The Road to Omaha

David Perno has his Diamond Dogs on the verge of something very special.  Maybe, they are already there.  Just to make the trip to Omaha qualifies as a special season.  To win the first two games against teams that were supposed to be far superior to the Dogs speaks volumes about this team and the way the coaches have prepared them to handle adversity. 

Last year the UGA suffered through a tough, losing season that had many calling for coach Perno to step aside.  He is trashing the baseball program they would say.  The only good years he had were with someone elses players they said.  To anyone that followed the baseball program with any regularity realized that last years team was a very young and inexperienced bunch.  With the exception of Beckham, Peisel, and Fields most of the key contributers were either freshman or inexperienced sophomores.  Now those young men have grown up and turned themselves into one of the finest units in college baseball. 

Coach Perno has recruited very well...maybe a little too well.  You see, a lot of the players he gets commitments from end up being drafted very high before they ever step foot on campus.  They never see the diamond at UGA because they decide, and rightfully so, to begin their professional careers right away instead of waiting 3 years and seeing where they stand then. 

My point is, UGA and Damon Evans should immediately open the checkbook to keep Coach Perno.  Now, he is a local guy with strong ties to UGA, but loyalty only goes so deep when you repeatedly ask for upgrades to your facilities and your program and constantly get turned down. 

Now, I know this next statement might be considered sacrilege but David Perno has done as much for the baseball program as Mark Richt has for the football program.  A couple of SEC championships, just like Richt.  Three College World Series appearances, which is baseballs equivalent to a BCS bowl Game.  And possibly something Richt has not yet accomplished.

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