WSU v. Niagara Game 3

[Guest]

Another fun, comfortable win. 12 IP with 1 ER from the bullpen makes for a very nice weekend, regardless of the quality of opponent. I love seeing O'B step up early- we need him to have a big season.

On to Oral Roberts on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles, btw, have split their first two at Baylor and are tied 1-1 in the 5th inning of the rubber match. They appear to be much better than last season's 137 RPI.

[Shocker85]

The only thing I have to say is, "What about that amazing play by Walder Davidson?" Un-frickin-believable.

--'85.

[1972Shocker]

Baylor scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th to tie today's game at 4-4 then won it with a run in the bottom of the 10th.

Looks like we will get an early test of our mid-week pitching. ORU was very competitive with #16 Baylor on the road.

[KC Shox]

Let's hope this is the year where we turn the tables on ORU. I'm real sick of them owning us the past decade.

[Ta town]

Who takes the mound against ORU?

[ShockerFever]

The only thing I have to say is, "What about that amazing play by Walder Davidson?" Un-frickin-believable.

--'85.

+ 1 :good: Incredible. Baez's glove would have made it within about 2 feet and that's about it.

Finally made it out today. Very nice day out minus the wind. Offense looks pretty solid. Pitching was superb and defense was outstanding. I don't care who the opponent is, the pitching and defense was there. I hope our offense is there as we up the competition on Tuesday.

All in all, a great start to the season. Keep it going.

:posterwu:

[kstarheel]

Defense is really, really good. Solid pitching and guys that can place the ball with the bat.

Great game and great weekend of baseball.

[shox1989]

I am very happy with this start. The defense really impressed me.

The pitching was great and so was the hitting too, but the defense looked very sharp.

I don't think I ever remember seeing such sharp defense during the first 3 games of the year.

[Hill Sitter]

The only thing I have to say is, "What about that amazing play by Walker Davidson?" Un-frickin-believable.

Entertaining interview with WD here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIbMhX-veKw&feature=player_embedded

[shox1989]

The only thing I have to say is, "What about that amazing play by Walker Davidson?" Un-frickin-believable.

Entertaining interview with WD here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIbMh...layer_embedded

Thanks for the link. WD talked about the double and the squeeze play, no mention of his spectacular defense.

It was the first time I have seen the Shockers use the squeeze play in longer than I can remember.

[tru2thaduce]

I'm lovin the glove work in the IF.Coy had a nice pickup on a low throw from Grimes.Coy looks light years better in the field so far this season.

[shocker3]

The only thing I have to say is, "What about that amazing play by Walder Davidson?" Un-frickin-believable.

--'85.

It was awesome. He reminded me of PJ Forbes.

It was a totally awesome weekend for baseball. The weather was perfect for February, the team hit well, pitched well, and played absolutely great defense.

A great start to the season.

[Shocker85]

Great showing by Shocker fans this weekend as well. Announced attendance topped 3,000 for all three games, and Friday's crowd was really great for a 2PM start. Temps around 70F for a mid-February weekend opener were a real bonus. It took a month and 12 home games last season to notch a 3rd game over 3,000 attendance. Nicely done, Shocker fans!

All the games moved along at a breakneck pace. I don't know if the timer had much to do with that as both teams really went about their business without wasting any time. I personally LOVE 2:00-2:30 baseball games. It usually means a well-played game without a bunch of goofy stuff like errors and excessive BB.

When we get into the heart of the schedule and the 6:30PM starts, getting home by 9:00-9:30PM will be nice.

Let's bring one back from Tulsa on Tuesday.

--'85.