A series of “This Day in History” posts from Wichita State’s 1989 College World Series championship team.
April 25, 1989
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.