A series of “This Day in History” posts from Wichita State’s 1989 College World Series championship team.
May 13, 1989
The game: BYU 9-9, WSU 3-3
The skinny: WSU strands 22 runners in the doubleheader. The Shockers commit a season-high five errors in the second game.
The quote: “We’ve had a lot of men on and a lot of opportunties to break games open. But we haven’t done the job, yet,” WSU coach Gene Stephenson.
WSU’s record: 56-12
Big picture: WSU splits a four-game series with BYU as a warmup before the MVC Tournament.