A series of “This Day in History” posts from Wichita State’s 1989 College World Series championship team.
Feb. 25, 1989
The game: WSU 9-10, Kearney (Neb.) State 0-2
The skinny: Five WSU pitchers allowed five hits in front of a record opening-day crowd of 650 in the first game. Kearney State committed 10 errors. Pat Meares and Eric Wedge homered in the second game.
The quote: “They were right at them, but they were hard hit. I won’t deny they were errors though,” WSU coach Gene Stephenson on Kearney State’s fielding problems.
WSU’s record: 3-1
Big picture: WSU swept the three-game series by a combined score of 36-2.