Purdue vs Shox - DH (gm 3 & 4)

[ShockTalk]

Thanks for the updates.

There's a "Singing Frog" sighting!

[pogo]

There's a "Singing Frog" sighting!

I'd rather have a 12 inch pianist.

[SB Shock]

big 2 out hit by Hall drives in 2 and gives Shox 4-3 lead

[SB Shock]

Top of 7th now. Ladwick pitching well.

[SB Shock]

Lambert with a standup triple to lead off the 7th

[KC Shox]

Splitting sure would be a nice salvage to an otherwise horrible past 3 days. Can the Shox please get a little love - please God of Sports?

[SB Shock]

Elam closes it out. Shox win 2 today.

[GoShockers89]

Really nice to scratch out a couple wins today. Overall a slightly disappointing, but not disastrous, week. Good job to at least show some backbone this afternoon.

[KC Shox]

Thank you baseball - you've salvaged a little bit of my weekend.

[Shocker85]

I was so pissed after yesterday I stayed home and did chores around the house. Nice to hear Shane and Mike call a couple wins.

Shox commit exactly one error in both games. First time they've done that all season. Must be the key to success!?! Much better hitting with RISP today as well. Doggett should be an every day player. Nice to see a few slump-busters today in the box score.

--'85.

[1972Shocker]

Nice work today Shocks. Good pitching. Solid and timely hitting. Solid defense.

I have to give some credit to the Lady Shocks basketball team. They took the negative karma hovering over 21st and Hillside and strangled it, stomped on it, chewed it up and spit it out last night agaisnst ORU.

The Shocker baseball team finished the job today.

:playful:

[shox1989]

Please keep updates coming!

Sorry about that. My phone died. Using the internet on the phone seems to really drain the battery very fast.

[shox1989]

Nice work today Shocks. Good pitching. Solid and timely hitting. Solid defense.

I have to give some credit to the Lady Shocks basketball team. They took the negative karma hovering over 21st and Hillside and strangled it, stomped on it, chewed it up and spit it out last night agaisnst ORU.

The Shocker baseball team finished the job today.

:playful:

A lot of fun at the ball park today. Two great games. I still can't believe we beat these guys 8-2 in the first game. I kept expecting a comeback by the Boilers that never happened. And then to beat them 5-3 in second game just made my day.

Our pitching was excellent today. Josh Smith set the tone by taking them down in order in the first inning. Foster Vielock came in and never let them into the game. I thought holding the #1 offensive team in the nation (they have been AVERAGING 9.5 runs a game) to 2 runs was pretty awesome.

But then we get to the second game and two Shocker freshmen pitchers Gardner and Ladwig hold them to just 3 runs. (Elam pitched the last inning to get the save).

Our pitching really is very good this year. Other than a couple of wind aided home runs yesterday that netted 5 runs yesterday against a pitcher who was pitching the first time since coming off rehab, our pitching staff really handled the most offensive team in the country very well.

We also got a lot of hitting today. Johnny and Casey hit two monster homers in the first game (no wind needed on those two). The Shox got 24 hits in the two games. That was huge. Several guys had a good day hitting the ball: Taylor Doggett, Casey G., Tyler Coughenour, Johnny Coy, Kevin Hall, Donnie Lambert, Eric Harbutz (4 for 5) and Ryan Hege.

[shox1989]

Purdue leadoff hitters reached base 5 times yesterday and scored all 5 times. Hopefully WSU pitchers will make the adjustment.

Apparently they did.

[shox1989]

big 2 out hit by Hall drives in 2 and gives Shox 4-3 lead

That was a HUGE timely hit. I was glad to see the Shox execute and take over the game.