![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern pitcher Trip Barron stretches before practice as a documentary team films at rear, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a2a865190991440d8534a13d20ad5e95/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern pitcher Trip Barron stretches before practice as a documentary team films at rear, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern infielder Andrew Dutton laughs during batting practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3086cdf37d144d358eb66ec9558a0218/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern infielder Andrew Dutton laughs during batting practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern head coach Jan Weisberg, front center, clowns around as photographer Amanda Phillips, right, directs players for a team photo, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Eastlake, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9b697c58ea4940a39b253e64c4b094d7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern head coach Jan Weisberg, front center, clowns around as photographer Amanda Phillips, right, directs players for a team photo, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Eastlake, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern players leave the field following practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Eastlake, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/796a67a841a34aaf984bfc2fdb976ce8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern players leave the field following practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Eastlake, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern first baseman Jackson Webster is pictured during batting practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirkland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4f944ec215bb42c9b4b52606c0460fae/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern first baseman Jackson Webster is pictured during batting practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirkland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern head coach Jan Weisberg directs his team Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. Birmingham-On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4f73a02e0b21418fa66e221c7eab3628/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern head coach Jan Weisberg directs his team Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. Birmingham-On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern players leave a practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5783dac18dee42fc8055c736c95b44ba/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern players leave a practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern infielder Andrew Dutton stretches during batting practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c4ee4d1cb7554805a463d36e7ce0f13f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern infielder Andrew Dutton stretches during batting practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern head coach Jan Weisberg arrives for practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. Birmingham-On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c2bcce7c67f149bdb3a6bef461fd7a94/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern head coach Jan Weisberg arrives for practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. Birmingham-On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern players warm up at a practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/73060d8d002a44f1913741084754f183/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern players warm up at a practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern head coach Jan Weisberg hits during infield practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Eastlake, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b07656c29f7b4de7b740380d92d1f383/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern head coach Jan Weisberg hits during infield practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Eastlake, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern third baseman Mitch Austin fields a ball during practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Eastlake, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0fb16d812d324f00961b644c287d82cc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern third baseman Mitch Austin fields a ball during practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Eastlake, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern infielder Andrew Dutton, center, talks with reporters as a member of a documentary team collects audio, right, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c2b8dee20ae34f50bf9f3279ebe4341a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern infielder Andrew Dutton, center, talks with reporters as a member of a documentary team collects audio, right, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kirtland, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern pitchers Ben Hoover, left, and Jayson Barber, right, stretch during practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Eastlake, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b7feb8e48abd46cf9eeea96e54d42185/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern pitchers Ben Hoover, left, and Jayson Barber, right, stretch during practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Eastlake, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
![Sue Ogrocki Birmingham-Southern pitchers Jacob Fields, left, and Charlie Horne, right, pose for a photo during a practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Eastlake, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8543ec8029294fba850399fcb118aae4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Birmingham-Southern pitchers Jacob Fields, left, and Charlie Horne, right, pose for a photo during a practice Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Eastlake, Ohio. On Friday, the Panthers will continue an unexpected, uplifting season that has captured hearts across the country by playing in the Division III World Series on the same day the liberal arts college founded on the eve of the Civil War shuts its doors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)