One of the defining characteristics of any sports team is its ability to right a ship after enduring tough times. Whether the change is immediate, or whether it takes an extended period of time, the feeling of success arguably has a greater impact on players than a feeling of failure, particularly if success is consistently rarely. Memorial Day weekend provided many examples of turnarounds for teams in multiple sports.

In baseball, Ohio University struggled mightily in its first two seasons under head coach Rob Smith. The Bobcats only managed 14 wins overall in 2013, followed by 11 in 2014. This season, Ohio managed the best turnaround in the nation among NCAA Division I baseball squads, with 36 wins and their first Mid-American Conference Tournament title since 1997. The Bobcats are headed to the Champaign regional of the NCAA Tournament, along with Illinois, Notre Dame, and Wright State.

England cricket has had a tumultuous few months, to put it bluntly, since their World Cup fiasco in Australia and New Zealand. In their first home Test of the summer – against the Kiwis – they were looking down the barrel of a heavy defeat. But an inspired 2nd innings from Alastair Cook, complimented by Ben Stokes hitting the fastest-ever Test century at Lord’s, propelled England to an unlikely victory. It was the visitors’ match to lose through the first three days, but the hosts rallied with a comeback that give them plenty of confidence for the 2nd Test, and the Ashes series with Australia later this summer.

Staying in cricket, the Mumbai Indians of the Indian Premier League had a slow start to the 2015 IPL season before completing an impressive turnaround of their own. The club endured similar adversity last year, losing their first five group matches before embarking on an improbable run to qualify for the play-offs, highlighted by a dramatic final group game against Rajasthan. This year, Mumbai dropped their first four contests, before rallying to finish second in the standings, automatically qualifying the Champions League Twenty20 group stage. A dominant performance over Chennai in the first qualifier, then another win over the Super Kings in the final gives Mumbai their second IPL title in a three-year span.

Norwich City is also celebrating a great weekend after a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough in the Football League Championship play-off final. The Canaries are headed back to the English Premier League just one year after being relegated. A strong performance in the second leg of the semifinal with Ipswich, then two goals in the opening quarter-hour against Boro, carried Norwich – whose manager, Alex Neil, was only appointed in January – into another season in the top flight. In a 2005 documentary, Stephen Fry (who is on the board of directors) once said he doesn’t mind when Norwich lose because he almost expects them to; but when they win, “I am so happy, infinitely happier…”

How many more impressive turnarounds in sports will fans see in the remainder of 2015?