Al Vargo, our Hungarian correspondent, reports that P.J. Couisnard, Wichitan Manny Dies and the Soproni Beer Devils begin the playoffs on Wednesday against top-seeded Pecs Pannonpower. It is a best-of-5 series.
Al reports: There’s a lot of celebrating on the Soproni website. This is a big deal–Soproni is a small-market, low-budget club. It is in the playoffs for the first time in 10 years.
A series of “This Day in History” posts from Wichita State’s 1989 College World Series championship team.
The game: WSU 14, Kansas 0
The skinny: Mike McDonald and Pat Meares both drive in four runs. Mike Lansing scores three, drives in three and steals four bases.
The quote: “That’s my game, just get out and run. They weren’t even worried about holding me on base,” WSU shortstop Mike Lansing.
WSU’s record: 44-8
Big picture: WSU wins its sixth straight.
Game over. Umpires call it. Neither coach looks happy. No game. No stats. In all, a fitting end to the baseball rivalry here in the Cedar Valley. Rain and lots of it. Read More
A series of “This Day in History” posts from Wichita State’s 1989 College World Series championship team.
The game: WSU 12, Oklahoma State 4
The skinny: WSU’s Bryant Winslow homers twice to drive in seven runs. Greg Brummett threw his fifth complete game of the season.
The quote: “To go with (Brummett) for 130 or 140 pitches, they must have thought this was a very important game,” OSU coach Gary Ward.
WSU’s record: 43-8
Big picture: WSU defeats OSU for the fifth time in seven games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.
WSU 6, UNI 3 – Final. WSU is closing the gap on fourth place after Illinois State has lost two to SIU. Tomorrow is another must-win game. Two of the teams ahead of WSU (Creighton and Indiana State) visit Eck Stadium. Read More
After three weeks of speculation, center Kenton Walker moves his departure from Creighton from rumor to fact. Shocker fans will, of course, celebrate anything bad that happens to the Bluejays. From an MVC perspective, it’s not good. This is a significant loss for the Bluejays and will likely end up hurting the Valley’s RPI.
It may make beating Creighton easier, and that’s part of WSU’s goal. It may also make any victories over the Jays less meaningful. That’s jumping ahead a lot, but for now that’s the take. Creighton isn’t devastated. It should be one of the Valley’s top teams in 2009-10. It is no longer the automatic choice (along with Northern Iowa) in the top two.
A series of “This Day in History” posts from Wichita State’s 1989 College World Series championship team.
The game: WSU 17, Kansas State 5
The skinny: Mike McDonald, Pat Meares, P.J. Forbes and Mike Lansing homer for WSU. Meares hit his first grand slam.
The quote: “I enjoy coming out there and playing these guys in the middle of the week,” WSU shortstop Mike Lansing.
WSU’s record: 42-8
Big picture: WSU improves to 62-30 against Big Eight teams under Stephenson.
We’re done for tonight. We pick up Saturday at 2 p.m. in the sixth inning. The regularly scheduled game will follow.
Here comes the rain. Very hard. Torrential. Sheets.
Top five rain-delay songs
Lineup updates: Chris O’Brien moves up from No. 7 to No. 5. Josh Rosecrans is the DH for the second straight game and hitting second. Ryan Jones is in the two-hole for the second straight game. Read More