Wichita Stare at OSU

[Chairman of the Board]

Pokes are hosting the hated Shockers. Man has the luster on this once great rivalry faded.

OSU is starting LeBlanc

 

[ostate77]

Used to be a war for post season hosting and seeding. Now it’s battle to see which is most inept.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

WSU is 24-17, 8-7 in league play. Also dealing with lots of injuries. The wind is blowing out to LF, with dozens of fans in attednances.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

Hunziker says Meola's injury is not exepcted to be serious, but Saunders is at 3rd tonight. I like Saunders, he's really improved during the year.

Also "Pesca's blisters may not go away this season."

 

[Chairman of the Board]

Bryce LeBlanc pitching for OSU

Strikeout swinging on a nice curve
Flyout to CF after long AB
Walk, just missed on 3-2
Jones (former Cowboy, hitting .367 with 10HR and 41 RBI) strikes out looking

Bryce had great command of his FB, not so much the breaking stuff

 

[Chairman of the Board]

B1
WSU LHP pitcher Sharp is from Pryor and UCO, 6th start of the season

Conover singles up the middle
Thompson skies out to RF
Ritchie K's swinging. Took 2 86 mph fastballs and waved at a pitch not even close
Saunders check swing ground out to P

After Conover and Thompson, none of our hitters are over .300 and Ritchie, wow.

 

[Poke Skywalker]

Jayson Jones at 3rd? I think I know where we need to hit it.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

T2
Single up the middle
Flyout to CF
Strikeout swinging
Pop up to SS

Bryce has done well, but thrown way too many pitches. 45 through 2.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

B2

New pitcher for WSU, LHP almost sidearmer

Smithwick reaches on throwing error by Jones at 3b, advances to 2nd. "that looks familiar" says Rex
Norman flies out to RF, runner to 3rd, productive out
Bruegge K's swinging on 3 straight pitches
Shull RBI single to LF. Now over .200, 24 RBI
Wallace struck out swinging, my gosh

1-0 OSU

Gotta step away for a bit

 

[Edmondcowboy]

What an at bat by bruggeman

 

[ostate77]

Jayson Jones at 3rd? I think I know where we need to hit it.

Clairvoyant.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

What an at bat by bruggeman

How P4 college baseball players can have AB's like Bruegge's and Ritchie's is beyond me. Look like little leaguers out there

add Wallace, swings at 2 breaking pitches that were never above his knees and ended up at his feet

 

[ST2]

2 bad strikeouts that inning. That has become way too normal.

 

[KK10]

Look like little leaguers out there

But wait, theres more!

 

[ostate77]

What a F’n joke in the OF.
Just no excuse for Ritchie to not call for and getting that ball.

 

[Edmondcowboy]

Bad news bears

 

[KK10]

RF/CF both pull off and stand and watch the ball fall between them.
Next pitch is spiked and runner advances to 2nd
Then Jennings gets in his head and throws 4 of the next 5 for balls that aren't close

This team is mentally fragile about 2/3 of the time

 

[Chairman of the Board]

game tied quickly off Jennings, terrible play on OF led to it

DP play of the bat of Jones ends the inning. Awful night for him so far.

 

[Edmondcowboy]

They charged him with an earned run for that

 

[ostate77]

game tied quickly off Jennings, terrible play on OF let to it

No different than Connover pulling up and letting a ball behind 3rd base drop. Just fundamentally terrible baseball. But that’s what you get when you put no emphasis on defense in recruiting and play players out of position.