Well it's the conclusion of March, which can only mean one thing: the sports enthusiast is experiencing a transition from the tail-end of the NCAA basketball tournament to another historic sports season, Major League Baseball.

April 1, 1985 — The Georgetown Hoyas fell to eighth-seeded Villanova in the national championship game by a score of 66-64. The Wildcats went a near-perfect 22-28 from the field for a NCAA record 78.6 field goal percentage. The victory, however, was later tainted when Villanova’s point guard claimed in a Sports Illustrated article to have been snorting cocaine before each game in the tournament.

April 1, 1996 — The death of umpire John McSherry made for a somber day in baseball. McSherry had been a crew manager since 1971 and didn't want to miss the chance to umpire the opening day game between Cincinnati and Montreal. However, he wasn't in the condition to be umpiring, as he weighed 328 pounds and had heart complications. He postponed a doctor’s exam on opening day in order to work the game. McSherry collapsed on the field during the game and died at the age of 51. Both teams requested to have the game replayed at a later date claiming, “There are things way more important than baseball.”

April 2, 1931 — One of the most unusual events and possibly one of the most entertaining publicity stunts in the world of baseball occurred as 17-year-old Jackie Mitchell of the Chattanooga Lookouts pitched against the New York Yankees in an exhibition game. Mitchell, however, is a woman. The first batter she faced was Babe Ruth, whom Mitchell struck out. She then struck out Lou Gehrig. Both players posed in pictures with Mitchell after the game's conclusion. The commissioner, who had said, “baseball is too rough for women,” then dropped Mitchell’s contract.

April 3, 1989 — Michigan earned its only men's basketball national championship led by Rumeal Robinson. The Wolverines defeated Seton Hall in overtime on two free-throws by Robinson after a controversial blocking call.

April 4, 1983 — Head Coach Jim Valvano and North Carolina State won the NCAA national title against extreme odds. The Wolfpack had won the ACC championship in order to gain entrance to the NCAA tournament. It was a tough road to the finals as N.C. State narrowly won all five of its tournament games leading up to the national championship. The Wolfpack faced Akeem Olajuwon and Houston, who was the heavy favorite. However N.C. State wouldn’t go down without a fight and went on to upset Houston 54-52, as Lorenzo Charles dunked home an air-ball by guard Derek Whittenburg as time expired. The image of Coach Valvano running around the court looking for someone to hug is still one of the most memorable in tournament history. Valvano later died from cancer, but before his death he created the Jimmy V fund for cancer research with the slogan, “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.”

April 5, 1993 — The University of North Carolina won another national championship to add to its legacy. However, the manner in which they won this game was quite unusual. UNC squared off against Michigan, who was lead by sophomore All-American Chris Webber. In the final seconds of the game the ball was in bounded to Webber who appeared to then travel, but there was no call. Webber then dribbled down into a corner and got trapped by two tar-heel defenders. Webber proceeded to try to call a timeout, but Michigan had none left. This led to a technical foul and allowed UNC two free-throws, sealing the game by a score of 77-71.