Pokes in Downtown Wichita

[Chairman of the Board]

It's Pokes and Shocks again, this time from Riverfront Stadium in Wichita. Once again not a great weather night for the two teams. OSU won the earlier meeting 3-0, and Jansen Keisel will again start. No Brueggeman in the lineup for the second game in a row

 

[Chairman of the Board]

Wichita State starts a RHP Arnett with 5.1 IP so far this year, his first start. He pitched on Friday so I doubt he'll be long for this game.

WSU was swept by USF in Tampa this weekend.

T1

Crull lines a single to RF. Pretty swing and contact.
Ehrhard walks on 4 pitches
Benge doubles to the RF wall. Crull scores
Meola excuse me check swing ground out to 1B. Then Ehrhard out at home. Started with Benge being too far off 2nd. Terrible baseball by all three players involved.
Schubart walks. Very lucky, took a close 3-2 pitch
Ortiz HBP
--mound visit
Forsythe grounds out to SS

Wow, really tried to give us a big inning, but we screwed it up big time. Pretty rare to have two hits, three free passes, and only get 1 run

1-0 OSU

 

[JRod]

Really should have put up a huge number there but only get 1

 

[Chairman of the Board]

Really should have put up a huge number there but only get 1

I mean, if only two of the three players screw up instead of all three, on the same play, we have another run or more. Can't have three veterans doing that.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

B1
Groundout to 3B
Strikeout swinging
HBP
HBP, these pitches aren't grazing them, either
--Walton out
--wild pitch on 1-2 moves up runners. I thought it hit him.
Foul out to LF

He lives to tell the tale

1-0 OSU

 

[JRod]

Keisel hits a lefty and then a righty in two consecutive pitches. Bizarre. Wichita state has been HBP 74 times in 33 games. Wild

 

[Chairman of the Board]

This is what Josh was critical of Keisel for last week. He's cruising along and then all of the sudden loses it.

 

[JRod]

Keisel is all over the place but gets out of the mess he created.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

T2
Ritchie fouls out to 3B
Daugherty singles past diving SS
--new pitcher, little used lefty
Crull grounds into FC at 3rd, Daugherty out at 2nd
Ehrhard hit in butt by pitch
--wild pitch moves up runners
Benge walks
Meola HBP on 2-2, RBI
Schubart walks, RBI. That one he earned by fouling off a bunch of pitches
--new pitcher, RHP who is 2-2
Ortiz walks, RBI
Forsythe grounds out to 1B

Pokes don't get the big hit but get 3 on 1 hit

4-0 OSU

 

[Chairman of the Board]

B2
Flyout to LF
Hits .206 batter in leg on 1-2 pitch
Single to LF
Strikeout swinging
Single to RF, runner holds at 3rd
Strikeout looking. Wow, he quit messing around

Janzen puts up 2 zeroes the hard way.

4-0 OSU

 

[Chairman of the Board]

T3
Ritchie walks on 3-2 pitch. Wow, close pitch
Daugherty walks
Crull strikes out swinging
Ehrhard walks, bases FOC
--new pitcher
Benge sac fly, RBI
Meola strikes out swinging on 86mph fastball

1 run 0 hits

EIGHT stranded so far

5-0 OSU

 

[MT Cowboy]

T3
Ritchie walks on 3-2 pitch. Wow, close pitch
Daugherty

How that wasn't strike 3 on Ritchie I dont know

 

[Chairman of the Board]

How that wasn't strike 3 on Ritchie I dont know

Looked on the inner half at the knees....

 

[JRod]

Already 4 pitchers in 3 innings for WSU.

 

[JRod]

5-0 but very easily could be 12-0 or more

 

[Chairman of the Board]

Other than Benge's RBI double in the first, the other 4 runs have been gifted.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

B3
K looking
Single to RCF
Crull runs down a foul ball in LF
Double to RF, runner to 3rd
--new pitcher Drew Blake, yikes
Strikeout swinging, good job Drew

 

[Chairman of the Board]

Rex is tired of Rob calling sliders

 

[Chairman of the Board]

2nd straight game where Keisel leaves with the lead but is too wild to stay in

 

[JRod]

Keisel just all over the place today. Good idea to get him out.