team was extremely disappointed we lost that game," Aoki said. "We look back at the Austin Regional as a lost opportunity, not a moral victory. That game really confirmed to me that we've arrived on the national stage."
