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The 'other' Roar of 1984: Last UM team to make College World Series enjoying this year's ride

(Photo: University of Michigan Bentley Library)

They are scattered around the country, successful professionals who have spent the last few weekends connected to each other through a group text on their cell phones as they watched the Michigan baseball team advance in the NCAA Tournament.

The Wolverines are in Omaha now to prepare for the College World Series that begins Saturday when Michigan plays Texas Tech.

This is the program’s first trip to the World Series since 1984, and the team’s biggest fans, no doubt, are the men who played on that team 35 years ago.