Gm 39 - vs SIU (3 of 3)

[SB Shock]

WSU needs are:

Top 45
12-4

Top 32
14-2

Top 16
Not able to reach

[ShockTalk]

MVC Standings: (Record) GB Remaining opponents
Dallas Baptist (6-3) 0; @Indiana St, Missouri St, @wsu:, SIU
Evansville (6-3) 0; Bradley, @SIU, Illinois St, @Missouri St
Indiana St (7-5) 0.5; DBU, Missouri St, @brad:ley
Illinois St (7-5) 0.5; SIU, @Evansville, WSU
Wichita St (6-6) 1.5; Bradley, DBU, @Illinois St
Missouri St (6-6) 1.5; @DBU, @Indiana St, Evansville
Bradley (4-8) 3.5; @Evansville, @wsu:, Indiana St
S Illinois (3-9) 4.5; @Illinois St, Evansville, @DBU

I know someone mentioned a week back that in order for WSU to have an RPI of 45 at the end of the season they would need to win 16 of the last 21. An RPI of 45 would probably mean borderline at-large team. I'm not sure if those projections have changed based on the movements in RPI, but 11-5 might be the goal for the remainder of the season if we want a shot at the NCAA tournament.

The update from Boyds World: http://www.boydsworld.com/baseball/rpi/rpineeds.html

Top 45 RPI: 11-5 (in some cases, 12-4)
Top 32 RPI: 15-1

As far as the Valley race goes, it looks to me like InSt has the upper hand. 2 series' at home and then a series at Bradley to close things out.

May be, but Evansville's schedule is pretty much the same. If you project they go 1-2 @ MSU (probably not), that gives them the same record as IN St. Evansville has @SIU, IN St @BU, a push. At home, Evansville has Ill St and BU, IN St has DBU and MSU, also a push to slight advantage UE. Not much separating these two. Problem is WSU catching them with those schedules.

[ShockerFever]

Now if we could do this against the good teams in the Valley.

Pretty much this.

Believe me. It's nice pulling together some wins in a row, but SIU isn't exactly murderer's row. That 8-game skid is gonna come back to haunt us. Big time. Just like it does the Royals every year.