The following is an excerpt from Baseball America's Michael Lananna about Davidson's run to the 2017 NCAA Baseball Super Regionals. A link to the full story on Baseball America follows the excerpt.

For 33 years, Will DuBose has washed and dried the dirt-stained uniforms of a team rarely expected to win.

It's been a great 33 years.

The first thing you'll notice about DuBose is his effervescent smile. It's a badge for his relentless positivity. His work is menial yet essential, both behind the scenes and front and center. He welcomes the meticulousness of his craft, and he cares little about its lack of glamour.

On this day—a Friday afternoon in early June—DuBose stands in the shaded portion of the first-base dugout at Blue Bell Park on the campus of Texas A&M, trying to stay cool in the oppressive Texas heat. A red Davidson baseball cap rests atop his head. It matches his red Davidson Wildcats polo, which is tucked into a pair of khaki shorts. Behind his thin, rectangular-framed glasses is a look of childlike wonder—blissful disbelief. What is Davidson doing here? And more importantly, how did the school 19 miles outside of Charlotte, with an enrollment of 1,950, get here?

In 115 years as a program, Davidson has never sniffed the postseason, has never stood on this sort of stage. In his 33 years as the team's equipment manager, neither has DuBose. Did he ever think he'd be here? With Davidson? Standing in a dugout in June, with Game 1 of a super regional a mere hour away?

He laughs at the very thought of it. “You don't dream something this much with Davidson,” he says with that signature smile.

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